Favorite "Light" Songs #8 - "Blinding Light Show"

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Day three (my, how time flies!): we are at #8 in my Favorite "Light" Songs series: "Blinding Light Show" by Triumph. Triumph (guitarist and vocalist Rik Emmett, bassist and keyboardist Mike Levine, drummer and vocalist Gil Moore) formed in Ontario, Canada, in 1975. Much like their Great White Northern counterparts Rush, Triumph showed heavy prog rock tendencies early on before morphing into a more radio friendly guitar and keyboard group. Between Canada and the United States, the trio has been awarded 18 Gold and nine Platinum records, and the band is in both the Canadian Music and the Canadian Music Industry Halls of Fame. Part of Triumph's appeal has always been, according to those with experience, their live concerts, which always featured an amazing (an understatement, from everything I've heard) light show, an experience so fantastic that Emmett wrote "Blinding Light Show" about it. The song, from their self titled 1976 debut (rereleased in 1995 as In the Beginning,) was not a hit (it wasn't released as a single.) It does, however, morph into the instrumental "Moonchild" for almost nine minutes of rock and roll goodness. Enjoy! (Info verified by Wikipedia)