HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 5/25/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 5/25/19

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 5/25/19. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

HRD Rock Report – May 2019 (features recap of April charts)

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	3	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“Blue On Black”	1861
2	2	BLACK KEYS	“Lo/Hi”	1780
3	1	BADFLOWER	“Heroin (2018)”	1726
4	4	BAD WOLVES	“Remember When”	1704
5	5	SHINEDOWN	“Monsters”	1643
6	7	PAPA ROACH	“Elevate”	1346
7	6	BREAKING BENJAMIN	“Tourniquet”	1088
8	11	GODSMACK	“Under Your Scars”	1081
9	10	I PREVAIL	“Breaking Down”	1038
10	12	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“Vultures”	808
11	13	SLASH (f. MYLES KENNEDY)	“Mind Your Manners”	768
12	17	HALESTORM	“Vicious”	656
13	8	MOTLEY CRUE (f. M.G.K.)	“The Dirt (Est. 1981)”	655
14	16	ICE NINE KILLS	“A Grave Mistake”	622
15	15	CAGE THE ELEPHANT	“Ready To Let Go”	615
16	14	DISTURBED	“A Reason To Fight”	615
17	18	NEW YEARS DAY	“Shut Up”	566
18	22	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Lover, Leaver”	547
19	19	BRING ME THE HORIZON (f. DANI FILTH)	“Wonderful Life”	542
20	20	GRANDSON	“Apologize”	490
21	37	SLIPKNOT	“Unsainted”	486
22	23	RIVAL SONS	“Too Bad”	432
23	32	GHOST	“Faith”	396
24	26	SUM 41	“Out For Blood”	388
25	21	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Rainer Fog”	359
26	51	HELLYEAH	“Welcome Home”	338
27	25	MESSER	“Simple Man”	331
28	28	BEARTOOTH	“You Never Know”	327
29	24	SHIM	“Crucified”	322
30	27	GARY CLARK JR	“What About Us”	310
31	36	BLINK-182	“Blame It On My Youth”	254
32	30	SAUL	“Brother”	245
33	31	MARK MORTON (f. CHESTER BENNINGTON)	“Cross Off”	223
34	33	SCOTT STAPP	“Purpose For Pain”	220
35	38	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	215
36	34	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Brand New Numb”	209
37	29	FEVER 333	“One Of Us”	190
38	35	THE BLACK MOODS	“Bad News”	183
39	39	SKILLET	“Legendary”	180
40	53	BUSH	“Bullet Holes”	167
41	58	VOLBEAT	“Leviathan”	146
42	40	BASEMENT	“Be Here Now”	145
43	41	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Drag The Lake”	134
44	43	ROYAL BLISS	“Pain”	115
45	44	ADELITAS WAY	“What It Takes”	114
46	47	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	105
47	46	COLLECTIVE SOUL	“Right As Rain”	100
48	55	CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN	“Longshot”	87
49	48	PERRY FARRELL	“Pirate Punk Politician”	80
50	50	COHEED & CAMBRIA	“The Gutter”	77

 

 

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

SLASH f. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS – “Boulevard Of Broken Hearts”

The pacing at the beginning of “Boulevard Of Broken Hearts” sets the tone for a crescendo buildup that is reminiscent of Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger.”  But rather than immediately bursting into an upbeat, melodic anthem, Myles Kennedy enters with silky smooth, sultry vocals.  With each progression, the band builds another layer upon the existing foundation.  Kennedy eventually soars with his customary brilliance and delivers a mood-lifting jolt of feel-good inspiration the way that he did with Alter Bridge’s “My Champion.”  While Kennedy’s distinct vocals help to create a signature sound for his work with Slash and Alter Bridge equally, his versatility makes each project feel unique.  Undoubtedly, that has a lot to do with his writing partners for each, but it takes a high level of skill to be the lead singer for two different bands without making them sound alike.

Most of Slash’s recognition from the masses comes from his work with Guns N’ Roses, but his offerings with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators are equally impressive.  In some ways, this project gives Slash the chance to push the envelope and take his playing in new and interesting directions.  On “Boulevard Of Broken Hearts,” Slash is less focused on aggressive, crunchy riffs, and more on the beauty of melody that is created not only with his playing, but the sparse moments that allow the song to breathe.  His bluesy leads in the song are less in your face than most of his work with GNR, which only makes you appreciate the nuanced layers of the song that much more.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

As guaranteed last week, Five Finger Death Punch continues to surge and takes over the #1 spot with their cover of “Blue On Black.”  The next likely challenge will come from Bad Wolves and Shinedown, but given the strength of this song, it’s hard to imagine it not having a run of several weeks at the top before facing any real threat.
 

 

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…

SLASH f. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS – “Boulevard Of Broken Hearts”

SHALLOW SIDE – “Sound The Alarm”

NONPOINT – “Fix This”

BOBAFLEX – “I Am A Nightmare”

P.O.D. – “Rockin’ With The Best”

FROM ASHES TO NEW – “My Name”

STITCHED UP HEART (f. SULLY ERNA) – “Lost”

MEYTAL – “Armalite”

THROUGH FIRE – “All Animal”

PARKWAY DRIVE – “Shadow Boxing”

THE CRINGE – “I Can’t Take It No More”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

SLIPKNOT – “Unsainted” (+312 spins)

HELLYEAH – “Welcome Home” (+261 spins)

GHOST – “Faith” (+166 spins)

GRETA VAN FLEET – “Lover, Leaver” (+155 spins)

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “Blue On Black” (+153 spins)

BUSH – “Bullet Holes” (+103 spins)

VOLBEAT – “Leviathan” (+101 spins)

BAD WOLVES – “Remember When” (+98 spins)