HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 11/10/18

 HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 11/10/18

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 11/10/18. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	2	DISTURBED	“Are You Ready”	2129
2	1	GRETA VAN FLEET	“When The Curtain Falls”	1955
3	3	SHINEDOWN	“GET UP”	1821
4	4	BAD WOLVES (f. DIAMANTE)	“Hear Me Now”	1718
5	5	SLASH F/MYLES KENNEDY	“Driving Rain”	1509
6	7	GODSMACK	“When Legends Rise”	1355
7	8	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)”	1237
8	6	BADFLOWER	“Ghost”	1222
9	9	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“MANTRA”	1116
10	11	GHOST	“Dance Macabre”	989
11	12	PAPA ROACH	“Who Do You Trust?”	983
12	10	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“Mad Hatter”	970
13	14	BEARTOOTH	“Disease”	891
14	16	RIVAL SONS	“Do Your Worst”	725
15	19	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“When The Seasons Change”	695
16	18	FROM ASHES TO NEW	“Broken”	636
17	13	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Never Fade”	609
18	20	UNDEROATH	“ihateit”	599
19	17	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Natural”	567
20	21	JONATHAN DAVIS	“Basic Needs”	502
21	25	HALESTORM	“Do Not Disturb”	444
22	23	FEVER 333	“Made An America”	428
23	22	THE BLUE STONES	“Black Holes (Solid Ground)”	420
24	27	ATREYU	“The Time Is Now”	335
25	24	BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE	“Letting You Go”	332
26	31	SLIPKNOT	“All Out Life”	326
27	28	POP EVIL	“Be Legendary”	318
28	36	CHEVELLE	“Sleep Walking Elite”	195
29	37	MESSER	“Save Myself”	192
30	32	PRETTY VICIOUS	“Move”	192
31	33	THE DIRTY NIL	“That’s What Heaven Feels Like”	188
32	30	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“Jumpsuit”	182
33	39	HYRO THE HERO	“Bullet”	181
34	42	A PERFECT CIRCLE	“So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”	173
35	46	MUSE	“Pressure”	172
36	29	PARKWAY DRIVE	“Prey”	164
37	34	SEVENDUST	“Unforgiven”	161
38	40	BLACK MOODS	“Bella Donna”	160
39	47	P.O.D.	“Listening for The Silence”	145
40	44	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE	“The Old Me”	124
41	41	HANDS LIKE HOUSES	“Monster”	117
42	45	ROYAL TUSK	“Aftermath”	115
43	43	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Feels Like I’m Dying”	107
44	51	DOROTHY	“Who Do You Love”	104
45	35	SYLAR	“All Or Nothing”	95
46	49	STONE HORSES	“End Of The World”	86
47	85	THREE DAYS GRACE	“Right Left Wrong”	84
48	60	FIGHT THE FURY	“My Demons”	82
49	50	BASEMENT	“Disconnect”	73
50	48	PALAYE ROYALE	“You’ll Be Fine”	69

 

 

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

EVE TO ADAM – “No Easy Way Out”

Survivor is the band that comes to mind for most when they think of the Rocky movies (deservedly so).  But that doesn’t mean that the band was the only one to contribute tone-setting songs to the movies in the series.  One of my personal favorites has always been Robert Tepper’s “No Easy Way Out.”  There is something about it that just gets your blood pumping and adrenaline flowing.  Granted, the song has a distinct ’80s feel (particularly the keyboards), but for those who grew up watching Rocky movies, “No Easy Way Out” is a joyful trip down memory lane.  With songs like this, that have a place deep in the hearts of many, there is always a risk in trying to make it your own with a cover.

Eve To Adam has threaded the needle perfectly with their interpretation of this underrated classic.  By replacing the ’80s keyboards with crunchy, powerful guitars, the band has given “No Easy Way Out” a modern twist (and a significant shot of testosterone).  All the while, they stay fairly true to the original when it comes to the vocal melody line.  Because of the tie-in with Rocky IV, Tepper’s original has an arena rock feel, but Eve To Adam takes it to another level of arena rock intensity with their interpretation.  I’ve been a fan of this band for years, and have always felt like they were vastly underrated.  A number of bands these days are raising their profile with inspired covers, and using them as the seeds to sow future success.  I can’t say what programmers will do, but in my opinion, this song is as deserving as the Bad Wolves cover of “Zombie” to get significant radio play.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Last week, it was predicted that there was a decent chance that Disturbed and Greta Van Fleet would flip flop again this week.  The up-and-comers had their moment in the sun, but they have started their decline, giving the veterans at least one more week on top.  When Disturbed drops in the next week or two, Shinedown is a virtual lock to move into the #1 position.  However, they are in the same situation as Disturbed with a hot newcomer on their tail.  Bad Wolves has already scored one of the hottest songs of 2018, and they look poised to add another #1 single before the year ends.  Time will tell…
 

 

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…

EVE TO ADAM – “No Easy Way Out”

THE LAZYS – “Little Miss Crazy”

ANY GIVEN SIN – “Dynamite”

EMPTY TRAIL – “My World”

SUNFLOWER DEAD – “Victim”

ELECTRIC REVOLUTION – “Burn It Down”

ROYAL BLISS – “Hard & Loud”

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD – “Bloody Nose”

 

DROP IT…

Fever 333 – “American Made”

Twenty One Pilots – “Jumpsuit”

Imagine Dragons – “Natural”

Glorious Sons – “S.O.S.”

Amity Affliction – “Feels Like I’m Dying”

Pretty Vicious – Move”

Black Moods – “Bella Donna”

Palaye Royale – “You’ll Be Fine”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

New to the Top 10 this week is the latest single from Ghost…

Jonathan Davis provides the only new entry in the Top 20…

There are four songs breaking into the Top 30 this week, led by format staples Slipknot and Chevelle…

Likewise, four songs ascend to the Top 40, highlighted by P.O.D. and Memphis May Fire…

A trio of singles make their published chart debut, including the latest single from Three Days Grace and the lead single from Skillet frontman John Cooper’s side project Fight The Fury.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING
Bring Me The Horizon – “MANTRA”
Papa Roach – “Who Do You Trust?”
Slipknot – “All Out Of Life”

 

FALLING
Badflower – “Ghost”
Greta Van Fleet – “When The Curtain Falls”
Alice In Chains – “Never Fade”
 

 

TRENDS & OBSERVATIONS

Disturbed reaches the top spot on the chart for sixth week, but it’s taken them eight weeks to do so.   This is the third separate time that “Are You Ready” has held the #1 spot, having been previously dethroned by both Badflower and Greta Van Fleet.