LIVING COLOUR
At the World Cafe Live - Philly (12/16/05)
(Thanks to Tim Emgushov for his photo contribution to this page!)
LIVING COLOUR members Vernon Reid, Corey Glover, Wil Calhoun (on drums) and
Doug Wimbish!!
I arrived late at 9:55pm to check out the funk-rock
magic of Living Colour (the band started their show around 9:00pm). Below are
the songs that they performed prior to my arrival:
1. Memories Can't Wait
2. Middle Man
3. Type
4. Desperate People
5. In Your Name
6. Sacred Ground
When I arrived at the scene, these guys were doing a kickin' drum and bass
workout, courtesy of Wil Calhoun and Doug Wimbish, respectively. Corey Glover
did some serious soulful vocalizations before "Open Letter to a
Landlord".....the song featured some sanctified "testifying" by
Corey at the end! Doug did the loudest, baddest, supersonic screeching on bass
for the peace song "Wall"!! The band went into a reggae jam and
chant, before jumping into "Glamour Boys" (featuring Corey carrying
his son on one arm) and the grungy, nasty guitar rock of "Go Away",
featuring the pyrotechnic lead guitar scream of Vernon Reid!! Doug took the
lead vocals on the bass-heavy rock of Little Annie's "Bless Those".
"Ignorance is Bliss" was followed by the somber "Flyin'",
featuring high-flyin' lead guitar riffs and insanely heavy bassisms!
"Auslander" was followed by Wil doing a drum spotlight over a
pre-programmed sample. "Time's Up" was followed by the Living Colour
definitive rock classic "Cult of Personality", a crowd favorite that
had every fan jumpin' around and rocking their heads hard! The encore featured
the wedding blues/rock "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" and the Beatles's
spiritual-tinged pop cut "Tomorrow Never Knows" and the instrumental
ending to it called "Nova"....the best part was the way the band sped
up the song to a harder rock tune with Corey repeatedly singing "Live for
today!" The spectacular show was over at 11:30pm.
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