OH MY GOSH!| FIRST TIME HEARING Living Colour - Love Rears Its Ugly Head REACTION

[@eddiec2711]

“Open letter (to a landlord” is soulful listen to that one!

[@jimguy9874]

Yeah, they’ll listen to it, just pay them. By the way, they don’t read these comments.

[@ZacCostilla]

YES!!!

[@GCOE63]

was going to suggest this lol

[@GCOE63]

​@@jimguy9874Not true. They do read comments and emails.

[@nancysmith8626]

They really should have that one next on their Living Colour list! Such a hard-hitting song in terms of lyrics, and an all-out rocker no less. Always loved that one.

[@nettricegaskins1871]

Vernon Reid (guitarist) agreed to join me for a talk I gave in Brooklyn last year. He's been one of my music heroes since I was 19 years old. It was such an honor.

[@Roscoes_House_of_Blues]

Vernon's the man

[@GCOE63]

Vernon is an insane guitarist

[@aliciazambri4237]

Hook him up with Jay and Amber for a video.

[@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL]

That's awesome! Were you able to record it? That'd be a cool video to watch!

[@kuraban1]

Vernon is a genius. That would have been so amazing.

[@jdthatsme9847]

Glad you hit this song. This band is one of the most underrated bands of all time. Type, Desperate People, Open Letter to a Landlord and Glamour Boys. These guys still tour and are as tight as they were back then. Unbelievably talented.

[@scottNNJ]

“Open Letter to a Landlord” is a favorite Living Colour song of mine.

[@nancysmith8626]

Me too! Oddly I had forgotten about it until I saw it mentioned here. HOW on earth did I forget this wonderful song?? Incredible sound, lyrics, message - just fantastic.

[@danielshea518]

" Glamour Boys" is a fun song by LIVING COLOUR. It even has cameos by members of ANTHRAX.

[@UnhandyCandy280]

Oh Yes !!! What a fun song !!!

[@blaynebevins4332]

Yes, this one would make a great reaction for sure.

[@pricedmedici5247]

My favorite

[@monkeypuzzle2116]

It also has Mick Jagger singing backing vocals.

[@danielshea518]

@@monkeypuzzle2116 - That's cool! I never knew that.

[@stevehamilton8824]

"Cult of Personality" was rocking but the band was diverse in their musical style, incorporating funk, jazz, hiphop & metal. This is a jam!

[@trottheblackdog]

Nah, Lenny Kravitz trying to sound like Corey Glover. Believe me, when this album hit in 1989, it blew everyone away

[@davidantell2855]

And it still does!

[@kblixt]

Thank for listening to more than just Cult of Personality!!

[@randywissler9923]

Will Calhoùn absolutely kills it on drums on this one!!!!

[@TurkeyVol]

YAAAAAASSSSSSS!!! Corey Glover (singer) is SO dang good!! For some of their harder stuff, (like "Cult of Personality") try "Nothingness" or "Type"

[@ryanmuaddib]

I was lucky enough to see Living Colour open for the Rolling Stones. What a great show that was.

[@AJRabies]

I saw that show in Indianapolis. 2 nights. Corey fell off the stage while swinging his hair on the first night. Luckily, he was fine & I saw the 2nd night show.

[@RobPryme]

Love the funky hook on this one, especially how heavy it gets on the last chorus.

[@deanthomas8026]

Solace of You. 1991. Worth the Listen.

[@chrisjensen1380]

Great song ❤

[@Diego.Ambrosini]

yes, please, Solace of You is amazing

[@kuraban1]

Yes. One of my fav's of theirs.

[@brettschacht4183]

Also, "Nothingness" from 1993's 'Stain'. Both songs should have been massive hits.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

​​@@brettschacht4183Stain is my favorite album of theirs, and it's honestly a tough call because I love all their records. Biscuits is also highly overlooked. Money Talks is easily a top 5 song out of their catalog for me.

[@thomaseast7699]

Yeah this song is not played enough. Each instrument kills. Bass is fantastic, drums, guitar, vocals, the package.

[@unclechristosfrontporch2225]

Their second album Time's Up is a banger!! New Jack Theme, Elvis is Dead ( with sax) , Undercover of the Darkness (with Queen Latifa), Fight the Fight. Under rated in a big way!

[@blaynebevins4332]

Agreed. Vivid had the bigger singles but Time's Up is more solid from start to finish.

[@teddennison344]

This. I've been on Twitter trying to convince Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) to re-release the title track to radio. It's MORE relevant today than when it was written.

[@teddennison344]

Also, Fight the Fight is an ANTHEM. You can't not sing along.

[@jasonnorris7234]

This is one of the greatest live performances you can ever see. I been waiting for someone to discover this song and version. The Bomb.

[@jeanstrickland2445]

Smooth blues sprinkled with a Little rock and soul😊

[@petercourtien4581]

I saw Living Colour open for The Rolling Stones at Shea Stadium in NYC in 1989. Amazing experience.❤

[@d2d2d28]

And they opened for their Philly show that same year, too!

[@ericwalker8636]

Steel Wheels '89. I saw them and G'n'R open for the Stones at L.A. Coliseum.

[@adamsher2538]

I caught that tour in Foxboro, MA. Helluva show.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

My dad went to that show. I was just a baby then. I think he still has the shirt.

[@ThyLiquor]

aThis band, and this song, closed the first Lollapalooza tour. Epic performance.

[@hughwalker5628]

Will Calhoun, the drummer, is a real virtuoso and highly respected in the percussion world. When you look at his influences and the people he's played with, you realise how incredibly versatile he is.

[@purplebeard1526]

Living colour is a great band. They have a 5+ album catalog. Definitely lots of good material there. Open Letter to a Landlord, Type, Solace of You, Whats your favorite colour?, funny vibe, glamours boys, auslander, ...tons more... killer mix of rock, metal, reggae, alternative, soul, and funk....

[@seanswinton6242]

Exactly. I remember seeing them at a New Music Seminar in NY just before this album was about to be released. Then, Living Colour visited my university at played a show at our main campus ballroom. Great guys and great band. They were ahead of their time and got drowned by Grunge. I worked at a music store when this was released. It was a huge seller.

[@purplebeard1526]

@@seanswinton6242 Hmmm, IDK about being drowned out by grunge. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Colour_discography I had to go back to their album dates for a minute. '88 with Vivid was a breakthrough with all kinds of sounds. 2 years later they put together a no less diversified but more socially conscious Time's Up. Times Up just didn't have that mega hit like Cult was. 93's Stain, for anyone that wasn't a true fan via the fist two albums, was a very experimental album with little pop appeal. It was so "against type" of the first two that along with the change to grunge/alternative going on at that time, it couldn't make a lot of headway. Hell, it took them 10 years to put out Collideoscope (2003). By then, you had to dig to find out if they had a new album out. The Chair in the Doorway in '09 was pretty good. Shade from 2017 is pretty solid as well.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

​@@purplebeard1526Stain is definitely highly underrated in my book, and it's also my favorite album of theirs although Time's Up and the biscuits EP are right behind it. I dig all their records, though.

[@carlylethomas1750]

The lead singer is an actor played in the movie Platoon.

[@jadakid6942]

What a gem this one is. Funk, rock, soul, killer vocal - I think most folks might not know this one. Hopefully they find this video :)

[@rjjcms1]

Great stuff.

[@deanackerman6664]

Lead singer was also an actor in the 1986 Oliver Stone movie "Platoon"

[@UnhandyCandy280]

"She looks as lovely as she's ever going to get...." I died. Loved this song for years !!!!

[@jamesbelcher9588]

Live, I've heard "...as she's ever, ever, EVER gonna get" :)

[@iKvetch558]

I think this may be my favorite track from this band...such a vibe...such amazing singing...AND some scatting thrown in...and do not even get me started on the guitar work LOL...how can you not love this one?! 💯😁

[@vanessalucas4760]

Glad you checked this one out, this is my favourite song by Living Colour! I heard this one a lot when I was a kid, and something about it always appealed to me. Listening now, I appreciate the lead singer's vocals paired with the interesting and impactful drums, the perfectly timed bass notes and the matching rhythm guitar, not to mention the sprinklings of guitar solos here and there. I really love the uniqueness of it.

[@mkmstillstackin]

Awesome tune by them! They're a talented group with some legit high energy hits. "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" would probably be my next suggestion.

[@raymondohlsen5054]

This was AWESOME!! Some Jazz, some Blues, Some Funk. And ALL FIRE!!

[@Chr1sWaterous]

❤ I wish I could like this more than once. I have loved them ever since they came out.

[@agoodday4pi]

My second favorite Living Colour song!!!!! 😊

[@3YearsApart1613]

Props to you guys for covering this band. They really need more exposure for the incredible band they are.

[@NotStanleyTucci]

Check “Solace of You” for a legit love ballad.

[@brianr3763]

I love Solace of You and agree they should check it out, but I don't think it's really a love ballad in the traditional sense. I hear it more as being about taking comfort in oneself. "A wise man said to know thyself, cause in the end there's no one else."

[@NotStanleyTucci]

@@brianr3763 I meant musically it was more ballad-y…. I agree it’s tongue in cheek

[@bigoz1977]

Seen them last November playing with Extreme, and Cory’s vocals were still on point! Dream come true seeing Vernon and Nuno playing guitar on the same stage 👏

[@AJRabies]

Middle Man is a great rocker from Living Color. Elvis is Dead is a fun song too.

[@michelleb9808]

That was so fun watching you guys go to the moon on that!! 😅 Yea...Living Colour. I saw them shortly after they blew up with Cult of P, and one unrelated thing I'll just always remember: it was the 1st show I ever saw people crowd surf. I was like what the heck are these people doing? Lol 😊 And great show. Saw them at Lollapalooza early 90s as well. Greeeaaaatttt very talented band.

[@kblixt]

Hope you do Open Letter To a Landlord, Middle Man, & Pride in the future

[@tonyburns1029]

I literally wore this cassette out.

[@rhondaatkins1776]

Me, too! Then years later bought it on CD.

[@soulgalorememories9921]

I had forgotten how fantastic this one was - it actually sounds better in 2024 if that is possible.

[@Battle_Faith-Ministries]

This proves the versatility of this group, you can hear the influence of the blues and a tinge of r&b in this iconic band.

[@stefonwilliams9790]

Living Colour Glamour Boys

[@eastcoastaj5048]

Finally a return to one of the best bands to hit music in the past 35 years! I used to watch these guys live in NYC in the 80's. Messrs. Cory Glover (vocals), Vernon Reid(guitar), Muzz Skillings(bass), and Wil Calhoun on drums. Doug Winbush would later replace Muzz on bass.

[@doplinger1]

By FAR their best song, way better than Coat of Personality! This is on all of my playlists.

[@TerryLampien]

You guys have to check out Glamour Boys

[@barbkennedy9382]

I'm not positive but Living Colour came back together in 2000 and have doing tours while still making music to this day~!

[@EightPieceBox]

They have been touring on and off with Extreme all through 2024

[@thomasdefranco1641]

Every Living Colour song is so unique and an incredible listen. A masterful mix of Hip hop, Reggae, funk, Jazz, Progressive Rock, R&B, Hard rock, pop, blues, heavy metal, punk and soul. Each member of the band is a virtuoso of their craft. Every song on their first 4 albums is masterful - Vivid, Time's Up, Biscuits and Stain. I highly encourage you to react to more of their songs and add them to your personal spotify playlist. You will not be disappointed and they will become one of your favorite bands. Also check them out live when able. incredible live act.

[@trapperjakk]

J and Amber, you HAVE to check out "Open letter to a Landlord" Extremely good and extremely powerful

[@stevenbyrnedk1]

Everyone in this band mastered their instrument

[@joiedevivre2005]

How did I miss y'all posting this? Living Colour is one of the most underrated bands ever & definitely one of my favorites! I remember when Jay discovered them & how his flabbers were ghasted. I agree with the others commenting, your next song of theirs should be "Open Letter (To A Landlord)" and I would also recommend their songs "Solace of You", "Elvis Is Dead", "Type" & "Pride". Thank you for revisiting this incredibly, awesomely talented band!

[@victoriagrove5344]

“Solace of You” is my favorite of theirs

[@wgsips]

Their best!!!! Love love love this song!!!!

[@t.j.soccorsi8810]

"Open letter (to a landlord)" is another great one! My favorite!

[@randybaker6042]

Great to see this reacted to. One of the best bands to ever hit the stage. And yes, you need to react to more Living Colour.

[@LearnToRefine]

Everything starts out smooth. The funky groove is going perfectly. Then the song keeps ramping up and turning up. Will's drums, Vernon's guitar and Muzz on that bass. This might be my favorite Living Colour song.

[@StephenSaxby-vf2ws]

Great to see you reacting to this stone cold classic from the early nineteen nineties Jay and.Amber. I first heard this on British radio in early 1991 and it was In Living Colours biggest hit over here making the UK 🇬🇧 top twenty. ..it blew me away back then and now in 2024 it still does. Great tune ❤❤❤❤❤ .

[@JRoJamz]

Oh. My. Gosh. I've been watching you two since the 'rainbow brick' days. Seeing you were reacting to this band again made me so happy that I postponed it. I went back and watched the TWO Cult Of Personality videos first because I wanted to savor this moment. Living Color might be a one hit wonder to most people. But they have whole albums of great musicianship, thoughtful lyrics, and just entertaining music. I concur with anyone who suggests Open Letter as another thing to watch.

[@thejohnson9204]

Great reaction guys, loved it. This is one of those timeless songs that still sounds current.

[@AlfredMeador]

A lot of people have slept on this band I'd like them since they came out

[@smd2169]

They do a killer cover of “Memories Can’t Wait” by Talking Heads!

[@DojoOfCool]

Living Colour is a great band. I remember back in my guitar player days hearing about Vernon Reid so I checked out Living Colour and was blown away. Been a fan since I first heard them.

[@daisypooch4034]

Hey Rob Squad..... Living Colour is playing Cincinnati on Sept 24th!!

[@jackgusto34]

This is the dopest song. Layers to it, genre bending, etc. Had the cassette single. Nobody had any idea why is was dope AF!

[@jollyroger1009]

A guy I played in a band with a few years ago (himself a very good songwriter and guitarist) said that Living Colour is one of his favourite bands. Listening to this for the first time I now see why he said that.

[@FrozenCariocas]

The singer not only is a Broadway musical singer but he's also an accomplished actor. If you have watched Platoon, you've seen him in action.

[@TheAcgtrs]

One of the greatest debut albums of all time. Without Living Colour, you don’t get Rage, or Korn… Corey Glover is an amazing singer.

[@R_SENAL]

This is one of my favorite bands, I met them in person, they are super cool people too. Singer is Corey Glover, guitarist: Vernon Reid! Will Calhoun - Drums, Doug Wimbish - Bass. You gotta do Open Letter, Type, Auslander, Pride (live at the Apollo), Solace of You, LEAVE IT ALONE, Time's Up, THIS IS THE LIFE, Pocket of Tears, Method, Behind the Sun, Program, Always Wrong, Middle Man... I love em all so much!! Take this journey and you will too. Also if you like black vocalists over metal too, you'll love the band Sevendust. js

[@cosmiccat6708]

Their song "Type" is a BANGER !!!

[@shawnkautzman4879]

Jay and Amber this is different from Cult Of Personality but I like it. Checkout their song Glamour Boy. A fun song.

[@makridge]

There is another great all black rock band. Check out Maggie’s Dream. Song love & tears.

[@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL]

Yo! Amber! Look at you at 00:06:14-00:06:18, what was THAT all about! 🤣

[@eastcoastaj5048]

Please react to Solace Of You, Glamour Boys, Times Up, Open Letter To A Landlord, Type, Nothingness and Elvis Is Dead. There is a great version of Love Rears live at the Apollo.

[@bwractive]

ugh so many artists/bands to get back to and also so many you haven't even touched on yet, keep them coming 😊

[@anthonyblakely399]

LMAO!!!! hahaaha...I am with Amber I was so shook that I forgot all about anything.....I was mesmerized.......I had a major stank face....and lots of chills!!!!

[@hmmmyeahnahdoh823]

Living Colour bringing the Swagg

[@myshkin08]

One of my very favourite LC tunes. Thank You.

[@KyleS3m3noff]

People who were there at the time knew... Living Colour were *the* band. They did it all, and they did it all *so* damn well. The album this is from. "Time's Up", is chock full of killer tracks from across to musical spectrum.

[@markqueen9459]

I love this band. This is a great song!

[@PatBlackwell-z3i]

Lead singer Corey was in the movie Platoon with Charlie Sheen, William Defou the Forest Whitaker

[@AWKoulentis]

So glad this very much underrated band is getting more airtime on Rob Squad. I have a terrible memory, so please excuse if I;ve said this before. There is something deeper in these lyrics that call out to natives of any land, in our case Native Americans, which includes Jordan (no disrespect Amber, love you). And Im going to throw in a well needed edit here I should have made the first time. Loving our fellow human and even ourself, is about recognizing what EVERYONE of us bring to the table. We ALL have something to offer. And that is part of it. Loving a land and being proud of ancestral ties is NEVER a disrespect to anyone. Its just a celebration of people connected to a land, that EVERYONE is welcome to celebrate. Im not Australian, but when I listen to that Midnight Oil videos, something about seeing those kids touches my heart. Anyways, back to to the topic... Rob Squad Reactions, please play this some (with lyrics) some day.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHq4nJhmeKipetU

[@martinlopez758]

You've only done Night Ranger once too. "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" "You Can Still Rock In America" bangers. Living Colour does rock. Love this band

[@markconnolly312]

Hey J and Amber!! You bring such light and joy into the day for me and for all who watch your sweet reactions! So, listen to, "Glamor Boys" picturing yourselves on a tropical beach, living out a wonderful, sunny, cloudless, blue sky day. You both have an amazing tropical drink in hand, under a cabana, with the warm ocean breeze all around, palm trees swaying. Glamor Boys, with the steel drums, marimbas and guitars put me in that state of mind everytime! God Bless You both!!

[@jbellinger99]

AMAZING never heard this before - thank you!

[@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL]

PPS-LC didn't add a press photo when they were trying to get a record deal. Back then, they were getting rejected because of old, racist pieces of shit in the record industry at the time. When they eventually signed their contract, urban legend has it that the head of Epic records literally shit himself when 4 black musicians showed up to record Livid. By the way...here's 22 bands that are all African American or has an African American Member. **There Goes the Neighborhood - Bodycount** **The End Of Heartache - Killswitch Engage** **Swim - Fishbone** **Praise/Decay/Everything/Not Today/Driven/Superficial Drug/Unraveling/Fence/Denial/Waffle/Dirty/Angel's Son/Enemy/Broken/Live Again/Medicated/Not Original/Licking Cream (Feat. Skin of Skunk Anasie)-Sevendust** **Open Letter to the Landlord/Glamour Boys-Living Colour** **Not Promised Tomorrow - Stuck Mojo** **Southtown/Boom/Alive/Satellite/Youth of the Nation - POD** **Bring Da Noise - Anthrax/Public Enemy** **Rock Superstar - Cypress Hill** **Black Flag/Dogman/Manic Depression (Jimi Hendrix Cover) - King's X** **Your Decision-Alice In Chains** **Right Now - Fire From The Gods** **Blackout - HeD PE** **Gored - Loathe** **Black Veil - Straight Line Stitch (African American/Female Fronted Band)** **So Far So Good/Come Again- Thornley** **Promised Me The World - Vagus Nerve** **Stuntman - 7 Spyz** **An Offering to the Night - Jesus Piece** **Monster - Unlocking the Truth** **Freedom - Rage Against the Machine** **You Can't Bring me Down / Send Me Your Money- Suicidal Tendencies (Rocky George is a guitar God. They call him the Black Eddie Van Halen)** Enjoy... SGT Rock

[@stevensheegog3942]

This is my first listening to this Living Color song. I’m a fan.

[@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk]

The CULT of PERSONALITY is still my all time favorite!

[@rjs2005]

Good Lord, this band is SO UNDERRATED it's criminal. Those first two albums- Vivid and Times Up! are some of the greatest rock albums ever created, Stain is much darker but no less rockin'- heck, all of their albums are fantastic. Vernon Reid is one of the very best guitarists who ever slung a six-string, Corey Glover's voice is perfectly matched to this band's style, Doug Wimbish is a devastatingly awesome bassist, and both Muzz Skillings and Will Calhoun provide a tremendous percussion beat. Can you tell I'm a fan? Please, more Living Colour, and DON'T MAKE IT SO LONG BETWEEN reactions!😀

[@chriskrueger8225]

Such an amazing band!

[@AWKoulentis]

Please listen to Living Colour, "Solace of You". Unfortunately, Living Color lost new Artist of the Year to Milli Vanili and never got the publicity they deserved. Even though Living Color are AMAZING rockers, "Solace of You" demonstrated an artistic depth that few people ever got to hear.

[@jakefoxx7978]

I love that song! "Time's Up" is the best album in the world to me and i love Solace of You for the rhythms and backing vocalists, but getting to hear Vernon play clean electric guitar the way he does in that song is like a cherry on top. I especially love the little strum of notes he plays at the very end of the song; its absolute ear candy.

[@ccg1171]

VAN HALEN INTRUDER INTRO INTO PRETTY WOMAN

[@chrishutchinson1736]

Open letter (to a landlord) or Nothingness (Jay will get his bass) also great songs

[@Jasoncremeans73]

My favorite song of theirs. I was pleasantly surprised to see a reaction to it.

[@daviddauberman2552]

In Living Color, Did you all know that Mick Jagger, saw them Playing in a Club, then Produced their first several albums??

[@jasonszabo9203]

Guys!! So glad you finally got back to LC. I saw them live here in Adelaide, Australia late last year and 40 years later they're still unbelievable. Go see them if they're near you. Please check out "Open Letter To A Landlord", "Middle Man", "Type", "Pride" and "Desperate People ".There's so many to listen to, honestly.

[@kurtpflegl30]

How about reacting to Middle Man next? It's a rocker with a great guitar riff for sure. Type is another good one.

[@BillGardiner]

I just saw them headline at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne, IN and they have grown from amazing to GOD-TIER! Everyone of them (different bassist, but the other 3 are the same) are at the peak of their careers. And, fun fact, their current bass player, Doug Wimbish played in the Sugarhill Rhythm Section (Sugarhill gang, Grandmaster Flash) and was on many early hip hop tracks like The Message, White Lines and Apache. Again, GOD-TIER musicians. If you get a chance to see them live, it will change your life.

[@ArtieFufkinPolymerRecords]

Genius track. Fun Fact : as mentioned previously, Corey (vocals) was in the movie Platoon and he was the first one to get killed, as was the way in those days!

[@nem3668]

One of my all time favorite bands. They have a ton of good music to listen to, and I love that Corey's rocking a Mario jersey!🐧

[@peterhadfield9840]

Classic from Living Colour!

[@IsabelleRSG]

This is amazing funk-blues! and yes, his voice is smooth...

[@mucksmith3569]

Corey Glover was great in Platoon as Francis. He doesn’t die but self inflicts a stab wound in his leg at the end of their last battle and he and Charlie Sheen fly off together knowing they’re out of the war since they were both wounded twice. As good as an actor he is a superior front man and singer. Why they never exploded in popularity as a group I’ll never understand. The band and the singer are incredible. There are more songs to check out. Keep up the great work. You may not realize the impact you have on your fans. It’s a daily listen for me. If you haven’t reviewed Platoon you should. Great War movie.