Live is the second live album by The Northern Pikes released in 2000. The album was released independently.

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

Hits and Assorted Secrets 1984-1993

Hits and Assorted Secrets 1984–1993 is a Greatest Hits album by The Northern Pikes released in 1999. Along with some of the band's biggest hits, the album included 3 previously unreleased tracks....

, but found themselves enjoying the more relaxed independence of making their own schedule that they continued touring.

The album Live was recorded on this tour over three nights in April 2000 in North Bay, ON, Wakefield, PQ, and Toronto, ON. It featured the song "Out of Love" which was unreleased at the time but would appear on their next studio album, Truest Inspiration

Truest Inspiration

Truest Inspiration is the sixth studio album by The Northern Pikes released in 2001. This was their first album of new music since they reformed in 1999 after a 6 year break....

.

Track listing

1. "Better Twice" (from Secrets of the Alibi
   Secrets of the Alibi
   Secrets of the Alibi is the second album by The Northern Pikes released in 1988. It featured two hit Canadian singles - "Wait for Me" and "Hopes Go Astray"....
   
   , 1988)
2. "Green Fields" (from Snow in June
   Snow in June
   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"....
   
   , 1990)
3. "Believe" (from Neptune
   Neptune (Northern Pikes album)
   Neptune is the fourth album by The Northern Pikes released in 1992. This was the band's last studio album until they reformed in 1999.Although "Twister" and "Everything" were released as proper singles, with "Twister becoming a moderate hit. The song "Believe" was released as a promotional single,...
   
   , 1992)
4. "Wait For Me" (from Secrets of the Alibi
   Secrets of the Alibi
   Secrets of the Alibi is the second album by The Northern Pikes released in 1988. It featured two hit Canadian singles - "Wait for Me" and "Hopes Go Astray"....
   
   , 1988)
5. "Out Of Love" (from Truest Inspiration
   Truest Inspiration
   Truest Inspiration is the sixth studio album by The Northern Pikes released in 2001. This was their first album of new music since they reformed in 1999 after a 6 year break....
   
   , 2001)
6. "Jackie T" (from Big Blue Sky
   Big Blue Sky
   Big Blue Sky is the first major label album by The Northern Pikes released in 1987. It featured two hit Canadian singles - "Teenland" and "Things I Do for Money"...
   
   , 1987)
7. "Kiss Me You Fool" (from Snow in June
   Snow in June
   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"....
   
   , 1990)
8. "Snow In June" (from Snow in June
   Snow in June
   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"....
   
   , 1990)

Note: "Kiss Me You Fool" contains an excerpt from "Hole in My Heart" by Shannon Lyon from his album Tales of a Yellow Heart (1997)

Personnel

• Jay Semko
  Jay Semko
  Jay Semko is a singer/songwriter and bassist with Canadian band, The Northern Pikes. He is also a music composer for numerous film and television productions, most notably the successful Canadian television series Due South...
  
   - Vocals, Bass
• Merl Bryck - Vocals, Guitar
• Bryan Potvin
  Bryan Potvin
  Bryan Potvin is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist, who is a band member of The Northern Pikes. With fellow band member Jay Semko, he co-wrote the theme for the television series Due South....
  
   - Vocals, Guitar
• Don Schmid - Drums, Percussion