Strike Force

A CANADIAN GEM / FIRST TIME ON CD - EXTENSIVE BOOKLET / FULLY REMASTERED. Strike Force (originally called Toys) was founded in 1981 by drummer Pete Paillé, bassist Mario LeBlanc, guitarist Ray Doucet and the singer Stephane Moïse. When Ray and Stephane decided to leave the band for personal reasons, Pete and Mario went all around the bars near Montreal, trying to find their missing prospect, a guitar player. Mario had decided at the time, that he would be able to keep the singer mic hot. Eventually they saw a young blond guy named Romy Belanger and knew right away that they had their man. He was not only good on the fret board, but he could sing too. The power trio didn’t last long, because they decided to add keyboard/rhythm guitarist Mike Pitre in early '83 to fill out their sound. The Band played covers in bars and clubs throughout the province of Quebec, travelling in their own school bus. Mario and Romy started writing together, and "Step over the line" was their very first