THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
LIVING COLOUR...Vivid (1988)
Vivid, the debut album from Living Colour, was released 25 years ago today in 1988. It reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. I give this a 3 out of 5 stars. In 1988 the hard rock/heavy metal scene was being dominated by the Guns 'N' Roses/Cinderella/Poison/Motley Crue crowd. Then came along Living Colour. They were different and unique but yet MTV and the public accepted them. I thought they were a jammin' band. The single "Cult Of Personality" was for sure the highlight of the album. I quite enjoyed "Open Letter (To A Landlord)" also. "Funny Vibe was the only track I couldn't get into, otherwise a different and unique and exciting album for 1988
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 3
Mary Hopkin is 63; David Immerglück of the Counting Crows is 52; Josey Scott, formerly with Saliva, is 42;
ON THIS DATE
1969 Jimi Hendrix is arrested in Toronto for possesion of narcotics
1974 Led Zeppelin launches its Swan Song label
1976 Paul McCartney makes his first U.S. stage appearance in a decade as the “Wings Over America” tour opens in Ft. Worth, Texas
2001 It is announced that George Harrison has undergone cancer surgery with a good prognosis
2004 The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal filed by Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake who claimed in a 1998 suit that they had not received proper compensation and credit for their work on two Ozzy Osbourne albums, Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman
2006 A London court rules that Purple Haze Records does not have the right to distribute or sell Jimi Hendrix's music
2006 Living With War by Neil Young is released
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