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Living Colour is an American funk metal band from New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, formed in 1983. A prominent all-African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
 band of that movement, which also included Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. For most of its career, the band was composed of vocalist Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery, guitarist Dave Navarro, and drummer Stephen Perkins....
, Faith No More
Faith No More

Faith No More is an American alternative metal band who formed in San Francisco, California, and were active between 1984 and 1998. Faith No More combined elements of heavy metal music, funk music, progressive rock, hip hop music, hardcore punk, thrash metal, and jazz, among many others, and have been hailed as an influential rock band....
, Primus
Primus (band)

Primus is an United States Rock music band currently composed of singer and bass guitar Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Tim Alexander....
, and 24-7 Spyz
24-7 Spyz

24-7 Spyz are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel , Rick Skatore , Kindu Phibes , and P....
 in the late 1980s, Living Colour rose to fame with their debut album Vivid
Vivid (album)

Vivid is Living Colour's debut album, which was released on May 3, 1988. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at the legendary punk rock club CBGB's in 1987....
 in 1988. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
, funk, hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
, free jazz
Free jazz

Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s.Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and '50s....
, hardcore punk
Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America and the UK in the late 1970s. The new sound was generally thicker, heavier and faster than earlier punk rock....
 and hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
, containing lyrics that attack the Eurocentrism
Eurocentrism

Eurocentrism is the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture....
 and racism
Racism

Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that Race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race....
 of America. Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their anthemic single "Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality (song)

"Cult of Personality" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the lead single from their debut album, Vivid . Its music video earned two MTV Video Music Awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist....
", which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1989, and their highest charting single "Type
Type (song)

"Type" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour from their album Time's Up released in 1990 in music....
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Living Colour is an American funk metal band from New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, formed in 1983. A prominent all-African American
African American

African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the Black people populations of Africa....
 band of that movement, which also included Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. For most of its career, the band was composed of vocalist Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery, guitarist Dave Navarro, and drummer Stephen Perkins....
, Faith No More
Faith No More

Faith No More is an American alternative metal band who formed in San Francisco, California, and were active between 1984 and 1998. Faith No More combined elements of heavy metal music, funk music, progressive rock, hip hop music, hardcore punk, thrash metal, and jazz, among many others, and have been hailed as an influential rock band....
, Primus
Primus (band)

Primus is an United States Rock music band currently composed of singer and bass guitar Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Tim Alexander....
, and 24-7 Spyz
24-7 Spyz

24-7 Spyz are a band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel , Rick Skatore , Kindu Phibes , and P....
 in the late 1980s, Living Colour rose to fame with their debut album Vivid
Vivid (album)

Vivid is Living Colour's debut album, which was released on May 3, 1988. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at the legendary punk rock club CBGB's in 1987....
 in 1988. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
, funk, hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
, free jazz
Free jazz

Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s.Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and '50s....
, hardcore punk
Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America and the UK in the late 1970s. The new sound was generally thicker, heavier and faster than earlier punk rock....
 and hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
, containing lyrics that attack the Eurocentrism
Eurocentrism

Eurocentrism is the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture....
 and racism
Racism

Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that Race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race....
 of America. Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their anthemic single "Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality (song)

"Cult of Personality" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the lead single from their debut album, Vivid . Its music video earned two MTV Video Music Awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist....
", which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1989, and their highest charting single "Type
Type (song)

"Type" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour from their album Time's Up released in 1990 in music....
". They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 in television by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year....
.

Living Colour was ranked #70 on VH1
VH1

VH1 is an United States cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in television, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slighter older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music....
's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.

History


Early years (1983 – 1986)

Living Colour was formed in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 in 1983 by guitarist Vernon Reid
Vernon Reid

Vernon Reid is an English guitarist, songwriter, composer and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Living Colour, Reid was named #66 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time....
. They grew out of the Black Rock Coalition
Black Rock Coalition

The Black Rock Coalition is a U.S.-based artists' collective and non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the creative freedom and works of Black people musicians....
, a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization

A nonprofit organization is any organization that does not aim to make a profit, and which is not a public body....
 founded by (among others) Reid for black musicians interested in playing rock music. Reid, British-born but a longtime New York resident, was well known on the downtown New York jazz scenes courtesy of his tenure in Ronald Shannon Jackson
Ronald Shannon Jackson

Ronald Shannon Jackson is an United States jazz drummer. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas.Jackson is notable for his unusual approach to his instrument, which draws as much inspiration from military and parade bands as from traditional jazz drumming....
's Decoding Society. A guitarist of unnerving technique and speed, he assembled a number of bands under the name Living Colour from 1983 to 1986. Early band members included bassists Alex Mosely, Jerome Harris and Carl James, drummers Greg Carter, Pheeroan Aklaff and J.T. Lewis, keyboardist Geri Allen, and vocalists D.K. Dyson and Mark Ledford, with Reid occasionally singing lead vocals himself. The band's sound was vastly different from the songs that showed up later on their major label recordings. Material from this period included instrumental jazz/funk workouts, politically pointed punk rock
Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock....
 burners, experimental excursions via Reid's guitar synth, and an early version of the song "Funny Vibe
Funny Vibe

"Funny Vibe" is a song by the New York City band Living Colour from their 1988 in music debut album Vivid . The song features Public Enemy 's Chuck D and Flavor Flav....
", which was reworked for their debut album Vivid
Vivid (album)

Vivid is Living Colour's debut album, which was released on May 3, 1988. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at the legendary punk rock club CBGB's in 1987....
.

Mainstream success (1986 – 1991)

In 1986, a stable lineup was formed, consisting of vocalist Corey Glover
Corey Glover

Corey Glover is an United States musician, singer, and guitarist. He is best known as the lead singer of the funk metal band Living Colour. Contrary to some rumors, he is not the son of actor Danny Glover....
 (who Reid met at a birthday party and was suitably impressed with a rendition of "Happy Birthday"), bassist Muzz Skillings
Muzz Skillings

Muzz Skillings was the original bass guitar with Living Colour. He played bass, sang backing vocals, and co-wrote songs on the Grammy award-winning 1988 debut album Vivid , the Grammy award-winning 1990 follow up Time's Up , and the 1991 EP Biscuits ....
, and drummer Will Calhoun
Will Calhoun

Will Calhoun is an American drummer, who graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music....
 (who had graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students and a 2008 faculty of approximately 500....
). With Calhoun and particularly Skillings, Reid had a rhythm section with the ability to express themselves in dozens of forms, and with Glover he had a vocalist who could produce depths of soul or rage upon demand. Soon after, the band became experienced at touring, including performing regular gigs at the seminal club CBGB's. Aided by a demo produced by fan Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger

Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an England rock musician best known as the lead vocalist of the The Rolling Stones. As well as a songwriter, he is an actor, and record producer and film producer....
 (who hired Reid and Calhoun to play on his 1987 album Primitive Cool
Primitive Cool

Primitive Cool is the second solo album by The Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger and was released in 1987 in music. As the follow-up to Jagger's 1985 success She's the Boss, Primitive Cool was another attempt by Mick to make him a solo star, being more ambitious....
), Living Colour scored a record deal with Epic Records
Epic Records

Epic Records is an United States record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. The label was founded in 1953 as a jazz label, and was eventually expanded to several genres of music....
, and released their debut studio album Vivid
Vivid (album)

Vivid is Living Colour's debut album, which was released on May 3, 1988. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at the legendary punk rock club CBGB's in 1987....
 in mid-1988, reaching #6 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
. The album gathered sales momentum only when in late 1988 MTV began playing the video for "Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality (song)

"Cult of Personality" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the lead single from their debut album, Vivid . Its music video earned two MTV Video Music Awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist....
". On April 1, 1989, the band performed on NBC's Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975....
. Four months later, the band gained further exposure as an opening act, along with Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American Rock music band, formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation....
, for the The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
' Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour
Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour

The Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels Tour was a Rolling Stones concerts which was launched in North America in August 1989 to promote the band's album Steel Wheels; it continued to Japan in February 1990, with ten shows at the Tokyo Dome....
.

In 1990, the band's second full-length album, Time's Up, was a sprawling affair that capitalized on the ability of its members to work in numerous musical contexts; jazz fusion
Jazz fusion

Fusion or, more specifically, jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a musical genre that merges jazz with elements of other styles of music, particularly funk, Rock and roll, R&B, electronic music, and world music, but also pop music, classical music, and folk music, or sometimes even Heavy metal music, reggae, ska, country music, hip hop...
, punk rock, delta blues
Delta blues

The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of blues music. It originated in the Mississippi Delta, a region of the United States that stretches from Memphis, Tennessee in the north to Vicksburg, Mississippi in the south, the Mississippi River on the west to the Yazoo River on the east....
, hip hop (cameos by Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American Rapping, Singing, CoverGirl and actress. Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe Award award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy Award nominat...
 and Doug E. Fresh
Doug E. Fresh

Douglas E. Davis , better known by the stage name Doug E. Fresh, is an United States rapping, record producer, and beatboxing, also known as the Human Beat Box....
), funk, thrash metal, jive, and hints of electronica
Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing....
 were all represented. The album reached #13 in the US and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Album. Other guests included Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker

Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto saxophone, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophones....
 and Little Richard
Little Richard

Rev. Richard Wayne Penniman , better known by the stage name Little Richard, is anAmerican singer, songwriter and pianist. He is considered a key figure in the transition from Rhythm and blues to Rock and roll in the 1950s....
.

In 1991, Living Colour joined the inaugural Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop music, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths....
 tour and released an EP of outtakes entitled Biscuits.

Break-up and solo work (1992 – 2000)

In 1992, Skillings left the band due to creative differences and was replaced by Doug Wimbish
Doug Wimbish

Doug Wimbish is a Bass guitar player, primarily known for his studio work for the hip hop music label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the funk metal band Living Colour....
. This new line up released their third full-length album, Stain
Stain (album)

Stain is the third album by Living Colour. It was released on March 2 1993, by Epic Records. It is the first album to feature bass guitar Doug Wimbish....
, in 1993, revealing an emotionally darker, more personal side of the group. The album reached #26 in the US, a further drop since their debut.

Despite retaining their strong fan base, Living Colour disbanded in January 1995 after failing to settle on a common musical goal during sessions for their fourth studio album. Four of these tracks were included on the compilation Pride
Pride (Living Colour album)

Pride is Living Colour 1995 in music greatest hits album. It contains four rare tracks recorded for the follow-up of their third album Stain ....
.

Following the break up, individual band members released a variety of solo efforts.

Reunion (2000 – present)

Living Colour reformed on December 22, 2000 at CBGB's as a gig billed "HeadFake w/ special guests", Corey Glover was on the bill to sing a few songs and Vernon Reid came on after 3 songs. The reunion was followed by the release of another dark record, Collideψscope
Collideψscope

Collide?scope is the fourth album by Living Colour. Released in 2003, it is the first studio album by the band in over a decade. After they split in 1995, Living Colour returned in the middle of 2001 and began recording Collide?scope in late 2002....
, in 2003, their first album not to chart in the United States, although it was critically praised.

In 2005, Sony Records released Live From CBGB's
Live From CBGB's

Live From CBGB's is a live album by Living Colour recorded live on December 19, 1989 at the legendary CBGB club, but not released until January 11, 2005 by Legacy Recordings....
, a live album recorded on December 19, 1989 at the legendary CBGB's, as well as another "best of" compilation, Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour
Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour

Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour is a greatest hits compilation by Living Colour, released in 2006 in music....
, with songs from Vivid to Collideψscope.

On August 2006, Glover took on the role of Judas
Judas Iscariot

'Judas Iscariot', "Yehuda" was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve original Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Among the twelve, he was apparently designated to keep account of the "accountant" , but he is most traditionally known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities....
 in a national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It highlights the political and interpersonal struggles of Judas Iscariot and Jesus....
, touring with Ted Neeley
Ted Neeley

Ted Neeley is a rock and roll drummer, singer, actor, composer, and record producer. He is probably best known for both his vocal range and for performing the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar, both live and in the Jesus Christ Superstar ....
. Doug Pinnick
Doug Pinnick

Doug Pinnick is an United States musician best known as the bass guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock/progressive metal band King's X....
, vocalist and bassist of King's X
King's X

King's X are an American hard rock band noted by music critics and fans for their sophisticated sound that combines progressive metal, grunge, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion pop groups....
, filled in for Glover on lead vocals. Glover's tour of the musical ran through December 2008, and he is now back with the band. On September 22, 2006, Skillings joined the band for the first time in 14 years. The occasion was complemented by a private party drummer Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette

Jack DeJohnette is an United States jazz drummer, Piano, and composer. DeJohnette was born in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois. Besides the drums, he studied the piano, which he plays on several recordings....
 threw for his wife Lydia. Wimbish was unable to come back from London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 to play for the event, so Skillings agreed to take over as bassist, albeit only for the event.

The band performed a week-long Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an Tour starting on December 12, 2006. In May 2007, the band released their first live DVD - On Stage At World Cafe Live
On Stage At World Cafe Live

On Stage Live At World Cafe Live is a live concert DVD from the funk metal band Living Colour performing live at the University of Pennsylvania as part of the World Cafe on Philadelphia's WXPN radio station....
. On July 11, 2008, the band performed at the 1980s hard rock-themed Rocklahoma
Rocklahoma

Rocklahoma is an annual 1980s-era rock music festival held in Pryor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. There were an estimated 100,000 people at the first annual Rocklahoma held in 2007....
 festival at Pryor, Oklahoma. Skillings performed with them in August 2008 for a BRC Band of Gypsys tribute in Harlem. They performed "Them Changes" and "Power of Soul".

On October 25, 2008, MVD Audio and CBGB's records released CBGB OMFUG MASTERS: August 19, 2005 The Bowery Collection, a soundboard collection of songs from the Save CBGB's benefit show. On November 25, 2008, Inakustik and MVD released The Paris Concert
The Paris Concert

The Paris Concert is a 1963 album by jazz musician John Coltrane....
, a DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 recorded at New Morning, in Paris France during their Summer 2007 European Tour.

The band is currently writing and recording songs for their new album Chair in the Doorway, which will be released in early 2009.

Acclaim and legacy

"Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality (song)

"Cult of Personality" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the lead single from their debut album, Vivid . Its music video earned two MTV Video Music Awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist....
" was part of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a Nonlinear gameplay action-adventure game computer game and video game developed by Rockstar North. It is the third 3D computer graphics game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and fifth original game overall....
 repertoire of radio songs in Radio X
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack

The soundtrack of the computer and video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which is set in 1992 in the fictional West Coast of the United States state of San Andreas , required that the game's radio stations reflect the music tastes of the time and area, in addition to covering current events in the state of San Andreas, and even...
, and was also one of the theme songs
Music in professional wrestling

Music in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring....
 used by professional wrestler CM Punk
CM Punk

Phillip Jack Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestling currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its WWE Raw WWE Brand Extension....
. It was also the very first song to be confirmed for the tracklist of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision and RedOctane. It is the third main installment in the Guitar Hero, and the fourth title overall....
. The reason Living Colour re-recorded the song is because Sony never responded to Guitar Hero's request for a license, so they were asked to submit a re-recording, which they were happy to do since it allowed Living Colour to issue the master use license directly to Activision; admittedly being fans of the game, they requested the song being one of the harder in the soundtrack, and made so by adding a new guitar solo.

In October 2006, "Love Rears Its Ugly Head
Love Rears Its Ugly Head

"Love Rears Its Ugly Head" is a single released by Living Colour in 1990 in music from their second album Time's Up .It is in the style of most of the group's previous singles, a heavy metal music song with touches of R&B, especially in the vocals....
" was ranked and voted 303 out of 2006 songs featured in the Triple M
Triple M

The Triple M Network is a radio station network owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network....
 Essential 2006 Countdown.

Discography


Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions RIAA Label
US
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
 UK
UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus....
 AUS
ARIA Charts

File:ARIA Charts Logo.pngThe ARIA charts are the main Australia record charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling single and albums in various genres in Australia....
 NOR
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 SWI
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
1988 Vivid
Vivid (album)

Vivid is Living Colour's debut album, which was released on May 3, 1988. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at the legendary punk rock club CBGB's in 1987....
 6 — — 15 — 2× Multi-Platinum Epic
1990 Time's Up 13 20 15 13 11 Gold
1993 Stain
Stain (album)

Stain is the third album by Living Colour. It was released on March 2 1993, by Epic Records. It is the first album to feature bass guitar Doug Wimbish....
 26 19 18 — 14 —
2003 Collideψscope
Collideψscope

Collide?scope is the fourth album by Living Colour. Released in 2003, it is the first studio album by the band in over a decade. After they split in 1995, Living Colour returned in the middle of 2001 and began recording Collide?scope in late 2002....
 — — — — — — Sanctuary
2009 Chair in the Doorway To be released
"—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified


EPs

Year Album Peak chart positions
US AUS SWI
1991 Biscuits 110 25 32


Live albums

Year Album
2005 Live from CBGB's
Live From CBGB's

Live From CBGB's is a live album by Living Colour recorded live on December 19, 1989 at the legendary CBGB club, but not released until January 11, 2005 by Legacy Recordings....
2004 Instant Live: Avalon, Boston, MA 10/17/04
Instant Live: Avalon, Boston, MA 10/17/04

Instant Live: Avalon, Boston, MA 10/17/04 is a live album by Living Colour. It was recorded on the band's 2003-2004 tour in support of their most recent studio album Collide?scope....
"
2008 CBGB OMFUG Masters: August 19, 2005 The Bowery Collection


Compilation albums

Year Album
1994 Dread
1995 Pride
Pride (Living Colour album)

Pride is Living Colour 1995 in music greatest hits album. It contains four rare tracks recorded for the follow-up of their third album Stain ....
1998 Super Hits
Play It Loud
2005 What's Your Favorite Color?: Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities
2006 Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour
Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour

Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour is a greatest hits compilation by Living Colour, released in 2006 in music....


Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 US Main Rock US Mod Rock UK
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 AUS
ARIA Charts

File:ARIA Charts Logo.pngThe ARIA charts are the main Australia record charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling single and albums in various genres in Australia....
 DEN
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
1988 "Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality (song)

"Cult of Personality" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the lead single from their debut album, Vivid . Its music video earned two MTV Video Music Awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist....
"		 13 9 — — — — Vivid
"Middle Man
Middle Man (song)

"Middle Man" is a song by the New York City band Living Colour from their 1988 in music debut album Vivid ....
"		 — — — — — —
1989 "Glamour Boys
Glamour Boys

"Glamour Boys" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the second single from their 1988 in music debut album Vivid . It was nominated the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990 in music...
"		 31 26 — — — 31
"Open Letter (To a Landlord)
Open Letter (To a Landlord)

"Open Letter " is a song by the New York City band Living Colour from their 1988 in music debut album Vivid ....
"		 82 11 — — — —
"Funny Vibe
Funny Vibe

"Funny Vibe" is a song by the New York City band Living Colour from their 1988 in music debut album Vivid . The song features Public Enemy 's Chuck D and Flavor Flav....
"		 — — — — — —
1990 "Type
Type (song)

"Type" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour from their album Time's Up released in 1990 in music....
"		 — 5 3 75 — — Time's Up
1991 "Love Rears Its Ugly Head
Love Rears Its Ugly Head

"Love Rears Its Ugly Head" is a single released by Living Colour in 1990 in music from their second album Time's Up .It is in the style of most of the group's previous singles, a heavy metal music song with touches of R&B, especially in the vocals....
"		 — 28 8 12 10 16
"Solace of You
Solace of You

"Solace of You" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour from their album Time's Up released in 1990 in music....
"		 — — — 33 — 27
"Elvis Is Dead
Elvis Is Dead

"Elvis Presley Is Dead" is a song by Living Colour off their second album Time's Up ....
"		 — — 25 — — —
"Pride
Pride (Living Colour song)

"Pride" is a song by Living Colour originally released on their second album Time's Up . It was released as a promotional to support the album....
"		 — — — — — —
1992 "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing
Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing

"Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" is a funk song by James Brown and Bobby Byrd. Recorded in 1970, it was first released as an edited two-part Single on King Records that same year, but was quickly withdrawn....
"		 — — 12 — — 85 Biscuits
1993 "Leave It Alone
Leave It Alone (Living Colour song)

"Leave It Alone" is a song by Living Colour off their third album Stain . In 1994 in music, the song was nominated the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance....
"		 — 14 4 34 — 41 Stain
"Auslδnder" — — — 53 — —
"Nothingness
Nothingness (song)

"Nothingness" is a song by Living Colour and the third single off their third studio album, Stain . The ballad reached #17 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1993....
"		 — — — — — —
"Bi
Bi (song)

"Bi" is a song by hard rock music band Living Colour and the fourth single from their third studio album, Stain . The song's title and its lyrics directly refer to bisexuality....
"		 — — — — — —
1994 "Sunshine of Your Love
Sunshine of Your Love

"Sunshine of Your Love" is a song by the British Supergroup Cream , released on the Disraeli Gears album. It was Cream's best-selling song and Atlantic Records' best-selling to date as well....
"		 — — — — — — True Lies
True Lies

True Lies is a 1994 in film Action film-comedy film. It was directed by James Cameron, and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold , Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Charlton Heston, and Art Malik....
 (soundtrack)
2003 "Song Without Sin" — — — — — — Collideψscope
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or wasn't released


Video albums

Year Album
1989 Primer
Primer (video)

Primer is an early home video documenting the funk metal band Living Colour and the making of its platinum selling album Vivid . The video includes a collection of songs from Vivid and observations on the songs from band members....
1991 Time Tunnel
Time Tunnel (video)

Time Tunnel is a career retrospective from the funk metal band Living Colour. It includes promotional videos and live concert footage from the late 1980s and early 1990s....
2007 On Stage At World Cafe Live
On Stage At World Cafe Live

On Stage Live At World Cafe Live is a live concert DVD from the funk metal band Living Colour performing live at the University of Pennsylvania as part of the World Cafe on Philadelphia's WXPN radio station....
2008 The Paris Concert
The Paris Concert

The Paris Concert is a 1963 album by jazz musician John Coltrane....


Awards


MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 in television by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year....

  • 1989 - Best New Artist ("Cult of Personality
    Cult of Personality (song)

    "Cult of Personality" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the lead single from their debut album, Vivid . Its music video earned two MTV Video Music Awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist....
    ")


Grammy Awards

  • 1990 - Best Hard Rock Performance (won) ("Cult of Personality
    Cult of Personality (song)

    "Cult of Personality" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the lead single from their debut album, Vivid . Its music video earned two MTV Video Music Awards for MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist....
    ")
  • 1990 - Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (nominated) ("Glamour Boys
    Glamour Boys

    "Glamour Boys" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the second single from their 1988 in music debut album Vivid . It was nominated the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990 in music...
    ")
  • 1991 - Best Hard Rock Performance (won) (Time's Up)
  • 1994 - Best Hard Rock Performance (nominated) ("Leave It Alone
    Leave It Alone (Living Colour song)

    "Leave It Alone" is a song by Living Colour off their third album Stain . In 1994 in music, the song was nominated the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance....
    ")


Trivia

  • Candidates for the bass player position vacated in 1992 by Muzz Skillings
    Muzz Skillings

    Muzz Skillings was the original bass guitar with Living Colour. He played bass, sang backing vocals, and co-wrote songs on the Grammy award-winning 1988 debut album Vivid , the Grammy award-winning 1990 follow up Time's Up , and the 1991 EP Biscuits ....
     and eventually filled by Doug Wimbish
    Doug Wimbish

    Doug Wimbish is a Bass guitar player, primarily known for his studio work for the hip hop music label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the funk metal band Living Colour....
     included Melvin Gibbs (most known for having spent a long tenure with Rollins Band
    Rollins Band

    Rollins Band was an American rock group led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best-known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar ", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s....
    ) and Me'shell Ndegeocello
    Me'shell Ndegeocello

    Michelle Lynn Johnson , better known as Meshell Ndegeocello, is an United States singer-songwriter, rapping, bassist and multi-instrumentalist....
    .
  • Gibbs and Reid were both in the Decoding Society led by Ronald Shannon Jackson
    Ronald Shannon Jackson

    Ronald Shannon Jackson is an United States jazz drummer. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas.Jackson is notable for his unusual approach to his instrument, which draws as much inspiration from military and parade bands as from traditional jazz drumming....
    , and played together in Defunkt
    Defunkt

    Defunkt is a musical group founded by trombonist/singer Joseph Bowie 1978 in New York, United States, and still active.Their music touches on elements of punk rock, funk and jazz....
     for a short time.


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