>Everybody who was into Rock at the time KNOWS that Sony did
>FAR more for Living Colour, and I have to admit, I was a bit
>annoyed to see Vernon Reid in the documentary,
>
Vernon and LC were Fishbone peers so Vernon is a valuable voice for recognizing/speaking about Fishbone. I don't know why anyone would have any attitude towards LC for what Sony chose to do.

> Fishbone was just too uncategorizable, and that is
>>never a good thing for a black act.
>
>So how do you explain the success of Living Colour?
>

LC was very categorizable. Very hard rock. Mixed it up a little towards the end of their 90's era.