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Alt Extravaganza: Jam to Oasis to Rage to Avenged

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-jame, oasis, rage-against-the-machine, avenged-sevenfold, new-wave, rock, alternative, metal, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 11 comments

Three decades of alt-rock heroes play into this week's DLC tracks, which stretch from a great late-'70s UK punk band to a modern crew of metal dudes. In between comes a landmark political band, and a UK pop institution fronted by two feuding brothers.

Two decades ago The Jam were arguably the most popular band in the UK, a power trio that combined soulful mod swagger with raw punk urgency; frontman Paul Weller remains a UK hero to this day. One of their chart-topping UK singles, "Going Underground," turns a cynical sentiment into a full-fledged anthem. "Town Called Malice" marks the stronger soul direction that took over toward their career's end, a Motown-flavored stomp with Paul Weller leading the charge on Hammond organ. Fear not, there's plenty of good guitar work in there too.

A live version of Oasis' "Supersonic" is something you may never hear again, as Oasis imploded just last week: Guitarist Noel Gallagher unceremoniously stomped out of his own band last Friday, claiming he'd never work with brother Liam again. So take the "Supersonic" release as commemoration of those always-entertaining Gallaghers.

"Guerilla Radio" was released in 1999, a heady year for Rage Against the Machine. That year they performed in South Korea, headlined Coachella, and released their third album on Election Day. The following year they played a guerrilla show outside the Democratic National Convention, and won a hard-rock Grammy for this very tune.

A prime track from metal band Avenged Sevenfold, "Bat Country" takes its inspiration from gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, whose landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas includes a scene where Thompson in an altered state hallucinates in the desert and sees manta rays flying overhead. This, we'll remind you, isn't necessarily required to turn in an effective performance of this tune.

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luisjose...

please put bat country ,because is not available in play station 3 righ now please i live in spain thanks

Monday, September 14, 2009

sotoc33...

yes they put bat country for wii

Sunday, September 13, 2009

luisjose...

hello .why I have no available of avenged sevenfold bat country and all the tracks that came out in the week I live in Spain please do something for these tracks are available
thanks

Friday, September 11, 2009

spen scfc73...

At last some Jam tracks about time too more please how about 'start' or 'eton rifles' agree with drewdoggydogg though be great to have some Hendrix, Stones, Doors, and early G 'n' R!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

ashhippo...

I just about peed myself when I saw that Bat Country was on there. No joke

Saturday, September 5, 2009

drewdoggydogg...

Harmonix needs to get it together and get some real jams to purchase. MTV is a partener and is no reason why we should not have bands like Nickleback, Hendrix, or even the Doors. Come on! Give us more Metallica, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath and some ol' Guns-n-Roses. Get creative, like some Def Leppard, Led Zepplin, Rolling Stones and we want hits! Not crap we never heard til some bottom feeder desided to use it as an add-on. Guys, its just that every thursday i use to look forward to the add-ons but for weeks been disappointed.

Saturday, September 5, 2009