His voice always reminded me of Carl Anderson. When I found out Corey actually did play Judas in a production Jesus Christ Superstar I was like, "That's no surprise at all!" 🤘
No auto-tune. No silly gimmicks. No excessively-showy props. No pretentious use of "avant-garde" costumes. No ridiculous over-choreographed dance routines. Just four world-class musicians, speaking straight from the heart, and performing well live because that's how music had generally to exist, once upon a time.
Yep , Corey sang over the tape. The others just pretended it. Used to happen a lot on TV back in time. But singer singing over it didn't happen that often. A shame they had to go through it because they're better live! Priceless!
@@rogersgonc It happened a lot. Not in this case though imho. First - Will obviously plays. And playing it along with the studio version, it differs....
Will Calhoun, Michael Bland, Peter Erskine, John Blackwell, Bernard Purdie Terry Bozzio, Buddy Rich and Josh Freese have some of the most interesting feels and greatest drum sounds ever.
These cats are masters of their craft. The deserved to be selling out stadiums. Ive seen them play- sometimes in small venues- and they always bring their A game. One of the best bands ever, so versatile and skilled.
Still sound like this live. Saw them 2 weeks ago with Extreme. Hope they come back to Australia. Yeah underrated because they should've been way bigger than they were globally, not just America.
If you actually listen closely to the lyrics of this song you'll hear and see what the black community talks about all the time! Love this song! Corey Glover and Living Colour thank you!
They Tore this up in the Apollo, This Group was taken Lightly in their Ambiguous messages that actually spoke into the Issues of the Day, Be It Racism,Poverty, or what have You, They were **Not** Afraid to Touch on the Issues and Promulgate them in the Face of The Ruling Powers. Thats what being an Authentic Artist is About.The being a Conduit for the People,Never be Afraid to Stand for those that Made You who You are,Who Supported You. **Living Colour** Never Ever Compromised Nor Forgot **The People** .They will Always have Honor and Respect.
And all those are the reason " they didn't suceed" and will never be in the Hall of Fame. And thats ok to me...they are too human and honest to be there...
Jason Hill Vernon Reid has a 'very big part' in this Full sound. If you take the guitar parts from Vernon Reid away...it would be much less Full. For sure! Vernon Reid is 'the' driving part in living colour. Excellent guitar player!
First two albums were crazy good. And they were one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to… every LC song lends itself to head-banging, and head-banging we did.
These brothers dropping knowledge and rockin" at the same time GREAT SONG. I bought their tape back in the day.to bad many black people didn't get their message or couldn't feel the rock music. which really is our music anyway.
The fact is their message was strong in a postive way & I'm sure it has filtered through the industry. It's not obvious but how can any right minded person not give this band cred??!!!!!
I was a fan of their music from the moment I first heard "Cult of Personality". So see black folks ROCK like this was an awesome sight...both in 1988 when I was a junior in high school, and today.
You should have seen Bad Brains in the early/mid 80's live as well....like a religious experience. I (thankfully) saw Living Colour on their swing through Toronto in 89 before the album really exploded. I have always felt grateful to my first boss for convincing me to go that show as they obviously are killer live.
If by "our" music...you mean actual musicians right...because if your talking color of skin...then you straight up owe the twelve note tonal system and their accompanying instruments to white Europeans...but the last time I ran a check...everybodies plates are from Africa. Stop with this ignorant racist bullshit.
Hi guys, i always remember when i listened the main songs of living colour on the radio here in Brazil. One of the first thing then i did when the internet started with youtube, i tryed to looking for the band songs... and i discovered a universe. I really enjoy the living colour songs!
For me, across all genres, this is one of the all time greatest ensemble of music and musicians. I'm a Jazz guitarist but these guys gives me the best goosebumps everytime I listen to them. The lyrics are 1,000 % on point.
One of the best shows I've ever been to, Vernon is sick, Corey, William, Muzz! I saw them at Amherst college, and at a Rolling stones concert as openers at the Gillette stadium (whatever it was in the late 80s early 90s). every album was a flawless work of art! Like the Stones, or Grateful Dead, and Jethro tull!. There was always wicked energy and magic in the air at any of these artists shows!
I'm disgusted by how that audience was acting. This man was dropping knowledge and at the same time he was singing really good and they were all over that stage. People often ask why this band is not bigger than what they are and I have one answer their own people. Black people should have gotten behind and should get behind groups like this because these are the true trend setters
Exactly Bud!!!! Its damn shame our own motherfuckin people didnt get behind these wonderful talented musicians. Im big fan heavy metal due to them Bud. Also im intermediate guitar player, just started learning barre chords.
They were wildly popular with the white rock crowd....this audience wasn't ready for rock...black people did not initially come to see Bob Marley either...even when he played in Harlem...it was mainly white trustafarians that came to the show...and actually, still...
That's because the vast majority of black people back then didn't even think of giving rock or metal a chance. Even when the bands were made up of people of their own skin color. A lot of great bands such as Bad Brains, Black Death, and Sound Barrier never got the recognition they should have by the black community as most of them couldn't appreciate this kind of music. Living Color was a great band. They weren't as hard as I'm used to, but they had good messages in their music. I grew up listening to heavy metal starting with Alice Cooper, Kiss, and Twisted sister before getting more into trash, death, and black metal. I was always looking for the hardest, fastest, and most extreme forms of music. But, I always wondered why their weren't many black rock and heavy metal bands back then as I was kind of looking for some black role models in those genres. It's a lot better now, but still the amount of rock and heavy metal bands that exist are still rather scarce as are the number of black people who appreciate them.
I still listen to songs from Vivid, Times Up and Stain today. I will never tire of listening to this amazing band. Got to see them live in 2013. One of the best live shows I’ve ever been to.
Que banda fantástica! Lembro quando eles tocaram no hollywood rock, o corey canta demais e o Vernon chamava atençao pela tecnica e velocidade m a guitarra, Doug o baixista tbm muito fera
How did we go from this to...bands not being able to rock a crowd without a click and 57 Abelton Live backing tracks?! I wanna pack up and move back to the 90s
one of many of their great songs,they're a great band that play with great aplomb and a great attitude,for those of you that cant believe in a great black rock n roll band then dont bother commenting cause all you people do is point a finger at yourselves with a note screaming Im a dick head!
Damn! I've just reconnected with this band. Their music today rings true as it did thirty years ago (esp. with Donald DipShit in office). The musicality of this band is just off the charts. Looking back, I wonder if they were just too good, too creative or too cerebral for the average listener of their time. During the time they were popular, I knew many musicians that while they weren't into the hard rock element of Living Colour, always gave props to the musicianship, song writing, lyrics and originality. For me I was into it all. Rediscovering Living Colour after all these years later is just as invigorating as the first time I heard them.
imagine jumping around like that and still having the energy to blast them pipes like that. criminally underrated. thanks for doing what you do, even though we didn't thank you enough.
Now that's how to sing!. Love the vocals and it's got both pride and passion and power. Love this band although I can't find my cd's of them at the minute...they've vanished out my Cd collection but I'll find them again!.
The reason why people think this is not a live performance, is because Living Colour were THAT good! This same phenomenon has happened to me with other amazing artists like Seals And Crofts, early Dokken and early Thomas Dolby.
Even by today's standard and modern times.....We still behind or that society we went backwards ....Hendrix, Prince,Kravitz, Living Color and even Eric Gales long live afro rock!!!
One of America's greatest bands. Depth...blind...mute...dead.... This guys will bring you back from meritocracy. The most influential rock band of the United State of what ever.
Saw Corey Glover live (front row center!) as Judas in one of Ted Neely's last live Jesus Christ Superstar shows... Though both were beyond awesome in their own ways (Ted still hitting the high notes without hesitation in his 60's, and Corey stepping RIGHT IN!), was beyond impressed...
Terribly underrated band. Every single one of the members were simply amazing musicans. One of my all time favorites!
+Ariel Cordero i completely agree!
It powerfully message love it.
Can't agree enough!
All virtuosos
I totaly agree with you, the best black band ever.
"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it."
Hahaha good one
dude in the front row was getting down lol
😂
Such an amazing vocalist. One of the best in rock history in my opinion. Shockingly underrated.
Can’t help but think he HAS to have inspired lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust
Indeed. Strength, range, control, dynamics, emotional expression. Can't find one damn weakness in his skill set.
Top 10 vocals of all time, no doubts.
His voice always reminded me of Carl Anderson. When I found out Corey actually did play Judas in a production Jesus Christ Superstar I was like, "That's no surprise at all!" 🤘
One of the top 3 bands in history.....and I don't care who slams me for that comment.
64davrecon who would? i agree with you the band id put them below is bad brains considering they were they influence but i completely agree
History's a lie that they teach you in school.
top 3 is exagerated im sure they'd agree
I agree with you 1000%!!
Always been one of my favorites! Great musicians and an awesome vocalist!
No auto-tune. No silly gimmicks. No excessively-showy props. No pretentious use of "avant-garde" costumes. No ridiculous over-choreographed dance routines.
Just four world-class musicians, speaking straight from the heart, and performing well live because that's how music had generally to exist, once upon a time.
SuperGamer87 the guitar solo was not real, from the studio record
Yep , Corey sang over the tape. The others just pretended it. Used to happen a lot on TV back in time. But singer singing over it didn't happen that often. A shame they had to go through it because they're better live! Priceless!
@@rogersgonc It happened a lot. Not in this case though imho. First - Will obviously plays. And playing it along with the studio version, it differs....
I love you bro, the right words here
@@rogersgonc Yeah, that's what I thought: Vernon's an improviser, he never plays it exactly the same.
this song was performed so flawlessly, that it could have almost be passed as the album version. dead serious. dead on it. damn i miss the 90s
D Rock probably because the only things live are the drums and vocals. The rest is a backing track
nah, just the vocals. all the rest is the record
this seems all live to me@@RashidSivaji
@@RashidSivaji Even still how could dude sing like that while jumping all around?? Amazing!
Great band and there's a rhythm guitar track during the solo.
That snare, murderous.
Will Calhoun, Michael Bland, Peter Erskine, John Blackwell, Bernard Purdie Terry Bozzio, Buddy Rich and Josh Freese have some of the most interesting feels and greatest drum sounds ever.
i wish i knew what reverb will uses. Maybe Eventide?
It’s one of those snare drum sounds that sits perfectly in between a “pop” a “chuck” and a “crack” and it just works for amazingly.
"It's up to you to seek the truth
To know your history, the difference between me and you
Relate to me as me, not what you see on TV"
That voice.
Vernon ROCKED that solo like a straight up LEGEND!
AND WITHOUT BEEN PLUGED
vernon is god
These cats are masters of their craft. The deserved to be selling out stadiums. Ive seen them play- sometimes in small venues- and they always bring their A game. One of the best bands ever, so versatile and skilled.
They play large venues
Still sound like this live. Saw them 2 weeks ago with Extreme. Hope they come back to Australia. Yeah underrated because they should've been way bigger than they were globally, not just America.
funny you say that ! i saw them that saturday with extreme !! so amazing
Damn, these guys were way ahead of the pack and true trendsetters. This reminds me of Lajon and sevendust
Sevendust reminds you of these.
I was thinking the exact same thing
I think Tom Morello was influenced by Vernon Reid big time
@@ohgeereadmore I agree, these guys are in the top 5 of the most underrated/most influential rock bands of all time.
If you actually listen closely to the lyrics of this song you'll hear and see what the black community talks about all the time! Love this song! Corey Glover and Living Colour thank you!
Spot ON!
So true!!
4 years ago, 4 decades ago, today. "History is a lie they teach you in school", but today? The lie is my ancestors enjoyed it. Bullshit.
His vocals are fierce here!
edbingey hell yeah
He's not a glamour boy
They Tore this up in the Apollo, This Group was taken Lightly in their Ambiguous messages that actually spoke into the Issues of the Day, Be It Racism,Poverty, or what have You, They were **Not** Afraid to Touch on the Issues and Promulgate them in the Face of The Ruling Powers. Thats what being an Authentic Artist is About.The being a Conduit for the People,Never be Afraid to Stand for those that Made You who You are,Who Supported You. **Living Colour** Never Ever Compromised Nor Forgot **The People** .They will Always have Honor and Respect.
***** Nicely said. I would listen to them and scream why aren't they huge?!? They were so different from everything else, so much better.
***** I wonder if the guys in the band believe white people are born with tails.
And all those are the reason " they didn't suceed" and will never be in the Hall of Fame.
And thats ok to me...they are too human and honest to be there...
Corey has amazing vox, totally underrated! And the band, shit, really there's only 3 instruments?! So full! Amazing sound
Jason Hill the singing was live but the instrumentation wasn't.
Jason Hill Vernon Reid has a 'very big part' in this Full sound. If you take the guitar parts from Vernon Reid away...it would be much less Full. For sure! Vernon Reid is 'the' driving part in living colour. Excellent guitar player!
Underrated? CM Punk uses their music
What's a vox
been listening for 28 years ... rock on
WHAT A ENERGY
It is a crime how underrated this band is. Still listen to and BLAST this band. Underappreciated
Underrated? Maybe to you. They are not.
Real music is never underrated.
I had the honor of re-recording with the band, “Cult of Personality” for Guitar Hero. It was an Awesome session
These guys are F**IN AWESOME. Period!
First two albums were crazy good. And they were one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to… every LC song lends itself to head-banging, and head-banging we did.
I had forgotten how much I love this song.
These brothers dropping knowledge and rockin" at the same time
GREAT SONG. I bought their tape back in the day.to bad many black people didn't get their message or couldn't feel the rock music. which really is our music anyway.
The fact is their message was strong in a postive way & I'm sure it has filtered through the industry. It's not obvious but how can any right minded person not give this band cred??!!!!!
I was a fan of their music from the moment I first heard "Cult of Personality". So see black folks ROCK like this was an awesome sight...both in 1988 when I was a junior in high school, and today.
You should have seen Bad Brains in the early/mid 80's live as well....like a religious experience.
I (thankfully) saw Living Colour on their swing through Toronto in 89 before the album really exploded. I have always felt grateful to my first boss for convincing me to go that show as they obviously are killer live.
Absolutely. Blues came from black people and rock came from the blues. I wish there were more black rock artists.
If by "our" music...you mean actual musicians right...because if your talking color of skin...then you straight up owe the twelve note tonal system and their accompanying instruments to white Europeans...but the last time I ran a check...everybodies plates are from Africa. Stop with this ignorant racist bullshit.
Que tremenda voz de Corey!
Queria ter essa voz
Hi guys, i always remember when i listened the main songs of living colour on the radio here in Brazil. One of the first thing then i did when the internet started with youtube, i tryed to looking for the band songs... and i discovered a universe. I really enjoy the living colour songs!
Marco Camargo shout out to you brother how are things going on down there.
Um br? Bom saber q não sou o único *-*
Saw these guys at a club about 15 years ago. They still had it then. A great band whether they were black, white or purple.
these guys are so underrated. Vocals and guitar are just awesome
What a great band... man, I’ve been listening to them since 1989... such great artists ,all of them plus Doug W. ...
How can you dislike this! Seriously people...
oh my god. this is fuckin genius. Earth Wind & Fire meet Bad Brains
prunepurple Holy shit yes! i couldnt have worded it any better
It blows my mind how effortlessly they play exactly like the studio version of this song. They are one of the most underrated bands EVER
I thought it WAS the studio version at first. Unreal.
FYI they're just pretending to play what you hear, unfortunately. Only the vocals (and maybe the drums) are live/miked. A bit disappointing tbh.
THIS..... is bad ass rock and roll!! Loud, and in your face!!!
i remember watching this. one of the most important bands of the 90s.
br0q 90s? ok sure as long as you like them i wont argue with you lol
Ripping it up...awesome performance as always
There in my top 5 for hard rock metal band great band
They rocked back then ...
Their truth has always spoken to me. Wish they were performing today, we need them
They are touring now 2023🎉
Bitch, they're still performing. Use your TH-cam.
This is still banging in 2019 ...know your history..
2022 ;)
For me, across all genres, this is one of the all time greatest ensemble of music and musicians. I'm a Jazz guitarist but these guys gives me the best goosebumps everytime I listen to them. The lyrics are 1,000 % on point.
They were thought inspiring rock and rollers.
One of the best shows I've ever been to, Vernon is sick, Corey, William, Muzz! I saw them at Amherst college, and at a Rolling stones concert as openers at the Gillette stadium (whatever it was in the late 80s early 90s). every album was a flawless work of art! Like the Stones, or Grateful Dead, and Jethro tull!. There was always wicked energy and magic in the air at any of these artists shows!
I'm disgusted by how that audience was acting. This man was dropping knowledge and at the same time he was singing really good and they were all over that stage. People often ask why this band is not bigger than what they are and I have one answer their own people. Black people should have gotten behind and should get behind groups like this because these are the true trend setters
Thank You!!! I was feeling the same way. It's considered "white music" by the ignorant. This was our music until we let it be taken from us.
Exactly Bud!!!! Its damn shame our own motherfuckin people didnt get behind these wonderful talented musicians. Im big fan heavy metal due to them Bud. Also im intermediate guitar player, just started learning barre chords.
They were wildly popular with the white rock crowd....this audience wasn't ready for rock...black people did not initially come to see Bob Marley either...even when he played in Harlem...it was mainly white trustafarians that came to the show...and actually, still...
That's because the vast majority of black people back then didn't even think of giving rock or metal a chance. Even when the bands were made up of people of their own skin color. A lot of great bands such as Bad Brains, Black Death, and Sound Barrier never got the recognition they should have by the black community as most of them couldn't appreciate this kind of music. Living Color was a great band. They weren't as hard as I'm used to, but they had good messages in their music.
I grew up listening to heavy metal starting with Alice Cooper, Kiss, and Twisted sister before getting more into trash, death, and black metal. I was always looking for the hardest, fastest, and most extreme forms of music. But, I always wondered why their weren't many black rock and heavy metal bands back then as I was kind of looking for some black role models in those genres. It's a lot better now, but still the amount of rock and heavy metal bands that exist are still rather scarce as are the number of black people who appreciate them.
@@robertsmith9994 No, that is racist...Music is not about race...it is what brought the races together...
my favourite band all time's......
I still listen to songs from Vivid, Times Up and Stain today. I will never tire of listening to this amazing band. Got to see them live in 2013. One of the best live shows I’ve ever been to.
I saw them in Leeds a couple of days ago, still alive and rocking! Awesome
Wow listing to this guy I can really see how Lajohn Witherspoon got his singing style from.
Yes!! I've always thought this!!
this song is years ahead of it's time, great song!!!
How as a culture did we fall so far from this beautiful victory...I grew up listening to these guys always been one of my favorite bands.
First time hearing them. I'm blown away
I love living colour, the best !!!
Que banda fantástica! Lembro quando eles tocaram no hollywood rock, o corey canta demais e o Vernon chamava atençao pela tecnica e velocidade m a guitarra, Doug o baixista tbm muito fera
Funk metal na veia, amigo... Baita banda que eu teve a sorte de conhecer em 1992... inesquecível.
How did we go from this to...bands not being able to rock a crowd without a click and 57 Abelton Live backing tracks?! I wanna pack up and move back to the 90s
This was 1 of my favorite songs
one of many of their great songs,they're a great band that play with great aplomb and a great attitude,for those of you that cant believe in a great black rock n roll band then dont bother commenting cause all you people do is point a finger at yourselves with a note screaming Im a dick head!
i know this comment is 2 years old.
But do you understand that rock n roll was created by black people ?
but elvis presly stole all the black singers
Damn! I've just reconnected with this band. Their music today rings true as it did thirty years ago (esp. with Donald DipShit in office). The musicality of this band is just off the charts. Looking back, I wonder if they were just too good, too creative or too cerebral for the average listener of their time. During the time they were popular, I knew many musicians that while they weren't into the hard rock element of Living Colour, always gave props to the musicianship, song writing, lyrics and originality. For me I was into it all. Rediscovering Living Colour after all these years later is just as invigorating as the first time I heard them.
imagine jumping around like that and still having the energy to blast them pipes like that. criminally underrated. thanks for doing what you do, even though we didn't thank you enough.
Such good vocal control. woooo
They were SO much a breath of fresh air back then. Damn..
The guitar rips are simply amazing. They were amazing.
Now that's how to sing!. Love the vocals and it's got both pride and passion and power. Love this band although I can't find my cd's of them at the minute...they've vanished out my Cd collection but I'll find them again!.
This band just flat out rocks!
The reason why people think this is not a live performance, is because Living Colour were THAT good!
This same phenomenon has happened to me with other amazing artists like Seals And Crofts, early Dokken and early Thomas Dolby.
Cuanta energía. Tienen los muchachos 😮😮😮❤❤❤❤
GREAT BAND WAY UNDER RATED!!
This band was iconic. The kead singers voice is amazing.
such an amazing band, i love your work so much
every few months i come back to this... absolutely love this song!!!
Vernon makes it look so easy. A true master.
Once I heard his first vocal voice ... I new the band was iconic.
Ahhh brings back memories. Great band!!!
guy i used to work with years ago seen them live and said it was a kick ass show
i love this band ,takes me back to better days
vernon reid was born with a guitar in his hands
And, the "Bass" lines are just incredible..
Even by today's standard and modern times.....We still behind or that society we went backwards ....Hendrix,
Prince,Kravitz, Living Color and even Eric Gales long live afro rock!!!
One of America's greatest bands.
Depth...blind...mute...dead....
This guys will bring you back from meritocracy. The most influential rock band of the United State of what ever.
Minha música preferida do Living Colour.
Such a good follow up to their debut album.
great song
Vernon makes playing guitar look so easy. I love his riffs!!!!
sevendust singer in his previous life,,,LC is way underrated.
MUCH RESPECT!!!! MUCH LOVE!!!! absolutely AWESOME!!!
Wow! To call these guys underrated is the understatement of the year!
GREAT SONG FROM THE GREAT BAND !!!!! Still listening after all this years, with same pasion .
Fantastic.
one of my favorite and most influential bands in my ignoragnt white guy life! i fucking love them!
Saw Corey Glover live (front row center!) as Judas in one of Ted Neely's last live Jesus Christ Superstar shows... Though both were beyond awesome in their own ways (Ted still hitting the high notes without hesitation in his 60's, and Corey stepping RIGHT IN!), was beyond impressed...
Miss this band...miss this music God Damn!!!!!
They are sooo beautiful! Omg. ✊🏿✊🏿
Sempre amei está banda!
Eu a conheço desde 1992 e nunca deixei de gostar dela. *O melhor funk metal vem do Living Colour*
Outrageous that these guys aren't more famous...
Pop rock and some hard rock. These guys were so versatile and talented.
one of the Greatest Rock band of it time
Corey Glover did commercials before throwing down for Living Colour. His voice just slays it
He acted in the movie Platoon!
I just got chills ❤🎉😊
Just watched this episode had to go to TH-cam to find them to listen again why have I never heard this.... This is incredible
Just... love this band!!! GREAT!!
I'm just now hearing this song. I LOVE IT!❤❤❤
Living Colour is the substantial food of many well-known rock bands that rage against the machine