What's Going On/Sugar Mama/Morning Sun/Sinner Boy/I Feel So Good/Catfish
Recorded at the legendary 1970 Isle of Wight music festival this live performance showcased the abilities of Taste’s virtuoso guitarist Rory Gallagher, who would soon depart the band for a successful solo career. (UK:41)
“A consistently great performance. There can be little doubt this band were among those whose star shined brightest while performing live.”
“A great show from Taste with a rawer sound than Rory's later songs, which I don't find to be all that bad. His great skills are evident here, and this wasn't even the top of his game. My only complaint with this is it could have been a longer set.”
“What a wonderful performance from Rory Gallagher and the boys, one of my favourite live albums, a toe-tapper for sure. Sometimes l just sit and listen to the drumming all the way through.”
“Essentially Taste were a live band and their awesome energy is well and truly captured here. The album starts off with What’s Going On, which has a killer riff. Rory Gallagher had a unique style of putting catchy, meaty blues riffs together along with some cool lyrics; this is a great way to start an album, or a live show for that matter. Feel So Good is an interesting workout of the old Bill Broonzy number and there is a cool version of Catfish which has some great jamming on it. As live albums go this is a pretty good one from a legendary concert and band, with blues heaviness and plenty of cool tight riffing.”
“This is a no holds barred blues rage from start to finish; these guys play with a passion and commitment that no longer seems to exist in rock music.”
“Taste were better than even Rory Gallagher's die-hard fans would credit. Maybe the rhythm section wasn't always able to stay with Gallagher's blues fancies, but when they had it locked in they were capable of some subtly incendiary music.”
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