Mike Levine from one of Canada most loved Classic Rock bands TRIUMPH talks about the new Greatest Hits Remixed CD & DVD package.
Fan Quotes – Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
“In the Beginning is one of the BEST albums ever!!! Blinding Light Show is my favorite Triumph song.”
Fan Quotes – Carl
“I loved the soaring melodies of the songs, the catchy hooks, and still the underlying Triumph fire. Great stuff.”
Fan Quotes – Alan
“It must have been Follow Your Heart and Spellbound that got me interested, the rest of the Thunder Seven really hooked me.”
Fan Quotes – Paul (Saint John, New Brunswick)
“I saw them in Moncton, New Brunswick Canada. They were awesome! I loved the way the Drums were moving back and forth on Stage! The light system was awesome!”
No Compromises
The trio – bass player Mike Levine, guitarist Rik Emmett and drummer Gil Moore – pack a dynamic visual and musical package into their shows and Citizen rock critic Bill Provoke called their NAC concert last January “a rock and roll battlefield and victory celebration.”
Heavy Metal Optimists
Toronto seems to be Canada’s home for heavy metal. Now it’s time to watch out for Triumph. Every sign points the band to the top of the heap in a competitive, noisy struggle for the affections of a young audience. There have been four albums, so far – the fifth is due in mid-July. The first, Triumph, went gold, and the three since, Rock and Roll Machine, Just a Game, and Progressions of Power, have all gone platinum in Canada, and selling close to 400,000 copies each in the U.S. All the albums have been produced by Levine – and their success has led to several requests to undertake productions projects for other major acts – requests he’s declined, so far, to devote his full energies to his own band.
Record From Hell
Whoever invented the term “Rock -n- Roll Machine” must have had a band very much like Triumph in mind. Triumph relentlessly churns out a style of music that the experts regularly pronounce to be deader than a doornail. And if it weren’t for the millions of people who regularly buy Triumph records and attend Triumph concerts, the experts would be right.
Back from the edge
Back from the edge By Richard Chycki, Canadian Musician, February 1993 For over a decade, Triumph has carved a successful and innovative path through the heavy rock market, not only …
‘The man behind the moustache’!
He’s been playing bass since the age of 10 and has been influenced by Richard Davis, Sly Stone and Phil Spector.According to the concert program, Mike likes, “money, sex and room service” (so, who doesn’t?). He also likes his old Fenders, JBL speakers, Crown amps, Reflex cabinets and Hammond B3’s.