HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 11/24/18

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 11/24/18

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 11/24/18. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	2	SHINEDOWN	“GET UP”	1955
2	1	DISTURBED	“Are You Ready”	1901
3	3	BAD WOLVES (f. DIAMANTE)	“Hear Me Now”	1737
4	6	GODSMACK	“When Legends Rise”	1438
5	7	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)”	1318
6	4	GRETA VAN FLEET	“When The Curtain Falls”	1253
7	10	GHOST	“Dance Macabre”	1194
8	11	PAPA ROACH	“Who Do You Trust?”	1164
9	8	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“MANTRA”	1160
10	5	SLASH F/MYLES KENNEDY	“Driving Rain”	1038
11	12	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“Mad Hatter”	1002
12	13	BEARTOOTH	“Disease”	960
13	14	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“When The Seasons Change”	890
14	15	RIVAL SONS	“Do Your Worst”	782
15	16	FROM ASHES TO NEW	“Broken”	731
16	17	UNDEROATH	“ihateit”	664
17	18	HALESTORM	“Do Not Disturb”	620
18	19	JONATHAN DAVIS	“Basic Needs”	548
19	21	SLIPKNOT	“All Out Life”	513
20	22	FEVER 333	“Made An America”	479
21	20	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Natural”	459
22	25	POP EVIL	“Be Legendary”	444
23	24	ATREYU	“The Time Is Now”	416
24	23	THE BLUE STONES	“Black Holes (Solid Ground)”	386
25	29	THREE DAYS GRACE	“Right Left Wrong”	346
26	27	MUSE	“Pressure”	308
27	31	A PERFECT CIRCLE	“So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”	301
28	33	CHEVELLE	“Sleep Walking Elite”	281
29	30	P.O.D.	“Listening for The Silence”	263
30	36	HYRO THE HERO	“Bullet”	248
31	32	THE DIRTY NIL	“That’s What Heaven Feels Like”	222
32	34	PRETTY VICIOUS	“Move”	216
33	26	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Never Fade”	202
34	37	BLACK MOODS	“Bella Donna”	200
35	35	MESSER	“Save Myself”	187
36	28	BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE	“Letting You Go”	172
37	40	DOROTHY	“Who Do You Love”	151
38	38	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“Jumpsuit”	136
39	42	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE	“The Old Me”	133
40	39	ROYAL TUSK	“Aftermath”	130
41	49	GRETA VAN FLEET	“You’re The One”	119
42	43	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“My Blood”	113
43	45	BASEMENT	“Disconnect”	104
44	51	DOSE	“Vervain”	100
45	47	PALAYE ROYALE	“You’ll Be Fine”	98
46	83	DIAMANTE	Haunted	91
47	48	ICE NINE KILLS	“A Grave Mistake”	91
48	46	STONE HORSES	“End Of The World”	86
49	41	HANDS LIKE HOUSES	“Monster”	85
50	53	ROYAL BLISS	“Hard And Loud”	78

 

 

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

RIVAL SONS – “Do Your Worst”

Long before Greta Van Fleet burst onto the scene, Rival Sons were being hailed as the second coming of Led Zeppelin.  While there is no denying their Zep influence, Rival Sons are more of a blending of classic rock influences.  With a distinct ’70s vibe, “Do Your Worst” has the charisma of Zep, the mystique of classic Deep Purple, and warm, soulful vocals that are more reminiscent of the legendary Paul Rodgers than Robert Plant.  Saying that any band is the “next Led Zeppelin” is an unfair burden to attach to any modern artist who has a much tougher climb than the legends of yesteryear in the current climate.  Personally speaking, I have a profound appreciation for bands like Rival Sons whose music has a timeless quality, rather than so many of the “of the moment” bands filling up the airwaves these days.  They may not get the glory that Greta Van Fleet is currently basking in, but it can be argued that Rival Sons are the ones that helped to pave the way for other modern bands to follow.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Last week, it was predicted that Shinedown was “a virtual lock” to take over the #1 position this week from Disturbed.  That prediction came true, but the new chart-toppers only enjoyed moderate gains this week..  The jump to the top came more on the heels of a meaningful drop by the former frontrunners.  Bad Wolves surprisingly had a slight decline as they were marching towards the top to provide competition for Shinedown.  It could be a one-week trend that reverses next week.  However, if “Hear Me Now” has peaked, “GET UP” has a big enough cushion ahead of Godsmack’s “When Legends Rise” to enjoy a multi-week run at the top.
 

 

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…

SUNFLOWER DEAD – “Victim”

EVE TO ADAM – “No Easy Way Out”

FIGHT THE FURY – “My Demons”

LIGHT THE TORCH – “The Safety Of Disbelief”

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD – “Bloody Nose”

MONSTER TRUCK – “Denim Danger”

SHVPES – “Afterlife”

WITHIN TEMPTATION (f. JACOBY SHADDIX) – “The Reckoning”

 

DROP IT…

Twenty One Pilots – “Jumpsuit”

Twenty One Pilots – “My Blood”

Imagine Dragons – “Natural”

Glorious Sons – “S.O.S.”

Pretty Vicious – Move”

Basement – “Disconnect”

Muse – “Pressure”

Fever 333 – “Made An America”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

Radio trusts Papa Roach enough to move them into the Top 10…

Slipknot leads a pair of new arrivals in the Top 20…

A trio of songs break into the Top 30, including one from Chevelle that was first recorded more than a decade ago back in 2007…

Memphis May Fire provides the only newcomer to the Top 40…

 Three songs make the debut in the Top 50 this week including the latest from Royal Bliss with a track that slowly climbed the ladder for more than two months before breaking through.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING
Godsmack – “When Legends Rise”
Halestorm – “Do Not Disturb”
Three Days Grace – “Right Left Wrong”

 

FALLING
Slash f. Myles Kennedy – “Driving Rain”
Greta Van Fleet – “When The Curtain Falls”
Disturbed – “Are You Ready?”
 

 

TRENDS & OBSERVATIONS

Another relatively slow week coming out of the holiday, though with perhaps a little more activity than expected.