By Adam Waldman After recording three studio albums with Rainbow and two studio albums with Black Sabbath, legendary heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio set off on a solo career with the band Dio. I was already a tremendous RJD fan when Dio released Holy Diver (35 years ago today) on May 25, 1983. There […]
My Favorite Album: Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind
By Adam Waldman For the first few installments of the “My Favorite Album” feature, choosing one album from a particular artist was somewhat challenging, but ultimately, the choice was fairly easy. Choosing a favorite Iron Maiden album is like choosing a favorite child. My introduction to Iron Maiden came in 1982 when I saw the […]
HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 5/12/18
HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 5/12/18 Every Tuesday 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 5/12/18. All exclusive […]
Feel Good Friday: Vandenberg and Loverboy Ring in the Weekend
By Adam Waldman Welcome to the debut of Hard Rock Daddy’s newest feature – FEEL GOOD FRIDAY. With the world seemingly always on edge, and people more divided than ever, the one thing that we can all agree upon is music. Music has the power to change your mood, to transport you to another place […]
Why Are Cover Songs So Popular In Rock These Days?
unsplash-logoEric Nopanen By Adam Waldman In a recent article entitled Modern Technology Has Destroyed The Shelf Life Of Rock Music, it was discussed how music has become commoditized. Once upon a time, we either had to own music in some form, or wait to hear it when it came on the radio or MTV. Now […]
