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gig review: living colour @ bimbo's 365

Awesome show. Tony C and the Truth opened; mix in three parts AC/DC, two parts Bruce Willis, and one part Smash Mouth, and you get Tony C and the Truth. They weren't anything special, but at least they didn't stink up the joint (except for the drummer, who was substandard). On came Living Colour, looking great. Doug Wimbish wore a Carmelo Anthony jersey, played 6 different basses (including an upright fretless), and was, in general, a bass-playing god. Corey Glover can still hit the high notes with all the strength. Vernon Reid... nothing's changed -- he's still awesome. And Will Calhoun has, i think, gotten even better. Set list (the order might be a bit off, but all the songs are there):

  • Song Without Sin
  • Funny Vibe
  • A Question Of When
  • In Your Name
  • Ignorance Is Bliss
  • Operation: Mind Control
  • Flying
  • Middle Man
  • Pocket Of Tears
  • Sacred Ground
  • Love Rears Its Ugly Head
  • Nothingness
  • Time's Up
  • Type
  • Cult Of Personality

    Encore

  • Solace Of You

I felt a bit cheated; they had "Tomorrow Never Knows" on the setlist as the first encore, but they skipped it. I needed just one more song out of them... still, it was a great show. You should really pick up Collideøscope. In the aftermath, we seem to have gained an [livejournal.com profile] arian1, but i thought we already had enough turkeys...

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gobble

[identity profile] arian1.livejournal.com 2003-11-27 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
*gobble* *gobble* Ron is just mad I'm doing more kitchen work than him ;)

-Ari

[identity profile] denshi.livejournal.com 2003-11-28 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds awesome. Are there any Living Colour discs in particular I should pick up?
ext_8707: Taken in front of Carnegie Hall (evil)

[identity profile] ronebofh.livejournal.com 2003-11-28 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
The new one is really good. Time's Up won them a Grammy and has the most breadth of style. Vivid has "Cult of Personality" on it. Stain is loud and harsh, but i love it. That only leaves their lone EP, Biscuits, which has a James Brown cover and an Al Green cover on it.

Living Colour

(Anonymous) 2003-12-27 09:25 am (UTC)(link)
i got a bootleg of the Bimbo's gig and it is stellar.
you may also find this site interesting :
http://livingcolour.blogspot.com
ext_8707: Taken in front of Carnegie Hall (evil)

Re: Living Colour

[identity profile] ronebofh.livejournal.com 2003-12-27 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep, i've seen that, thanks.
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