Hailing from Buffalo, on the border with Canada – this is the band’s second outing. Talas are mostly known for having virtuoso bass player Billy Sheehan in their ranks, and there is no doubting whose band this was – it was all about Billy. His playing dominates the whole record and there is an Eruption style solo piece NV43345.
A fun fact – the original version of Shy Boy is on this album, which would later appear on David Lee Roth’s first solo album, Eat ‘Em And Smile.
Song wise, the album is really strong – it’s just the production that lets it down as it’s sounds a bit flat. The title track is a kick ass track that really rocks and has a killer groove. Shy Boy is not that much different from the DLR version – it just needs filling out. King Of The World is a cool stomp rocker with some great guitar – and may be the only track that’s not overloaded with bass. Ironically the only track that is a full band written track (as Billy wrote everything else) is Outside Looking In, and other than the solo, its one of the weakest tracks on the album.
Not a bad album, and it’s cool to hear early albums from muso’s who went on to have great careers.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
