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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
First time I heard that song back when I was a kid in the early 90’s on the radio I thought they were singing ‘the grandma boys’….a child’s innocence 😂
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.
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.
this band won a grammy for the best hard rock perfomance in 1990, this is one of the most greatest band i even heared :) and all are of color like his name
I loved these guys in college ! Still do to this day - they deserve more recognition. The signing was amazing Corey Glover what a voice and Vernon Reid is amazing !
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.
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 was the democgraphics of the crowd there? Black people, white people? I'm white. I love that we see a black rock band. So rare any of them venture out of hip hop/R&B. So its awesome to see Living Colour songs and videos.
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 saw them at the Metro in Chicago in the early 2000s, was a small venue and AWESOME! Cory Glover climbed all around the walls and balcony, he made it all the way around - exited stage left and landed back on stage right!
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.
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
Quebrando paradigmas e esteriótipos Living Colour revolucionou o rock na década de 80 , deixando seu legado para nós que curtimos um bom rock and roll.
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.
Without a doubt one of the best tunes from 1985. First heard this tune way back in 1985 watching the TV programme No Limits. Fantastic days of my youth.
“Tomara que a gente não desista de ser quem é por nada nem ninguém deste mundo. Que a gente reconheça o poder do outro sem esquecer do nosso. Que as mentiras alheias não confundam as nossas verdades, mesmo que as mentiras e as verdades não sejam permanentes. Que friagem nenhuma seja capaz de encabular o nosso calor mais bonito. Que, mesmo quando estivermos doendo, não percamos de vista nem de sonho a ideia da alegria. Tomara que apesar dos apesares todos, a gente continue tendo valentia suficiente para não abrir mão de se sentir feliz.”
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music. Vernon Reid is such a guitar BEAST!! Esse som só me faz lembrar da saudosa radio cidade... Killer bass sound.
Killer bass sound. Living Colour foi uma das melhores bandas que já existiu. Vernon Reed is a underrated guitarist. Living Colour foi uma das melhores bandas que já existiu.
"dumpster diving" . . . perfect metaphor! Except I've probably gotten more good stuff out of dumpsters than out of online comments sections. Heh, so why do I even post?
Listened to this a lot in the 90´s I´m fierce! You cannot with a straight face tell me that this is the same band that did cult of personality I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
Видеоклипы
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
The most 90s thing of the 80s!
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.
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.
Nothing screams more MTV than this videoclip. Excellent song!
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
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.
Listen to Doug's bass tone Woodstock 2016 C.O.P. Bass notes so thick & chunky "you can eat them with a fork", LOL.
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.
This band....wow. So underrated and ahead of their time. I love 'em.
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.”
I still love this band and I just turned 70. Corey Glover's energy is contagious!
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!!
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!
My favorite Living Colour song.
Mine too !!
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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.
Vernon Reid is such a guitar BEAST!!
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.
First time I heard that song back when I was a kid in the early 90’s on the radio I thought they were singing ‘the grandma boys’….a child’s innocence 😂
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.
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!
Killer bass sound.
"What do you mean my credit's no good?!"
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
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
“I ain’t no glamour boy....I’m fierce!!
I ain’t no glamour boy...Wooooh!”
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.
this band won a grammy for the best hard rock perfomance in 1990, this is one of the most greatest band i even heared :) and all are of color like his name
That's it I am going to go buy every single living colour studio album tonight.
Those guys make me travel into a long years ago....I listened that music in college !!! .... great times !!! 80's never die !!!
Listened to this a lot in the 90´s
I´m fierce!
I loved these guys in college ! Still do to this day - they deserve more recognition. The signing was amazing Corey Glover what a voice and Vernon Reid is amazing !
Love the combination of rock and funk in this song! Also very catchy! :-)
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.
I saw them live twice back in the day. They were/are amazing.
one of the best bands in all history
It has been like 28+ years since I heard this tune!!! Woah awesome thanks!!
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
"What do you mean my credit's no good?!"
Killer bass sound.
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
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 was the democgraphics of the crowd there? Black people, white people? I'm white. I love that we see a black rock band. So rare any of them venture out of hip hop/R&B. So its awesome to see Living Colour songs and videos.
@@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.
@@paulperdue6791 Thank you for the info.
@@WyldStallion-bs9oo anytime buddy.
They are in Cincinnati sept 24th!
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.
A hard rock band playing Soca, now that's eclectic! Love this song
The most underrated rock band ever
essa música fica direto na minha cabeça, até hoje. Não consigo esquecê-la nem por um minuto
A voz do Corey Glover é inesquecível!
One of the MOST UNDERRATED bands of all-time !
Listened to this a lot in the 90´s
I´m fierce!
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
I saw them at the Metro in Chicago in the early 2000s, was a small venue and AWESOME! Cory Glover climbed all around the walls and balcony, he made it all the way around - exited stage left and landed back on stage right!
Amazing bass line!
Such an underrated group.
Damn what a funny video and still kicks ass to this day!
"What do you mean my credit's no good?!"
I was a metal-head in the 80’s, but we all had respect for this band. Good guitar is good guitar.
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.
Listened to this a lot in the 90´s
I´m fierce!
"What do you mean my credit's no good?!"
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
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
One of the Best Hard Rock bands of the Late 80's & Early 90's - Period 👊👌👍🤘
They are still one of the best. They just released Shade a year or two ago and it's pretty bad ass. I highly recommend buying it or at least stream it
The Bass... Just awesome!
Esse som só me faz lembrar da saudosa radio cidade...
My father used to listen to their music when I was a child, now as an adult I love them!
What an epic bassline and rhythm guitar riff. This song is just dripping with melody. God I miss the '80s.
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.
The 80's and early 90's had the absolute best music..... no mater what genre... today's music doesn't hold a candle.
Quebrando paradigmas e esteriótipos Living Colour revolucionou o rock na década de 80 , deixando seu legado para nós que curtimos um bom rock and roll.
Cara, o Corey Glover canta um absuuuurdo!
They were ahead of their time, amazing band. And IMHO this song features Muzz's coolest bass line.
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”
Wonderful 1988 classic!
Going to see them in September Wyandotte Michigan 2024
Tempos saudosos anos 80, muito show essa banda, muita qualidade musical nessa época!!!!!
Gosto de mais do estilo
sim
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.
This song always pumps me up
Without a doubt one of the best tunes from 1985. First heard this tune way back in 1985 watching the TV programme No Limits. Fantastic days of my youth.
Damn that brought me back to the 80's, such a good time as a teenager growing up in that era
Dave Calvo ditto. Nothing like the 80’s and being there as a teen.
It was from the early 90s
I ain't no glamor boy I'm fierce.
80's are the best FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Song STILL kicks * in 2015!!!
one of the best bands in all history
“Tomara que a gente não desista de ser quem é por nada nem ninguém deste mundo. Que a gente reconheça o poder do outro sem esquecer do nosso. Que as mentiras alheias não confundam as nossas verdades, mesmo que as mentiras e as verdades não sejam permanentes. Que friagem nenhuma seja capaz de encabular o nosso calor mais bonito. Que, mesmo quando estivermos doendo, não percamos de vista nem de sonho a ideia da alegria. Tomara que apesar dos apesares todos, a gente continue tendo valentia suficiente para não abrir mão de se sentir feliz.”
most underrated band of all time
I have loved this song for thirty years
Played Birmingham, Al. last night! WOW!! They were awesome! Nashville tonight. GO!
Living Colour.. it was LOVE at first sight/ first " hearing" with U ( especially Corey Glover ) ...👄 😎
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!
I like how this song mixes pop and rock.
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
Vernon Reid is such a guitar BEAST!!
Esse som só me faz lembrar da saudosa radio cidade...
Killer bass sound.
Such an ass kicking, underrated rock band. I listen to their songs and marvel at their talent
Who’s watching in 2020 🙂
Me 😁
And me.. I remenber perfectly the first time i seen this song.. Maybe eigth or nine years old? Its great
Me
Me 80's are always the best :)
They are talented, fun, and their lyrics are very powerful
Superb combo of reggae and rock
have not heard this song in over 20 years, wow what memories
Killer bass sound.
Living Colour foi uma das melhores bandas que já existiu.
Vernon Reed is a underrated guitarist.
Living Colour foi uma das melhores bandas que já existiu.
I've been dumpster diving in the comments and haven't found a single negative comment.... this means something.
"dumpster diving" . . . perfect metaphor! Except I've probably gotten more good stuff out of dumpsters than out of online comments sections. Heh, so why do I even post?
bengreens Ha halirous response (excuse the bad english)
johnnie brown NOthing Bad to say!!!! LOL..THEY ROCK!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
I've noticed this with most there videos, makes me feel so wholesome
Maybe because Living Colour is a great band and this is an awesome song?
Listened to this a lot in the 90´s
I´m fierce!
You cannot with a straight face tell me that this is the same band that did cult of personality
I miss bands like these nowadays. This was real quality music.
Such a great time for music. I remember this video being a rotation for a while one MTV.
I just started listening to this band tonight and i absolutely love them!!! there smooth as can be
Great band...going to see them in Oct in San Diego.
What a great lost hit!!! Thought I found them all!!!
Living colour, faith no more and the Cure were my 90s university staples. Still great music
Banda sensacional! Uma das minhas prediletas! MUITO TOP.👏🏽😎🤙🏼
Song STILL kicks *** in 2015!!!
+lepoetress and 2016...
+ironbeast6 and 2017
and 2621
In 2016..absolutely!
TonyRasta Your predictions were correct. Still kicks in 2017.
The fine gentlemen of LIVING COLOUR were YEARS before their time. 🎨 💫 👏 🍻 🏆
I loved dancing to this way back when. They were big and I thought they'd be mega colossal BIG. They should've been.