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New York, United States (1984 – 1995, 2000 – present)

Living Colour is a hard rock group formed in New York city in 1984. They signed to Epic Records in 1987 and released their first album Vivid in 1988.

Stylistically their music is a creative fusion influenced by guitar-based rock such as hardcore punk and heavy metal, and traditional African-American music such as jazz, funk and hip-hop. They are linked to the punk/funk/metal movement of the late 1980s typified by bands such as Fishbone, Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, and 24-7 Spyz. They are best remembered for the hit Cult of Personality, which won a Grammy Award for best hard rock performance in 1989. They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. The singer, Corey Glover, had a role in the movie ‘Platoon’, directed by Oliver Stone.

The first two albums bassist Muzz Skillings contributed to the music, before leaving in 1992 due to creative differences. They were inactive from 1995-2000, and since their return have operated as a regular touring unit, as well as releasing one new studio release, Collide0scope, one compilation of b-sides & rarities, and one live album from their early performances at the now mythical CBGB’s. All four have released solo albums and session work, Doug Wimbish and Will Calhoun also are in both Jungle Funk and Head>>Fake, Corey Glover is also doing musical theatre, Vernon Reid has several projects, and Wimbish also has returned to various projects related to his other longstanding collaborators Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc and Skip McDonald.

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2	Glamour Boys full track	223
3	Love Rears Its Ugly Head full track	200
4	Middle Man full track	173
5	Funny Vibe full track	167
6	Nothingness full track	160
7	Type full track	150
8	Behind The Sun	146
9	Pride full track	142
10	Burned Bridges full track	138
11	Solace Of You full track	136
12	Desperate People full track	128
13	I Want to Know full track	124
14	Memories Can't Wait full track	123
15	Open Letter (To A Landlord)	116

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miqmiranda wrote:
Thursday evening

''cult of personality" has a great solo!!

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owlelf wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

pix from Budapest. http://www.shockmagazin.hu/magyar/foto/living_colour_p200911.html

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fromsoultosoul wrote:
Monday afternoon

more black people should Rock out instead of making gangster rap. (2)

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AlbertoGL wrote:
7 days ago

IMHO more black people should Rock out instead of making gangster rap.

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Gredofilda wrote:
8 days ago

i don't get why they have so few plays. [2]

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Orange42 wrote:
8 days ago

i don't get why they have so few plays.

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Gilistes wrote:
9 days ago

Saw them in Portugal yesterday....awesome!!!!! The new stuff is great!!

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puppetwoborders wrote:
11 days ago

I really like their lyrics.

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pauba1 wrote:
12 days ago

Great new songs.See Ya in Krakow.Peace.

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cateater wrote:
14 days ago

Living Colour is my favorive black metal band [4] 666 \m/

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iPaet wrote:
15 days ago

trve kvlt black metal

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soul_synergy wrote:
26 days ago

Living Colour is my favorite black metal band [3]

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gabethevegan wrote:
27 days ago

Love to be able to go the Garage to see these guys,no Sheqels,and getting back to Kent is a bastard on a Sunday Nite, hope they return soon on a week nite when i have some money...But a fuckin Awesome Band very under rated

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Orange42 wrote:
28 days ago

"solace of you" is so damn cute ^^"

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MrSixx wrote:
November 2009

Saw Muzz Skillings @ Puistoblues this past summer. He's a nice guy. I got his autograph and I got to videotape him to give autograpg to my lil brother and big sister. I also got autograph from Ellis Hooks.

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calicatri wrote:
November 2009

is it me or kravitz is quite a copy of this?

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humorbot wrote:
November 2009

It's "Colour" because Vernon Reid was British-born and he was the founding member.

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Gashliast wrote:
November 2009

Living Colour is my favorite black metal band [2]

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DavidDecay wrote:
November 2009

Living Colour is my favorite black metal band

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alicenroses wrote:
November 2009

Also, lol @ David Lee Roth in the similar artist list. wtf?

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