Moment to Moment

For many rock fans, the first style of music that comes to mind when they think of England and the early '80s is the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (which spawned Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon, etc.). But there was also another notable musical movement rising to prominence during the same era and locale: neo-prog. While the genre didn't exactly spawn any global dominators like the metal bunch did, it did give way to several acts well respected by many prog-heads, tops being Marillion, and to a lesser degree, bands such as Pallas. Despite never matching the commercial success back home that Marillion did, Pallas have been able to retain a large cult following, as they still perform and release albums, as evidenced by the arrival of the 2008 DVD Moment to Moment, recorded on Halloween night 2007 at a performance in Katowice, Poland. If you were to picture a more esoteric Asia with a more hard rock guitar sound, you wouldn't be far off from the signature Pallas sound. As with many prog bands of the era, Pallas are not going to be confused with AC/DC or the Who for giving the most on-stage thrills per minute, but longtime fans will undoubtedly enjoy pro-shot renditions of such tracks as "Warriors" and "Ghostdancers." And rounding out the DVD are several bonus bits, including photos, rehearsals, an interview, and a Tales from the Tourbus clip.