![]() ![]() Rarely favored by the critics, Triumph was often depicted by the Toronto media as a business rather than creative venture. To wit, Peter Goddard described its music as 'a kind of over-weaning, head-bending music that seriously challenged Rush's supremacy as the masters of the sonic clout' ( Toronto Star, ). Initially its instrumentation, high-tech, power-rock style, and the pyro-technical nature of its performances brought Triumph comparisons to Rush. A video of its performance in 1987, in front of 250,000 people at the US Festival in California, Live at the US Festival, was issued by MCA. Its touring itinerary took it to similar arenas and stadiums throughout North America, and to England in 1981. It performed regularly at Maple Leaf Gardens 1978-87 two concerts there a week apart in April 1985 were sold out. The trio moved quickly from local high schools and Ontario bars to concert halls, making its first US appearance in San Antonio, Tex, in 1977, and its first Canadian tour in 1978. The guitar and keyboard player Rick Santers was added in 1986 for Triumph's concert appearances. All three contributed, or collaborated on, songs in the band's repertoire. Rock band, formed in Mississauga, Ont, in 1975 by Mike Levine (bass guitar, keyboards) and Gil Moore (drums, vocals) with Rik Emmett (guitar, vocals). ![]()
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