Rik Emmett / Phil X Triumph tear it up

[* velcro-fly *]

This was cool.... Triumph crushed it back in the day, nice to see Rik still has his chops, Phi X did the stunt double singing and hitting the notes that have left Rik's building

 

[rottingcorpse]

Gimme some "Rock and Roll Machine"!!!

 

[LP Freak]

Hell Yeahthat was killer. Triumph was my first big concert back in the day with Foghat opening up

 

[M@ttC3]

Hell yes!!!!!

 

[Rackman]

Really nice. Would have been cool if Rik's lead's weren't so buried though.

 

[mentoneman]

love that song!!

 

[thegame]

Very cool of Rik to share the stage with the guy that replaced him for a bit and have him front of stage, sharing the spotlight. I never saw Triumph but did see Rik solo 20 years ago and he sounded jaw droppingly flawless.

 

[suhrimmetal]

I cannot like this enough! RnFnR \,,/

 

[lespaul6]

Really nice. Would have been cool if Rik's lead's weren't so buried though.

yeah, his tone is weak compared to phil who is overpowering him in the mix with real amps on stage. Rik is still great at his age!

 

[* velcro-fly *]

yeah, his tone is weak compared to phil who is overpowering him in the mix with real amps on stage. Rik is still great at his age!

Yeah Phil's tone is balls to the wall but damn Rik still has chops

 

[harddriver]

Rik Emmett is a monster player! I never realized how similar his singing voice was like Geddy Lee's......

 

[harddriver]

Gimme some "Rock and Roll Machine"!!!

 

[harddriver]

 

[Rackman]

Rik Emmett is a monster player! I never realized how similar his singing voice was like Geddy Lee's......

Maybe it's something in the poutine

 

[harddriver]

Maybe it's something in the poutine

I had to look up poutine....................................................

 

[bobbtoz]

This video is a go to for me. One of the best live performances ever- yup I said it and I'm sticking to it!

 

[skoora]

I commented on the video itself on YouTube but I’ll echo it here where, I think this is a great example of how you do it when you want to tour but have diminished vocals. Rik, looks like he’s having so much fun without the pressure of trying to sing what he can’t sing anymore. They deliver the songs in a great way and the fire is there. Not sure what was up with his guitar level but this is a show that would be great to see in ‘26.

 

[Fiesta Red]

Just awesome!

 

[Uzi Nein Millimetah]

The bass player's trucker hat kills me every time.....

GREAT playing by the band!

 

[LPMojoGL]

Dig this!
Thunder 7 was one of my favs back in the day. Still break out the cassette, while working in the garage (sometimes on my Triumph Tiger 800! ).

I remember staying up all night to learn Dee by Randy Rhoads when I was 17.
Thought I'd tackle Midsummer's Daydream next. No dice:


This instrumental always hits hard for me. So 80s sounding now, but still love it:




Side note:
Listening to these takes me back. Around the same time period, I was also into Tesla Mechanical Resonance (@Exo-metal ), Pink Floyd Momentary Lapse, Dokken BFTA, GnR AFD...
Then quickly got into heavier stuff like Ozzy NRFTW, Iron Maiden 7th Son, Dio Last In Line, Metallica AJFA, Anthrax State of Euphoria, Megadeth Peace Sells... and Industrial stuff like Ministry Land of Rape & Honey, Skinny Puppy Perpetual Intercourse, NIN Pretty Hate Machine.

Those, lots of PF, LZ, and Sabbath probably made up my whole tape collection at the time. Oh, and my first 2 cassettes, Ratt Invasion of your Privacy (fav album cover, Slaughter Stick It To ya up there) and Motley Theater of Pain.
I had Grim Reaper, Kingdom Come and King Diamond, too, now that I think about it, probably due to some unscrupulous dealings.
Still have and listen to most of these cassettes, + a bunch more.

Late 80s was so fun. Who knew what was right around the corner.
Black Crowes signaled a shift. Then Nirvana hit. I still remember the first time I heard AIC. Didn't know what to think. And then the 90s happened.