Blinding Darkness

Blinding Darkness Artist: Pallas
Label: Inside Out U.S.
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 693723655628
EAN: 0693723655628
ASIN: B0000ARNCV


Release Date: 2004-09-09

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Tracks:

  1. Cross and the Crucible
  2. For the Greater Glory
  3. Who's to Blame
  4. Executioner/Rat Racing
  5. Crown of Thorns
  6. Beat the Drums
  7. Blood and Roses
  8. Blinding Darkness
  9. Towers of Babble

Tracks:

  1. Midas Touch
  2. Celebrational
  3. Rise and Fall, Pt. 1
  4. East West
  5. March on Atlantis
  6. Atlantis
  7. Cut and Run - Euan Lowson, Pallas
  8. Ripper - Euan Lowson, Pallas

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  2. The Dreams of Men
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars FATHERS OF NEO PROG.......2004-12-28

THIS IS A GREAT LIVE COMPILATION AND WOULD SERVE AS A GREAT INTRO TO THE BAND. IF YOU LIKE GENESIS, EARLY MARILLION AND THE LIKE, YOU WILL ENJOY THIS. ALSO, PURCHASE THE DVD VERSION OF THIS.

1 out of 5 stars Neo Prog? OK !.......2004-04-28

I will admit that this band gets closer than other bands of this supposed genre: NEOPROG . This band has Floyd influences and a touch of Genesis and IQ. I was a bit skeptical at first but they are very good musicians and good writers. This particular release unleashes the best of their history and it's pretty faithful to it. Takes a few listens but al in all very good!

5 out of 5 stars 'Neo-Prog' Of The Highest Order, Pallas Rocks!.......2004-02-13

Back in the early 80's there emerged in Britain a slew of melodic 'progressive rock' bands with a dramatic flair, a New Wave of progressive rock which included the likes of Marillion, IQ, Twelvfth Night and Pendragon. Scotland's Pallas were also amongst these, though this is the first Pallas album I've heard and now I must say- I have been missing out. I now count them as interesting as the others, and in no way are they a lesser 'neo-prog' band(though the limiting label of 'neo-prog' is widely hated by these type of bands). They have their own sound too.

Pallas have a dark, harder edge in places(similar perhaps to Arena) and the music is captivating. For anyone into that sound- lush synthesizers, melodic recurring themes, extended compositions and passionate vocal delivery- Pallas are for you, and this disc is a great place to start. Material basically covers all their history, but with the heftiest emphasis on their more recent 'Cross & The Crucible' and their classic second album 'The Sentinel'. Highlights for me were the classic 'Crown Of Thorns', the Atlantis suite, and the last two 'Cross...' tracks, 'Midas Touch' and 'Celebration!' The band is in fine form and Alan Reed trading vocal lines with bassist Graeme Murray on 'Crown Of Thorns' sounds great. Some of the tracks sound better here in a live context than the studio versions. One standout moment for Pallas fans is when the band is joined by their original lead singer, coaxed out of retirement, who sings the last two tracks. If only Fish & Marillion would do that.

Overall this two-cd set is a great intro to the music of Pallas. There is also a DVD of the show as well. If you like that IQ/Arena/Twelvth Night/Jadis type sound, this is a keeper.

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  2. A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish ~ My Ruin
  3. Moment of Reckoning ~ Jacknife
  4. The King Biscuit Flower Hour ~ Zebra
  5. Ipso Facto ~ Rik Emmett
  6. Queens of the Stone Age/Beaver ~ Queens of the Stone Age, Beaver
  7. Energetic Disassembly ~ Watchtower
  8. Ultimate Collection ~ Gamma Ray
  9. String Quartet Tribute to Black Sabbath ~ Various Artists
  10. Firewood ~ Witchcraft

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In the Middle of a Life ~ George Grove

Consign to Oblivion ~ Epica

Down to Earth ~ Ozzy Osbourne

Sufi Music of Turkey ~ Kudsi & Suleyman Erguner

En Concert ~ Mylene Farmer

Toute La Ville En Parle ~ Eddy Mitchell

Borrowed Heaven

Phantom Guitars ~ Various Artists

Silver Screen Orchestra ~ Silver Screen Orchestra

Reach Up ~ Toney Lee & D Train