The majority of the “new” Prog bands that came out of the UK in the mid-eighties were tagged with the Genesis clone label. Marillion had that for years and so did Pallas. I think Pallas sound more like their American counterparts Styx and Kansas. In fact, you can add New Wave to the list as well. I remember them touring this album with some elaborate stage props, but they didn’t seem to break through like Marillion did.
There are some grandiose extended pieces on here which gives them brownie points in the Prog olympics. My favourite is Atlantis. I do believe they changed vocalists after this record which is a shame as I like his quirky style, it fits the music really well.
A fun record nonetheless.
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
