Gig Review

Yashin
Jody Has A Hitlist, Every Last Breath, Tantrum To Blind
Birmingham, Academy 2
18th March 2012


Yashin                  Jody Has A Hitlist      With One Last Breath   Tantrum To Blind

                                             

Photo Of Tantrum To Blind © Copyright James DalyWell tonight I'm pretty psyched as I get to see some pretty cool bands, including a new Swedish band Called Tantrum To Blind who I’ve had a listen to and sound pretty awesome. It should be a fun night and I can’t wait to get to the venue and get rocking.

Unfortunately it isn’t as simple as that, as I get to the venue and have to deal with allot of hassle, I can't get in straight away to get my photo pass, so I have to queue and unless I was here at 10am with the die-hard fans I'm not going to get in on time to shoot Tantrum To Blind, the band I'm Most excited to see! So I queue, rather begrudgingly, as I’m trying get in to see a band I want to push and promote to you guys, I eventually get in with 5 minutes left and get told I can't take even half a songs worth of photos as I missed the first 3 songs! So I settle in and enjoy the last 3. The band are a female fronted rock band, with punky undertones, the sound isn't the best as I think the sound guys are just warming up, but they jump around the stage and put on a good show and although the guitars sound out, the vocals sound wicked! They are joined on the last song by Yashin vocalist Harry Radford and the band get the biggest cheer so far, the set ends and I'm left wanting more.

Photo Of Tantrum To Blind © Copyright James DalyWell the next band up is With One Last Breath, they're a heavy rock/screamo band who have a long road ahead of them. They have the basics down, they sound alright just not great, they move around the stage but with not enough energy and they sing ok, but a bit off in the higher parts. I'm sure they can break through and get a decent following if they tour more and work on these minor flaws. Other than that they were ok, nice breakdowns and a gruff scream but I’m left feeling rather disappointed.

Next Up are Irish pop rockers; Jody Has A Hitlist, they come out to a warm response, it seems like allot of the kids here tonight are here for them. Now they are different from the first two bands, they’d probably better suited supporting You Me At Six or All Time Low than on this tour but I suppose it’s a nice break from the rockiness of the evening with some catchy songs with some keys and sing-a-longs. The sound is better than the first two bands which makes things better, they take full control of this small stage and definitely work the crowd into a frenzy. They’re catchy, happy and look like there really enjoying being on stage which is great! They play a nice little set and have worked this crowd of young fans into a frenzy!

Photo Of One Last Breath © Copyright James DalyNow before I start with Yashin, I want to take a moment talk about the crowd tonight. Normally I go to gigs and joke that I’m the oldest person there, and at 28 I’m not too old, I’m not a cranky middle age reviewer that has been doing this for years and hates going to gigs, I’m a person that still loves seeing bands and trying out different/new styles of music. But tonight I AM the oldest person in the room, and that includes the bands! The only people who are older are the parents that have settled at the back of the room to make sure they’re young kids are alright. It was crazy, the audience was mainly 14 year old girls all screaming and getting worked up at everything that was happening. Now I personally don’t understand what dictates the type of audience that a band gets, what age etc. but I totally don’t understand how Yashin have such a young crowd as when I saw them a few months ago supporting Skindred at the Jagermeister gig in Birmingham I thought they were aimed at an older audience, how wrong I was!

Photo Of With One Last Breath © Copyright James DalyThe Scottish rockers Yashin appear on stage and the already hyped up crowd go crazy, there is constant screaming and whistling, the noise is so loud that it’s hard to hear the band! But when you do, you understand why the sound has been poor all night, it’s because each band has been using their own kit and the only band that has been checked out properly is Yashin, as it’s their show and you can tell, as they sound great. The levels are tight, the vocals stand out and between the great sound coming from the stage and the high pitched screaming coming from the crowd mixes in the middle to make you feel quite nauseous. Yashin, are excellent performers, they work the crowd up, they jump around the stage, they play off each other, just as great rock bands do, it’s just a shame they’re not in the main academy as this stage is too small for them. They perform well, doing songs they’ve been playing for a few years, mainly songs from they’re debut album “Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them” with a few newer ones thrown in. Unfortunately they don’t do their amazing Britney Spears cover of Everytime which blew me away when I saw them last but they have impressed me, it’s just a shame I feel like the gig was missing something, and I think that the something was; age, I really think that older people should check them out! They’re a great fun band, yes a bit juvenile in parts but they’ve got something to give and I’m sure if you check them out you won’t be disappointed!

Overall tonight has been a mixed bag, it started off slow due to missing most of the band I came here to see, Tantrum To Blind, and the fact they didn’t sound great, due to poor levels. Then it turned worse With One Last Breath not being tight enough, it got different with Jody Has A Hitlist and their poppy style and then finally it ended well with Yashin and their fun stage show.

Tantrum To Blind 3/5
Every Last Breath 2/5
Jody Has A Hitlist 3.5/5
Yashin 4/5

Review By James Daly

 Yashin


Harry Radford
Kevin Miles
Paul Travers
Andrew McShane
Lewis Millen
David Beaton

 Jody Has A Hitlist


Pod
Kelen
Ebbs
Jay
Franny

 With One Last Breath


Spencer Costello
Sam Graves
Joe Graves
Chris Bowling
Joe Lancaster

 Tantrum To Blind


Melanie Mohlkert
Simon Janlöv
Michael Cicero
Daniel Sandin Lundell

 Band Related Links
Yashin Facebook
Jody Has A Hitlist Facebook
With One Last Breath Facebook
Tantrum To Blind Facebook
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?