christhammer666 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 https://youtu.be/SqEWvJEy9nU I'm pretty much speechless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I don't mind Doug, but these are Muzzy's lines! That said, it's refreshing to see footage of Living Colour playing to a reasonsbly big crowd, even if most of them probably only know Cult of Personality because it was on Guitar Hero. I'm a big fan of those first three albums although it's much a case of diminishing returns; so much unfulfilled/unrealised potential...they should have been huuuuge and achieved godlike status, but alas, t'wasn't to be. Indifferent, output, side projects, conflict. Tsk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1490773990' post='3267762']I'm a big fan of those first three albums although it's much a case of diminishing returns; so much unfulfilled/unrealised potential...they should have been huuuuge and achieved godlike status, but alas, t'wasn't to be. Indifferent, output, side projects, conflict. Tsk. [/quote] A very sound analysis! They had so much going for them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Doug is a total hero, but for me he will always be the guy from Tackhead. So much great playing on those On-U Sound records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christhammer666 Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Im a recent convert to them to be honest but loving it so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I saw Corey Glover (with dUg Pinnick supporting) in New York about 18 months ago. While dUg was great, CGs band wasn't so great, lumbering uncomfortably through a few Living Colour standards, some of his back catalogue (from Hymns) and a couple of covers. We didn't stay until the end. For a guy that should have been an absolutely huge star (and while I know the Body Glove years are well behind him), it was a little sad to see him sweatily sauntering around on stage in a matching pink twinset of jogging trousers and hoodie (which my wife refers to it as the bunny suit), a tweed flat cap and glasses. (oooh, go here [url="http://pancakesandwhiskey.com/2015/05/13/a-night-with-corey-glover-and-dug-pinnick/"]http://pancakesandwhiskey.com/2015/05/13/a-night-with-corey-glover-and-dug-pinnick/[/url] ) At one stage he broke down and cried mid-song. My wife and I honestly felt that while people can get emotional, we felt he was just plain not right and needed a bit of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 [quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1490777788' post='3267804'] Doug is a total hero, but for me he will always be the guy from Tackhead. So much great playing on those On-U Sound records. [/quote] Oh yes! Saw them live at the (now gone) Newcastle Riverside in 1989. Still one of my best ever gigs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic_Groove Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Wow, He really is still using an (out of production) Trace Elliot rig!! Cool Dude -- Top Player & Craftsman B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Always preferred Muzz Skillings, lost interest in Living Colour after he left. I only really liked the first two albums anyway. I had an "interesting" encounter with Doug at a clinic he was doing many years ago which left me in no doubt that the guy was a total dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1490788224' post='3267964'] I had an "interesting" encounter with Doug at a clinic he was doing many years ago which left me in no doubt that the guy was a total dick. [/quote] Would that have been around 1996? I saw him at a clinic at the Bass Centre in Birmingham around then and came away a bit disappointed. He spent most of the time playing with loops and noodling - nothing like his Living Colour playing (which was why I went). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I love Doug's playing....but I can never help thinking the guitar solo in Cult of Personality is complete overkill.... Great song otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 [quote name='jacko' timestamp='1490795993' post='3268099'] Would that have been around 1996? I saw him at a clinic at the Bass Centre in Birmingham around then and came away a bit disappointed. He spent most of the time playing with loops and noodling - nothing like his Living Colour playing (which was why I went). [/quote] Probably earlier than that, around 1990-91. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 [quote name='jacko' timestamp='1490795993' post='3268099'] Would that have been around 1996? I saw him at a clinic at the Bass Centre in Birmingham around then and came away a bit disappointed. He spent most of the time playing with loops and noodling - nothing like his Living Colour playing (which was why I went). [/quote] I saw him at the Bass Centre in Wapping. I'd concur with the above...he was very entertaining, albeit a little self-indulgent, it has to be said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 [quote name='Sonic_Groove' timestamp='1490787888' post='3267958'] Wow, He really is still using an (out of production) Trace Elliot rig!! Cool Dude -- Top Player & Craftsman B [/quote]I think he's an Ashdown whore these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Not helping my amber NS GAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Love Living Colour. Used to do Love Rears Its Ugly Head in our band many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1490807911' post='3268248'] I think he's an Ashdown whore these days. [/quote] He may be now, but as recently as three years ago he was still using old TE amps. I guess they will all die eventually. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPekZmNeuDs"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPekZmNeuDs [/url] All I can say is that I hope he keeps a good supply of patch cables in his gig bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 All his Instagram photos suggest he's still using old Trace gear - he has an ashdown B-Social and possibly a Retroglide but his gig rigs are trave unless supplies backline I believe I enjoyed the clip, his playing is amazing and his tone for such a light touch is amazing, I really have a lot to learn still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1490773990' post='3267762']even if most of them probably only know Cult of Personality because it was on Guitar Hero. [/quote] <ashamed hands up> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 [quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1490860352' post='3268509'] <ashamed hands up> [/quote] Shame on you. If nothing else, listen to their greatest hits album 'Pride'. best track for me has to be love raises it's ugly head. Sadly that album doesn't include the classic 'Elvis is dead' - you'll need Time's up for that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1490788224' post='3267964'] Always preferred Muzz Skillings, lost interest in Living Colour after he left. [/quote] Me too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HbF3EAt3ck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 While we're on the subject of Living Colour, I recently snared a copy of one of the early US copies of Stain with the different guitar solos on it. I think its the fifth or sixth version of the album that I'd bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1490863302' post='3268548'] While we're on the subject of Living Colour, I recently snared a copy of one of the early US copies of Stain with the different guitar solos on it. I think its the fifth or sixth version of the album that I'd bought. [/quote] Oooh that's quite rare isn't it? Care to share any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I picked up on them around the time of Time's Up which is an excellent album. Saw them at Portsmouth Guildhall just after Doug replaced Muzz. They probably should have been bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbora Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I have been a fan since Vivid came out. Totally loved the music and Muzz's playing. I thought it was very tasteful and fitting and brilliant rock stuff. I spent a lot of time as a teenager learning those lines and Times up and Stain included. I have bought the albums after that and they are ok but nothing on par with the old stuff. As has been said they should have been massive with all this talent. Vernon Reid is the reason I am obsessed with Hamer guitars still today. I have to admit though even if I like his song writing and over all tone and playing his solos are crap. I just dont get them. But Will Calhoun is one of the baddest rock (and overall) drummer there is. I would put him in the top five of my fave drummers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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