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 Collideřscope. Megaforce is known as a metal label and appropriately, Living Colour plays to this audience, getting so heavy they're often murky, riffs fighting to be heard out of the grinding psychedelic sludge. No matter the tempo, The Chair in the Doorway remains grinding and heavy, 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. However, 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.
Vital, vibrant and burning, Living Colour return with a thrilling fifth studio album. For some of us, it’s hard to believe that it’s been over 21 years since Living Colour kicked in the doors to mainstream consciousness with their debut...
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Are Living Colour feeling doubtful about their own identity? The band’s first studio album in six years, The Chair in the Doorway, deals largely with questions of self. “Gonna strip it all away,” vocalist Cory Glover repeats over and over again during album opener “Burned Bridges.” “I am the role I play,” he declares on [...]
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On Thursday night Vince and I got to go see Living Colour perform their soon-to-be-released new album, The Chair in the Doorway, in its entirety, for an audience of maybe fifty people in a small rehearsal space in Brooklyn.Needless to say, it was friggin’ awesome.This was a true fanboy moment for us. As kids, we [...]
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That would be free. Duh.“Behind the Sun,” which until now has been streaming only on the band’s MySpace page, is now avail for download at no cost whatsoever. Go here and scroll down the page to get the track. It is truly righteous.“Behind the Sun” will appear on LC’s latest, The Chair in the Doorway, [...]
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The boys are back in town! From the press release: Living Colour (above l to r: Vernon Reid, Corey Glover, Will Calhoun, Doug Wimbish) will release their first new studio album in five years entitled The Chair In The Doorway...
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Living Colour will release their first new studio album in five years entitled ‘The Chair In The Doorway’ on November 30th via Megaforce Records. Living Colour formed in NYC and still contains the original members Vernon Reid, Corey Glover, Will Calhoun and (since 1993) Doug Wimbish. “We feel like this is the best record we’ve [...]
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Vital, vibrant and burning, Living Colour return with a thrilling fifth studio album. For some of us, it’s hard to believe that it’s been over 21 years since Living Colour kicked in the doors to mainstream consciousness with their debut...
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Legendary Downtown NYC rockers Living Colour launch a massive tour next week that will take them all over South America and Europe to promote the best album they’ve released since they reformed at the beginning of the decade - The Chair in the Doorway. To help prepare for the overseas gigs, the metal/funk act will play a few shows in the Northeast including a hometown show at the Highline Ballr.
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As effective opener ‘Burned Bridges’ builds up over its three and a half minute duration, it gives off an exciting sense of an upcoming explosion. Climaxing with Vernon Reid’s frantic guitar-playing, one cannot help but feel that Living Colour’s first album in six years could be a return to the...
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Are Living Colour feeling doubtful about their own identity? The band’s first studio album in six years, The Chair in the Doorway, deals largely with questions of self. “Gonna strip it all away,” vocalist Cory Glover repeats over and over again during album opener “Burned Bridges.” “I am the role I play,” he declares on [...]
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