Sport of Kings [Original recording remastered]

Triumph | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 12, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Tml Entertainment
• ASIN: B0007YMV38
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,335 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This record has been beautifully remastered from the original analog mixes using the latest 24-bit digital technology, as part of the Triumph "Millennium Remastered Series". Approaching Gold status, "The Sport Of Kings" (originally released in 1986) features the hits "Somebody's Out There" and "Just One Night".

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Last Good, Solid Effort By Triumph, September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sport of Kings (Audio CD)

By the time this album was released, Triumph was nearing the end of their musical journey. Their following CD "Surveillance", released a year later, was a lackluster affair that led to the band's demise. But this album was Truimph's last solid effort. The formulas are consistent in style with their prevoius releases, and the rockers on this album are well up to par. "Hooked On You", by far the best track on the album, is an excellent, driving and uptempo hard-rocker, musically blowing away its hard-rock and pop contemporaries of the time such as Bon Jovi and Cinderella. It should have been a big hit ! Other standouts on this CD are the rocking "Tears In The Rain", the midtempo "What Rules My Heart", the anthemic "Take A Stand" and the band's second Top-40 hit ever in "Somebody's Out There". Not the first choice among most Triumph fans including myself, but still a highly recommended realese still worth buying and listening to.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated and now it also sounds better than ever!, April 26, 2005

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Kristofer Von Wachenfeldt "Wachen" (Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sport of Kings (Audio CD)

Boy did the Triumph records need a remastering? The old CD releases suffered from poor sound quality but this is truly a lift!
So what about the music then..
This is the ultimate Triumph disc for me! This one together with "Thunder Seven" and "Surveillance" really does the trick!
The talented Rik Emmett sings his ass off on "Somebody's out there" and the material is so strong throughout the whole record it's stunning!

Buy!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Triumph Rocks!!!!, May 22, 2001

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Aaron Huizenga (Zeeland, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sport of Kings (Audio CD)

Triumph's style of hard rock has always been a bit on the different side, and this album continues this tradition. Rik Emmett is a very underrated guitar player, and the instrumental 'Embrujo' featured here, is almost worth the price of the album. As is on every Triumph album, the mainly acoustic guitar instrumental is the highlight, so if you are into classical guitar, with a rock'n'roll edge, check out each and every one of Triumphs albums.

The opening track 'Tears in the Rain' is a fast-paced rocker, that also features a great solo. 'Just One Night' and 'Take a Stand' are also good tracks.