Rock Band goes whole hog into country music

By Polybren, GameSpotPosted May 12, 2009 3:47 pm PT

Although Harmonix still hasn't added a Deliverance-style "Dueling Banjos" to the Rock Band catalog, it has been padding out the rhythm game's selection of music from the American heartland with a variety of country hits from the likes of Brooks & Dunn and the Dixie Chicks. That selection is about...

Although Harmonix still hasn't added a Deliverance-style "Dueling Banjos" to the Rock Band catalog, it has been padding out the rhythm game's selection of music from the American heartland with a variety of country hits from the likes of Brooks & Dunn and the Dixie Chicks. That selection is about to get wider now that Harmonix, MTV Games, and Electronic Arts announced today the Rock Band Country Track Pack, a $29.99 retail collection of songs set for release on the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 2 on July 21.

The stand-alone product will include 21 songs featuring a mix of country ditties already available from the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions' online stores, as well as a handful of songs that will be exclusive to the track pack for a limited time. Harmonix revealed the first 13 songs to be on the pack, featuring new cuts from Alan Jackson, Shania Twain, and Rascal Flatts, as well as Kenny Rogers' seminal hit, "The Gambler."

Those who purchase the Xbox 360 or PS3 editions of the Country Track Pack will be able to download the included songs to their hard drives, making them playable like any standard downloadable content in Rock Band and Rock Band 2. A partial list of included songs follows.

Artist--Song (* indicates a song already available for download)
Alan Jackson--"Good Time"
*Brooks & Dunn--"Hillbilly Deluxe"
*Dierks Bentley--"Free & Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
*Dixie Chicks--"Sin Wagon"
*Drive-By Truckers--"3 Dimes Down"
Jason Aldean--"She's Country"
Kenny Chesney--"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
Kenny Rogers--"The Gambler"
*Lucinda Williams--"Can't Let Go"
Martina McBride--"This One's for the Girls"
Rascal Flatts--"Me and My Gang"
Shania Twain--"Any Man of Mine"
*Steve Earle--"Satellite Radio"

80 Comments

  • thelilfart

    Posted Sep 7, 2009 8:56 pm PT

    what the hell? no CCR!?!?

  • jsnowbordr47

    Posted Jul 21, 2009 11:45 pm PT

    Just picked this up today, so much fun. I'm all for them making a standalone country music game. Just as long as they make an fiddle controller, that's all that's missing from this track pack right now.

  • Jrouyu

    Posted Jul 19, 2009 10:45 pm PT

    For all you uncultured city kids in your basements out there id like to say that 1. it was Country music’s pioneers who started your rock movement 2. just because you listen to some good wholesome family music don’t make you a hillbilly nor a redneck. I am a hillbilly i listen to everything from Filipina folk to that new heavy stuff. And I play ALL video games i can get to boot! so cram your rock 'N' roll t-shirt in your blood mouth before i have to get Bessie out of my cabinet

  • kc303

    Posted Jun 28, 2009 10:42 am PT

    What kind of losers say country music is horrible? It is completely ignorant to say something like that. Music is music. I enjoy classic rock like ACDC and Def Leppard but I also can listen to the new stuff, all the way up the crazy Devil Wears Prada type of **** it may not be for me. But friends listen to it and I can enjoy it. All of it has a message and if you hate a entire genre because of a couple of songs/people your a moron, and to the more aggresive people saying country is for the old, or hillbillies I'd really like to meet you in real life. I bet your some geeky losers who have never ventured out of their own house. Get a life stupid. Country has a underlying message behind it; about god, hardwork, faith, family, and having fun. Grow up dip****s before I put my country boot up your asses.

  • beymod

    Posted Jun 6, 2009 5:47 am PT

    thanks.....
    http://www.beymod.com.tr

  • Fingertrap

    Posted May 29, 2009 7:00 pm PT

    Don't worry guys. Iron Maiden is coming...June 9th

  • dr_taffin

    Posted May 17, 2009 12:46 pm PT

    Why do they consistently pick the worst, most mainstream (in the sense of lowest common denominator) country songs imaginable?

    I'm not a country fan, but I know there are plenty of good songs out there. I don't see a single one on this list, aside from The Gambler.

  • necronaux

    Posted May 15, 2009 9:20 am PT

    Booo!!! Why call it Rock Band, then? If they're gonna release all these crappy songs, just call it Country-somethingorother. You know it's comin' Country Hero! And a banjo perepheral. And to counter the DJ Hero turntable, you'll have Tamborine Hero, a Washboard Hero, and a Jug Hero. Howabout one for the Simpson sisters and Britney... it can be called Lip-Sync Hero.

  • zyxomma100

    Posted May 14, 2009 6:02 am PT

    Generic_Dude said it best. These songs are crap. Modern country isn't much more than mislabeled redneck pop. Get some decent country and I might buy it.

  • vuxnut

    Posted May 13, 2009 9:35 pm PT

    this is a lame idea. AND we still don't have any MINISTRY! WTF

  • StJimmy15

    Posted May 13, 2009 8:02 pm PT

    @ pimpsquad I'm sure you're meeting lots of women while downloading EVERY song on rock band and then proceeding to dance around to it...

  • StJimmy15

    Posted May 13, 2009 8:00 pm PT

    @ nhlhero89 LMFAO so true bro

  • StJimmy15

    Posted May 13, 2009 7:58 pm PT

    @ hamm_man haha ok, country rock maybe. So they're selling this blasphemous pack for 30 bucks huh? Theyll make like 90 bucks.. what we need is more, um, rock... Yet to see Green Day, would like to see some older Avenged Sevenfold, and My Chemical Romance. Get on it Harmonix.

  • hamm_man

    Posted May 13, 2009 7:44 pm PT

    yeah cause rock didnt get its roots from country in any way....

  • Wolfie600

    Posted May 13, 2009 7:43 pm PT

    Fail. /thread

  • otanikun

    Posted May 13, 2009 7:19 pm PT

    Thought the name was " Rock Band" not " Country Band"
    Just throwing that out there.

  • abeard424

    Posted May 13, 2009 6:26 pm PT

    why not just a damn DLC pack. these track packs are so dumb

  • nhlhero89

    Posted May 13, 2009 5:40 pm PT

    *Rock Band Song Idea Meeting Conversation*
    Idiot Member: "Lets make a new track pack that will entertain the masses and pull us out of this economic slump."
    Genius Member: "You mean a track pack that contains a variety of good music like iron maiden, black sabbath, the rolling stones, red hot chili peppers, tool, and jimmi hendrix?"
    Idiot: "No, no that would make the game too enjoyable and we dont want to leave all of our redneck consumers behind because we have so many of them. We need to make a country music track pack that will make people want to marry their sister."
    Genius: "F*** my life."

  • GrimGravy

    Posted May 13, 2009 4:02 pm PT

    WTF......

  • skullboy950

    Posted May 13, 2009 3:46 pm PT

    Alright that's enough already!

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