'I'LL REMEMBER'- TASTE

 

 

Have recently taken possession of this boxed set and it's very good. Basically, the package includes both of Taste's studio albums with added alternate versions and mixes as well as a series of live recordings spanning the years 1968 to 1970.

 

From all accounts, Taste were at their most potent in the live setting but it's the two discs related to the studio albums which are, for me, the most intriguing.

 

Both 'Taste' and 'On The Boards' show the huge development in a band over a period of less than a year. And Taste were fast forging an identity themselves as much as being a vehicle for the star guitarist and his impending world domination! Sure, Gallagher's blues' influences are scattered everywhere but the often unexpected jazz and folk infusions certainly pointed to a sound that was becoming adventurous and complex. Wilson and McCracken played key roles in this development.

 

Taste's demise is attributed to bad management, money hassles and Gallagher's desire to go it alone but one has to wonder what might have been if they had continued. 'I'll Remember' poses more questions than answers but it makes for top-notch listening.

 

Review generated for CD Hoarders United and CD Collector Central f/b groups on 16 December 2015.