The history of the Taste trio, founded in Cork, Ireland, in 1966, was as
dazzling as it was successful, marked by the emergence of one of the most gifted
guitarists of his generation, Rory Gallagher. It was to satisfy his desire for a
solo career that Gallagher ended the band's adventure, after two albums of
blues-rock, incorporating elements of folk, pop and even jazz on Taste and On
the Boards, released back-to-back in 1969.