A matter of taste.
01. Blister On The Moon
02. Leaving Blues
03. Sugar Mama
04. Hail
05. Born On The Wrong Side Of Time
06. Dual Carriageway Pain
07. Same Old Story
08. Catfish
09. I'm Moving On
The group was formed in 1966 following the meeting Rory Gallagher, Eric Kitteringham Norman and Demery . The three men are discovering the same musical affinities, they came to them naturally to the idea of calling their trio Taste ("Taste" in English).
This line up will be fleeting and not released any album, the band's manager Eddie Kennedy had proposed to Rory to join him as a real professional musicians in the person of John Wilson (Jazz-influenced drummer who has played including the group's second album Them of Van Morrison ) and Richard McCracken on bass.
Prime line up from left to right: Eric Kitteringham, Rory Gallagher, Norman Demery.
Second line up from left to right: Rory Gallagher, Richard McCracken, John Wilson. 
The first album was recorded at Emerald Studio in Belfast in August 1968 and released in April 1969.
All entries are signed Rory Gallagher except Leavin 'Blues (Leadbelly), Sugar Mama (Howlin' Wolf), I'm Moving On (Hank Snow) Catfish Blues Traditional .
outset this first opus is a color Blues / Rock pronounced enough connection with the movement of British Blues of the moment. But what separates Taste other formations of the British Blues Boom is the originality of interpretation and the care given to certain compositions that completely out of context Blues. Like the way of introduction Blister On The Moon into a vein on the edge of Rock Hard or Same Old Story which seems more consistent with that designation. The composite
the most original and perhaps most audacious of the album remains Born On The Wrong Side Of Time with his gimmick intro typically Celtic and his party central progressive acoustic pretty surreal.
Contrary to the next album On The Boards jazz is not too far ... there remains some traces in the drum rolls of John Wilson (influences Tony Williams and Elvin Jones in particular) and the bass lines of Richard McCracken as evidenced by the totally personal version of the title of bluesman Leadbelly, Leavin 'Blues with this jazzy bass line totally mesmerizing.
future as seen through the albums of Rory Gallagher Band, the acoustic tracks were already news on this first album, Hail may not have the stuff and velocity of a Pistol Slapper Blues but the wedding of Rory's voice with the melody played in unison in a kind of sang-phrasing is typical of the Irish game.
Regarding his phrasing precisely it is a rare maturity for a young man of 20 years. He perfectly understood the big names of the Blues as evidenced by the resumption of Howlin 'Wolf, Sugar Mama, and leaves something personal away from the tired stereotypes that abounded in the following decades through more interested guitarists by the appearance of the lead guitar blues as they could convey the feelings.
The genius of this training also lies in the ability to reinterpret the securities depending on his mood, as this Catfish (Catfish Blues or) popularized by Muddy Waters hundred miles of the most famous versions. Cumbersome bass, drums and his guitar riff Hard Blues give a color that is reminiscent of the first occasions Blues Led Zeppelin album (ex: You Shook Me) to be recorded just months after the first album of the Irish.
Taste is a masterstroke. Not the most striking album of 60's but that laid the groundwork for training fairly unique with a promising future. The future will decide, however everything else ...
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