If you think this is the greatest solo every you are high AF. It's ok. Sounds messy as hell. The second part of it has some really feeling but most of it is just random shredding and the tone is terrible.
I'm black myself ,but I don't understand why some homeboys don't like to rock. Go back and check out Eddie Hazel of the Funkadelics on the jam super stupid ,he could play with the best.
I was at a small club in the east Village in 1993 and watched 2 guys on stage with a couple of acoustics. I kept thinking one them had stage moves like Muzz. Yup, it was him! Fun moment to meet one of my fav bass players out of the blue.
Skillings absolutely killed on bass. For me the band wasn't the same after he left. This is a solid performance. Living Colour was a strong band, as each member is exceptionally talented.
I spent years as a bass player a "Rock N' 'Roll" band, and at the time, I was one the only "black" musicians in New Jersey playing rock music, but "Living Color" was and still is one of the best "Rock 'N Roll" bans ever and as far as I am concerned is on the same level as the "Rolling Stones".
tbh, Living Colour is fantastic, but their songs are pretty boring. If you listen to their other stuff, "Cult of Personality" sounds like a COMPLETELY different band and genre. The rest of their stuff is pretty much standard late-80's/early-90's hip hop with "rock" instruments. There are a couple of tunes they have which remind me of Hootie And the Blowfish or maybe Pearl Jam, but "Cult of Personality" stands out by itself.
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At the end of the last century, when rock music was at its best, it's not a secret for those who grew up in those years, like me, that musicians were way better. And I'm sure the members of the new generation know about it, partly because of what the social media say about them: "In the XX century, if a musician wanted to be successful, he had to be talented."
Now this was shredding before shredding was cool. I don't know why, but I think this song influence RATM and Tom Morello. I don't know why, just I feel like it
Wiencon Actually shredding was begging to die when this song was released in 1988, during the emerging grunge era, most bands returned to a more simplistic, 60s-esque style of guitar playing. People began to lose interest in guitarists in with the likes of Malmsteen and Van Halen.
The level of musicianship, from all four members of the band, is so off the charts it's hard to see why they didn't become the next Stones, Beatles, Aerosmith, etc. They were Pearl Jam 4 years before Pearl Jam took over the world.
saw them open Lollapalooza at the Starplex in Dallas... Heard of them, but didn't think much of them - they were early in the day.... Lollapalooza was the first comcert/festival I'd been to that had all the "other" stuff (meaning art, interactive stuff, trapeze, sculptures, blah blah....).... So we were wandering around looking at stuff - then suddenly that opening riff came on... So powerful... Everyone stopped and looked toward the stage and looked at each other like, "wtf?" - then a couple heads started bobbing here and there.... then a couple more... by a minute in - the entire crowd was going nuts. Perfectly loud - couldn't possibly talk to anyone, so everyone just started jamming. Great start to an awesome concert. Hard to believe it was that long ago.... (yes - they lost the crowd after that firat song, but made for a good time to go get beer, bathroom, food, whatever - but that opening was awesome)
Holy shit, here it is! I was 18 and had only been playing drums for 2 years when I saw this and the Sugarcubes (and a third act, 50s rockabilly band) Will Calhoun became my new God at the end of measure 8 of the guitar solo. That one fill opened a whole new direction for me (child's play now, of course) and I had a new #2 fav drummer (back then, no one topped Neil😉) I'm still playing. Thanks Will!
Well if you're dating back about 20 years , Metallica had their black album, Nirvana was around, Rage Against the machine, early 2000's Linkin Park came around. 5 finger death punch came around. There's been some good talent in the past 2 decades.
I've seen them live in Kiel/Germany 1988. It was great. After the show I talked to Vernon. He was very friendly and signed my guitar. I will always remember those times. Great music!
Vernon had the guts and the talent to pull off a ripping jazz fusion solo in the middle of a rocking metal song. One of my all time favorite guitar heroes, and one of my all time favorite rock bands of all time. So much more than a rock band, but they really enrich what rock/metal can be at its best. Incredible talent.
They've always been incredible! I saw them in the nineties, and a few years ago in a smaller, local venue. Corey's voice and range is beyond and transcends genre (from metal funk rock, to show tunes, to RnB, gospel). So much talent...and I love they way these dudes share the stage to showcase each one of their gifts.
I'm an old man now, but years ago I stayed up late to watch SNL. Saw these guys and promptly bought all their stuff. To this day ,three of their songs are on my "Pops" compilation that was made by my kids.
I was there. They played with the Sugarcubes and the Godfathers. I had just seen them one or two nights before in Birmingham, AL at the Nick, a small club in a decent sized city. They put on an AMAZING set that night and hung out with folks both before and after that show. I love these guys.
I'm going to put this out there right now and I don't care what anyone else says, this is the greatest rock performance that I have ever seen anyone do. Everything was on point and all of the elements were on point. It is a shame that black people do not recognize this group for who they are. If white people were not going to help this group then it should have been up to black people to help this group. They should be much bigger than they actually are. But to be fair let us not diminish what they have accomplished thus far, they have won two Grammys and have sold millions of Records. But this lead singer is the greatest lead singer I've ever heard on Rock
I'll never forget the first time I saw a Living Color in Philadelphia tower theater holes in the ceiling yuppie s in the audience blew me away fantastic show
