Signing with Megaforce indicates a lot of where Living Colour are at on 2009's The Chair in the Doorway, their first album since their 2004 comeback Collideøscope.
Megaforce is known as a metal label and appropriately, Living Colour plays to this audience, getting so heavy they're often dreary, riffs fighting to be heard out of the grinding psychedelic sludge.
No matter the tempo, The Chair in the Doorway remains mired in this murk, crushing the sprightly blues of "Bless Those (Little Annie's Prayer) under a chorus of thick, leaden guitar and bass, the same sounds that flatten any moment of subtly that tries to rear its head here.
There is no denying that Living Colour wields some mighty muscle -- Will Calhoun and Doug Wimbish provide a locomotive force which Vernon Reid rides vigorously, adding dashes of color when he tears off solos -- but the limited palette and relentless attack wind up a little wearying, especially when married to brickwalled masters.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burned BridgesLiving Colour | Living Colour | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | The ChairLiving Colour, Count | Living Colour | Play | 02:10 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 3 | DecaDanceMilan Cimfe, Living Colour, Mark Stewart | Living Colour | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Young ManLiving Colour, Mark Stewart | Living Colour | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | MethodMilan Cimfe, Living Colour, Mark Stewart | Living Colour | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Behind the SunLiving Colour, Count | Living Colour | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Bless Those (Little Annie's Prayer)Bernard Alexander, Annie Bandez, Doug Wimbish | Living Colour | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Hard TimesLiving Colour | Living Colour | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | That's What You Taught MeLiving Colour | Living Colour | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Out of My MindLiving Colour, Mark Stewart | Living Colour | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Not TomorrowLiving Colour | Living Colour | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | [Blank] | Living Colour | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| 13 | Asshole | Living Colour | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 46 mins | 106 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 302 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Alexander | Composer |
| 2 | Annie Bandez | Composer |
| 3 | Andre Betts | Engineer, Producer |
| 4 | Will Calhoun | Drums, Group Member, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Toy Piano, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Milan Cimfe | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 6 | Count | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 7 | Becca De Beauport | Keyboards, Vocals |
| 8 | Pierre de Beauport | Engineer |
| 9 | Pete Deboer | Digital Editing |
| 10 | Joe Gastwirt | Mastering |
| 11 | Corey Glover | Group Member, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Douglas Heusser | Graphic Design |
| 13 | Pavel Karlík | Engineer |
| 14 | Living Colour | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 15 | Vernon Reid | Group Member, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Electronic), Laptop, Producer, Sound Design, Vocals (Background), Voices |
| 16 | Matthew Rifino | Digital Editing |
| 17 | Ron Saint Germain | Mixing |
| 18 | Allen Sanderstone | Engineer |
| 19 | Mark Stewart | Composer |
| 20 | Doug Wimbish | Ambience, Bass, Beats, Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Group Member, Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| 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). |