HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 4/3/21

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 4/3/21

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 4/3/21. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

THIS	LAST
WEEK	WEEK	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	SPINS
1	2	FOO FIGHTERS	Waiting On A War	1993
2	1	CHEVELLE	Self destructor	1911
3	3	PRETTY RECKLESS	And So It Went	1787
4	4	POP EVIL	Breathe Again	1486
5	5	SEETHER	Bruised And Bloodied	1372
6	8	ARCHITECTS	Animals	1279
7	6	BRING ME THE HORIZON	Teardrops	1268
8	7	AC/DC	Realize	1267
9	11	OFFSPRING	Let The Bad Times Roll	1216
10	10	COREY TAYLOR	Samantha’s Gone	1181
11	12	AYRON JONES	Mercy	1061
12	9	PAPA ROACH	The Ending	873
13	15	ESCAPE THE FATE (f. LINDSEY STIRLING)	Invincible	845
14	16	A DAY TO REMEMBER	Everything We Need	839
15	14	DEFTONES	Ceremony	811
16	17	GRETA VAN FLEET	Heat Above	780
17	19	ZERO 9:36	Adrenaline	724
18	18	BLACK STONE CHERRY	Again	667
19	20	BLACK VEIL BRIDES	Scarlet Cross	640
20	13	MAMMOTH WVH	Distance	625
21	24	RISE AGAINST	Nowhere Generation	555
22	22	DIRTY HONEY	California Dreamin’	512
23	21	DES ROCS	This Is Our Life	469
24	25	BADFLOWER	F The World	442
25	23	LOVE AND DEATH	Down	388
26	27	ATREYU (f. TRAVIS BARKER)	Warrior	339
27	26	MYLES KENNEDY	In Stride	320
28	32	ROYAL BLOOD	Typhoons	290
29	30	10 YEARS	The Unknown	287
30	29	ALL TIME LOW (f. BLACKBEAR)	Monsters	276
31	34	EVANESCENCE	Better Without You	263
32	31	MACHINE GUN KELLY	Bloody Valentine	253
33	33	TETRARCH	You Never Listen	221
34	35	KEITH WALLEN	Dream Away	214
35	37	A KILLER’S CONFESSION	Remember	174
36	40	BAD OMENS	Never Know	158
37	38	3 DOORS DOWN	The Better Life (2021)	148
38	43	PLUSH	Hate	142
39	77	MAMMOTH WVH	Don’t Back Down	134
40	42	FOUNDRY	Not This Time	133
41	41	CORE	Save Me	130
42	58	BEARTOOTH	The Past Is Dead	129
43	50	DAUGHTRY	Heavy Is The Crown	123
44	44	OH! THE HORROR	Tears Of Gold	105
45	47	WEEZER	All My Favorite Songs	76
46	46	TEENAGE WRIST	Earth Is A Black Hole	73
47	48	OF MICE & MEN	Anchor	69
48	51	KINGS OF LEON	The Bandit	62
49	49	BEARTOOTH	Devastation	48
50	53	DEAD POET SOCIETY	Coda	47

 

 

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

ANY GIVEN SIN – “The Way I Say Goodbye”

Every time Any Given Sin releases a new single, I think to myself…“THIS is going to be the song that launches them to the top of the Active Rock stratosphere!”  I’m 100% confident that I will be right eventually.  If there is any justice, “The Way I Say Goodbye” will be the song that puts these Maryland rockers over the top.

Given that they have sounded like a seasoned band since they made their debut, it’s harder to show growth and maturity as they evolve, but Any Given Sin has done so with “The Way I Say Goodbye.”

Unlike other artists whose sound changes drastically, AGS has threaded the needle between evolution and delivering the sound that their fans have come to know and love.  In fact, to the casual ear, the difference might not be that noticeable.  But as someone who regularly deconstructs songs for reviews, I can tell you that there are impressive layers to this song.

The big hooks, and melodic chorus is still infectious, but what makes “The Way I Say Goodbye” so memorable is the poetic license used in the lyrics that allows the listener to paint their own unique mental picture.  The other two standout storytellers of this generation are Brent Smith and Corey Taylor.  Any Given Sin continues to climb towards these transcendent artists with their latest single.

“The Way I Say Goodbye” showcases everything that AGS has to offer just over three minutes.  From the melodies to the soaring vocals to the moments of pure power in the bridge, this song gets better with each listen.  If you pay close attention, you will realize the brilliance of the bridge that repeats a lyric in such a way that conveys an entirely different emotion.  When you combine the band’s talent with Chris Dawson’s stellar production, you have the recipe for a song that deserves to top the charts.

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”

CRASH MIDNIGHT – “Killing Time”

GEMINI SYNDROME – “IDK”

DANNY WORSNOP – “Love You More”

CAVO – “Come Undone”

SMITH/KOTZEN – “Running”

THE DEAD DAISIES – “Holy Ground”

THEM EVILS – “Coattails”

I FIGHT FAIL  – “Here”

SILENT THEORY –  “Shaking Cages”

SORAIA  – “Tight-Lipped”

SMASH INTO PIECES – “Real One”

PAUL BARTOLOME/KELLIN QUINN – “Set Fire To The Rain”

THE RELENTLESS – “Disarm”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

ARTIST	SONG TITLE	SPIN INCREASE
RISE AGAINST	Nowhere Generation	185
FOO FIGHTERS	Waiting On A War	133
MAMMOTH WVH	Don’t Back Down	115

 

RELATED ARTICLES:

TOP 100 HARD ROCK SONGS OF 2020