Triumph - Lay It On The Line | REACTION

[@mj95b]

Guess who went to see Triumph the same day she got out of the hospital from a tonsillectomy? This 17 year old (1983). Guess who got re-admitted to the hospital directly after the concert due to bleeding and a severely swollen throat? Yup and it was totally worth it!

[@leoncardinal2035]

That's a funny story!

[@doug_nu_york4853]

Everyone always asks who is the best guitarist or who’s the best vocalist. No one ever asks if there’s Anyone who is great at guitar and singing,,,, well, that’s Rick Emmett !!!!

[@toddstevens13]

Or who also a Damn good drummer and Lead Vocalist. Triumph had that too, and why their Harmony Vocals were over the top.

[@troyottosen8722]

Doug. You got it so right! Seen them in the late 80’s Anchorage, Alaska, I was literally feet from Rick! Simply amazing!😉👍

[@rickjensen1636]

Yep you got some lead singers that you know they play rhythm guitar, they might be a decent singer but they're mediocre at the guitar, or they might be a mediocre singer and halfway decent on the guitar, it's super rare to find somebody that can nail them both Rik Emmett does that.

[@deetsepnopoulos3122]

Myles Goodwin from April Wine is high on my list.

[@nickculbertson3502]

@@toddstevens13 darn right he just nails it on Ordinary Man, my 2nd favorite song of Triumph.

[@markkremser]

Rik Emmett is one of the most underrated singer/guitarists. Ever.

[@albertoramirez6388]

Triumph's popularity peaked in the mid '80s. Magic Power, Fight the Good Fight, Hold On, Somebody's Out There, and Follow Your Heart are other well-known songs worth a reaction...

[@waynedickson6860]

Which was well after I stopped listening to them, Hold On was on Just A Game, but the rest are post JAG.

[@theodoreritola9758]

The guy on the right looks like LUKE BRYAN A very good country singer , ,,

[@JordosGarage]

@@theodoreritola9758 a pretty poor excuse for a country singer

[@dennisbrooks8566]

Rocky Mountain Way (Walsh cover) , Rock and Roll Machine , Allied Forces .

[@generoberts9151]

“Never Surrender “ is another really good tune by Triumph. Saw them in 87’

[@Louisvillebilly]

Criminally underrated band right here. Triumph was an amazing band

[@carlsmith4562]

Triumph is one of the most underrated rock bands to ever come out of Canada. They are right there with Rush. Why they are not in the Hall of Fame is an embarrassment to Rock music. Rick Emmet isThe most underrated guitarist ever. I have not seen them in concert but wished I could see them do Magic Power. Rick sings his heart out for their music. It comes out in this song. Thanks for Lay it on the line and Fight the Good Fight! It is great to see some 20 somethings enjoying and appreciating their talents of this power trio. Energy should have been the Band title.

[@aerialarboreal9005]

I was lucky enough to see Triumph a total of 7 times in their short career, and get this! The first time was at my High School in 1978!! I was front row, pressed to the stage for that one!!

[@cliffordmullinax9319]

Deserve to be American Rock& Roll Hall of fame!!

[@lalba07]

Rik Emmett's vocals are beyond phenomenal! The control, the clarity, in-tune.. loud and clear and so intense and so powerful! They've been one of my most favourite rock bands ever since I can remember. Rik is AMAZING! Amazing guitarist and amazing vocalist! I get blown away every time I listen to him. 🇨🇦 🎸 🎶 🎵

[@timbrown6629]

I'm 55, and grew up in Louisville, KY. These guys were HUGE in the Midwest in the late 70's. The Drummer is a trained Opera singer, so I'm sure he taught the other guys to sing.

[@anthonyfamularo8875]

He drums AND sings lead simultaneously on a good number of songs, too! The only other person I can think of who did that a lot is Phil Collins.

[@endoraismygma]

He did have great hair! 😂 All us girls were crushing on Rik Emmett. Your 3 heads bobbing to this is priceless 😁🤘

[@Belluser-we1uc5cb2l]

I was lucky to grow up with this music ❤1979. Unbelievable voice. Love Triumph.

[@MikeInMD1961]

I saw Triumph play to a half empty Baltimore Civic Center back in the '80's during a near blizzard. We thought for sure the show would be cancelled, but the band said since we were all there, the show will go on. And what a show it was. Hard to believe it was only three guys on stage making all of this sound. Killer light show too! (By the way, when the show was over and we walked outside the snow was crazy! What normally took a 45 minute drive home took close to four hours. Another one of 'those shows' I'll never forget.)

[@paulschirf9259]

i was at that show!!!

[@IMRDP]

WOW❣‼‼‼‼

[@jgray4234]

LOVE hearing this story.

[@jgray4234]

@@paulschirf9259 Man I miss those days. Kids today have no idea how cool we had it.

[@ledzepandhabs]

In the late 70's and early 80's Triumph was one of the largest arena bands in the United States, simply MASSIVE.

[@cellyblank9919]

It warms my old Canadian heart to see American music lovers discover Canadian talent. Whatever the reason so many great northern bands didn't make it in the US, with April Wine and Triumph...to survive in a small pond you need even more talent than treading water in a big ocean. Enjoy guys!

[@AuthorLaurieAnnSmith]

Kick a$$!!! I love Love LOVE Triumph. My fellow Canadians 👍👍👍💯💯💯😎😎😎🔥🔥🔥

[@johnflores5286]

THIS IS CLASSIC ROCK... IN ITS PUREST FORM

[@craig0077]

The sound back then (70's) was THE BEST ROCK MUSIC of all-time, and Triumph was one of my favorite bands. There were soooo many great Rock bands from the 70's, with Deep Purple, Boston, Led Zeppelin, Grand Funk, Styx, Queen and ZZ Top, just to name a few. It was a great time to party.

[@joant9425]

I'm a Texan and Triumph is my favorite rock band. I saw them in Dallas at Reunion Arena 3 times in the 80's. Such positive uplifting music. Saw Rik Emmett in '09 in Houston playing acoustic at a supper club with Dave Dunlop. Had the pleasure of meeting him. Such a gentleman. Fight the Good Fight, well the title says it all. So many awesome songs. Two that touched my heart the most that I've never heard on the radio back in the day. Ordinary Man and Just a Game.

[@pattimiranda8679]

Triumph rocks!! I love every song! Fire!! Rik Emmet's voice and guitar playing are amazing!

[@PC29534]

It's stuck in my head 😀👍another great song ever ❤ Triumph

[@unclepelom]

Never Surrender is my favorite song of theirs and great message

[@crimsonskies1445]

I'm 54 and Triumph was a staple in Rock growing up. I'm from California originally. First concert I ever saw was the "Allied Forces" tour. Awesome

[@DeadShred9]

Rik is 70 years old now . But he can still sing those songs almost as good as back then !!

[@s.mcpherson6354]

"I would take that hair." I literally laughed out loud. Every guy in the 80's thought that.

[@Kim-hc5si]

Rik Emmett = BEAST 🔥🔥🔥

[@rwazny]

Growing up in Buffalo NY we had a front row seat to how good this band was. Seen them numerous times. Always a great energetic show. I always was surprised at how much of the country never heard of them. Check out world of Fantasy

[@jl6714]

Saw them LIVE in the 80's and they sounded every bit as good LIVE as they did on the sterio or studio. One of my all time fave bands! Love Rick Emmett!

[@JenialB]

All this music played in the midwest. We also left our doors unlocked. We also left our phone at home & went and enjoyed life. We listened to this at bonfires parties by lakes or rivers or barn parties. Different time for sure.

[@davesimone1419]

Live at US festival 1983 AWESOME showcase. Rock and roll machine baby

[@davidluther3955]

I REMEBER SEEING THEM IN CONCERT,THEY WERE FANTASTIC.I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE LIVING AT THAT AGE AND TIME.

[@LynneBlais]

I just saw Rik Emmett sing this song live 5/22/24! He is still awesome at 70yrs. old. Still has great hair! Just shorter and snow white!!😂❤

[@kajala11]

April Wine & Triumph were my HS rock bands of choice, I had tended to gravitate to the lessor played bands. Never knew in HS that the majority of bands I liked were Canuck bands in those days. April Wine was my first concert in So Cal in 82 - it was fire! Best concert ever! Triumph was the 3rd top billed band at the US Festival in 83. There were 8 Rock/Heavy Metal bands that played in one day. Triumph blew the headliner, Van Halen & David Lee Roth's drunk ass off the stage! A day & event I'll never forget that you can still find on YT.

[@karengoodenough827]

One of my favorites! Such an incredible amount of sound out of 3 guys

[@jrogersdal]

They are on the radio, classic rock. My favorite is Fight the Good Fight, which the lead singer wrote after his aunt was diagnosed with brain cancer.

[@tammyhendrick8380]

I’m 55 and have been rockin to forever. They are awesome. And only 3 band members rocking like that👏👏🐴🐴🐴🐴

[@joedella-mattia2234]

Triumph could blow the roof off any stadium. One of the Greatest bands to EVER come outta Canada!!!!🇨🇦 seen them dozens of times. April Wine.. Harlequin… Streetheart..Prism so many awesome Canadian bands!!!

[@jamesgoldman6942]

Triumph is UNREAL. Got to see them 3 times live and Rik one time solo. They were a staple for me growing up in St. Paul. Then I moved to TX and Triumph really broke in San Antonio. Hold On, Just A Game & Suitcase Blues from their Just A Game album are classics as is Magic Power & Fight The Good Fight from the Allied Forces Album. Rock & Roll Machine is also GREAT. Incredible Canuck Band.

[@toddstevens13]

The scary part is that the Drummer, Gil Moore, was Rik's equal as Lead Vocalist, and why their Harmony vocals were off the charts.

[@williamh4172]

Mike Levine's outstanding backups didn't hurt either, all while pulling off bass guitar and keyboards.

[@marlenabryant5547]

You guys were def born in the wrong generation of Rock.

[@kristi8484]

Awesome !! One of my favorites from back in the day... we had the best music back then !!

[@lisahaverluk4037]

Played in the day...love it!! 😊😊

[@Jacobsmel71]

This is it in rocking this place right now , it’s me and Ric and I’m about to lose my mind with triumph

[@PhilPastor]

I have listened to Triumph a thousand times (at least), but never saw any live footage. Those guys were awesome!

[@jeankutzer1556]

They were not blocked in San Antonio. KISS FM's Joe 'The Godfather's Anthony was constantly looking for new talent to bring to town via Stone City Attractions ticket sales and promotions. Triumph stole the show at 1983's US Festival in California where 350,000 people came out to see them.

[@jeankutzer1556]

One reason good music like this was not heard was due to American record industry shoving their brand down our throat, such as disco. If not for a very few progressive radio stations they never would have at all.

[@jeffreygreer]

where the hell was that at and how did i miss it

[@dennisbrooks8566]

There got their "big break" in San Antonio after Sammy Hagar backed out of a show and the radio station asked them to fill the bill .

[@philipfaris7144]

Spent the Memorial Day weekend rocking out with 450k hot sweaty " friends " and they'd be a good pick for best of

[@kens9775]

Canadian here.... The music industry in the 70's and 80's was brutal on many Canadian artists. Payola was a huge thing for airplay.

[@Triumph-nz8pt]

Triumph, as you can see, was the very first rock concert I went to at 15. They were absolutely second to none! Pls, pls do more, trust me you will not be disappointed. There's fight the good fight, hold on, never surrender, etc just so much to enjoy. Thanks for doing this one.

[@markreilly6611]

Another power trio from Canada. Triumph was so good. Awesome job guys on your reaction!

[@MegaSlowburner]

Thank you so much for your open opinion about Triumph. I believe we lead the world in 3 piece bands. Haha....don't need anything else.

[@cletushouse906]

Saw these guys a couple times. Good stage show and will rock your socks off.

[@tapanim6576]

Awesome reaction to an amazing song. Triumph rocks.

[@danjmcs]

Love these guys so much, yeah, amazing how many people missed them in the 80s and 90s... Allied Forces is my favorite album, just brilliant from start to finish. Magic Power, Fight the Good Fight... the drummer Gil also sings lead on a few tracks, also a fantastic singer, as you can hear from all three of them with those harmonies.

[@jimpierce7853]

I don't know how you'll missed these guys. I'm from Florida and I saw them back in '84&86 in concert. Headlining. Fukn awesome shows! BTO opened in 84 .

[@Metalwolf80]

Fight the Good Fight, Never Surrender, Magic Power, Hold On, Blinding Light Show .

[@chuckolah4525]

Wow, so sorry you guys had to wait this long to have some Triumph in your life. I'm shocked, they've been a staple of every classic rock station in any region I have ever visited. My little sister graduated from Murray State and I heard Triumph on the little station there.

[@gandalf679]

I bought their first album in '76 and new immediately they were gonna be Awesome, and they are, still. Rock On!!

[@jamesboyd5305]

Triumph......soooooooo underrated it hurts....don't waste my time.....when I was in high school ..kids used to carve Triumph into the desks...'80 -'84 Voices..well ..on to Journey.send

[@firstnamelastname8060]

I have never seen another human being who looks more like me than Rick Emmet. Hair and all is 100% the same. Facial structure, basic body type. Ridiculous. Haven't heard this song in decades. Awesome.

[@andreawalter9212]

Best...Reaction....Ever-Love from Cincy!

[@lisabenneett4735]

I lived in Richmond, Virginia at the time,and I can assure you this was played on the radio, A LOT! April Wine was played a lot, too. I had a few of their cassettes. Lots of great bands out of Canada.

[@williamweiss6128]

Seen them twice when I was in high school in the 70's. Great band.

[@laurilouise8280]

AWESOME!!!! Spent my high school years jamming to Triumph!!!! Excellent reaction!! Do more !! Thanks for the memories!

[@davidbieloh1382]

Rik wrote a column for Guitar Player magazine for over ten years. The guy is a beast. Huge chops.

[@doug_nu_york4853]

Triumph had one of the best live shows of all time !!!!

[@gandalf679]

"Back then.." LMAO!!! I remember when this album came out..Keep Rockin'!!!

[@jimmiller3139]

Triumph - Rock and Roll Machine. You won't regret it

[@josephpowell3949]

Triumph was a supergroup back in the day, a Three-man band! April Wine was another great one!

[@MissyM68]

I was lucky enough to see them a few times in the 80's. Great musicianship!

[@tommythompson9565]

"It just sounds like a famous song" Hilarious, and spot on.

[@toddboyle1716]

Magic Power, Hold On, Rock n Roll Machine, When the Lights Go Down, Fight the Good Fight... all great songs by Triumph!

[@mendyrckz76]

🦋 I loved your faces during that performance. Triumph was one of my all time Favorite bands growing up. Along with April Wine, Bad Company, Foreigner, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Etc. Etc..born in 76' you name it I've heard it.😏 From classical to death metal. And everything in between. And I still find new music even to this very day. I can say this was a Entertaining 🙌watch. My Guys if you haven't already yet. I request Billy Thorpe's "Children of The Sun" it's a Classic. I would recommend everyone to have at least listened once if not ever again in your lifetime. Its a treasure of an epic song!😏

[@scottabernethy1093]

Another Canadian band that will immediately go on your playlist and an anthem up here is Streetheart and the song is “Action” every time I play it for an American they say the same as you guys” why have we not heard this!” Keep it up guys😀

[@johnpmcc]

Love your reactions to music I grew up on. God bless!

[@timothybrand1879]

I’ll tell you what back in the day of MTV these guys were huge they get out rock any group I don’t care who they are so I’m in Dallas Texas and they rocked that place down.

[@arlenehenry1097]

Good thing the younger generation is checking out ours. Tis the delivery n presentation that's captivating! Anyone these days sing like that? Apparently not cuz lotsa folks checking out ol school music. 👍

[@robertwalker1803]

They were terrific....talent everywhere.They and Rush toured...how would that be?They were not fly by nights,as they had 16 albums,with 18 gold and 9 platinum awards in Canada and the U.S.You would love Magic Power( you might have beard this one), Fight the Good Fight,etc.

[@chrishutton2055]

Fantastic song and band from Canada!

[@gregscupholm254]

OMG. Well played, gentlemen. I LOVE this band. "Fight The Good Fight" is the next one to check out. It is just flat out rocking and inspiring. They put the power in power trio.

[@R.POWELL]

"Fight the Good Fight" from Triumph is a GOOD one to do next !!!!

[@ejllamobeolan5025]

Rick Emit still tours. He's a really good guy we must have talked about 1/2 hour the last time we met in Harrisburg Pa. After his show.

[@monicamad1285]

A World of Fantasy is 🔥

[@thomasrocker7408]

Ok, here's one for you. TRIUMPH performing live in concert in Halifax Nova Scotia performing Fight the Good Fight the video. Rik Emmett wrote this song for his aunt who was battling cancer at the time. Great song. Great reaction guys

[@mattharvey968]

Squeeze the family jewels to sing that high!!

[@perrybernard1308]

Lots of great Canadian bands. The Headpins, Trooper, Harlequin, Brian Adams, The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO), The Tragically Hip... too name a few..

[@jerrypapadatos1210]

Don’t forget Anvil

[@HollyVee]

Lighthouse.

[@duncansolloway2497]

april wine

[@perrybernard1308]

@@duncansolloway2497 They played April Wine -Roller a little while back

[@denislaferriere2693]

Plus Billy Talent, Men without hat, Our Lady Peace, Mahogany Rush etc

[@Bucketheadgoat]

music of my youth. thank you for the reaction.....

[@drogusmaxwell6640]

The second best power trio to ever come out of Canada!

[@gogriz3591]

I was lucky to live not far from Canada in High School and Triumph crashed the boarder and was a soundtrack of our parties!

[@gogriz3591]

April Wine and RUSH also crashed the border!!!!

[@rossmacintosh5652]

Rik sings like no one else while playing guitar like Slash. Amazing!

[@tracysnow349]

You are in for an awesome surprise!

[@j.c.a2872]

Rick Emmett is one of the best vocalists that most people never heard of outside of Canada; I was lucky to have seen Triumph in my younger days a couple of times, always an awesome show !!!! Some other great Canadian bands you guys might like: The Guess Who, Chilliwack, Lighthouse, The Tragically Hip (or as we call them here in Canada "The Hip")

[@powoodworker1751]

I saw them too. It was in Florida. Foghat opened for them. Innovators of the 80s hair bands.

[@rking6247]

Coney Hatch, Aldo Nova.

[@hifijohn]

How can you forget BTO. for a different style-- joni mitchell gordon lightfoot. and there is Alanis Morisette Drake Bryan Adams Neil Young

[@danasmith8269]

@@hifijohn Drake is Rap.....not Rock.....so don't mention him in the same breath please

[@mic7504]

Check out their live performance from Bob Wozniak's 1983 "US Festival". Yes the co-founder of Apple created a concert venue in San Bernardino that could host 150000 fans and then added a massive mobile stage with the first Jumbo-trons used in concerts and digitally audio-delayed speakers to the venue and then brought in only top acts paying them more than anyone had ever payed for single gigs before. And yes he lost money for both years he "produced" the festivals, but he got one thing super-right! He personally insisted on Triumph for the Heavy Metal Saturday in '83.

[@RLowVaughn1]

From a long-forgotten era when music actually had musicians.

[@kimkovaly3096]

Such a great song

[@liviakelly5691]

One of my favorites from High School 😍

[@RG-kz9yt]

Yall should check out "the blinding light show" to me this was Triumph at their most creative and virtuostic peak after this they slowly slid into and eventually swallowed by the '80s hairband nightmare that they helped create. IMHO.

[@timliscum2861]

in my opinion these guys were the best 3 man band from Canada... Rush second...... Fight the Good Fight is another great song

[@jimhaeuser1353]

Triumph Magic Power

[@leddygee1896]

Max Webster "In The World Of Giants"... You wont regret It.

[@williamarbogast349]

Ahh yes, Max Webster 👍

[@FLYEAL]

Intelligent reactions. Pretty funny too. This song and other Triumph hits were on reasonably constant rotation on American AOR stations in early 80s.

[@guytitanic]

Toronto's "Triumph" ..this song builds like the CN Tower!

[@danielh1830]

I love that you guys are doing this, as a young man in the 80's, Triumph was one of my biggest heroes and I had the honor of seeing them 3 times. These guys were huge! This was fun watching you guys watch that - they sounded the same live.

[@salsaucedo]

This was way before you three were even a thought if you know what I mean! That particular era was freaking awesome, of course, April Wine and rush started 4 years ahead of Triumph. In the mid, to late '70s and '80s they were played on the radio quite a bit in Texas, Minnesota, and Colorado. If you liked this one song then you should check out their debut album self titled 1976, and the Rock and Roll Machine 1977 album pure awesomeness and power, or jump to 1980 Progressions of Power

[@brianforgie7724]

i believe a disc jockey in San Antonio gave Triumph there first real exposure in the US. Texas loved Triumph

[@salsaucedo]

@@brianforgie7724 so true I know I did and still do

[@bpalmer3421]

They are so talented and sound just as good live...or even better!!!