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After wrapping up their stint with Lollapalooza '91, Living Colour took some time off to decide what to do next. Shortly after, bassist Muzz Skillings and the rest of the band decided to part company and was replaced by session ace Doug Wimbish (whose credits included work with Jeff Beck, Madonna, Mick Jagger, etc.). Produced by Ron "Bad Brains" St. Germain, Living Colour's Stain showed the band's darker side even more, as samples were now added to the sonic mix. The tracks were more focused and streamlined when compared to the all-encompassing compositions on 1990's Time's Up, but were just as hard-hitting and thought provoking. The pessimistic viewpoint evidenced in such past tracks as "Type" can be found again in such tracks as "Go Away," "Ignorance Is Bliss," and "Never Satisfied," while "Postman" pulls no punches in its depiction of a deranged killer. The explosive "Auslander" was one of the album's best tracks, as was the melodic rocker "Leave It Alone" and the superb ballad "Nothingness," which deserved to be a hit. Although some of the songs miss the mark ("Bi," "This Little Pig," etc.), Stain was another engaging release from Living Colour. Although the album made the Top 40 and just missed going gold, the group would disband a year after the ensuing tour (citing "musical differences").
© Greg Prato /TiVo
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Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. Glover, Composer, Lyricist - W. Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - D. Wimbish, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Ron St. Germain, Producer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. Glover, Composer, Lyricist - W. Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - D. Wimbish, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Wimbish, Composer, Bass - Corey Glover, Composer, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Composer, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - W. Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - ANDRE BETTS, Producer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Wimbish, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Will Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist - Corey Glover, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. Glover, Composer, Lyricist - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Bernard Fowler, Background Vocal - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - W. Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Ron St. Germain, Producer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. Glover, Composer, Lyricist - W. Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - D. Wimbish, Composer, Lyricist - A. Betts, Composer, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. Glover, Composer, Lyricist - W. Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - D. Wimbish, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - A. Fairley, Composer, Lyricist - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer - Andrew Fairley, Vocal
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. Glover, Composer, Lyricist - W. Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist - V. Reid, Composer, Lyricist - D. Wimbish, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Wimbish, Bass - Corey Glover, Vocal - William Calhoun, Drums, Percussion - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer - Michael Reiter, Assistant Engineer - Vernon Reid, Guitar - Jen Monnar, Assistant Engineer - Lolly Grodner, Editor - Ron St. Germain, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fran Flannery, Assistant Engineer - Scott Pittinsky, Programmer - Thom Cadley, Assistant Engineer - Jesse Henderson, Assistant Engineer - Sean Overbey, Assistant Engineer - Vince Gutman, Programmer
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer - Wimbish, Composer, Lyricist - Glover, Composer, Lyricist - Calhoun, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1993 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Living Colour, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Unknown, Producer
(P) Originally recorded 1989 and released 2005 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
After wrapping up their stint with Lollapalooza '91, Living Colour took some time off to decide what to do next. Shortly after, bassist Muzz Skillings and the rest of the band decided to part company and was replaced by session ace Doug Wimbish (whose credits included work with Jeff Beck, Madonna, Mick Jagger, etc.). Produced by Ron "Bad Brains" St. Germain, Living Colour's Stain showed the band's darker side even more, as samples were now added to the sonic mix. The tracks were more focused and streamlined when compared to the all-encompassing compositions on 1990's Time's Up, but were just as hard-hitting and thought provoking. The pessimistic viewpoint evidenced in such past tracks as "Type" can be found again in such tracks as "Go Away," "Ignorance Is Bliss," and "Never Satisfied," while "Postman" pulls no punches in its depiction of a deranged killer. The explosive "Auslander" was one of the album's best tracks, as was the melodic rocker "Leave It Alone" and the superb ballad "Nothingness," which deserved to be a hit. Although some of the songs miss the mark ("Bi," "This Little Pig," etc.), Stain was another engaging release from Living Colour. Although the album made the Top 40 and just missed going gold, the group would disband a year after the ensuing tour (citing "musical differences").
© Greg Prato /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:28
- Main artists: Living Colour
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
1993 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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