BEAT THE DRUM

This was the first album I checked out by Pallas and didn't even know then that this was actually their revival after 12 years out of business. I bought it mainly because Pallas was one of the rare bands active in the (early) eighties. The other British famous ones were in those days Pendragon, Marillion and IQ. I liked those, mainly Marillion in the Fish days and Pendragon (The Jewel). So I wondered what Pallas was like. I can't get enthousiastic about this band. What I liked about Pendragon and Marillion were the progressive elements in their work. I can't really discover them with Pallas' music. They are much more ordinary songs, hardly any instrumental passages or epic songs. So I'm sorry, not my cup of tea. But the music is not really bad so i give 3 stars.