Stress was a short-lived British neo-psychedelic rock band composed of Wayne Binitie, Ian Mussington and Mitch Amachi Ogugua. They released only one album in 1991 on Reprise/Warner Bros. Records. They are not to be confused with the San Diego rock band Stress and are sometimes credited as Stress UK in the United States. A live performance in Hollywood drew a mixed review from the Los Angeles Times, with the band's sound described as "likable but relaxed grooves",[1] though a generally more positive review was published the following month in the Washington Post.[2]
Their album drew numerous favourable comparisons with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles, and although not a great commercial success, was described as possessing 'a lot of musical strengths' by AllMusic's Steven McDonald.[3] In November 2021 the album was featured in an article on WhatCulture, 10 Forgotten Rock Albums That Need To Be Heard.[4]
In 1997, Binitie and Ogugua released a second album under the moniker of Inqbator, entitled "Hatched". It featured contributions from Lenny Kravitz, whom they had previously supported on tour.
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Album
The eponymously titled Stress album featured the following tracks, all composed by Binitie/Mussington/Ogugua:
- "Indian Summer's Dream" 4:20
- "Flowers in the Rain" 4:16
- "Rosechild" 4:16
- "Innocent World" 3:20
- "Daytime Believer" 5:34
- "Beautiful People" 4:14
- "My Father Once Said" 2:29
- "Together" 3:35
- "Lordy Lord" 4:08
- "Red Sun" 7:35
Additional tracks
- "Leather Trouser Blues" 3:58 - "Beautiful People" B-side
- "Flowers in the Rain" (Blood Pressure mix) 4:53 - by Coldcut
- "Flowers in the Rain" (Blood Pressure instrumental) aka International Blood Pressure mix
- "Flowers in the Rain" (without intro) 3:57
- "Beautiful People" (Beautiful Breakdown mix/edit) 6:00/4:22 - by Matt Budd/Steve Sidelnyk
- "Beautiful People" (Bud Dub mix) 5:55 - by Matt Budd
- "Beautiful People" (Bruce Forest mix/edit) 8:02/5:54
- "Beautiful People" (Underground mix) 7:15
Album personnel
- Wayne Binitie: lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar
- Mitch Amachi Ogugua: bass, acoustic guitar
- Ian Mussington: drums
- Guy Chambers: guitar, keyboards, producer, arranger
- Simon Stewart: guitar, background vocals
- Alex Mungo: keyboards, background vocals
- Jean Perry: guitar
- Steve Byrd: guitar
- Billy McGee: double bass
- Talvin Singh: tabla
- Raf Mizraki: various Turkish instruments
- Harry Morgan: percussion
- 'False Harmonies': strings
- Claudia Fontaine: background vocals
- Claudia Sarne: background vocals
- Martyn Taylor: background vocals
- Femi Jiya: engineer, No. 2, 3, 6, 9, 10
- Steve Price: engineer, No. 7
- Peter Jones: engineer, No. 1, 4, 5, 8; mixer No. 2, 3, 5, 8, 9
- Julian Mendelsohn: mixer, No. 1, 5, 6
- Michael Brauer: mixer, No. 2, 4, 8, 10
- Bob Kraushaar: mixer, No. 7
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
| US Modern Rock | UK[5] | |||
| 1990 | "Beautiful People" | — | 74 | Stress |
| 1991 | "Flowers in the Rain" | 7 | — | Stress |
In 1991, "Rosechild" was released as a third single in the UK, but met with no commercial success.
References
- ^ Chris Willman. "Pop Reviews: Stress Brings Familiar Sound to Blak and Bloo". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Eric Brace. "Pop Reviews: STRESS, PASSING THE TEST". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Steven McDonald. "Stress - Stress | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Chris Wheatley. "10 Forgotten Rock Albums That Need To Be Heard". WhatCulture. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "STRESS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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This page was last edited on 27 October 2023, at 22:24