Formed in Montreal in 1989 through a chance meeting between Drew Ling and guitarists Perry Johnson (who'd go under the pseudonym of Pere Fume) and Sonny Greenwich, Jr., the original group was rounded out with Alan Baculis on bass and drummer Rob Kazenel. After quickly becoming staples on the Ontario/Quebec circuit, they were signed to Polygram/Vertigo Records, releasing their debut album, "The Brown Album," in 1990. The first two singles "Masterstroke"