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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 Don Schmid in June 1986. The band was active until 1993, and toured and recorded again from 1999 through to the present. The Northern Pikes were inducted into the Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Regina Saskatchewan. The entire band, Jay Semko, Merl Bryck, Don Schmid and Bryan Potvin performed at the induction ceremony. January 2014 marked the 30th Anniversary for The Pikes and the band, now a trio after the departure of Merl Bryck. ==History== The Northern Pikes released two independent EPs before being signed to Virgin Records in 1986, "The Northern Pikes" (1984) and "Scene in North America" (1985). They also recorded a song for ''Saskatchewan After Dark'', a 1985 compilation of Saskatchewan-based artists sponsored by the provincial government. Their first album for Virgin, ''Big Blue Sky'', included the Semko-penned "Teenland", the band's first significant hit. The follow-up album ''Secrets of the Alibi'' contained three Canadian hits, "Wait for Me", "Let's Pretend" & "Hopes Go Astray". Their 1990 album, ''Snow in June'' became their biggest seller in Canada and the US. That album's lead single, "She Ain't Pretty", was the band's biggest hit, and was written by Potvin. 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''. The album's biggest hit, "Believe", was written by Potvin. 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 ''Truest Inspiration'' (2001) and ''It's a Good Life'' (2003), as well as the aptly titled ''Live'' (2000). In 2005, the band struck up a musical collaboration with Les Stroud. Throughout 2005 and 2006 they performed together live several times. A six-song EP born from this collaboration entitled ''Long Walk Home'' was released in the spring of 2007, and was credited to "Les Stroud & The Pikes".〔http://thedesignfirm.ca/the-work/les-stroud-the-pikes〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Northern Pikes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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