Rik Emmett and Triumph laying it on the line in 1979

Last week on Music for Monday we had a slice of Barry Manilow. This time around we tilt to the opposite side of the 70s musical spectrum for a taste of Triumph.

An inspiration for Harry Shearer and Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls? (Mike Levine of Triumph, 1979)

Triumph, a hard-rocking trio from Ontario, Canada, released “Lay It on the Line” in the summer of 1979. The tune was recorded in late ’78 for the band’s Just a Game L.P. “Lay It on the Line” peaked at #86 on the Billboard chart but received substantial rock radio airplay. More than the chart placing may imply.

Previously on Music for Monday: Barry Manilow, ‘I Write the Songs’ (1975)