Beat the Drum

Pallas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Inside Out U.S.
• ASIN: B0001CNQ94
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,801 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2004 reissue of album originally released in 1999. Inside Out. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Softeness inside, March 8, 2003

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Guylaine Le Ber (Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beat the Drum (Audio CD)

Imagine Vangelis with lyrics including progressive and metal elements. What a wonderful mixture giving an atmospheric sound.

Softeness of the singing really attracted me on this album, it is so controlled (voice is a criss-cross of Mark Hollis and Demis Roussos almost).

Can't decide which is my favorite song. Is it "Fragment of the sun", "Beat the drum","all or nothing","hide and seek","spirits" or "ghosts"? I'll leave it to my mood of the day. Excellent purchase.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In For A Nice Surprise?, April 29, 2002

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Peter H. Kistemaker (Helmond, Noord Brabant Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beat the Drum (Audio CD)

I never had heard any material of Pallas before and just stumbled into this band listening to different recommendations in sympho-rock at my favourite CD-store.I was in for a nice surprise and immediately bought this album. Call to Arms opens the album. It's a powerful rock track with a nice break. A good but rather straightforward track. Beat the Drum is one of the best tracks on the album. This song has a wonderful quiet opening with just piano, string keyboards and vocals. After two and a half minutes a powerful second half starts. The title track features a very powerful bass line and good melodies. A thunderous drum sequence gives the finishing touch. Hide and Seek is a very accessible up tempo song with a catchy melody. Insomniac starts with spooky keyboard and sound effects. Very atmospheric. The powerful second half is based around the bass and guitar riffs. After various tempo and theme changes the song ends with a computerized voice. All or Nothing : another straightforward rock tune with a chunking bass and good use of backing vocals. Spirits starts as a quiet ballad with vocals and keyboard effects, accompanied by wonderful percussion. The climax of the song is very majestic and features bagpipe samples and snare drums playing a march rhythm. Man of Principle is a poppy up tempo song with a catchy melody. Ghosts starts with vocals and keyboard effects. Bass and percussion join in after a while and soon the tempo increases and the song gets a more grungy rock feel, with some wonderful riffs. Blood and Roses is a beautiful ballad. Halfway through the song a string arrangements comes in. The song ends with the whole band playing and a beautiful guitar solo. Wilderness Years ; the first part has a slow rhythm and the backing vocals make this sound like a military marching song, with some nice guitar solos in the rest of the song. Fragments of the Sun ; what can I say, just a perfect closing of a great album. The album has a perfect alternation between more commercial rock tunes and atmospheric symphonic progressive highlights. This is definitely a great piece of work !

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly PROGRESSIVE album, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Beat the Drum (Audio CD)

They kept me waiting for more than a decade... and at last here it is: A truly "progressive" album! If you like "Knightmoves to Wedge," you should order it now. If you still love "The Sentinel" better, try this latest one, which clearly shows what Pallas really are. If you have never heard of Pallas and if you love intelligent rock music with thoughtful lyrics, haunting melody and tight ensemble, this is YOUR album. Highly recommended in every way!