Enough about Rush--let's hear about Triumph?

[eyepaddle]

Were they more lame thatn Rush for their "Hair Metal" Tendencies--or did Rik Emmett's sweeter vocals than Geddy Lee or (let's face it) more fluid guitar work than Alex Lifeson offset that?

In the interst of full disclosure: I kind of like both bands, although I've only owned one album from each and those are both long gone. But back when I still had them, it was Triumph's Thunder Seven that made it's way into my stereo a bit more frequently.

Oh yeah, Lest we forget, here's a sample of the OTHER Canadian power trio with a keyboard playing bassist!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7fLk1kyKM

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Magic Power is the greatest song ever.

And, I'm serious. Love it.

[Nickster]

3. I'm young......I'm wild......and I'm Freeeeeee.......

[Midlodemocrat]

6. Got the Magic Power of the Music in Me.

:thumbsup:

Love, love, love that song.

[eyepaddle]

4. Wow, that's quite the endorsement!

I must admit I did not expect this to start off so positively! :)

[Dr. Strange]

2. They're way more lame than Rush.

I mean, they're lame. Rush, of course, rocks.

I do have their Classics album, and I do like a few of their songs. But they're just not all that and a side of back bacon.

[eyepaddle]

7. See midlo's response.

Yours is more in line with what I was anticipating.

But in the clip I linked to, you just have to LOOOOOVVEE that sweet trucker hat Mike Levine is sporting--and that was a good twenty years before trucker hats were ironically cool.

[Dr. Strange]

17. I still haven't made it past the first ten seconds.

I'm really enjoying the crowd shot at the beginning.

[eyepaddle]

18. I wish I could pretend I didn't know what you were talking about,

but yeah, I know what you are talking about! :evilgrin:

[Midlodemocrat]

8. Lame? Are you high?

They rock.

[Dr. Strange]

13. Yes, you're right.

They are the future of Canadian rock.
They are the Asher Heimermann of Canadian power trios.

[Midlodemocrat]

14. Awesome!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4lOz90WXs&feature=related

[TZ]

5. There are no other power trios with a keyboard playing bassist

from Canada. Only Rush.
There is a reason why almost everyone has heard of Rush and very few Triumph

[eyepaddle]

9. Hate to say it, but check the video--Mike levine walksover and hits a few keys

granted he doesn't sing a la Geddy--but if he did--well that would be just too coincidentally similar fot the universe to contain!

[no name no slogan]

10. Triumph is the poor man's Rush

and that's saying quite a bit.

[Midlodemocrat]

12. I am neither poor nor a man.

[eyepaddle]

16. You can realllly tell that Triumph was a business partnership more than a band

and let'd just say I wasn't at all surprised when Rik Emmett bailed on the whole thing and started playing jazz.

I think he is back to Rock and Roll now, putting out albums he records at his house. But it is a guilty pleasure--I like the glassy, mildly crunchy tone of whatever that semi-hollow body-thingy he was always playing.

[Midlodemocrat]

11. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRDS9AwDF6g&feature=related

[flvegan]

15. I liked "Follow Your Heart" when I was a kid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOyKcmKb9FQ