For the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Triumph's Classics album, this new double record vinyl set has been released.  The vinyl is heavy 180 gram and silver in color. The gatefold sleeve has all kinds of photos of the band. The inner-sleeves have the lyrics to the songs. If that's not enough, the first three sides are made up of the studio songs from the original set, while the final side has a couple smoking hot live tunes. This is a great set that is well worth owning. It should be noted that I previously reviewed many of these songs on another compilation. For the sake of consistency, those track reviews have been either used as they were originally written or modified for reuse here.

Bonus video footage of this release is available at the Music Street Journal Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfFa6zM-Ls8

This review is available in book (paperback and hardcover) in Music Street Journal: 2020  Volume 1. More information and purchase links can be found at: garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2020.

A droning element brings this into being. The guitar rises up with a hard-edged, almost metallic sound. The keyboards on this bring a bit of a dated element to it, but the song holds up well to this day despite that.

Okay, this is a straight ahead rocker with a 1970s meets harder rocking element to it. It’s fun and cool.

A fairly straight-ahead rocker, this has plenty of the older Triumph character and charm. It’s another strong tune that leans towards progressive rock.

I have always been a big fan of this tune. It has a real proggy element. It comes in mellower, and a bit mysterious. It grows out from there in such a classy way. It manages to rock out quite well in the alternating parts. I love the guitar elements on this. The tune is one of the most dynamic of the set. It has some seriously powerful moments, too.

This is another cut that’s basically a prog rocker. It alternates between harder rocking and mellower motifs. I’d say it has as much in common with Yes as it does with Rush or hard rock. This is a killer tune. It’s probably my favorite on the set, and you just can’t argue with the positive lyrical message either. Triumph should have stuck to this kind of music.

Musically, this one reminds me a lot of their song “Magic Power.” It’s another great tune that’s pretty much progressive rock. It’s a great one and one of the real highlights of the set.

I've always been a big fan of this song. This live version really rocks so well. It really captures the band in a killer performance. The proggier section later in the track is so cool, too. This thing is screaming hot, really.