Open Letter to a Landlord- Living Colour

[wonnthree]

who cares about what clothing line he's wearing..these guys were,and are, still masters at what they do..and they've always had a massively huge sound

[SEMAT56]

so this is what Eddy Gordo did before Tekken 3!

[caiogalo10]

thumbs uo if you liked it before Ediie Vedder

[kingdiamond69]

These guys were groundbreaking back then awesome guitar powerfull bass drums Corey Glovers fantastic vocals just a great band.

[jointmatch]

They were one of the hardest sounding bands in the 80s. when alot of so called metal bands were getting softer in the 80s with more ballads like bon jovi and ruining hard rock living color was staying true to its metal roots and not selling out there music or their fans.They were underated but a very solid band and worth listening to.

[AvEryBadApPLe]

i remmember when they performed this on snl. it was epic!

[freddietz96]

I forgot how much this song rocked. Never mind Corey Glover doing the Axl Rose thing with the Spandex shorts and all. And it was one of those songs like "In The Air Tonight" that didn't really get coast-to-coast airplay until about 5 years or more after it came out. I still can't remember the title, but damn, it's worthy for anyone's MP3 permanent collection.

[trendon]

Holy fuck! They sound incredible live. That's a rarity.

[phdbound10]

The lyrics could be about 2011! They are amazing!

[SCREAMZ101]

im 14 and even i know this is REAL MUSIC vernon was amzing and coreys just WOW

[polycera]

Muzz Skillings on bass. Far superior to his replacement, Doug Wimbish.

[102bac]

my god imagine if Corey rocked up for american idol, winner on day 1 by a country fuckin mile. In fact, I am feel disgraced to mention Corey and that tracsy show in the same sentence

[mplsbluejay]

These guys absolutly made you feel the music because they felt it. Vernon kills and Corey is amazing! Open Letter To A Landlord is epic and beutiful!

[royaljackace]

Wow! They brought that shit! I'm giving like 5 thumbs up cuz he managed to rock it that hard in that orange jumpsuit thing

[neilkayton]

You treat poor people just like trash,

Turn around and make big cash.

Some things havent changed

[aaronamccoy]

their first 2 albums were actually all killer no filler..i'm not sure what happened after that..

[MaGoRomario]

one day i'll sing like that.;



[handsmlake]

Living Colour got the worst label they could have....the next Rolling Stones...They were ahead of thier time(LC) sad that a "label" brought them down

[dapurplesmurf]

@handsmlake Psh, Rolling Stones... more like a black Judas Priest!

[Guilhermetmfranco]

kick ass band.

[mach1franco]

Loved them in the 80s... Love them now. this is what rock sounds like!

[NickyCaminiti]

Fanno venire i brividi per quanto sono bravi

[TheAfghanistanBaby]

@NickyCaminiti grande!! finalmente qualche italiano che li conosce!!

[teflonarius]

AWESOME BAND a shame that they splitted up

[BistouflyTheGreat]

@teflonarius They splitted up in 1995 but reunited in 2000... They are touring everywhere this year... :)

[thelurewasher]

best black metal band ever!

[vcx9dfne]

Best kick-ass nobody-knows-about stuff. Love these guys.

[onukoll]

Vedder tweeted it.

[Eclectic1970]

@onukoll I tried to look it up on twitter, what is his user name?

[Eclectic1970]

@onukoll Thanks I found it.

[andresh9]

This guys are fuckin asowme!

[mugm2]

not sure if anyone noticed but you are witnessing an orignal version of pearl jam.

[zaurtrien]

eddie vedder watched this video, he twitted it

[Eclectic1970]

@zaurtrien Really!! that's cool.

[AsTheEarthToTheSun]

@zaurtrien that's how I got here :D

[marquezmargaret0]

this song has a killer bass line

[Andras75]

what a smashing fantastic performance and stage presence!!!

[MrElotro10]

Me fascina este tema

[coreyNga]

this is much better and more musical version than what they do now...

now... it is just a bunch of solos.... and not dynamic the least bit...

and not as tight... they are getting sloppy.

[ejs212]

great band man,no doubt about it.

[lukemanify]

Still the best song by the Band

[Underdog263]

Excellence !

[fineasski]

I remember myself and my brother went to see Anthrax supported by Living Colour in London back in 1989 [I think], they were touring Vivid.

Living Colour finished their set....we looked at each other, thought ' will it get better than that?', decided it wouldn't......and we left.

Awesome band.

[neuregel]

I wonder if he looks back at this video and says to himself "man did I look gay as hell"

[CaptainCorpulence]

@neuregel

Doubt it. Everyone was dressing funny at that time ... sort of like the lame fashions now.

[SchnuffiQ]

Geniales Lied und eine wirklich geniale Band.

Immer wieder hörbar.

[beejay1980]

who gives a fuck what clothes they had. they made some very good music and THATS all that matters.............PERIOD

[drewman73]

I always thought they had a great sound, but I forgot how powerful Corey's voice is...wow...

[DocMissile]

So good,so underrated.

[chemicalmarriagecrew]

the way he sing remind me patton first way

[dorianpod77]

he he...u liked them,didn't u:-)

[MsGeek703]

This song is an inspiration to me as I continue to fight for my neighborhood, Panorama City, CA.

[tsprojects1]

yeah, they allways had a terrible clothing style in the 90's.

[jimsicle]

Amazing band, amazing song, amazing performance except for that awful outfit Corey's wearing!

[tattoome63]

But it defines his fine ass so well.

[ebutuoybdr]

this is one of the last displays of great music play ed live in the 20th century. Real subject mattter, soulful performance. real human performance, no computers...

[Dunwyche]

I want to dedicate this song to Cole School, torn down after 120 years for money in Boise Idaho. Way to keep the landmarks.

D~

[905Alive]

yeah, you have to wonder the logic, those buildings were made of brick,concrete and steel to last forever

all you have to do is maintenance them

parents get fooled into thinking spending 8billion on a building will make their kids smarter

their idiocy proves their kids won't be that smart ; )

[theafterbangs]

as good as it gets. yo, was there an off-stage 2nd guitar player or a pre-recorded track? the solo crossfades into and out of the rhythm guitar. 3:12, 3:16. and there's 2 guitars @ 3:32-3:35. wtf?

[ConspiracyGuy1]

They were playing over the studio track which is why you hear Vernon's rhythm guitar behing the solo. Either way, that's Living Colour in their prime. Saw them that year in a bar in Orlando, great show.

[Eagaida]

look at his hand carefully

[nexusutube]

It's sounds like he's letting the D and G strings ring while he plays higher notes on the B and High E string.

[Obelisk2290]

my fave LC song

[danielhmccurdy]

I remember back in the day, one of my metal head friends said "Damn those boys can play, hey Daniel, how come black guys can only rap?!"

I must have laughed for an hour or two until he threatened to beat me up, I hated telling him these guys were black, he didn't believe me for like two months until I showed him on MTV. He hated me after that and swore they were lip singing!!!! They rocked and still do, who cares if they are black!!

[invertedchords]

Just goes to show not all black musicians went to rap after the blues

[killerklay420]

o man this band never got the reel credit they diverse, very powerful song.

[crosxtalk]

Great! I love these guys.

[sheerasmith]

Yeah,one of the best rocksongs ever.

I saw them live the first time in 1988 and i was blown away.

[Crowsfan55]

damn...that bass player just THUMPS....when he's not just doing nice riffs...

[trialsofdavid]

thats my nigguh muzz baby ...doug is kool..but you cannot replace the muzz.

[fortheloveoftunes]

Love the 2.57 part it rocks :-) Otherwise aerobic-spandex rules .-)

[Crowsfan55]

LOL....it was the 80's....;-)

[bravery34]

LOL. That's a wetsuit he has on. Body Glove made surfer and scuba suits. They were kind of his obsession. In 1990, they appeared live on MTV's new year's party and he had a tuxedo made out of the same material!!!!

[fortheloveoftunes]

Aerobic-spandex rules .-)

[blimy007]

This song is one of my Favs from Vivid. I can't say they are underrated, they kick ass as far as I'm concerned. Being comercially viable or not doesn't deter from the pure awesomeness that the band has. But on the other hand they do deserve more reconition

[Crowsfan55]

they are...so very underrated...hell they are the black Van Halen...and believe me blimy....ppl who know music know the "pure awesomeness" of this band...but maybe they couldn't write anything beyond this...I remember an agent saying to me that you spend your first 20 years writing your first album...then you have 6 months to write your next...it's a tough business...but damn this fucking band was good..and if they ever come around NE PA...I'm fucking there!!!!

[tomalophicon]

Fuck, these guys shit all over Van Halen. In fact, they're the best band to ever grace this earth.

[TCrowther10]

Living Colour deserved so much more than what they recieved in their prime. For instance, look how well the band is put together, listen to how raw Corey's voice is, listen to the lyrics in each of their songs, they actually mean something. These guys could have been huge. Look what we've let go of, they deserved so much more.

[tquinlivan]

I agree. The problem, and I hate to say this, is they were black in a white world. The same problem exists with white people in Hip Hop. The music business is very racist.

[VonTrousers]

Yes, true. But in this case it's also a case of the music not being dumb enough for mass consumption

[invertedchords]

this and cult of personality are fucking blak as fuck its good to see black fellas rocking with the rest of the world.

fucking fifty cent... Bah humug

[JohnAngren]

True mate, Not to often you see this :)

[Eclectic1970]

Just curious, why mention 50 cents with living colour? 50's is hip hop, Living Colour is Rock in it's purest form, and of course they didn't get the props they so richly deserved.

[takeawaybenji]

@Eclectic1970 If there is any point of mentioning someone like him is that hip hop has been trying to co-opt the term "rock star."

[Eclectic1970]

@takeawaybenji Everybody uses the term "Rockstar" not just hip hop artist. It makes no sense to mention the two in the same decade, let alone sentence.

[17chavoy17]

@Eclectic1970 When was the last time this show filmed???...if u have any idea

[Eclectic1970]

@17chavoy17 I'm not sure.

[skywatchbretten]

Great memories.

I saw they in the early 90'.

5 Stars.

Thanks for posting.

[cfx5000]

Shit! I teared up. What a band. Wayyy ahead of their time.

[okoopinjop]

grrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttt band, iconic, fantastic singer

[Suuperman5461]

Vernon Reid is awsome. Damn I miss these dudes.

[mottow]

Great performance. Not playback, probably a hidden musician. Quite common. Just like the 5th member of U2 who you never see on stage!

[jfalconebmop]

Is this at the arsenio show?

[Eclectic1970]

No it isn't, don't worry about it just enjoy it.

[rjpilot]

The vocals sound live but the rest of the band sounds pre-recorded. @1:54 it sounds unusually double tracked. Vocal performance is awesome though. You can tell thats not pre-recorded.

[potn586]

Great stuff... thanks for posting

[enjoiCam]

i'd luv to see a band perform like this today... powerful stuff

[McLaut7]

Their touring again, seen them recently, was awesome.

you should check out their tourdates.

[rickyon]

A flawless performance of my favorite LC tune! The solo section is awesome! Gives me chills up and down my spine! Every member of this band were top notch players and Corey is so powerful with that Gospel tinged style that is so unique!

[BrunswickDeath]

Yeah, that solo section is fucking kicking.

Great band. Saw 'em on the Time's Up tour with Doug Wimbish on bass. Righteous and furious.

[immumezombie]

they want to tear it down- if it makes them a buck,,

Rock Blues of the future died with these guys

another black band shit on- greatness stolen

[vegasoozie]

they were shit on BECAUSE they have actual talent and not just selling potential! i'm glad there are people like you still listen!

[cossine]

dude... that's on playback...

[motorock]

Wow, I almost forgot how dynamic Living Colour was back in the day.

[topdeeni]

WHERE IS THIS SHOW FROM? Looks alot like the opium, er..Orphium in Boston. I would love to think it was, if it is IM ON UTUBE... hahah!

[BMWman79]

one of the best rock bands! and i LIKE this song.

[Mattlangston]

Bomb!!!!! Post more please!!

[mssharon66]

i agree Corey could perform this in a speedo..nude i was thinking..he's so sexy and intelligent gawd!!! if there were more men like this I wouldnt be single..

[ReneeNme]

If you would that would be freakin' fantastic fatbackfunk.

[Eclectic1970]

It's so funny how people focus on clothes or hair etc on a lot of these clips.Frankly Corey could have sang it in a pair of speedos and it would be alright HA HA. I agree with you about it being a great song.

[ReneeNme]

I have many Living Colour favorites.This has to be #1 though.Anybody know where this performance came from??Thanx for posting it Eclectic1970..TYVM.

[bkkghy]

Underrated is right.

I could loop that drum/bass riff and listen to it all day.

Great song, fantastic band.

Thanks for posting.

[bigrpb]

Despite Corey's ridiculous wetsuit, this is an amazing performance. What a mind-blowing band!

[LLscissorhands]

This is a group other groups aspire to.

[Bolomo]

i wanna cut my hair like corey...

[digijams]

Man Cory can bring the heat, what pipes!

When guys put the time in the shed.

[CivilizedJerk]

Wow! Thank You for posting this.