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Hello again to all of
the faithful readers of the Midwest
BEAT. It’s
July, and time to celebrate the independence of this great country of ours
for the 227th time. So
raise the stars and stripes, and raise a fist for rock ‘n’ roll…
Here’s what’s on tap for this month… JULY
1
Just in time for your
barbeque comes “Worm Infested,” a new EP from Cannibal Corpse. This
is a “limited edition” release that features covers of Accept, Possessed and Metallica
songs to liven up your holiday… A double-live
set from The Who that was
recorded “Live
at the Royal Albert Hall” in 2000 will be available this day as
well. The set features many
guests, including -- Noel
Gallagher, Eddie Vedder, Bryan Adams and Nigel
Kennedy… Ashanti will deliver “Chapter
II” of her musical saga… Tracy
Byrd will enlighten us on “The
Truth About Men”… The
new effort from Poison The Well is titled, “You
Come Before You.” A four-disc boxed set
from the King himself, Elvis
Presley, will surface with a title of “Close
Up” … And as expected,
there is another wave of AC/DC
re-issues arriving. This time
--- ‘”74
Jailbreak,” “Fly on the Wall,” “Flick of the Switch,” “Blow Up
Your Video” and “If
You Want Blood…” ––
are all on the way. JULY
8 Late ‘90s
swing-kings Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
will be returning to dance halls on this second Tuesday of July with a new
CD –– “Save
My Soul” –– which also has some enhanced footage to watch on
your computer from a California show recorded this past May…
Long time collaborator
of the late Grateful Dead
front-man Jerry Garcia, the
very talented David Grisman, is
ready to unveil his new effort, “Life
of Sorrow”… We will also see DVD releases from both Cream
and The Yardbirds this
month… Original Van Halen mouthpiece, David Lee Roth, is embarking on a lengthy tour in support of his new CD, “Diamond Dave,” which will arrive in stores the day prior to his appearance at Chicago’s House of Blues (July 9). JULY
15 A two-disc DVD set
from metal greats, Iron Maiden,
hits stores on this date, titled “Visions
of the Beast” … Rhino Records will be issuing “The
Box” from the legendary Chicago. The set will contain five CD’s and a DVD… “20th Century Masters
Collections” will be available from a smokin’ pair of ‘70s
guitar gods -- Peter Frampton
and Pat Travers…
The multi-award winning country duo of Brooks & Dunn will take us up the “Red Dirt Road”…
Soundtracks from the upcoming films “Bad
Boys II” and “American
Pie 3: American Wedding” are likewise set for release. JULY
22 The mainstream-cult
quartet Blues Traveler is ready
to let the “Truth Be Told”… Eve
6 proclaims that “It’s All In Your Head”… Rockford natives Cheap Trick continue on their path of success with the new album, “Special
One”… technical metal heroes Queensryche
return with their first new album in some time, “Tribe”…
a DVD is on the way from Tom Petty
chronicling his “Last
DJ” tour, and packaged with a bonus CD… With a new bass player
on board, and a new Lollapalooza
festival at their feet, Jane’s
Addiction is back with what will be my pick of the month. Their album “Strays”
arrives on the 22nd…
Whether this one
makes it to the stores or not is yet to be seen, but rumor has it that KISS
will finally release –– “The
KISS Symphony: Alive 4” –– on this date this month.
It is supposed to be a two-CD set recorded down in Australia with a
full symphony orchestra. Lots of folks will be waiting in line outside stores when
they open to be the first on their block with this one...Right Ms.
Lounges? JULY
29 Not too much happening
on the final Tuesday of July. Summer
tours usually stall album releases. Here’s the best that I could find… a DVD from Zakk
Wylde’s Black Label Society will arrive… Coal Chamber will “Give
the Devil His Due”… and…well… that’s about it.
Tune in next month for
more enticing info on what new music arrives in August.
Also, be looking for a special feature covering the U.S. Senior
Open golf tourney both in print and at www.midwestbeat.com.
I will be at the Inverness Club in Toledo, OH covering the event
exclusively for the Midwest
BEAT.
Until then… long
live rock-n-roll, professional wrestling, fast cars and loose women. God
Bless America and the men and women of our Armed Forces! Thanks for reading… See you all next month!
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Blues great Robert Cray will be
first out of the gates this month with his debut album for Sanctuary
Records titled, “Time
Will Tell”… 