Allied Forces

Allied Forces

Track Listings

1. Fool for Your Love

2. Magic Power

3. Air Raid

4. Allied Forces

5. Hot Time (In This City Tonight)

6. Fight the Good Fight

7. Ordinary Man

8. Petite Etude

9. Say Goodbye

Tracks:

Fool For Your Love
Magic Power
Air Raid
Allied Forces
Hot Time (In This City Tonight)
Fight The Good Fight
Ordinary Man
Petite Etude
Say Goodbye

Customer Reviews:

Gotta love Canadian power trios!.......2007-05-28

Triumph, ELP, and Rush - ya just gotta love these Canadian power trios from the 70's and 80's. Why can't modern music be as artistic and compositional as these bands were?

A Triumphant Score for Triumph.......2007-05-21

This is an awesome CD especially if you like 80's Rock and Roll with a tint of Heavy Metal. "Allied Forces" is the fifth studio album by Canadian power rock trio "Triumph", released in 1981. The album reached #23 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart assisted by the singles "Magic Power" and "Fight The Good Fight" which hit #8 and #18, respectively, on the Mainstream Rock chart of 1981. "Ordinary Man" showed the vocal characteristics of the group; there are several great instrumentals - "Petite Interlude" is one; "Hot Time (in the City)" is a great 50's rock tribute' and "Say Goodbye" is classic Triumph.

This threesome makes a lot of noise as their other Canadian Threesome "Rush". As with "Rush" and "April Wine", seeing "Triumph" in concert was a memorable event; this Trio could put on a show.

If you like 80's Rock and Roll; this CD (album) is a must for any 80's rock enthusiast. This was "Triumph's" best work.

power 3.......2007-05-07

This is one of their discs that shows melody and riffs for digestion of the up and coming guitar player. Give it a listen.

ALLIED FORCES IS ONE OF TRIUMPH'S ALL-TIME GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY. .......2007-04-29

I will be writing a review on the legendary masterpiece album entitled "ALLIED FORCES" by one of Rock's all-time greatest bands ever. I give you one of Canada's favorite sons and one of Toronto's pride and joy's, T-R-I-U-M-P-H! "ALLIED FORCES" was originally released in 1981 on Vinyl/LP and Cassette on the MCA Records label. This legendary album would see its first print issue on Compact Disc in 1985. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary masterpiece album or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the overall best informative and most accurate review possible.

Canada would be the home to many great legendary bands that has passed through Rock n' Roll history in the late 60's and 70's. Canadian bands such as THE GUESS WHO and RUSH would forever hold a place in Rock n' Roll history as part of Rock's elite and premier bands. Now Canada is once again, home to another great legendary band that would hail from Toronto in 1975. When vocalist/guitarist Rik Emmett met up and joined forces with bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine and vocalist/drummer Gil Moore, the new band line-up would be complete and the stage was now set with the birth of TRIUMPH. TRIUMPH will forever go down in Rock n' Roll history and be remembered for writing and recording some of Rock's most sacred classic songs ever. TRIUMPH will also be remembered for being one of Rock's greatest hard-Rock power trios joining the ranks of CREAM, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD and fellow Canadian band RUSH. From 1975 to 1980, TRIUMPH would record many great hard Rockin' albums to highly critically acclaim. TRIUMPH would also quickly embark on many World Tours to promote these great albums. In 1980, All was going well in TRIUMPH'S Rock n' Roll world by enjoying the many fruits that the good life had to offer. This would also prove to be the perfect time for TRIUMPH to head back into the recording studio and record their new follow-up album. As time flew by, TRIUMPH would emerge and come out of the recording studio with the completely finished acetate and would deliver the finished product to their record label and employer, MCA Records, Inc. MCA Records would soon release the album as the legendary masterpiece "ALLIED FORCES" album in 1981. The "ALLIED FORCES" album would prove to be one of the bands greatest contributions, accomplishments and achievements in their career. In my opinion, the "ALLIED FORCES" album is without a doubt, a true testament of the sheer genius and musical creativity of three extremely talented individuals. The 'ALLIED FORCES" album is also a fine fitting tribute to a great legendary three-man band that was truly indeed, far ahead of their time.

It is now time to let the hard driving Rock n' Roll music of TRIUMPH to speak for itself and back it up by doing all of the talking musically. The legendary masterpiece "ALLIED FORCES" album begins with the merciless hard Rocker "Fool For Your Love," the forever TRIUMPH trademark slow acoustic turned hard Rocker "Magic Power," the synthesized and powerful instrumental "Air Raid," the breathtaking a*s kickin' hard Rocker "Allied Forces," the amazing hard Rocker "Hot Time (In This City Tonight)," the forever TRIUMPH blistering trademark hard Rocker "Fight The Good Fight," the beautifully slow soothing turned explosive hard driving Rocker "Ordinary Man," the incredible acoustic instrumental "Petite Etude" and the groundbreaking hard Rocker "Say Good Bye." May I also add that this hard-Rock power trio was sizzlin' red hot and burning on fire while laying down the tracks for this legendary album. All three members contributed their part perfectly musically resulting in joining and combining all three member's expertise in perfect harmony and taking their sound and music to another level.

Overall, this is one great legendary masterpiece album worth checking out and seeking further research and information into especially if you are a hardcore diehard TRIUMPH fan or a devout music collector. As for all of the curious newcomers and new beginners that are not quite familiar with the sound and music of TRIUMPH, I would do further research and invest into one of TRIUMPH'S greatest hits compilation albums. Going this route, you will save yourself a lot of time and money and at the same time, you will have taken a giant step in purchasing the right TRIUMPH album(s) that is right for you resulting in owning and starting your very own TRIUMPH music collection. If you truly love all of the classic TRIUMPH songs contained on their greatest hits compilation album, then it is in your best interests and up to you to purchase as many of the TRIUMPH albums that you may wish to include in your TRIUMPH music collection. You can do all of your researching and purchases either on Amazon com or at your nearest local Borders Books and Music store. If you get a chance, buy this album. You'll be glad that you did.

I would like to highly recommend purchasing this legendary masterpiece album to own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This treasure album will definitely prove to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER. This is one great priceless gem that no hardcore music fan or devout music collector would want to be without.

In closing, the legendary "ALLIED FORCES" would be released in 1981 to highly critically acclaim. The band would once again, quickly embark on another World Tour promoting their new album in what would be their greatest tour yet. "ALLIED FORCES" immediately went gold and would quickly earn platinum status soon after. The album became a critical and commercial smash reaching #23 on the Billboard charts. TRIUMPH would continue in recording more great albums that were soon yet to come and quickly embark on many more World Tours in promoting them. There would be new stories in the TRIUMPH legend and legacy that would one day be told. But that, my fellow readers and reviewers, you will just have to stay tuned and read further more about it at a later date in the near future. TRIUMPH has forever left the place and mark in Rock n' Roll history and will never be forgotten. So here's to you Rik, Mike and Gil. Thanks for the great memories with hopefully many more still to come. Keep Persevering. Keep The Faith. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," need I say more? Thanks for reading my review and I truly hope that you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have truly enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also deeply hope that all of you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. TRIUMPH RULES! Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

Triumph's finest studio album.......2006-10-06

THE BAND: Ric Emmett (guitars, vocals), Gil Moore (drums & percussion), Michael Levine (bass).

THE DISC: (1981) 9 tracks clocking in at just under 39 minutes. Originally included with the disc is/was a 2-page foldout with next to no information (an illustration of a Flying-V guitar, and the statement that all songs written and produced by Triumph). The remastered version (1995) contains additional pictures and song lyrics. Label - MCA Records.

COMMENTS: Canada's 2nd best rock trio (Rush being the 1st) hit the top of their career with "Allied Forces"... truly a rocking masterpiece. Ric Emmett sings all but two of the songs here, but it's nice to see Moore's songs up front in the album. Moore starts off with the rocking opener "Fool Your Love". The title track, probably the heaviest song on the disc, is Moore's as well. When I first got the vinyl album in the early 80's, the title track was the one I kept going back to... that, and 6 minute "Fight The Good Fight" (#18 on Billboard's pop charts) - arguably the band's trademark swan song. "Fight The Good Fight" may be inspirational, but the melody of Emmett's acoustic guitar and the shredding electric guitar solos are what makes it such a strong song - structurely in the same vein as Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" with a soft slow start; the rest of the band joining in making the song heavier as it moves along; great guitar solo(s); lyrically strong; climactic ending. The big hit here is/was "Magic Power" (#8 on Billboard's pop charts)... perhaps the song the band is best known for. If forced to choose my least favorite track here, it'd be "Hot Time (In This City Tonight)"... not a bad song, but this album is so full of strong tracks that this 50's style rocker is simply pale in comparison. The deep album gem is "Ordinary Man" - starting off acoustic and slow, a heavy middle section and a mountainous ending. If there is one Triumph album I can listen to any time, all the way through, it's Allied Forces". Start your Triumph collection here. Classic disc (5 stars).

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Classic guitar
An incredible album by an amazing band!
Rik Emmett is legendary.
Another Great Triumph CD
This is THE Definitive Heavy Metal Album, bar none!

Allied Forces
Triumph
Manufacturer: Tml Entertainment
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Binding: Audio CD

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Fool For Your Love
Magic Power
Air Raid
Allied Forces
Hot Time (In This City Tonight)
Fight The Good Fight
Ordinary Man
Petite Etude
Say Goodbye

Customer Reviews:

Classic guitar.......2005-02-25

Got hooked on Triumph when their videos first appeared on MTV....ages ago. Still recommend this album as their best!! For the weak-in-the-knees girls and those who want to share with these girls, I highly recommend "Say Goodbye". I'll be on my way.

An incredible album by an amazing band!.......2004-11-06

I can't decide if Allied Forces or Thunder Seven are my favorite Triumph records, but I do know that after hearing Magic Power, I was hooked and still am 20 years later. Rik Emmit was such a powerful rock player but had a real feel for more classical and acoustic playing. Mike Levine was a very solid bassist and Gil Moore not only was a great drummer but a really good singer. I saw them in 1986 in Philly and they were just amazing, one of the best shows I've ever seen. Every song on this record is great, Allied Forces, Magic Power, Ordinary Man, Hot time, and the anthem Fight the Good Fight rock with a passion that was missing from most of the hair metal rubbish of the early 1980's. This band had real talent and wrote intelligent, thoughtful hard rock songs, period. If you're feeling down put on Magic Power or Fight the Good Fight and I guarantee you'll feel a whole lot better. So turn it on and turn it up. I've got the magic power of the music in me. Rock on Gil, Rik and Mike, wherever you are.

Rik Emmett is legendary........2004-10-30

One of Rik's strongest influences is Doc Watson, a legendary fingerpicking master. I saw Triumph in concert a few times, I remember once Yngwie Malmsteen opened up the show to promote 'Marching Out'(excellent album)What a concert that was!! I also remember when Deep Purple opened for Triumph! Make no mistake, Triumph has had it's share of success. This album here is is a great example why. I used to know every single song from every album..and I've never done that with any other band ever.

Another Great Triumph CD.......2004-04-14

ALLIED FORCES is another great Triumph CD. It contains all of the inspirational lyrics of its immediate predecessor, PROGRESSIONS OF POWER, while pointing the way musically to the art-metal of Queensryche, Savatage, and Fates Warning, without being as remotely depressing as any of those three. Some people have unfairly compared the group to Rush, which is a mistake because the two groups sound nothing alike, except that both are good at writing motivational lyrics. Get ALLIED FORCES, PROGRESSIONS OF POWER, NEVER SURRENDER, and JUST A GAME all at once if possible.

This is THE Definitive Heavy Metal Album, bar none!.......2003-06-21

This is my absolute favorite album of all time! Some say that Metallica's "One" is THE heavy metal album. Granted, Metallica is hard, but this album is just the perfect blend of everything that makes a hard rock/heavy metal album. When I listen to the album, and I do frequently, this is how I do it. I skip song one-Fool For your love. It's the extraneous song here. I move right on to Magic Power. I visualize the stressed out girl the song is about, and her special relationship with the radio DJ who makes her day and lifts her soul with his music. Now, it's time to step down to the get down. Allied Forces reproduces the sound effects of a real air raid ingeniously with guitars, a synthesizer, and drums. After the air raid, the guitars smash into the song. During a musical bridge, the synthesizer backs the guitar sound in an awesome way. Now, our blood is pumping, and Hot Time (in the city) tears it up with a pounding beat backed up with incredible guitar work. We need a breather now and Fight the Good Fight does that with a christian plea to do the right things. This song earned the album and group the endorsement of the Bible Foundation in a day when there was no Christian rock groups, but triumph had planted the seeds with this song. Next, we move on to Ordinary Man, which starts with great accapella voice only harmony. Then the guitar slowly starts. A plea for the common man builds to a thundering crescendo before the song starts a slow wind down. We are definitely floating on cloud 9. Petite Etude is a short, smart, guitar solo. Finally, the album ends with Say Goodbye, which is a goodbye to those who mistreated us in relationships, but we're smart and strong enough to move on without them-Who needs them anyway? It's also a clever way to close the album and works great as a concert ender. So there you have it, a ballad, several rockers, a call to arms, and a goodbye. A fantastic album and definitely at the top of my list as the one album I would take with me to a desert isle.

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Album Description

Formed in Toronto in 1975, Triumph were one of the few bands to boast the inclusion of a lead vocalist/drummer in the shape of the towering Gil Moore. Completing the line-up were guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett and bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine, who, along with Moore, released their self-titled debut album via the independent Attic label in 1976. Triumph enjoyed incredible success with their RCA albums, Just A Game (1979) and the UK charting Progression Of Power (1980), which included the UK hit single 'I Live For The Weekend'. Further success followed with the Platinum certified album, Allied Forces (1981) and Never Surrender (1982) which achieved Gold status. As part of the Millennium Remastered Series, Progressions Of Power, Allied Forces and Never Surrender are enjoying a well deserved overhaul with each release containing new sleeve notes from recent interviews done with Mike Levine and Gil Moore and previously unseen photos from Triumph's own archive. Castle. 2005.