HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 5/1/21
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 5/1/21. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
| THIS | LAST | |||
| WEEK | WEEK | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | SPINS |
| 1 | 3 | POP EVIL | Breathe Again | 1735 |
| 2 | 1 | PRETTY RECKLESS | And So It Went | 1664 |
| 3 | 4 | SEETHER | Bruised And Bloodied | 1646 |
| 4 | 5 | OFFSPRING | Let The Bad Times Roll | 1621 |
| 5 | 2 | FOO FIGHTERS | Waiting On A War | 1619 |
| 6 | 6 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | Teardrops | 1374 |
| 7 | 9 | AYRON JONES | Mercy | 1270 |
| 8 | 10 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | Everything We Need | 1091 |
| 9 | 7 | ARCHITECTS | Animals | 1083 |
| 10 | 11 | GRETA VAN FLEET | Heat Above | 1027 |
| 11 | 8 | CHEVELLE | Self destructor | 1008 |
| 12 | 12 | RISE AGAINST | Nowhere Generation | 967 |
| 13 | 16 | ZERO 9:36 | Adrenaline | 963 |
| 14 | 14 | DEFTONES | Ceremony | 890 |
| 15 | 13 | ESCAPE THE FATE | Invincible | 831 |
| 16 | 17 | DIRTY HONEY | California Dreamin’ | 790 |
| 17 | 20 | BADFLOWER | F The World | 743 |
| 18 | 19 | BLACK VEIL BRIDES | Scarlet Cross | 696 |
| 19 | 22 | MAMMOTH WVH | Don’t Back Down | 635 |
| 20 | 21 | ROYAL BLOOD | Typhoons | 606 |
| 21 | 15 | AC/DC | Realize | 548 |
| 22 | 23 | ATREYU (f. TRAVIS BARKER) | Warrior | 543 |
| 23 | 24 | EVANESCENCE | Better Without You | 469 |
| 24 | 28 | ALL GOOD THINGS | For The Glory | 460 |
| 25 | 25 | BEARTOOTH | The Past Is Dead | 415 |
| 26 | 30 | DAUGHTRY | Heavy Is The Crown | 365 |
| 27 | 29 | MYLES KENNEDY | In Stride | 343 |
| 28 | 26 | 10 YEARS | The Unknown | 339 |
| 29 | 27 | ALL TIME LOW (f. BLACKBEAR) | Monsters | 337 |
| 30 | 18 | COREY TAYLOR | Samantha’s Gone | 309 |
| 31 | 31 | TETRARCH | You Never Listen | 269 |
| 32 | 35 | BAD OMENS | Never Know | 220 |
| 33 | 36 | PLUSH | Hate | 212 |
| 34 | 33 | MACHINE GUN KELLY | Bloody Valentine | 198 |
| 35 | 34 | KEITH WALLEN | Dream Away | 188 |
| 36 | 37 | FOUNDRY | Not This Time | 170 |
| 37 | 38 | A KILLER’S CONFESSION | Remember | 167 |
| 38 | 32 | DES ROCS | This Is Our Life | 153 |
| 39 | 40 | OH! THE HORROR | Tears Of Gold | 152 |
| 40 | 44 | LIGHT THE TORCH | Wilting In The Light | 140 |
| 41 | 42 | DEAD POET SOCIETY | .CoDA. | 124 |
| 42 | 41 | CORE | Save Me | 119 |
| 43 | 46 | ANY GIVEN SIN | The Way I Say Goodbye | 109 |
| 44 | 43 | PSYCHOSEXUAL | Devil From Hell | 106 |
| 45 | 49 | BLAME MY YOUTH | Fantastic | 81 |
| 46 | 48 | WEEZER | All My Favorite Songs | 74 |
| 47 | 62 | CHEVELLE | Mars Simula | 72 |
| 48 | 50 | TEENAGE WRIST | Earth Is A Black Hole | 72 |
| 49 | 51 | KINGS OF LEON | The Bandit | 64 |
| 50 | 70 | GOJIRA | Amazonia | 63 |
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PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)
DROPKICK MURPHYS – “Queen Of Suffolk County”
Regardless of the subject matter, the state of the world, or the state of your mind, when you listen to Dropkick Murphys, you can’t help but smile as you feel your spirits soar. It is a gift that very few bands possess. Even during the isolating feel of 2020 that had most of us longing to return to shows and some semblance of normalcy, Dropkick Murphys provided moments of joy in otherwise daunting times. The first (for me) was when they played a virtual concert on St. Patrick’s Day at the beginning of the lockdown. The next was when they played another virtual concert at Fenway Park. Those two shows are technically the only ones that I’ve seen since before the pandemic stopped the world in its tracks.
Things are looking up now as there seems to be a light at the end of a seemingly endless tunnel. Just as they did when things were at their bleakest point, Dropkick Murphys have brought a sense of joy with their latest single, “Queen of Suffolk County.” The story in the lyrics takes you back to simpler times when the hair was big and our problems were small (relatively speaking). With the banjo and accordion taking center stage, this song feels like one big dopamine hit, even though the lyrics are about a woman whose actions leave a lot to be desired. The sarcasm in referring to her as a “queen” just adds to the charm of this feel-good song. I have no idea if Active Rock radio would actually spin the track, but if they’re going to play weak, crappy alternative songs, they should color outside the lines and spin a song that would truly make their playlists sound fresh and exciting!
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…
DROPKICK MURPHYS – “Queen Of Suffolk County”
A KILLER’S CONFESSION – “Trapped Inside”
THE OFFSPRING – “This Is Not Utopia”
SMITH/KOTZEN – “Running”
THE DAMN TRUTH – “This Is Who We Are Now”
TAKE THE DAY – “Burning Alive”
DANKO JONES – “I Want Out”
FOOLPROOF – “Violent”
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…
| SPIN | ||
| ARTIST | SONG TITLE | INCREASE |
| ALL GOOD THINGS | For The Glory | 157 |
| ZERO 9:36 | Adrenaline | 141 |
| MAMMOTH WVH | Don’t Back Down | 114 |
| EVANESCENCE | Better Without You | 108 |
| BADFLOWER | F The World | 102 |
| AYRON JONES | Mercy | 101 |
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