The Yashin, The Coriolis Effect and Glory For An Idol

The Yashin, The Coriolis Effect and Glory For An Idol

53 Degrees Preston

May 31st 2013

The night was kicked off by Glory for an Idol, who are a five piece band from Manchester.  Unfortunately their set was plagued with technical difficulties from the start.  Within the first song they had broken two guitar straps and during the course of the set Chris' microphone fell from the mic stand on numerous occasions.

Singing songs from their EP, 'Prepare for the Fight', they got the crowd going and even managed to get a small mosh pit going.

Unfortunately it was not until the last song of the night, 'Headstrong' that we heard their full potential.  Throughout the set the singer Danny had only been heard when the harmonising vocals kicked in, however during 'Headstrong' we got to hear his voice properly, and he has an amazing voice.  It's such a shame that they chose to play the majority of songs with Chris singing scremo style and Danny backing as they could utilise Danny's voice much better and appeal to a larger audience.

Next up where The Coriolis Effect from Preston and unfortunately I was not really impressed with them.  The singer didn't have a very strong voice and his vocals quite often got lost in the music, however they had some good guitar riffs.  Unfortunately, they came across as 'Bring Me The Horizon' wannabes and it's safe to say I won't be rushing to see them again.

At 9.40 the Yashin exploded onto the stage and proceeded to wow the audience with songs from their album 'We Created a Monster' as well as a couple of older tunes and a cheeky cover version of Linkin Park's 'One Step Closer'.  Hailing from Glasgow, with the exception of Harry Radford who is from Florida, the Yashin have a unique sound.   From their opening number of 'New Year, New York' to their closing number of 'Run Away Train', they had the audience bouncing and in the palm of their hand the whole time. At the end of their set both Harry and Kevin stood at the barrier giving high fives to their fans before disappearing backstage.

After chants for more from the audience they returned to the stage announcing that they don't usually do encores but they would make an exception tonight and then proceeded with a short on stage discussion about what they should sing.  Harry then announced that he wanted to dance with us and climbed over the barrier and into the crowd while they sang their last song.  Harry then initiated a conga line and ending up stood on the seating next to me, in an attempt to escape from a woman who kept trying to grope him, even though he asked her politely several times to stop.

The Yashin have certainly made their mark on the world in the last couple of years and it is easy to see why when you see the rapport between them on stage and the relationship they have with their audience.  They put in 110% during this show (as they always have when I have seen them previously).

I have been lucky enough to meet Harry Radford and he is a lovely guy.  I would not hesitate to go and see the Yashin again.