Triumph - Lay It On The Line - Rik Emmett - Isolated Vocals - Analysis and Singing Lesson
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- In this video we appreciate the Isolated Vocals of Triumph's Rik Emmett with Lay It On The Line! WOW! This is crazy-good! Check it out!
Triumph - Lay It On The Line - Rik Emmett - Isolated Vocals - Analysis and Singing Lesson
“Lay It On The Line” was a modest hit in the US but enjoyed much more success in Canada helping Triumph earn their first Juno award nomination the year it was released.
What other Canadian bands can you think of that flew more under the radar without enjoying the same level of success in the US? Let me know in the comments!
Rik Emmett is just an amazingly talented singer and guitar player and as we look at his isolated vocals we’ll see how he masterfully connects his chest and head voice to get more range.
I’ll explain how we can get up that high while still maintaining control and power and what we can do to be able to replicate this kind of a sound night after night.
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*Fran Cosmo- Orion the Hunter. A mind is a terrible thing to waste! 🤣
Fran Cosmo was also the vocalist on Boston's Walk On album.
so you ran 👍🏼…mike derosier of heart waz their drumma
Love Fran Cosmo. He is close to my age and grew up close to me in the Mohawk Valley. Bostons Walk On was mostly the lead vocals (with help from Gary Pihl). FYI Brad Delp had committed to the Band RTZ so he was on hiatus for awhile. He never missed a live tour until his death. Fran did co vocals with him in tour. They are hard to find but after Brads death Matthew Sweet did vocals.
@@someonestolemyname32 Also BOSTON'S last good album, sadly.....
@@1970borntorun agree. I thought it was actually better than Third Stage.
Rik Emmett was the real deal. Back in the day, he was a killer singer and guitar player. Tremendous power for a power-trio, they're live performance on the US Fest in 83, was just insane. Cheers!
Every few weeks I have to crank up "Whats Another Day of Rock and Roll."
The fat-sounding full Analog recording & the guitar leads are absolutely classic.
i agree. He's also a great guy. Geddy Lee got all the kudos, but I thought Rik was a much better singer.
He still sounds amazing!!!! Love his voice!!!! And to shred on the guitar at the same time….BAMM!!!!!
He's still a KILLER guitarist ;-)
Rik Emmett is a way better singer than Geddy, and that's from someone who's favorite bands are Triumph & Rush!
“I don’t ask for much, the truth will do just fine…”
One of the simplest, yet deepest lines ever. Thank you, Ken, for this analysis.
If my ex-wife adhered to those principles, I'd still be with her lol
@@1970borntorunyou and me both bro. My ex had everything but the truth. Damn shame.
Ken - Rik has a voice that can sing anything. You know that I’ve admired him for 40 years now.
@@rickgrebenikpuggles56 Or Testament...😁
I love Triumph, i like Rush as well, but vocally there's no comparison between Geddy and the Power house of Rik and Gil... Rik was not only a great singer and a atellar guitar player, He was the main songwriter... as far as the pitchiness, our ears have become over sensitive to pitch... perfect spot on, autotuned overworked vocals are part of the bland over processed problem with music today. There are no chances taken when perfect words from 14 takes are welded together in an issolation tank. Emotion should be unpredictable... listen to a couple breaking up, it's emotional, it's raw, it's real....The music of today is anything but real.
Rik Emmett/ Triumph, is sadly so underrated!!! Lay it on the line is such an amazing rock song! Still holds up & rocks just as hard today as it did in 79! Lay it on the line, Starship’s, Jane & Toto’s, Hold the line, which I believe all came out in 1979 & are the epitome of timeless rock n roll royalty!!!
RE’s vocal chops should be right up there with the best of the best!
Triumph deserves way more credit & recognition for they’re musicianship, vocals, lyrics, etc. Fight The Good fight, Time Goes By, Magic Power, Hold On, Somebody’s Out There, &
so many more hits, that really rock!
I don’t know why Triumph isn’t more relevant in rock history, but they should be! Thanks for throwing this up Ken! RE’s vocals are just ridiculous! 🤘
Truth. Bobby Kimball and Mickey Thomas sang a long in that same register. Good stuff.
I'm loving this song today more than ever, it's so awesome.
Rik is one of the most underrated vocalists. Lay It on the Line, Magic Power..... oh yeaaaa baby
Triumph is by far one of my ALL TIME favorite 80's Band! Saw them in Concert in the 80's . . . Big-time CRUSH on Rik ❤️❤️
Rick is amazing, and his guitar playing also amazing. Thank you Ken for doing this one. Triumph should have been so much bigger than they were. I know they did well but they were always in the shadow of Rush. I understand Rich has now retired from performing which blows.
Love Ric! What an incredible band! The highlight of the US Festival, hands down.
thank you for covering a criminally underrated band and musician
One of my favorite favorite favorite songs. Thanks!!!
I had the chance to see Rik doing solo work around 1990 at a local bar/concert venue that held about 200 people. It was an awesome show and he is one of my favorite singers.
Ken thanks for this one. I still get goose bumps from this band. This is one of the most underated bands ever. They had fame but not nearly what they deserve.
Dad's favorite band and happens to be mine as well. Love this band so much, Rik is amazing. Amazing guitarist and vocalist
It really hammers the point that most of these singers weren’t thinking of longevity when they recorded these songs
Hey Ken! Triumph rocks! We always referred to them as the other Canadian band (RUSH). Rik has a great voice. He can definitely bring it. Another cool vid Ken. Thanks for all that you do!😎
Rik Emmett has always been one of my favorite singers/guitarist. He does an excellent job playing classical-like pieces as on Blinding Light Show. I got to see Triumph back in the early 80's with UFO. Bought the concert shirt that was the same price as the tickets, $7.00. Remember the jersey shirts with the sleeves that came down just past the elbows? Great Isolated vocal analysis Ken.
Many Great bands came from Canada, Rush, Loverboy, Bryan Adams, Glass Tiger, Men Without Hats, Honeymoon Suite, April Wine, BTO, Voivod, The Band, Stepping Wolf. Anvil, Neil Young, Sheriff, Helix, and Cory Hart to name a handful.
Canada produced a lot of great bands alongside newer stuff in the 90's
Nickleback and Shania Twain.
Tom Cochrane/Red Rider was another one many have forgotten about. Still not sure how they never had a Billboard hit in the states.
@@aliveandfit yes!! Lunatic Fringe is one of those crank it up tunes with windows down.
And as you said should have been more popular, Especially when Tom went solo and had the hit Life is a highway which was redone by Rascal Flatts would have brought people in to see who he was.
@@aliveandfit Red Ryder was a great band. Popular song Lunitic Fringe...
Max Webster and Kim Mitchell are musically stunning, Rush cannot be overlooked and the band Sloan continues to be amazing.
Burton Cummings from The Guess Who is a vocal god, and Lee Aaron is incomparable.
Mentions to Toronto, Coney Hatch, Tragically Hip and Rheostatics and Broken Social Scene / Feist.
Oh and Larry Gowan who when solo worked with some of the best and later became the permanent replacement singer of Styx!
@@aliveandfit I believe Lunatic Fringe was a hit here in the States it was played by alot of the AOR stations I'm not sure if they had any more songs that were hits
"Not to mention Emmett's a killer guitar 🎸player"..... I know!!!!!!!
It's criminal that one man is blessed with that kind of talent to sing and play guitar at his level. Plus write hit songs. He's semi retired at 67 but can still sing and still shred effortlessly. They call him the Rock and roll machine for a good reason. Great job Ken!
Saw Triumph 3x in the ‘80’s and WOW Ken isn’t lying when he said they blew the roof off the show. Never left a show they were a part of that didn’t seem like they were the feature act whether they actually were or just the opener. They were really that damn good!!!
Some of the best singing and singers can be found in 80's hard rock. It gets scrutinized a lot for the glam hair, but it is such a disservice to not recognize it. Many songs featured vocal acrobatics and I do understand that the market became saturated with it and people lost interest because it became overblown and deadened the excitement for it. "Oh, another band with a singer who hit a C#6 without any effort? Who cares?" But that gymnastic singing is what I love so much about that era of music. The industry did become about looking for singers who either sounded like Robert Plant or Bon Scott.
Rik emmet and the drummer would share the vocal duties. an incredible band . I was listening to Their 1985 live album stages in my car
Love Triumph. I'd say his voice is more like a combo of Geddy and Steve Perry.
Not only is Rik a phenomenon musician but he’s a really good guy.
:) TRIUMPH was such a great canadian band... got the magic power of the music... in them
😊👍
Magic Power is probably the least cheesy & most cool song about a 'musical believer' really wanting to play music and connect with people over a song on the radio. From the Intro to the build to the melodies and interweaving lead parts...
Unfortunately it's probably the song the record companies wanted to pressure Triumph to keep making. "Somebody's Out There" is the same formula, and while musically excellent it does feel more crafted and less from the heart.
Thanks for bringing some Canadian content to this series! 🇨🇦
Rik Emmett!! Thanks for doing this! He is also such a sweetheart
Our pleasure!
Triumph is literally the only concert I went to, seen them at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago MANY years ago.
Showing some Canadian love. Thanks Ken! Gil Moore now owns a famous Canadian recording studio, Metalworks. Rik still doing his jazz stuff.
Triumph was an awesome band and Just a Game is one of the greatest rock albums ever...IMO. I saw them in concert in 1980 or maybe 81. I would have to pull out my ticket stubs. They got overshadowed by that other 3 piece band from Canada. Great job as always Ken!
Great stuff...funny you mentioned Saga...they were so underrated.......Rik could hold his own, that's for sure. Cheers !
No doubt!
Wahoooo I love love love Triumph and Rik Emmett
"Hold on" was a good one that put emphasis on the pitch A 4 and B4 in the bridge " hold on to your dream you, don't ever break it" the range is much lower than the others.
"Fight the Good Fight " is in D minor
The pitch D5 is sung pre chorus
"Don't be discouraged don't be afraid, I am counting on you"
And D5 in the chorus.
" That Metal Band" covered that at a live " that metal show" night at a small venue near the town i live
Some Great Triumph tracks, Lay it on the Line, Magic Power, Hold On, Fight the Good Fight, Just One Night, Somebody's Out There. just to name a few.
Not only sings but plays guitar at the same time..............amazing!
Triumph is one of my favorites. Song writing always tilted toward uplifting themes, giving it your best etc. Canadian three pieces. Let's also not forget the Killer Dwarfs, couple years later. Sounded like a Rush and Triumph blend.
Never listened to triumph of rick Emmett Ken never grew up listening to them or him he definitely rocks love his tones and voice he impresses me love when he goes up on those high notes love his high tones his head voice chest voice mixed voice it all works for him definitely the way he uses it works he has a awesome voice indeed I'm definitely gonna go listen to him and triumph more lay it on the line he is a awesome singer ken👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Allied forces,listened in 1987 or 1989.40 years now.
Lp Just a game,1979.
Man ! Its SOOO good having you do play by play in this series, and tutorializing at the same time. Talk about PERFECT TIMING due to ME just having finished all the vox trks for "No Time" and gettin ready to start "Happy Together". Its good hearin "pitchiness" outta the Pro's b/c Im realizing that trks can be off as much as -6/+6 semitones and not really be"that" detectable in the full mix, especially tracked with LIVE parameters like I do. NO WAY could I have done this yrs vocal tracking projects without following THIS series and of course, diligently working your tutorials.I created the music for Magic Pwr 20 yrs ago (C#) but NEVER could reach his high notes. I just "may" revisit that one now...Thanks again for all ya do !!!
Hey JK I believe you mean ‘+/- 6 Cents’ not Semitones!
I think we’d notice if you sang it off by half an octave… even if the take was totally dope.
@@j_freed YEP! You bees RIGHT.LOL.Ive said CENTS my whole life and rarely have ever USED the term semi-tones??? (go figure?) Of course at 61, theres ALOTTA NEW "dealings"Im "forced" to deal with so?..LOL. Hell, the other day, one of my tracks (usually alto) was off 17 cents (flat..surprise...lol).Im still usin Adobe audition 1.5, with sound blaster breakout box (analog RCA IN), from the 90s, so digital pitch correction is NOT an option... TAKE 67-68-69........LOL
@@JOHNKUHNMUSIC 👍
I agree. This is a great series! So interesting to hear all of our favourites naked, with frank analysis.
Your smile while listening to the second verse shows how much you do enjoy Rik's singing.
Awesome great one I very much enjoyed this video. I was fortunate to see triumph 2 x. In the 80’s
I have certainly heard of him, but this is an artist I'm less familiar with. He has an awesome voice and is definitely someone I'd like to hear more of!
I saw these guys too back in the 80's Wow such a different time. Thanks Ken for posting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fran Cosmo is the singer from Orion the Hunter. He also did a couple later albums with Boston. I actually saw Boston with Brad Delp AND Fran Cosmo many years ago...
one more commint to add,,,we CAN'T forget Mike Levine and Gil Moore. They were/are ALL great talents who came together to form an apsolutely great band who gave us all a large number of musical masterpeices that i hope will live on forever. thanks guys!!!
Rik Emmett the guys got the voice, the guitar chops and the looks, I always hated him 😂 Seriously, Rik was one of my earliest guitar heroes and Triumph is one of the greatest bands that don’t get the props they deserve. Thanks Ken for doing this one! I hope more younger folks will discover what most of us from back in the day fell in love with.
He’s got the onesie Jumpsuits rocking on stage! 🔥 🎸 🔥
Thanks for the Rik Emmett vocal review Ken. He was/is a fantastic guitarist and vocalist. Orion the Hunter had Fran Cosmo on lead vocals with Brad Delp on backgrounds. I believe that Cosmo, Delp and Barry Goudreau all collaborated on the high range stuff on that record.
Remembering how a vocalist told me years back why Benetar sang so well with her chest voice, love your show Ken!
The best Canadian band ever
Check out 'Follow Your Heart'. Rik also wrote some smart articles for 'Guitar Player' back in the day. I still remember his remark about choosing between playing "2 and 4 'chiks' in a polka band for an income, versus the Coltrane meets Hendrix in the basement stuff" :-)
Awesome analysis! But if memory serves me well, it's worth of note that this track had also some extra backing vocals in the chorus from a couple singers, one of them Elaine Overholt, which is a very accomplished artist on her own.
Nice job and now looking forward to a new Triumph track analysis, especially one sung by Gil Moore!
Rik and Triumph......what a great group of musicians.......although personally, I never got all the comparisons with Rush. Besides being a Canadian power trio, I just don't see it. Honestly, I've never really cared that much for most of Rush's stuff, but I love so many songs that Triumph does. Again this is all just my personal opinion, not a critique.
I agree with you 100%.
I agree. I do like some Rush songs. But would choose Triumph any day over them. What I really don't understand is how they say Getty's and Ric's voices are similar. No way could Lee hit Emmett's vocal ranch...
Canada had a bunch of good rock bands come out in the 70's. April Wine is another good one.
1 of my absolute faves🥰
Triumph never got the credit they deserved.
So happy to see a Rik Emmett isolated voice video. Thanks for that.
You bet!
I saw Triumph 2nd row in the late 80’s, they were awesome
Bang great reference to so you ran an amazing song Triumph is a favorite Great video sir again
I love singing Rik, and saga I'm the flyer
My alltime favorite 🇨🇦 band! 🤟
Great!
Great band great song great album
One of my favorite vocalist of all time.. Love Triumph!
Thanks Ken!!!
Thanks for listening!
This Video is my favorite from Triumph, *Lay it on the line* Love it!
Thanks for doing these Ken!
Cool shirt today!
Glad you like it!
Rik is still singing at 68 years young! Hitting those licks like no one’s business.
Great content! As usual. I love your channel!
Saw Triumph in late 70s in Seattle. Smallish venue, blew my mind.
My very first concert was Triumph with Yngwie Malmsteen in 1986. So cool to hear these isolated vocals! Your videos are teaching me to appreciate many different aspects to the art.
All we have to do is fight the good fight and we will triumph.
That is such a cool vocal track. Thanks for posting.
Triumph is like the forgotten band. They get no airplay, no mention anymore. I remember buying tickets to two different concerts on one night. Triumph opened for somebody, watched that, and drove to another venue to catch the main act afterwards.
Rik Emmitt did a cool thing - He went back to Burklee (didn't graduate) and held a performace. He made a CD of the show, and anyone whoe signed the guestbook had their name spiraled around the CD.
Rik Emmitt is just a great guy. Really believes in the music rather than the fame, and in giving back to the musical community. No ego.
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦Yes way to do it small bands that made big impact
Man you can belt er out too my friend :)
I would love to see a Video of you reacting to some Songs of yourself and Shout, like "Livin' for My Lord" or "When the Love is gone".
And maybe tell a little Story about how and why the Band dissolved after a short stint.
Greetings from Vienna🤘🏻
i want to say that i strongly belive that in his prime,durring the glorious days of Triumph that,,,Rik Emmett was probably the Gratest Male Vocalist that has ever lived!!!iif you don't agree you haven't studied his concert video enough...(proably one of the gratest guitar players to ever live too!!!)
That was a great breakdown, rik had some killer skills both as a singer and guitarist
Thanks for mentioning Saga too Ken! Rik's solo albums are dynamite also.
As a rock singer myself I have to say I agree 💯 with you Ken it’s not about perfection in your vocals, it’s more about the emotional connection with the lyrics and the passion and deliverance of it, a lot of singers try to hard to be perfect and it’s the imperfections that make it so much more believable.
Thank you Ken for the vocal analysis of Rik Emmett. The comparison to Geddy Lee never occurred to me. I saw Rik Emmett in my hometown about 25 years ago. If you haven't heard the song "Killing time", I highly recommend it. It has him and Gil Moore singing together. The two of them sound great together. Cheers from Ottawa.
Outstanding!
Rik is amazing.
Seen Triumph several times & Rik solo once at The Odeon in Cleveland in 1998. The intimate show at The Odeon was incredible, he sounded awesome that night! The guitarist/vocalist in the band I was in at the time went to the show with me & he was blown away by Rik. I love his song 'Out of the Blue' off of Ipso Facto.
Rik Emmett is an unbelievable musician...great guitar player and singer....
You want to hear Rik hit high notes, listen to "In The Night" from Progression of Power 5:42- 5:50 I think that's Rik Highest in his career. LOVE RIK EMMETT AWESOME Guitar Player #1
I figured out Erik's voice and this song with one of your vids , and I love them so much. Thank You so much, Ken !!
Love Ken! Love Rik. I’d highly recommend going to the 1983 us festival performance of this after this vid.
Right on!
I always tell people this, too! He was at the "peak of his powers", and just crushing all the high notes, fearlessly! It's truly awe-inspiring and very humbling! What a talent (guitar AND vocals, plus songwriting)!! Love Rik and Triumph!!
One of my absolute favorite Vocalist and he still sounds amazing today.
saw Triumph several times in Ontario and Montreal
Triumph Rocks!
Agreed!
I started singing when that song came out. Awesome 12 string guitar player also. Great power trio especially live.
Knew the name. Didn't know much about the singer. Will research him more. Love Saga. Thanks Ken.
RESPECT. I am a huge fan of Triumph! Thanks for the isolated vocal! It’s funny how I could hear Gil’s drum fills coming in.
Yes! One of my all-time favorite singers/lead guitarists... Love this, always loved Triumph! Rik is such an accomplished blues player, as well...
Couldn't agree more!
Love Orion…that was Barry Goudreu with Fran Cosmo who later joined Boston.
Oh ken, is there a chance you'd ever do a Temple of Syrinx cover on those screaming high notes? There's not a single decent cover on RUclips so far! ~
(bar 1 of some Rush cover-band)
Been waiting for this
Even though it's head voice it's still sounds so powerful.. We tried doing magic power in my band and it was hard because he stays in a higher range for the entire song so we dropped it.
Magic power is one of those things that you can only do when you are young. I sang it for about 15 years starting from when I was a kid. This was back when Canada still had a bar scene. Nowadays I wouldn't even want to touch it... Rik's head tone is a huge mountain to climb
Great song!
Rik is amazing. Triumph was so underrated. Great concert.
Triumph was an Awesome Band. Saw them live in ‘86 with Malmsteen ( don’t know how to spell his first name )
Girly voices are just awesome.