For many years, I’ve had a thing about less known musical
artists. Maybe it is the elitist snob in
me… Or just an appreciation for sounds
that are a little less well know. (Not to
imply that I don’t like things that are popular, anybody who has seem my Top 40
posts knows that’s not true).
Anyway, I thought I’d start a series on some of the lesser
known music in my collection And for the
first entry, I’ll select a new addition
to my collect, but an oldie: Triumvirat –
Spartacus.
I’ll rate this one pretty
high on the “obscure” scale. After all,
their biography on Allmusic is 8 words” German '70s art rock band à la Focus” Triumvirat was a progressive rock
band, in the spirit of Emerson Lake And Palmer.
A trio (as the name would suggest) very focused on keyboards.
My introduction to Triumvirat came through one of my friends
(Rob Posner – RIP) with the Spartacus album.
I don’t remember if the album was his, or belonged to one of his
brothers, but I remember listening to it at his house when I was around 15
years old. At some point through high
school / college, I had forgotten about them.
Then it took a while for me to remember their name (“you know, that
prog-rock band with a mouse in a light bulb on the record cover… Tri-something”). I think I found them through an internet site on greatest
prog rock bands of all time. And not
long ago, I decided to look for a listen on the internet. And then a buy! Other than remembering the band name, it is
all so much easier than it was in the 70’s and 80’s!
So, bottom line: If
you like ELP, you’ll probably like Triumvirate.
In fact, lots of Spartacus sounds (to me) like ELP music sung by Peter
Gabriel! And that’s not a bad thing. Good Stuff!
So, check it out:
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