I am the girl who listened to her AM radio in bed at night ! Thank you Rik for all the awesome music that sends us soaring every time we hear it ! Music is timeless. May God continually Bless you and your family ! 😄
It's wonderful to see that Rik Emmett remains the vibrant, positive, and grounded person he seems to have been for all these years - he is a great musician and a great role model for staying sane and decent even in a sometimes crazy environment.
Him and the guys from Rush, although admittedly Alex does refer to the fact that they experimented with chemicals more than I expect Rik did or would. Could be wrong, be he seems like someone who wouldn't go there.
I wish Rik and Alex Lifeson would get together and do a tour together. I know Alex was a guest on one of Rik's albums. But, could you imagine them creating an album of new material, plus touring, and maybe tap into some Triumph and RUSH songs too? That would be something to see.
My God, what a talent; as a guitarist I can't figure out if he is a better guitarist or vocalist.........or song writer..........I miss that band!! I miss Rik; what a treat this was!
I met Rik at the Vancouver airport 25 years ago he was doing a Yamaha guitar seminar at Long and Mcquade there, he was nice and we chatted a bit, sort of just a normal guy, he said what he was doing and said hey it’s a gig......nice to see cool people exist in that business, I told him me and a buddy skipped out the last few weeks of grade 12 and had a cool place on a mountain with a great stereo and ALLIED FORCES WAS FRIGGIN CRANKED! He chuckled....cheers Rik
Hahaha. As a kid one of my neighbors, probably a guy in his 20s, would have Allied Forces just full blast coming out of his house. Other neighbors hated it but not me!! Lol
Thanx rik, i`ve been a fan of yours since the 80`s. I was at the US Festival you put on a great show, thank you. Guitar tutorials from you would be awesome.
I wasn't there, but read about their performance in Creem magazine a few weeks later ! That's just how it was pre-internet and no real coverage in the media at the time.
Sometimes there is a man….well, sometimes there is man, and he is the right man for the times. There is no way to quantify the influence and greatness of Riks style and influence. It’s not always the most popular musicians that are the most well versed and the most interesting. One thing Rik and Lifeson had in common was the interesting chords and rhythm playing….must be the water up there? 😅
I'm not a guitar player, but it seems those chords are so well thought out. And they sound so good. Triumph has made music I will love for all my life. Thanks Rik!
Rik Emmett is a blessing to this earth! Such wonderful talent - I am very grateful that my youth was soundtracked by the awesome music of Triumph and Rush.
Rik you’re the best! Always appreciated your music and thought Triumph superior to Rush. At 67 I still listen to your music and I’m grateful for all the memories. Thanks very much!
Rik EMMETT and Neal SCHON are my two favourite rock guitarists. Rik is such a talented artist and an intelligent man. TRIUMPH's 'Thunder Seven' and 'Just A Game' are brilliant hard rock albums. Rik belongs in a unique class of rock guitarists (along with Neal SCHON; Steve LUKATHER; Trevor RABIN; Steve MORSE; and Dann HUFF) that are more than a one-trick pony. These musicians are eclectic and versatile in the rock genre.
I'm so inspired by his playing, humility, & overall personality!!! If the world had more ppl like RIk in it, what a beautiful place it would b!!! Thank U Rik 4 all the beautiful music & insight on life!!!!
An excellent and underrated guitarist/vocalist/songwriter. He wrote a column in Guitar World magazine back in the 80s and his article explaining scales and modes suddenly put everything together in my AHA! moment. I had no clue that the scales were movable like that, and the major/minor relatives of the scales. Opened a whole new world for me. No one had ever taught me that before. This was long before RU-vid.
I saw Rik Emmett and Triumph play in Evansville, Indiana in the late 80s! Yngwie Malmsten opened the show and played and sounded awesome as you might expect, but when Rik Emmett took the stage for his guitar solo he completely blew my mind. It was the best guitar solo I’ve ever seen. He would play the most amazing classical part, and then a laser light image of a cello on the side of the stage would repeat that part, and then he would intern play along with it, and then, a laser light image of a violin would play that part on the other side of the stage, and then Rick would step in between the two and play along with all three! Most badass guitar solo I’ve ever seen, or heard!
Just rented and watched the documentary...EXCELLENT. My inspiration through YEARS of practicing guitar, as a young teen girl. I remember mastering Petite Etude, which I would play in FAST forward speed to impress my friends.. Lol.. The magic power even got me through my hand injury from a table saw at 19, when I lost a finger and a half, that ended the dream. Beautiful music that truly touched my soul. Thank you Rik, Gil and Mike. Love forever. 💘
I am a great Triumph fan and my best friend Calvin and I would sit up till morning listening to you guys on LP or cassette. Music is my narcotic and I float away from life's problems listening to Triumph. I'm young now I'm wild now I want to be free.....Thanks for all the great tunes and hard work you guys did. Wade Welch from Alberta Canada
An immense talent. I honestly think he sometimes gets overlooked as a guitarist because he's such an incredible vocalist. In fact, I can't think of anyone that even comes close to being that good at both.
@@martinkasper197- Gary was undoubtedly one of the greatest guitarists in history, but his singing is not in the same league as Rik Emmett, John Sykes or Dave Meniketti. He had some good vocal performances, but was really hit or miss as a singer over his career and often sounded terrible live and like he had marbles in his mouth. It pains me to say that because I love his music in spite of it and he’s one of my greatest inspirations as a guitarist.
I'm so glad my best friends neighbor a guitar player introduced us to Rik Emmett. We were just 11 yrs old in 1982. Triumph was such a positive feel good band.
I want DVD!or CD,I saw the Rock and Roll Machine tour in a little 200 seat auditorim,Le Plateau Hall maybe.This was back in 1977 and the tickets were 3 damn .50.Teaze was opening and they blew us away.Triumph came on and kicked their ass.I bought a Tshirt and poster that I had for 20 years,you're still the best guitar player I've ever seen live.
Awesome tutorials Rik.I'm sure you left a lot of guitarist scratching their heads trying to figure out the right chord voicings for your tunes. I was luckily enough to see Triumph in their infancy at The Piccadilly Tube in TO in I think it was the summer of '76.All I could say was,these guys have got it.. Your triple threat contributions to Triumph were all world. Thanks for all Triumph did for kicking the doors down for Canadians acts to try and follow.
Such a tremendous talent and nice guy. Taught myself Allied Forces album when I was a kid and later got to see them live in Virginia while in the Navy during the Sport of Kings tour; what an awesome show. Having the Halifax DVD let's me go back and rock out with them like it was yesterday. Yes, I am always ready giant laser head for a night of TRIUMPH!
Ah! Fight the good fight... G sus at 10th fret! Makes total sense, similar to midsummer's daydream. Rik, your fans would love more of this. I wore out so many Triumph albums as a kid..."rewinding" over and over trying to learn these songs.
Your on my top 2 guitarists of all time list Rik. Triumph is one of my top 3 bands. There is no way I could ever convey how much your music has meant to me for the last 45 years. You don't know me........but I love you.
Thank you for the inspiration Mr.Emmet 🍁We are grateful🙏 Cherished memories from the past but still relevant today✨️ Thanks to you, we're better guitarists 🎸 plus vocalists🎤
I'm sitting at my desk watching Rik teach these great songs, and all of a sudden I remember I have in my desk drawer a Star Licks Master Series book from 1987 with a pic of Rik on the front cover holding a totally customized white Yamaha SG2000 with block inlay and a Floyd. Now I remember why I bought mine in 1979.
Saw you back in the 70's at Canada Jam at Mosport. Phenomenal concert! Seen you open for RUSH many many times in Toronto. You gave our lead guitarist (Steve) a few lessons back in the day. He was very influenced by your voicings as you could hear it when he played. Triumph is another beautiful gift of Canadian talent ✌
I love you Rik. You and your beautiful music helped me through many low times. And it was always there during the high times as well. Forever grateful.
I met Rik Emmett at the Orillia Opera House in Orillia ON, Canada. nicest guy in the world. Rik is a southpaw by the way. one of many reasons how he makes those chords look super easy..
saw Triumph back in the early eighties. Foghat opened up. Rik mainly played his Framus (Ackerman?), and a Dean Z baby, candy apple red. Ended up sneaking to front row, back when you could do that at an indoor gig. It was a religious experience.
We loved triumph and still do my favorite band of all time, Rick Emmitt inherited so much talent it's crazy right,,,, never got what they worked so hard for
Damn I needed that. I could NEVER figure out any of those, but always wanted to play them. Huge thanks Rik for fixing all that. Saw the doc where you guys surprised the fan club folks at the end. Great band, great story, great songs. I bought a vinyl copy of "Allied" and hung it on my office wall.
I bought a Metal masters Guitar Lesson DVD many many moons ago... Lots of great pros on the DVD... all shredding. Rik did a very sweet Jazz Piece that really took over the entire DVD... He's greatly under-rated and more of a great virtuoso ... What a Legend !!!!
Rick I saw you twice in the 80's, and once as a soloist in the early 90's. Both shows I was on the floor 4th row, and 2nd row right in front of you. I have no dexterity in my fingers, and no knowledge of playing music. But I have to say you were incredible along with Mike and Gil. Decades later we have YT and I'm getting rekindled with your body of work. I especially get a kick from the younger ones hearing your music for the first time, as it takes me back to a very young boy at my local community centre carnival, where I won a game and could pick any 45 in the box. I picked up Triumph '24 Hours a Day' and Bringing it Home to You.' To my slight disappointment you guys never played them live. But no matter, you three blew the shirt off this guy. Thanks for all the music, and seeing you work your way on the guitar, I think it's best I put the guitar down at 10yo.
Hold On will always be my favorite Triumph song along with Magic Power and Rock and Roll Machine. Good times seeing the boys rock Maple Leaf Gardens. Rick really knows his music theory.
Wow, those beer brands bring back some memories. O'Keefe's Extra Old Stock, Labatt's 50, Old Vienna, Molson Stock Ale, Black Horse, Foster Lager, Black Label, Molson Golden, and the most popular when I was in the party age, Labatt's Blue. Great collection.
I think the main thing i always loved about RIK Emmett is he cared more about writing a great song than how much he could shred on guitar! Not to mention the guy plays Jazz, classical, fusion, country, etc.
Rick Brother I want to say Thank You from all of us for all the beautiful music that has moved our souls. Just like Rush and the Hip and so many bands from Canada you do us proud every time you are on that stage. The Creator has gifted you with such abilities song writer,singer and master of the guitar. I think my fav song is Rock and Roll machine I remember the first time I heard it and my buddy said the drummer was singing and that blew me away. You guys were perfect for each other and we were blessed to grow up in a time of so much awesome rock music 🙂
