jamie dyer wrote:
>There was also a band called Triumvirat that did a concept album about
>Spartacus. It had a line that was so dumb, but still clicks thru my timy
>mind at times...:
>
> "In the gladiator school,
> things were perfect, things were cool..."
>
then Brad Bechtel wrote:
>I remember Triumvirat. They were sort of Sweden's answer to Focus.
>I saw them open for Fleetwood Mac (the middle period Bob Welch
>version, not the Stevie Nicks behemoth) and was unimpressed.
Well, to a 14-year old budding prog rock fan with an 8-track
player, Triumvirat was a pretty cool discovery back then. Much
more obscure and cool sounding than the ELP and Yes and the
popular groups. Plus, the fact that they were German added
to the mystique. A few years later another similar sounding
German band called "Lake" released their first album. But
by then that high-pitched synthesizer/strummed acoustic guitar/
martial drumming sound had been co-opted by some popular band
called Styx.
Triumvirat's logo was a white lab rat trapped inside a clear
light bulb or some such nonesense. Perfect bait for 14-year
old's buying 8-tracks based on what the cover looked like.
I remember having "Illusions on a Double Dimple" as well
as their masterwork "Spartacus" (still have that one on
vinyl I believe). Plus, Triumvirat's grasp of the English
language was at least on a par with ABBA, which led to
the fun lyrics like the one Jamie quoted above.
Hey, my old favorite Elton John had just put out
"Rock of the Westies" much to my distaste, and I
was desparately looking for something new to call my own.
A year later I found an old used copy of "The Band" at my
first girlfriend's house (she won it at a party and never even
opened it up). My tastes were forever changed at that moment
(out with the ELO's "Do Ya," in with "Baby Don't You Do It").
signed,
Budding Writer for "That '70s Show"
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