They really should have that one next on their Living Colour list! Such a hard-hitting song in terms of lyrics, and an all-out rocker no less. Always loved that one.
Glad you hit this song. This band is one of the most underrated bands of all time. Type, Desperate People, Open Letter to a Landlord and Glamour Boys. These guys still tour and are as tight as they were back then. Unbelievably talented.
Vernon Reid (guitarist) agreed to join me for a talk I gave in Brooklyn last year. He's been one of my music heroes since I was 19 years old. It was such an honor.
Me too! Oddly I had forgotten about it until I saw it mentioned here. HOW on earth did I forget this wonderful song?? Incredible sound, lyrics, message - just fantastic.
I saw that show in Indianapolis. 2 nights. Corey fell off the stage while swinging his hair on the first night. Luckily, he was fine & I saw the 2nd night show.
Their second album Time's Up is a banger!! New Jack Theme, Elvis is Dead ( with sax) , Undercover of the Darkness (with Queen Latifa), Fight the Fight. Under rated in a big way!
This. I've been on Twitter trying to convince Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) to re-release the title track to radio. It's MORE relevant today than when it was written.
@@brettschacht4183Stain is my favorite album of theirs, and it's honestly a tough call because I love all their records. Biscuits is also highly overlooked. Money Talks is easily a top 5 song out of their catalog for me.
Living colour is a great band. They have a 5+ album catalog. Definitely lots of good material there. Open Letter to a Landlord, Type, Solace of You, Whats your favorite colour?, funny vibe, glamours boys, auslander, ...tons more... killer mix of rock, metal, reggae, alternative, soul, and funk....
Exactly. I remember seeing them at a New Music Seminar in NY just before this album was about to be released. Then, Living Colour visited my university at played a show at our main campus ballroom. Great guys and great band. They were ahead of their time and got drowned by Grunge. I worked at a music store when this was released. It was a huge seller.
@@seanswinton6242 Hmmm, IDK about being drowned out by grunge. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Colour_discography I had to go back to their album dates for a minute. '88 with Vivid was a breakthrough with all kinds of sounds. 2 years later they put together a no less diversified but more socially conscious Time's Up. Times Up just didn't have that mega hit like Cult was. 93's Stain, for anyone that wasn't a true fan via the fist two albums, was a very experimental album with little pop appeal. It was so "against type" of the first two that along with the change to grunge/alternative going on at that time, it couldn't make a lot of headway. Hell, it took them 10 years to put out Collideoscope (2003). By then, you had to dig to find out if they had a new album out. The Chair in the Doorway in '09 was pretty good. Shade from 2017 is pretty solid as well.
@@purplebeard1526Stain is definitely highly underrated in my book, and it's also my favorite album of theirs although Time's Up and the biscuits EP are right behind it. I dig all their records, though.
Glad you checked this one out, this is my favourite song by Living Colour! I heard this one a lot when I was a kid, and something about it always appealed to me. Listening now, I appreciate the lead singer's vocals paired with the interesting and impactful drums, the perfectly timed bass notes and the matching rhythm guitar, not to mention the sprinklings of guitar solos here and there. I really love the uniqueness of it.
That was so fun watching you guys go to the moon on that!! 😅 Yea...Living Colour. I saw them shortly after they blew up with Cult of P, and one unrelated thing I'll just always remember: it was the 1st show I ever saw people crowd surf. I was like what the heck are these people doing? Lol 😊 And great show. Saw them at Lollapalooza early 90s as well. Greeeaaaatttt very talented band.
I think this may be my favorite track from this band...such a vibe...such amazing singing...AND some scatting thrown in...and do not even get me started on the guitar work LOL...how can you not love this one?! 💯😁
Will Calhoun, the drummer, is a real virtuoso and highly respected in the percussion world. When you look at his influences and the people he's played with, you realise how incredibly versatile he is.
Finally a return to one of the best bands to hit music in the past 35 years! I used to watch these guys live in NYC in the 80's. Messrs. Cory Glover (vocals), Vernon Reid(guitar), Muzz Skillings(bass), and Wil Calhoun on drums. Doug Winbush would later replace Muzz on bass.
How did I miss y'all posting this? Living Colour is one of the most underrated bands ever & definitely one of my favorites! I remember when Jay discovered them & how his flabbers were ghasted. I agree with the others commenting, your next song of theirs should be "Open Letter (To A Landlord)" and I would also recommend their songs "Solace of You", "Elvis Is Dead", "Type" & "Pride". Thank you for revisiting this incredibly, awesomely talented band!
Seen them last November playing with Extreme, and Cory’s vocals were still on point! Dream come true seeing Vernon and Nuno playing guitar on the same stage 👏
Oh. My. Gosh. I've been watching you two since the 'rainbow brick' days. Seeing you were reacting to this band again made me so happy that I postponed it. I went back and watched the TWO Cult Of Personality videos first because I wanted to savor this moment. Living Color might be a one hit wonder to most people. But they have whole albums of great musicianship, thoughtful lyrics, and just entertaining music. I concur with anyone who suggests Open Letter as another thing to watch.
LMAO!!!! hahaaha...I am with Amber I was so shook that I forgot all about anything.....I was mesmerized.......I had a major stank face....and lots of chills!!!!
Every Living Colour song is so unique and an incredible listen. A masterful mix of Hip hop, Reggae, funk, Jazz, Progressive Rock, R&B, Hard rock, pop, blues, heavy metal, punk and soul. Each member of the band is a virtuoso of their craft. Every song on their first 4 albums is masterful - Vivid, Time's Up, Biscuits and Stain. I highly encourage you to react to more of their songs and add them to your personal spotify playlist. You will not be disappointed and they will become one of your favorite bands. Also check them out live when able. incredible live act.
Great to see you reacting to this stone cold classic from the early nineteen nineties Jay and.Amber. I first heard this on British radio in early 1991 and it was In Living Colours biggest hit over here making the UK 🇬🇧 top twenty. ..it blew me away back then and now in 2024 it still does. Great tune ❤❤❤❤❤ .
So glad this very much underrated band is getting more airtime on Rob Squad. I have a terrible memory, so please excuse if I;ve said this before. There is something deeper in these lyrics that call out to natives of any land, in our case Native Americans, which includes Jordan (no disrespect Amber, love you). And Im going to throw in a well needed edit here I should have made the first time. Loving our fellow human and even ourself, is about recognizing what EVERYONE of us bring to the table. We ALL have something to offer. And that is part of it. Loving a land and being proud of ancestral ties is NEVER a disrespect to anyone. Its just a celebration of people connected to a land, that EVERYONE is welcome to celebrate. Im not Australian, but when I listen to that Midnight Oil videos, something about seeing those kids touches my heart. Anyways, back to to the topic... Rob Squad Reactions, please play this some (with lyrics) some day.... th-cam.com/video/vIUke0CCvDs/w-d-xo.html
Everything starts out smooth. The funky groove is going perfectly. Then the song keeps ramping up and turning up. Will's drums, Vernon's guitar and Muzz on that bass. This might be my favorite Living Colour song.
Hey J and Amber!! You bring such light and joy into the day for me and for all who watch your sweet reactions! So, listen to, "Glamor Boys" picturing yourselves on a tropical beach, living out a wonderful, sunny, cloudless, blue sky day. You both have an amazing tropical drink in hand, under a cabana, with the warm ocean breeze all around, palm trees swaying. Glamor Boys, with the steel drums, marimbas and guitars put me in that state of mind everytime! God Bless You both!!
This is one of my favorite bands, I met them in person, they are super cool people too. Singer is Corey Glover, guitarist: Vernon Reid! Will Calhoun - Drums, Doug Wimbish - Bass. You gotta do Open Letter, Type, Auslander, Pride (live at the Apollo), Solace of You, LEAVE IT ALONE, Time's Up, THIS IS THE LIFE, Pocket of Tears, Method, Behind the Sun, Program, Always Wrong, Middle Man... I love em all so much!! Take this journey and you will too. Also if you like black vocalists over metal too, you'll love the band Sevendust. js
Living Colour is a great band. I remember back in my guitar player days hearing about Vernon Reid so I checked out Living Colour and was blown away. Been a fan since I first heard them.
I just saw them headline at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne, IN and they have grown from amazing to GOD-TIER! Everyone of them (different bassist, but the other 3 are the same) are at the peak of their careers. And, fun fact, their current bass player, Doug Wimbish played in the Sugarhill Rhythm Section (Sugarhill gang, Grandmaster Flash) and was on many early hip hop tracks like The Message, White Lines and Apache. Again, GOD-TIER musicians. If you get a chance to see them live, it will change your life.
Good Lord, this band is SO UNDERRATED it's criminal. Those first two albums- Vivid and Times Up! are some of the greatest rock albums ever created, Stain is much darker but no less rockin'- heck, all of their albums are fantastic. Vernon Reid is one of the very best guitarists who ever slung a six-string, Corey Glover's voice is perfectly matched to this band's style, Doug Wimbish is a devastatingly awesome bassist, and both Muzz Skillings and Will Calhoun provide a tremendous percussion beat. Can you tell I'm a fan? Please, more Living Colour, and DON'T MAKE IT SO LONG BETWEEN reactions!😀
I know I suggested this song, I always get a chuckle from the lyrics and I love the guitar and vocals. What ya gonna do, when it comes and gets youu...
Guys!! So glad you finally got back to LC. I saw them live here in Adelaide, Australia late last year and 40 years later they're still unbelievable. Go see them if they're near you. Please check out "Open Letter To A Landlord", "Middle Man", "Type", "Pride" and "Desperate People ".There's so many to listen to, honestly.
I love Solace of You and agree they should check it out, but I don't think it's really a love ballad in the traditional sense. I hear it more as being about taking comfort in oneself. "A wise man said to know thyself, cause in the end there's no one else."
I saw them live in the late 80s and really enjoyed their music. They didn't have an aggressive album release schedule compared to many bands, and fell apart in the mid-90s while trying (and failing) to record their 4th album. I didn't realize that the band reformed and has been producing new material for two decades, but the material has failed to chart and music tastes have changed. But after reviewing some just a few minutes ago... I've got to deep dive the albums I've missed.
I'm almost 50 years old, so I've heard A LOT of music! 😁 But this song still ranks among my top 10 songs of all time! And speaking of bands you forgot... - pleeeeaaase do more The Cult! You can start with Love Removal Machine, Edie and Little Devil. 😉🤟
“Elvis is Dead” from the same album would be a great reaction video FYI. And the drummer is the mighty Wil Calhoun. One of the finest over the past 30-35 years. Formally trained and can rip it up playing Jazz too. Good catch Amber. He is worth the acknowledgment.
Corey Glover is one of my favorite male singers because of the amount of personality he always pushes out there through his voice, and for the lyrics in this song, the man knew just what to do. I also really love the bass in this song, Muzz Skillings is my hero and my reason for picking up a bass guitar to learn. This song is pretty tame for him, the song "Time's Up" is where he and the guitarist (Vernon Reid) become absolute monsters. William Calhoun (drums) is a beast too. Great example of him slamming it down nice and loud would be the song "Type". "Time's Up" is basically the title track for the 1990 album under the same name. Their finest work and the absolute pinnacle of music in my opinion. Another awesome song to check that plays around with a blend of genres in one go is "Elvis is Dead". I've never danced and headbanged so hard to a slng before 😅
People who were there at the time knew... Living Colour were *the* band. They did it all, and they did it all *so* damn well. The album this is from. "Time's Up", is chock full of killer tracks from across to musical spectrum.
A guy I played in a band with a few years ago (himself a very good songwriter and guitarist) said that Living Colour is one of his favourite bands. Listening to this for the first time I now see why he said that.
Open Letter( to a Landlord) is and absolute MUST for you two. Fun fact: Singer, Corey Glover was 1st seen in 1986's Platoon, an Best Picture Oscar winning Vietnam film directed by Oliver Stone, a Vietnam Veteran. Highly recommend. Early Charlie Sheen.
MY SUGGESTION!! 😄 When I first played this for a buddy of mine back when it came out, he stopped the tape near the end of the string intro and said, "I know you're not going soft on me." 😅 After all the funk and soul he had heard me play, and a smattering of jazz, he did NOT expect to jear something like that. But he loved it, and so do I. I knew you guus would love this. Corey Glover, the lead singer, was originally an actor who found himself in some entertainment industry waiting room with Vernon Reid, the guitarist. They got to talking and pretty soon they put together a band. Jay mentioned similarities to Lenny Kravitz -- believe it or not, Lenny started out as a rapper, under the name Romeo Blue.
Genius track. Fun Fact : as mentioned previously, Corey (vocals) was in the movie Platoon and he was the first one to get killed, as was the way in those days!
The singer is the great Corey Glover. He was also in a movie called Platoon, you should check that out too. Another rocking Living Cloud song is "Open Letter to a Landlord."
I saw Corey Glover recently as one of the vocalists of The Bowie Experience, a tour featuring members of Bowie's bands over the years. The other two vocalists were Sting's son and Bernard Fowler, best known as a backing vocalist for The Rolling Stones. Amazing show, and boy can Corey get a crowd jumping!
Please react to Solace Of You, Glamour Boys, Times Up, Open Letter To A Landlord, Type, Nothingness and Elvis Is Dead. There is a great version of Love Rears live at the Apollo.
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“Open letter (to a landlord” is soulful listen to that one!
Yeah, they’ll listen to it, just pay them. By the way, they don’t read these comments.
YES!!!
was going to suggest this lol
@@jimguy9874Not true. They do read comments and emails.
They really should have that one next on their Living Colour list! Such a hard-hitting song in terms of lyrics, and an all-out rocker no less. Always loved that one.
Glad you hit this song. This band is one of the most underrated bands of all time. Type, Desperate People, Open Letter to a Landlord and Glamour Boys.
These guys still tour and are as tight as they were back then. Unbelievably talented.
Vernon Reid (guitarist) agreed to join me for a talk I gave in Brooklyn last year. He's been one of my music heroes since I was 19 years old. It was such an honor.
Vernon's the man
Vernon is an insane guitarist
Hook him up with Jay and Amber for a video.
That's awesome! Were you able to record it? That'd be a cool video to watch!
Vernon is a genius. That would have been so amazing.
“Open Letter to a Landlord” is a favorite Living Colour song of mine.
Me too! Oddly I had forgotten about it until I saw it mentioned here. HOW on earth did I forget this wonderful song?? Incredible sound, lyrics, message - just fantastic.
" Glamour Boys" is a fun song by LIVING COLOUR. It even has cameos by members of ANTHRAX.
Oh Yes !!! What a fun song !!!
Yes, this one would make a great reaction for sure.
My favorite
It also has Mick Jagger singing backing vocals.
@@monkeypuzzle2116 - That's cool! I never knew that.
"Cult of Personality" was rocking but the band was diverse in their musical style, incorporating funk, jazz, hiphop & metal. This is a jam!
Nah, Lenny Kravitz trying to sound like Corey Glover. Believe me, when this album hit in 1989, it blew everyone away
And it still does!
YAAAAAASSSSSSS!!! Corey Glover (singer) is SO dang good!! For some of their harder stuff, (like "Cult of Personality") try "Nothingness" or "Type"
Thank for listening to more than just Cult of Personality!!
I was lucky enough to see Living Colour open for the Rolling Stones. What a great show that was.
I saw that show in Indianapolis. 2 nights. Corey fell off the stage while swinging his hair on the first night.
Luckily, he was fine & I saw the 2nd night show.
Love the funky hook on this one, especially how heavy it gets on the last chorus.
Their second album Time's Up is a banger!! New Jack Theme, Elvis is Dead ( with sax) , Undercover of the Darkness (with Queen Latifa), Fight the Fight. Under rated in a big way!
Agreed. Vivid had the bigger singles but Time's Up is more solid from start to finish.
This. I've been on Twitter trying to convince Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) to re-release the title track to radio. It's MORE relevant today than when it was written.
Also, Fight the Fight is an ANTHEM. You can't not sing along.
Solace of You. 1991. Worth the Listen.
Great song ❤
yes, please, Solace of You is amazing
Yes. One of my fav's of theirs.
Also, "Nothingness" from 1993's 'Stain'. Both songs should have been massive hits.
@@brettschacht4183Stain is my favorite album of theirs, and it's honestly a tough call because I love all their records.
Biscuits is also highly overlooked. Money Talks is easily a top 5 song out of their catalog for me.
I saw Living Colour open for The Rolling Stones at Shea Stadium in NYC in 1989.
Amazing experience.❤
And they opened for their Philly show that same year, too!
Steel Wheels '89. I saw them and G'n'R open for the Stones at L.A. Coliseum.
I caught that tour in Foxboro, MA. Helluva show.
My dad went to that show. I was just a baby then. I think he still has the shirt.
Yeah this song is not played enough. Each instrument kills. Bass is fantastic, drums, guitar, vocals, the package.
Will Calhoùn absolutely kills it on drums on this one!!!!
This is one of the greatest live performances you can ever see. I been waiting for someone to discover this song and version. The Bomb.
Living colour is a great band. They have a 5+ album catalog. Definitely lots of good material there. Open Letter to a Landlord, Type, Solace of You, Whats your favorite colour?, funny vibe, glamours boys, auslander, ...tons more... killer mix of rock, metal, reggae, alternative, soul, and funk....
Exactly. I remember seeing them at a New Music Seminar in NY just before this album was about to be released. Then, Living Colour visited my university at played a show at our main campus ballroom. Great guys and great band. They were ahead of their time and got drowned by Grunge. I worked at a music store when this was released. It was a huge seller.
@@seanswinton6242 Hmmm, IDK about being drowned out by grunge. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Colour_discography I had to go back to their album dates for a minute. '88 with Vivid was a breakthrough with all kinds of sounds. 2 years later they put together a no less diversified but more socially conscious Time's Up. Times Up just didn't have that mega hit like Cult was. 93's Stain, for anyone that wasn't a true fan via the fist two albums, was a very experimental album with little pop appeal. It was so "against type" of the first two that along with the change to grunge/alternative going on at that time, it couldn't make a lot of headway. Hell, it took them 10 years to put out Collideoscope (2003). By then, you had to dig to find out if they had a new album out. The Chair in the Doorway in '09 was pretty good. Shade from 2017 is pretty solid as well.
@@purplebeard1526Stain is definitely highly underrated in my book, and it's also my favorite album of theirs although Time's Up and the biscuits EP are right behind it. I dig all their records, though.
The lead singer is an actor played in the movie Platoon.
Smooth blues sprinkled with a Little rock and soul😊
What a gem this one is. Funk, rock, soul, killer vocal - I think most folks might not know this one. Hopefully they find this video :)
Great stuff.
"She looks as lovely as she's ever going to get...." I died. Loved this song for years !!!!
Live, I've heard "...as she's ever, ever, EVER gonna get" :)
Glad you checked this one out, this is my favourite song by Living Colour! I heard this one a lot when I was a kid, and something about it always appealed to me. Listening now, I appreciate the lead singer's vocals paired with the interesting and impactful drums, the perfectly timed bass notes and the matching rhythm guitar, not to mention the sprinklings of guitar solos here and there. I really love the uniqueness of it.
aThis band, and this song, closed the first Lollapalooza tour. Epic performance.
Awesome tune by them! They're a talented group with some legit high energy hits. "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" would probably be my next suggestion.
That was so fun watching you guys go to the moon on that!! 😅 Yea...Living Colour. I saw them shortly after they blew up with Cult of P, and one unrelated thing I'll just always remember: it was the 1st show I ever saw people crowd surf. I was like what the heck are these people doing? Lol 😊 And great show. Saw them at Lollapalooza early 90s as well. Greeeaaaatttt very talented band.
I think this may be my favorite track from this band...such a vibe...such amazing singing...AND some scatting thrown in...and do not even get me started on the guitar work LOL...how can you not love this one?! 💯😁
This was AWESOME!! Some Jazz, some Blues, Some Funk. And ALL FIRE!!
Will Calhoun, the drummer, is a real virtuoso and highly respected in the percussion world. When you look at his influences and the people he's played with, you realise how incredibly versatile he is.
Lead singer was also an actor in the 1986 Oliver Stone movie "Platoon"
❤ I wish I could like this more than once. I have loved them ever since they came out.
Finally a return to one of the best bands to hit music in the past 35 years! I used to watch these guys live in NYC in the 80's. Messrs. Cory Glover (vocals), Vernon Reid(guitar), Muzz Skillings(bass), and Wil Calhoun on drums. Doug Winbush would later replace Muzz on bass.
How did I miss y'all posting this? Living Colour is one of the most underrated bands ever & definitely one of my favorites! I remember when Jay discovered them & how his flabbers were ghasted. I agree with the others commenting, your next song of theirs should be "Open Letter (To A Landlord)" and I would also recommend their songs "Solace of You", "Elvis Is Dead", "Type" & "Pride". Thank you for revisiting this incredibly, awesomely talented band!
My second favorite Living Colour song!!!!! 😊
Seen them last November playing with Extreme, and Cory’s vocals were still on point! Dream come true seeing Vernon and Nuno playing guitar on the same stage 👏
This proves the versatility of this group, you can hear the influence of the blues and a tinge of r&b in this iconic band.
Oh. My. Gosh.
I've been watching you two since the 'rainbow brick' days. Seeing you were reacting to this band again made me so happy that I postponed it. I went back and watched the TWO Cult Of Personality videos first because I wanted to savor this moment. Living Color might be a one hit wonder to most people. But they have whole albums of great musicianship, thoughtful lyrics, and just entertaining music.
I concur with anyone who suggests Open Letter as another thing to watch.
I literally wore this cassette out.
Me, too! Then years later bought it on CD.
Great reaction guys, loved it. This is one of those timeless songs that still sounds current.
LMAO!!!! hahaaha...I am with Amber I was so shook that I forgot all about anything.....I was mesmerized.......I had a major stank face....and lots of chills!!!!
Every Living Colour song is so unique and an incredible listen. A masterful mix of Hip hop, Reggae, funk, Jazz, Progressive Rock, R&B, Hard rock, pop, blues, heavy metal, punk and soul. Each member of the band is a virtuoso of their craft. Every song on their first 4 albums is masterful - Vivid, Time's Up, Biscuits and Stain. I highly encourage you to react to more of their songs and add them to your personal spotify playlist. You will not be disappointed and they will become one of your favorite bands. Also check them out live when able. incredible live act.
Great to see you reacting to this stone cold classic from the early nineteen nineties Jay and.Amber. I first heard this on British radio in early 1991 and it was In Living Colours biggest hit over here making the UK 🇬🇧 top twenty. ..it blew me away back then and now in 2024 it still does.
Great tune ❤❤❤❤❤
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"Open letter (to a landlord)" is another great one! My favorite!
Great to see this reacted to. One of the best bands to ever hit the stage. And yes, you need to react to more Living Colour.
So glad this very much underrated band is getting more airtime on Rob Squad. I have a terrible memory, so please excuse if I;ve said this before. There is something deeper in these lyrics that call out to natives of any land, in our case Native Americans, which includes Jordan (no disrespect Amber, love you). And Im going to throw in a well needed edit here I should have made the first time. Loving our fellow human and even ourself, is about recognizing what EVERYONE of us bring to the table. We ALL have something to offer. And that is part of it. Loving a land and being proud of ancestral ties is NEVER a disrespect to anyone. Its just a celebration of people connected to a land, that EVERYONE is welcome to celebrate. Im not Australian, but when I listen to that Midnight Oil videos, something about seeing those kids touches my heart. Anyways, back to to the topic... Rob Squad Reactions, please play this some (with lyrics) some day.... th-cam.com/video/vIUke0CCvDs/w-d-xo.html
Everything starts out smooth. The funky groove is going perfectly. Then the song keeps ramping up and turning up. Will's drums, Vernon's guitar and Muzz on that bass. This might be my favorite Living Colour song.
Hey J and Amber!! You bring such light and joy into the day for me and for all who watch your sweet reactions! So, listen to, "Glamor Boys" picturing yourselves on a tropical beach, living out a wonderful, sunny, cloudless, blue sky day. You both have an amazing tropical drink in hand, under a cabana, with the warm ocean breeze all around, palm trees swaying. Glamor Boys, with the steel drums, marimbas and guitars put me in that state of mind everytime! God Bless You both!!
This is the dopest song. Layers to it, genre bending, etc. Had the cassette single. Nobody had any idea why is was dope AF!
Hope you do Open Letter To a Landlord, Middle Man, & Pride in the future
This is one of my favorite bands, I met them in person, they are super cool people too. Singer is Corey Glover, guitarist: Vernon Reid! Will Calhoun - Drums, Doug Wimbish - Bass.
You gotta do Open Letter, Type, Auslander, Pride (live at the Apollo), Solace of You, LEAVE IT ALONE, Time's Up, THIS IS THE LIFE, Pocket of Tears, Method, Behind the Sun, Program, Always Wrong, Middle Man... I love em all so much!! Take this journey and you will too. Also if you like black vocalists over metal too, you'll love the band Sevendust. js
Lead singer Corey was in the movie Platoon with Charlie Sheen, William Defou the Forest Whitaker
ugh so many artists/bands to get back to and also so many you haven't even touched on yet, keep them coming 😊
Living Colour is a great band. I remember back in my guitar player days hearing about Vernon Reid so I checked out Living Colour and was blown away. Been a fan since I first heard them.
AMAZING never heard this before - thank you!
Everyone in this band mastered their instrument
I just saw them headline at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne, IN and they have grown from amazing to GOD-TIER! Everyone of them (different bassist, but the other 3 are the same) are at the peak of their careers. And, fun fact, their current bass player, Doug Wimbish played in the Sugarhill Rhythm Section (Sugarhill gang, Grandmaster Flash) and was on many early hip hop tracks like The Message, White Lines and Apache. Again, GOD-TIER musicians. If you get a chance to see them live, it will change your life.
Good Lord, this band is SO UNDERRATED it's criminal. Those first two albums- Vivid and Times Up! are some of the greatest rock albums ever created, Stain is much darker but no less rockin'- heck, all of their albums are fantastic. Vernon Reid is one of the very best guitarists who ever slung a six-string, Corey Glover's voice is perfectly matched to this band's style, Doug Wimbish is a devastatingly awesome bassist, and both Muzz Skillings and Will Calhoun provide a tremendous percussion beat. Can you tell I'm a fan? Please, more Living Colour, and DON'T MAKE IT SO LONG BETWEEN reactions!😀
Such a cool band, I remember seeing them in the late 80`s when they opened for the Rolling Stone`s in Tampa, Florida.
By FAR their best song, way better than Coat of Personality! This is on all of my playlists.
I know I suggested this song, I always get a chuckle from the lyrics and I love the guitar and vocals. What ya gonna do, when it comes and gets youu...
Their best!!!! Love love love this song!!!!
“Solace of You” is my favorite of theirs
One of my all time favorite bands. They have a ton of good music to listen to, and I love that Corey's rocking a Mario jersey!🐧
Guys!! So glad you finally got back to LC. I saw them live here in Adelaide, Australia late last year and 40 years later they're still unbelievable. Go see them if they're near you.
Please check out "Open Letter To A Landlord", "Middle Man", "Type", "Pride" and "Desperate People ".There's so many to listen to, honestly.
Check “Solace of You” for a legit love ballad.
I love Solace of You and agree they should check it out, but I don't think it's really a love ballad in the traditional sense. I hear it more as being about taking comfort in oneself. "A wise man said to know thyself, cause in the end there's no one else."
@@brianr3763 I meant musically it was more ballad-y…. I agree it’s tongue in cheek
Oh my God I forgot all about this song thanks for reminding me!
I saw them live in the late 80s and really enjoyed their music. They didn't have an aggressive album release schedule compared to many bands, and fell apart in the mid-90s while trying (and failing) to record their 4th album. I didn't realize that the band reformed and has been producing new material for two decades, but the material has failed to chart and music tastes have changed. But after reviewing some just a few minutes ago... I've got to deep dive the albums I've missed.
I'm almost 50 years old, so I've heard A LOT of music! 😁 But this song still ranks among my top 10 songs of all time!
And speaking of bands you forgot... - pleeeeaaase do more The Cult! You can start with Love Removal Machine, Edie and Little Devil. 😉🤟
Middle Man is a great rocker from Living Color.
Elvis is Dead is a fun song too.
“Elvis is Dead” from the same album would be a great reaction video FYI. And the drummer is the mighty Wil Calhoun. One of the finest over the past 30-35 years. Formally trained and can rip it up playing Jazz too. Good catch Amber. He is worth the acknowledgment.
You have to check out their live version of this song at the Apollo. It was Really amazing and awesome, you 2 would really enjoy it, for sure.👍❤️
One of my very favourite LC tunes. Thank You.
Corey Glover is one of my favorite male singers because of the amount of personality he always pushes out there through his voice, and for the lyrics in this song, the man knew just what to do. I also really love the bass in this song, Muzz Skillings is my hero and my reason for picking up a bass guitar to learn. This song is pretty tame for him, the song "Time's Up" is where he and the guitarist (Vernon Reid) become absolute monsters. William Calhoun (drums) is a beast too. Great example of him slamming it down nice and loud would be the song "Type". "Time's Up" is basically the title track for the 1990 album under the same name. Their finest work and the absolute pinnacle of music in my opinion. Another awesome song to check that plays around with a blend of genres in one go is "Elvis is Dead". I've never danced and headbanged so hard to a slng before 😅
People who were there at the time knew... Living Colour were *the* band. They did it all, and they did it all *so* damn well. The album this is from. "Time's Up", is chock full of killer tracks from across to musical spectrum.
A guy I played in a band with a few years ago (himself a very good songwriter and guitarist) said that Living Colour is one of his favourite bands. Listening to this for the first time I now see why he said that.
This is amazing funk-blues! and yes, his voice is smooth...
The singer not only is a Broadway musical singer but he's also an accomplished actor. If you have watched Platoon, you've seen him in action.
W😳w! That was like Ben&Jerry's ice cream, everything good in one cup... musically delicious. Will putting that on repeat for a while.
This is my first listening to this Living Color song. I’m a fan.
Open Letter( to a Landlord) is and absolute MUST for you two. Fun fact: Singer, Corey Glover was 1st seen in 1986's Platoon, an Best Picture Oscar winning Vietnam film directed by Oliver Stone, a Vietnam Veteran. Highly recommend. Early Charlie Sheen.
My favorite song of theirs. I was pleasantly surprised to see a reaction to it.
MY SUGGESTION!! 😄 When I first played this for a buddy of mine back when it came out, he stopped the tape near the end of the string intro and said, "I know you're not going soft on me." 😅 After all the funk and soul he had heard me play, and a smattering of jazz, he did NOT expect to jear something like that. But he loved it, and so do I.
I knew you guus would love this. Corey Glover, the lead singer, was originally an actor who found himself in some entertainment industry waiting room with Vernon Reid, the guitarist. They got to talking and pretty soon they put together a band.
Jay mentioned similarities to Lenny Kravitz -- believe it or not, Lenny started out as a rapper, under the name Romeo Blue.
Jay, I saw them open up for Extreme twice last year and they were amazing!!! The funk was so stanky!!!! They sound just as good as ever!!!!
I had forgotten how fantastic this one was - it actually sounds better in 2024 if that is possible.
Genius track. Fun Fact : as mentioned previously, Corey (vocals) was in the movie Platoon and he was the first one to get killed, as was the way in those days!
You've only done Night Ranger once too. "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" "You Can Still Rock In America" bangers. Living Colour does rock. Love this band
Hey Rob Squad..... Living Colour is playing Cincinnati on Sept 24th!!
I love this band. This is a great song!
The singer is the great Corey Glover. He was also in a movie called Platoon, you should check that out too. Another rocking Living Cloud song is "Open Letter to a Landlord."
The CULT of PERSONALITY is still my all time favorite!
I always loved their song Solace of You!
J and Amber, you HAVE to check out "Open letter to a Landlord" Extremely good and extremely powerful
I'm not positive but Living Colour came back together in 2000 and have doing tours while still making music to this day~!
They have been touring on and off with Extreme all through 2024
My favourite LC song. So glad you've got to it finally. They only had a couple of hits here in Australia but they dropped off the radar so quickly.
One of the greatest debut albums of all time. Without Living Colour, you don’t get Rage, or Korn… Corey Glover is an amazing singer.
Their song "Type" is a BANGER !!!
I saw Corey Glover recently as one of the vocalists of The Bowie Experience, a tour featuring members of Bowie's bands over the years. The other two vocalists were Sting's son and Bernard Fowler, best known as a backing vocalist for The Rolling Stones. Amazing show, and boy can Corey get a crowd jumping!
Please react to Solace Of You, Glamour Boys, Times Up, Open Letter To A Landlord, Type, Nothingness and Elvis Is Dead. There is a great version of Love Rears live at the Apollo.
Saw them live as the opening act for the Rolling Stones. They blew everyone away. My favorite is "I wanna know" off their Vivid album
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