HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 11/3/18

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 11/3/18

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 11/3/18. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	2	GRETA VAN FLEET	“When The Curtain Falls”	2167
2	1	DISTURBED	“Are You Ready?”	2114
3	4	SHINEDOWN	“GET UP”	1736
4	5	BAD WOLVES (f. DIAMANTE)	“Hear Me Now”	1632
5	6	SLASH F/MYLES KENNEDY	“Driving Rain”	1490
6	3	BADFLOWER	“Ghost”	1430
7	7	GODSMACK	“When Legends Rise”	1335
8	9	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)”	1134
9	10	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“MANTRA”	995
10	12	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“Mad Hatter”	927
11	14	GHOST	“Dance Macabre”	887
12	16	PAPA ROACH	“Who Do You Trust?”	823
13	11	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Never Fade”	807
14	13	BEARTOOTH	“Disease”	798
15	15	THRICE	“The Grey”	691
16	18	RIVAL SONS	“Do Your Worst”	675
17	17	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Natural”	602
18	22	FROM ASHES TO NEW	“Broken”	591
19	24	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“When The Seasons Change”	587
20	20	UNDEROATH	“ihateit”	555
21	23	JONATHAN DAVIS	“Basic Needs”	470
22	28	THE BLUE STONES	“Black Holes (Solid Ground)”	379
23	26	FEVER 333	“Made An America”	370
24	25	BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE	“Letting You Go”	364
25	30	HALESTORM	“Do Not Disturb”	355
26	19	GRANDSON	“Blood/Water”	338
27	31	ATREYU	“The Time Is Now”	273
28	34	POP EVIL	“Be Legendary”	256
29	27	PARKWAY DRIVE	“Prey”	255
30	29	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“Jumpsuit”	199
31	0	SLIPKNOT	All Out Life	184
32	37	PRETTY VICIOUS	“Move”	177
33	40	THE DIRTY NIL	“That’s What Heaven Feels Like”	177
34	33	SEVENDUST	“Unforgiven”	167
35	35	SYLAR	“All Or Nothing”	158
36	39	CHEVELLE	“Sleep Walking Elite”	157
37	38	MESSER	“Save Myself”	155
38	32	RED SUN RISING	“Veins”	131
39	47	HYRO THE HERO	“Bullet”	127
40	41	BLACK MOODS	“Bella Donna”	109
41	42	HANDS LIKE HOUSES	“Monster”	108
42	44	A PERFECT CIRCLE	“So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”	106
43	43	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Feels Like I’m Dying”	99
44	46	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE	“The Old Me”	93
45	45	ROYAL TUSK	“Aftermath”	90
46	59	MUSE	“Pressure”	88
47	61	P.O.D.	“Listening for The Silence”	73
48	50	PALAYE ROYALE	“You’ll Be Fine”	73
49	48	STONE HORSES	“End Of The World”	69
50	56	BASEMENT	“Disconnect”	69

 

 

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

THE LAZYS – “Little Miss Crazy”

The smooth swagger of Aerosmith in the ’70s meets the raw energy of Buckcherry circa 1995.  That’s what came to mind as I listened to “Little Miss Crazy,” the latest single from Canadian rockers (by way of Australia), The Lazys.  During the guitar solo, a taste of home shines through with an AC/DC-esque vibe.  Don’t mistake the influences of other fun, bluesy rock and roll artists as an implication that the band is derivative or dated sounding.  Quite the contrary!  Their blending of true rock and roll influences into their own sound gives “Little Miss Crazy” a timeless quality.  Most importantly, The Lazys bring something to the table that we can never have enough of these days – a pure rock and roll sound that isn’t chasing a trend.  If you long for the days when rock and roll was all about unabashed fun, and a nice escape from the daily grind, then you will absolutely love this song (and band for that matter).  It’s hard to say if the song will get the attention from radio that it deserves, but this is a band that must be on your radar regardless of whether they get airplay or not.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Last week, it was predicted that the hottest young band in rock was virtual lock to top the charts with their latest single, “When The Curtain Falls” either this week or next.  It’s not surprising that Greta Van Fleet took over the top spot this week.  What is a little bit surprising is that they did so with Disturbed still rising.  No easy feat!  The top two are only separated by around 50 spins, so there’s always a chance that they flip flop next week, but the bragging rights are already locked in.  Unless one (or both) of the two start to drop, it’s unlikely that either will be caught by Shinedown in the next two weeks.  It’s possible that Shinedown could be caught by Bad Wolves (f. Diamante), but it’s more likely that both will get their chance at the top.  Neither will be able to rest easy though.  There are a number of songs with momentum right now, most notably the latest single from Godsmack.

 

 

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…

THE LAZYS – “Little Miss Crazy”

EVE TO ADAM – “No Easy Way Out”

ANY GIVEN SIN – “Dynamite”

EMPTY TRAIL – “My World”

SUNFLOWER DEAD – “Victim”

ELECTRIC REVOLUTION – “Burn It Down”

ROYAL BLISS – “Hard & Loud”

VEER UNION – “Living Not Alive”

 

DROP IT…

Fever 333 – “American Made”

Twenty One Pilots – “Jumpsuit”

Imagine Dragons – “Natural”

Grandson – “Blood/Water”

Glorious Sons – “S.O.S.”

Amity Affliction – “Feels Like I’m Dying”

Pretty Vicious – Move”

Black Moods – “Bella Donna”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

Avenged Sevenfold cracks the Top 10 with decent growth…

Breaking into the Top 20 this week are both From Ashes To New and Five Finger Death Punch…

Atreyu and Pop Evil are both new to the Top 30…

The week’s highest debut belongs to Slipknot, the highlight of three songs new to the Top 40…

Three other songs also make their published chart debut in the Top 50, including the latest from P.O.D.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING
Godsmack – “When Legends Rise”
Greta Van Fleet – “When The Curtain Falls”
Five Finger Death Punch – “When The Seasons Change”

 

FALLING
Badflower – “Ghost”
Grands0n – “Blood & Water”
Parkway Drive – “Prey”