10 Forgotten Rock Albums That Need To Be Heard
4. Stress By Stress
Another wonderful group on this list with only a single album to their name, British neo-psyche rockers, Stress, released their sole, self-titled record in 1990, but what a record it is!
Despite proving a commercial disappointment, the band were well-received critically, with comparisons drawn between themselves, Hendrix and The Beatles.
Those comparisons are well-earned. Nothing feels forced here, and the core group of Wayne Binitie (lead vocals, guitar), Mitch Amachi Ogugua (bass) and Ian Mussington (drums) manage to reference those past greats without ever seeming to ape them.
The core trio are joined by a bewildering amount of players, including such notables as the wonderful Talvin Singh on tabla, Steve Byrd on guitar and Raf Mizraki on “various Turkish instruments.”
You may think that you've heard every variety that psychedelic rock has to offer, but Stress really do bring something different to the table, not least a fine ear for melody, imaginative arrangements and an admirable width of musical vision.