Taste | |
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Origin | Australia |
Genres | Pop rock, rock |
Years active | 1970 | –1978 , 2005 –present
Labels | Warner Records, Bootleg, Phillips, Goset Music, Melodicrock Records |
Members | Ken Murdoch, Michael Tortoni, Joey Amenta, Damian Corniola |
Past members | Tony Faramond, Virgil Donati |
Taste were an Australian band, active in the 1970s, and was originally called Cloud Nine. The band consisted of Ken Murdoch (guitars, vocals and keyboards), Michael Gemini (bass), Joey Amenta and Virgil Donati (drums).
In 1975, the group changed their name to Taste. As Taste, the group released two studio album which peaked inside the Australian top 100.
In 1970, Ken Murdoch and Michael Tortoni formed Cloud 9 (aka Cloud Nine) while still at high school. Cloud 9 issued a debut single on Warner Records, called "Say Goodbye" in 1973. In 1974, Virgil Donati and Tony Faramond (vocals) joined and the band signed to RCA.[1]
Cloud 9 released the album We're Just Good Friends… So Rock On and the singles "Summertime Blues" and "Take My Hand".[1]
In 1975, Joey Amenta replaced Faramond and the band changed their name to Taste. At the end of the year, the band signed to the Bootleg label.[1]
In June 1976, the band released "Tickle Your Fancy" / "Rock 'n' Roll Superstar", which peaked at number 49 on the Australian chart. Taste's debut album Tickle Your Fancy was released in July 1976 and peaked at number 65. The group's biggest hit came with "Boys Will Be Boys", which peaked at number 33 in January 1977. "A Little Romance" was followed by "Rebecca" proceeding the band's second album Knights of Love in September 1977.[1]
Ken Murdoch left in 1977 and the band folded in 1979.
The band re-formed in the mid 2000s. Damian Corniola joined the group and together the group released Life On Earth.[2]
In 2020, they released the EP Brothers Vol 1.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [3] | ||
We're Just Good Friends… So Rock On (as Cloud Nine) |
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Tickle Your Fancy |
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65 |
Knights of Love |
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83 |
Rock is Dead |
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- |
Life On Earth |
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- |
Title | Details |
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The Best of Taste |
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Title | Details |
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Brothers Vol 1 |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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AUS [3] | |||
Credited as Cloud Nine | |||
1973 | "Say Goodbye" | - | |
1975 | "Summertime Blues" | - | We're Just Good Friends… So Rock On |
"Hi There" | |||
Credited as Taste | |||
1976 | "Tickle Your Fancy" / "Rock 'n' Roll Superstar" | 49 | Tickle Your Fancy |
"Degenerate Fool" / "Lone Rager" | - | ||
"Boys Will Be Boys" | 33 | Knights of Love | |
1977 | "A Little Romance" | 53 | |
"Rebecca" | 92 | ||
2016 | "I Am God"[4] | - | Life on Earth |
2017 | "Is It Just a Dream"[5] | - | |
2019 | "Remedy"[6] | - | |
2020 | "(We All) Stand Up"[7] | - | Brothers Vol. 1 |
"2020's Gone"[8] | - |