Just A Game (studio album) by Triumph

Just A Game by Triumph
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 20,649th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 24 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (244th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,564th)
Award Best albums of all time (20,649th)
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Triumph bestography

Just A Game is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Triumph on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Triumph is Thunder Seven which is ranked number 9540 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 125.

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Just A Game track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 24 votes)
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Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.1.

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85/100
From 02/02/2021 04:24
The Canadian 3-piece bring a whole lot of musical chops to the stage with this release. Fantastic musicianship on both sides of the LP, with diverse offerings of arena-style rock and roll music (Think Boston, Journey, etc.). I particularly like side 2, which rises and falls to a seamless conclusion. Some tracks on side one feel a bit overstuffed (sorry to say).

Fans of Journey, Chilliwack, April Wine, etc. will appreciate the tunes.
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From 12/16/2016 21:30
The first album with the great Triumph Formula. Lay it on the Line is radio friendly massive power chords, Just a Game is Rik's more introspective side, Hold On is the big power ballad, and Fantasy Serenede is Rik's wonderful acoustic interlude.
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90/100
From 05/13/2012 06:59
Just A Game proved to be the successful 'format' of future Triumph albums. There are some great tracks such as Lay It On The Line, Hold On and Movin' On, but the lyrics for American Girls is just plain awful.
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