Artist:Triumph
Song:Hold On
Album:Classics
The hard rock band Triumph were successful in their native Canada and to a lesser extent in the US. Some of their singles charted. But they were a successful album and touring band. Triumph is from Toronto. They were a four piece band when they released a 1975 single as Abernathy Shagnaster. After that band split up, bassist Mike Levine and drummer Gil Moore saw guitarist Rik Emmett performing with the band ACT III. After jamming at Moore's house in Mississauga, Triumph was born. They signed with Attic Records and released the 1976 album Triumph. Emmett and Moore wrote most of the songs and Levine produced. Emmett and Moore both sang lead. Triumph were criticized for being too generic. They sounded too much like other bands, especially Rush. For the 1979 album Just A Game, Triumph signed a US record deal with RCA Records. The single Hold On got significant radio play. It reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album eventually was certified Gold in the US. That is probably better than RCA expected. Subsequent albums did even better. The 1981 album Allied Forces was certified Platinum. So they were doing OK but their relationship with RCA soured and they moved to MCA for the 1984 album Thunder Seven. Though that album did OK, Triumph faded until Emmett left in 1988. He was replaced by Phil Xenedis of Aldo Nova and Frozen Ghost. The band went on hiatus in 1992. You can get all their hits on this comp. Emmett returned to Triumph in 2008. They have performed occasionally but they have not released new music. Here's Triumph performing Hold On 2010.
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