Imagine being a 9 year old black boy guitarist seeing THIS on Arsenio on KCOP. I am a guitar player 3+ decades later because of them. Living Colour literally changed my life. This video shows you why and how.

@frankcorral4981

2 жыл бұрын

I dig your story. Maybe a kid(s) watches this video and reads your post then picks up a guitar . Play on Dairenn.👍🎸

@justinmitchell3097

2 жыл бұрын

Vernon Reid is one of the most underrated guitarists ever!

@frankcorral4981

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinmitchell3097 agree. 👍

@sunoclockoneday2576

2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching when this came on that night as well . This has been my favorite song since the first time I heard it . Vernon burns it up right here! He is one of the best ever ... the whole band is on another level

@frankcorral4981

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonz1771 I'll check them out. Thanks.👍✌

Corey was and still is one of the best rock singers. He definitely doesn't get enough recognition

@TheKelsey

8 ай бұрын

update! he made billboards best rock vocalists of all time list!!!

@johnkocka3531

8 ай бұрын

Completely agree!

@RobertDouglasLW

3 ай бұрын

1,000,000% agree!

@SuperMatrix59

29 күн бұрын

He got the same hair except white

no autotune no backing track just raw talent

@huascar66

8 ай бұрын

Amazing, isn't it?

Never understood why these guys didn’t become mega stars. They’re incredible.

@iluvjake1000

Жыл бұрын

Agree! Just today on another platform I saw an old Lollapalooza sign. I asked whatever happened to Living Colour.

@pcol2915

Жыл бұрын

they broke up in 95 and it just wasn't the same when they came back together in 2000.

@bobbybecker6435

Жыл бұрын

There were people out there who didn't want you to hear this. These guys were decades ahead of their time.

@saviolopes15

Жыл бұрын

They aren’t white enough for the big labels to push them to the mainstream. Fuck this system

@andysalter7192

Жыл бұрын

I don't think they had enough GREAT singles , I love em but they only had this and maybe Love Rears it's ugly head as Radio songs , not sure if that's the fault of the band or the record company.

Mint chocolate chip ice cream

@blackysalamanka

4 жыл бұрын

Why? This was nothing innovative for its time.

@MikaelLV

4 жыл бұрын

@@blackysalamanka Yeah, great band. Absolutely fantastic live, but there is nothing groundbreaking or new about their sound. Not for the late 80s at least.

@MikaelLV

4 жыл бұрын

@Grant Lee Like there were no black musicians in the 80s xD

@johnsmith6217

4 жыл бұрын

Ahead of their time? Have you heard the bs music nowadays? They were in the right time back when the world, music, movies and tv made sense

@jacobanthonycookkraft8535

4 жыл бұрын

These guys groove their own sound, very ahead of breaking time signatures in a heavy way note for note, they are sharing their light, great musicianship heavy heavy groove then tempo changes too, it is one of a kind live to me they sound almost like Zeppelin ; Bad Brains ; Soundgarden the singer has one of those strong voices that becomes an instrument within itself, like breaking the sound barrier like Sabbath, Janis Joplin or Zeppelin vocally they're lining up with the band itself to create this kind of organic elemental combative noise! This band can be compared to others yet let's face it, they're their own genius creation

What the heck was the matter with that audience? Living Colour was killing it!

@kenshinhimura9387

9 жыл бұрын

No shit. I don't understand how they could just sit there when these guys were tearing it up onstage.... I would have jumped out of my seat and started jumping around and headbanging.

@89801wink

9 жыл бұрын

Look at the age of them, and what they are wearing. I think they misunderstood, and thought Barbra Streisand was appearing live. I would've been headbanging like a MOFO!

@Ogscottyp

8 жыл бұрын

Just dry old white bread, that's all. When I saw them at the Xcess club in Houston in '91 Corey stagedived(dove?) into the crowd and I, being under the influence of a particular hallucinogen, kept thinking he was being drug around against his will. LOL!! Kids, let this be a lesson. Something I will not be sharing with my children.

@Seth__Roach

7 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, I'd react like Arsenio.

@saiyaniam

7 жыл бұрын

He wouldn't be able to go through the crowd if it was any more than this, don't you think?

I see a lot of comments acknowledging Vernon Reid's playing, and rightfully so, but I can't get enough of Corey Glover here. So much power behind his voice and nailing those notes even while running around the audience. So awesome!

@madden7732

2 жыл бұрын

This song aint really that hard to sing, the distortion is a bitchy if you've never trained it thats sure, but other than that there's not a significant high note in this song (at least for a tenor like me). I give him props for doing it while moving tho

@donaldlusk2035

2 жыл бұрын

@@madden7732 Lol whatever

@blewyd

2 жыл бұрын

@@madden7732 I dont understand what youre saying. If it were so easy, why aren't you as successful or anybody else?

@madden7732

2 жыл бұрын

Omg i'm not hating Corey jesus christ why are you guys triggered bout what I said? I even gave him props, being the most objective I can. Seems like you seriously can't stand an objective comment about something or someone you do like, I do like this song and the band, I think they are completely talented, but this song isnt hard to get right as far as high notes mean, the distortion would be the hardest part if you've never trained it, Corey has an amazing tone.

@madden7732

2 жыл бұрын

@@blewyd probably cause some of us don't really want fame to come to our lives and cause nowadays talent isnt always the one that gets the most attention out of the people, sadly.

Nearly 35 years later… still one of the greatest TV show performances of all time. As a young, white, metal loving kid… I snuck downstairs after everybody else went to bed and watched this in my parents house with the volume at 2 and silently rocking TF out. I still watch it all of the time. Absolutely amazing

Lil Nas X - "I'll end racism with one song." Living Colour - "Hold my tights."

@kaydgaming

4 жыл бұрын

Jimi Hendrix - “Hold my Stratocaster”

@scottskinner577

4 жыл бұрын

@@kaydgaming thank you lol

@lucasa4891

4 жыл бұрын

Lil Has X is a joke

@luisbautista5176

4 жыл бұрын

Wtf is a lil nas x .. sounds like a failed name for a fast and the furious character

@ATthemusician

4 жыл бұрын

Can't even come up with an original name. Nas is a million times better than someone that goes by the name of "Lil" and "X", nevermind the clear name stealing just for easy recognition

The audience did NOT know what to do with themselves... Legendary

@Treatsandthreadscom

3 жыл бұрын

Right... That was crazy

@diegorene5497

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose that they were not ready to that, but his kids will be

@stevenchalos4829

2 жыл бұрын

Overwhelmed with tone and riff!!

@psychotropictraveler514

2 жыл бұрын

I dont understand how none of them stood up

@dalethelander3781

2 жыл бұрын

The Letterman audience was priceless. 😁

Hands down one of the best live performances ever.

Seems like Arsenio was the only one who understood what kind of band they really were that audience was not ready for Living Colour!! Love them!!! They smashed it!!💜💜

@MM-ig1iv

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that seemed like one of them fake audiences.. where they must be there for crowd noise only. Clapping and laughing.

Living Colour was my first concert. Primus opened for them

@davidcollins3906

4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Sorry to jump on the wow band wagon but...

@ruiner41

4 жыл бұрын

They were my first concert as well. Don't remember who opened, but the concert was in the SUNY New Paltz gym. It was amazing!!!!!

@theoverunderthinker

4 жыл бұрын

I briefly played drums in a band that opened for them a year or so before they opened for the Rolling Stones one night in a small club in NC that isn't there anymore. They were monsters even in that small venue! the only band that competed with their energy that I saw in that club was Fishbone, and they were killers too! Nice enough guys though, but they were serious about their business and delivered a good show. I am glad we went on before them, because I would have hated to go on after them!

@alejandromorales1937

4 жыл бұрын

Primus sucks

@shiznicks74

4 жыл бұрын

Not my first concert, but I saw Living Colour headline the sold out Aragon Ballroom (about 5K capacity) in Chicago when I was a junior in high school. Urban Dance Squad opened. It was awesome.

living colour is my favorite black metal band

@jirikrajnak9047

4 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Jeffries It's a joke. Black metal is a musical genre.

@franklingoodwin

4 жыл бұрын

@@jirikrajnak9047 there's always one that doesn't get the joke and turns it into a racial thing

@ridehunter744

4 жыл бұрын

Try some Bad brains soul craft

@fedora997

4 жыл бұрын

You genius

@msg2743

4 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Jeffries You're a god damn moron

I would argue this is one of the best televised performances of all time. Prove me wrong.

@aprylrittenhouse4562

2 жыл бұрын

Princes solo for while my guitar gentlyy weeps

@stringbender11672

2 жыл бұрын

This IS awesome but ima hafta go with Metal Day at the US Festival '83. 🤘😎👍

@johnnyluca4323

2 жыл бұрын

James Brown on letterman was a legendary tv performance as well

@mikecaldwell7992

2 жыл бұрын

Only one I seen that was better was Neil Young and Pearl Jam doing Rockin the Free World

@hevymetal30

2 жыл бұрын

I dont wanna prove you wrong in any way dude, this was fantastic, but I would just like to add to this…Prince on Jay Leno back in early 2001-02 absolutely blew me away! Wish I could just remember when and how to watch it again.

Corey's energy is unmatched he had so much charisma and confidence it's beyond me. Especially when the new day artists are shaking and barely have confidence to make large notes in live.

This reminds me of the scene in Back to the Future where Marty starts shredding and everyone is looking at him like what the hell. He says "I guess you guys weren't ready for that."

@Brennan_Dale3169

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, so true.

@Otis1194

4 жыл бұрын

Life imitating art without knowing, the purest form of serendipity. They for sure weren't ready for this

@kindpuffin124

4 жыл бұрын

You sir won the internet award of the year with this comment. Being an 80’s kid and a huge fucking fan of this song I can’t agree more!!!

@Algo1

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely true.

@SnailSlugSlut

4 жыл бұрын

This song was ahead of its time. It wasn’t that 80s pop and to hear this in the early 90s was a shock. This was hair band shit. So it was expected that the audience wouldn’t have fit this demo So good tho

Such a badass riff.. Will forever be one of my favorite songs..

@teedub127

4 жыл бұрын

Stuart Nelson, mine too! @65 it's still one of my top 5 favorite songs.

@tiltil9442

4 жыл бұрын

LC - Stain - Never Satisfied 🎸🏆

@noneyerbidness

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed on riff.. but the soloing is pretty awful

@kayziix9618

4 жыл бұрын

dudidududu dudidududu

@noneyerbidness

4 жыл бұрын

@Hermano Antonio It may fit, but that doesn't mean it doesn't suck.

This band won two Grammy Awards in the 1990s...🔥🔥🎵🎵

@zulu5157

6 ай бұрын

I give a damm f... on grammy or music awards . They won my ears and heart.

Amazing performance. Fully live, groove and skills for days.

This band shoulda went farther than they did...they rocked with a truthful powerful message.

@TheDarkDutchman

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah.. totally agree . Onfortunately the leader of the band started doing his own jazzy experimental stuff once he got famous. And nobody liked that.

@rustykuntz94

4 жыл бұрын

Cult was such a great song, should of been an even bigger hit as it had one of the best riffs ever in Rock music but they never came close to writing as good a song again. Vernon Reid the guitarist has always been legit, amazing player.

@CesarSandoval024

4 жыл бұрын

They had a whole career lol

@Cheri461

4 жыл бұрын

For SURE. It's a shame society wasn't ready for them.

@ewetoo

4 жыл бұрын

Uh what, they're still around, they toured down my way at the beginning of the year. Might not be playing stadiums but they're still playing.

Whoever did the sound engineering for this performance deserves an award. This was awesome, holy shit

@SecondCitySaint97

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like on the CD but better

@goosegaskins

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to say, Yeah, but what about the bass? and then I heard that incredible bass line break through the mix. Absolutely agree, what a fantastic sound.

@heylad

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when I went to upload this video years ago, the audio on my VHS tape from the original, televised broadcast sounded extremely thin. Once I converted the video to digital, I extracted the audio and did a bass boost on it using my audio editor. I reinserted the audio back into the video and it was perfect. :)

@vergedrums

2 жыл бұрын

@@heylad Wow, it really came out crisp and punchy!

@heylad

2 жыл бұрын

@@vergedrums Thanks! Glad you liked it!

Amazing. I think the crowd is totally high. I can’t imagine just sitting thru this epic performance.

@thebestchannel5456

11 ай бұрын

They were Horrible dead as hell

As Rap had just taken off, Living Colour was overshadowed in the background. Discovered by Mick Jagger they critically are one of Rocks greatest bands. This owed to absolute Core Rock fanatics. They are Rock n Roll Royalty!

@andrewlisting7310

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 1000%, if Mick hadn’t walked into CBGB who knows.

@kennethkelly708

2 жыл бұрын

Goddamn right!

@tommitchell4570

2 жыл бұрын

Funny part is that I'm not really a Stones fan, but I will always be grateful to Sir Mick for strolling into CBGB's and checking these guys out and helping to get them signed --- that's classy as hell

@eadler5929

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the info

@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry

2 жыл бұрын

Have you heard the other songs on this album? They weren't very good. But, this one song was amazing. I wish they had stuck with this writing quotient.

Vernon Reid was a monster on guitar the whole band was great, they were so underrated.

@micklouck8328

3 жыл бұрын

Vernon was the black Eddie Van Halen !

@jameslawson2663

3 жыл бұрын

I was just learning to play when these guys came out and immediately recognized Vernon as one of the best out there

@ruckus19

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but unfortunately, they were black. Especially living in the late 80's.

@OGWonkavisionHD

2 жыл бұрын

This is pretty Fucken solid for a tv performance....

@stephenjones1488

2 жыл бұрын

@Dartgame 340 one hit wonder..lmfao. moron.

I'm guessing that recording the vocals for the record didn't take too many takes. Dude has some pipes.

@GoHard4000

2 жыл бұрын

For real it sounded better live than the recording... truly amazing

@MrSiandMrSi

2 жыл бұрын

He still has 👍👌🤘

@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry

2 жыл бұрын

You're right in the fact that his voice was impeccable. But, i bet it still took a ton of takes. That is just how the industry usually does it.

@davidmiller9485

2 жыл бұрын

this is old but... Vernon Reid once said that the song was written during ONE practice session.

@fullmetal_3961

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmiller9485 written and recorded are two separate things, my dude.

Arsenio Hall had friggin great bands on his show. Dude has great taste in music

It’s criminal how underrated these guys are

You have to remember this is 1989 on a late night talk show and this audience isn't there to see them, nor have most of them likely heard of them. And they most probably have no idea how to feel about this face melting performance, as they're likely not even into this type of music. Living Colour is one of the most underrated, talented, and important bands of their time, but I imagine the audience would have reacted the same way if Motorhead or Metallica or some other band they would normally have never given a chance had just performed.

@bilbobaggins4710

4 жыл бұрын

Yep....Talk show audiences never get emotional for musical acts

@HetLedie

4 жыл бұрын

@@bilbobaggins4710 of course not. they represent the mainstream which by and large considers itself too cool and cultured to get down to a sick ass jam

@HetLedie

4 жыл бұрын

@@thaterasound I'm not "projecting" anything. I'm speaking the truth. kzread.info/dash/bejne/loiGraWRc5Owdso.html

@rustykuntz94

4 жыл бұрын

Best point made in this comment section. The audience is there for Arsenio who probably peaked in popularity in 1989, this also was when this song was brand new and isn't the classic it is today

@petertahoe

4 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Jeffries They ARE still playing

I'm SOOOO glad that Arsenio at least appreciated that performance.

@pitpride1220

5 жыл бұрын

Yea cuz the crowd didn't. I love how he's going in the audience fucking with them. You will not ignore this experience!

@jubankta1627

4 жыл бұрын

Shit I wouldve been up there humping around with him.....whats wrong with people?!

@jubankta1627

4 жыл бұрын

Jumping that is not humping haha

@markdaniels7174

4 жыл бұрын

I think Arsenio plays bass; he would've been digging on Muzz Skillings here. And the energy.

@mgtowarena9636

4 жыл бұрын

@@jubankta1627 Humping around like Bobby Brown!! :D

I was 7 years old when I heard this for the first time in 1993. My mom played it for me in the car on the way back from baseball practice. It was in a 1989 Caprice Classic station wagon. It was on cassette tape. It changed my life forever. I absolutely love this track.

The AXO motocross gear on stage…. What a legend 🫶🏼 song is so timeless

@whitneyestate1402

4 ай бұрын

The AXO gear is crisp

Vernon Reid, one of the most underrated guitarists ever. Actually, this whole band was underrated.

@GLORTHAAK

2 жыл бұрын

Dude they were on guitar hero

@dethteck2263

2 жыл бұрын

They won a Grammy for this song

@herocity1165

2 жыл бұрын

@@GLORTHAAK 😂😂

@dethteck2263

2 жыл бұрын

Not really underrated if you ask The recording academy

@Baziachi

2 жыл бұрын

And still slaying it.

Living Colour should have been one of the biggest bands in the world.

@mula8431

2 жыл бұрын

They were pretty big in their prime

@Parrish_Muhoberac

2 жыл бұрын

They always were... and they're back in a big way. It just takes support from all of us during this horrible time and age and era which may be an EON to actually spread all their hard work to others, and the upcoming generation... it WILL COME BACK..

@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry

2 жыл бұрын

Based on 1 song??? Have you heard the other songs on this album? Not the best stuff. But...Cult of Personality was great. If they could have tapped into that same genius with all of the other songs on the album, then you would have been correct. But, they didn't. The other songs were average at best.

@Parrish_Muhoberac

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry I can play and sing every single note on every single instrument on every single song on every single album Living Colour have ever released since I was 15yrs old until now. And believe me, it is difficult. If I didn't have the musical training from such a young age, it would have taken much longer. Not bragging or whatever, just stating fact. Also when you say "THE album"? you must be aware of all the other albums they have, including the newest one? Time's Up is a fantastic album too. 1989.

@chuckenmcnuggets4464

Жыл бұрын

They should’ve but they did inspire bands in the grunge movement and pretty much the movement kind of destroyed them along with James addiction. Them and Janes Addicton came out way too late in the 80s.

Vernon's wrist position when he does that tremolo picking looks so uncomfortable but apparently not to him! What a talent! You can tell Arsenio loves these guys! The vocalist walking around in the crowd...what a great stage presence...underrated...rhythm section is tight ..everything is right...hey that rhymes!

@springbloom5940

11 ай бұрын

Thats because he slings his guitar high and tight to the body. Thats your natural workspace and thats where people more concerned about control, than looking cool hold their instrument. People always made fun of me being a metalhead and having my guitar way high up to my breadbasket like a banjo.

@alexkail3

8 ай бұрын

The only other guitar player I’ve seen play that way is Marty Friedman (Megadeth). Crazy hand position but I absolutely love them both. Such amazing musicians.

The musicianship in this band was off the charts. And Glover was the frontman we all wish we had.

One of the tastiest grooves, great drumming.

@rickdavenport9538

4 жыл бұрын

Will Calhoun.

2009: Nope 2010: Nope 2011: Nope 2012: Nope 2013: Nope 2014: Nope 2015: Nope 2016: Nope 2017: Nope 2018: Nope 2019: Nope 2020: KZread - ok let's start recommending this video

@golddust1337

4 жыл бұрын

bruh u joined youtube in 2012 wth u mean 2009: Nope

@vruno182

4 жыл бұрын

@@golddust1337 lul

@pleasure.93

4 жыл бұрын

lmao , wtffffffffffffffff

@thomaspatrickparker6648

4 жыл бұрын

You just get here? I've been chilling the whole time

@nukeccp

4 жыл бұрын

Noob

Corey Glover steps up in a BIG way. It's almost like he knows he's got one of the best bands of all time behind him, pushing him to slam his foot on the gas pedal. Even after almost 40 years he still kills it every time without fail!

I dont think people understand how big this song was at this time and period

That dude definitely has his own picking style. I’ve never seen that before.

@mrmisterman999

4 жыл бұрын

lol you've never seen marty friedman or shawn lane? You must be a drummer

@mrmisterman999

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnford6725 he's ok

@JoshAintSoCool

4 жыл бұрын

MrMisterMan I just watched Stevie T’s weirdest guitar licking styles and I think he agrees. Nah I’m a guitar guy through and through. I guess we all just have our different styles

@billwren5033

4 жыл бұрын

I agree he is picking really high on the lower neck. very strange

@peachmelba1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@billwren5033 Frank Zappa did the same thing. The pick bottoms out on the fretboard and actually makes it easier to play faster because you can't dig in too far.

the guitar player came straight from the BMX track to shred on Arsenio. respect.

@BRMN8R

2 жыл бұрын

Scrolled through looking for this comment 👍 ex bmxer when these guys were popular

Ferociously great performance. I watched it as a 16 year old bass player who was already a big fan of LC. Watching this back decades later...Wow!!! Corey especially. Vivid and Time's Up had a major impact on my musical perspective.

The vocals live are so good!!

Vernons face at 3:13 “I don’t know how much longer I can do this for” Epic.

@moonlit6311

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@acidwaste00

4 жыл бұрын

looked like he was checkng out the crowd and how uninto they seemed and hes cringing at the singer running through the crowd when even he can tell during a full shredding solo that they arent lol.

@101whitechocolate

4 жыл бұрын

alex c damn I didn’t think of that, yeah fuck that crowd

@geostillo78

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA!

@joelwoods5039

4 жыл бұрын

All fucking day long lol

That bass is cutting through like freaking thunder

@danafreeman8235

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not alone on that haha

@5000rgb

3 жыл бұрын

Muzz Skillings is amazing.

@taunokekkonen5733

3 жыл бұрын

I know, I can't hear it either.

@TeslaChad

3 жыл бұрын

The mix on this is perfect

@TheBigScreenPictures

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the best live bass tones I've ever heard

I have no idea why this was on my recommendations when I opened KZread, but I am glad it was.

I have no words for how amazing that was and Vernon Reed... Fuhgeddaboutit

Drum sound is WAY ahead of its time.

Metal + Jazz Fusion + a splash of R&B = Living Colour

@tommywd40

4 жыл бұрын

Uhhh jazz fusion is not this at all

@oskarbergstrom5365

4 жыл бұрын

TommyWD40 A bit is yes.

@skatarest77

4 жыл бұрын

This is alot closer to rhcp or faith no more funk metal.

@gabrielbarbosa8681

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to funkadelic

@spkoftdvl

4 жыл бұрын

A splash, very accurate yes.

Now this is how you truly earn a Grammy. I know that the Grammys are basically all about record sales but this was well deserved.

Good lord what an absolutely breathtaking performance, 😳 insanely talented and underrated group, way ahead of their time.

Aresenio's reaction was a textbook perfect reaction to this song. it was indeed correct.

@rg2027x

2 жыл бұрын

exactly.. 👍🏽

Corey was more active in 4 minutes than I am in a week.

Why can't all music be this incredibly awesome?

ONE OF THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCES ON NIGHT SHOW HISTORY

96% of the audience were either stunned or falling asleep . They missed one of the best Live performances I've ever seen. Thanks for posting this !!

@heylad

6 жыл бұрын

Dan Addesa, Haha! You're very welcome. 😃

Is nobody going to address the fact that their bassist solo-simulated a three-part harmony just off the cuff like that? ....just sayin', that's kind'a awesome!

@cobra1995xx

5 жыл бұрын

The Madrummer pretty ridiculous.. guys awesome

@mitchelperkins6723

5 жыл бұрын

The drummer was singing on a headset Mike too. Freaking awesome band.

@clintfarris2003

4 жыл бұрын

Muzz Skillings, the bass player is a MONSTER. The band wasn’t the same after he left.

@poltergeist3194

4 жыл бұрын

Clint F Not to sure I can agree with you on that. Yes Muzz was awesome and very talented. But the man who replaced him, Doug Wimbish was already an accomplished player before joining .

@clintfarris2003

4 жыл бұрын

Polter Geist, I wasn’t talking from a technique standpoint. Muzz was a key part of the songwriting process. His input kept songs structured and fundamentally sound. After he left, the band got much more experimental and lost a good bit of their fans.

Underrated song from a sweet underrated rock band. That shit fuckin’ rocks.

I was lucky enough to see them live the year before this (1988) just before their first album came out. I think they were supporting Anthrax.

People weren't ready for Living Colour. Everyone talks about "diversity" and "inclusiveness"...well, here ya go. It's on a golden spoon for you. And Arsenio's reaction is priceless. It's what the audience's reaction should have been.

@stevencastellanos8063

4 жыл бұрын

It's like the audience is thinking "why aren't they playing basketball." 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@oscarchuquillanqui8574

4 жыл бұрын

Mmmm I don't know if this audience is a reference to estimate something like that, I only see old people, no one is young or even less than 40

@twr412

4 жыл бұрын

@Nick Milligan I'm sure you're intimately familiar with leftists, since you speak with such authority.

@sonidamara5018

4 жыл бұрын

people see Jimmy hendrix photo n video often.... and see these band ass a weird thing?? they play metal music realy good .. i am from asia jakarta

@Gravyballs2011

4 жыл бұрын

Nick Milligan Go be dumb somewhere else.

Tom Morello owes Vernon Reid a Rolex or something. Still rippin after all these years!

@faunaflage

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, except Vernon was doing it all with his hands - no need for a Whammy pedal.

@SubversionGarage

4 жыл бұрын

faunaflage Vernon could have launched a rocket with the rig he used then.

@jesseenger9614

4 жыл бұрын

Deffinintly sounds like Rage spawned from this

@tpp5151

4 жыл бұрын

Reid makes Tom Morello look like a school girl on the guitar

@ExploringtheKawithRa

4 жыл бұрын

Word

the energy in them all is amazing. idk how the audience stayed seated the whole time.

The World was not ready for this group!

I love Cory Glover. He played "Francis" in the 1986 movie 'Platoon'. It won picture of the year that year. Then a few years later he plays in Living Colour and wins a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. What an exciting time for him. The dude can sing. Flat out. I miss the Arsenio Hall show. The best show on TV back then. Vernon Reid rules.

@ghostrider1827

2 жыл бұрын

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTH you just dropped knowledge on me!! I didn't realize that was him in Platoon!!! thanks for that gem!

@wyganter

11 ай бұрын

Another bit of trivia: Vernon Reid played on one track on Public Enemy’s debut album.

Such a great song! Afterwards, he should have told that audience, " I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet, but your kids are gonna love it!"

My Lord, nobody rocked The Arsenio Show like Living Colour.

Got to see them in Sydney this year , 2023 . Was an epic gig and well worth the wait . Just as powerful as the first show 30 something years ago .

I'm 60 , I still love this high energy rock. Gets me moving.

Man that guitarists technique makes my wrist hurt.

@BigJackGameplays

4 жыл бұрын

Marty Friends sends his regards.

I've blown a few speakers in my cars over the years thanks to this jam.

“Guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet, But your kids are gonna love it!” 😂

The old dude at 2:17 was like "Ester hold on to you pocket book, hes behind us!"

@omarinheiropopeye

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@alicewright3439

4 жыл бұрын

I literally scrolled back just to see that old couple 😂🤣😂🤣

@DanFan2042

4 жыл бұрын

No one in that audience had a clue what was coming at them. It was great!

@richardallgood815

4 жыл бұрын

@@DanFan2042 Living Colour was definitely a great part of growing up in the 80's ! Wish I could go back there some times.

@stclemmons1969

4 жыл бұрын

Also, the white women behind him as he goes down the aisle are true "Beckys" who call the cops on a black child bumping into them at a grocery store. Hands all folded at knees...stereotypical Becky behavior when a black man is around them.

I remember watching this when it aired on Arsenio and was blown away by their performance. Always been one of those songs I crank up loud and still love to this day. It's still relevant...and still rocks.

@hungerinamerica

5 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@GhostDrops1

5 жыл бұрын

not ready for the revolution

@jubankta1627

4 жыл бұрын

FUCKING AWESOME SONG!!!!!

@MrJRYLANDER

4 жыл бұрын

Notnannette I agree it is more relevant today than ever

@moonlit6311

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!💛

I wish they had done more of this type of music and had stuck around longer! Phenomenal

@davidg.9932

Жыл бұрын

Open Letter To A Landlord the second best song by Living Colour.. Listen and learn.. It's a fantastic song..

@shaunreinert5202

3 ай бұрын

They're still around. I'm seeing them tomorrow night (2.8.24)

I really have to say this.. arguably one of the best pure guitar songs. Easy-ish riff. Absolutely mind numbing solo's. Just from a instrument perspective it's a BADASS song. Not to mention the vocal performance!!! Wow!!!

@thomasanderson9202

Жыл бұрын

NO ONE consider his solos to be good. NO ONE. They sound like shit.

@philc4520

Жыл бұрын

💯% agree with all you said & totally badass. Rock & soul supercharged!

@georgea8298

5 ай бұрын

That riff is awesome. Call it easy is if you want. It's what makes the song so good.

30 years later.... still ahead of it’s TIME!!! One of the BEST bands EVER!

@raha243

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Zuch I Totally agree with you I just hope those shorts never come back in style.

@raha243

4 жыл бұрын

kiki the gerbil they sounded like sevendust before sevendust.

@raha243

4 жыл бұрын

kiki the gerbil well if you don’t know by now then you’re missing out buddy.

@jaytelford4890

4 жыл бұрын

Amen

@hellobooom

4 жыл бұрын

@kiki the gerbil Everyone's got fans somewhere, I really don't like em though.

my man can play the guitar.

@hegemonycricket2182

4 жыл бұрын

vernon reid is the shit. look up "lightning in a bottle" it's awesome generally, but my dude vernon gets to rock on stage with buddy guy, on a hendrix tune, it's epic af. the whole show is epic. radio city music hall, produced by scorsese, all the living American blues legends in one show...a tour of the blues... (circa 2004 I think)

@shootermcgavin398

4 жыл бұрын

Sorta his picking technique is trash lol

One of the great rock riffs of all time !

I always thought Vernon Ried had such a unique tone and playing style, the paint job his guitar is so 80s but it still looks bad ass in 2021!

His solos give me chills every time he’s so damn good!

@tomslater8374

2 жыл бұрын

he holds his pick weird, it clearly doesn't matter tho damn, his playing is sweet

@auntjenifer7774

2 жыл бұрын

I could only imagine what would happen to you if you heard David Gilmour or Stevie Ray Vaughan solo😂🤣

@SEiMEi_EXiSTS

2 жыл бұрын

@@auntjenifer7774 They'd be like, "they're playing 2 notes per minute" lol

This would still cut through iron walls today. Solid, powerful and badass. Great band.

This band, to me, stood out. Breaking any barriers in front of them. Very talented individuals. Song with a message. I love them.

The most savage thing besides this performance is an American band using British spelling during the 80s. Gotta love Living Colour.

@giuseppecatha

3 жыл бұрын

The guitarist is british if im not wrong

@AMK316

3 жыл бұрын

@@giuseppecatha he is British born

@tylergodspeed82

3 жыл бұрын

It’s spelled ‘colour’ in Canada too. Maybe because they’re from NY state they took inspiration from that?

@Centrifuze

2 жыл бұрын

Vernon started the band, and he was born in Britain, hence the British spelling.

@patrickfoster4586

2 жыл бұрын

The only reason they did it was to separate themselves from the TV show "In Living Color" which was HUGE at the time. In their video promotion of "Vivid" they said "Hi, we're Living Colour, THE BAND! Lastly, if Vernon Reid was British born he never mentioned it in interviews and it certainly had no bearing on the spelling choice. The reason given by the band was for distinction from the TV show as I said.

Sooo freaking flawless of a preformance! So cool how he walks into the crowd too. People complain about the crowd, but you don't have to act and scream like an idiot to show your appreciation for a band. Honestly, I like the idea of white collared people going in for a comedy show and then having their socks unexpectedly rocked off and their faces melted xD

Everything about this performance is crazy and hits hard

one of the best songs of American rock

So glad they didn't bury Vernon's guitar in the mix. My man was shredding. Love it

In my opinion, the lame crowd sends an even stronger message, and that is: the bend doesnt care, the singer especially, he is so into the song and enjoying it! And thats a great thing to learn and master and implement in our lives :)

@dewdude2112

4 жыл бұрын

Its an early evening entertainment show and LC blew their minds!

@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735

3 жыл бұрын

I dont wanna say its because theyre all white and old but....its because theyre white and old. Thats why theyre so lame

@falsedragon33

3 жыл бұрын

It was a TV crowd strolling in for free tickets, not people specifically looking for a certain content. You're looking too far into it.

@tuddlearmy767

3 жыл бұрын

To say they were 30 years ahead of their time is an understatement. These guys are kick ass!

@gc8972b

3 жыл бұрын

@@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735 bs, you wanted to agitate. lots of blacks in the crowd

I photographed Living Colour around this time in London. That evening they played The Marquee in Wardour Street and my jaw was literally on the sticky carpeted floor. Incredible band and sadly under appreciated!

We need some more of this today!

Most of the audience didn't get it, but I can tell you back here in NYC, it was the only thing we talked about for weeks! This performance put Arsenio in the "cool" map.

Imagine a musician in 2021 improvising on live tv!!!! This was siiiick

I remember being a teen in the 80’s, and loved pop and rock and roll. I heard this song and immediately fell in love with it. Then saw them on MTV and was amazed that they were all black guys punching out these heavy tones. I went out and bought the album, Vivid. Great stuff. I’m a multi instrumental musician and a vocalist myself. Here it is almost 2023, and I’m wondering “Where’s the next Living Colour?”

Best tv performances!! Wish I could been there!!!

This song still continues to blow my mind 32 years later.

Holy Smokes. This is a masterclass.

Extraordinary and on point. Still in 2024 my favourite rock band

Great guy's. Awesome vocals and a SCREAMING guitar tone. So cool they had VERY REAL MEANING behind their songs. Talk about barrier BREAKING!!!!!!

There's a beautiful grace at play here. The very point of the song is their complete self-awareness at being anomalous, particularly within their own culture, yet having the confidence to put forth their unique form of self-expression anyways. The fact that this performance is spun gold and the audience has no idea what's going on is breathtaking today. It's that sort of Marty McFly "...but your kids are gonna love it." energy.