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 | 47 |
PUBLISHER’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 | 115 |
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