LIVING COLOUR ~ L'Alhambra. Paris.

 

*** CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE THIRD ALBUM "STAIN" ***

 

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🕖 Set Times:
7:00 pm — Doors Open
8:00 pm — Mary Cream (FR)
9:00 pm — Living Colour (USA)

Support Act: MARY CREAM

 

~ STAIN ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2023 ~
 

Stain is the third studio album by American (from New York) creative fusion (influenced by heavy metal, funk, jazz, hip hop, punk, and alternative rock)  rock band Living Colour. It was released on March 2, 1993. Producer Ron Saint Germain - Living Colour. It is the first album to feature bassist Doug Wimbish. It peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200, and .The song "Leave It Alone" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards in 1994. In Rolling Stone magazine that year, journalist David Breskin praised Stain as "by far their best record."

 

 

 Vivid is the debut studio album by American (from New York) creative fusion (influenced by heavy metal, funk, jazz, hip hop, punk, and alternative rock)  rock band Living Colour, released on May 2, 1988. Producer Ed Stasium - Mick Jagger. It was one of the most popular albums of 1988, peaking at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart and being certified double platinum. It  remains one of the strongest hard metal rock albums of the late 80’s.

LIVING COLOUR (Band)

 

Vernon Reid — lead guitar, guitar synthesizer, programming, laptop, backing vocals (1984–1995, 2000–present); lead vocals (1984–1985)
Corey Glover — lead vocals, occasional rhythm guitar, occasional tambourine (1985–1995, 2000–present)
Will Calhoun — drums, percussion, keyboards, samples, loops, programming, backing vocals (1986–1995, 2000–present)
Doug Wimbish — bass, drums, guitar, programming, backing vocals (1992–1995, 2000–present)
 

The Setlist

LIVING COLOUR

 Middle Man (Vivid - 1988)

Stain (Album - 1993)

Go Away
Ignorance Is Bliss
(false start as Doug had the wrong bass on)
Leave It Alone
Bi
Mind Your Own Business
Ausländer
Never Satisfied
Nothingness
Postman
This Little Pig
Hemp (Vernon on solo guitar violoning)
Wall (With an extended outro)

White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Grandmaster Flash & Melle Me cover - Single - 1983) (Doug - vocals) >
> Apache (The Sugarhill Gang cover - 8th Wonder  - 1981 - Jerry Lordan) (Doug - vocals)
> The Message (Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 - The Message - 1982) (Doug - vocals)
Here I Come (Barrington Levy cover - Here I Come -  1985)
Glamour Boys (Vivid - 1988)
Elvis Is Dead (Time’s Up - 1990) (With Jay Rodriguez on saxophone; with Big Mama Thornton’’s "Hound Dog" snippet)
Drum Solo (Will Calhoun with 3 unknown percussionists)
Cult of Personality (Vivid - 1988)

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 Time Set: 1h30