The same year that Living Colour announced its breakup, Epic issued a 17-track greatest-hits collection, Pride.
As the collection proves, the band was ahead of their time and extremely influential -- they were combining musical forms such as heavy metal and funk/rap/soul years before the musical form was commonplace (circa late '90s).
But unlike the bands of the late '90s, Living Colour actually had thought-provoking messages in their music -- racism, crooked landlords, the immortalization of celebrities/world leaders, etc.
-- as well as being superb musicians/songwriters.
The best known of the bunch -- "Cult of Personality," "Glamour Boys," "Funny Vibe," and "Type" -- are obvious standouts, but the lesser known are just as strong.
Living Colour was always about creating consistent albums from beginning to end, as such selections as the title track, "Time's Up," "Nothingness," "Solace of You," and "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" prove.
Add to it several previously unreleased outtakes -- "Release the Pressure," "Sacred Ground," "Visions," and a remix of "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" -- and you have a near-definitive Living Colour collection that will appeal to both longtime fans and newcomers.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PrideWill Calhoun | Living Colour | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 2 | Release the PressureWill Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Doug Wimbish | Living Colour | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Sacred GroundWill Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Doug Wimbish | Living Colour | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | VisionsWill Calhoun, Vernon Reid, Doug Wimbish | Living Colour | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Love Rears Its Ugly HeadVernon Reid | Living Colour | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| 6 | These Are Happy TimesWill Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Doug Wimbish | Living Colour | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 41 MB |
| 7 | Memories Can't WaitDavid Byrne, Jerry Harrison | Living Colour | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 8 | Cult of PersonalityWill Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Muzz Skillings | Living Colour | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | Funny VibeVernon Reid | Living Colour | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | WTFFAndre Betts, Will Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Doug Wimbish | Living Colour | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Glamour BoysVernon Reid | Living Colour | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | Open Letter (To a Landlord)Vernon Reid | Living Colour | Play | 05:32 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 13 | Solace of YouCorey Glover, Vernon Reid | Living Colour | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 14 | NothingnessWill Calhoun | Living Colour | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 15 | TypeVernon Reid | Living Colour | Play | 06:26 | 14 MB | 49 MB |
| 16 | Time's UpWill Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, Muzz Skillings | Living Colour | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 17 | What's Your Favorite Color | Living Colour | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 75 mins | 173 MB | |||||
| 75 mins | 565 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Betts | Composer, Producer |
| 2 | David Byrne | Composer |
| 3 | Will Calhoun | Composer |
| 4 | Cutfather | Producer, Remixing |
| 5 | Graham Elliott | Art Direction, Illustrations |
| 6 | Chuck Fishbein | Photography |
| 7 | Corey Glover | Composer |
| 8 | Amy Guip | Photography |
| 9 | Paul Hamingson | Engineer |
| 10 | Jerry Harrison | Composer |
| 11 | Living Colour | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Skip McDonald | Mixing, Producer |
| 13 | Vladimir Meller | Mastering |
| 14 | Andy Montgomery | Engineer |
| 15 | Vernon Reid | Composer |
| 16 | Ron Saint Germain | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 17 | Adrian Sherwood | Mixing, Producer |
| 18 | Muzz Skillings | Composer |
| 19 | Soulshock | Producer, Remixing |
| 20 | Ed Stasium | Producer |
| 21 | Doug Wimbish | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |