I think everyone who knows his playing knows he's great. He's just not been in the spotlight much since early 90's. In other words, I don't think under rated, but under known.
The funny thing is that everyone wanted ILC to be some kind of group of poor blacks from the ghetto who took over rock. calhoun went to Berklee. THey were all trained and mentored and middle class. They just happened to be black.
@@pauldarling330 Wow... way to project on other people bro. I never thought or assumed any of that, even back in the late 80s. And no one I knew who were into them ever mentioned any of that. I knew nothing about their background and never made up any narrative. I just LOVED their music.
People say "omg this band should be way more famous" for literally every fucking band they listen to - regardless of said bands actual popularity. In this case though, Living Colour should be way more popular. True, Cult of Personality was a hit that is still played on rock radio today - but everything else they've done is buried and forgotten. They simply aren't discussed like they should be. These guys are TIGHT. A great frontman, an incredibly rhythm section, a good mix of solid rock n' roll attitude and smart lyrics - it's just very solid rock music.
love rears it's ugly head was their biggest hit / known song in the uk, COP gained popularity after the video game here, not for me personally, just in the general pop culture of the time, i been a fan since day one.
From Wikipedia: Lyrically, "Glamour Boys" discusses young men obsessed with high aspects of society such as clothing and parties. The chorus shouts "I ain't no glamour boy - I'm fierce"!
Modern politics is a glamour boy contest, just look how vapid & controlled the narratives of political debate are? Intellect is losing to pop culture glam in America the past few decades.
That's because back then recordings were made with the intention of having the music played through big sound systems. With all the MP-3 technology and earphones, people have forgotten how kick ass that music sounds through REAL hi-fi systems.
@@skanazawa75 Spotify uses comressed AF mp3's. The quality is far off from actual CD's. Buy actual CD's if u wanna hear quality music the way it was meant to be heard.
MaximusAdonicus Thanks for the reply! I actually have this cd, but isn’t youtube compressed as well? Somehow it sounds better than spotify. Edit: I was just comparing the two and am pretty sure they are different versions (the one in here and the one on Spotify.
watching 2024. just seen these awesome men play in pittsburgh 2 days ago. holy cow they are amazing still. so underrated it’s pathetic. the guitar player is by far one of THE best players. he never missed a note and was as clean as Eddie Van Halen. If you haven’t seen them live. then you are missing out on one of the best shows you’ll see.
What's sad is that that they put out an album recently, called Shade, and IMO it was really good and the masses probably didn't even know about it. I also liked Faith No More's recent album Sol Invictus. What's sad is that there are probably alot of people out there that don't realize that both bands are still active. A couple of years ago I saw Living Colour perform at the podunk Bike Fest in Cape Coral, FL. It was an awesome show and I believe the tickets were only $15. Cool thing was that I met the drummer.
I saw these guys open for the Rolling Stones in 1989. It was pre internet days but it led me to Bad Brains, Cromags, minor threat & 20 years of adventure
It amazes me how the bands three biggest songs, this, Cult of Personality, and Love's Ugly Head are all such different types of songs. Wish they had more stuff like Cult but they're other stuff is good too. Very artistically diverse.
Gene Simmons stated in an interview a year or two ago about how there are no good rock bands anymore. The last great band was Foo Fighters. Living Colour was before Foo Fighters. Gene wasn't exactly wrong
@@Cosmopavone Dude really Do you compare Maneskin with these guys. The sound of the production of the Eurovision song is alright & a bit catchy. But there album sounds like a crappy demo & they are rather mediocre musicians compared to others.
You ever hear a song and totally forgot it ever existed? Well this was it for me. I was at Home Depot yesterday and this came on. I was dancing through the aisles in the garden section.
Remember when this video came out. Found the video and song fascinating. Miss hen videos were artsy. Back in the eighties before the Barbie movie, Ken had his story..this was it ( he was a friggin yuppie..that's why she dumped him), lol. Damn these guys were so ahead of there time! This vid just screams New York City art! Love it!
I just can't express how great this band is. How unique they were, playing their music in 1988. How well it still stands up today. After Vivid, it wasn't always some of the most popular stuff....but it definitely was and still is some of the best.
I bought the cassette tape and played the hell out of it! 34 years later I'm rocking to thier incredible music. I will be 62 next month and I'm still fierce!
Vernon Reid might not show his chops as much in this song but he fluidly goes from funk rhythm guitar to hard rock power chords. He is one of the best.
I got to meet these guys back in 2007 after a show. They are very friendly, down to earth guys. I asked them if they ever get tired of playing cult of personality... they just laughed and said that's what the people want to hear...lol
So much respect to Corey Glover for having so much energy to perform in a surfer wetsuit. You could see him sweating due to the clothes not helping, but he didn't lose energy. At the end this band was marked in my memory by the style and incredible visuals associated with very vibrant music and presentation.
I love the guitar break in the middle. The tone is just great and gives the song a Caribbean feel to it. Awesome. How Reid goes from that clean kind of calypso feel to the more crunchy distorted rock sound in the chorus is just phenomenal. I was lucky enough to see them live in college.
2:01 - 2:34 was the most beautiful music that sounded in 1988...I was 12 years old and I mastered the singer's dance without long hair...now 42 wishing there was a way to turn back time...long live the 80s
Vernon Reed is a underrated guitarist. Living Colour foi uma das melhores bandas que já existiu. 1:25 - He's reading JUDGE DREDD!!!! Living Colour foi uma das melhores bandas que já existiu.
It's almost a sin for me to have been born in the 80s and have not heard of this band early in my life. I guess this is redemption time, and I'm loving every moment of it.
Vernon Reid is severely underrated as a guitar player
+Mike White: Not by me! Ditto Living Colour as a band.
+bengreens good to know ^^
His lines are so melodic and rhythmically compelling!
I think everyone who knows his playing knows he's great. He's just not been in the spotlight much since early 90's. In other words, I don't think under rated, but under known.
Definitely. He's very versatile and he comes up with guitar lines that probably no one else would.
One of the most underrated music groups of all time. These guys were so ahead of their time, and they are all top notch musicians
Yeah... I wonder... hmmmmm 🤔
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Great band
Bang on the money!
Saw them open for the Stones in 89. Unbelievablely good live band.
Living Colour was SO far ahead of their times with every song. They just blow the roof off every time. Incredible talent.
You said it brother.
Was at the concert hall in Toronto, the ceiling did come down!
I know, this is so present and pertinent. I wish I could edit the Ken heads to be YT personalities.
It's a shame black metal never took off. I would have preferred listening to stuff like this than to hip hop.
Totally agree with you
Man people don't give enough credit to Calhoun. Dude's drumming has some incredible feel and sound, and gives this band's tracks so much backbone.
The funny thing is that everyone wanted ILC to be some kind of group of poor blacks from the ghetto who took over rock. calhoun went to Berklee. THey were all trained and mentored and middle class. They just happened to be black.
@@pauldarling330 still pretty rare
@@pauldarling330 Wow... way to project on other people bro. I never thought or assumed any of that, even back in the late 80s. And no one I knew who were into them ever mentioned any of that. I knew nothing about their background and never made up any narrative. I just LOVED their music.
Vernon Reed is a underrated guitarist.
amen to that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very true + Reid*
Speak on it
Maybe so but he definitely one of my guitar idols.
You could also say that about the singer. And the bassist. And the drummer. They were one of the best bands out in the late 80s.
This song has a reggae sound and calypso sound mixed with a pop sound and rock groove..MAN THESE GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!
It does!
It does indeed. There's also a solid funk groove too. Cheers!
totally, it's the upstroke guitar that really makes this song. Vernon Reid is an absolute monster on the guitar.
Of course it does! They took it from a Brazilian band called Paralamas do Sucesso.
It isn't original from them!
@@Glendacavalcante What’s the song? 🤔
I have a friend here in nyc who is the definition of a glamour boy lol
he’s fierce?
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
true!
so true living colour we're gr8 glamour boys was a gr8 song and they can rock
DearMakeUpDiary yup your spot on
They blew the UK apart on tour and were excellent !!!
They're still around!
People say "omg this band should be way more famous" for literally every fucking band they listen to - regardless of said bands actual popularity.
In this case though, Living Colour should be way more popular. True, Cult of Personality was a hit that is still played on rock radio today - but everything else they've done is buried and forgotten. They simply aren't discussed like they should be.
These guys are TIGHT. A great frontman, an incredibly rhythm section, a good mix of solid rock n' roll attitude and smart lyrics - it's just very solid rock music.
love rears it's ugly head was their biggest hit / known song in the uk, COP gained popularity after the video game here, not for me personally, just in the general pop culture of the time, i been a fan since day one.
i agree with what you said btw.. it's like being a secret club isn't it lol.
From Wikipedia:
Lyrically, "Glamour Boys" discusses young men obsessed with high aspects of society such as clothing and parties. The chorus shouts "I ain't no glamour boy - I'm fierce"!
Modern politics is a glamour boy contest, just look how vapid & controlled the narratives of political debate are? Intellect is losing to pop culture glam in America the past few decades.
This song was way ahead of its time. Timeless classic.
What time do you think it belonged in? It sure sounds late 80s to me.
Early 90s
@@hishers7980 You think it sounds like grunge?
@@scottlarson1548 nah, more like blues and metal mixed 💙😎😏
@@scottlarson1548 grunge was more like nirvana and Pearl Jam in the 90s!!
The most 90s thing of the 80s!
Graduated high school in 1990. These guys were among the soundtracks of my senior year. Great, great musicians.
Who’s watching these guys in 2023!! Bring back the 80’s PLEASEEEEE!
2024 here ✌🏼
1953 here!🎉
Except for the mullet. We can leave that back in the 80's.
seeing them in concert tonight :)
@@vandinroth Let us know how the concert was!
If written today, the title would be "Influencers".
Nothing screams more MTV than this videoclip. Excellent song!
that's because this was when MTV was still playing music lol
Lead singer Corey was in the movie Platoon, famous line "we're gonna get high, high high."
That’s cool! I’m gonna have to go back and rewatch!
Pretty sure that was Keith David bro
@@darthhonky88 nope, Corey had that line. He played Francis. He was the one that stabbed himself in the leg.
No. He’s the one who said “Politics Man. Politics.”
@@juvawaveredlighttherapy It was both!
Killer bass sound.
Edges Yeah, It sounds much better than what I hear on spotify?!
That's because back then recordings were made with the intention of having the music played through big sound systems.
With all the MP-3 technology and earphones, people have forgotten how kick ass that music sounds through REAL hi-fi systems.
Edges love it
@@skanazawa75 Spotify uses comressed AF mp3's. The quality is far off from actual CD's. Buy actual CD's if u wanna hear quality music the way it was meant to be heard.
MaximusAdonicus Thanks for the reply! I actually have this cd, but isn’t youtube compressed as well? Somehow it sounds better than spotify. Edit: I was just comparing the two and am pretty sure they are different versions (the one in here and the one on Spotify.
This song was before its time if you think about it
It most Definitely was and I still ❤ this song!
Still listning. Anyboady else.
watching 2024. just seen these awesome men play in pittsburgh 2 days ago. holy cow they are amazing still. so underrated it’s pathetic. the guitar player is by far one of THE best players. he never missed a note and was as clean as Eddie Van Halen. If you haven’t seen them live. then you are missing out on one of the best shows you’ll see.
@@WyldStallion-bs9oo mostly older white people. maybe a handful of blacks. n i’m talking maybe 4-5. the rest were our age white folks.
@@WyldStallion-bs9oo anytime buddy.
They are in Cincinnati sept 24th!
I saw them in concert a few years ago in Central Park as a lineup promoting the Black Rock Coalition
Still loving this in 2021!!!
“I ain’t no glamour boy....I’m fierce!!
I ain’t no glamour boy...Wooooh!”
Awesome African-American rock band!
Scott Ian on the subway and Corey with his nose in a Judge Dredd comic. I never noticed them before.
Yep! Cos Scott just posted on FB and i had to verify so here we are!
@@AgentXXSmith Wow! How did I miss that?
Fun fact: Corey is a comic books fan.
I am watching this in 2024. I saw them on August 15, 2024 in Fort Wayne, IN
the industry killed bands like this, who are in the same level that Faith No More in terms of quality and popularity in the ends of 80's
Jose Luis Muena Torres Good thing they're still active.
Same level in musicianahip/sound..NOT AS CREATIVE for sales. Obviously.
What's sad is that that they put out an album recently, called Shade, and IMO it was really good and the masses probably didn't even know about it. I also liked Faith No More's recent album Sol Invictus. What's sad is that there are probably alot of people out there that don't realize that both bands are still active. A couple of years ago I saw Living Colour perform at the podunk Bike Fest in Cape Coral, FL. It was an awesome show and I believe the tickets were only $15. Cool thing was that I met the drummer.
Yeh that's what I thought when I saw them, theyre like a black Faith No More, doing hard rock mixed with some whimsy like this, cool band.
Jose Luis Muena Torres they are still playing just have to look
I saw these guys open for the Rolling Stones in 1989. It was pre internet days but it led me to Bad Brains, Cromags, minor threat & 20 years of adventure
It was my 12th bday when i saw living colour live
It amazes me how the bands three biggest songs, this, Cult of Personality, and Love's Ugly Head are all such different types of songs. Wish they had more stuff like Cult but they're other stuff is good too. Very artistically diverse.
isn't 'love rears its ugly head' one of their biggest?
their other stuff
@@caspervanhelvoirt
That's literally what they said.
@@jjwp-ql5rv oh wow, I don't know how I missed that lol
The song "Type" is really good too.
"One of the best bands in the World!"
Who's cranking this in 2024?
Corey and Vernon were awesome
The most underrated rock band ever
I like the reggae guitar riff Vernon Reid plays throughout.
I bought this cassette when it first came out. Played it in my car constantly. It was like the soundtrack of my life at the time. Great album
Grande sinergia!! Yooo soy brigidooooo!!
Acá los que saben nomas. Rockeros vieja escuela.
Gene Simmons stated in an interview a year or two ago about how there are no good rock bands anymore. The last great band was Foo Fighters. Living Colour was before Foo Fighters. Gene wasn't exactly wrong
Royal Blood is really good.
Royal Blood, Idles, Maneskin
@@Cosmopavone
Dude really
Do you compare Maneskin with these guys.
The sound of the production of the Eurovision song is alright & a bit catchy. But there album sounds like a crappy demo & they are rather mediocre musicians compared to others.
@@StigaWorldCup no they can't be compared because sadly Maneskin are way more successful.
Well, I haven't seen this in about 30+ years. Glad to see it still rocks.
You ever hear a song and totally forgot it ever existed? Well this was it for me. I was at Home Depot yesterday and this came on. I was dancing through the aisles in the garden section.
Remember when this video came out. Found the video and song fascinating. Miss hen videos were artsy. Back in the eighties before the Barbie movie, Ken had his story..this was it ( he was a friggin yuppie..that's why she dumped him), lol. Damn these guys were so ahead of there time! This vid just screams New York City art! Love it!
I just can't express how great this band is. How unique they were, playing their music in 1988. How well it still stands up today. After Vivid, it wasn't always some of the most popular stuff....but it definitely was and still is some of the best.
I bought the cassette tape and played the hell out of it! 34 years later I'm rocking to thier incredible music. I will be 62 next month and I'm still fierce!
1989 ..... lord, take me back there ....
That's it I am going to go buy every single living colour studio album tonight.
That copy of 2000AD is the one I have been looking to find for about 30 years.
Vernon Reid might not show his chops as much in this song but he fluidly goes from funk rhythm guitar to hard rock power chords. He is one of the best.
This is pure and beautiful funk rock.
My favorite Living Colour song.
Mine too !!
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I finally found this song!! Always thought it was GRAMMAR BOYS KKKKKKKKKKKKKK
This song needs to trend in 2019 because there's a lot of theses glamour boys running around these days.
Even more in 2021!
Yeah , and now call it “the tiktok boys” or “the instagram girls” or “the twitter trolls”
It has been like 28+ years since I heard this tune!!! Woah awesome thanks!!
I was 16 when this came out, 35 years later, it and this band, still rock👍✌️
Scott Ian (from Anthrax) in that subway scene! Yeah!!!
This guy is my fukin favorite guitarist of all times. His soul is uncanny in every riff. Everything that goes around ,,, comes around!!!! Un maestro
My girlfriend at the time was so in love with these guys I couldn't appreciate them the way I do now 😁...
Great music from back in the day. Still Love it!
Fantastic band.
Vernon Reid is such a guitar BEAST!!
Living Colour, Kings X tour in 2024. Make it happen!!!
I still love this band and I just turned 70. Corey Glover's energy is contagious!
The fine gentlemen of LIVING COLOUR were YEARS before their time. 🎨 💫 👏 🍻 🏆
This band....wow. So underrated and ahead of their time. I love 'em.
Living Color are so underrated.
We need more black rock bands. ❤
Listened to this a lot in the 90´s
I´m fierce!
Why is this not on their setlist 💔💔💔
I got to meet these guys back in 2007 after a show. They are very friendly, down to earth guys. I asked them if they ever get tired of playing cult of personality... they just laughed and said that's what the people want to hear...lol
One of the best bands of the 80's.
yo soy brígido!!!
Soy rudo!
Make Rock Fun Again.
Damn what a funny video and still kicks ass to this day!
As a former 80s/90s glamour boy (akways on the scene)i've always loved this...😎
one of the best bands in all history
Going to see them in about 3 hours in Cedar Rapids iowa. Cant wait will be first time for me!!!
How was it!?!
@@SupremeModes great show... they opened for Extreme.
@@ShabbyTrick 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Killer bass sound.
"What do you mean my credit's no good?!"
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
What do me my credits no good ,this is still great 31 years later
Such an underrated group.
Extraordinary talent ,so creative and fun,love it,we're are they?
Groups back then like Living Colour and Fishbone had a lot of elements in their rock! You can hear the calypso in this joint....!
The Scatman
Solace of You from Time’s Up is also calypso.
I believe Vernon’s father (at least that I know of, maybe his mother as well) was from St. Kitts. Fierce Soca!
Underated Band
Underated Song
They were ahead of their time, amazing band. And IMHO this song features Muzz's coolest bass line.
Muzz plays both the bass line as well as rhythm guitar at the same time here...beyond amazing.
So much respect to Corey Glover for having so much energy to perform in a surfer wetsuit.
You could see him sweating due to the clothes not helping, but he didn't lose energy.
At the end this band was marked in my memory by the style and incredible visuals associated with very vibrant music and presentation.
Loved these guys when I was a kid… still do as a 45 year old 😂
I love the guitar break in the middle. The tone is just great and gives the song a Caribbean feel to it. Awesome. How Reid goes from that clean kind of calypso feel to the more crunchy distorted rock sound in the chorus is just phenomenal. I was lucky enough to see them live in college.
❤ still dancing to it 2024
The baseline in this jam is effing sick!
2:01 - 2:34 was the most beautiful music that sounded in 1988...I was 12 years old and I mastered the singer's dance without long hair...now 42 wishing there was a way to turn back time...long live the 80s
most underrated band of all time
What a great lost hit!!! Thought I found them all!!!
I was a metal-head in the 80’s, but we all had respect for this band. Good guitar is good guitar.
Estou vendo esse vídeo em 2024.
this was my first CD, got it along with my $200 CD player for Christmas, good times
200 dollars oh God It was a lot of money back in the 80'
@@AndreaBorto It was also still very new tech in the late 80's.
Saw them open for the Stones in 89
Killer show!
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
"What do you mean my credit's no good?!"
Killer bass sound.
Wonderful 1988 classic!
Vernon Reed is a underrated guitarist.
Living Colour foi uma das melhores bandas que já existiu.
1:25 - He's reading JUDGE DREDD!!!!
Living Colour foi uma das melhores bandas que já existiu.
Omg I loved this when I was a little girl
It's almost a sin for me to have been born in the 80s and have not heard of this band early in my life. I guess this is redemption time, and I'm loving every moment of it.
Awesome 👌
(2000AD too 👍)
One of the MOST UNDERRATED bands of all-time !
I like how this song mixes pop and rock.