Given that and the fact that in interviews they did around the time of Stain they sounded as though they were stepping down from the soapbox they had erected – they constantly insisted on a more human, less political slant to the album – it’s refreshing to hear vocalist Corey Glover refusing to shy away from the pointed stance the band has again adopted with their latest album. Regulars – to the point of being something akin to the house band – at CBGB’s, one night Living Colour’s reputation in the city and a confluence of voices in one rock star’s ear saw Mick Jagger going to the club to see them play. Admitting that he’d been considering leaving for over a year, in it he claimed that the band’s ‘sense of unity and purpose was growing weaker and fuzzier, I was finding more and more creative satisfaction in my solo projects.’ It continued: ‘Finally, it became obvious that I had to give up the band and move on’.
Author: Phillip Wilding
Published at: 2025-03-29 14:00:00
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