The Cross & The Crucible

Pallas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Inside Out U.S.
• ASIN: B00005LMOQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #330,318 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

High class progressive hard rock by the legendary PALLAS on one of their greatest albums ever. Highly recommended!!INSIDE OUT MUSIC 2001

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF PROG ROCK 2001, November 9, 2001

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P. Arceo "Watcherofthesky" (Monterrey. NL Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cross & The Crucible (Audio CD)

I like and listen the progressive rock since 25 years ago (Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, ELP my favourites that time!).
After "Beat the Drum", a very good work, Pallas come back with this masterpiece. With this album (the 4th) Pallas really growth significatly. It contains influences and elements of early days of prog and also new and modern elements. This album is powerful, moving, very melodic. You must to listen several times the CD to understand and find the rich variety of the music. The sound and production are very great, especially the drums and bass. Compositions and perfomance: 9.4, Production: 9, artwork: 9.5. All songs excellents, but the highlights to me are "The Cross and the Crucible", "For the Greater Glory" (maybe the best of the album and at the prog rock scene in this year), "Towers of Babble" and "Midas Touch". The best albums in the prog rock the last years: 1996 was for Pendragon with "The Masquerade Overture"; 1997 was for IQ with "Subterranea"; 1998: Arena with "The Visitor"; 1999: Dream Theater with "Metropolis 2"; 2000: Transatlantic with his album debut "SMTPe". Definitely "Cross & the Crucible" and the new work of Transatlantic "Bridge across forever" are the best albums of prog rock of 2001 until now, believe me!. And for last, a explanation: somebody (the record label) said that Pallas is Progressive metal (Dream Theater, Symphony X, Shadow Gallery, Vanden Plas, Ayreon for example). This is false. The style is progressive rock symphonic (Pendragon, IQ, Arena).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pallas Makes a Comeback!, September 15, 2001

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Wade C. Boring (Springfield, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cross & The Crucible (Audio CD)

This is the best release that Pallas has put out in years. More in line with older stuff like The Sentinel or the Wedge. Pallas's slow slide into pop was great dissapointment to many who remember them as being on the cutting edge of prog in the early 80's. This band, along with IQ, Marillion, Galahad and Twelfth Night revitalized an all but dead genre of music. Cross and Crucible is a mature well produced release that showcases the technical ability of these musicians. They may be 20 years older but they still can play! I think fans of the above mentioned bands will enjoy this CD alot.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS RETURN TO FORM!!!, November 20, 2001

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This review is from: The Cross & The Crucible (Audio CD)

This is the best release the lads have done since "The Sentinel" really fab production on this one! Full of the dramatic passages Pallas fans have loved for ages. Nice to have Graeme featured as lead vocalist again on a track. Truly a great release from a great neo-prog band.