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  • @andyandalex
    @andyandalex  3 года назад +186

    Hey guys! Changing it up slightly for this Monday! We may do this type of stuff a bit here and there, let us know what we should hit next!! Cheers all!! 🙌🏻🔥

    • @Sotto_
      @Sotto_ 3 года назад +6

      Great stuff out of the 90s! Good way to start the week!
      Cheers! 🥃💥🥃

    • @joannasunday
      @joannasunday 3 года назад +17

      Groove is in the Heart by Dee Lite! A great 90's dance song.

    • @peck404
      @peck404 3 года назад +27

      1982- Aldo Nova- Fantasy 💢💢🎶🎸 the guitar work will rip your head off ♦️♦️😎😎💥💥💥

    • @peterquinones3522
      @peterquinones3522 3 года назад +30

      I know you guys aren't into MTV, but the video for this song is required viewing after you're familiar with the song.

    • @pinewaves
      @pinewaves 3 года назад +15

      R.E.M.‘s “Everybody Hurts” should be your next 90’s rabbit hole.

  • @j.j.h.atemycereal
    @j.j.h.atemycereal 3 года назад +598

    Unfortunately back in the day they got pigeon-holed as “the black rock band” and then most people moved on. Amazing skills, socially relevant, they should have been HUGE.

    • @5burowz
      @5burowz 3 года назад +23

      Wasn't Bad Brains and Fishbone the "black" rock bands?

    • @grimson
      @grimson 3 года назад +20

      @@5burowz Great bands, but they were stuck on 120 Minutes and didn't get the mainstream radio/video play this song did.

    • @burmajones803
      @burmajones803 3 года назад +10

      @@5burowz great bands, both of them.

    • @submandave1125
      @submandave1125 3 года назад +22

      @@5burowz Living Color got this worse than BB or FB, as they were more punk than mainstream. It was the huge hit of this song propelling them into MTV fame that led to so many wanting to label them. Another good band from around the same time that got the "black rock" label but deserve a more rounded look was 24-7 Spyz.

    • @robertjohnson1681
      @robertjohnson1681 3 года назад +9

      Not only that but this song got played to death on radio and MTV. Killed it for me.

  • @avishaisol8040
    @avishaisol8040 3 года назад +285

    Who else is happy right now?

    • @littlelamb2112
      @littlelamb2112 3 года назад +4

      Woot woot!

    • @terrieb13
      @terrieb13 3 года назад +6

      Disappointed that they didn't show the video. Such a great song!

    • @maryannanderson1744
      @maryannanderson1744 3 года назад

      SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    • @slipstreammonkey
      @slipstreammonkey 3 года назад +1

      Happy... but nobody does the deeper cuts. Desperate People, What's your favorite Color, etc. Vernon Reed was my saving grace in the 90's along with King's X.

    • @matthewbuckner4000
      @matthewbuckner4000 3 года назад

      Been off rock most of the year, 'cept reaction vids to classic rock

  • @JimReuterskiold
    @JimReuterskiold 3 года назад +104

    Living Colour was (is) a ferocious live band, too. They never got their due IMO.

  • @JohnMacRae23
    @JohnMacRae23 3 года назад +71

    The whole Living Colour catalog is ridiculously underrated. Period.

    • @yoelespinosa6284
      @yoelespinosa6284 2 года назад

      Maybe for a reason…. If they were white they would definitely go even bigger

    • @Dwightaroundyolips
      @Dwightaroundyolips Год назад +2

      Absolutely. The musicians in this band are absolutely incredible. Never got the deserved respect

    • @Braktooth
      @Braktooth Год назад +2

      They are flatly one of the best rock groups ever.

  • @grobinson7507
    @grobinson7507 3 года назад +211

    Man he would make his guitar cry out like Eddie. This whole group was amazing and did not get the respect they deserved. Watch the video. A must see

    • @bethshadid2087
      @bethshadid2087 3 года назад +4

      Sooooo true 😓

    • @drameday
      @drameday 3 года назад +4

      Lol, the video is cheesy AF. Unless you like fluorescent spandex.

    • @bethshadid2087
      @bethshadid2087 3 года назад +5

      @@drameday most 80s videos were cheesy tongue in cheek. And those surfer suits were popular 🤷😁

    • @tombombara
      @tombombara 3 года назад +1

      If you don't know it, check out his work with Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society. Vernon Reid is an amazing musician. Good call.

    • @tonyfair487
      @tonyfair487 3 года назад

      @@drameday It's a career killer like Billy Squier's "Rock Me Tonite".

  • @SteelyDaddy59
    @SteelyDaddy59 3 года назад +291

    Vernon Reid is a great guitar player.

    • @Shadowrider1872
      @Shadowrider1872 3 года назад +5

      Amazing player

    • @LearnToRefine
      @LearnToRefine 3 года назад +4

      My youtube avatar agrees

    • @w.geoffreyspaulding6588
      @w.geoffreyspaulding6588 3 года назад +5

      Why wasn’t he a household name? He sure deserved it!

    • @LegalizeAdulthood
      @LegalizeAdulthood 3 года назад +6

      @@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 I've heard that in interviews they said that record companies kept pressuring them to play rap/hiphop/etc when they are clearly a rock band.

    • @scottalic4067
      @scottalic4067 3 года назад +4

      Just a monster, next-level: in addition to Living Colour, Reid did tons of session work with so many titans: The Roots, Mick Jagger, Public Enemy, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Tracy Chapman, Santana, Bernie Worrell, B.B. King. Also, more avant legends like Bill Frisell. Not many guitarists shredding this hard in 1988 without being hairspray wankers. Happy to see this get the 'S Tier' status it deserves...

  • @brucekaufman6715
    @brucekaufman6715 3 года назад +98

    The Cult of Personality is an 80s song guys.

    • @guyelmouchnino6531
      @guyelmouchnino6531 3 года назад +3

      I remember discovering this song just after a trip in the USA. It was in 1988. I was a fan since then.

    • @dynodon9182
      @dynodon9182 3 года назад +8

      Have you noticed A & A aren't history majors?

    • @xanderdaniels8284
      @xanderdaniels8284 3 года назад +2

      @@dynodon9182 you don’t have to be a history major to do a 30 second google search lmao

  • @burtreynolds2969
    @burtreynolds2969 3 года назад +56

    Now we're F#$kin talking! Couldn't have clicked any faster. That solo is a face melter.

  • @eedleate
    @eedleate 3 года назад +230

    This wasn't just a song. It was a prophesy.

    • @rk41gator
      @rk41gator 3 года назад +4

      Sadly true. But can you have a cult of personality without personality? Apparently.
      "Only you can set you free"
      "You gave me power in your own god's name"
      BUT, Nice guitar!

    • @tammyhardesty2242
      @tammyhardesty2242 3 года назад +1

      the title is now in the lexicon.

    • @skyviper0679
      @skyviper0679 3 года назад +1

      Yes , I totally agree . It keeps happening as time goes on . Especially in our government and our Presidency.

    • @rkress9349
      @rkress9349 3 года назад +3

      @@skyviper0679 Not many Americans have tried to frame a cult of personality. Kennedy never 'tried' to have one. Reagan didn't go at it (but both had almost a cult). No others until Trump. He really tried. All of his politics were geared to establishing a cult and seems to have succeeded, for what it's worth.

    • @Chualland
      @Chualland 3 года назад

      @@skyviper0679 Let's try the NEWS, certain groups of people (LGBTQ), it isn't always about just one person

  • @HALberdier17
    @HALberdier17 3 года назад +239

    This song wasn't 90s it was released in 1988.

    • @andyandalex
      @andyandalex  3 года назад +22

      @Douglas Show
      Oops thanks lol

    • @kajuken
      @kajuken 3 года назад +26

      True, but I would say late 80's to the early 90's is its own era.

    • @charlieboard4862
      @charlieboard4862 3 года назад +14

      @@kajuken Basically pre-1992 when grunge changed rock and gangsta changed rap....

    • @wendylynn4318
      @wendylynn4318 3 года назад +10

      @@kajuken that's true the eras that we think of in the decades are not really accurate as to the exact years. What I think of as the 60s was really like 1966 to 1973. For the seventies I think of like 1976 or 77 to like 1982. The 80s though I think of 1984 to 1990 or 91.

    • @peterhineinlegen4672
      @peterhineinlegen4672 3 года назад +4

      @@andyandalex If there's guitar in the song it's 80's. Dimebag's "Domination" solo in Moscow made the 90's guitarists give up and go with melody instead of lead instrument.

  • @harrisonwintergreen1147
    @harrisonwintergreen1147 3 года назад +31

    30 years old and that intro still hits so hard it's breathtaking

  • @Louisvillebilly
    @Louisvillebilly 3 года назад +24

    That was Vernon Reid on guitar, one of the most underrated axe men of all time and Will Calhoun on drums. Both highly decorated men of their craft. Remember when this came out and was like OK, this is badass

  • @dantripp9499
    @dantripp9499 3 года назад +51

    This is probably the most under rated songs of the 80’s.

  • @EchoBravo370
    @EchoBravo370 3 года назад +156

    Guys, If you are gonna do 80's rock, for god sake do The Cult, particularly She Sells Sanctuary and Love Removal Machine.

    • @GaryColemanNC
      @GaryColemanNC 3 года назад +6

      YES!!!

    • @normanleroy1874
      @normanleroy1874 3 года назад +6

      Anything off Electric, really.

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu 3 года назад +13

      She Sells Sanctuary is on Love. A lot of us have been asking for it. Keep asking!

    • @petetobey3933
      @petetobey3933 3 года назад +5

      absolutely -- fantastic stuff...

    • @chuck7774
      @chuck7774 3 года назад +7

      The Cult has many bangers. A&A needs to check them out.

  • @muddywood
    @muddywood 3 года назад +22

    My band used to play this.
    It was one of the hardest songs I ever learned to play guitar and sing.
    Then you have to play in unison with the bassist for pretty much the whole song.
    LOVE THIS SONG

  • @guidototh6091
    @guidototh6091 3 года назад +16

    In Living Colour: Prophets for the second decade of this Century.

  • @roykaplan
    @roykaplan 3 года назад +200

    This song and this band were a Rock wake-up call. When this hit everyone was blown away. Undeniable.

  • @dwashington1333
    @dwashington1333 3 года назад +155

    "Cult of Personality" is 80's. For the 90's try
    Lenny Kravitz- "Are you gonna go my way"

    • @matthewdrake4385
      @matthewdrake4385 3 года назад +4

      How about Let Love Rule or Always on the Run for Lenny.

    • @JoeIndustries
      @JoeIndustries 3 года назад

      bang on comment...deeper cut but my favourite Lanny Kravitz song..Fields of Joy

    • @chazstone6744
      @chazstone6744 3 года назад

      Or Living Colour's Type. Of course, anything by Rage, too.

    • @viclagina347
      @viclagina347 3 года назад +1

      Great vid too

    • @LegalizeAdulthood
      @LegalizeAdulthood 3 года назад +5

      Technically, it's 80s (1988). However, my theory of musical "decades" is that the sound of the next "decade" always begins a couple years before the calendar decade begins. Think about it: 70s power rock really starts up in like 68-69 with Woodstock etc. 80s new wave really starts up in like 78-79 with Pretenders, Elvis Costello, Cars, etc. Artists generally lead the trend (the good ones, anyway, LOL).

  • @scottbrewer9676
    @scottbrewer9676 3 года назад +6

    "Welcome Gentlemen, we've been here the whole time." Signed, Will, Vernon, Corey and Muzz, from 1988! :-)

  • @GorillaMansoon
    @GorillaMansoon 3 года назад +11

    That guitar solo is a motherfucking holy guitargasm!

  • @MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio
    @MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio 3 года назад +67

    Thirty-three years later, and it's still a very relevant song for today.

    • @leetroy3129
      @leetroy3129 3 года назад +2

      We need to keep politics out of this but yeah I hear ya.

    • @jepperson5341
      @jepperson5341 3 года назад +3

      Says a lot about how little humanity seem to learn from the past.

    • @fredhall6525
      @fredhall6525 3 года назад +1

      Very cool video for it.

    • @deransadventures
      @deransadventures 3 года назад +6

      ​@@leetroy3129 Nobody needs to keep politics out of anything. It is relevant.

    • @carlgibbons5777
      @carlgibbons5777 3 года назад +5

      @@leetroy3129 This song is PURE politics and relevant. Also, Trump's LIES need to be called out everywhere so there are no more coup attempts in America.

  • @deransadventures
    @deransadventures 3 года назад +148

    Alice In Chains - Would, Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

    • @jennhurl
      @jennhurl 3 года назад +10

      Man in the Box
      They gotta hear that epic guitar riff

    • @BawlsMahoney
      @BawlsMahoney 3 года назад

      @@jennhurl I guess, but I feel like we should go through the "lesser" known AiC songs before going straight into MitB

    • @LegalizeAdulthood
      @LegalizeAdulthood 3 года назад +1

      @@BawlsMahoney ...and for Soundgarden it's gotta be Slaves & Bulldozers

    • @mommadchickadee8941
      @mommadchickadee8941 3 года назад +4

      Looking for harder stuff. Me, personally I would like to hear AIC with Bleed the freak which never gets played near enough in my opinion. Just Chris Cornell alone is good for me.

    • @williamnulph3118
      @williamnulph3118 3 года назад +3

      Captain MufDyven Black Hole Sun is my least favorite song on Superunknown, so many songs that are better.

  • @michaeljohnson6886
    @michaeljohnson6886 3 года назад +21

    The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary. Unbelievably underrated 80’s band. Just rock and roll!!!

  • @brettg274
    @brettg274 3 года назад +54

    Let’s go 90’s !
    Alice In Chains - “Rooster”

    • @JimGeigerMusic
      @JimGeigerMusic 3 года назад +1

      Awesome song

    • @JeffOfTheMountains
      @JeffOfTheMountains 3 года назад +4

      "Yeeeaaaaaahhhhh here come the rooster..."

    • @dennisbridges8971
      @dennisbridges8971 3 года назад +1

      Yessir

    • @Cowbladd
      @Cowbladd 3 года назад +2

      Actually, the Living Colour song was from 1988.

    • @brettg274
      @brettg274 3 года назад

      @@Cowbladd - Well I didn't hear it until the 90's. I was a sheltered kid. LOL

  • @richardvincelette9741
    @richardvincelette9741 3 года назад +33

    Rock did not die in the 70’s and I grew up on it. There’s plenty of 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s bands that lit it up and continue to do so. Long Live Rock!!!

    • @Sotto_
      @Sotto_ 3 года назад +3

      Agreed. It's not what people are exposed to en masse anymore, but it's still here, and what there is, is phenomenal. Great to see you exploring some of that.

  • @paulandresen8452
    @paulandresen8452 3 года назад +18

    "It banged, it heated, it did all the things." Oh my yes Andy, it surely did.

  • @gregoryeatroff8608
    @gregoryeatroff8608 3 года назад +13

    My introduction to this song was Living Colour performing it live on "Saturday Night Live." I was totally unprepared for it.
    Still one of my all time favorites.

  • @elmoomle4565
    @elmoomle4565 3 года назад +7

    I first heard and saw Living Colour during a RUSH concert back in the day as they were the opening act.
    The RUSH audience was rather surprised to first witness 'Rasta' looking musicians, (dreadlocks, spandex, gold chains etc.)...25,000 in the audience and you could hear a pin drop! LOL. And then... completely blown away by their playing!! Outstanding!
    Geddy Lee made a very genuine and complimentary remarks about what everyone just witnessed from Living Colour as they finished their set and just prior to RUSH commencing their set. Good Times!!

  • @DaleM66
    @DaleM66 3 года назад +23

    Living Colour S tier. Never expected to type those words in the same sentence, but here we are. Banger for sure.

  • @ralphus555
    @ralphus555 3 года назад +33

    A definite "S". Vernon Reid is a BEAST on guitar and that solo is one of my favorites of all time.

    • @djohnspangler
      @djohnspangler 3 года назад +2

      Vernon lives in my neighborhood and has showed up at parties with his guitar more than once.

    • @ralphus555
      @ralphus555 3 года назад +1

      @@djohnspangler That is just AWESOME!

  • @xophersmith
    @xophersmith 3 года назад +32

    JANE'S ADDICTION. JANE'S ADDICTION. JANE'S ADDICTION.

  • @blanewilliams5960
    @blanewilliams5960 3 года назад +33

    I have to agree with giving this song S tier status. I bought their album after hearing this song. Although it came out at the end of the 80's I consider it part of the change from the hair metal crap of the 80's into the raw hard rockin'- punky 90's that a lot of great music came out of. I think you should definitely do some 90's songs/bands you have not heard. Cheers Gents!

    • @blakemeads9225
      @blakemeads9225 2 года назад

      Yeah, these guys, Guns ‘N Roses, Faith No More, and RHCP stuck the blade into Hair Metal, and then Nirvana twisted it and pulled it out 😂

  • @perrypitre8720
    @perrypitre8720 3 года назад +94

    It is physically impossible to hear this song and not head bang.

    • @Mr.Balance
      @Mr.Balance 3 года назад +6

      @FiatDuster you must be a real blast at parties....

    • @burmajones803
      @burmajones803 3 года назад

      @FiatDuster and you might be (are) a douchebag who can't spell "weak."

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu 3 года назад +1

      testify!

    • @perrypitre8720
      @perrypitre8720 3 года назад +7

      @FiatDuster You might want to learn the difference between week and weak, genius.

    • @Mr.Balance
      @Mr.Balance 3 года назад +4

      @@perrypitre8720 , but he used "faux-significant", so we should all listen, he's smart and stuff! 😎

  • @jamesbrown9130
    @jamesbrown9130 3 года назад +25

    Saw them open for The Stones on the Steel Wheelchair tour. Living Colour absolutely crushed it.

    • @dunhill1
      @dunhill1 3 года назад +1

      Hey me too! Though I'm pretty sure the tour was "Steel Wheels" tour. They stopped her at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, FL and Living Colour got everyone on their feet. One of the best shows I've seen.

    • @joeday4293
      @joeday4293 3 года назад

      I saw them in 1991 with special guest King's X, at - get this - Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama. Foster Auditorium may not ring a bell with you, but I'll guarantee you "The Stand In The Schoolhouse Door" does. 29 years after George Wallace embarrassed my home state in the eyes of the nation by barring black students from enrolling, a black-fronted rock band tore the house down, and then an all-black rock band set the wreckage on fire. And believe you me, the significance was not lost on one soul in attendance that night. It was transcendent.
      Vernon Reid introduced "Open Letter To A Landlord" by saying, "They say that into each life a little rain must fall. Well, after 400 years, you get tired of being fuckin' wet."

    • @flyingburritobro68
      @flyingburritobro68 3 года назад

      Steel wheelchair tour. Really. Wood was 42 on that tour and Jagger and Richards 46. Hardly old. Still rolling now without wheelchairs at 77 too!!

  • @dalenewberry4610
    @dalenewberry4610 3 года назад +18

    I was fortunate enough to see Living Colour play the entire Vivid alb front to back live several years ago in a small club that holds around 180 people. I was literally five feet from the stage if that and it was mind blowing.

    • @keithmarus8554
      @keithmarus8554 3 года назад +2

      Me too! 100 people or so. Awesome stuff

    • @dalenewberry4610
      @dalenewberry4610 3 года назад

      One thing that was really awesome is that I saw them at Blueberry Hill I’m St Louis and in honor of Chuck Berry being from here they opened with “Johnny B. Goode” 😊

  • @dalekidd420
    @dalekidd420 3 года назад +13

    This song became known to a very wide audience when it was adopted by WWE Wrestling superstar CM Punk as his entrance music.

    • @illstreamthat
      @illstreamthat 8 месяцев назад

      They performed it live for his entrance at WrestleMania 29...epic!

    • @AnthonyL0401
      @AnthonyL0401 6 месяцев назад

      I think it became most widely known from being played every 60 minutes on MTV for a couple months straight

  • @rodneywoodcock8235
    @rodneywoodcock8235 3 года назад +23

    I saw Living Colour play this live when they opened for Janes Addiction and also got to meet Corey Glover, awesome guy and banger song!

  • @peterhineinlegen4672
    @peterhineinlegen4672 3 года назад +68

    "I tell you 1 and 1 make 3." They were ahead of their time. The 2+2 =5 people sure act like a cult.

    • @FloridaManRacer
      @FloridaManRacer 3 года назад +7

      Flat Earth Society...

    • @LadyIarConnacht
      @LadyIarConnacht 3 года назад +7

      @@FloridaManRacer They don't have any political power or even a leader. Look at who you see every day on the news.

    • @johnmavroudis2054
      @johnmavroudis2054 3 года назад +10

      Red-hatted sedition Cult.

  • @zburnham
    @zburnham 3 года назад +15

    Smashing Pumpkins - “Cherub Rock”
    nine inch nails - “Head Like A Hole” or “The Perfect Drug”
    Pearl Jam - “Evenflow”
    Soundgarden - “Rusty Cage” or “Outshined”
    If there’s one thing Gen X gave the world, it’s Grunge.

    • @Skeezer66
      @Skeezer66 3 года назад +1

      Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!! Although I'd call NIN more 'industrial', but I don't want to get picky! LOL!

    • @keithmarus8554
      @keithmarus8554 3 года назад

      Perfect Drug?! Nooo.

    • @Jason-to5cs
      @Jason-to5cs 3 года назад +1

      Seriously these dudes gotta stop reacting to only dadrock lol

    • @Skeezer66
      @Skeezer66 3 года назад

      @@Jason-to5cs Yes, but they do know 90's + music, so they stay away from much of that. In a recent reaction Andy mentioned knowing Tool, but do they know Helmet, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.?

  • @lindacrawford7904
    @lindacrawford7904 3 года назад +9

    About as 2020 of a song as there could be. Thirty-two years early.

  • @robynbaker7325
    @robynbaker7325 3 года назад +115

    Should have become more famous. Extremely talented

    • @randomperson-dy6kj
      @randomperson-dy6kj 3 года назад +5

      I saw them with Bad Brains and Fishbone in Philly and it was awesome. It was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to, full of great energy.

    • @Frankincensedjb123
      @Frankincensedjb123 3 года назад +1

      What r u talking about? Album was one of the most played of '88. Hit #6

    • @robynbaker7325
      @robynbaker7325 3 года назад +1

      @@Frankincensedjb123 And they’re talented enough to have lasted as long as the Stones.

    • @EchoBravo370
      @EchoBravo370 3 года назад +1

      @@robynbaker7325 The Stones haven't actually lasted as long as you probably think. They basically just tour regularly and play all the same songs all of the time.

    • @free1855
      @free1855 3 года назад

      How about Fishbone? So underrated. Their cover of Freddie'Dead is brilliant.

  • @ChristopherMmmm
    @ChristopherMmmm 3 года назад +42

    Since you're doing music from this era, now would be the time for Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil.

    • @bradleysheakley5955
      @bradleysheakley5955 3 года назад

      Hell yeah, love that one!

    • @ThePrincepiggy
      @ThePrincepiggy 3 года назад +2

      If going that direction I’d ask for Blue Sky Mine or The Dead Heart

    • @shmick6079
      @shmick6079 3 года назад +1

      @@ThePrincepiggy Forgotten Years or US Forces too.

  • @TheAcgtrs
    @TheAcgtrs 3 года назад +13

    The entire Vivid album is a “must listen”... One of the best debut albums of all time... It is a fully realized album...

  • @bigskyneal784
    @bigskyneal784 3 года назад +13

    “Type” is another great Living Color tune. They were popular for a few short years and should definitely be better known. Vernon Reid is such a potent guitarist!

  • @stevenwilliams1790
    @stevenwilliams1790 3 года назад +27

    This song is in my “oldies” playlist and just rips your head off! Everything said in the song is still relevant today.

  • @fredhall6525
    @fredhall6525 3 года назад +50

    If you're going to stay in 80's for a while here's a potential all 80's poll.
    "She Sells Sanctuary" The Cult
    "Stone in Love" Journey
    "Turn Me Loose" Loverboy
    "What I Like About You" The Romantics

    • @EchoBravo370
      @EchoBravo370 3 года назад +6

      The Cult

    • @theplanetruth
      @theplanetruth 3 года назад +2

      Edit: “loose”

    • @jnybot
      @jnybot 3 года назад +8

      The Cult...She Sells Sanctuary is a MUST do!

    • @fredhall6525
      @fredhall6525 3 года назад

      @@theplanetruth Got it.

    • @lisaannbarriner9633
      @lisaannbarriner9633 3 года назад +2

      Stone in Love is absolutely necessary from Journey.

  • @annheckenbach7358
    @annheckenbach7358 3 года назад +4

    This is a group you need to see the video, to appreciate what you' re hearing. Truly one of a kind band

  • @markhickey3647
    @markhickey3647 3 года назад +6

    Seen these guys 3 times in Glasgow, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 at their peak.
    Just WOW. Their energy literally blew me away ....

  • @susanklasinski1805
    @susanklasinski1805 3 года назад +56

    This is actually the 80's - 1988. "Love Rears It’s Ugly Head" and "Memories Can’t Wait" would be choice next selections. Saw them live in 1990 - so good!

    • @allisonreed7682
      @allisonreed7682 3 года назад +3

      @Susan Klasinski yes! “Love Rears Its Ugly Head” is 🔥🔥🔥

    • @susanklasinski1805
      @susanklasinski1805 3 года назад +2

      @@allisonreed7682 Yes. Their second album was excellent as well. It won the Grammy for best hard rock performance.

  • @efakter1
    @efakter1 3 года назад +15

    This is an all black metal band in the late 80’s. Instant love for them when this came out. We love our guitar solos. It’s what epitomizes heavy metal. Great guitar playing

  • @razor3683
    @razor3683 3 года назад +31

    “Epic” by Faith No More
    “Zero” and “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins
    “Jeremy” and “Even Flow” by Pearl Jam
    The entire “Jar of Flies” album by Alice In Chains

  • @garse70
    @garse70 День назад +1

    This makes me happy. I was 18 when this came out and it’s cool to see a younger generation get this.

  • @geoffreybonham3802
    @geoffreybonham3802 3 года назад +56

    Oh hell yeah!! I know that guitar riff is a monster but those drums are crazy underrated

    • @the79thcookie
      @the79thcookie 3 года назад +4

      Will Calhoun is one of the most underrated drummers

    • @johndef5075
      @johndef5075 3 года назад

      Hes nasty😂🎵

    • @carlfisher3924
      @carlfisher3924 3 года назад +2

      Love that isolated Kik during the intro

    • @geoffreybonham3802
      @geoffreybonham3802 3 года назад

      @@carlfisher3924 totally!!

    • @bencurti7693
      @bencurti7693 3 года назад +2

      No one's mentioned Muzz Skillings bass playing....top level as well!

  • @paulgerhardt6499
    @paulgerhardt6499 3 года назад +34

    The singer Corey glover was in the movie platoon he played Francis

  • @keithmarus8554
    @keithmarus8554 3 года назад +8

    Guys that whole album is sick! Start to finish.

  • @GrannyMetalheadTV
    @GrannyMetalheadTV 2 года назад +2

    Criminally underappreciated band. They should've been a lot bigger and I dunno why they weren't but this album is FIRE!! 🤘Rock On!🤘

  • @suzan5533
    @suzan5533 3 года назад +39

    This was HUGE when it came out. It hits every check on the list. Amazing song/band.

  • @dillydilly6073
    @dillydilly6073 3 года назад +46

    "Like Joseph Stalin... and Ghandi".
    Those 2 in the same line... crazy.

    • @andyandalex
      @andyandalex  3 года назад +7

      @Dilly Dilly
      Yeah caught us off guard as well! With the extreme cases it became clear they were like, right or wrong, funny how groups of people work with the ‘right’ leader.

    • @iKvetch558
      @iKvetch558 3 года назад +3

      @@andyandalex Like Mussolini...and Kennedy" (heads explode) 😂😁

    • @ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis
      @ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis 3 года назад

      @Dilly Dilly
      Interesting juxtaposition.
      Great writing.

  • @reddwarf3069
    @reddwarf3069 3 года назад +6

    No reaction channel holds a candle to Andy & Alex when it comes the breakdown. These dudes have honed their skills, and I can’t wait ‘till they delve into the music of my generation, gen X!
    Bangers galore!

  • @stevenmix3723
    @stevenmix3723 3 года назад +1

    They performed a fantastic production of this on Saturday Night Live way back then.

  • @crazeyjoe
    @crazeyjoe 3 года назад +4

    Cult of Personality is a track from the "Vivid" recording, which was actually released in 1988.

  • @hereigoagain04
    @hereigoagain04 3 года назад +2

    So happy that you covered this! What a pleasant surprise. I’ve explored many songs from earlier decades with you, but it’s so encouraging that you hit something outside of your wheelhouse.

  • @biskygiver
    @biskygiver 3 года назад +1

    When this song hit the airwaves on radio there was no conscious decision to turn up the volume for it was purely a reflexive movement. One of my favorite "in your face" type songs.

  • @BiffMan42
    @BiffMan42 3 года назад +19

    "He's just pointing out it's a thing"
    Cut to the core meaning of the song right there. Nicely done, lads!

  • @MadMattInc1
    @MadMattInc1 3 года назад +5

    Rock didn't die in the 70's. Pop just keeps trying to burry it, but it keeps coming back.

  • @kathys6402
    @kathys6402 3 года назад +5

    So happy to see you two do this one. I remember very well when it debuted on MTV... it exploded.... and the praise they received for this song was very well deserved. Stay safe & stay strong!

  • @bizwest21
    @bizwest21 3 года назад +6

    Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing" is another great song from that era. 1990. Good video too.

  • @jennhurl
    @jennhurl 3 года назад +61

    OMG I couldn't click fast enough!!

    • @Shadowrider1872
      @Shadowrider1872 3 года назад +4

      😂 me too! Head banged the whole time 🤘🤘

    • @flinx1241
      @flinx1241 3 года назад +2

      I know, right?

  • @blastedmcgraw152
    @blastedmcgraw152 3 года назад +4

    One of my favorite things about this song is seeing peoples’ faces during the guitar solos when they listen for the first time.

  • @ajogg
    @ajogg 3 года назад +8

    Loved Living Colour, so glad you reacted to them. Check out Open Letter to a Landlord, Type, Funny Vibe, Glamour Boys to start. They unfortunately were like another commenter said "pigeonholed" as a black rock band. They are so good. Not that it matters, but this album came out in `88. So good.

  • @medinadg
    @medinadg 3 года назад +16

    I'd pair this with Red Hot Chili Peppers "Knock Me Down" or "Higher Ground." For some reason they compliment each other. Also, came out about the same time.

    • @mariaassante620
      @mariaassante620 3 года назад +2

      Great suggestions

    • @scottgelb2650
      @scottgelb2650 2 года назад

      I love their version of Higher Ground. I usually play it back to back with Stevie's original. Magic!

  • @shauner1108
    @shauner1108 3 года назад +68

    Will Calhoun is a criminally underrated drummer!

    • @joenutz2738
      @joenutz2738 3 года назад

      CRIMINALLY!!!!

    • @MarkLindsayCNC
      @MarkLindsayCNC 3 года назад

      PREACH!!!

    • @robertcoates6800
      @robertcoates6800 3 года назад +1

      Vernon Reid kicks ass on that guitar too.

    • @chrisd7047
      @chrisd7047 3 года назад +1

      They're all talented, but Will went to and graduated from an honest to God music school (Berklee in Boston). It strikes me every time I see this video how easy he makes it look, especially when compared to how hard the other 3 are all working

    • @dlphcoracl9645
      @dlphcoracl9645 Год назад

      Truth.

  • @michaelyork4554
    @michaelyork4554 3 года назад +17

    Yours Is No Disgrace from Yessongs, the craziest 5 minutes in music history right in the middle of a 14 minute Masterpiece

  • @robertperrella4194
    @robertperrella4194 3 года назад +7

    will calhoun is a vastly UNDERRATED JAZZ DRUMMER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @briancullen9575
    @briancullen9575 3 года назад +2

    I never appreciated how great the drum sound was until now.

  • @KingOfNebbishes
    @KingOfNebbishes 3 года назад +29

    If you want to revisit Living Colour, "Time's Up" is even harder than this was.

    • @dunhill1
      @dunhill1 3 года назад +3

      yes as is Glamour Boys!

    • @toddvanfleet8576
      @toddvanfleet8576 3 года назад +5

      True that.
      They were necessary to survival.
      Great live.

  • @JSBIRD69
    @JSBIRD69 3 года назад +24

    Simple Minds : Hypnotized
    Everlast : Put Your Lights On
    The Cult : She Sells Sanctuary

    • @dunhill1
      @dunhill1 3 года назад +1

      Power Station: Get it On Bang a Gong

    • @Docsharpie
      @Docsharpie 3 года назад +1

      Personal opinion that Love Removal Machine is a better banger than Sanctuary, though all the reaction videos I've seen is for Sanctuary. Good song, but it really had that 80's guitar sound to it but LRM set them apart.

    • @ksglfr1
      @ksglfr1 3 года назад +1

      I’d dig some “Firewoman”!

    • @Docsharpie
      @Docsharpie 3 года назад +1

      @@ksglfr1 Another good song! I went back and listened to Electric, just great. Wildflower, Peace Dog. Rick Rubin really helped them put together a classic album.

    • @brendanjones3816
      @brendanjones3816 3 года назад +1

      She Sells Sanctuary absolutely

  • @tzzz7
    @tzzz7 3 года назад +1

    Every member of this band is extremely talented.
    Fun fact - lead singer, Cory Glover is also an actor .He was in "Platoon" as well as a few other movies.

  • @LittleQueenie64
    @LittleQueenie64 3 года назад +2

    I have LOVED this song since the first time I heard it. The louder, the better. Still own the vinyl.

  • @geckho
    @geckho 3 года назад +47

    um,,,yeah, some Rage Against the Machine - "Killing in the Name" would be cool.

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 3 года назад

      Before Rage was Urban Dance Squad. They did it first and helluva lot funkier.
      Check, Grand Black Citizen, Son of A Culture Clash & Harvy Quinnt.

    • @misterkite
      @misterkite 3 года назад +2

      Killing in the Name is so repetitive.

    • @kitoyobeni1
      @kitoyobeni1 3 года назад +1

      @@misterkite Yeah, there are better RATM songs on all of their albums IMO.

    • @ajschroetlin2196
      @ajschroetlin2196 3 года назад

      @@misterkite But the message is powerful, and sadly more relevant today than ever.
      www.npr.org/2021/01/15/956896923/police-officers-across-nation-face-federal-charges-for-involvement-in-capitol-ri

    • @coopsnz1
      @coopsnz1 3 года назад

      Rage against the machine- know your enemy or wake up

  • @jennhurl
    @jennhurl 3 года назад +6

    Yesss!! 90's!!
    Foo Fighters is my favorite! Dave Grohl was the drummer for Nirvana. He is the lead singer, lead guitar, & writer for Foo's. 90's - "Everlong" & "Monkey Wrench" 🐒 is your type of vibe. In 2008 they sold out Wembley Stadium 3 nights in a row. That's over 250K people. Watch the whole concert live. Incredible. Dave is a rock God. Who says they don't still exist? 🤣
    Alice in Chains "Man in The Box" the riff is fire! Layne Staley's (RIP) voice OMG! Everyone should hear this song!! It'll get stuck in your head for days.
    Nine Inch Nails is Industrial Rock which Trent ushered into the 90's. Every club banged these hard. MANY genres of rock sprung off Industial. Trent Reznor's (please read a bit about him - incredible career!!!) "CLOSER" & "Head Like A Hole" is pure genius. 🔥 He did it all himself. GEN-I-US!!!!!!

  • @jeffk2526
    @jeffk2526 3 года назад +3

    That is actually 1988! Take a deep dive into the lyrics. Living Colour released their debut at the end of my sophomore year in college. I went to a pretty conservative liberal arts college, and I was like a missionary, trying to spread the gospel of LC, trying to get my friends to listen to them. Very socially conscious, powerful lyrics along with superb musicianship. Most people freak out when they hear this is an all-black band, but honestly, they shouldn't be judged that way. I would STORNGLY recommend Desperate People, Which Way To America, or the kind of eerie This is the Life. You really can't go wrong though!

  • @jeffegert3115
    @jeffegert3115 3 года назад +2

    Been recommending this one often...Thank you for doing it...I'm relieved that you love it as much as I do

  • @Shadowrider1872
    @Shadowrider1872 3 года назад +17

    GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!!??

  • @scotts6702
    @scotts6702 3 года назад +13

    chainsaw jam. Pure heat.
    You have so much great rock in the 80’s and 90’s. The Cult, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Janes Addiction, Audio Slave, Echo and the Bunnymen, early Smiths, etc.... blah blah
    you have SO much to chew on boys 😎🤘🏻

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 3 года назад +1

      People associate 80's hard rock as all Hair Metal but before grunge we had
      1) Living Colour
      2) Kings X
      3) The Cult
      4) Fishbone
      5) Urban Dance Squad
      6) Faith No More
      7) Janes Addiction
      All late 80's before Nirvana

    • @carolynkaleel-qqbc6251
      @carolynkaleel-qqbc6251 3 года назад

      I'll wait forever for Echo and The Bunnymen.

  • @Chualland
    @Chualland 3 года назад +1

    Glad you guys mention the drum work. It was so consistent and right on that many people miss it.

  • @Dragoninja
    @Dragoninja 3 года назад +7

    I remember in the late 80'S when this song hit the radio airwaves, everybody was like WHO ARE THESE GUYS? Everyone was blown away just like U A& A were. Bands to check out from that time period R U2 anything from the, Joshua Tree & Achtung Baby Album, Stevie Ray Vaughn "The Sky Is Crying" Soundgarden From the Album Super Unkown the Title Track "Super Unknown".

  • @myratatano5187
    @myratatano5187 3 года назад +18

    Since you're breaking into the 90's put Filter's " Hey Man, Nice Shot" on your list of possibilities ♥️

  • @Shadowrider1872
    @Shadowrider1872 3 года назад +10

    Great song! Great message

  • @KlaraTavakoliGoesche
    @KlaraTavakoliGoesche 3 года назад +4

    R.E.M.’s ‘Orange Crush’🍊 (!!!!!!!) Also from 1988, it’s another brilliant banger with a message.

  • @sharondianneb
    @sharondianneb 3 года назад +5

    Saw Living Color open for the Stones in 89 . I'll never forget this song live , 2nd row!
    ( timeless lyrics but especially relevant in recent times, imo )
    If you do more late 80s / 90s bands , . Please consider reacting to > Morphine

    • @burmajones803
      @burmajones803 3 года назад

      Oh, yes! Talk about a completely original sound. A genuine rock band without a guitarist, but that sax player shreds like a guitarist and runs his horn through all kinds of effects pedals. Just about anything from Cure for Pain would be tremendous!

    • @genny5309
      @genny5309 Год назад

      I did too! Amazing show.

  • @kdm71291
    @kdm71291 3 года назад +8

    Another example of when it could be said “How have you not heard this?!” ...but I digress.......this was from the ‘80s....and you really need to see the video!

  • @rubentullenaar2934
    @rubentullenaar2934 3 года назад +14

    Back in the 90s I was a huge fan of Living Colour and Rage Against the Machine. Vernon Reid and Tom Morello (RATM) were my favorite Guitar players. Saw them both live twice, also live they were excellent. Also react to “Love Rears it’s Ugly Head”. And RATM you need to check “Know Your Enemy”, “Bullet in the Head”, “Testify” and others🤘🏻

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 3 года назад +1

      Before Rage, was Urban Dance Squad. They did it first and helluva lot funkier.
      Check, Grand Black Citizen, Son of A Culture Clash & Harvy Quinnt.
      If not familiar you will aporeciate!
      Let me know what you thought.
      BTW UDS & Living Colour's debut albums came out in 88.

    • @rubentullenaar2934
      @rubentullenaar2934 3 года назад

      @@jgsrhythm100 hey man, good call. I know Urban Dance Squad all too well. They are from the Netherlands, same as me. Seen them perform in small venues when I was about 13 years old.

    • @jgsrhythm100
      @jgsrhythm100 3 года назад

      @@rubentullenaar2934 Hey, yes I saw them in France at the Midem conference. Ahead of their time.

  • @jamienerdahl9209
    @jamienerdahl9209 2 года назад +1

    It was used alot in the early 90s..but its really a late 80s song
    ..1988 it came out..i was 16..and this took mtv by storm..it was way ahead of its time..unfornately they got known as the black rock band..and never totally got the respect and recognition they deserve d..

  • @kenbowser2393
    @kenbowser2393 3 года назад +1

    Their live shows were amazing. Such a great band.

  • @jthomann71
    @jthomann71 3 года назад +67

    Since you're getting into 80s a bit try Fire Woman by The Cult.

    • @RocketmanS2K
      @RocketmanS2K 3 года назад +1

      +1, although there are better Cult songs IMO. Check out Rain, Sun King, Little Devil, She Sells Sanctuary. Anything off the Electric album.
      As long as you guys are doing tidbits from the "80s, you gotta check out "Men Without Shame" from Phantom, Rocker, and Slick. BANGER!

    • @thatoneguyagain2252
      @thatoneguyagain2252 3 года назад

      Add in "Lil' Devil", "Wild Flower", and "Love Removal Machine"

  • @lisamorrison2149
    @lisamorrison2149 3 года назад +7

    Yay! Now that's a tune to start the Week..that guitar riff is wicked. Cheers!🤘

  • @kenratliff7822
    @kenratliff7822 3 года назад +1

    "That fucked". Concise and accurate use of the language. 👏👏👏

  • @detomaso_6235
    @detomaso_6235 3 года назад +20

    Stone Temple Pilots. Plush was one of the 5 biggest rock songs of the 90s. And Sex Type Thing is a MAJOR BANGER still in heavy rotation today on rock radio. (Don't worry, the latter's lyrics are PG-13)

    • @laurawalkerJD
      @laurawalkerJD 3 года назад +1

      LOL I loved when Scott Weiland introduced "Sex Type Thing" with "This is a song about an asshole" - it is indeed. And it bangs like crazy :D

    • @jaimeknoble3315
      @jaimeknoble3315 3 года назад

      Interstate Love Song is my favorite STP song. Very short but so good