Top 10 CD's/Downloads; Central Florida Concert Datebook

TOP 10 ABSOLUTE ROCK CD'S.DOWNLOADS:
1. KID ROCK...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus
2. NINE INCH NAILS...The Slip
3. JOHN MELLENCAMP...Life Death Love And Freedom
4. DISTURBED...Indestructible
5. JOURNEY...Revelation
6. 3 DOORS DOWN...3 Doors Down
7. CANDLEBOX...Into The Sun
8. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
9. MOTLEY CRUE...Saints Of Los Angeles
10. U2...Live From Paris: Hippodrome De Vincennes, Pairs, 4th July, 1987

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, August 3 Alter Bridge Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Tuesday, August 5 Sevendust House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, August 9 Days Of The New and Seven Mary Three Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, August 9 Badfinger featuring Joey Holland, Jack Bruce and Eric Burdon and the Animals Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 31:
Bob Welch is 62; Daniel Ash from Love and Rockets is 51; Bill Berry, formerly with R.E.M., is 50; Shannon Curfman is 23.

July 30

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, August 3 Alter Bridge Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Tuesday, August 5 Sevendust House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, August 9 Days Of The New and Seven Mary Three Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, August 9 Badfinger featuring Joey Holland, Jack Bruce and Eric Burdon and the Animals Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 30:
Buddy Guy is 72; Brad Hargreaves FROM Third Eye Blind is 37;

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, August 3 Alter Bridge Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Tuesday, August 5 Sevendust House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, August 9 Days Of The New and Seven Mary Three Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, August 9 Badfinger featuring Joey Holland, Jack Bruce and Eric Burdon and the Animals Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 29:
Neal Doughty from REO Speedwagon is 62; Geddy Lee from Rush is 55; Patti Scialfa from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 55;

New Releases

UPCOMING ABSOLUTE ROCK NEW RELEASES:
July 29 - Rick Springfield...Venus In Overdrive; Alice Cooper...Along Came A Spider; Jerry Garcia...Pure Jerry: Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991 [Borders Exclusive];
August 5 - Korn...LiveIn Montreaux (blu-ray); Santana...Multi-Dimensional Warrior;
August 19 - Roger McGuinn...Live From Spain (LP record);
August 26 - Little Feat...Join The Band; Blues Traveler...North Hollywood Shootout; Slipknot...All Hope Is Gone;
September 16 - Pete Best...Haymans Green; Lindsey Buckingham...Gift Of Screws;
September 23 - The Pretenders...Break Up The Concrete;
Rocktober 7 - Bob Dylan...Tell Tale Signs; Oasis...Dig Out Your Soul;
Rocktober 28 AC/DC...Black Ice
November 4 - Hinder...Take It To The Limit

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, August 3 Alter Bridge Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Tuesday, August 5 Sevendust House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, August 9 Days Of The New and Seven Mary Three Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, August 9 Badfinger featuring Joey Holland, Jack Bruce and Eric Burdon and the Animals Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 28:
Rick Wright from Pink Floyd is 65; Simon Kirke from Bad Company is 59; Steve Morse from Deep Purple is 54; Jacoby Shaddix from Papa Roach is 32;

Top 10 CD's/Downloads

TOP 10 ABSOLUTE ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS:
1. KID ROCK...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus
2. JOHN MELLENCAMP...Life, Death, Love And Freedom
3. DISTURBED...Indestructible
4. JOURNEY...Revelation
5. 3 DOORS DOWN...3 Doors Down
6. MOTLEY CRUE...Saints Of Los Angeles
7. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
8. ALANIS MORISSETTE...Flavors Of Entanglement
9. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...Magic Tour Highlights (EP)
10. LINKIN PARK...Minutes To Midnight

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, August 3 Alter Bridge Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Tuesday, August 5 Sevendust House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, August 9 Days Of The New and Seven Mary Three Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, August 9 Badfinger featuring Joey Holland, Jack Bruce and Eric Burdon and the Animals Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Judas Priest - Nostradamus - ***

Three years ago Judas Priest reunited for the well received, if flawed, Angel of Retribution. The metal gods were back but in a conceptual mood. The band described Angel as a sequel of sorts to the 1976 classic Sad Wings of Destiny. Judas Priest was always an ambitious band, but that may have added some unnecessary baggage to what should have been a resoundingly triumphant return.
For the follow-up Priest spiraled further down the conceptual hole for a two-disc metal opera about the life and times of Nostradamus.
At nearly two hours long Nostradamus is going to test the patience of even the most diehard Judas Priest fans. There is far too much filler. The band could easily trim the 23 songs in half, if not further. The short interludes and plodding slower numbers drag fingers to the skip button.
Never mind the story. All of the silly elements – I have to say Spinal Tap, but it goes without saying – detract from the two things that make Judas Priest a classic band. Rob Halford's otherworldly vocals and the guitar interplay of Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing. Halford and the guitar duo save even the less than stellar songs – when they play electric guitars. There is far too many guitar synthesizers in play here, making the record sound like a dated score to an old Castlevania video game.
Priest was obviously aiming for a grand sound to match some hefty subject matter. Certainly an ambitious project. Ambition may have killed the album's momentum. The attempt at grandness dwarfs the band's strengths. Halford is ace throughout the record though. He manages to salvage some generic metal lyrics. His voice does not age and his nuanced performance steals the show, and he can still scream like the baddest mutha in town.
Tipton and Downing rely on the synthesized guitars to the detriment of the record. This is not a modern sound, nor does it reflect the time of Nostradamus I would say. Apart from a few uninspired riffs, the straight electric guitar work – when it shows up – is most welcome.
Applaud Judas Priest for breaking the rules of a rock band reunion. Any band can reunite and tour the state fair circuit on the strength of its past successes. It takes something special to put out a piece of work that, on paper, sounds like it could derail all the good will the reunion generated.
Nostradamus does not destroy any good will, but expect the line to the bathroom to be a little longer when Priest squeezes an album cut in between the hits on this summer's tour.

July 23

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, August 5 Sevendust House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 23:
David Essex is 61; Blair Thornton from Bachman Turner Overdrive is 58; Slash is 43; Nick Menza, formerly with Megadeth, is 40; Chad Gracey from Live is 37;

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, August 5 Sevendust House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 22:
Don Henley from the Eagles is 61; Pat Badger, formerly with Extreme, is 41;

New Releases, Central Florida Concert Datebook

UPCOMING ABSOLUTE ROCK NEW RELEASES:

July 22 - David Bowie...Live In Santa Monica '72; Led Zeppelin...The Song Remains The Same (vinyl); Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young...Deja Vu Live; Candlebox...Into The Sun; Santana...The Anthology; Black Sabbath...The Rules Of Hell (Box Set);

July 29 - Rick Springfield...Venus In Overdrive; Alice Cooper...Along Came A Spider;

August 5 - Korn...LiveIn Montreaux (blu-ray); Santana...Multi-Dimensional Warrior;

August 19 - Roger McGuinn...Live From Spain (LP record);

August 26 - Little Feat...Join The Band; Blues Traveler...North Hollywood Shootout;

September 16 - Pete Best...Haymans Green; Lindsey Buckingham...Gift Of Screws;

Rocktober 28 AC/DC...Black Ice

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

July 20

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:

Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 20:

John Lodge from the Moody Blues is 65; Carlos Santana is 61; Mick McNeil from Simple Minds is 50; Chris Cornell is 44; Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam is 42;

Foreigner - No End In Sight

For over three decades, rock supergroup Foreigner powered by Mick Jones primal guitar and Lou
Gramm s indelible lead vocals have been filling arenas and delivering hits. A fixture on the charts and
radio airwaves through the 70s and 80s, the band has sold over 70 million albums worldwide, and has
scored six consecutive albums in Billboard's Top 10. Rhino celebrates Foreigner's Hot Blooded legacy
with the new 2-CD compilation No End On Sight: The Very Best Of Foreigner, a 32-song, careerspanning
anthology that also boasts live material and two new tracks. Spanning 1977 to the present,
the two disc set is chronologically sequenced, and features essential hits including Cold As Ice,
Hot Blooded, Double Vision, Feels Like The First Time, Urgent, and much more.



CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, August 1 Alter Bridge and Godsmack Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, August 2 Projekt Revolution featuring 10 Years, Ashes Divide, Atreyu, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 19:
Brian May from Queen is 61; Bernie Leadon, formerly with the Eagles, is 61; Kevin Haskins from Love and Rockets is 48;

Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider

Without Alice Cooper, there might never have been the NY Dolls, KISS, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Motley Crue, Slipknot or Rob Zombie ... maybe not even David Bowie, or at least not Ziggy Stardust. The iconic hard rocker, who literally invented the concept of the rock concert as theater, returns to what he does best on Along Came a Spider (SPV Records), the 25th studio album of a long and illustrious career which began in 1969 with the release of Pretties for You.
From his first solo album, 1975's Welcome to My Nightmare through releases such as 1994's The Last Temptation and 2000's Brutal Planet, concept albums have been a specialty of Alice's, and this time he spins the story of a serial killer who imagines himself as the most predatory of all insects, trapping his prey, killing them, then enveloping his eight victims in silk, taking a leg from each of them. A web of intrigue, wrapped around some serious hard rock.
Co-produced by Alice with the team of Danny Saber [Black Grape, Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie] and Greg Hampton [Bootsy Collins, Buckethead], songs like the opening "I Know Where You Live" and "Vengeance Is Mine," featuring a snaking metal guitar solo from Slash himself, evoke such classic Alice anthems as "Is it My Body," and "Under My Wheels" along with landmark albums like Love It To Death, Killer and School's Out. There's also a patented rock ballad in the tradition of "Only Women Bleed" and "I Never Cry" with "Killed by Love." Along Came a Spider features Cooper's touring band of drummer Eric Singer, bassist Chuck Garric and guitarists Keri Kelli and Jason Hook. Songwriting was handled by Alice with Saber, Hampton, Garric, Kelli and a few friends including former band member Damon Johnson and Warrant's Jani Lane.

Below is the official trailer for the new Alice Cooper CD.

Top 10 CD's/Downloads, Central Florida's Concert Datebook

MUSIC 101'S TOP 10 ABSOLUTE ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS:

1. KID ROCK...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus

2. DISTURBED...Indestructible

3. JOURNEY...Revelation

4. 3 DOORS DOWN...3 Doors Down

5. MOTLEY CRUE...Saints Of Los Angeles

6. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness

7. THE OFFSPRING...Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace

8. ALANIS MORISSETTE...Flavors Of Entanglement

9. LINKIN PARK...Minutes To Midnight

10. ROBERT PLANT/ALISON KRAUSS...Raising Sand

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:

Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 17:

Terry "Geezer" Butler from Black Sabbath is 59;

Hard Rock Live Orlando Upcoming Events

HARD ROCK LIVE ORLANDP UPCOMING EVENTS
JUL 19 LISA LAMPANELLI
JUL 20 GUITAR HERO-AEROSMITH COMPETITION
JUL 23 ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA
JUL 25 FRANK CALIENDO
JUL 27 CINDERELLA & WARRANT * CANCELED
AUG 1 HR AMBASSADORS OF ROCK with GODSMACK & ALTER BRIDGE
AUG 2 An Evening with YES * CANCELED
AUG 15 JEFF FOXWORTHY 7PM SHOW
AUG 15 JEFF FOXWORTHY 10:30PM Show
AUG 16 CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE * PINK FLOYD'S "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON"
SEP 14 CHILDREN OF BODOM with BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME * On Sale 7.18
SEP 20 CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE * "BOSTON"
SEP 26 NICK SWARDSON
OCT 3 JOEL MCHALE
NOV 22 CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE * "LED ZEPPELIN II"
DEC 27 NBC'S LAST COMIC STANDING LIVE TOUR

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 30 Mark Knopfler Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 16:
Stewart Copeland from the Police is 56; Ed Kowalczyk from Live is 37; Ryan McCombs from Drowning Pool is 34;

July 15

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Tuesday, July 29 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival including Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 15:
Artimus Pyle, formerly with Lynyrd Skynyrd, is 60; Joe Satriani is 52; Jason Bonham, currently with Foreigner, is 42; John Dolmayan with System Of A Down is 36;

New Releases, Central Florida Concert Datebook

UPCOMING ABSOLUTE ROCK NEW RELEASES:
July 15 - Foreigner...No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner; John Mellencamp...Life, Death, Love And Freedom; Jefferson Starship...Cavern Club Liverpool 2006; Tesla...Comin' Atcha Live! 2008 (DVD); Jesse James Dupree and Dixie Inc. ...Rev It Up And Go-Go; Blackmore's Night (Ritchie Blackmore)...Secret Voyage;
July 22 - David Bowie...Live In Santa Monica '72; Led Zeppelin...The Song Remains The Same (vinyl);
July 29 - Rick Springfield...Venus In Overdrive; Alice Cooper...Along Came A Spider;
August 5 - Korn...LiveIn Montreaux (blu-ray)
August 26 - Little Feat...Join The Band; Blues Traveler...North Hollywood Shootout;
September 16 - Pete Best...Haymans Green; Lindsey Buckingham...Gift Of Screws;
Rocktober 28 AC/DC...Black Ice


CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

July 13

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 13:

Roger McGuinn from The Byrds is 66; Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera from Marcy Playground is 46;

PEACE AND LOVE

July 12

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:

Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa

Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 12:

Christine McVie, formerly with Fleetwood Mac, is 65; Dan Murphy from Soul Asylum is 46; Robin Wilson from the Gin Blossoms is 43;

PEACE AND LOVE

Top 10 CD's/Downloads, Central Dlorida Concert Datebook

TOP 10 ABSOLUTE ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS:

1. KID ROCK...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus
2. DISTURBED...Indestructible
3. MOTLEY CRUE...Saints Of Los Angeles
4. JOURNEY...Revelation
5. 3 DOORS DOWN...3 Doors Down
6. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
7. THE OFFSPRING...Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace
8. ALANIS MORISSETTE...Flavors Of Entanglement
9. LINKIN PARK...Minutes To Midnight
10. NICKELBACK...All The Right Reasons

CENTRAL FLORIDA ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:

Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

PEACE AND LOVE

July 9

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa
Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 9:
Jim Kerr from Simple minds is 49; Courtney Love is 44; Frank Bello from Anthrax is 43; Xavier Muriel from Buckcherry is 40; Dan Estrin from Hoobastank is 32;

PEACE AND LOVE

New Releases, Cental Florida Concert Datebook

UPCOMING ABSOLUTE ROCK NEW RELEASES:

July 8 - Genesis...When In Rome 2007 (DVD); Ringo Starr...Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band Live 2006 (CD/DVD); Edgar Winter...Rebel Road; Limp Bizkit...Rock in the Park 2001 (DVD); Roy Orbison...A Black And White Night (blu-ray);

July 15 - Foreigner...No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner; John Mellencamp...Life, Death, Love And Freedom;

July 22 - David Bowie...Live In Santa Monica '72; Led Zeppelin...The Song Remains The Same (vinyl);

July 29 - Rick Springfield...Venus In Overdrive;

August 5 - Korn...LiveIn Montreaux (blu-ray)

August 26 - Little Feat...Join The Band

September 16 - Pete Best...Haymans Green

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa

Tuesday, July 22 Dokken, Poison, Sebastian Bach Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

PEACE AND LOVE

July 6

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:

Sunday, July 6 Peter Murphy House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa

Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa

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July 5

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 5:
Robbie Robertson is 65; Huey Lewis is 58; Marc Cohn is 49; Jason Wade from Lifehouse is 28;

July 4

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAY'S FOR JULY 4:
Kirk Pengilly of Inxs is 50; Matt Malley from the Counting Crows is 45; Michael Sweet from Stryper is 45;

Top 10 CD's/Downloads

ABSOLUTE ROCK'S TOP 10 CD'S/DOWNLOADS ;

1. MOTLEY CRUE...Saints Of Los Angeles

2. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness

3. DISTURBED...Indestructible

4. KID ROCK...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus

5. JOURNEY...Revelation

6. 3 DOORS DOWN...3 Doors Down

7. THE OFFSPRING...Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace

8. ALANIS MORISSETTE...Flavors Of Entanglement

9. JUDAS PRIEST...Nostradamas

10. LINKIN PARK...Minutes To Midnight

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:

Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg

Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa

Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa

Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 3:

Paul Barrere from Little Feat is 60;

July 2

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:
Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa
Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa
Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Wednesday, July 16 Steve Winwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers St. Pete's Time Forum Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 2:
Roy Bittan from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 59; Dave Parsons, formerly of Bush, is 43;

July 1

CENTRAL FLORIDA'S ABSOLUTE ROCK CONCERT DATEBOOK:

Tuesday, July 1 Drowning Pool Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey

Wednesday, July 2 Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Thursday, July 3 Cruefest (with Buckcherry, Sixx:A.M., Papa Roach, Trapt and Motley Crue) Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Thursday, July 3 Sister Hazel Jannus Landing St. Petersburg

Thursday, July 3 Peter Murphy Tampa Theatre Tampa

Saturday, July 5 Edwin McCain House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Sunday, July 6 The Radiators Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa

Monday, July 7 Pat Benatar Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

Tuesday, July 8 Pat Benatar Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

Wednesday, July 9 Dave Matthews Band Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JULY 1:

Deborah Harry from Blondie is 63;