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The Northern Pikes are a
Canadian rock band formed in
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan in 1984. The original members were
Bryan Potvin,
Jay Semko,
Merl Bryck and
Glen Hollingshead. Hollingshead left the band in 1985, and was replaced by
Don Schmid
in 1986. The band was active until 1993 and subsequently reunited in 1999.
The Northern Pikes released two independent
EPs before being signed to Virgin Records in 1986. Their first album for the label,
Big Blue Sky, included "Teenland", the band's first significant hit. The follow-up album
Secrets of the Alibi contained two more Canadian hits "Wait for Me" and "Hopes Go Astray".
Their 1990 album,
Snow in June became their biggest seller in Canada and the
US. That album's single, "
She Ain't Pretty", was the band's biggest hit. An innovative
music video for that song received heavy play on
MuchMusic and was nominated for a
Juno Award. Overall, the band has been nominated for 5 Juno Awards, but have yet to record a win.
In 1992, the band released
Neptune. After touring to support the album, they announced their retirement as a group in July 1993.
In 1999, Virgin Records asked the band members for their input on a "greatest hits" package. The band decided to do a short promotional tour following the release of
Hits and Assorted Secrets 1984-1993, but found themselves enjoying the more relaxed independence of making their own schedule that they continued touring. They have since released three independent albums, including a live one aptly titled
Live, with promises of more to come.
In 2006, the band was expected to release a hybrid collection of songs from
Truest Inspiration and
It's a Good Life under the name
Beautiful Music. It was to include a bonus DVD of footage from the recording of
Truest Inspiration and some promo clips from
It's a Good Life. However, this has yet to see the light of day.
Recently, the band has struck up a musical collaboration with
Les Stroud. Throughout 2005 and 2006 they performed together live several times, and a collaborative album is currently being produced under the tentative name
Les Stroud and the Pikes. The official Northern Pikes website, the album is scheduled to be released in 2008.
Discography
Albums
Singles
1987 - Teenland / Heartaches Heartbreaks
1987 - Things I Do For Money / Love Will Break You
1987 - Dancing In A Dance Club / Never Again
1988 - Wait For Me / Better Twice
1989 - Hopes Go Astray / Hole In The Ground
1989 - Let's Pretend / Do You Really Want Me
1990 - She Ain't Pretty / Isn't It Lovely
1990 - Girl With A Problem / Unimportant
1991 - Kiss Me You Fool / Shadow Of Doubt
1991 - Dream Away / Unimportant
1992 - Twister / Black Cat
1993 - Everything / World's Away
2001 - Echo Off The Beach
2001 - Colour Into Colour
2003 - It's A Good Life
2004 - UnderwaterFurther Information
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