The Hunt (band)

The Hunt was a Canadian rock band, mostly made up of musicians who had been members of another Canadian rock band, Dillinger.

The Hunt
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresHard rock, progressive rock,
Years active1977–1984
LabelsGRT Records
Unidisc Music
Past membersPaul Dickinson
Paul Cockburn
Paul Kersey
Jacques Harrison
Gerry Mosby
Steve Vaughan
Carl Calvert
Brian Gagnon

History

In 1977, after Dillinger broke up, guitarists Paul Dickinson and Paul Cockburn, drummer and percussionist Paul Kersey, keyboard player Jacques Harrison, keyboard player and bass guitarist Gerry Mosby, bass guitarist Carl Calvert, and guitarist and bass guitarist Brian Gagnon performed together as The Hunt.[1] Most members also sang.

The band released a self-titled album that year through GRT Records in Canada. After this album the band's popularity waned. Mosby left to play bass guitar for the band Rheingold. By 1978, both Harrison and Cockburn had also left.[2] The group's second album, Back on the Hunt, consisted of mainly heavy rock tracks, and was not well received, particularly in the United States.[3]

Producer Steve Vaughan joined the band for two of the albums. Carl Calvert played bass guitar on the album Thrill of the Kill in place of Brian Gagnon. [4]

After having some success in Canada but not much in the U.S., the group disbanded in 1984.[4]

Discography
  • The Hunt (1977)
  • Back on the Hunt (1980)
  • The Thrill of the Kill (1982)

References
  1. "The Hunt. AllMusic Biography by Charlotte Dillon
  2. "CANOE - JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Hunt, The". Jam.canoe.ca. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. "The Hunt Back on the Hunt".AllMusic, Review by Keith Pettipas
  4. " The Hunt Thrill of the Kill!". AllMusic, Review by Keith Pettipas
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