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Living Colour - Vivid (Remastered) (Bonus Tracks) (CD)

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Album Details: Vivid (Remastered) (Bonus Tracks)

Release Date:09/03/2002
Label:Sony
UPC:696998598522

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    Living Colour

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 10, 2002

    I remember starving in the early 90's for some original Rock, until I heard Vernon Reid's screaming solo on the cut, "Cult Of Personality." Been a LC fan ever since. By far their best album!!!!

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    Just what the DRx ordered!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 28, 2002

    If ever there was a voice needing to be heard, this is it! From powerful vocals to the energetic riffs, the soul of this rock remains true to date. Lyrically ingenious and exceptional drive in the delivery, this one is a must have!

Pro Reviews: Vivid (Remastered) (Bonus Tracks)

  • All Music Guide

    In 1988, few heavy metal bands were comprised of all black members, and fewer had the talent or know-how to inject different musical forms into their hard rock sound (funk, punk, alternative, jazz, soul, rap) -- but N.Y.C.'s Living Colour proved to be an exception. Unlike nearly all of the era's metal bands, the group's music has held up over time, thanks to its originality and execution. Living Colour leader/guitarist Vernon Reid spent years honing his six-string chops, and was one of the most respected guitarists in New York's underground scene. He couldn't have done a better job selecting members for his new rock band -- singer Corey Glover, bassist Muzz Skillings, and drummer Will Calhoun -- as their now-classic debut, Vivid, proves. Though the album was released in mid-1988, it picked up steam slowly, exploding at the year's end with the hit single/MTV anthem "Cult of Personality," which merged an instantly recognizable Reid guitar riff and lyrics that explored the dark side of wo...rld leaders past and present (and remains LC's best-known song). The album was also incredibly consistent, as proven by the rocker "Middle Man" (which contains lyrics from a note penned by Glover, in which he pondered suicide); the funky, anti-racist "Funny Vibe"; the touching "Open Letter (To a Landlord)"; plus, the Caribbean rock of "Glamour Boys." Add to it an inspired reading of Talking Heads' "Memories Can't Wait," the Zeppelin-esque "Desperate People," and two complex love songs ("I Want to Know" and "Broken Hearts"), and you have one of the finest hard rock albums of the '80s -- and for that matter, all time. [The 2002 reissue appends five bonus tracks: "Funny Vibe (Funky Vibe Mix)," a cover of the Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go?," a live version of "Middle Man," a remix of "What's Your Favorite Color?," and a live version of "Cult of Personality."] - Greg Prato, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Living Colour

During the 1980s, rock had become completely segregated and predictable; the opposite of the late '60s/early '70s, when such musically and ethnically varied artists as Jimi Hendrix, Sly the Family Stone, and Santana ruled the Earth. But bands such as New York's Living Colour helped break down the doors by the end of the '80s, leading to a much more open-minded musical ... Read more