VH fans continue to anxiously await updates on the status of the band’s first album in more than a dozen years and first in more than a quarter century with signer David Lee Roth. All remains silent in the VH camp, but rumors continue that the project is moving ahead behind the scenes, as an album update tops the HH10.
The HH10 is a list of the most-viewed rock news stories in the past week by hennemusic readers.
hennemusic Hot 10
week ending September 11, 2011
01 – Van Halen: New album update
02 – Aerosmith: New album expected in May 2012
03 – VIDEO: Aerosmith jamming in the studio
04 – Jani Lane’s final recording released
05 – VIDEO: Kid Rock opens NFL season
06 – Guns N’ Roses to play Orlando in October
07 – VIDEO: Watch full Pearl Jam set from PJ20 Day 1
08 – Def Leppard: America’s Got Talent appearance update
09 – James Durbin signs record deal, album due this fall
10 – VIDEO: Roger Daltrey rocks Who classic on The Tonight Show
A couple of hot Aerosmith stories landed at #2 and #3, as another classic rock band works on their first album of original material in a decade (sense a theme here?). Producer Jack Douglas estimates the project will be ready next May, while the band offers up new video of a studio jam.
At #4, former Warrant singer Jani Lane’s final recording has been released. The track “Sin” was recorded with Liberty N' Justice and the single is out now, before it appears on the band’s upcoming double disc set next year.
Are you ready for some football!????! Lots of people are, as the NFL kicked off its season this past weekend, with some help from Kid Rock – that video landed at #5.
Other big rock news stories of the week included another US date on the calendar this fall for Guns N’ Roses (#6); video of Pearl Jam’s full set from Day 1 of their PJ20 Destination Weekend (#7); a last-minute Def Leppard US TV schedule change/update (#8); American Idol rocker James Durbin scores a record deal with Wind Up Records, with his debut due this fall (#9); and, at #10, Roger Daltrey stops by The Tonight Show to kick out a Who classic from "Tommy" before he launches his 6-week North American tour, which starts this week.
For a full list of hennemusic Hot 10 charts, check out the archives here.
Van Halen Van Halen – And The Cradle Will Rock
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Jul 31: Van Halen top the hennemusic Hot 10
Jul 24: Red Hot Chili Peppers top the hennemusic Hot 10
Jul 17: James Durbin tops the hennemusic Hot 10
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
