On the Boards (album) explained
| On the Boards |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Taste |
| Cover: | Taste - On The Boards.JPG |
| Released: | 1 January 1970 |
| Recorded: | December 1968, London |
| Genre: | Blues rock,[1] jazz, folk rock |
| Length: | 37:13 |
| Label: | Polydor (Europe)
Atco (North America) |
| Producer: | Tony Colton |
| Prev Title: | Taste |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Live Taste |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
On the Boards is the second album by Irish rock band Taste, released on 1 January 1970, after being recorded 13 months earlier in December 1968. It is their final studio album and the release that brought Rory Gallagher to prominence, reaching number 18 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] Reviewers have praised its variety and the precision of its ensemble playing, and noted the jazz inflections of Gallagher's guitar and his unaffected vocals. Lester Bangs dubbed it "impressive... progressive blues".[3]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Rory Gallagher
- "What's Going On" – 2:48
- "Railway and Gun" – 3:38
- "It's Happened Before, It'll Happen Again" – 6:33
- "If the Day Was Any Longer" – 2:10
- "Morning Sun" – 2:39
- "Eat My Words" – 3:47
- "On the Boards" – 6:02
- "If I Don't Sing I'll Cry" – 2:40
- "See Here" – 3:05
- "I'll Remember" – 3:02
Personnel
- Taste
with:
- Eddie Kennedy - arrangements
- Technical
Further reading
- On the Boards. Rolling Stone. New York. May 28, 1970. 59 . 48 . Bangs. Lester.
Notes and References
- Web site: The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time. 23 March 2007. Classic Rock. Future plc. 1 September 2018.
- Book: Roberts
, David
. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 549.
- Web site: Lester Bangs review of Taste's 'On the Boards' | shadowplays.com . 5 March 2016 . 10 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210220755/http://shadowplays.com/blog/?p=851 . dead .
- Web site: On the Boards - Taste | Credits | AllMusic. 20 May 2021. AllMusic.
