Around three weeks ago, MTV and Harmonix revealed plans to offer whole albums as part of the downloadable content for Rock Band, the forthcoming rock-‘em-up that will allow players to wield either a microphone, guitar, bass, or drums. "Who’s Next", The Who’s 1971 classic, was to kick things off, and today that was joined by "Nevermind", the 1991 Nirvana angst-fest that popularised the Seattle grunge movement, and sold 25 million copies worldwide in the process.

According to GamePro, both albums will appear on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, though pricing is yet to be settled upon. The decision-making process over which albums will be made available is being treated with considerable gravity by Harmonix and MTV; a panel of judges, headed by musician Steve Van Zandt, will assist in selecting which records should be proffered. As we previously reported, a new album will be made available to budding virtual bands each week.

Regrettably, we’re still no closer to either a release date or concrete price for Rock Band and its multiple peripherals, but this story raises one important question of its own: namely, what other albums do you want to see included in the Rock Band DLC? This writer will die happy if we get "The Queen Is Dead" by The Smiths, and Pink Floyd’s "Dark Side of the Moon". Oh, and "OK Computer" by Radiohead would be nice, though the vocals for "fittier happier" may prove a touch tricky.