Lurk

Lurk was a Canadian Alternative Rock band that played from 1978 to 2004. At the time of breakup, the band had released 19 studio albums, 9 EPs and well over 70 singles. They have also sold over 30 million albums to date. Since 2004, Lurk has not played in a single concert.
==History==
===Early Years and First Successes (1978-1981)===
Lurk was formed in 1978 by Lead Singer Eliot Sansoucie and guitarist Mark Smith, In Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Drummer John McAffee joined the band later that year, and recorded their first single, titled A Modern Ballad, in Late 1978. It was released on a small Canadian label in 1979. It was re-released on I.R.S. in December of the same year. In February 1980, the band's full-length debut, Lurk was released in both the U.S. and Canada. In September 1980, Lurk II was released, and charted at 96 on the Billboard 100 chart, showing that the band was slowly gaining popularity. In May 1981, Lurk III was released, and was the first album from the band to be certified gold by the RIAA, with the success of the singles Right Wing and Losing My Mind. It charted at 42 on the Billboard 100 in 1981.
===Shadowed and Revolutions Past (1981-1983)===
==Discography==
*Lurk (1980)
*Lurk II (1980)
*Lurk III (1981)
*Shadowed (1982)
*Revolutions Past (1983)
*Surge (1984)
*Midnight (1985)
*Record (1986)
*Nostalgic (1987)
*Tales of the North (1988)
*Short Comings (1989)
*Tales of a Mid-Suburban Alternative Rock Life (1993)
*A New Age (1994)
*Blue (1995)
*Finishing Up (1997)
*Shelf Album (1998)
*Codes of Honor (2000)
*Accompaniment (2001)
*Rumours of a New World (2003)
== Members ==
* Eliot Sansoucie- vocals (1978-2004)
* Mark Smith- guitar (1978-2004)
* John McAffee- drums (1978-2002)
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