Thunder Seven

Triumph -- the once unstoppable "rock & roll machine" -- was seriously running out of gas by the time they released 1984's Thunder Seven. A lukewarm collection of generic hard rock tracks, the album had few highlights to speak of and continued a descending curve started on the previous year's already underwhelming Never Surrender. Its rare surprises are confined to the competent radio single "Follow Your Heart" and "Killing Time," which sees guitarist Rik Emmett and drummer Gil Moore trading lead vocal lines for one of the first times ever. But for the most part, dreary offerings like "Spellbound" and "Rock Out, Roll On" are cliché-ridden and utterly disposable pieces of hard rock which introduce the band's newly acquired addiction to synthesizers to boot. All in all, Thunder Seven is one of Triumph's most forgettable albums.