HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 9/28/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 9/28/19

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 9/28/19. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	1	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	1723
2	4	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“Panic Attack”	1631
3	2	DISTURBED	“No More”	1471
4	5	TOOL	“Fear Inoculum”	1461
5	3	VOLBEAT	“Last Day Under The Sun”	1450
6	8	GREEN DAY	“Father Of All…”	1348
7	11	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“16”	1330
8	6	HELLYEAH	“Welcome Home”	1327
9	9	KORN	“You’ll Never Find Me”	1254
10	7	GHOST	“Faith”	1205
11	10	DINOSAUR PILE-UP	“Back Foot”	1180
12	13	PAPA ROACH	“Come Around”	1082
13	12	BADFLOWER	“The Jester”	1072
14	14	SKILLET	“Legendary”	784
15	16	BLACK KEYS	“Go”	678
16	19	BAD WOLVES	“Killing Me Slowly”	658
17	18	PUDDLE OF MUDD	“Uh Oh”	623
18	17	ALTER BRIDGE	“Wouldn’t You Rather”	547
19	23	SAINT ASONIA (f. SULLY ERNA)	“The Hunted”	478
20	20	STARSET	“Manifest”	452
21	26	WEEZER	“The End Of The Game”	443
22	24	ICE NINE KILLS	“SAVAGES”	429
23	25	KILLSWITCH ENGAGE	“I Am Broken Too”	384
24	27	CROBOT	“Low Life”	342
25	31	A DAY TO REMEMBER	“Degenerates”	328
26	28	THROUGH FIRE	“All Animal”	287
27	34	HALESTORM	“Black Vultures”	269
28	32	BLACKTOP MOJO	“Can’t Sleep”	265
29	35	FOZZY	“Nowhere To Run”	255
30	21	BRKN LOVE	“Shot Down”	239
31	29	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	229
32	36	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“Sugar Honey Ice & Tea”	209
33	33	SLIPKNOT	“Unsainted”	199
34	47	FIRE FROM THE GODS	“Right Now”	188
35	30	E. SHEERAN/C. STAPLETON/B. MARS	“BLOW”	166
36	37	NEW YEARS DAY	“Come For Me”	158
37	38	BONES UK	“Pretty Waste”	138
38	72	SHINEDOWN	“ATTENTION ATTENTION”	135
39	41	WHISKEY MYERS	“Gasoline”	134
40	43	SCOTT STAPP	“Name”	124
41	48	POST MALONE	“Take What You Want”	121
42	39	SUNFLOWER DEAD	“Turn Away”	118
43	40	NONPOINT	“Fix This”	105
44	46	FALLOUT BOY	“Dear Future Self (Hands Up)”	104
45	45	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Fly”	104
46	42	RUBIKON	“Blood On My Hands”	100
47	44	THE RAVEN AGE	“Fleur De Lis”	89
48	49	KOBRA AND THE LOTUS	“Burn!”	69
49	65	I PREVAIL	“Hurricane”	66
50	51	SLEEPING WITH SIRENS	“Agree To Disagree”	64

 

 

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

THE WILD! – “Playing With Fire”

Anyone who doubts that there is a classic rock revival taking place need look no further than the success of bands like Dirty Honey, Rival Sons, and the like.  The Wild! is an under-the-radar band that absolutely belongs in the same conversation as the aforementioned bands.  This Canadian quartet has a fresh sound with a timeless quality that is rooted in the blues rock of yesteryear.  True to their moniker, this is a band that makes you nostalgic for the days when rock and roll was one big party.

Unlike some bands that get locked into a particular classic rock sound, The Wild! is anything but predictable (although their ability to deliver inspired songs is now expected).  “Playing With Fire” is the next step in the evolution of one of the best new artists in rock today.  It’s simultaneously energetically fun and soulful thanks to Dylan Villain’s vocals.  With the boot stomping swagger of classic Aerosmith, the full throttle energy of Rainbow’s “Death Alley Driver,” the party vibe of Krokus’ cover of “Ballroom Blitz,” and the haunting spirit of Bon Scott, “Playing With Fire” feels like an homage to the legends that blazed the trail for The Wild!

Whether this song gets the attention at radio that it deserves remains to be seen.  Either way, this is a band that should absolutely be on your radar.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

It’s highly likely that The Glorious Sons take over the #1 spot next week from Dirty Honey.  The current chart-topper had a very slight decline this week, while their challengers continued with strong gains.  Anything can happen, but it would be surprising if we didn’t have a new #1 next week.

 

 

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…

THE WILD! – “Playing With Fire”

CHARM CITY DEVILS – “Skipping Stone”

AMERICAN GRIM – “Nightmare”

EMPTY TRAIL – “Lost”

SAVAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT – “Unleash”

LIGHT THE TORCH – “The Great Divide”

ALL THAT REMAINS – “Just Tell Me Something”

REDLIGHT KING – “Lift The Curse”

BONDS OF MARA – “Lights Out”

SLEEPING WITH SIRENS – “Agree To Disagree”

WAGE WAR – “Prison”

THE MOTORLEAGUE – “Like You Were Alive”

CROWN THE EMPIRE – “Blurry”

SILVERSTEIN – “Burn It Down”

TRASH BOAT – “Synthetic Sympathy”

THE DIRTY NIL – “Pain Of Infinity”

TWIZTID – “Wreck”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

HIGHLY SUSPECT – “16” (+184 spins)

BADWOLVES – “Killing Me Slowly” (+144 spins)

PAPA ROACH – “Come Around” (+123 spins)

SHINEDOWN – “ATTENTION ATTENTION” (+113 spins)

GREEN DAY – “Father Of All…” (+111 spins)

FIRE FROM THE GODS – “Right Now” (+105 spins)