HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 9/7/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 9/7/19

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 9/7/19. 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	“No More”	1878
2	1	VOLBEAT	“Last Day Under The Sun”	1859
3	5	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	1450
4	3	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Lover, Leaver”	1409
5	4	HELLYEAH	“Welcome Home”	1381
6	7	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“Panic Attack”	1332
7	6	GHOST	“Faith”	1255
8	9	TOOL	“Fear Inoculum”	1157
9	10	KORN	“You’ll Never Find Me”	1061
10	8	GODSMACK	“Under Your Scars”	1017
11	12	DINOSAUR PILE-UP	“Back Foot”	988
12	11	RIVAL SONS	“Too Bad”	921
13	18	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“16”	852
14	13	BADFLOWER	“The Jester”	813
15	14	PAPA ROACH	“Come Around”	746
16	15	SKILLET	“Legendary”	664
17	19	BEARTOOTH	“You Never Know”	643
18	16	E. SHEERAN/C. STAPLETON/B. MARS	“BLOW”	630
19	17	SUM 41	“Out For Blood”	574
20	20	ALTER BRIDGE	“Wouldn’t You Rather”	532
21	21	BLACK KEYS	“Go”	511
22	22	BRKN LOVE	“Shot Down”	484
23	23	PUDDLE OF MUDD	“Uh Oh”	474
24	24	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	314
25	25	SLIPKNOT	“Unsainted”	307
26	34	STARSET	“Manifest”	289
27	29	ICE NINE KILLS	“SAVAGES”	288
28	32	SAINT ASONIA (f. SULLY ERNA)	“The Hunted”	275
29	32	BAD WOLVES	“Killing Me Slowly”	273
30	38	CROBOT	“Low Life”	251
31	28	KILLSWITCH ENGAGE	“I Am Broken Too”	231
32	31	BLACKTOP MOJO	“Can’t Sleep”	225
33	30	THROUGH FIRE	“All Animal”	210
34	33	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“Sugar Honey Ice & Tea”	190
35	36	ROYAL BLISS	“Pain”	168
36	35	A DAY TO REMEMBER	“Degenerates”	161
37	41	BUSH	“Bullet Holes”	150
38	27	HALESTORM	“Black Vultures”	146
39	40	COHEED AND CAMBRIA	“The Gutter”	129
40	37	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Brand New Numb”	127
41	26	NEW YEARS DAY	“Come For Me”	120
42	44	SUNFLOWER DEAD	“Turn Away”	118
43	43	NONPOINT	“Fix This”	112
44	39	COLLECTIVE SOUL	“Right As Rain”	103
45	45	STITCHED UP HEART (f. SULLY ERNA)	“Lost”	100
46	50	RUBIKON	“Blood On My Hands”	94
47	46	BONES UK	“Pretty Waste”	87
48	47	WHISKEY MYERS	“Gasoline”	72
49	54	FOZZY	“Nowhere To Run”	71
50	49	SCOTT STAPP	“Name”	61

 

 

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

HIGHLY SUSPECT – “16”

Rising above the din has becoming increasingly more challenging for artists as attention spans shrink at the same time that there is more music being released than ever before.  But that’s not the only factor at play.  Too many artists, particularly in Active Rock, sound so similar that there is no way to tell one from the next when listening to radio.  Within seconds of hearing “Lydia” in 2015, I knew that Highly Suspect was in a league of their own.  Their music sets a mood unlike most other most modern rock artists, which makes the distinct, soulful, anguished vocals of Johnny Stevens that much more impactful.  Music that makes you feel something, even if you don’t know exactly what that feeling is, leaves an indelible mark on the listener.

Highly Suspect’s latest single – “16” – is unlike anything else that you’ll hear on the radio, and not just because of Stevens’ unique vocals.  The underlying R&B rhythm gives “16” a feel-good, danceable vibe, but the lyrics and tortured vocals tell an entirely different story.  It feels like the dark and light should be battling each other, but Highly Suspect blends it all together perfectly.

Back in the ’90s, Lenny Kravitz was able to blend R&B and rock into a unique sound that made him stand out from the rest.  In the mid-’90s, Primitive Radio Gods did the same on their hit song, “Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth.”  However, they did so by using a snippet from B.B. King’s “Downhearted” (aka “How Blue Can You Get”) to bring out the emotion of the song.

Highly Suspect continues to blaze their own trail, writing from the heart and soul with no fear of repercussion from fans, critics, or radio.  To say that their approach is refreshing would be an enormous understatement.  The fact that  “16” continues to soar up the charts is proof positive that great songwriting is more important than conformity.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

As predicted, Disturbed takes over the top spot from Volbeat, but the margin was much slimmer than expected (only 19 spins).  The new chart-toppers find themselves in an enviable position.  With a 400+ spin lead over newcomers Dirty Honey, this format staple can basically tread water for weeks and still remain on top.  There is no other real threat in sight.

 

 

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…

EMPTY TRAIL – “Lost”

EVE TO ADAM – “Day Drinkin'”

SAVAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT – “Unleash”

THE RAVEN AGE – “Fleur de Lis”

TRIVIUM – “Drowning In The Sound”

KOBRA & THE LOTUS – “Burn”

SILVERSTEIN – “Burn It Down”

ALL THAT REMAINS – “Just Tell Me Something”

REDLIGHT KING – “Lift The Curse”

BONDS OF MARA – “Lights Out”

THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT – “Holy Water”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

HIGHLY SUSPECT – “16” (+213 spins)

BADWOLVES – “Killing Me Slowly” (+137 spins)