REACTING TO Living Colour - Cult Of Personality
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Most underrated rock band of all time!
Vernon Reid is a bad man!
Vernon Reid is the man
Amen, all of their albums are great.
Criminally underrated. Great musicians, amazing vocals.
Randy Wissler You’re goddamn right!
I was disappointed in the reaction myself. It was more about GTA/CM Punk. I’d analyze the lyrics a little more, there’s a message in the song. I’d suggest checking out some tracks from their second album Times Up. A lot of meaningful lyrics. No matter if you’re right, left or center, you’ll be a better person for it.
Living Colour didn't get their due praise. They slap hard!
they kinda did. they had a very unfocused sound, so it's not surprising that only one song of theirs got noticed.
@Trevon Womack agree bro 🔥
Further to that, I recall hearing that Living Colour still wasn’t getting air time in MTV in the hard rock/metal section and we’re being played in the funk or whatever section they put African American bands in back in the day, when they were clearly a rock band, and all because of the colour of their skin!
@Trevon Womack "Us". Can you play guitar? Let's hear it
@Trevon Womack BLACK PEOPLE... WHITE PEOPLE... HUMMM... MY FRIEND... WHEN YOU PLAY WITH YOUR HEART... WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT SKIN??? WE ALL HAVE RED BLOOD... AND... MORE THAN "WHITE PEOPLE"... I THINK THAT RACIST BASTARDS TOOK IT SUPPORTED BY IMPERIALISM ON THEIR SIDE... POWER... UNJUSTICE... SAME SHITTY THINGS THAT SEPARE US AS BROTHERS... AND PUT AS IN FIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHERS... ROCK COMES FROM BLUES... DEFINITELY... AND IN CONSECUENCE... FROM AFROAMERICAN PEOPLE... BUT RACISM... IT COMES FROM ALL WHO FOCUS ON SKIN MORE THAN SOULS...
"From Chicago, Illinois... Weighing a 215 pounds.... C ... M... PUNK!!!"
Nikhil Philip yup
Kool you watch wwe ha ha im not the only one
It's clobberin time
Much love to the second city saint
BEST IN THE WOOORRRRRLLLLLD
"When a leader speaks, that leader dies" - you got the message.- speaking truth to power will get you silenced.
Amanda Rae amen
Very true words indeed
It’s “when leader speaks the reflection lies”
My only issue with this saying is, what about all the people that say and have said the same things that they said and haven't been killed?
It just becomes part of the conspiracy when someone is killed.
The truth is, good people AND bad people are killed by lunatics all the time. But there are more good people and bad people who DON'T get killed.
Speaking the truth does not get you killed by some secret government organization, being famous and angering some lunatic with a gun gets you killed.
@@lukepuke5541 There are 2 different lines that say different things.
The lyrics are deep and more relevant now than ever. And true. Scary true.
💯
100%
Definitely
True that
I know right? Despite Burden's failures......
How this band didn't blow up bigger....is beyond me..
The talent level is insane..
They were HUGE in the 80s.
@@bassage13 they didn't get radio play or airtime..hardly at all..if they would have had a bigger push..it would have helped them out..tremendously
@@spacealienjesus709 they were too political for radio. Bit like rage against the machine at the time.
Too political and saying too much truth that the elite running the world and the music industry were afraid to give them much of a voice.
They started to get popular right at the implosion of "metal" and the conversion to grunge seattle took it away from them.
One of the best political, Cultural songs ever.
Michele Eslick yes..the message alone is worth listening to this song for and still relevent today..
Yes. And the guitar at the beginning hits hard and then the drums come and bumps it up another level lol
"Open Letter to a Landlord" could be written about Donald Trump.
@@epistte This song is about Obama, one of the most useless presidents in history propped up and popularized only because of his smooth talk and (half) black skin.
@@thatstuff3288 That amusing claim because it was released 35 years before he took office,. Take your trolls and go back to Russia, comrade.
The fact you gave the respect to the song, the band, GTA and of course the legend himself, CM Punk is beyond awesome
The cult of personality is as strong as ever but “only you can set you free.”
free to do what...? oppress and enslave people..? manipulate them the same way those did you broke free from...?
human brain when left to its own devices.. plus an ego un checked/ideology = CANCER TO ALL HUMANITY...
where there is a cult of personality.. demagoguery is not far behind..
and we know. . when people break free of a current "system" they then replace it with one of their own.. so now the new gen... is tryna break free from that new "cult of personality"
YOU CAN NOT SET URSELF FREE... again.. that means u thrust yourself based on ur opinion of urself that u know whats best.. and i dont buy that...
only EDUCATION can set u free.. its what forces to change or we just ignore and deny it if it conflicts what we want or think of ourselves...
which is why its a shit show in america.. and why its potentially a life ruining pursuit with debt that can amass.. that then also fk's u over in many aspects of life...
a proper education will set u freer then u ever could urself...
science and education are the ONLY solutions.. it teaches US taht we arent as important as we like to think of ourself.. and it reminds us.. our opinions and senses are pretty fking irrational.. so humanism is the only thing we need...
“Education is the key to everything.” “If you get an education, no matter what happens in the world, you are going to know how to do something about it,”
“It feeds upon itself
@@InanisNihil goddamnit just...just enjoy the song
@@Reddy_51 lol i did enjoy it.. lol
@@InanisNihil 🤣
@@InanisNihil CJ: "I think you popped another Microdot"
These guys won a couple Grammys, Best Hard Rock Performance, Best New Artist, MTV Video Music Award (for this MTV video) too.
Fun fact, (a much older) Living Colour played this for CM Punk live at Wrestlemania against the Undertaker at MetLife Stadium. It was lit.
Dro2593 I was at wrestlemania when they played that
It was awesome. I was so hyped when they started playing.
It's 2019. People still watch pro wrestling??? I thought it died in the 80s. I'm shocked and amazed.
I hate CM Punk, but loved Living Colour that night.
bassage13 LMAO what?! It wasn’t even that popular until the late 80s and wwf/wwe blew up and is a power company.
Living Colour. One the best and most underrated bands of the late 80s. The entire album was awesome. Bro you should react to the album Vivid from start to finish. That would be badass
I want to see him react to track #4 off that album...Desperate People. I think he would love it.
My only rock record..played it to death..
This has been one of my favorite songs for 20 years. The guitar solo still give me goosebumps. Living Color Rules.
31 yrs for me
@@dealucarecords6787 Same! We loved them IMMEDIATELY!
This is way more than 20 years old. This is like 1989
Saw them live in '89-'90. They opened for the Rolling Stones on the Steel Wheels tour. Excellent show all the way around.
@Johnny Nonuts That solo is just wankery with a whammy bar and a shit guitar tone. The message of the song is cool but the solo sucks.
When this song came out, I thought they were cool lyrics. Now that I’m on the back side of my 40s, I think there are very few songs that speak with this much truth. “Only you can set you free”.
What does that mean exactly?
Neon lights
Nobel prize
When a leader speaks
That leader dies
You won't have
To follow me
Only you
Can set you free
iremember when they played this on MTV, when they actually played videos 🤔😂
Yes!!! One of my favs! Among so much more! MTV was the shi#!
Mtv was the shit along with much music..not the same at all now
Exactly! That's where I remember this from. So glad, too!
A Headbangers Ball classic.
Same
Saw them last year during a music festival. They're still going strong. Man i love this band. 🤘
As a huge 80s fan, Corey Glover and Vernon Reid are icons. There is an interview video with Corey, you should watch. Such an incredible human being. Talented with a message about politics and government. Then you add Vernon killing that guitar. This band has always been light years ahead of their time. Glad you got to experience them. I hope you look for Corey’s interview. Amazing man. ❤️
That guitar player is off the chain!!!
That is Mr. Vernon Reid. And I say we give him a high-protein meal and a new set of GOT DANG guitar strings.
This man is cultured. Both wrestling and a video game reference. Protect this man at all cost.
I'm so proud of you and the growth of your channel. I've been subbed since about 15k and watched you gwt your 1st 100k and remember how emotional that moment in time was.
Keep grinding, Bro, and i pray for you to have all of the success in the world.
Big Ups! Respect from Massachusetts
Man. What a band!!! . Been loving them for a long time . Dig in to living colour . Deep messages . Strong lyrics . Rich guitar . Fight the fight .!!
CM Punk fans, where you at? 😂
Right fucking here😂
here ❌️❌️❌️
RIGHT HERE CM PUNK CM PUNK
Sevendust- Praise,I'm happy you hit on Living Colour! I have been waiting for this one!
I tear up listening to this one man. It's such a musical masterpiece, with such depth in lyrics. As a musician myself, I can hear the soul in the playing and he speaks that language. Thanks for the reaction.
Damn yall heard this first from GTA?! My pops showed me this and hes all funk and soul.
cultured, I like it.
same lol
Word. Look at this dude different now. Still Mad Love. But a kid man! Dame son!
Pika?
I heard it from the cassette tape I owned in the 80s, and I still have it!
I'm so glad you decided to do this song!!! This a great band!!!!!!!
That song still gives me chills every time I hear it. They were so damn good.
SUCH an underrated band. My mom was obsessed with this band. She saw them every chance she could, to the point that they recognized her and I guarantee they would still remember her to this day.
I'm so grateful that my mom introduced me to this band at such a young age.
Can you imagine a band like this coming out right now???? They would be the biggest band of all time. They were marginalized as the metal band that was black. But when you look at what they were doing, it was on par politically with Rage Against the Machine, but with a sound that was very different and just as unique. I hope one day they get the props they deserve. There is this slight element of funk to the metal (which I've never seen done, at least properly) and there is a slight bit of R & B to the vocals, almost like Iron Maiden, the way Bruce is so operatic.
Point is, they were unique, different, talented beyond words and had the lyrics to back it all up. The funny thing is, I've seen them more on reaction channels recently than I've heard about them in 15 to 20 years. Videos like this one seem to be ramping up the interest in them, and I thank you for that.
Jenn Righter agree 100%
Very nice comment, 100% agree.
One of the most underrated Greatest rock tracks of all time before Gta before cm punk there was mtv and vh1 cult of personality 1988
One of my favorite songs from the early 90’s. Wish I was back in college
Corey Glover (singer) was in the movie "Platoon." This band was hot back in the day. Another great song "To a Landlord." ♥️
I think you mean Open Letter to a Landlord
The song is just as GOOD and just as powerful when it came out in 1988, I remember it premiering on MTV & was blown away!
There is irony and double-speak in the lyrics intentionally. Cult of Personality is a doubled edge sword. First time, "when a Leader Speak, the reflection lies," as it did with Lenin in Russia and Mao in China, but then the next time, "when a Leader Speaks, that leader dies," as happened with JFK & MLK Jr. First time, "you won't have to follow me, only you can set me free" and next time, "you won't have to follow me, only you can set you free" - powerful lyrics. Great song!
"When a leader speaks, the reflection lies" deeeeeeep
When the mirror speaks the reflection lies. The one after he says leader is that leader dies. Still deeeeeep tho
So glad to hear you reacting to more metal. Now, how about some Van Halen "Eruption/You Really Got Me?"
Yes! Van Halen is a blaring void. I wonder if the VH reactions were one of the ones blocked...
Shaq will trip out on the eruption solo
Or Motley Crüe
Great choice.
Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys is one I think you’d really enjoy. Should give it a look!
Joe Landi
Good call !
This song has one of the best guitar solos of any song, ever.
Happy Day said nobody ever
T H81 but I did, that’s somebody. Bloop!
A solo that is closer to Sonny Sharrock than Eddie Van Halen.
“Only you can set me free.”
They nothin’ without us!
All of these lyrics are crazy true! All of ‘em!!
Yet another awesome reaction.
Reaction suggestion: FAITH NO MORE - EPIC
Geoff Keil FNM .... hell yes!
I was thinking of that song along with this song. A good pair of bands.
YES!
That's a good one
Hell yes !!!!
Rage Against the Machine
Bomb track
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🤘😁🤘
Yes! This track is 💣💣💣
Wayne Howell ANYTHING rage
Yeah!
Wayne Howell They gotta lot of great songs, not just that one.
All are great! I'm just tryna get another RAGE reaction
🎆🔥🔥🤘😁🤘🔥🔥🎆
Did y’all know the lead singer in this band was in the movie “Platoon”? 😉
Corey Glover, who played Francis.
Nope, didn't know that(... and if ya don't know now ya know...) that's tough tho
Word
I DEFINITELY knew that, because I'm old and I watched Platoon 10 million times when I was a kid in the early 90s. The main actor from Suburbia was also in Platoon, but now I'm getting way too obscure for most normal people.
@@bassage13 I went back and watched again, then thought ooh of course, why didn't I see that before?
CM Punk Fans Where U At??!
Here
Yup!
PIPE BOMB!!!!
WWE has only kept going downhill without CM Punk tbh his promo in 2011 was the realist sh*t
@SharpKnife141 your dumb asf
I saw these guys at the first Lollapaloosa in 91 or 92 with Janes Addiction, Ice-T, Body Count, Nine Inch Nails. I forgotten who else was there. It was a minute ago.
Bigger behind the trigger Me too! I was 18 years old. I still have the t shirt in a box somewhere... 😂
Oh man- dude- that’s classic! Epic line up! Wish I was there
Don't forget the Butthole Surfers
CM PUNK IS BACKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!
Artist was referencing MLK JR, JFK, RFK, and many more when he said that!
Talsorc true he was..
Aye CM Punks into song
Edit: Just got like 45 sec in and realized he mentioned Punk
Hey niggga
he is a great UFC fighter
@@sylyjoly
Bahahahahahahaha
@@sylyjoly he's the best entertainment sports person
ADITYA CHINDARKAR facts ✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊
Honestly you should react to wrestling promo videos. CM Punk vs John Cena, Money in the bank 2011 promo would be fire.
And the Chicago entrance with this track and that pop!
YEEESSSSIIIRRR
He should react to the John Cena vs Roman Reigns promo where Cena went off
If you want the best promo's, you should check out the old N.W.A Ric Flair promo's!!!!!!
YEEES! Totally agree with this!
Great song lot of meaning. The words 1st time round, " Neon lights, Nobel prize, when a mirror speaks the reflection lies." The 2nd time it was, Neon lights, Nobel prize, when a leader speaks, that leader dies."
I'd like you to see Body Count (lead singer is Iced T) - "There Goes the Neighborhood." ANd also "Black" or "Thank You" from Sevendust. Metal is color blind.
I love the Body Count cover of "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies. Ice-T put his own spin on the lyrics, and even though the song goes hard, it's quite funny to listen to.
Damn bro that takes me back a minute also... but think about the lyric's they pertain today just as much as they pertained yesterday
I always luv ur reactions so far, young man! im 63 that's why I said young man don't take offense. lol
Same age here...nice to see younger gen reacting to real creative music as opposed to today's crap...
React to Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
No.
Lol.
He likes music.
No, "Slave to the Grind"! Get the wig on though coach, cuz you'll be smashing your head off everything stationary to that goddamn riff. lol
Youth Gone Wild or 18 and Life.
@@angelaeunice4731 agreed be sweet reactions
I remember you....
These dudes were way ahead of their time. This rings so true today.
Wither by Tech N9ne and Corey Taylor would be awesome. Love your reactions!
You really think he's ready for that heat?
I’m waiting patiently for that reaction
Agreed
Everyone that reads this comment give the original conmment a LIKE Shaq HAS TO react to Wither!!!!🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒
I agree! I think he should do some vintage tech. Wicked wicked “now it’s on”
Check out Body Count, its Ice Ts metal band!
Tim Martin 🔥
Body Count! 🤘🤘🤘
Fuck yeah! BODY COUNT! BODY COUNT! BODY COUNT! BODY COUNT! BODY COUNT!
Proud to say ive gotten to see Bodycount live. When cop killa was starting up he demanded the crowd mosh security if they didnt get out of the crowd
BC! BC! BC! BC! BC!
Radio X in GTA San Andreas, coach!! 🤘🏼🔥
Guitar Hero 3
I'm way older. I know this from my cassette tape I had in the 80s.
You need to listen to the WHOLE album to fully appreciate their music and you will enjoy your time. What a special group of musicians
Great song/band. I remember when this landed & it was culturally mind blowing, mostly because people couldn't comprehend that some black guys were doing some awesome hard rock lol. Mick Jagger was also a big fan & instrumental in getting their first album Vivid made.
David Lee Roth’s Yankee Rose has some of the sickest guitar work out there
Steve Vai - “Tender Surrender”, “For the Love of God”, “Building the Church”. All live. Watch them. ASAP!
I tried suggesting "Tender Surrender" several times, just to see his face when Steve goes crazy, but it's impossible to get thumbs up, i don't know why ... as if people don't know who the fuck steve vai is, and as if tender surrender wouldn't melt shaq's face, haha...
@Johnny Nonuts I hear what you are saying, but people have fun watching him so i thought since he mentioned a few times he loves the guitar, i was just wondering what his face would look like seeing buildup of Tender Surrender ... it's not news that the whole youtube, especially late years youtube is about making them greenz ...
I agree. The man says he likes /enjoys the guitar. He would enjoy Steve Vai. If he never watches it, oh well 🤷🏻♂️. If he does, great.
Steve Vai - Tender Surrender
I remember being a kid and wearing this cassette tape out.
Dammit man now you got me missing my cassettes lol
@NoLifeShaq you Tuff! Best Reaction channel going! I love your reactions and the fact that you are so open minded and get the music! You deserve a million plus!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!! One of my brother's and my favorite songs. Car dancing going down the road in his Chevy s-10 ... great memories! 🥰
Probably one of the most underrated bands and songs of all time.
Powerful message.
Please please, Avenged Sevenfold- NIGHTMARE!!!
Thank you for listening to this one, I knew you’d dig it!
😎😎😎
I think he’s ready for this one
Yes. Stop playing Coach. A7 murdered that riff omg
John Fischer why not The Stage or Buried Alive
I like Hail to the King!
You should react to "In Bloom" by Nirvana man.
I've actually never seen a reaction to this
Ive thought about recommending Come As You Are. I think he would appreciate the beat. Its catchy af
I absolutely LOVE seeing lyrics dawn on you from your GTA nostalgia as you hear the song again. Those are magical moments.
"I sell the things you need to be
I'm the smiling face on your T.V.
I'm the cult of personality
I exploit you still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
I'm the cult of personality"
Vernon Reid is a beast on guitar! Wayyyyyyyyyy too overlooked and underrated. You're the Tops, Bro!
I saw Cult of Personality. I clicked. I know you're gonna love this.
My guy those sun rays are God loving your reactions
Shaq - Living Colour is a brilliant, thought-Provoking band, both lyrically and musically. They touch on a lot of social issues - check out Letter To A Mailman, Which Way To America and Desperate People.
Other badass bands with black singers you should react to:
Sevendust- decay
Fire from the gods- excuse me
Killswitch engage- the end of heartache
Or any God Forbid.
Karma Geddon ....Killswitch Engage definitely, they kick ass.....
Hed P.E.
Skindred-nobody
Crazy On You by Heart
Magic Man by Heart
For real!! Bad ass vocals!!! And the guitar is awesome. Love The Heart sisters
Kick it out is my personal fav
Speaking of criminally underrated bands....
I love Vernon Reid's guitar work. The chromatic runs are not everyone's thing, but I dig it.
vernon reed is one of the most unrecognized,under rated lead guitarists ever.he most definitely deserves more credit!
open letter to a landlord never got the recognition it deserved either,this entire album was good.....
We guitarists know who he is. 😎
Your expressions are priceless, my brother. Good reaction. They did blow up for a short time. This particular song won the Grammy for best hard rock performance in 1990 even though the song was released in 1988. Vernon Reid was on the list for being one of the top 100 guitarist of all time. His face was plastered on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine and the drummer, Will Calhoun, face was all over various covers of drummers magazines. A phenomenal group.
I love reaction videos especially this one because the way he talks when he suprised
COACH!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm here for the BARS!!!!! React to ANTHRAX "I'm The Man"
Make sure it's the uncensored version.
Old school rap/metal....
These guys were way a head of their time.
Anything on attack of the killer bees be good
listen to faith no more epic
yessir
When Shaq first hears ANYTHING from the band Tool, his head will explode!! Be careful, Shaq!
Given how much he's seemed to love good drum work since the start of the metal reactions, the lack of Danny Carey is disturbing. All we've got so far is Right in Two. We definitely need to go deeper. We just need a good hour and a half video reacting to all of Lateralus...
Or just go do Hooker With a Penis. That's a fun one with a solid message.
Wait till he reacts to "out of the body" by pestilence and "dead shall rise" by terrorizer. Matter of fact, "malicious intent" by napalm death and "reek of putrefaction" by carcass will really make his head explode 🎧🎤🎼🎵🎶🎸🥁🤯💣💥🌋
One of the best bands from the eighties. Criminally underrated Vivid was one off the first albums and favorite albums I ever had.
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" that stuff deep asf yo....the lyrics are soooo real💓💕💕💕💕💕💕💯💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👑👑👑👑
"When a leader speaks, that leader dies" is a very deep statement, but what about the rest of the song? "You gave me power in your gods name" "I'm the smiling face on your TV" "I exploit you, yet you love me" "You wont have to follow me, only you can set me free" The cult of personality is a lie. The subject of one can feed off of it while being worshipped (like the leader of a country keeping the people from revolting). Later these 2 lines turn into "You wont have to follow me, only you can set YOU free" The amount of truth this speaks in the present is nuts.
Atta boy coach! Keep these coming....my God!!
"The only thing we have to fear is...fear itself!"
*recommended section shows Killshot*
Didnt think so at the time it was out but looking back that IS one of the best guitar solo's ever and it's coming from a black guy..that makes it more awesome. Hands down one of the best rock songs and IS one of the best solo's ever if not the best.
Apple´s slogan: i exploit you, still you love me
"The Sun rays....that's tuff" 🤣😂🤣
Please react to DEFTONES - MY OWN SUMMER (SHOVE IT)
I wish he would react to them.... period. Too many good songs to choose from
Yasssssssss!!
Seven Words by The Deftones
Shaq needed his wig for this one
Saw this band in Orlando in the late 80's Put on an AWESOME show one of the best I have ever seen in person.
and a trivial pursuit question: cory glover, lead singer was on that great movie Platoon. with Chalie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Beringer...
THE MOST UNDERRATED BAND IN ROCK HISTORY PERIOD
You definitely need some Buckethead in your life , try Soothsayer or Jordan
Or aunt suzie
React to Korn - all in the family
Saw these guys in 1989 open for the Rolling Stones in Philadelphia. And they were great! So glad I went in early to see them.
Iconic brothers. Saw them live after they won their Grammy.
Shaq after listening to this, you are the best in the world my guy
How about some guns n roses- civil war
an excellent follow up to this song.
can't trust freedom when it's not in your hands, and everybody's fightin for the promised land!!!!
What we've got here is.. failure to communicate.