If Rush is a sophisticated, techno-edition of Cream, then by all means Talas is the 80s answer to those proto-metalunatics, Blue Cheer. Some may pick their noses at the mention of Blue Cheer, but decibel for decibel they were better at metalese than most of the so-called new wave metalmaniacs. Talas has been playing the bar/small hall circuit in much the same fashion as Van Halen did before they made their Run with the Devil and, like Van Halen, Talas will be leaving their pink ice and stale beer tour very soon and taking up their righteous place in the pantheon of metal gods. My fave song here is “NV43345,” which does for bass guitar what “One Red Rose For You” did for slide guitar. Also, many thanks to the lovely young lady who delivered this record to my front door (a dangerous task to be sure).
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