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Triumvirat – Russian Roulette (1980) (@256)
21 Feb 2010
(Review from stevelukather.net)
“Russian Roulette”, the last project under the name Triumvirat is a very impressive pop effort, full of session musicians and featuring the comic relief and lyrics of Arno Steffen on vocals.
It was again an enormous departure however, from the band’s trademark sound. Like its predecessor, it is more of a Jurgen Fritz solo album than a Triumvirat album.
The punkish “Party Life” was released as a single, and the group performed a live lip-synch on Platenkuche TV show in Germany. Overall a diverse album that included an infectious reggae jam on “Ballad of Rudy Torner”.
Line-up:
- Jurgen Fritz / piano, moogs, organ, percussion, synthesizers
with
- Arno Steffen / lead vocals
- Jeff Porcaro / drums
- Steve Lukather / bass guitar, electric guitar
- Tim May / electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Robert Greenidge / steel drums
- Neal Stubenhaus / bass
- Pete Christlieb / saxophone, clarinet
- Mike Gong / electric guitar
- David Hungate / bass
- Alan Estis / congas, maracas
Track List:
01. Party Life – 3:29
02. You Can’t Catch Me – 4:09
03. Come With Me – 4:02
04. Games – 4:15
05. Cooler – 4:32
06. The Ballad of Rudy Torner – 4:23
07. We’re Rich On What We’ve Got – 4:10
08. Twice – 2:45
09. Rien Ne Vas Plus – 4:42
10. Roxy – 6:30
11. Russian Roulette – 5:53
12. The Ballad of Rudy Torner (Bonus with English Intro) – 4:20
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about 1 year ago
Not symphonic, but certainly not bad. Triumvirat realised that progressive music was no longer popular, so the group changed its direction. Reggae and disco, ballads and rock. It shows the great composing skills of front man Jürgen Fritz.