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The Northern Pikes are a Canadian rock band formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1984. The original members are Jay Semko , Bryan Potvin , Merl Bryck and Glen Hollingshead, who left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Jay Semko in June 1986.
In 1984, Bryan, along with Jay Semko, Don Schmid and Merl Bryck formed The Northern Pikes. The band signed a world-wide recording contract with Virgin Records in the winter of 1986. Their seven-album catalogue sold in excess of 1 million units globally and garnered the band eight Juno Award nominations. In 1993, the group took a six-year hiatus ...
Snow In June is the third major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1990. It featured three hit singles - "Kiss Me You Fool", "She Ain't Pretty", and "Girl With a Problem". The album features guest appearances from notable performers such as Crystal Taliefero, Garth Hudson, and John Sebastian.
Big Blue Sky is the first major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1987. It featured two hit Canadian singles - "Teenland" (#29 [ 1 ] ) and "Things I Do for Money"(#85 [ 2 ] ). The songs "Love Will Break You" and "Heartaches Heartbreaks (Open Up)" were added to the album when it was released on CD in 1990.
Secrets of the Alibi is the second album by The Northern Pikes released in 1988. It featured two hit Canadian singles - "Wait for Me" (#58 [1])and "Hopes Go Astray". Although this was their second album, the Pikes were nominated for "Most Promising Group" at the 1989 Juno Awards. This was likely because no Juno Awards were presented in 1988 ...
The northern pike gets its common name from its resemblance to the pole-weapon known as the pike (from the Middle English for 'pointed'). Various other unofficial trivial names are common pike, Lakes pike, great northern pike, great northern, northern (in the U.S. Upper Midwest and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan), jackfish, jack, slough shark, snake, slimer ...
Gig is a live album released by The Northern Pikes in 1993 and distributed by EMI. It is the band's first live album. It was recorded over two nights during the tour to support Neptune. [citation needed] Following the tour, the band would dissolve until reforming in 1999.
"She Ain't Pretty" is a single by Canadian rock band The Northern Pikes, [1] from their 1990 album Snow in June.It is the song for which the Pikes are best known. [2]The song was written by Bryan Potvin.