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King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert)

Triumph - King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert) Audio CD

A fair review of the Triumph "King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert)" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Triumph reviews here, or go back to the Triumph tabs.

Band: Triumph
Title: King Biscuit Flower Hour (In Concert)
Rating:

Release Date: 1996-02-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Tear the Roof Off 2: American Girls 3: Lay It on the Line 4: Allied Forces 5: Fight the Good Fight 6: Blinding Light Show/Moonchild 7: Rock 'N' Roll Machine 8: I Live for the Weekend 9: Nature's Child 10: Drum Solo 11: Instrumental 12: Rocky Mountain Way 13: Hot Time in the City Tonight

Triumph - 'King Biscuit Flower Hour' (King Biscuit)
Recorded in Cleveland in October, 1981 - a time when Triumph was STILL Triumph {you old/er fans know what I'm talking about}. Actually remember audio taping this very show off the radio on a Sunday night. Thanks goodness it made it onto CD release. All the memorable cuts are here - like the rocking opener "Tear The Roof Off", their one-time (big) hit "Lay It On The Line", "Rock And Roll Machine", their Joe Walsh cover "Rocky Mountain Way" and the powerhouse "Hot Time In The City". Boy, does this CD bring back memories. When concerts were still affordable to everyone, before rock went totally corporate, a good ten years prior to 9/11, etc. You get the point. Sound quality couldn't be better.

A great concert snapshot of Triumph LIVE at the height of their powers

The album was recorded live during the band's 1981/82 tour in support of the Platinum selling Allied Forces on October 12, 1981 at The Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. Canada's other big hard rocking power trio next to Rush called Triumph (whom were wrongly called either a "poor man's Rush" or "mutant hoseheads" by snobby critics) released their first album since 1992's Edge of Excess with the live album King Biscuit Flower Hour Featuring Triumph in February of 1996.
This concert showed me how great of a live band Triumph were.
After the uncredited intro of "Air Raid/Great Gates of Kiev" and the band walking on stage, we kick things off with "Tear the Roof Off" in full throttle with drummer Gil Moore and guitarist Rik Emmett splitting the vocals down the middle. Next is a killer rendition of "American Girls". We follow with a stellar rendition of "Lay It On The Line". Next is two tracks from the then current Allied Forces album starting with the title cut which segues into a stellar rendition of "Fight The Good Fight". Next, is possibly the performance's highlight "Blinding Light Show/Moonchild" which kicks the studio version's behind literally.
Next is drummer Gil Moore getting the crowd pumped with one of his classic speeches with Mike playing bass and Rik switching his guitars to segue into a superb "Rock and Roll Machine" with Rik's ten minute guitar solo spot.
Next is a stellar but short reading of "I Live For the Weekend" which segues into a superb "Nature's Child". Right when Nature's Child ends, we have a superb drum solo from Gil. We close the regular set with an Improv instrumental with Mike Levine getting the crowd energized. The encore starts with a killer cover of Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way" and then closing with "Hot Time in This City Tonight" renamed "Hot Time in Ol' Cleveland Tonight".
Most of the stage bantering was from Moore and Levine. Gil sounds like Ted Nugent at points and is hilarious while Mike was a great stage banterer. Rik's bantering was simple with a few thank yous and was the individual who did the good night at the end of "Hot Time" and said the Triumph Loves You chant at the end of the disc (instead of Mike Levine for a change).
This album is a necessity plus the US Festival and the re-mastered version of Stages which re-instated the drum solo (missing on the original CD).
Highly recommended! .

What a great surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember hearing the song "Rocky Mountain Way" when this show was aired and I thought they did a great job of it. I wasn't a big Triumph fan but I did like them. Years later when this show was released I said what the heck I'll get it. What a surprise!!!!!!!!!! I was not aware of how great these musicians are. They were a great trio. They belt out thier songs with great craftsmanship and are simply at thier best here. Rick Emmett is an amazing guitar player and displays great work here along with the rhthym section of Mike Levine and Gill Moore that make the trio gel.

Also they picked a great selection of songs: Tear the Roof Off, American Girls, Lay It On the Line, are among some of the songs that make it a night of great Rock and Roll.

It's a shame that this Canadian band was overlooked simply due to the success of the band Rush, because this band was a treasure and the proof is on this cd. If you are not a fan this is worth the price of admission because the music is tight, hot, and the band squeezes out every last bit of energy they have. If you are a fan, I would be surprised if this wasn't in your collection. . . it's a must. .

I could not believe this show made it to CD
I could not believe that it was made into a CD. I remember finding this cd in a record store. I had recorded the concert off the King Biscuit Flower Hour show back in 1982. This provided a great snapshot of the concert. Naturally, the tape broke and I thought I would never hear this show again. Seeing that the radio show only played about half of the concert that I remember attending, this CD was a pleasant surprise.

Numerous reviewers mentioned that "Magic Power" was not included in the cd. Triumph did not play "Magic Power" or "Hold On" at this show. What they did play, rocked Music Hall. Rik Emmitt was on fire that night. Gil Moore and Mike Levine were a house afire. For Monday nite concert, it did feel like a Friday or Saturday nite.

Truly, a memorable concert that is archived on CD. Thank you King Biscuit Flower Hour.

power rio
cd contains songs from "allied forces" to "rock and roll maxhine". recorded in cleveland in 1981 ,this cd is a must for any fan of the group. my favorites songs are "lay it on the line" and"fight the good fight".

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