Logan @ The Asylum, Birmingham - 23 May 2009

Logan @ The Asylum, Birmingham - 23 May 2009

I'd heard a lot about Logan without actually catching them live before. There are a much-talked-about hard rock outfit from Glasgow. Much talked about, mainly because the music industry appears to be bypassing them when all who comment on them say how good they are.

In the studio they appear to have a great sound. Check out their MySpace http://www.myspace.com/loganmusic site for evidence. Touches of Alter Bridge, Staind, even Shinedown, hard rock edged with grunge. Certainly its an Americanised sound but that's no criticism.

Live tonight at the Asylum, in front of around 70 or so punters, you would forgive Logan for going through the motions. Coupled with early sound difficulties and vocalist Kenny Collins fighting what appeared to be an all-night battle with his foldback volume, it did take them a while to hit their stride but with the quality of songs in their tank they cannot fail to win through.

Flanked either side by the Reilly twins (rather uncannily alike - oh the fun they must have with the girls!) they appear very comfortable with each other and that gets transferred to the crowd, with references to people's birthdays and acknowledgments to the roadcrew and merchandise guy, Rab.

Perhaps, just maybe, its a bit too comfortable in order to take them to the next level. I'd like to see a bit more desire and hunger rather then settling for the path they appear to be on. They should certainly be pulling in more than 70 on a Saturday night in Birmingham.

Their perseverance is for all to see and this attitude appears to have secured them a slot at this year's 'Classic Rock Day' @ Download (Sun 14th) and I for one will be interested to see how they fair in front of a larger festival crowd.

If they can catch a wave from that and roll it into a new release later in the year we could be seeing a lot more of Logan.