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Big Blue Sky [Import]

Northern PikesAudio CD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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  • Audio CD (June 19, 1996)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B00004SQPZ
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Four and a half, really!, August 20, 2000
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Scott Clarkson (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Big Blue Sky (Audio CD)
Recorded and released in 1987, this was actually the Pikes' third release, but counts as their first major label album. I'd give it the full five stars (for songwriting alone), but for the production: the band recorded in the classic '80's style, laying down track after track in isolation. It's a pristine album, but denies them the energy and abandon of their live shows. They learned from that on subsequent albums, recording as a unit from then on. "Big Blue Sky", though, should be remembered as what it really was: a breath of fresh air at a time when Canadian (and other) rock was often generic and sterile - this came out when the "hair bands" were on top; Jay semko's lyrics (just about every song here is credited to him - the only time that happened) are genuine, the playing earnest. It's a surprisingly confident "debut" from a young band, that would go on to bigger things (and is now working on their first studio album since '92). If melodic and intelligent, wry pop rock is your thing, you're home.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Pikes CD, July 14, 2000
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reverend (Elpoona New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Big Blue Sky (Audio CD)
I bought this CD a while ago and I can't beleive more people have not heard it or played it. Good tunes, in there classic style. Two thumbs up but not perfect.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Album, April 5, 2006
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This review is from: Big Blue Sky (Audio CD)
I remember seeing them play live in 1987 and then going to the record store to buy this album the next day. I played that album again and again. Of course, now I am going to have to get the CD. Very easy to listen to songs, very enjoyable. Hell, I should have given it 4.5 stars.
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