Living Colour is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1983 by Vernon Reid. 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, funk, heavy metal, free jazz, hardcore punk and hip hop. They are linked to the funk metal movement of the late 1980s typified by bands such as Fishbone, Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Primus, and 24-7 Spyz. They are best remembered for the hits "Cult of Personality", which won a Grammy Award for best hard rock performance in 1989, and "Type" - their highest charting single. They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.
Living Colour was ranked number 70 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".
Living Colour grew out of the Black Rock Coalition, an organization started by (among others) guitarist Vernon Reid for black musicians interested in playing rock music. Reid, British-born but a...
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Track listing: Open Letter (To a Landlord)Funny VibeGlamour BoysMiddle ManMemories Can't WaitElvis Is DeadTypeSolace of YouPrideTime's UpGo AwayNothingnessBurning of the Midnight LampSunshine of Your LoveFlyingLove Rears It's Ugly Head (Soulpower Hip Hop remix)
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Track listing: Auslander (Overload mix)Sunshine of Your Love (The Adrian Sherwood & Skip McDonald remix)Love Rears Its Ugly Head (Hip Hop mix)What's Your Favorite Color? (Living Colour) (Leblanc Remix)Love and HappinessNothingness (acoustic)Leave It Alone (acoustic)Solace of You (acoustic)Cult of Personality (live)Talkin' Bout a Revolution (live)
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Track listing: TypeIn Your NameFunny Vibe? of WhenMiddle ManSacred GroundMemories Can't WaitTerrorismTime's UpCult of Personality
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Track listing: Cult of PersonalityPrideSomeone Like YouFight the FightFunny VibeSailin' OnInformation OverloadLove Rears Its Ugly HeadSoldier's BluesOpen Letter to a LandlordSolace of YouMiddle ManLittle Lies
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Track listing: Song Without SinA? Of WhenOperation: Mind ControlIn Your NameBack in BlackNightmare CityLost HaloHoly RollerGreat ExpectationsChoices Mash UpPocket of TearsSacred GroundTomorrow Never KnowsNovaFlying
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Track listing: Leave It AloneBurning of the Midnight LampNew Jack ThemeMiddle ManGlamour BoysGo AwayMoney TalksTalkin' Loud and Sayin' NothingElvis Is Dead
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Track listing: What's Your Favorite Colour? (Theme Song)PrideElvis Is DeadTypeGlamour BoysOpen Letter to a LandlordNothingnessInformation OverloadBurning of the Midnight Lamp
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Track listing: PrideRelease the PressureSacred GroundVisionsLove Rears its Ugly Head (Soulpower Remix)These Are Happy TimesMemories Can't Wait (live)Funny VibeWTFFGlamour BoysOpen Letter (To a Landlord)Solace of YouNothingnessTypeWhat's Your Favorite Color? (Theme Song)Time's Up
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Track listing: 17 DaysMiddle ManNothingnessLove Rears Its Ugly HeadFunny VibeElvis Is Dead
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Track listing: Ausländer (7" remix)Ausländer (Dubländer mix)Ausländer (Radio Days mix)New Jack Theme (live)
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Track listing: Ignorance Is BlissLeave It AloneNothingnessTV NewsLove Rears Its Ugly Head (live at the Poom-Poom Room, Apr 1991)Go AwayWallBiHempPostmanNever SatisfiedWTFFMind Your Own BusinessThis Little PigAusländer
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Track listing: Leave It AloneTime's UpGo AwayFunny VibeAuslanderMiddle ManCult of PersonalityNothingnessPostmanThis Little PigNever SatisfiedLove Rears It's Ugly HeadOpen Letter (To a Landlord)Nothingness (acoustic)17 DaysTV News
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Track listing: Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothin'Burning of the Midnight OilMoney TalksLove and HappinessLove Rears Its Ugly Head (soulpower mix)Desperate People (live)Final Solution (live)Middle Man (live)Memories Can't Wait (live)Information OverloadThe Ocean (live)Sailin' On (live)Type (live)Solace of You (live)Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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Track listing: Love Rears Its Ugly HeadTypeOlogySolace of YouTag Team PartnersThis Is the LifeUnder Cover of DarknessInformation OverloadFight the FightNew Jack ThemeElvis Is DeadSomeone Like YouPrideHistory LessonTime's Up
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Track listing: Cult of PersonalityI Want to KnowMiddle ManOpen Letter (to a Landlord)Funny VibeMemories Can't WaitGlamour BoysWhat's Your Favorite Color? (Theme Song)Which Way to AmericaDesperate PeopleBroken Hearts
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