Live at the US Festival


Live at the Us Festival is a live album and DVD by Canadian rock band Triumph, released in 2003. The massive Us Festival took place over three days, outdoors in San Bernardino, California, on May 28–30, 1983. Triumph appeared on May 29, which was billed as "Heavy Metal Sunday" and included Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, and Van Halen. The number of attendees varied during the three days; the crowd was estimated to be about 500,000 strong on "Heavy Metal Sunday". The documentary-style part of the DVD gives a behind-the-scenes look at how their shows are put together; lighting, pyrotechnics, smoke, and lightning techniques are explained. Rik Emmett explains their songwriting process in his home. They interview celebrities like Ronnie James Dio that are at the show. Two videos are included, "Spellbound", and "Follow Your Heart", which showcases a live performance, all in DTS Surround Sound. Gil Moore and Mike Levine reminisce about the performance in a fifteen-minute interview from 2003. To date, there hasn't been a reason given for the omission of "Too Much Thinking" from the live releases.

Set list

  1. "Too Much Thinking" - 5:26
  2. "Allied Forces" - 3:41
  3. "Lay it on the Line" - 4:30
  4. "Never Surrender" - 6:37
  5. "Magic Power" - 5:49
  6. "A World of Fantasy" - 5:32
  7. "Rock & Roll Machine" - 10:31
  8. "When the Lights Go Down" - 6:18
  9. "Fight the Good Fight" - 8:07

CD Version

  1. "Allied Forces" - 3:41
  2. "Lay it on the Line" - 4:30
  3. "Never Surrender" - 6:37
  4. "Magic Power" - 5:49
  5. "A World of Fantasy" - 5:32
  6. "Rock & Roll Machine" - 10:31
  7. "When the Lights Go Down" - 6:18
  8. "Fight the Good Fight" - 7:39

Bonus Track

  1. "Follow Your Heart" - 4:06

DVD Version

  1. "Allied Forces" - 3:41
  2. "Lay it on the Line" - 4:30
  3. "Never Surrender" - 6:37
  4. "Magic Power" - 5:49
  5. "A World of Fantasy" - 5:32
  6. "Rock & Roll Machine" - 10:31
  7. "When the Lights Go Down" - 6:18
  8. "Fight the Good Fight" - 8:07

DVD Bonus Features

  1. 2003 interview with Mike Levine & Gil Moore
  2. Bonus Videos: "Spellbound" and "Follow Your Heart"
  3. Inside the Rock and Roll Machine - A forty-minute rockumentary highlighting the explosive Triumph arena rock show.

Personnel

Production

  • Gil Moore - executive producer
  • Brett Zilahi - mastering
  • Joel Kazmi - assistant
  • Steve Wozniak - concept
  • Joe Aceti - concert director
  • Richard Chycki - mixing

Details