Triumph members happy to be back together
When Triumph is inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame on March 10th in Toronto, it will mark the first time that singer-guitarist Rik Emmett, bassist Mike Levine, and singer-drummer Gil Moore will appear together in almost 20 years. There was a fair amount of bad feelings on both sides when Emmett left the group to start a solo career back in 1988, but that's all in the past now.
In fact, Moore told us that he and Emmett have become fast friends again: "I felt badly that it went off the rails, you know, when it did a long time ago, and I, you know, I've always wanted to try to get back to talking, and this provoked it, and it's been great, you know? I spent four hours last Sunday (March 4th) with Rik Emmett, just sitting (and) drinking coffee (laughs), talking, and it was like, 'Where's this been for the last 15 years?' It was great."
Now that everything's OK between them, people have started to wonder about the chances for a Triumph reunion tour. Emmett's got a full plate with his career, and Moore is deeply involved in the day-to-day operations of his Metalworks recording studio complex in Mississauga, Ontario, so it would take a lot to get the band on the road. But Moore told us that promoters call regularly, and he expects to get more pressure at the ceremony tomorrow from a band insider: "We've been getting them (calls), you know, every year, and, you know, of course, it's always the same thing: 'You know, we're at odds with Rik, so there's no chance of that.' But now that we've reconciled with Rik, I think the prospect of playing is just something that we'd have to see how it works out in the future. Our, our agent's flying up from L.A., so he's gonna be here for the ceremony. I'm sure he'll be twisting all three of our arms really hard."
Triumph, along with songwriter and producer David Foster, will be honored during the Canadian Radio Music Awards at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, which is part of the annual Canadian Music Week.
In fact, Moore told us that he and Emmett have become fast friends again: "I felt badly that it went off the rails, you know, when it did a long time ago, and I, you know, I've always wanted to try to get back to talking, and this provoked it, and it's been great, you know? I spent four hours last Sunday (March 4th) with Rik Emmett, just sitting (and) drinking coffee (laughs), talking, and it was like, 'Where's this been for the last 15 years?' It was great."
Now that everything's OK between them, people have started to wonder about the chances for a Triumph reunion tour. Emmett's got a full plate with his career, and Moore is deeply involved in the day-to-day operations of his Metalworks recording studio complex in Mississauga, Ontario, so it would take a lot to get the band on the road. But Moore told us that promoters call regularly, and he expects to get more pressure at the ceremony tomorrow from a band insider: "We've been getting them (calls), you know, every year, and, you know, of course, it's always the same thing: 'You know, we're at odds with Rik, so there's no chance of that.' But now that we've reconciled with Rik, I think the prospect of playing is just something that we'd have to see how it works out in the future. Our, our agent's flying up from L.A., so he's gonna be here for the ceremony. I'm sure he'll be twisting all three of our arms really hard."
Triumph, along with songwriter and producer David Foster, will be honored during the Canadian Radio Music Awards at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, which is part of the annual Canadian Music Week.
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