Happy Friday and welcome to this week’s list of notable releases…at least notable in my book.  There is only one MUST HAVE and a couple others I will get to as well.  Take a look and let me know what you are looking forward to and what I might have missed.  My choices are highlighted in Blue.

•   Tremonti – A Dying Machine – (Napalm Records):  The Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist strikes out on his own with his other band Tremonti.  This time he takes on lead vocals and fronts one hellavu hard rock band.  If you are a fan, then this is a MUST HAVE in your collection as it is mine.  The band bring us their fourth album…that is right…their fourth and we can never get enough.

•   Sunstorm – The Road to Hell – (Frontier Records):  The great Joe Lynn Turner brings his vocals to the band’s fifth album and the man can still sing at just 66 years young.  The Hackensack-ack-ack-ack born singer has fronted a few bands you might have heard about…Rainbow and Deep Purple.  He still brings the fire and intensity with Sunstorm.  Check them out.

•   Sugarland – Bigger – (Big Machine):  Sugarland finally returns with a new album.  After an 8 year hiatus since the last album, Kristian Bush and the great Jennifer Nettles return.  I haven’t heard anything yet, but will be checking it out as I really do love Nettles’ voice.  One of the few country acts I can dig.

•   Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (Soundtrack) – Various Artists – (Universal Music):  I can’t wait to see this documentary about Mick Ronson who was a guitar great that played along side Dave Bowie as well as Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter and his own solo work.  Any soundtrack with his music will be worth listening to it…even if I have most of it already in one form or another.

•   The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – (Capitol Records)
•   Eric Clapton – Life in 12 Bars Soundtrack – (UMe)
•   Dave Matthews Band – Come Tomorrow – (RCA)
•   Megadeth – Killing Is My Business…And Business is Good…The Final Kill – (Columbia Records)
•   TNT – Xiii – (Frontier Records)
•   Ne-Yo – Good Man – (Motown Records)
•   Dierks Bentley – Mountain – (Capitol Records Nashville)
•   Dance Gavin Dance – Artificial Selection – (Rise Records)