Does anyone remember April Wine?

[veatch]

Three chords and the truth!

[HamerCustomEr]

 

[cmatthes]

On 6/6/2026 at 5:45 PM, HamerCustomEr said:

 

Ha!  I played that bassline during soundcheck last night hoping somebody would pick up the hint…

[ZR]

That's great! I played that song for my wife the other day. She didn't remember it.

Almost makes me think that girls back then pretended to like our rock music just to get boyfriends and future husbands. But they wouldn't do that right? 

[Steve Haynie]

There are a lot of women buying their own concert tickets to see those bands from 40 years ago.  I think they really like(d) the music.

[ZR]

Oh I know. My wife still rocks out to Scorps, Y&T, Dream Theater, Rush and Buckcherry. So, she wasn't a complete poser! 😃

[spanky]

I went to see Triumph a few weeks ago, with April Wine opening. I think the tour may be over now, the last shows were in Boston (at least that is what it says on my concert shirt).

April Wine without Myles Goodwyn (RIP), was basically the band that had been touring with Myles, but with an officially endorsed new front man. It's not the same without Myles, but they got the crowd warmed up and singing along.

As for Triumph, they are/were a trio. The bassist, Mike, couldn't make it and they added two guys from The Conspirators, they are a great add. The additional drummer let Gil get out front and sing a few tunes, also synching two kits made a bonus add. As for Phil X, he replaced Rik way back when he left the band and filled in the high notes, as did Todd Kerns. The night I went, Phil X could not make it and Rik called up his old collaborator Steve Morse. That was a treat.

I am obviously a fan. The stands were full of us old guys n gals having a great time. We had good seats, about $270 total for both. Considering concert prices these days, not bad. Obviously more than my 1982 $18 stub.

 

[Steve Haynie]

1 hour ago, spanky said:

The night I went, Phil X could not make it and Rik called up his old collaborator Steve Morse.

What show was that, and did Steve Morse play on every song?  

[spanky]

That was in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Yes, Steve Morse played on every song, including getting into some riffing back and forth with Rik Emmett. They were all smiles,  as was I.

[Steve Haynie]

According to this you saw Derek Sharp.  

https://rockcelebrities.net/phil-x-missed-triumph-shows-todd-kerns-explains-why-he-was-replaced/   

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“TONIGHT we are in Moncton, New Brunswick. Gonna be HUGE!” he continued. “Hope your week is going great. Happy Wednesday!”

The clarification came after fans noticed Phil X’s absence from the Halifax performance. Derek Sharp stepped in as a temporary replacement.

 

[willyboy]

Steve is correct, that was Derek Sharp for the Moncton show, a lesser known but fantastic Canadian guitarist.

[ZR]

When it comes to anything involving concerts, Steve's usually right!! 👍 🙂

[spanky]

I passed on poor Intel. Dang for me. But thank you to Steve. 

[tommy p]

On 6/7/2026 at 10:22 PM, cmatthes said:

Ha!  I played that bassline during soundcheck last night hoping somebody would pick up the hint…

I would have!  I used to play just that pedal E at the beginning of the song at band practice and invariably someone would go "YES!!!  Do it!"  It's funny how people can recognize a song just from something like that.  One of the trademarks of my style was dropping riffs, melodies, or solo quotes from other songs into the song I was playing like they do with this one.