Triumph always struck me as similar to what Styx would sound like without Dennis DeYoung, if it were led by Tommy Shaw and James Young alone as it is today. How some folks see fit to trash this band with one-star reviews is beyond me. Triumph is one of those bands which officially sanctioned 'proggers' feel the need to debase, when in reality the band has always been a feel-good hard rock band who I'm sure doesn't pine for the approval of we, the musical Asgard. King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert) 1996 After several lineup changes, and despite a good fan base in the hard rock community, they broke up in 1993.įans hard rock should like TRIUMPH as well as the fans of DREAM THEATER'S less complex more straight-ahead rock moments.

In 1977 TRIUMPH really kicked off, getting radio play and growing as a band artistically. They quickly moved on to standard hard rock, however.

Hailing from Canada and also a trio, they initially played similar music to RUSH's early period, but much less fantasy-oriented and more AOR. TRIUMPH is usually known as the band who, in their early days at least, tried to be like RUSH.

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