Live at the Us Festival is a live album and DVD by

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, released in 2003. The massive

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took place over three days, outdoors in

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, on May 28–30, 1983. Triumph appeared on May 29, which was billed as "Heavy Metal Sunday" and included

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, and

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. 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

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that are at the show. Two videos are included, "Spellbound", and "Follow Your Heart", which showcases a live performance, all in DTS Surround Sound.

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and Mike Levine reminisce about the performance in a fifteen-minute interview from 2003.

Set list

# "Too Much Thinking" (

, Michael Levine,

Rik Emmett Richard Gordon Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Career Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, '' Absolutely'', was released in 1990 and beca ...

) – 5:26 # "Allied Forces" (Gil Moore, Michael Levine, Rik Emmett) – 3:41 # "Lay it on the Line" (Rik Emmett) – 4:30 # "Never Surrender" (Rik Emmett, Michael Levine, Gil Moore) – 6:37 # "Magic Power" (Rik Emmett, Michael Levine, Gil Moore) – 5:49 # "A World of Fantasy" (Rik Emmett, Michael Levine, Gil Moore, Tim Patrick) – 5:32 # "Rock & Roll Machine" (Gil Moore) – 10:31 # "When the Lights Go Down" (Gil Moore, Michael Levine, Rik Emmett) – 6:18 # "Fight the Good Fight" (Rik Emmett, Michael Levine, Gil Moore) – 8:07

CD Version

# "Allied Forces" (

, Michael Levine,

) – 3:41 # "Lay it on the Line" (Rik Emmett) – 4:30 # "Never Surrender" (Rik Emmett, Michael Levine, Gil Moore) – 6:37 # "Magic Power" (Rik Emmett, Michael Levine, Gil Moore) – 5:49 # "A World of Fantasy" (Rik Emmett, Michael Levine, Gil Moore, Tim Patrick) – 5:32 # "Rock & Roll Machine" (Gil Moore) – 10:31 # "When the Lights Go Down" (Gil Moore, Michael Levine, Rik Emmett) – 6:18 # "Fight the Good Fight" (Rik Emmett, Michael Levine, Gil Moore) – 8:07

Bonus Track

# "Follow Your Heart" (Gil Moore, Michael Levine, Rik Emmett) – 4:06

DVD Version

# "Allied Forces" (

, Michael Levine,

DVD Bonus Features

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

Personnel

–

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, vocals *

–

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, vocals, executive producer * Michael Levine –

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and

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Production

– executive producer * Brett Zilahi – mastering * Joel Kazmi – assistant * Steve Wozniak – concept * Joe Aceti – concert director * Richard Chycki – mixing

Details

*DTS 5.1 Surround *Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround *Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo *Colour *Digitally processed *DTS Sound *1.33:1 – Full frame

External links

US Festivals website

US Festival Entry At Triumph Official Homepage
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