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>>So how do you explain the success of Living Colour? > >Several things: > >a. A co-sign from Mick Jagger.
Which imo is worthless to what they did. Sure, it might've gotten them more looks, but it means SHIT musically.
> >b. Vernon Reid was a more highly acclaimed musician than >anyone in Fishbone. And having co-founded the Black Rock >Coalition, Reid had already positioned Living Colour as a >signature "black rock" act. >
Fair enough. BUT that's more about peripheral shit than music. and SHAME on anybody who thought that LC was a signature Black Rock act. That's a slap in the face to Bad Brains, if ANYTHING.
>c. More traditional front man in Corey Glover compared to >Angelo.
but for the shit that Fishbone did? Angelo was PERFECT. and seriously. All Corey Glover did was flip his hair around. He had a GREAT voice, but Angelo is the quintessential front man. Didn't Norwood call him "one of the greatest Front Men of all time"? From an underground Rock perspective, it's kinda hard to disagree with that...
> >d. Undeniable riff of "Cult of Personality."
Catchy. I'll give you that. But seriously. Fishbone's catalog blows them outta the fuckin' frame.
> >e. I'd argue that getting Latifah and Little Richard on the >second album made black people less skeptical about them >compared to Fishbone.
and in keeping with the Punk Rock ethos, that should've been a Death Knell.
> > Overall they were more professional/easier to deal with >than Fishbone.
How do we as fans know that? Sounds like speculation. And since when are Rock Stars supposed to be well behaved and managable? Isn't that the POINT?
I also don't think they shifted styles as >frequently as Fishbone.
nothing to think about. They played straightforward Rock. Unless they were collaborating with Queen Latifah and Little Richard *looks at camera*
( and I'm a die hard PE fan, but "Funny Vibe"? *side eye*)
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