HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 3/20/21

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 3/20/21

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 3/20/21. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

TOP 100 HARD ROCK SONGS OF 2020

THIS	LAST
WEEK	WEEK	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	SPINS
1	1	CHEVELLE	Self Destructor	1897
2	4	FOO FIGHTERS	Waiting On A War	1721
3	3	PRETTY RECKLESS	And So It Went	1666
4	2	PAPA ROACH	The Ending	1607
5	6	POP EVIL	Breathe Again	1318
6	9	SEETHER	Bruised And Bloodied	1175
7	8	BRING ME THE HORIZON	Teardrops	1155
8	7	AC/DC	Realize	1146
9	10	ARCHITECTS	Animals	1140
10	11	COREY TAYLOR	Samantha’s Gone	1070
11	5	MAMMOTH WVH	Distance	1066
12	13	OFFSPRING	Let The Bad Times Roll	967
13	12	AYRON JONES	Mercy	904
14	14	ESCAPE THE FATE/LINDSEY STIRLING	Invincible F/Lindsey Stirling	679
15	16	DEFTONES	Ceremony	654
16	15	BLACK STONE CHERRY	Again	641
17	17	A DAY TO REMEMBER	Everything We Need	638
18	18	GRETA VAN FLEET	Heat Above	620
19	19	BLACK VEIL BRIDES	Scarlet Cross	588
20	20	ZERO 9:36	Adrenaline	572
21	26	DES ROCS	This Is Our Life	410
22	25	LOVE AND DEATH	Down	378
23	32	DIRTY HONEY	California Dreamin’	362
24	24	FOO FIGHTERS	Shame Shame	346
25	21	ROB ZOMBIE	The Triumph Of King Freak…	317
26	29	MYLES KENNEDY	In Stride	291
27	23	THEORY OF A DEADMAN	Strangers	277
28	28	ALL TIME LOW/BLACKBEAR	Monsters F/Blackbear	267
29	39	BADFLOWER	F The World	263
30	42	ATREYU	Warrior F/Travis Barker	237
31	31	10 YEARS	The Unknown	232
32	30	MACHINE GUN KELLY	Bloody Valentine	227
33	22	FROM ASHES TO NEW	Scars That I’m Hiding	225
34	27	RA	Intercorrupted	224
35	33	TETRARCH	You Never Listen	203
36	0	RISE AGAINST	Nowhere Generation	202
37	36	KEITH WALLEN	Dream Away	185
38	38	A KILLER’S CONFESSION	Remember	158
39	35	BLACK CROWES	Charming Mess	140
40	37	3 DOORS DOWN	The Better Life (2021)	137
41	52	EVANESCENCE	Better Without You	133
42	43	CORE	Save Me	112
43	44	FOUNDRY	Not This Time	110
44	48	BAD OMENS	Never Know	108
45	41	SERJ TANKIAN	Elasticity	106
46	46	OH! THE HORROR	Tears Of Gold	95
47	49	PLUSH	Hate	92
48	83	ROYAL BLOOD	Typhoons	86
49	45	OF MICE & MEN	Anchor	84
50	47	WEEZER	All My Favorite Songs	75

 

 

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

MYLES KENNEDY – “In Stride”

There’s a saying that goes…“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles.  It takes away today’s peace.”  For the past year, it has been nearly impossible for many to avoid worrying about the future, unless of course, you’re Myles Kennedy.  Then you just take it all “In Stride.”

As a fellow Gen Xer, like Kennedy, I used to take most things in stride, especially when they were beyond my control.  I have to admit that the pandemic that rocked the world made it impossible for me to be as cool as Kennedy is, but then again, how many can claim to be as cool as the man with the ageless golden pipes even before the pandemic?

While I definitely fell prey to worrying about the future, the message that Kennedy delivers on “In Stride” is a poignant one.  As much as I have embraced technology and social media, there are parts of me that still long for the simpler days of yesteryear.  Back then, there were trusted news sources that everyone followed.  The news, for lack of a better term, was incredibly boring.  Opinion shows by slanted networks that treat ratings like oxygen, and sensationalistic online “news” sources (that care more about being first and getting clicks than about being thorough and factual) have heightened our collective fears.  Social media has taken those fears and pitted us against each other.

I can’t help but think that the world would be a much happier place if we took things “in stride” as we once did.  But that ship has clearly sailed, so the message of this song, while poignant, is not likely to become a reality in modern times.

Having one of the most identifiable voices in rock, and being a prolific songwriter, you would think that Kennedy’s songs on various projects would have a lot of overlap.  Somehow, that is not the case, given that Alter Bridge and his work with Slash is distinctly different.  So too is his solo work, not only from his other two bands, but from his first solo release.

“In Stride” showcases a raw, swampy, bluesy side of Kennedy with a heavy groove that sounds unlike any of his other music.  What is familiar though is Kennedy’s signature soaring melodic choruses that leave you feeling uplifted.

 

 

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…

ANY GIVEN SIN – “The Way I Say Goodbye”

TAKE THE DAY – “Burning Alive”

RISE AGAINST – “Nowhere Generation”

GRETA VAN FLEET – “Broken Bells”

DANNY WORSNOP – “Love You More”

CAVO – “Come Undone”

SMITH/KOTZEN – “Running”

CRASH MIDNIGHT – “Killing Time”

EMPTY TRAIL – “Somewhere”

GEMINI SYNDROME – “IDK”

THE DEAD DAISIES – “Holy Ground”

DIRTY HONEY – “California Dreamin'”

THEM EVILS – “Coattails”

THE LOYAL ORDER – “Fuck Or Fight”

AS STRANGE AS ANGELS – “The Curse”

THE ODDEVEN – “Bleed For Something”

RIDING WITH KILLERS – “World Apart”

WOLVES AT THE GATE – “Counterfeit”

SAM COFFEY & THE IRON LUNGS – “Back With The Gang”

FOOLPROOF – “Violet”

TEENAGE WRIST – “Earth Is A Black Hole” 

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

ARTIST	SONG TITLE	SPIN INCREASE
RISE AGAINST	Nowhere Generation	202
DIRTY HONEY	California Dreamin’	168
OFFSPRING	Let The Bad Times Roll	152
BADFLOWER	F The World	131
SEETHER	Bruised And Bloodied	130
ATREYU	Warrior F/Travis Barker	121
FOO FIGHTERS	Waiting On A War	112
ARCHITECTS	Animals	110

 

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