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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Living Colour canonical | 2 |
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock band
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song ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1984–1995
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2000–present ⓘ |
| album |
Biscuits
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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
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Headfake NERFINISHED ⓘ Jungle Funk NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Reid and Masque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutAlbum | Vivid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly African-American members ⓘ |
| formedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Dario Boente (touring)?
NERFINISHED
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Muzz Skillings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
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funk metal ⓘ funk rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Ausländer
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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
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Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament-Funkadelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Epic Records
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Sony Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus | socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
politics
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racism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| member |
Corey Glover
NERFINISHED
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Doug Wimbish NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best New Artist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
CBGB
NERFINISHED
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Lollapalooza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Cult of Personality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Living Colour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformedInYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| single |
Ausländer
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.