"Rock and Roll Machine" is a 1977 song by hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Triumph

Triumph (band)

Triumph is a Canadian hard rock power trio that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Eight of the band's albums were certified gold or higher, and Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1987.Like their fellow Canadians...

 from their second album Rock and Roll Machine

Rock and Roll Machine

Rock and Roll Machine was the second album by Canadian hard rock band Triumph, released in 1977. The album was released on RCA Records in the US in 1978 and again on MCA Records in 1980. The album resulted in the band's first hit single, a cover version of Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way"...

. The song was written by Gil Moore

Gil Moore

Gil Moore is most famous for being the drummer and vocalist of the Canadian power trio, Triumph...

 and had existed as part of Triumph's stage act as far back as 1975. Recorded live during the three week sessions for the album, the song discusses a band, described as a machine, who destroys the audience with its speed, fury and intensity.

Though the song was written and sung by drummer/vocalist Gil Moore, it is noted for it is lengthy guitar solo performed by Rik Emmett

Rik Emmett

Richard Gordon Emmett is a vocalist, guitarist, and founding member of the Canadian rock band Triumph. Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, Absolutely, was released in 1990 and became a moderate hit across North America thanks to the hits "When a Heart...

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