RORY GALLAGHER & TASTE (ABO#133 + 134)

COME

TASTE

THE BAND

Taste (originally "The Taste") was formed in Cork, Ireland in August 1966 as a trio consisting of Rory Gallagher on guitars & vocals, Eric Kitteringham`on bass, and Norman Damery on drums. In their early years Taste toured in Hamburg and Ireland before becoming regulars at Maritime Hotel, an R&B club in Belfast, Northern Ireland.In 1968 Taste began performing in the UK where the original lineup split up. The new lineup formed with Richard McCracken on bass and John Wilson on drums. The new Taste moved permanently to London where they signed with the record label Polydor. While with Polydor, Taste began touring the United States and Canada with the British supergroup Blind Faith. In 1969 Taste released their first two studio recordings, the self-titled "Taste" first and "On The Boards" soon following, the latter showing Rory and the band's jazz influences with Gallagher playing saxophone on numerous tracks. In November, the band, along with Yes, opened for Cream at Cream's farewell concerts.Perhaps their most notable performance came in 1970 as part of the Isle of Wight Festival, joining such notable musicians as Jimi Hendrix and The Who. They were well-received by those in attendance, ultimately being called back for five encores. Later the same year Taste would once more tour Europe before performing their last show on New Year's Eve in Belfast. In 1970 Taste split leaving frontman Rory Gallagher to pursue his solo career. (wikipedia)

What's Going On

RORY GALLAGHER MESSIN' WITH THE BLUES (1971-1990)

At the dawn of the 70s, Rory had to make a hard choice : keeping his old friends of Taste, or bring together a new band with really professional musicians. This choice was really hard but imposed itself to his final decision. The 2 first albums were widely made of Taste songs that were to be recorded when Rory broke up with the band. The songs sounded a lot like Taste's one but there featured a great part of acoustic stuff, what Rory excelled in. During the decade Gallagher made unforgettable, unmissable albums until he broke up with his label. Then, he began to be less productive but still liked to go on tour.
We all miss him

Extracts :
For The Last Time

As The Crow Flies

My Rory Gallagher TOP3 :
1. Rory Gallagher (1971)
2. Tattoo (1973)
3. Deuce (1971)

My Rory Gallagher BOTTOM3 :
1. Jinx (1982)
2. Defender (1987)
3. Blueprint (1972)