Durbin is out playing arenas on the Idol summer tour, which features the Top 11 contestants from the reality music series/contest as they hit more than 40 cities across North America.
James is performing songs by Muse and Guns N’ Roses in his short set, in addition to his duties joining other Idol singers for medleys and various tracks. Durbin fans continue to report that James is stealing the show each night, much as he did every single week on tv.
The HH10 is a list of the most-viewed rock news stories in the past week by hennemusic readers.
hennemusic Hot 10
week ending July 17, 2011
01 – VIDEO: James Durbin rocks Guns N’ Roses, Muse on American Idol tour
02 – Van Halen: Sevendust drummer raves about new album
03 – VIDEO: Metallica warm up for Sonisphere UK in back of truck
04 – VIDEO: Metallica rock Halifax
05 – Motley Crue: Vince Neil talks classic rock, new rock and future plans
06 – Sebastian Bach single due August 23
07 – VIDEO: Jimmy Page rocks London with The Black Crowes
08 – Chickenfoot: Hear sample of first single from Chickenfoot III
09 – Van Halen producer says band is ‘on fire’ with new album
10 – VIDEO: Big 4 - Watch full Metallica set from Sweden
In other rock news this past week, there continues to be great attention paid to the upcoming Van Halen release, the band’s first with David Lee Roth since 1984. Sevendust drummer Morgan Rose is among the few who have heard it, and he raves about the new project – that story comes in at #2 amongst hennemusic readers. Producer/engineer Ross Hogarth’s recent comments about the album – more raves, naturally – land in the #9 spot.
Lots of Metallica this week, as we tracked down video of the band warming up for their July 8 show at Sonisphere UK in the back of a truck, of all places – that’s #3, followed by video of Metallica rocking Halifax on Thursday, in at #4; and lastly, at #10, a week-old item featuring the full Metallica set from the Big 4 show in Sweden on July 3 – you can check out all 18 songs as the band rocked Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg.
Other big news among hennemusic readers included Motley Crue’s Vince Neil sharing his thoughts on the band’s status after 30 years in the business (#5); a new Sebastian Bach single is due next month (#6); Jimmy Page comes out of seclusion to jam with The Black Crowes in London (#7); and, a sneak preview of the new Chickenfoot single, “Big Foot,” comes in at #8.
Guns N' Roses James Durbin – Sweet Child O’ Mine
Original by Guns N’ Roses
Everett, WA – July 8, 2011
See also:
Jul 10: Steven Tyler tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jul 03: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 26: Tributes to Clarence Clemons top the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 19: Shannon Tweed vs. Gene Simmons tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 12: Rush: Neil Peart tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Jun 05: Eddie Vedder tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 29: Slash tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 22: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 15: Def Leppard tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 08: Mick Jagger’s daughter, Elizabeth, tops the hennemusic Hot 10
May 01: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10 for 2nd week
Apr 24: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Apr 17: Paul McCartney tribute album tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Apr 10: Steven Tyler tops the hennemusic Hot 10
Apr 03: Motley Crue, Poison tour tops the hennemusic Hot 10
