HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 4/3/21
Each week on HardRockDaddy.com. The HRD Radio Report digs deeper into the weekly Active Rock charts, providing commentary, reviews, recommendations and predictions. It also features opinion pieces on chart action and the music business in general. The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 4/3/21. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
THIS LAST WEEK WEEK ARTIST SONG TITLE SPINS 1 2 FOO FIGHTERS Waiting On A War 1993 2 1 CHEVELLE Self destructor 1911 3 3 PRETTY RECKLESS And So It Went 1787 4 4 POP EVIL Breathe Again 1486 5 5 SEETHER Bruised And Bloodied 1372 6 8 ARCHITECTS Animals 1279 7 6 BRING ME THE HORIZON Teardrops 1268 8 7 AC/DC Realize 1267 9 11 OFFSPRING Let The Bad Times Roll 1216 10 10 COREY TAYLOR Samantha’s Gone 1181 11 12 AYRON JONES Mercy 1061 12 9 PAPA ROACH The Ending 873 13 15 ESCAPE THE FATE (f. LINDSEY STIRLING) Invincible 845 14 16 A DAY TO REMEMBER Everything We Need 839 15 14 DEFTONES Ceremony 811 16 17 GRETA VAN FLEET Heat Above 780 17 19 ZERO 9:36 Adrenaline 724 18 18 BLACK STONE CHERRY Again 667 19 20 BLACK VEIL BRIDES Scarlet Cross 640 20 13 MAMMOTH WVH Distance 625 21 24 RISE AGAINST Nowhere Generation 555 22 22 DIRTY HONEY California Dreamin’ 512 23 21 DES ROCS This Is Our Life 469 24 25 BADFLOWER F The World 442 25 23 LOVE AND DEATH Down 388 26 27 ATREYU (f. TRAVIS BARKER) Warrior 339 27 26 MYLES KENNEDY In Stride 320 28 32 ROYAL BLOOD Typhoons 290 29 30 10 YEARS The Unknown 287 30 29 ALL TIME LOW (f. BLACKBEAR) Monsters 276 31 34 EVANESCENCE Better Without You 263 32 31 MACHINE GUN KELLY Bloody Valentine 253 33 33 TETRARCH You Never Listen 221 34 35 KEITH WALLEN Dream Away 214 35 37 A KILLER’S CONFESSION Remember 174 36 40 BAD OMENS Never Know 158 37 38 3 DOORS DOWN The Better Life (2021) 148 38 43 PLUSH Hate 142 39 77 MAMMOTH WVH Don’t Back Down 134 40 42 FOUNDRY Not This Time 133 41 41 CORE Save Me 130 42 58 BEARTOOTH The Past Is Dead 129 43 50 DAUGHTRY Heavy Is The Crown 123 44 44 OH! THE HORROR Tears Of Gold 105 45 47 WEEZER All My Favorite Songs 76 46 46 TEENAGE WRIST Earth Is A Black Hole 73 47 48 OF MICE & MEN Anchor 69 48 51 KINGS OF LEON The Bandit 62 49 49 BEARTOOTH Devastation 48 50 53 DEAD POET SOCIETY Coda 47PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)
ANY GIVEN SIN – “The Way I Say Goodbye”
Every time Any Given Sin releases a new single, I think to myself…“THIS is going to be the song that launches them to the top of the Active Rock stratosphere!” I’m 100% confident that I will be right eventually. If there is any justice, “The Way I Say Goodbye” will be the song that puts these Maryland rockers over the top.
Given that they have sounded like a seasoned band since they made their debut, it’s harder to show growth and maturity as they evolve, but Any Given Sin has done so with “The Way I Say Goodbye.”
Unlike other artists whose sound changes drastically, AGS has threaded the needle between evolution and delivering the sound that their fans have come to know and love. In fact, to the casual ear, the difference might not be that noticeable. But as someone who regularly deconstructs songs for reviews, I can tell you that there are impressive layers to this song.
The big hooks, and melodic chorus is still infectious, but what makes “The Way I Say Goodbye” so memorable is the poetic license used in the lyrics that allows the listener to paint their own unique mental picture. The other two standout storytellers of this generation are Brent Smith and Corey Taylor. Any Given Sin continues to climb towards these transcendent artists with their latest single.
“The Way I Say Goodbye” showcases everything that AGS has to offer just over three minutes. From the melodies to the soaring vocals to the moments of pure power in the bridge, this song gets better with each listen. If you pay close attention, you will realize the brilliance of the bridge that repeats a lyric in such a way that conveys an entirely different emotion. When you combine the band’s talent with Chris Dawson’s stellar production, you have the recipe for a song that deserves to top the charts.
HRD SPIN CONTROL (by Adam Waldman and Jon Loveless)
The following is a list of songs that we feel deserve to be added to Active Rock playlists…
ANY GIVEN SIN – “The Way I Say Goodbye”
TAKE THE DAY – “Burning Alive”
CRASH MIDNIGHT – “Killing Time”
GEMINI SYNDROME – “IDK”
DANNY WORSNOP – “Love You More”
CAVO – “Come Undone”
SMITH/KOTZEN – “Running”
THE DEAD DAISIES – “Holy Ground”
THEM EVILS – “Coattails”
I FIGHT FAIL – “Here”
SILENT THEORY – “Shaking Cages”
SORAIA – “Tight-Lipped”
SMASH INTO PIECES – “Real One”
PAUL BARTOLOME/KELLIN QUINN – “Set Fire To The Rain”
THE RELENTLESS – “Disarm”
GREATEST GAINERS…
ARTIST SONG TITLE SPIN INCREASE RISE AGAINST Nowhere Generation 185 FOO FIGHTERS Waiting On A War 133 MAMMOTH WVH Don’t Back Down 115RELATED ARTICLES:
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