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TRIUMVIRAT - Illusions On A Double Dimple (1973)

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2008-04-21 15:58:21 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Triumvirat connection: Triumvirat was for ELP the same thing that Aerosmith is to Led zeppelin. This comparison summarizes all the defects and virtues of both offsprings My first contact with Triumvirat wasn't very good: I bought Pompeii by impulse (and under the influence of a review in an old 70's brazilian rock magazine). Although the...
 
 
 
 
 
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TRIUMVIRAT - Mediterranean Tales (1972)

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2008-07-27 19:16:40 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Triumvirat, but it's also in my humble opinion, the best. ELP is ultimately famous and still packs auditoriums after 30 years just with their name. It's also true, Triumvirat never brought 65, 000 shouting fans at one venue (Olympic Stadium, Montreal PQ 1976). Despite all the fame and fortunem, this is why I love Triumvirat: the constency or...
 
 
 
 
 
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TRIUMVIRAT - Old Loves Die Hard (1976)

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2008-02-19 21:48:58 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Triumvirat managed to at least partially shed their ELP-clone image while still producing quality prog. Most of those moments occure on "Old Lives Die Hard", a transitional album between the complex machinations of the early 70s and the dreck which followed. Like many such bridge works, it actually turned out to be the best of the band's...
 
 
 
 
 
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TRIUMVIRAT - Illusions On A Double Dimple (1973) [rated 5/5 by CCVP]

2008-01-15 20:35:08 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
 
...Triumvirat Unlike the other album, the also incredible debut Mediterranean Tales, this album is enormously immensely, unbelievably influenced by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and also some bits of classical music. You cannot consider, however, Illusions on a Double Dimple a mere Emerson, Lake and Palmer copy for a number of reasons 1st: the so...
 
 
 
 
 
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TRIUMVIRAT - Mediterranean Tales (1972)

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2008-02-20 20:27:43 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Triumvirat was on par with ELP, as opposes to just a mere clone. If you look (and hear) closely, the differences are rather staggering! Hans Pape is sadly no match for Lake in the vocal department, even on the bass, while Hans Bathelt has a way more teutonic approach to percussing, a different beast from Palmer altogether. As for Fritz, he...
 
 
 
 
 
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TRIUMVIRAT - Old Loves Die Hard (1976) [rated 4/5 by CCVP]

2008-01-30 17:10:12 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
 
...Triumvirat's downfall towards pop music, and it is still worse than Pompeii, to me, sounding a lot like radio pop than progressive rock. Ok, ok, i must admit it, this album still got some incredible musics, like a day in a life, the history of mystery and panic on 5th avenue, but the rest it kind of boring popish music. Anyway, let me squeeze...
 
 
 
 
 
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TRIUMVIRAT - Illusions On A Double Dimple (1973)

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2008-03-08 22:15:16 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Triumvirat were to ELP what Aerosmith are to Zeppelin; a proud offspring that on occasion out does Dad, and this one is well worth your time. 4 1/2 stars. The EMI reissue includes four bonus cuts released originally as singles which don't enhance the album but may be of interest by Atavachron TRIUMVIRAT Music Online recommended...
 
 
 
 
 
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TRIUMVIRAT - Mediterranean Tales (1972)

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2008-04-01 09:31:04 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Triumvirat, one of the things you will hear repeated often is that they are ELP clones or rip off ELP. As Mediterranean Tales shows, they actually got their start imitating the Nice. I think its more than a little harsh to call them rip offers. One thing is for certain, keyboardist Hans-Jürgen Fritz was a big admirer of Keith Emerson and it...
 
 
 
 
 
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TRIUMVIRAT - Illusions On A Double Dimple (1973)

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2008-07-10 21:26:49 by Editor in Progarchives.com (Progressive rock and related latest reviews)
...Triumvirat album remains an enigma to me to this day. I guess I saw the good marks on ILLUSIONS ON A DOUBLE DIMPLE as well as the length of the main pieces. I couldn't help but get excited that there was an album out there with TWO 20+ minute pieces on it; that was, until I put this to my ears I remember my first few listens of DOUBLE DIMPLE...