Living Colour

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Living Colour is an American rock band known for its fusion of heavy metal, funk, jazz, and socially conscious lyrics, most famous for the late-1980s hit "Cult of Personality."

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Living Colour canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock band
song
activePeriod 1984–1995
2000–present
album Biscuits NERFINISHED
Collideøscope NERFINISHED
Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour NERFINISHED
Live From CBGB’s NERFINISHED
Live at the Paradise NERFINISHED
Pride
Shade NERFINISHED
Stain NERFINISHED
The Chair in the Doorway NERFINISHED
Time’s Up NERFINISHED
Vivid NERFINISHED
associatedAct Eye & I NERFINISHED
Headfake NERFINISHED
Jungle Funk NERFINISHED
Vernon Reid and Masque NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutAlbum Vivid NERFINISHED
ethnicComposition predominantly African-American members
formedIn New York City NERFINISHED
formedInYear 1984
formerMember Dario Boente (touring)? NERFINISHED
Muzz Skillings NERFINISHED
genre alternative metal
funk metal
funk rock
hard rock
heavy metal
jazz fusion
rock
hasNotableWork Ausländer NERFINISHED
Bi
Cult of Personality NERFINISHED
Elvis Is Dead NERFINISHED
Glamour Boys NERFINISHED
Leave It Alone NERFINISHED
Love Rears Its Ugly Head NERFINISHED
Open Letter (To a Landlord) NERFINISHED
Time’s Up NERFINISHED
Type
includedInAlbum Vivid NERFINISHED
influencedBy Bad Brains NERFINISHED
Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED
Parliament-Funkadelic NERFINISHED
label Epic Records NERFINISHED
Sony Music NERFINISHED
lyricalFocus socially conscious lyrics
lyricalTheme politics
racism
social justice
member Corey Glover NERFINISHED
Doug Wimbish NERFINISHED
Vernon Reid NERFINISHED
Will Calhoun NERFINISHED
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best New Artist NERFINISHED
notablePerformance CBGB NERFINISHED
Lollapalooza NERFINISHED
notableSong Cult of Personality NERFINISHED
performer Living Colour NERFINISHED
reformedInYear 2000
releaseYear 1988
single Ausländer
Cult of Personality NERFINISHED
Glamour Boys NERFINISHED
Leave It Alone NERFINISHED
Love Rears Its Ugly Head NERFINISHED
Nothingness NERFINISHED
Open Letter (To a Landlord) NERFINISHED
Solace of You NERFINISHED
Type
Who Shot Ya? NERFINISHED

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Ed Stasium associatedAct Living Colour
Ron Saint Germain notableWorkWith Living Colour