Triumph's debut is one of those odd albums where the beginning of each side is the dud track, and each song thereafter is better than the last. Somewhere along the line I thought I'd heard this debut back in the day but I hadn't. This album was never released in the US. Some of the songs were via the Rock & Roll Machine compilation (which I did hear), but not the album itself.
Even if I had heard it, my tastes have changed to really appreciating this type of hard rock. The inauspicious openers are party rockin' bar n' roll. No thanks. After that though, you'll hear influences such as Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix (Frank Marino probably). But perhaps most relevant is fellow Toronto heroes Rush. By the end of each side, Triumph shows a proggy heritage, with both 'Street Fighter' and 'The Blinding Light Show' being the highlights. Plenty of synthesizer on here too. It's time for me to revisit all of the Triumph works. I suspect my viewpoint will be far more favorable than it was in the 80s.
Ownership: LP: 1976 Attic. Single sleeve. A really bizarre thrift shop find. Not only is this the very first pressing, but I found two of them together! Neither were in the best of shape, but still a rarity, and the other sold quickly. There were a few folks who picked it up at the last record show saying similar "I've never seen this one before".
The album has been repressed many times in Canada.
6/7/24 (first listen/review/new entry)
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