One of the first black metal bands (as opposed to black-metal), Living Colour was started by guitar maestro Vernon Reid, and originally billed as 'Vernon Reid's Living Colour'. Vernon was originally from the UK, which I guess explains the English spelling of colour.
The band sought to break down the idea of rock/metal being for whites and rap/RnB being for blacks. Reid assembled a highly talented band, including bassist Muzz Skillings, drummer Will Calhoun and vocalist Corey Glover to produce this mash-up of rock, metal, funk, rap and occasional balladry. A strong sense of melody is evident throughout in even the heavier songs.
Brilliant album that I haven't listened to nearly enough lately. So again I have to thank this 1001 albums thing for (a) introducing me to new and interesting music, and (b) leading me to revisit and rediscover albums that I was already familiar with.
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