Last ditch effort to move on without Rik Emmett
It's definitely worth a listen. The CD is not that bad. The production is nice and has more of a commercial heavy metal guitar driven sound. Guitars definitely stand out along with Gil's voice. Meet new guitarist Phil X, who's not as good as Rik Emmett, but does a decent job filling in, with a sort of Zakk Wylde playing style and crunchy tone. The downside of this disc is the lack of real energy between the band members. Gil's drumming went from a busy John Bonham style of the old days, to a typical basic four four count drum playing. Unfortunately no little keyboard interludes by bassist Mike Levine either. The disc feels like they are trying their best to move on in a different direction without Rik. Overall a decent effort with the best song being " Child of the City".
A Minor Triumph!
It's a decent Triumph album, about on par with Never Surrender. This Triumph post-Emmett release has gotten a lot of bad press over the years, most of it unjustified. Listenable with a couple of stand-out tracks -- It's Over (classic Triumph), Somewhere Tonight and Boy's Night Out, a dynamite rocker with a guitar solo as hot as anything Emmett ever did.
It's too bad poor fan reaction to this album caused Levine and Moore to close shop; this post-Surveillance release (I consider Surveillance their best album and am a fan of the band's post-Allied Forces releases) shows Triumph still had good music to make and maybe another classic album or two. Now, of course, we'll never know. We do know that Emmett has forsaken Rock for pedestrian rock-fusion and jazz. . .
For a last ride on the Triumph bandwagon give Edge of Excess a spin!
John.
Triumphant Again!!
But just the other day I was listening to it again. I have to admit that when I bought this CD back in 1992, I did not like it. Now I love it. I don't know if it was time or just my music taste changed but I am glad that I have the CD. Standouts are: It's Over, Turn My Back On Love, Somewhere Tonight & Child Of The City. Do not pass this CD off because of the bad reviews. It really is very good.
Not all that bad
To me, it is about average for them. I have to disagree with these other reviewers about this album. It is obviously not as inspired as their classic work, but it is significantly better than "The Sport Of Kings", their worst release!.
Triumph is not Triumph without Rik Emmett
This early 90s release was the one and only effort by drummer/singer Gil Moore and bassist Mike Levine to continue on after parting ways with Emmett. A Triumph album without the immense all-around talents of guitarist/singer/songwriter Rik Emmett is simply not Triumph. ALLIED FORCES or JUST A GAME this album is not. . . by any stretch! EDGE OF EXCESS -- with former Aldo Nova guitarist Phil X and Toronto youngen Mladen teaming to take over Emmett's spot only on guitars -- is worlds different from Rik-era Triumph. Gone and sorely missing are Emmett's sweet vocals and beautiful melodies and great guitar solos. EDGE OF EXCESS does rock hard start to finish but the songs fall miserably short of Triumph gems of years gone by. There's no depth on this album. Just 10 completely straight-forward, power-driving hard rock songs, all with lead vocals by drummer Gil Moore. A few of them, though, really aren't that bad for what they are. "Troublemaker," "Child Of The City" and "Turn My Back On Love" are fierce, heavy and loud. Ted Nugent would be proud. I prefer Rik Emmett. EDGE OF EXCESS is not a total triumph, nor is it total Triumph.
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