|
Dread (album)
''Dread'' is a live album by Living Colour released only in Japan September 23, 1993. It contains live recordings from the Stain (album), Stain tour, an acoustic radio session and two B-sides. The live recordings were recorded on 7 June 1993 at Le Zenith in Paris, France, and at a concert on 24 April 1993 at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. The radio session was recorded for a Dutch radio show called Countdown Café in February 1993. Both of the B-sides were recorded during the Stain sessions. Track listing Personnel * Corey Glover – vocals * Vernon Reid – guitar * Doug Wimbish – bass * Will Calhoun – drums {{Authority control Living Colour live albums 1993 live albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living Colour
Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band currently consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish (who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992). Stylistically, their music is a creative fusion influenced by heavy metal, funk, jazz, hip hop, punk, and alternative rock. The band's lyrics range from the personal to the political, including social commentary on racism in the United States. Living Colour has released six studio albums so far. The band rose to fame with their debut album '' Vivid'' in 1988. Although they scored a number of hits, Living Colour is best known for their signature anthem " Cult of Personality", which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990. They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards and won their second Grammy Award for their follow-up album '' Time's Up'' (1990). Their third album, '' Stain'' (1993), wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny Vibe
"Funny Vibe" is a single released by Living Colour from their 1988 debut album ''Vivid''. It features Chuck D and Flavor Flav from Public Enemy. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine wrote about the song in a 1990 Living Colour Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. The band currently consists of guitarist Vernon Reid, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun and bassist Doug Wimbish (who replaced Muzz Skillings in 1992 ... interview, saying "The words – "No I'm not gonna hurt you/No I'm not gonna harm you/And I try not to hate you/So why you want to give me that/Funny Vibe!" – spelled out with machine-gun eloquence Reid's rage and frustration in communicating his vision to a rigid, unapologetic music industry rife with racial stereotyping and de facto discrimination." References External linksFunny Vibe music video by Living Colour {{authority control Living Colour songs 1989 singles 1988 songs Rap metal songs Songs again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Calhoun
William Calhoun (born July 22, 1964) is an American drummer who is a member of the rock band Living Colour. Career Calhoun was born in the Bronx, New York. He moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a degree in music production and engineering. He received the Buddy Rich Jazz Masters award for outstanding performance as a drummer. Though best known as the drummer of the rock band Living Colour, Calhoun has also played with Jungle Funk and HeadFake, recorded jazz albums as a leader, and appeared with Pharoah Sanders, B.B. King, Herb Alpert, Dr. John, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller, Public Enemy, and Ronnie Wood. He plays on "Crimson Deep" from the album '' What Lies Beneath'' by Finnish symphonic metal singer Tarja. He is also a member of the Stone Raiders musical band. He was voted "Best new drummer of 1988" by ''Modern Drummer'' magazine's readers' poll, then again as "Number one progressive drummer" three times (1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Wimbish
Douglas Arthur Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is an American bass player, primarily known for being a member of rock band Living Colour and funk/dub/hip hop collective Tackhead, and as a session musician with artists such as Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Depeche Mode, James Brown, Annie Lennox, and Barrington Levy (as well as his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and the experimental dub label On-U Sound). Biography and career Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Wimbish started playing guitar at the age of 12 and switched to bass guitar at the age of 14. In 1979 he was hired together with guitarist Skip McDonald and drummer Keith LeBlanc to form the house rhythm section for Sugarhill Records. Although they did not play on the Sugarhill Gang's famous song "Rapper's Delight" (the rhythm tracks for this song were played by the group Positive Force), they did play on many other popular song t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Reid
Vernon Alphonsus Reid (born 22 August 1958) is an English-born American guitarist and songwriter. Reid is the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's 2003 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Critic Steve Huey writes, " eid'srampant eclecticism encompasses everything from heavy metal and punk to funk, R&B and avant-garde jazz, and his anarchic, lightning-fast solos have become something of a hallmark as well." Early life Born in London, England to Caribbean parents, Reid was raised in New York City. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, then New York University. Career Early career He first came to prominence in the 1980s in the band of drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson. 1984's '' Smash & Scatteration'' was a duo record with guitarist Bill Frisell. In 1985, Reid co-founded the Black Rock Coalition with journalist Greg Tate and producer Konda Mason. Living Colour Reid is best known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Glover
Corey Glover (born November 6, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Living Colour and has toured as the vocalist for the funk band Galactic. As an actor, he played Francis in the 1986 war movie ''Platoon''. Career Glover was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He was an aspiring actor when guitarist Vernon Reid drafted him into Living Colour in 1985, reportedly after seeing Glover singing "Happy Birthday" at a friend's party. He had appeared in a recruiting commercial for the United States Army, as Pvt. Francis in Oliver Stone's Vietnam war film, ''Platoon'', and starred in a short-lived television series called ''Signs of Life''. He has also hosted various shows on VH1. Living Colour found immediate success with the release of their debut album, '' Vivid'' in 1988. It eventually went platinum in April 1989 and again five years later. The album's single " Cult of Personality" won the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Letter (To A Landlord)
"Open Letter (To a Landlord)" is a power ballad by Living Colour from their 1988 debut album '' Vivid''. The song reached No. 82 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Critical reception Malu Halasa, reviewer of British music newspaper '' Record Mirror'', called Vernon Reid a "reputed virtuoso in the axe licks department" and described "Open Letter" as "practically atonal with not a pop melody in sight". Ian Gittins of ''Melody Maker ''Melody Maker'' was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest. It was founded in 1926, largely as a magazine for dance band musicians, by Leicester-born ...'' expressed similar opinion on the single. As per him, "Living Colour also deserve far more applause than they've often had in these pages". But a critic thought that the musicians were too straight and wished for them to "have some more fun". Track listings ; 7" single # "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Rears Its Ugly Head
"Love Rears Its Ugly Head" is a single released by Living Colour in 1990 from their second album '' Time's Up''. It is in the style of most of the group's previous singles, a rock song with touches of R&B, especially in the vocals. It is most noted for its funk-style guitar parts that permeate throughout the entire song. It takes a sample from the song Lush Life by Nat King Cole. The music video features Cynthia Bailey of '' The Real Housewives of Atlanta'' fame. The track peaked at number 8 on the Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ... chart in the United States and, in a heavily remixed form with re-recorded vocals and less of a rock influence, became the band's biggest hit single in the UK, peaking at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. It was later included on two greatest hits compilations, ''Pride'' (1995) and '' Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour'' (2006). An acoustic version, allegedly intended for Dutch radio, was also included on 1994's Japan-exclusive ''Dread'' compilation. WARR.org. Retrieved on 1-07-09. This particularly moody track serves as a break from the more upbeat songs on the album. It opens with chirping and a -li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Of Personality (song)
"Cult of Personality" is a song by American rock band Living Colour, featured as the opening track and second single from their debut studio album '' Vivid'' (1988). The song was released on July 14, 1988, and reached 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart. It won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards. Its music video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video and MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. The band's guitarist and founder, Vernon Reid, described the song as very special for the band not just for its commercial success but because it was essentially written in just one rehearsal session. The riff was stumbled upon while practicing something else and by the end of the session they had written what was to become their best known song. The title comes from a psychological phenomenon called cult of personality, and the lyrics contain many political references. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ausländer (Living Colour Song)
"Ausländer" is a song by American rock band Living Colour, recorded for their third album, ''Stain A stain is a discoloration that can be clearly distinguished from the surface, material, or medium it is found upon. They are caused by the chemical or physical interaction of two dissimilar materials. Accidental staining may make materials app ...'' (1993), and released as its second single in April 1993. The term means ''foreigner(s)'' in German. Charts References Living Colour songs 1993 songs 1993 singles Epic Records singles Protest songs Songs against racism and xenophobia Songs written by Corey Glover Songs written by Doug Wimbish Songs written by Vernon Reid Songs written by Will Calhoun {{metal-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It Alone (Living Colour Song)
"Leave It Alone" is a song by American rock band Living Colour from their third album, ''Stain (album), Stain''. In 1994, the song was for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards. Charts References Living Colour songs 1993 singles 1993 songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Corey Glover Songs written by Doug Wimbish Songs written by Vernon Reid {{metal-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
