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Taste
Taste 1977 Virgil Donati, Ken Murdoch,Michael Tortoni, Joey Amenta
Background information
Origin	Australia
Genres	Pop rock, rock
Years active	1970 (1970)–1978 (1978), 2005 (2005)–present
Labels	Warner Records, Bootleg, Phillips, Goset Music, Melodicrock Records
Members	Ken Murdoch Michael Tortoni Joey Amenta Damian Corniola
Past members	Tony Farrimond 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 albums which peaked inside the Australian top 20.

Biography

1970-1975: Cloud 9

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" produced by Ian Molly Meldrum in 1973. In 1974, Virgil Donati and Tony Farrimond (vocals) joined and the band signed to RCA.

Cloud 9 released the album We're Just Good Friends… So Rock On and the singles "Summertime Blues" and "Take My Hand".

In 1975, Joey Amenta replaced Farrimond and the band changed their name to Taste. At the end of the year, the band signed to the Bootleg label.

1976-1979: Taste

In June 1976, the band released "Tickle Your Fancy" / "Rock 'n' Roll Superstar", which peaked at number 18 on the Australian charts. Taste's debut album Tickle Your Fancy was released in July 1976 and peaked at number 19.The group's biggest hit came with "Boys Will Be Boys", which peaked at number 14 in January 1977. "A Little Romance" was followed by "Rebecca" proceeding the band's second album Knights of Love in September 1977.

2005-present

The band re-formed in the mid 2000s and recorded album Rock is Dead.

Damian Corniola joined the group and together the group released Life On Earth.

In 2020, they released the EP Brothers Vol 1 which included "We All Stand Up" which garnered over 136 radio station add lists and the single "2020s Gone" which charted at No.6 in Madrid.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilations

Extended plays

Singles

References

1. ^ "TASTE Nostalgia". Nostalgia. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 305. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. "Brothers Vol 1". Apple Music. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
4. "TASTE - I Am God - Official Music Video". Apple Music. May 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
5. "TASTE - Is It Just a Dream- Official Video". Apple Music. March 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
6. "Remedy - single". Apple Music. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
7. "Stand Up - single". Apple Music. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
8. "We are currently putting together a world wide placement of a song called 2020's Gone which is performed by ICONIC AUSTRALIA Band TASTE..." everydayhero. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

• Australian pop music groups
• Musical groups established in 1970
• Musical groups disestablished in 1978