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Vivid is the debut studio album by American rock band Living Colour, released on May 2, 1988, by Epic Records. It was one of the most popular albums of 1988, peaking at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart and being certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
May 3, 2023 · Watch Living Colour's 'Cult of Personality' Video. Subsequent singles failed to gather as much momentum on the pop charts, as the Jagger-produced "Glamour Boys" stalled out in the lower reaches...
Nov 20, 2022 · On Vivid, Living Colour bridged the worlds of primal rock and thought-provoking rap without actually making a pro-forma rap-rock album in the basic riffs-and-rhymes sense.
Jul 23, 2023 · In praise of Living Colour's Vivid. Jagger produced them but that sound was all theirs. Inside Living Colour's late 80s classic debut.
Nov 19, 2018 · And with a rival label turning them down, the band were signed to Epic Records at the instigation of Mick Jagger, who produced their demo tape, two songs from which appeared on Vivid. Reid and drummer Will Calhoun expressed their gratitude by guesting on Jagger’s Primitive Cool album.
May 3, 2018 · “Cult of Personality” and Vivid, which went double-platinum, were the result of Living Colour’s prolonged fight to convince record companies that a black band was not merely a niche act with...
May 3, 2018 · Produced by the Ramones’ go-to studio maven Ed Stasium with a loving endorsement from Mick Jagger (who employed Reid to play guitar on his second solo LP, 1987’s underrated Primitive Cool,...
May 3, 2022 · Classic Rock. Why you should definitely own Time’s Up by Living Colour. By Greg Prato. ( Classic Rock ) published 3 May 2022. Mick Jagger talking about Elvis, Little Richard offering advice: Living Colour's follow-up to their debut hit Vivid was not like other second albums.
Aug 23, 2021 · In the end, it took a co-sign from none other than Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones to get the ball rolling for Living Colour’s recording career. In 1987, Jagger was in New York recording his sophomore solo effort Primitive Cool, which Reid was invited to play on.
Apr 29, 2023 · “Broken Hearts” is a powerful study in emotion and lyrics, providing space in the arrangement to allow little musical flourishes to take place including a harmonica solo by none other than Mick Jagger. Jagger’s involvement wasn’t restricted to just a guest spot.
