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Triumph - Just a Game [Import] Audio CD

A fair review of the Triumph "Just a Game [Import]" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Triumph reviews here, or go back to the Triumph tabs.

Triumph Band: Triumph
Title: Just a Game [Import]
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Media: Audio CD

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A masterpiece
This terrific album contains some great songs like JUST A GAME,LAY IT ON THE LINE,HOLD ON and YOUNG ENOUGH TO CRY. Just a game is one of the finest albums from this great Canadian trio. This is one of their best albums after ALLIED FORCES and I urge you to pick up both albums. highly recommended.


Another classic!
The songs and sound are all top notch. This was indeed a very good listen back in the day and the newly remastered one is true to form. Tunes like American Girls, Lay It On The line and Just A game are highlights on this great offering, ah hell they all sound good!!

Triumph was on a roll with their first 3 releases and up here in Canada, they were giving Rush (another fantastic Canadian band) a run for their money back then. Triumph has long since passed on since from their heydays in the late 70's early 80's. Rush continues to rock as strong as ever and hopefully will for some time to come. The beginning of the end for Triumph was in the mid 80's when record sales dipped as their quality dropped. After a few sub par 80's releases, Rik Emmett decided to go the solo route and has seen some success, but nothing like he did when Triumph was riding high.

Triumph had their day and this cd represents what they had to offer back then. All in all a great rock & roll album and a must have for any true classic rock fan. .


A few songs make it a four
Rik's speed guitar work was perfect for someone just finding his tastes were more suited to harder rock. I got hooked on Triumph with the american version of Rock n Roll Machine right when it came out in the late 70's.
"Just a Game" wasn't purchased until five years later. I was out of high school and older, wiser, and totally into heavy metal. There was a side of me that appreciated blues, and although at the time I loved the brutal, savage sounds of metal, this album grew on me.
"Lay it on the Line" was familiar, it had been on the airwaves earlier, we all liked it alot. It still plays well. The real treat is in the title track (Just a Game)and "Suitcase Blues". As a young Sailor I was often far from my family and friends and "Suitcase Blues" really hit home. The vocals are great, the words painting a picture of loneliness and using alcohol to drown it. "Fantasy Serenade" is a terrific acoustic song that leads perfectly into "Hold On", a really nice song about how music changes lives. The clunkers are "American Girl" and the dreadful "Young enough to cry"
Once you put aside the poor songs, the brillance of the rest of this CD shines through. It is very good, well worth 10 bucks.


good rock & roll
I think it was their last great album, still love their 1st album best, (24 hours a day) but buy far this is a great album to listen to. not my favorite triumph album, but 4 or 5 really great songs, love the guitar work.


Talk about versatility
It shows the range and versatility of all three members of the band. This album is a lost late 1970's gem. It's worth the price of admission, so to speak, just for "Hold On" and "Lay It On The Line". However, this album is much deeper than those two classic rock diamonds. "Just A Game" and "Suitcase Blues" should be standard fare on any legitimate 70's rock collections as well. Sadly, Rick, Gil, and Mike were overshadowed by Geddy, Neal, and Alex. Who would have thought Canada wasn't big enough for two amazing power trios?.


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