First time hearing LIVING COLOUR 🎵 Cult of Personality Reaction

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  • @cydrych
    @cydrych 2 года назад +664

    Vernon Reid is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. His solo in this song was meant to make you feel uneasy.

    • @chrisrichardson5641
      @chrisrichardson5641 2 года назад +35

      Rolling Stone magazine has him at 66 of all time. It’s odd to me, because I have him in my top 5...

    • @JeffreyTheTaylor
      @JeffreyTheTaylor 2 года назад +25

      Vern is also a great follow on Twitter. Huge sci-fi fan and endlessly deep on all things music.

    • @chrisrichardson5641
      @chrisrichardson5641 2 года назад +4

      @@JeffreyTheTaylor 🙏🏻

    • @tiggerwoods100
      @tiggerwoods100 2 года назад +14

      I think you are over stating it just a bit.

    • @ericsierra-franco7802
      @ericsierra-franco7802 2 года назад +8

      @@chrisrichardson5641
      Fuck Rolling Stone!

  • @jenniferfoster1692
    @jenniferfoster1692 2 года назад +115

    I can't stress enough how big this song was...it was everywhere on the radio and MTV, everyone knew it. It really blew people away

    • @bothellkenmore
      @bothellkenmore 2 года назад +13

      This was a big deal for me because no one had seen a hard rock band like this. It's not like they got a free pass either, they fuckin earned it. Back then we didn't have the term "woke" that's been hijacked to a negative connotation but we just silently watched progress unfold without making a big deal about it.

    • @Jackson_Hts_Mr_Randy_Watson
      @Jackson_Hts_Mr_Randy_Watson Год назад +7

      Yea, totally huge. The album as a whole was killer too. I played it non stop.

    • @jasonsalow2119
      @jasonsalow2119 Год назад +3

      My high school history teacher actually used it as a teaching tool, basically to connect

    • @jenniferfoster1692
      @jenniferfoster1692 Год назад +1

      @@jasonsalow2119 That's cool!

    • @jimmycampos3435
      @jimmycampos3435 Год назад +1

      I'm from the late 70s but lovevthis. It was good

  • @jasonshaw4230
    @jasonshaw4230 2 года назад +466

    This song is even more true now than when they wrote it.

    • @Hobodeluxe960
      @Hobodeluxe960 2 года назад +19

      fact. theres a cult leader in the US right now doing irreparable harm to our democracy. thankfully he's out of office but not out of the picture.

    • @williamh4172
      @williamh4172 2 года назад +8

      I don't think it's more true now, it's just that the truth is more apparent. Yet at least half of the population begs for the chains of their own enslavement to the cult of personality. They cannot see that *none* of these puppet psycopaths have our best interest at heart.

    • @williamh4172
      @williamh4172 2 года назад +11

      @@Hobodeluxe960 - you are blinded by the false paradigm. The current "leader", puppet actor serves the same masters. Who says democracy or any form of government is a good thing anyhow? Did you know that the word government literally means mind control?

    • @matthewcall3961
      @matthewcall3961 2 года назад +11

      @@Hobodeluxe960 Thank you proving the validity of the song with your naivety and oblivion to your own exploitation by the puppet masters controlling your every move.

    • @Hobodeluxe960
      @Hobodeluxe960 2 года назад +11

      @@williamh4172 no I didn't know that. Where did you learn that bit of disinformation at anyway? Besides if you want to go live somewhere there is no government then feel free to go. Somalia is nice this time of year. Beware the warlords though.

  • @DanAnkers
    @DanAnkers 2 года назад +138

    These guys were so ahead of their time. It's like they weren't trying hard. They were just being themselves, and that's so FUCKIN' cool.

    • @xaspirate8060
      @xaspirate8060 2 года назад +2

      True artists - - no BS.

    • @56kwith200ping
      @56kwith200ping Год назад

      Truth. Anthrax was around but Anthrax wasnt pop.

  • @FreddieFoxxx100
    @FreddieFoxxx100 2 года назад +465

    One thing to keep in mind is that these bands are professionals, they know precisely how they sound, and how that sound will make people feel. So when you get a solo or a part of a song that sounds sloppy or chaotic, its definitely intentional. Some bands are purposely trying to make the listener feel uncomfortable with the sounds they are producing. Remembering this always helped me appreciate some music that was otherwise jarring.

    • @jon-pauldupont5746
      @jon-pauldupont5746 2 года назад +16

      Well said 👍🏽🤘🏾

    • @RandomPau
      @RandomPau 2 года назад +3

      Spot on!!!

    • @chaosinception7982
      @chaosinception7982 2 года назад +3

      Or this was the 80's and everyone had to play a solo. Regardless of whether it was hott garbage or not? This solo is very aggressive. I actually like it. But, Vernon has never been much of a lead player.

    • @saf1916
      @saf1916 2 года назад +11

      Look no further than Hendrix' Star Spangled Banner as a perfect example

    • @FreddieFoxxx100
      @FreddieFoxxx100 2 года назад +3

      @@saf1916 Yeah, Hendrix' performance in particular is one of the first times I noticed the intentional uncomfortable solo approach.

  • @wolf762x51
    @wolf762x51 2 года назад +72

    Vernon Reid on guitar. He hits that lead perfectly. It is chaotic, and it's supposed to be, to show the chaos in the world that their singing about. Vernon is one of the best there is.

  • @clfoster3310
    @clfoster3310 2 года назад +22

    One of the most underrated groups in music history. They rocked. Only now are they getting the recognition they should have gotten in the 90s.

  • @professorpenne9962
    @professorpenne9962 2 года назад +39

    a timeless song with a timeless message

    • @jeffersonott4357
      @jeffersonott4357 Год назад

      Are they anarchists? (I mean that in a good way, I think anarchy is good)

  • @JayandLiza
    @JayandLiza 2 года назад +218

    This song is timeless and the band still sounds great live! Fun fact: the lead singer was an actor in Oliver Stone’s Platoon (1986) w/Johnny Depp and Charlie Sheen.

    • @wreckingKREW1
      @wreckingKREW1 2 года назад +14

      Yep. Francis. He was in the 2-man bunker with Sheen's Taylor for the last battle. Acting was Corey Glover's first love at the time,he kinda fell into the singing gig. Serendipity and whatnot.

    • @Dooklawz
      @Dooklawz 2 года назад +10

      @@wreckingKREW1 " come on Taylor. let's dee dee" .... loved him in that movie. This band fricking ROCKS! Love em ! :)

    • @wreckingKREW1
      @wreckingKREW1 2 года назад +8

      @@Dooklawz Ya man. And then when they're getting ready to be choppered out and he says to Taylor that since they're 2-time wounded now that's their ticket home,so at the hospital..."We gonna get high,high,high."

    • @spiderbass65
      @spiderbass65 2 года назад +4

      I think he’s Danny Glover’s (actor) nephew.

    • @ilovehearses
      @ilovehearses 2 года назад +5

      @@spiderbass65 They're not related.

  • @23ograin53
    @23ograin53 2 года назад +151

    I think his "jump suit" is a neoprene wet suit for surfing. Sleeveless + short legs makes it a "spring suit". I have six of them.

    • @Nightbreed82
      @Nightbreed82 2 года назад +18

      Yep, Body Glove brand.

    • @shawnjames460
      @shawnjames460 2 года назад +4

      We called them spandex biker shorts in the 80s and early 90s

    • @kevinjennings238
      @kevinjennings238 2 года назад +7

      Yep!!! Body Glove! I used to Surf in Daytona during the 70-80s!

    • @the_judge_8262
      @the_judge_8262 2 года назад +2

      Lol, I learn so much on RUclips 🧐

    • @AndrewJamison79
      @AndrewJamison79 2 года назад +1

      for diving or is it a fashion choice ? ;)

  • @rhondamcbath6279
    @rhondamcbath6279 2 года назад +19

    EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THIS UNIQUE ROCK BAND DESERVE THE RECOGNITION THEY DIDN'T GET!! I LOVE THIS SONG, And I love this Rock Group.. 🎶🎶🎶

  • @Nightbreed82
    @Nightbreed82 2 года назад +44

    In this song they're acknowledging how "cult of personally" can be had and used by both good and bad people (it's like a personality trait; you either "have it" or you don't). These are usually leaders with power and charisma that use their influence to reach people....and they all tend to have loyal followers irregardless of whether their intentions are pure or nefarious. JFK and Gandhi had it, but so did Mussolini and Stalin. When interviewed about the song's meaning, the band members said it's basically an observation about those in power, the similarities in their personalities regardless of intent (cult of personality), but not necessarily taking any particular stance.

  • @ldybozz
    @ldybozz 2 года назад +117

    "I exploit you. Still you love me." Is my favorite line in the song. And THANK YOU for focusing on the music. Instead of the band's race. Music has no color. Especially when its loved by all. Its universal.

    • @biggsly5000
      @biggsly5000 2 года назад +4

      If you are a good musician you can choose to play any style you like, no such thing as cultural appropriation.

    • @ldybozz
      @ldybozz 2 года назад +1

      @@biggsly5000 true. But I was appreciating these reactors for focusing on the music, message. I have seen other reactors that get a little overdramatic and lose focus on the music and message. Please don't take my comment out of context. Thanks ✌ & 💜

    • @chrisrichardson5641
      @chrisrichardson5641 2 года назад +3

      @@ldybozz you are in good company with Brad and Lex.

    • @Easy_Skanking
      @Easy_Skanking 2 года назад +2

      Music is ALL colors! 👍😎🤘

    • @Aaronlcyrus
      @Aaronlcyrus 2 года назад +2

      They aren't famous for being a black rock band. They're famous for being a good rock band.

  • @pleutron
    @pleutron 2 года назад +101

    Always liked this song. Over the last 10-15yrs, CM Punk, the pro-wrestler, gave it all new life as his entrance song.

    • @someguy7526
      @someguy7526 2 года назад +5

      2012 was such an underrated year for WWE, CM Punk & Daniel Bryan carried WWE on there shoulders at that point IMO. Also his First theme song in WWE (This Fire Burns - Killswitch Engage) First got me into metal at 15-16, such good times

    • @galedribble9535
      @galedribble9535 2 года назад +3

      I didn’t know he used this song. That’s pretty dope

    • @brianezell5790
      @brianezell5790 9 месяцев назад

      I absolutely abhor CM Punk.

    • @pattaccone5347
      @pattaccone5347 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah. It’s so good for a wrestling theme

  • @ericsierra-franco7802
    @ericsierra-franco7802 2 года назад +29

    Vernon Reid is a wickedly great guitarist! 👍
    This entire band had big chops!

  • @karlbecker8775
    @karlbecker8775 2 года назад +7

    This band deserved more of a following than they had.

  • @eviltoasterpastry
    @eviltoasterpastry 2 года назад +66

    Maaaan this band is still amazing. Vernon Reid- one of the best guitarists of all time, Will Calhoun is a beast on the drums, and Muzz Skillings on that bass! Corey’s voice is amazing.

    • @dan2007kohn
      @dan2007kohn 2 года назад

      They remind me of Rush in that each member of the band is an accomplished musician.

  • @musicloverzzz833
    @musicloverzzz833 2 года назад +102

    I love that all the cm punk fans got you guys to react to this his following is strong 😆

  • @cynthiasmith5144
    @cynthiasmith5144 10 месяцев назад +5

    This Band would hit #1 now days. Keep Rocking. This song has meaning ❤

  • @ericfestvog2873
    @ericfestvog2873 Год назад +6

    One of the most epic lead guitar shred sessions throughout the entire song.

  • @module79l28
    @module79l28 2 года назад +167

    If you like Corey's voice, Lex, then the next Living Colour reaction must be to Love Rears Its Ugly Head. You won't be disappointed. : )

    • @Markcello
      @Markcello 2 года назад +1

      Yes!

    • @jimfracasso7435
      @jimfracasso7435 2 года назад +2

      Wow! Havent heard in a while! Love that one

    • @gazurtoids1
      @gazurtoids1 2 года назад +1

      And if you like that next watch him in Platoon Lol

    • @kitoyobeni1
      @kitoyobeni1 2 года назад +3

      So much depth in the first 3 Living Colour albums...any choice is a winner!

    • @andrericardo6702
      @andrericardo6702 2 года назад

      Please on god do it

  • @wreckingKREW1
    @wreckingKREW1 2 года назад +99

    This was the hit,but "Open Letter To A Landlord" was,to many of us,THE song for these guys. You should really react to that,it hits hard and is sadly at least as relevant now as it was then.

    • @chrisrichardson5641
      @chrisrichardson5641 2 года назад +1

      Living Colour have so many songs that hit me in the feels, Open Letter is a song I love and avoid at the same time. I substitute it with Fight the Fight.

    • @vectorhold6489
      @vectorhold6489 2 года назад +3

      "Now you can tear a building down, but you can't erase a memory"

    • @chrisrichardson5641
      @chrisrichardson5641 2 года назад +2

      @@vectorhold6489 so powerful and so moving

    • @vectorhold6489
      @vectorhold6489 2 года назад

      @@chrisrichardson5641 Like, my dude. Their music has a strange way of evoking strong emotions in me that will bring me to tears.

    • @frankie467
      @frankie467 2 года назад

      Definitely the most emotionally powerful track on that album.

  • @timlenard1646
    @timlenard1646 2 года назад +18

    1st you have to understand what the term "Cult of Personality" means, and then listen to the lyrics closely or read along with the lyrics and then this songs makes great sense and has a very deep meaning...

  • @Unlucky_Vampire
    @Unlucky_Vampire 2 года назад +19

    This song is extremely relevant today

    • @eriksabine9377
      @eriksabine9377 2 года назад +1

      Isn't that amazing that a 30 year old song is still relevant now!!??

    • @StephOMacRules
      @StephOMacRules 2 года назад

      Because CM Punk came back? Oh... you meant the lyrics.

    • @Slop_Dogg
      @Slop_Dogg Год назад

      It’s a warning. Be careful who you put your faith in & never put everything all on one person, figure or personality.

  • @Seven50ml
    @Seven50ml 2 года назад +71

    This song blew me away when it first appeared on MTV. I still crank it up every time I hear it \m/

    • @LN-Lifer
      @LN-Lifer 2 года назад +1

      6th grade. My stepmom saw inches from TV headbanging..later that night I overheard her telling my dad I might need to "see someone'

    • @Seven50ml
      @Seven50ml 2 года назад +1

      @@LN-Lifer Haha, sounds perfectly healthy to me

    • @LN-Lifer
      @LN-Lifer 2 года назад

      @@Seven50ml lol well lucky for me my dad didn't care enough to pursue it...

    • @gsdfan8455
      @gsdfan8455 2 года назад

      You and me both 👍

  • @paulshaw9953
    @paulshaw9953 2 года назад +52

    I woke up middle of the night, saw you were live, clicked on and this was just starting...
    I've been requesting this for months so felt it was fate. Great song, great band

    • @alangary9893
      @alangary9893 2 года назад

      Yes it's a great song an great band

  • @BlackRoseImmortal
    @BlackRoseImmortal 2 года назад +15

    "Desperate People" "Type" "Open Letter (to a landlord)" "Middle Man" "Funny Vibe" "Memories Can't Wait" and "Which Way to America" are all GREAT Living Colour songs.

  • @daveb7801
    @daveb7801 2 года назад +6

    This is a timeless song. It's always going to be awesome.

  • @noshitsherlock1
    @noshitsherlock1 2 года назад +42

    Everytime I hear this song I wanna start chanting
    "CM PUNK, CM PUNK, CM PUNK, CM PUNK!!"

    • @TheNeonParadox
      @TheNeonParadox 2 года назад

      ❌❌❌❌

    • @the_judge_8262
      @the_judge_8262 2 года назад

      @Mark Hammond omg, did you ever see the man wrestle

    • @the_judge_8262
      @the_judge_8262 2 года назад

      @Mark Hammond he never got into wrestling until he got into wrestling? That's like saying I never got into breathing until I started breathing, lol.

    • @the_judge_8262
      @the_judge_8262 2 года назад

      @Mark Hammond who do you consider a good wrestler?

    • @the_judge_8262
      @the_judge_8262 2 года назад

      @Mark Hammond seriously, I hated CM Punk, I was always an undertaker fan. Is that wat this is about, you think you found someone online that you can start having a go at about CM Punk? That's not me man, I think you're embarrassing yourself. I hated CM Punk, but already I knew his history before the wwe and I could respect his abilities. Seriously, all I said was, which wrestler you liked? but if you want to just start hating, instead of reading a bit about cm punk's history then chill, I'm not going to read it and quote it for you, I was trying to change the subject but you bring it back up Punk again.

  • @christym1974
    @christym1974 2 года назад +24

    Epic by Faith No More need to be on the list!!!

    • @NikkiOglesby
      @NikkiOglesby 2 года назад +2

      Yep, this song always makes me think of Epic. They were both out around the same time and both ahead of their time. So was “What I Am” by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians and Hands all Over by Soundgarden. All of those songs are timeless, to me.

  • @saltypepper6526
    @saltypepper6526 2 года назад +7

    We live in chaos the guitar work depicts “Chaos & Unrest”
    Very respected musicians these guys 🎶✌️

  • @MindFeather
    @MindFeather 2 года назад +4

    Living Colour has always been a message-driven band, like the folk musicians of the 60s-70s but on the rock stage of the 80s-90s. love, love their work and their passion.

  • @JEBrink
    @JEBrink 2 года назад +55

    Their performance of this on arsenio hall was epic

    • @JEBrink
      @JEBrink 2 года назад +4

      ruclips.net/video/j74mxqvxRDQ/видео.html

    • @UTxTheArchangel
      @UTxTheArchangel 2 года назад +1

      you could tell the crowd was lost an uncomfortable, which made it even better.

    • @professorpenne9962
      @professorpenne9962 2 года назад

      there is a video of them performing this song with LJ from sevendust on youtube. epic.

    • @jayg1438
      @jayg1438 2 года назад

      yes it was! I bought the album after seeing that performance.

    • @justtheworstever7316
      @justtheworstever7316 Год назад

      Thank you for reminding me!

  • @deadpolymers3416
    @deadpolymers3416 2 года назад +43

    This is probably the heaviest song on the album. Most of this album is much more pop-centric, but every song has a good message.

  • @basher5107
    @basher5107 Месяц назад +1

    “Did You Know?”
    Corey Glover the lead singer also was in the movie Platoon,he shared a foxhole with Charlie Sheen!

  • @johnmartins94
    @johnmartins94 Год назад +1

    Ya gotta love how earlier, he says, “… only you can set ME free …” then cones back with “… only you can set YOU free …”

  • @grobinson7507
    @grobinson7507 2 года назад +11

    This is the most intense song ever. This is a very powerful song! These guys were underrated and it pissed me off when this went down in real time. Spot on Lex

  • @operative2136
    @operative2136 2 года назад +13

    There've been some recent performances by Living Colour. They've aged reasonably well. The lead singer in particular still has an absolutely stellar voice - which is rare for someone at his age, since a lot of vocalists tend to suffer wear and tear on their vocal cords over time.

    • @kdog909
      @kdog909 2 года назад

      I saw them live at Riotfest in Chicago in 2015. They f**king rocked. They’re still passionate about their music and know how to put on a show.
      It’s sad that they’re considered a “one-hit wonder” because they have released several great albums.

    • @neshobanakni
      @neshobanakni 2 года назад

      Wow! That's rare!

  • @averagejoes7810
    @averagejoes7810 2 года назад +5

    You two have become my most favorite reactors of all time. From her feeling the music and paying attention to the musical details. Like how sometimes it feels the guitar is reaching into her soul. Then He is always paying attention to the messages of the lyrics. We get the best, short break down of the songs. Keep it going.

    • @BradAndLex
      @BradAndLex  2 года назад +3

      🙏🏽❤️ thanks Joe!

  • @artsilva
    @artsilva 2 года назад +16

    Corey is actually wearing a Body Glove (a popular 80's brand of active clothing known for their day-glow colors) "tank spring suit", a form of surfing wetsuit for mild-warm days.
    This song is more relevant today more than ever. Lex is right, Corey was speaking in the third person.
    Living Colour's music touches on subject matter that is relevant to the every day person dealing with certain life issues in a way that we all can connect with in a tactile manner.

    • @galedribble9535
      @galedribble9535 2 года назад

      Lol Body Glove was all over the place back then and then all of a sudden it just disappeared

  • @BATTIS94
    @BATTIS94 2 года назад +15

    I really like the guitar tone this band had. Just the right amount of nasty.
    I love the lyrics too, It's cool that they dropped names from all over the place to make the message clear.

  • @kevlarV2rocketRSV
    @kevlarV2rocketRSV 2 года назад +5

    "Type" is my favorite song by Living Colour. It wasn't one of their more popular songs but the 'beat' switched-up a few times and showed how diverse they could be.

    • @jayg1438
      @jayg1438 2 года назад +1

      yes!!! Finally someone else mentioned it.

  • @Prozak63
    @Prozak63 2 года назад +3

    🤣 Richard Simmons! He's actually wearing a Body Glove. That was the most dope surfing suit back in the 80's. I loved this when it originally came out in the late 80's and actually saw them them live here in Cape Coral, FL just a couple years ago and while Corey Glover may not still have that head of hair he had back then but the man's voice is still fire!

  • @rogercoles3973
    @rogercoles3973 2 года назад +4

    The singer, Corey Glover was a movie star before this band. He co-starred with Charlie Sheen in
    'Platoon". He's the soldier in the movie that stabbed himself in the leg near the end of the movie

    • @dustman247
      @dustman247 2 года назад +2

      Corey was actually in the band before he did Platoon. He left for 6 weeks to shoot in the Philippines.

  • @allencrameriii9305
    @allencrameriii9305 2 года назад +44

    Awesome song! C.M. Punk's (wrestling) music.

    • @PhatLayCes7825
      @PhatLayCes7825 2 года назад +3

      I was gonna say.. Who's going to mention the most incredible return in recent wrestling history???

    • @emersonlopez-cruz2029
      @emersonlopez-cruz2029 2 года назад +3

      This song drops a massive pipebomb!

  • @paulfromt.o.7384
    @paulfromt.o.7384 2 года назад +3

    Loved this song back in the day.
    This band is on record saying Rush were a HUGE influence on them.
    Cool reaction guys.

  • @righteous247
    @righteous247 2 года назад +3

    body glove was a trendy/athletic brand in the early 90s. My dad had some from being a cyclist

  • @Shammrock62
    @Shammrock62 2 года назад +33

    This guitarist Vernon Reid is is one of the most underrated of all time

  • @lisaheathcock7924
    @lisaheathcock7924 2 года назад +7

    GREAT SONG!!!! Never gets old!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘💜

  • @inklanois
    @inklanois 2 года назад +22

    Great tune... love these guys. The rock legends of the 80s and 90s were just predicting everything we see today. Or maybe they were just pointing out what has always existed and what will continue to exist.

    • @2Quietus
      @2Quietus 2 года назад +4

      "Or maybe they were just pointing out what has always existed and what will continue to exist."
      This right here. Shits been going on for a veeeeerry long time. The good artists alert you to it. Those who know, give an appreciative nod.....the rest just nod to the beat.

    • @ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis
      @ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis 2 года назад +3

      Granted, there have been “leaders” throughout history who have established cults of personality. Certainly, however, some have been more pronounced than others.
      They have been legitimately dangerous.
      Today, we have one of these pronounced examples in trump.
      That the lyrics of this song describe what he’s managed to do to this country is blatantly obvious.
      Unless, you’re one of the 10s of millions of adherents to his cult.
      Then, you don’t see shit.
      It’s baffling and absolutely terrifying.

    • @inklanois
      @inklanois 2 года назад +1

      ​@@ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis I used to consider myself liberal until leftism went off the deep end. So, I guess I'm a conservative now, but I know a lot of brainwashed people on both sides.
      Politics is a cult in and of itself. If you give yourself over to either side, you're in a cult.

    • @ninja_tony
      @ninja_tony 2 года назад

      @@2Quietus Nailed it. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

    • @ht31ehtyadirf
      @ht31ehtyadirf 2 года назад

      @@ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis Meanwhile, Joe Blow runs this country into the ground. All I know is we weren't paying 5$/gallon for gas or $30 for a steak under the orange man. I'll take the mean tweets instead.

  • @shilohm6558
    @shilohm6558 2 года назад +2

    Y'all are the only ones who have reacted to it so far, that actually GOT THE REAL meaning and message of the lyrics. 👏👏👏

  • @hectorr6299
    @hectorr6299 2 года назад +2

    The riff in this song kicks you like a kick in the nuts!! it takes some serious talent to play like these guys! Respect Living Colour!!

  • @Sir_Alex
    @Sir_Alex 2 года назад +21

    This band was amazing, and looks like they are about to have a reunion ... thrilled! love@Brad & Lex!

    • @djC653
      @djC653 2 года назад +1

      yeah loved this album

    • @frankdtank7444
      @frankdtank7444 2 года назад +3

      The band reunited in 2008 and have been together since, and have released 3 albums since (Collideoscope, The Chair in the Doorway, and Shade). Between albums and touring the band does do side projects but have remained together as a band. Last year they streamed a live show on RUclips for covid relief early in the lock down.

    • @Sir_Alex
      @Sir_Alex 2 года назад +1

      @@frankdtank7444 Good to know !

    • @dustman247
      @dustman247 2 года назад

      Frank D Tank , they actually reunited in 2000 and CollideOscope came out in 2003.

  • @pauljansen1137
    @pauljansen1137 2 года назад +17

    Living Colour was a great band...This was their best song...but "Love rears it's ugly head" needs a listen as well!!!

    • @curtisbrusky7836
      @curtisbrusky7836 2 года назад +3

      Yes... Love rears it's Ugly Head... I 2nd the motion...

    • @mikethemotormouth
      @mikethemotormouth 2 года назад +2

      Also Open Letter to A Landlord, Glamour Boys, and my favorite deep cut, Funny Vibes

    • @BartV7442
      @BartV7442 2 года назад

      @ Paul Jansen IS still a great Band !! And no those where the singles, they have much better songs

    • @jayg1438
      @jayg1438 2 года назад

      'Type' from the next album

  • @andrewpetik2034
    @andrewpetik2034 3 месяца назад

    The entire band is extremely talented!
    The singer!
    The drummer!
    The bassist!
    Mr. Vernon Reid DESTROYING that guitar!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    The little girl throughout the video IS KEY!
    You see her watching TV, as the band plays the song, she becomes mesmerized, completely engrossed.
    Just as the song comes to a close, she leans forward to shut off the TV.
    This song is an indictment of the industrial complex that is the mainstream media.....ALL platforms of media.
    It is the 'Cult of Personality' that you can not take at face value.
    This song is around 30 years old...
    Relevant then...even more so now.
    ✌️✌️

  • @Freakdog66
    @Freakdog66 2 года назад +2

    My favorite rhythm section of the late 80s early 90s. Excellent live band that deserves the highest accolades

  • @isadorealire5722
    @isadorealire5722 2 года назад +4

    Love this album. Back in 1988 these guys were WWAAAYY ahead of their time.

  • @shepinchains1
    @shepinchains1 2 года назад +16

    They were amazing and I only wish they recorded MORE albums. They had quite a few hits!

    • @unholydriver4987
      @unholydriver4987 2 года назад

      What other 'hits' did they have? This is the only one I ever heard on the radio.

    • @scabaa2017
      @scabaa2017 2 года назад +1

      Type and Glamour Boys are two more that were on the radio and MTV...back when they actually played music videos.

    • @kdog909
      @kdog909 2 года назад

      @@scabaa2017 Glamour Boys was such a disappointing follow-up to this. It’s like a cheesy ‘80’s pop song.
      They released several great albums though and are quite under-rated.

    • @Easy_Skanking
      @Easy_Skanking 2 года назад +1

      @@kdog909 That was the point. They were pointing out how that poppy crowd was full of plastic people that didn't realize they were hollow.

  • @brianmorski4299
    @brianmorski4299 2 года назад

    This is the song I have been waiting for you to review since I first came across your page. Glad you got the meaning, the solo will make more sense the more you listen to it. Always love watching you guys discover new things!

  • @SpiralJucifer
    @SpiralJucifer 11 месяцев назад +1

    The first reaction to this song I've seen where they're not shocked that Living Colour are black rockers. It's refreshing, actually.

  • @chuckwilliams6261
    @chuckwilliams6261 2 года назад +6

    I've always loved this jam. Living Colour was one of those bands that pioneered 90's alternative rock in the 80's, like Faith No More they were ahead of their time musically. Just ignore the neon body glove, their fashion was stuck in the 80's.

  • @SIXX2772
    @SIXX2772 2 года назад +13

    Always been a kick azz song, if you listen close you will hear how his voice and SRV's voice sounds almost identical in a lot or areas.....singer is Danny Glover's ( the actor ) nephew.

    • @baileybowman2449
      @baileybowman2449 2 года назад +1

      Never knew that, and that was one of my favorite songs.

    • @SIXX2772
      @SIXX2772 2 года назад

      @@baileybowman2449 Yes sir

    • @DJBVWA
      @DJBVWA 2 года назад

      No relation

    • @SIXX2772
      @SIXX2772 2 года назад

      @@DJBVWA you are correct, I should have checked the facts first, I have believed that all these years lol

  • @Greaseball01
    @Greaseball01 2 года назад

    Living Colour are great because every single member is so ridiculously good at what they do

  • @scottmacdonald1826
    @scottmacdonald1826 2 года назад

    Man alive!!! I remember when this came out (I loved it) and you two nailed it on the head about the lyric "I am the cult of ...". Well done , you folks are awesome!!!

  • @blitztim6416
    @blitztim6416 2 года назад +7

    Great song. Love that guitar. He’s a top player.

  • @Wykydtron666
    @Wykydtron666 2 года назад +4

    Their song Glamor Boys is a totally different vibe but just as good lyrics. You have to do that one next

    • @chrisrichardson5641
      @chrisrichardson5641 2 года назад +1

      Great song, on the same level as Solace of You. Totally different “vibe”, still great!

  • @xanajak
    @xanajak 2 года назад

    You guys did this one on my birthday. One of the most amazing pieces of rock 'n' roll ever.

  • @jonathangriesy4652
    @jonathangriesy4652 Год назад +1

    My band back in '91 opened up for them in Minneapolis. Great guys and brilliant musicians. Will Calhoun (drummer) was a HUGE influence on me. That outfit Corey Glover (singer) is wearing is Body Glove brand, lol.

    • @epistte
      @epistte 6 месяцев назад

      This is a massive bass line.

  • @dennishollibaugh8247
    @dennishollibaugh8247 2 года назад +7

    If you're going to be a one-hit wonder, have a message!! They had other songs, but this the only one most know. But what an important song for history and the future. All timer.❤🔥

    • @michaelcrump3110
      @michaelcrump3110 2 года назад +2

      They had other great songs, this is the only one the radio played.

    • @chrisrichardson5641
      @chrisrichardson5641 2 года назад +1

      Type was just as big.

    • @micht6888
      @micht6888 2 года назад

      @@michaelcrump3110 Hense one hit wonder.

    • @dustman247
      @dustman247 2 года назад +1

      Not a one hit wonder; they had 4 Top 20 songs from the first two albums alone.

  • @ardessalore
    @ardessalore 2 года назад +27

    when ever I hear this the uncontrollable urge of screaming CM PUNK! CM PUNK! takes over me like the holy ghost. Great react.

    • @WolfHreda
      @WolfHreda 2 года назад +1

      I had a friend in high school who loved Stone Cold Steve Austin. Anytime we would start his theme song (Glass Shatters by Disturbed) he would stand up, smack his hands together and flip the double birds. 🤣

  • @markroberts8864
    @markroberts8864 2 года назад +1

    These guys were the opening act for The Rolling Stones on their Steel Wheels tour, I liked their sound so much, I immediately went out and bought their " album". Yes, their album, before cd's.....glad you guys reacted to them. Enjoy your channel, keep it up!

    • @BlazinRiver1
      @BlazinRiver1 2 года назад

      I saw that concert in Indianapolis...Corey Glover had fallen off the stage the night before and still had a goose egg on his forehead. I actually went to see Living Clour...I mean I like the stones and all. Have to admit though...a whole new respect for the Rolling Stones...what a fucking show they put on...OMG.

  • @johnpressey5900
    @johnpressey5900 Год назад +2

    That lead vocal, and the guitar riff, unbelievable!

  • @littlesunshiiine
    @littlesunshiiine 2 года назад +5

    I was 12 years old when I first heard this song - on WWE, 'cus it was CM Punk's theme song. And this was before I became a metalhead, but I started watching WWE pretty much from the moment I was born lol. And so I ended up not missing a single episode of WWE in hopes that CM Punk would appear, so I could hear Cult of Personality. (:

    • @ajs8873
      @ajs8873 2 года назад

      Well, he came back! With the same song!

  • @SIXX2772
    @SIXX2772 2 года назад +9

    BRAD.....All rhythm parts are riffs, if a song has 3 rhythm change ups then it has 3 different riffs ....aka guitar riffs. Bass guitar lines can also be called a bass riff. LEX is spot on

    • @RoverT65536
      @RoverT65536 2 года назад +1

      Not sure where you got that idea from.
      Riff
      “a short repeated phrase in popular music and jazz, typically used as an introduction or refrain in a song”
      Nothing to do with rhythm.
      Smoke On The Water has one riff.

    • @SIXX2772
      @SIXX2772 2 года назад +2

      @@RoverT65536 Because I have been a guitar player for over 3o years and that's what we all call them then and now...Mr. Know nothing from outside a definition in a books world! hahaha

    • @SIXX2772
      @SIXX2772 2 года назад

      @@RoverT65536 And you basically just agreed with me dummy lol

    • @RoverT65536
      @RoverT65536 2 года назад +1

      @@SIXX2772 , I generally regret when I end up making comments and am often wiser, sticking them in my “not sent” folder. I could have phrased my first comment more politely. I’m old, heart attack a few years ago, and it is interesting how easy it is for comments to bring up emotions getting my heart pounding. I'm not allowed to get angry anymore.
      It sounds like I may have offended you since you are calling me names and such. I apologize, I could have been nicer.
      I've been a drummer for a while so maybe you can take that as my excuse. I used the definition because it was more precise than what I would have come up with. Nothing to do with changes in rhythm. It seems you have been taught, and perhaps been in an environment, or of an age, where is it used differently.
      Oh, good, now my heart has calmed down, thanks for today's exercise. Cheers.

    • @RoverT65536
      @RoverT65536 2 года назад +1

      @@SIXX2772 , and in more humility I will say, I was a old rock drummer, so say no more. I did have a limited definition of the word riff and you were more right than my original thought.

  • @paradiddle1
    @paradiddle1 2 года назад +1

    Oh hellz yes! I love y’all so damn much!
    That moment when we all know the guitar solo is in fact coming, and we can’t wait to see Lex’s reaction! 😍😍😍

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 2 года назад

    That jumpsuit is called The Body Glove- widely worn by surfers.
    This song is still relevant today. Brilliant

  • @andymcbam
    @andymcbam 2 года назад +6

    The early 90s was an acceptable time for people to wear short sleeve short surfing gear out in public.

    • @anthonyv6962
      @anthonyv6962 2 года назад +1

      As a surfer my whole life it has absolutely never been OK to wear a wet suit anywhere but in the water. I remember when this came out great band, great song, unacceptable wet suit.

    • @BockwinkleB
      @BockwinkleB 2 года назад +1

      It was the 80s, but whatever

  • @Donks-R-us
    @Donks-R-us 2 года назад +5

    When I was young I thought they said " coked up personality ".

  • @randycooper4907
    @randycooper4907 2 года назад

    Cult of Personality was on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The master tracks from 1988 couldn't be found, so Living Colour re-recorded the song in 2007 (with a new guitar solo) specifically for the game, even though the band broke up in Jan. 1995.

  • @d34dR0d3n7
    @d34dR0d3n7 2 года назад

    "We want to talk to you in a language that everybody here can easily understand"
    *that riff*
    Well. You did it.

  • @heavybrett-al4082
    @heavybrett-al4082 2 года назад +3

    The good Old days, when the colour of your skin didn't define the style of music you created.

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 2 года назад +19

    When you didn't know Black guys could rock out so effing HARD. Death is a great early Punk Rock band from here in Detroit that a lot of people don't give credit to. Music has no hue

    • @terrycunningham8118
      @terrycunningham8118 2 года назад +2

      Oh yeah, Bad Brains (from DC) were another example of that, in fact I'd like to see Brad and Lex react to them - 'I against I' would be a good song to start with.

    • @donaldcady3839
      @donaldcady3839 2 года назад

      Black Death from Cleveland

    • @gotpaladin9520
      @gotpaladin9520 2 года назад +1

      Tosin: "Am I a joke to you?"

  • @artemusprine
    @artemusprine 11 месяцев назад

    "I like the riff"
    I wouldn't trust you were human if you didn't!
    It's epic.

  • @ManuelShuhmelian-ox4ci
    @ManuelShuhmelian-ox4ci Год назад

    Brad & Lex. Love the both of you. Doesn’t matter what music your playing . I’m a child of the 70’s. But I love the chemistry you two youngsters have. It’s so fun watching you discover stuff I grew up on. May you live as long as you want. And may you never want as long as you live. God Bless.

  • @ericzeller9730
    @ericzeller9730 2 года назад +5

    “Metallica started sloppy and an then got way good.” Don’t think I’ve ever heard that before. You’ll change your mind eventually. Keep Rockin y’all. 🤙🔥🤘

    • @Neodante15
      @Neodante15 2 года назад

      I think she meant as they started so raw in Kill’em all and then when ride of lighting came out they got so much more refined.

  • @nedrini1387
    @nedrini1387 2 года назад +10

    Sloppy? What is sloppy about this song? This song rocks from start to finish

    • @commenceenavoirmarre
      @commenceenavoirmarre 2 года назад +2

      Yeah.. their reactions are disappointing for me ... usually everybody like it very much!

    • @sweetkiss119
      @sweetkiss119 2 года назад +2

      @@commenceenavoirmarre I agree I feel like they don’t understand music outside of rap at all.

  • @TrevorHarden
    @TrevorHarden 2 года назад

    I have just fallen in love with you two. I seriously am enjoying your channel a lot. Lex - what you said at the end about the power of music as an art form was beautiful. Thanks y’all.

  • @donsavignano4396
    @donsavignano4396 2 года назад

    Living colour was the first black hard rock band from NYC. I wish they were still around making music. Corey Glover on vocals, Vernon Reid on guitars.

  • @alfredrestivo2713
    @alfredrestivo2713 2 года назад +9

    When Lex says 'sloppy' I think your misinterpreting what the guitarist is doing. These guys are studio musicians. Primus is also considered 'sloppy' by some ears. Both bands are A+ musicians. Mariah Carey is a super talented vocalist. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Music is an individual experience. No one can say what sounds good to you shouldn't sound good to you. Keep on rockin' in the free world!

    • @TheAgentAssassin
      @TheAgentAssassin 2 года назад

      As a guitarist myself for 35 years , it is sloppy but it's still good to my ears. His commitment to the solo is what makes me enjoy it.
      If I was a producer at the time? Yeah I may have made him play it slower clean until he could play it fast clean. But the abandoned solo was still good.

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  • @stephenrowland8493
    @stephenrowland8493 2 года назад

    I love hearing both your interpretations! Lex has a good ear for the music and Brad is awesome with interpretating the lyrics!

  • @MartinBryan
    @MartinBryan 2 года назад

    Great analysis guys. Love you both!

  • @souleternal7
    @souleternal7 2 года назад +4

    Uh, no true straight guy ever wore those "work out" outfits. Only Mr. Simmons did. 😆

  • @salvatorecaravella365
    @salvatorecaravella365 2 года назад

    Living Colour was the first band to win the Best Hard Rock/Metal performance award at the Grammys

  • @rickhowton3242
    @rickhowton3242 2 года назад

    I was fortunate enough to see them sever times in person. Absolutely awesome. Extremely nice guys also.

  • @Bigslo
    @Bigslo 2 года назад

    Been waiting for this!

  • @matthewtippins3260
    @matthewtippins3260 2 года назад +2

    Vernon Reid was a beast on guitar. This song never gets old

  • @jhamilton1007
    @jhamilton1007 2 года назад +1

    I remember hearing this for the first time as a kid in the late 80's. Loved it then and still love it now. These guys are very talented musicians.

  • @chrisa4695
    @chrisa4695 2 года назад

    Trivia: When original bassist Muzz Skullings left the band, he was replaced by Doug Wimbish who played bass on all the early Sugar Hill records by the Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Sequence, Spoonie G, and others. Yes, before sampling was introduced in the mid-80's hip-hop actually used live bands in the studio and sometimes on tour.

  • @bninem1397
    @bninem1397 2 года назад

    the guitar solos sounds like freeplay jazz jams that pulls melody out of chaos, it dips in and out