GRAB A STACK OF ROCK With Mike and Len Labelle
Special Edition Episode: Our BRIGHTON ROCK Collections
Established in 1984 under the name Heart Attack, from Niagara Falls Ontario came the mighty BRIGHTON ROCK! Powerhouse screamer Gerry McGhee, Greg “Shredder” Fraser, Stevie Skreebs, Martin Victor and Mark Cavarzan comprised the original lineup. Johnny Rogers joined in the by the first album on keyboards, and the band began making their footprint in rock history through an EP, three studio albums, a live CD and a handful of standalone recordings. We walk you through all of it from start to finish.
Joining me for this special episode is longtime friend Len Labelle, a local collector whose history with Brighton Rock goes back to the debut. Len talks first impressions, a brief encounter with a band member, and favourite songs. We played two vintage MuchMusic interview clips with the band and talk about a VHS tape that we believe never came out. Towards the end, we detoured and took a great look at A World With Heroes, a Kiss tribute album featuring Brighton Rock. We returned course and talked about the final Brighton Rock recordings, and the present day with Storm Force.
We hope you find this episode fun, informative, and full of love. We lost Gerry McGhee to cancer in 2020, and fans continue to miss him. I hope we did Gerry justice.
Please enjoy this special episode of Grab A Stack of Rock with Mike and Len. If you know anything about that Brighton Rock home video, please leave a comment or drop us a line!
Discussed this episode:
- Brighton Rock EP (1985)
- Young, Wild and Free (1986)
- Take A Deep Breath (1988)
- “Hangin’ High & Dry” 12″ single (1988)
- Unreleased home video? (1989)
- Love Machine (1991)
- Room For Five Live (2002)
- “Creatures of the Night” (2013)
- “End of Time” (2019)
- and Storm Force Age of Fear (2020)