Of all the bands playing the People’s Rock, Triumph is certainly the most self-made, adopting a policy to headline concerts only, and to build up an audience whether it received assistance from the press and radio or not. The group’s music – cement-hard rock – guaranteed no sympathetic ear in radio, not even Canadian stations, who are legally required to air a certain amount of local music.
MetalAssault Interviews Mike Levine (23:00)
Nov 9th 2010, Mike talks in detail about the reissue and remastering of the band’s catalog in Europe, the “Greatest Hits remixed” compilation, how the band reunited in 2008, …
How to Survive as a Rock & Roll Musician in the ’80s
Written by Gil Moore, How to Survive as a Rock & Roll Musician in the ’80s was intended to share some of the secrets of the rock & roll trade with Triumph fans. The toughest question that I get asked by musicians starting out trying to hit big time in the rock n’ roll business is: “What’s the secret to ‘making it’ .”
Power and Glory of Triumph
“This one’s for you!” said singer Gil Moore from behind his raised drum kit before Triumph broke into the walloping rocker Allied Forces in the Kingswood Theater last night. The gold and platinum record holders offered material from their latest LP Surveillance and such older releases as Rock and Roll Machine, Just A Game, Thunder Seven, The Sport Of Kings and Allied Forces.
Gasworks Crowd Responds to Triumph’s New Original Sets
Triumph is getting ready for a career worthy of the name.The power-rock trio made its dance-and-dive reputation slugging out effective carbons of Deep Zeppelin and Led Purple. This week, though, for the first time, whole sets of original material are being included. Not only does the new music sound like it belongs in the same league with the metal masters, the Gasworks crowds are also responding to it just as eagerly. Triumph makes its maximum impact live.
Gasworks Crowd Responds to Triumph’s New Original Sets
Triumph is getting ready for a career worthy of the name.The power-rock trio made its dance-and-dive reputation slugging out effective carbons of Deep Zeppelin and Led Purple. This week, though, for the first time, whole sets of original material are being included. Not only does the new music sound like it belongs in the same league with the metal masters, the Gasworks crowds are also responding to it just as eagerly. Triumph makes its maximum impact live.
Live At The US Festival (roughedge.com)
“Live at the US Festival” (TML / Universal; 2003) Triumph fans will love the fact the band’s live performance at the legendary US Festival in 1983 is finally …
Live At The US Festival (roughedge.com)
“Live at the US Festival” (TML / Universal; 2003) Triumph fans will love the fact the band’s live performance at the legendary US Festival in 1983 is finally …
TRIUMPH: A NIGHT OF TRIUMPH
For a band that hasn’t performed together since the late 1980s, TRIUMPH has been keeping a high profile in the music scene. TRIUMPH: A NIGHT OF TRIUMPH captures the band live at the Metro Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The concert was performed on September January 16, and the band was in support of their just released SPORT OF KINGS album. Together Gil Moore, Mike Levine, and Rik Emmett perform a razor-sharp set of their best material in front of 10,000 screaming mad Canadian rock fans
Live At The US Festival (1983/2003) 5/5 Rating
Rik Emmett (guitars/vocals), Gil Moore (drums/vocals) and Mike Levine (bass/keyboards) are Triumph, a vastly underrated band in comparison to the other famous trio hailing from Canada, Rush. They did not make their name by having any hit singles; it took them time to gather their audience through endless live performances. Live At The US Festival is a remastered version of the original concert held before a half million people in 1983 in the burning heat of the Southern California desert.