Bam Bam - Stress

Rare clip of Stress, from Seattle band Bam Bam. Founded in Seattle by guitarist/producer Tommy Martin in 1983, Bam Bam’s original line up included Pearl Jam & Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron*, Called In Sic singer/guitarist Scotty Buttocks, & the stunning rock Goddess Tina Bell on vocals; the first Black woman to front a hard rock, punk/grunge band in the US. Bam Bam were musical pioneers in Seattle; experimenting with sludged rhythms, chopped timings, odd scales, tunings & styles. Their 1984 EP “Villians (Also Wear White)“ was one of the first recordings released on the early Seattle grunge scene; the first from Chris Hanzsek & Jack Endino’s famed Reciprocal Recording Studio. Bam Bam’s single “Ground Zero“ came out later
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