HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 10/21/17

 HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 10/21/17

Every Tuesday 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 10/21/17. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK			THIS WEEK
1	1	THEORY OF A DEADMAN	“Rx (Medicate)”	2019
2	2	NOTHING MORE	“Go To War”	1840
3	3	PAPA ROACH	“American Dreams”	1679
4	5	FOO FIGHTERS	“The Sky Is A Neighborhood”	1554
5	7	HELLYEAH	“Love Falls”	1387
6	4	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“Little One”	1327
7	6	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Highway Tune”	1207
8	9	FOZZY	“Judas”	1037
9	10	SEETHER	“Betray And Degrade”	1026
10	13	KORN	“Black Is The Soul”	910
11	14	THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS	“Walk On Water”	775
12	18	MARILYN MANSON	“KILL4ME”	713
13	15	STARSET	“Satellite”	694
14	17	SKILLET	“The Resistance”	655
15	16	MASTODON	“Steambreather”	647
16	12	QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE	“The Way You Used To Do”	595
17	11	NINE INCH NAILS	“Less Than”	573
18	20	10 YEARS	“Novacaine”	561
19	19	GARY CLARK JR	“Come Together”	549
20	23	STONE SOUR	“Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb And So Am I)”	522
21	22	DED	“Remember The Enemy”	497
22	25	ROYAL BLOOD	“I Only Lie When I Love You”	425
23	27	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“Into The Fire”	384
24	24	TRIVIUM	“Heart From Your Hate”	330
25	28	FALLING IN REVERSE	“Superhero”	326
26	21	PROPHETS OF RAGE	“Living On The 110”	302
27	31	ALL THAT REMAINS	“The Thunder Rolls”	283
28	30	BIFFY CLYRO	“Wolves Of Winter”	280
29	49	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Safari Song”	270
30	26	PALAYE ROYALE	“Get Higher”	253
31	59	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“Wish You Were Here”	251
32	32	THROUGH FIRE	“Where You Lie”	225
33	34	DOROTHY	“Down To The Bottom”	209
34	33	HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD	“California Dreaming”	204
35	35	ADELITAS WAY	“Notorious”	195
36	37	THE BLOODY BEETROOTS + JET	“My Name Is Thunder”	191
37	43	BLACK LABEL SOCIETY	“Room Of Nightmares”	176
38	0	A PERFECT CIRCLE	“The Doomed”	175
39	45	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Thunder”	167
40	41	RED	“Still Alive”	167
41	39	VYCES	“Nocturnal”	151
42	40	SEPARATIONS	“Exist”	145
43	38	SONS OF TEXAS	“Beneath The Riverbed”	138
44	46	STONE HORSES	“Reckless Ways”	135
45	48	MANAFEST	“House Of Cards”	132
46	42	WAYLAND	“Through The Fire”	132
47	47	OTHERWISE	“Angry Heart”	119
48	44	U2	“You’re The Best Thing About Me”	118
49	51	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE (f. JONATHAN DAVIS)	“Necessary Evil”	117
50	52	DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY	“I’ll Find A Way”	97

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)

A PERFECT CIRCLE – “The Doomed”

Maynard James Keenan had the following to say about A Perfect Circle’s latest single, “The Doomed”…

“In light of this current difficult and polarized social, spiritual and political climate, we artist types need to open our big mouths and share the light a little louder.” 

Personally speaking, I see both sides of taking Keenan’s advice.  Choosing a side in the divide has the potential to alienate a number of fans.  On the flip side, however, it also gives artists a chance to not only have their voices be heard, but also to expose themselves to a potentially new fan base.  There are artists that I now respect more than I ever did, and ones that I no longer do.  It’s the nature of the beast.

Regardless of where you stand politically, one thing that is undeniable is the power “The Doomed.”  The song does NOT feature the typical Active Rock radio sound, which is one of the things that makes it so compelling.  Following along the lines of what prog rock offers with regularity, “The Doomed” takes you on an intensely epic musical journey filled with twists and turns.  From the opening drum beat, which brings memories of John Bonham rushing back, to Keenan’s distinct, angst-ridden vocals, to the majestic marching band-esque staccato, to the softer moments that feel like a blending of Rush’s “Xanadu” and Christmas music, and everything in between, “The Doomed” draws you in and doesn’t let you go.  If you appreciate thought-provoking lyrics and music that evokes a visceral response, you will be mesmerized by “The Doomed.”
 

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Theory Of A Deadman solidified their lead over Nothing More this week, leaving the duo locked in to the top w positions.  It looks like it will remain that way for at least a few more weeks, as Papa Roach plateaued, and Foo Fighters enjoyed modest gains for the week.  Beyond the top 4, the song to watch out for in the coming weeks (based on the current trend) is Marilyn Manson’s latest single, “KILL4ME.”  
 

 

HRD SPIN CONTROL (by Adam Waldman and Jon Loveless)

Each week, we will share the songs that we think should be added to rotations, alongside the songs that we feel should be dropped from rotations, either because they are a bad fit for the format, or because they have run their course and it’s time for a new single from the artist.

SPIN IT…

JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT – “Rain”

REVOLVE – “Days Of Grey”

BOBAFLEX – “Long Time Coming”

THE WILD – “Livin’ Free”

KIRRA – “My Disease”

ART OF ANARCHY – “Echo Of A Scream”

IGNITE THE FIRE – “Criticize”

WITHIN REASON – “Invictus”

 

DROP IT…

Imagine Dragons – “Thunder”

QOTSA – “The Way You Used To Do”

Nine Inch Nails – “Less Than”

Biffy Clyro – “Wolves Of Winter”

Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Walk On Water”

Hellyeah – “Love Falls”

Highly Suspect – “Little One”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

It took 19 weeks for it to happen, but Korn finally gets their latest single into the Top 10…

Stone Sour reaches the Top 20, the only new entry in the upper region of the chart this week…

Greta Van Fleet hunts big game once again with their latest single, nearly tripling their airplay week-to-week as one of two songs to make a new appearance in the Top 30…

Avenged Sevenfold and A Perfect Circle both debut in the Top 40…

Motionless In White (f. Jonathan Davis) has one of two songs debuting in the final ten spots, the other entry being Hollywood-founded/Vegas-based newcomers Dead Girls Academy.  “I’ll Find A Way” is a fitting title for their chart premiere, as the song has been showing airplay for at least twelve weeks before finally breaking through onto the published chart.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING

Theory Of A Deadman – “Rx”

Marilyn Manson – “KILL4ME”

Greta Van Fleet – “Safari Song”

 

FALLING

Queens Of The Stone Age – “The Way You Used To Do”

Nine Inch Nails – “Less Than”

Prophets Of Rage – “Living On The 110”
 

 

 TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS

I noted the sloooooooow ascent of the Korn single this week, by way of comparison to the 15 weeks it took their previous single (“Take Me”) to reach the Top 10.  The single before that (“Rotting In Vain”) needed only six weeks for the same benchmark.  Is that an indication of a lack of enthusiasm from radio about the two most recent singles, or a sign that the charts are moving at a glacial pace more often than not at this point?  My money says it’s a bit of both.

 

WRAP-UP

That’s all for this week.  Tune in to HardRockDaddy.com every Tuesday for the HRD Radio Report. \m/