Chris Houston got his stage legs with Hamilton's Slander under the pseudonym Chris Suicide. He would quickly find himself in Hamilton's legendary Forgotten Rebels. Controversy followed the band wherever they went especially with the release of their 'In Love With The System' album which was produced by Bob Bryden.

After the band's next effort, 'This Ain't Hollywood', featuring Houston's now classic "Surfin' On Heroin", he left the band to pursue a solo career as 'Baby' Chris Houston. He took up residence as a regular solo guitarist at Toronto's Cameron House.

In 1985 he placed a new version of "Surfin' On Heroin" on an Og Music compilation followed by "Girls Are Swell" the next year. These tracks led to a record deal with Zulu Records out of Vancouver.

His debut album, 'Hate Filled Man', gained notoriety not necessarily for its songs but for its elaborate Astro turf packaged cover.




Singles
with THE FORGOTTEN REBELS
1981 Rhona Barrett/Tell Me You Love Me (Star) 001

Albums
1986 Hate Filled Man (Caucasion/Zulu Records) HFM-8601

with THE FORGOTTEN REBELS
1979 In Love With The System (Star) SR-001
1981 This Ain't Hollywood...This Is Rock And Roll (Star) SR-002

Video


Compilation Tracks
1985 "Surfin' On Heroin" on 'It Came From Canada Volume 1' (Og Music) OG-8
1986 "Girls Are Swell" on 'It Came From Canada Volume 2' (Og Music) OG-9
1986 "Girls Are Swell" & "Party With The Living Dead" on 'Manic Depression' [cassette] (Zulu)
1987 "Baby Jesus Looks Like Elvis" on 'It Came From Canada Volume 3' (Og Music) OG-13
1989 "Stupid T.V. Christians" on 'It Came From Canada Volume 5' (Og Music) OG-25
2010 "Just Once For Kicks" on 'The Widower [Motion Picture Soundtrack]' (Alternative Tentacles - US) VIRUS-408






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