A Buffalo band that cut through the late '70s with sharp riffs and a restless lineup.
If you're checking them out, 'Hick Town' and 'Shy Boy' are good places to start. They show the band's knack for tight, riff-driven rock.
They were one of those regional acts that actually got a major-label deal in the mid-'70s, landing on MCA and putting out records like 'Electric Honey.' The song 'Hick Town' from that album gives you a sense of their straight-ahead, guitar-heavy sound. For a lot of people, they're the early proving ground for Billy Sheehan's bass work before he joined bigger acts.
Talas formed in 1972 and signed with MCA by 1976, releasing their self-titled debut that year. After 'Electric Honey' in 1978, they kept putting out records like 'Sink Your Teeth Into That' in 1980 while cycling through vocalists and bassists.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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