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Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Led by guitarist Vernon Reid, the bands lineup solidified in the mid-80's w/ Corey Glover (vocals), Will Calhoun (drums) and Muzz Skillings (bass). Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, hard rock and heavy metal. Their lyrics range from the personal to the political, in some of the latter cases attacking Eurocentrism and racism in America.

The band’s debut album, “Vivid,” was released in 1988 on Epic Records. The album reached #6 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and was later certified double platinum by the RIAA. It featured “Cult of Personality,” a #13 hit on the Billboard 200 Singles chart as well as the Top 40 hit, “Glamour Boys.” “Cult of Personality” went on to earn the band their first Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.

In 1990 the band's second full-length album, “Time's Up,” was released and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 while certifying gold. It won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Album and featured guest appearances by Queen Latifah, Little Richard, Doug E. Fresh, and Maceo Parker.

Living Colour released the 6-song EP, "Biscuits" which coincided with the inaugural Lollapalooza tour in the summer of 1991.

Skillings left the band in the summer of 1992, replaced by session veteran and Sugarhill Records bass player Doug Wimbish.

“Stain,” their third LP, was released in 1993 by Epic. Reaching #26 on the Billboard 200, the album had a much heavier and aggressive sound, containing elements of thrash metal and industrial music while receiving a Grammy nomination for 'Leave It Alone'.

After a split in 1995, Living Colour returned in December 2000 and began recording “Collideøscope”. Released in 2003, the album featured aggressive lyrics, with many of the songs about the September 11 attacks. It also contained cover versions of AC/DC's “Back in Black” and The Beatles' “Tomorrow Never Knows.”

Their first release on Megaforce Records, “The Chair in the Doorway,” was issued in 2009 and reached #159 on the Billboard 200 charged by the single 'Behind The Sun'

In 2013, the band celebrated the 25th anniversary of 'Vivid' w/ a world tour crossing North and South Americas, Europe, and Japan, including the Soundwave festival in Australia.

The root of Living Colour's next album, came from a performance of Robert Johnson's "Preachin' Blues" at the 100th Anniversary Birthday celebration at the legendary Apollo in New York City.

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Living Colour: Shade

Read "Shade" reviewed by Luca Muchetti


Shades un disco assolutamente fedele alla linea e del tutto fuori dal tempo. Ed è quanto la formazione di Corey Glover alla voce e cori, Vernon Reid alla chitarra elettrica e acustica, Doug Wimbish al basso e Will Calhoun alla batteria e percussioni regala a uno stuolo di fan che probabilmente non si aspettava una simile uscita a distanza di ben otto anni dall'ultima esperienza in studio (era il 2009, l'album The Chair in the Doorway). Eppure ...

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Live Review

Living Colour Rips Up Toad's

Read "Living Colour Rips Up Toad's" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Living Colour Toad's Place New Haven, CT February 26, 2004Oh sh-t! Forgot all about it! Rockers Living Colour are at Toad's Place in New Haven tonight. Can't find anyone home for a last minute late night. Oh well, their loss. A quick zip up the road and I'm there.Toad's Place is a legendary rock club located right smack dab in the middle of historic Yale University territory. The Rolling Stones kicked off ...

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Recording

Forgotten Series: Living Colour - Collideoscope (2003)

Forgotten Series: Living Colour - Collideoscope (2003)

Source: Something Else!

By Tom Johnson Listening to Collideoscope, at that point the first album of new material from Living Colour in 10 years, it was a little surprising how much time had lapsed between this offering and Stain. Living Colour broke up in one of those moves that left fans hanging—more “huh?" comments were heard than “it's about time." So it didn't come as much of a surprise in 2000 when I heard that the band was back together to do some ...

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Performance / Tour

Living Colour | 10.30 | NYC

Living Colour | 10.30 | NYC

Source: JamBase

Words by: Matt Draper | Images by: Greg Aiello

Living Colour :: 10.30.09 :: Highline Ballroom :: New York, NY

Living Colour :: 10.30 :: New York When thinking about Living Colour, most music fans remember a funk-metal foursome who was a regular fixture on MTV in the early '90s. Sporting enough neon to guide an airplane in, their outfits matched their sound: a loud, explosive force comprised ...

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Interview

Living Colour: A Lively Conversation

Living Colour: A Lively Conversation

Source: JamBase

By: Dennis Cook

Living Colour by Bill Bernstein Who says a jazz band can't play dance music? Who says a rock band can't play funky? Who says a funk band can't play rock? Oh yeah! We're gonna play some funk so loud We're gonna rock and roll around Watch them dance, Watch them dance

Rock music is a strange sausage. Originally stuffed with blues structures, jazz energy and ...

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Recording

Living Colour: New Album and Tour

Living Colour: New Album and Tour

Source: JamBase

Living Colour Announce North American Tour New Album The Chair In The Doorway Set For Release September 15

Living Colour Living Colour has announced North American tour dates in support of the new album The Chair In The Doorway. The 28-date run will be bookended by performances at the Highline Ballroom in New York City, as they appear August 11 opening for The Roots, at their weekly Tuesday night jam session, and then again on October 30 for ...

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Living Colour Announce North American Tour

Living Colour Announce North American Tour

Source: Calabro Music

Living Colour have announced North American tour dates in support of their new album The Chair In The Doorway. The highly anticipated 28-date run will be bookended by performances at The Highline Ballroom in New York City, as they appear August 10 opening for The Roots at their weekly Tuesday night jam session and then again on October 30 for their own headline performance. In between, the band will hit 19 states around the US, including a return to The ...

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Living Colour: New Album

Living Colour: New Album

Source: JamBase

FIRST NEW STUDIO WORK IN FIVE YEARS ARRIVES IN SEPTEMBER

Living Colour Living Colour will release their first new studio album in five years entitled The Chair In The Doorway on September 15 via Megaforce Records. The legendary downtown NYC rock band, who exploded out of CBGB's in the late '80s, landing all over MTV, the cover of Rolling Stone and stadium stages around the world with their Grammy Award-winning, ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Shade

Megaforce Records
2018

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Biscuits

RCA Camden
1991

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Solace Of You

RCA Camden
1991

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