It was 1980 and with the release of album number five, Triumph were cruising.
This was the second album of a run of four that gave the band great success, especially in North America. Some of the band’s best tunes are on this record: Magic Power, Allied Forces, Fight The Good Fight, and Ordinary Man all became killer live songs. Recorded at Metal Works studios (which was set up by drummer Gil Moore I think), this is my favourite Triumph album and Ordinary Man is my favourite track. The band were really good at doing these big build up tracks that started slow, adding power and dynamics as the track progressed, and Ordinary Man was the best.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
