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Summary: Triumph - 'A Night Of Triumph Live' (WEA) DVD
Review: 'A Night Of Triumph Live' was taped at the Metro Centre in Halifax,Nova Scotia on January 16,1987.I remember seeing this very tour something like three months prior to this gig.One thing I'll always miss from the '80's is seeing a live Triumph show every other year or so.Let's face it,this Canadian trio has never been anything less than an all-out incredible rock&roll show,specially when experienced live.The tour this show comes from was on the road to support their 'The Sport Of Kings' album.Every track from this eighty-two minute concert shines,but the songs that stick in the back of my mind are "Allied Forces",their signature tune "Lay It On The Line","Take A Stand",their anthem-like "Rock N'Roll Machine",Joe Walsh's cover "Rocky Mountain Way" and "Fight The Good Fight".Plus there are two videos I remember seeing on Mtv or some cable music show.The band,at least on THIS tour had four musicians.Rik Emmett-guitar&vocals,Mike Levine-bass&vocals,Gil Moore-drums&vocals along with new touring recruit,guitarist Rick Santer.Sure wish Triumph would reunite.Come on,guys.Sabbath did,even Judas Priest did after fifteen years.Maiden took Bruce Dickenson back.A fun DVD to check out.
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Summary: Excellent sound quality
Review: Been a Triumph fan since their debut album. The only reason I did not rate this DVD a 5 is due to the excessive crowd shots that other reviewers have discussed. The video quality is not as good as Rush In Rio or Rock in Rio but very acceptable considering when it was recorded. The sound quality is definitely a 5. Actually, I rate the sound quality slightly better than a 5 for one reason...the mix. The one piece of information the other reviewers did not cover is the mix. If you are a fan of loud pounding drums, this is for you. The drum kit is turned up a bit louder than other music DVDs I have and I was pleasantly surprised. They are not overbearing, just louder than usual. This DVD is available for $15.99 CDN ($12 US) new. A steal!
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Summary: satisfied
Review: Dont pay any attention to the unfavorable reviews! judge it for yourself. I dont care how good a dvd is some people will find some trivial thing to gripe about,and make assumptions about things they know nothing about.True some things could be different,but considering the few live shows that were filmed from great rock bands of that era,ill take it anyway i can. If your a true fan,you wont be dissapointed!
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Summary: Flashback****
Review: Fans of Classic rock Sit back and take a look at Trumiph..A lost concert that will make you think what ever happen to the good old days the band has a lot of there HITS here and a few songs you may not recall makes it seem like your right back in the days when the classic rock bands were the kings..the light show is cool! and Rik Mike and Gil and in Great shape!
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Summary: Triumph captured at the top ot their game...
Review: Having seen the band on every tour they did, from Rock n Roll machine in 1978 to the Sport of Kings that is captured on this DVD, I always wanted (needed) a visual to complete the Triumph catalog. This DVD does just that. I found some of the trivial gripes, just that. Choice of wardrobe?? come on, it was 1987, when didnt Emmett wear those striped spandex? I never went to a Triumph show to see what Rik was wearing. A Triumph show was an experience, way ahead of the game with the lasers, flashpots and showmanship. This reminds me that concerts used to be great fun.
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Summary: THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL!!!!!!
Review: I BOUGHT THIS THE VERY MINUTE THE STORE COULD SELL IT.I KNEW THIS SECOND INSTALLMENT OF TRIUMPHS 3 DVDS,THAT ARE BEING RELEASED WITH-IN 24 MONTHS WOULD BE A SMASH HIT.ALL I CAN SAY IS THIS DVD IS EXCELLENT IN EVERY DETAIL(VIDEO-AUDIO-VISUAL LIGHT SHOW(...).ITS TO BAD THEY DIDNT HAVE DVD TECHNOLGY BACK IN THE HAYDAY OF THESE BANDS,BUT THANK GOD THEY DO NOW,SO I CAN RELISH BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN ROCK&ROLL WAS GREAT AND THE MUSICIANS HAD REAL TALENT.(...)THANKS RIK-GIL&MIKE FOR GREAT HISTORY LESSON.CANT WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT ONE!!!!!!
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Summary: Great concert
Review: I got this dvd becaues I am a fan of classic rock and this is one of the Best classic rock bands around! if you like the dvd that they put out from the Us Festival they this is for you just as good but there in A smaller place good close up's on the Guys and the music is Great..
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Summary: Brings back memories of the band live..........or were they?
Review: I saw Triumph live on their "Thunder Seven" tour and I thought the musicianship and showmanship was very good. Our seats were midway toward the back of the arena so we were able to appreciate their famous light show. Choice of songs seemed OK at the time, should have added some, should have omitted others but overall a decent concert. I saw this DVD and thought that I would take a chance. Flash back to '86, give or take a year when Triumph had already peaked and were coming down in the US, not sure about Canada where this was filmed. Their choice of clothes were awful, even for back then. What were they doing, picking out clothes in the dark? The only guy who looks good is the hired keyboardist/guitarist for the tour. Again, not the greatest song list either. Why do "Rocky Mountain Way" over one of their own? There has never been a question whether Rik Emmett can play his guitar, but he just looks so uninspired as well as the rest of the band. Are they playing to the cameras or to the crowd. The closeups of them onstage look fake, like filming this on the stage alone during soundcheck, then adding the audience shots later. Gil Moore doesn't seem to break a sweat or is excited to be playing live. Mike Levine's in between song banter is just so cliched. Emmett's guitar facial expressions seem so rehearsed and fake, never getting near the audience. The sound here is good but the video portion of this band in concert is just hard to enjoy while watching. Great video quality, just not a very enthused TRIUMPH up on the stage. I recommend this for the true TRIUMPH fanatic but anyone with just a casual interest, get the US festival show instead. I know that one was a real concert. I am not sure about this one.
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Summary: A real disappointment
Review: I'm a big Triumph fan and have seen them live several times during the '80s. The song selections on this DVD are pretty good, but they really should have included at least one song from NEVER SURRENDER...like "A World of Fantasy".There are a few of things that make me regret my purchase...first, there are way too many crowd shots, especially during the guitar solos...second, I really don't care for the annoying fade-in/fade-out segues between camera changes...third, it seems that almost all of Gil's vocals have been overdubbed, making it appear that he's lip-syncing...lastly, the band's choice of wardrobe was a total miss, even for the era! Other than the excellent sound quailty, this is about an average live performance on DVD. If you haven't done so already, I would highly suggest getting LIVE AT THE US FESTIVAL on DVD first, it's MUCH better! If you'd like to have this performance as well, go for the CD instead.
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Summary: A Triumphant DVD For The Ardent Fan
Review: In the event you never realized it. Canada not only provided us with the Masters Of Prog Rock RUSH, but they are also at the fore of bringing us the music of Triumph. This amazing three-piece group ended their career far too early if you ask me. There was never a farewell or retirement tour of any kind. Such things were not as common place as they are today. One day they were very simply gone. The music of Triumph leaned more to the hard rock/metal side at times more so than that of progressive bands. The songs were almost always very easy to appreciate and they did get a sufficient amount of airplay as in their heyday. I remembered that classic rock stations would play more of this type of music than one would expect to hear today. This DVD entitled "A Night Of Triumph" showcases one of the bands last albums in performance before their seemed retirement. That album and tour was for the "Sport Of Kings" record.
I will admit there is not much more to see during this than the concert itself, but this is still good considering the limited amount of this sort of product from the group. Besides this DVD, I only know of one more piece entitled "Live At The US Festival". This was released in 2003. It does however give you a great concert, for they were such a great band live. I was lucky enough to see them during the biggest tours they had with "Thunder Seven" and "Sport Of Kings".
There were one or two minor critiques I had about the piece. This was the album were Triumph employed the use of keyboards in their music quite a bit. It was an odd thing for their core audience as this led to less gritty and more commercial sounding material. It does include all of the bands hits and among them are some of the fan favorites to this day. Standout tracks are such as "Follow Your Heart", "Fight The Good Fight", and "Magic Power" and many more.
Does the closeness of these two DVDs and the back catalog remastering signify a return of Triumph to the stage? Your guess is as good as mine. Thusfar I have not heard anything of the sort and with Rik Emmett who seems to be content with all of his solo efforts it does not seem likely. Should I ever reach Gil, Rik or Mike I shall certainly let you know. This is a perfect way to sit and enjoy a truly excellent group so grab yourself a copy.
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