Pallas

[Nicky007]

WHAT ? 

He's sings beautifully, one of my fave singers  

How could they do it  

Nicky.

[maddox]

Alan , the singer ., has just been sacked from the band 

[Teunis]

Sad, one of my favourite prog singers  . Hopefully we will see him with an other band soon! There are always two sides on a story.
This is what Alan Reed wrote:

It is with great regret that I must tell you that I am no longer a member of Pallas.

This is not a situation of my desire or choosing. I have been unceremoniously informed that the other members of the band have unanimously decided to sack me. This has happened without prior warning or discussion.

The purported reason is an alleged lack of commitment on my part to the band and the forthcoming album. My external activities with other projects is cited in support of this.

I can only express my sadness that I will no longer be part of the Pallas story. The new album was/is shaping up to be a good one, and I was looking forward to participating fully in it.

I take extreme exception to the suggestion that I was not committed to the band. As I'm sure anyone who knows me will testify, I've been passionate about Pallas since I first joined 25 years ago. I've also been very active in the organisation of the band on many levels.

I can't begin to say how angry and hurt I feel at the way this has been done. We've all been through a lot together over the years, and I've always considered every member of the band and crew a close personal friend. I'd like to say that I wish Graeme, Niall, Ronnie and Colin the best of luck without me - but as you will understand, such Machiavellian treatment leaves a bitter taste. However, I am not and never have been vengeful, and perhaps in the fullness of time we'll speak again.. But this is a betrayal that is not easily forgiven.

As for my own future, it's too early to say. I had not anticipated this, and was expecting a full programme of Pallas-related activity over the next year. Whatever my next move is, it's likely to sound very different. I hope you will continue to offer me the same support and friendship that I have enjoyed up until now.

Alan Reed


And this is what Graeme Murray wrote on behalf of the band Pallas:

Today is a sad day.  Playing in a band is like being in a marriage, 
only there are five partners instead of two. It is complicated.  No 
one goes into a marriage expecting to get divorced. Alan has been a 
member of Pallas for many years, but the sad inescapable truth is that 
Alan, and the other members of the band have slowly drifted apart over 
the last couple of years.

No one set out with the intention that this should happen. It just 
has. It is partly due to the geographical problems of living at 
opposite ends of the UK. Alan has been unable to attend a Pallas 
rehearsal in the last five years, and writing music together when you 
are 500 miles apart is difficult.  Sometimes people just grow apart as 
their ideas and interests change. During the last set of UK gigs Alan 
did not travel  with the rest of the band members and barely spoke to 
any of the rest of the band during the two days we were together. 
There was no discussion about the new album, no laughs with the rest 
of us. It was all very uncomfortable. None of us have had any 
communication from Alan since the Peel. At a time when we are starting 
to record a new album that seemed very odd.

Yesterday was a very sad day for me. It fell on me on behalf of the 
rest of the band to tell Alan that we wanted a divorce. Nothing 
Machiavellian, nothing gutless, nothing underhand, nothing vindictive. 
There is no good time to tell someone something like this. There is no 
good way to tell someone something like this. We are all very sad, and 
I, and the guys, knew how hurt Alan would be, understandably, but the 
fact is the relationship had broken down, to a point where we wanted a 
divorce.

The reason we play in Pallas is for the enjoyment and for the love of 
the music. If we are not enjoying it then there is no point and the 
band would simply die, like a loveless marriage. We were not enjoying 
the fact that the relationship had broken down. I don't propose to 
discuss the breakdown its not appropriate, it just happened. It's sad.

Pallas will continue. We continue to work on XXV, and it will come out 
later this year. We will be touring, We will be playing at Progeny, We 
look forward to seeing you all and hopefully to your ongoing support.

  We wish Alan well. There is no ill will on our part and we are sure 
that Alan will be fronting another band before long, and we look 
forward to that. We would like to remain friends.

  I had asked Alan to call me today after our call yesterday. He was 
very angry on the phone and I totally understand that. I had hoped 
that I could talk to him today and explain some of these things to him 
personally before any announcement was made about the situation. 
Unfortunately, I am having to say them publicly.  I hope this helps 
balance the equation and that it may give an insight into the other 
side of this unhappy story. On behalf of the members of Pallas,

  Graeme

[aswas]

Wow, I just learned of this band from Nicky about a month ago and have been gobbling up their cds and just got their dvd Moment to Moment in the mail yesterday and it was an awesome powerful experience.
What is really funny is before I went to sleep I listened to the interview with Alan and Graeme, and I thought how well they on with each other. I guess alot can happen in a year or so. Reading the 2 explanationsk, it is hard to read between the lines. Although it does seem that it would be awful difficult writing a new cd under those conditions, with not attending any rehearsals for so long. But as any story, there is always more ...to the story, I guess. A bummer. They will get on but I dug Alan voice and obvious emotional attachment to the music he was singing to.

[Nicky007]

Yeah, Aswas, I really love Alan's singing in Pallas. He was an essential part of their music. It's true, there's something ingenuous - as well as ingenious - about his singing. He just stands there - and delivers his wonderful stuff - without playacting or in any other way trying to get attention.

Sure I'm gonna miss him in the coming activities of Pallas.

But I guess it's like when one's parents divorce: You still love'm and respect'm both fully. It's not that "you're dumb" or "you're dumb", it just didnt work any longer. And now you won't see'm together, instead you'l see'm in turn, and you'l enjoy their company just as much.

So we'l have to accept that Pallas has a new singer, and that Alan has to find himself some new excellent musicians, and I'm excited about what both acts bring up  

Nicky.

[aswas]

Yeah you are right Nicky. It is just ironic. But you are right. They will all come out ok. Pallas will come out Ok, if not better. And Alan will come out of it ok, and I hope better. He will be the front man in another band I know, and it will be a great band. Daniel(un-aswas)

[Teunis]

The new album 'XXV' is to be released next month. I'm not impressed by what I've heard so far from the new singer. There is a free download of a track called 'Monster' on their new website: http://www.pallasxxv.com/ as well as a few youtube tracks.

[maddox]

The new album 'XXV' is to be released next month. I'm not impressed by what I've heard so far from the new singer. There is a free download of a track called 'Monster' on their new website: http://www.pallasxxv.com/ as well as a few youtube tracks.

Well, the song itself isn't that bad.
Just have to get used to the singer.
He's capable but not great if you ask me.

[Bupie]

I only knew The Sentinel which failed to impress me. I even sold it back. But I like what is to be heard on their website. Sounds like a promising album (but I tend to join Mad's opinion about the new singer  ).