Stress (pop rock band)

Stress was a pop rock band formed in San Diego in 1983.

Stress
Origin	San Diego, California
Genres	Pop rock
Years active	1983–87
Labels	Deep Shag Records, Burnett Records
Associated acts	Assassin, Aerosmith
Past members	Josquin Des Pres (20th century musician) Mike Thomas Tim Nicholsen Jeff Gabaldon Leroy Vega Jimmy Crespo

Biography

Stress was founded in 1983 by bassist Josquin des Pres and vocalist/guitarist Mike Thomas. They added guitarist Tim Nicholson and went through a number of drummers; most notably Jeff Gabaldon and Leroy Vega (formerly of Assassin). When Nicholson left in early 1985, he was replaced with guitarist Jimmy Crespo, who had previously played with Aerosmith.

Stress performed primarily in San Diego and Los Angeles performing at clubs such as Madame Wong's, FM Station, The Troubadour, and The Roxy.

In late 1987, frustrated by not attracting major label attention, Stress decided to move in a more pop direction. This failed to obtain the desired level of success and they disbanded.

Former members

• Mike Thomas - Vocals, guitar
• Tim Nicholson - Guitar
• Josquin Des Pres (20th century musician) - Bass guitar
• Jeff Gabaldon - Drums
• Leroy Vega - Drums
• Jimmy Crespo - Guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• Killing Me Night & Day (1984) Burnett Records
• Killing Me Night & Day (reissue with bonus tracks) (2001) Deep Shag Records

Singles

• Killing Me Night&Day/It's Too Bad (1984) Burnett Records
• Search For The Fool/You're So Critical (1985) N.E.W. Records

External links

• Stress page at Deep Shag Records
• Straita Head Sound - website honoring the 80's rock scene in San Diego