# Taste (Australian band)

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

List of studio albums, with Australian positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | AUS |
| We're Just Good Friends… So Rock On (as Cloud Nine) | Released: 1975 Label: RCA (VPL1-0075) Formats: Cassette, LP | - |
| Tickle Your Fancy | Released: July 1976 Label: Bootleg (BLA 053) Formats: Cassette, LP | 18 |
| Knights of Love | Released: September 1977 Label: Philips (6357050) Formats: Cassette, LP | 18 |
| Rock is Dead | Released: 2007 Label: MelodicrockRecords Formats: CD, download | - |
| Life On Earth | Released: 27 Mary 2016 Label: MelodicrockRecords Formats: CD, download | - |

#### Compilations

| Title | Details |
| The Best of Taste | Released: 2015 Label: MR records Formats: CD, download |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Brothers Vol 1 | Released: 17 December 2020 Label: Melodicrock Records (MRR109) Formats: CD, download, streaming |

### Singles

List of singles, with Australian chart positions :
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | AUS | Album |
| Credited as Cloud Nine ||||
| 1973 | "Say Goodbye" | - | |
| 1975 | "Summertime Blues" | - | We're Just Good Friends… So Rock On |
| 1975 | "Hi There" | | We're Just Good Friends… So Rock On |
| Credited as Taste ||||
| 1976 | "Tickle Your Fancy" | 49 | Tickle Your Fancy |
| 1976 | "Degenerate Fool" / "Lone Rager" | - | Tickle Your Fancy |
| 1976 | "Boys Will Be Boys" | 33 | Knights of Love |
| 1977 | "A Little Romance" | 53 | Knights of Love |
| 1977 | "Rebecca" | 92 | Knights of Love |
| 2016 | "I Am God" | - | Life on Earth |
| 2017 | "Is It Just a Dream" | - | Life on Earth |
| 2019 | "Remedy" | - | |
| 2020 | "(We All) Stand Up" | - | Brothers Vol. 1 |
| 2020 | "2020's Gone" | - | Brothers Vol. 1 |