Bergo '45 Song of the Week #57 - 8/3/14: http://www.bergo45.com "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" by Living Colour from Time's Up (1990) Epic Records "When Living Colour performed this song at the Apollo, the whole crowd was in a 'pool of sweat'. All four of these guys really crank." - James Lanier This is a weekly dive into the musical mind of Bergo '45. Each week, a new song is chosen by a different member of the band. Check out the playlist to see all of the past selections. Grab a towel and give it a listen.... Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, hip hop, hard rock, and heavy metal. Their lyrics range from the personal to the political, in some of the latter cases attacking Eurocentrism and racism in America. Living Colour rose to fame with their debut album Vivid in 1988. Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their signature song "Cult of Personality", which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990. They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. After disbanding in 1995, Living Colour reunited in late 2000. Time's Up is the second album by Living Colour, released on August 20, 1990. It was the follow-up to the successful Vivid. The album features a wide range of genres and also includes cameo appearances by Queen Latifah, Little Richard, Doug E. Fresh, Maceo Parker and James Earl Jones. After the album was released, it reached gold status, peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200 and later won a Grammy for best hard rock album of the year. It is the final album to feature Muzz Skillings on bass, though it was not his last release with the band (as he appeared on the Biscuits EP). As of 2011, the album is out of print, and problems with the rights ownership make a reissue unlikely. However, it is available as an MP3 download. In late February 2014, the album has been reissued in Europe by Music On CD and is available again. All rights belong to their respective owners (c) Epic Records

• published: 03 Aug 2014
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