The band was formed in 1982 in Niagara Falls by guitarist Greg Fraser and bassist Stevie Skreebs, along with vocalist Gerry McGhee, keyboardist Martin Victor and drummer Mark Cavarzan.
They signed to WEA for their 1986 debut album, Young, Wild and Free, which was produced by Michael Wagener with pre-production assistance from Jack Richardson.
[2][3] By this time, Martin Victor had left to join a band called Buxx, and been replaced on keyboards by Johnny Rogers.
Young, Wild and Free spawned the Canadian hit singles "We Came to Rock" and "Can't Wait for the Night".
Its singles, "One More Try", "Hangin' High & Dry" and "Can't Stop the Earth from Shakin'" charted at #38, #77 and #65.
A lot of tougher sounds were becoming more popular with the likes of Guns N' Roses, and Skid Row, and keyboards were considered uncool, and wimpy.
As Fraser explained, they were suffering from a combination of burn-out from an exhausting touring schedule,[9] and frustration at not being able to break into the US market.
[11] At the Juno Awards of 1992, Love Machine was nominated as Hard Rock Album of the Year.