My Dad And I React To Living Colour - Cult Of Personality!!!
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The album this is off of came out in 1988...just so you know when this is from.
That lyric at 4:45 was not "I exploit you, you steal from me" it is "I exploit you, still you love me."
The cult of personality is a real thing that scholars have studied and written about in various forms throughout history. The best summary I can come up with on the fly is that it is the phenomenon that make human beings follow charismatic leaders completely regardless of whether those leaders are any good at all....why are there some people that can seemingly convince other people to do just about anything. So you are right in that social media is used to spread cults of personality, but mishearing the lyric took you just a little bit off course.
The way they place names like Mussolini and Kennedy and then Stalin and Gandhi, they are specifically noting charismatic leaders that were on opposite sides of the moral compass. Another terrific Living Color song to check out would be Love Rears Its Ugly Head. 💯✌
Your dad was right. This was a kick in the butt when this came out. Very refreshing. This came out in 1988, at least 3 years before grunge hit and rock came back in force. These guys wiped the floor with all the hair metal bands of the time ;)
Without a doubt, one of the hardest, heaviest guitar riffs of all time. Loved this song for decades.
Vernon Reid was off the chain! Fantastic guitarist....The part at the end of the second lead, when he goes from the whammy bar and extreme speed into that lower register chordal riffing is just one of the great recorded moments in rock and roll history...
The term "Cult of Personality" refers to a leader that can do no wrong in the eyes of their followers no matter how much they lie, steal, and cheat, they still follow.
Yep somebody who has the cult of personality could get multiple felony convictions and still be beloved. They could also say things like "I can shoot somebody in the street and get away with it", and their followers won't care.
I had to giggle when the dad was trying to relate it to Tik Tok. It seems like a kid would try to relate it to that.
This was a great song then and still is. The lyrics are SO relevant to today!!
Living Colour Is One of The Greatest Hard Rock Bands Ever!!!
The lead singer, Corey Glover, appeared in PLATOON as Pvt Francis, the soldier that stabs his own leg after the final battle.
Lead guitarist Vernon Reid was on fire. His guitar solo ranks with the all-time great ones and he is probably playing a thousand notes per minute. As an aside, the drummer Will Calhoun trained as a jazz drummer at the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston and he is sensational.
Their other best-known song is Open Letter to a Landlord... Definitely worth hearing.
This song was LIT and still is! Love this 🔥🔥🔥. You and your dad are a great duo.
American, and lead singer Corey Glover was in the movie Platoon.
I always thought that insane guitar solo would be if steve vai and kerry king had a baby
Your Dad is like me Silas, Likes a lot of good music but when you get one that Rocks out like this with meaningful lyrics and guitar riffs with energy, you have something special.
This reminds me of fast car-when it came out it was talking about real issues, and sounded like nothing else on the charts. This was a key song of the decade imo.
This song is just as relevant today, maybe even more so, as it was when it came out... if you've never heard of or seen living colour, you're usually blown away by them being a rock band of Brothers lol.. Vernon Reid is a horribly underrated guitar player
Love seeing the strong bond between you guys.
nothing obsolete about this song:
{And during the few moments that we have left
We want to talk right down to earth
In a language that everybody here can easily understand}
Look in my eyes
What do you see?
The cult of personality
I know your anger, I know your dreams
I've been everything you want to be
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
Like Mussolini and Kennedy
I'm the cult of personality
The cult of personality
The cult of personality
Neon lights, a Nobel prize
When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies
You don't have to follow me
Only you can set me free
I sell the things you need to be
I'm the smiling face on your TV
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you, one and one makes three
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi
I'm the cult of personality
The cult of personality
The cult of personality
Neon lights, a Nobel prize
When a leader speaks, that leader dies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune, you gave me fame
You me power in your God's name
I'm every person you need to be
Oh, I'm the cult of personality
I'm the cult of, I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of, I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of, I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of, I'm the cult of personality
{Ask not what your country can do for you
The only thing we have to fear is, fear itself}
Off the charts song from 1988!!!
Great radio jam! In the early nineties you couldn't turn on radio without this paying. Keep on Rocking!! \m/ \m/
One of two of my all-time favorite guitar solos,
Rock was still alive and well in the 80's... but you gotta search for it instead of hoping to get good rock song on mainstream TV or radio channels. College radios in the US offered a great selection of good rock bands that were flying under the radar : Bad Brains, Black Flag, Killing Joke, Slayer... an accurate depiction of this era can be found in the fim "Pump up the volume".
This was fun! Love the song and the lyrics. Thanks Silas!
Was good, Personality cults have been an issue for hundreds of years, but you are quite right, we now have the ability to persuade large amounts of the population of anything we want to. It seems to making many people a bit unhinged.
Anyway, In the UK through the 80's there was a lot of rock, not all of it made it across the pond as other styles were more popular. early to mid 80s still had the punk rock wave happening, with the known heavier staples doing there thing. The Jam / Paul Weller (punk rock) were popular, The Police/ Sting (closer the reggae rock)were popular
personally on the slightly heavier side I was liking "New Model Army" (anything from the album Vengeance is worth a listen) and Sisters of mercy (I had a goth rock streak, Temple of love, This corrosion and Vision Things are favourites, ) both bands from the north of england.
Once Released This Track Would Become A True Rock Classic That Hit Different,, Billy Thorpe "Children Of The Sun"...TRUST ME!!
Guitarist Vernon Reid was influenced by my friend Shawn Lane... RIP...look him up. We hung out in Memphis .
Edir: shameless self-promotion...my son can kill this. Dude from Nashvegas came to ck him out last Sat. He's 17!
You guys never mentioned the rarity of a black hard rock band, very unusual for that time.
Great reaction - Them boyz was not BS around back in late 80s..... banging.....shock the hell out of folks they was black too! Vernon on lead guitar...yes LAWD.....Great song....used by WWE wrestler CM Punk for his intro song!
Perfect description of the times dad.
Listen to their song "Love Rears its Ugly Head". Another great one by them.
my favorite by them
This song made some noise upon it's release.
Practically and socially. As your dad said, it sort of kick-started good old hard R&R music. I wasn't a big fan of the song initially, but it grew on me quickly. I now consider it a nearly great song.
Let yourself be absorbed into its pulse.
This sucker packs a punch.
And yes -- "cult of personality" refers to being drawn to a person's looks and charisma and being blind -- willingly or through ignorance and immaturity -- to the motives of this person.
And the video adds to the power of the song.
You want to watch an over the top version of this, even just for yourself, watch them do this live on Arsenio.
Mind blowing!
The lead singer was in the movie Platoon.. Glover, I think, is his name. Badass jam 😎
I saw these guys open for The Rolling Stones at Tampa stadium in '89. That solo is way up there on the list of all-time face melters 👍
Vernon "Burnin" Reid on guitar 🎸... I exploit you! But you still love me💀
yes, it is about just that, very relevant today, as it was in 1988
PUT ON YOUR SEATBELT For This ABSOLUTE BANGER,, Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Official Music Video A MUST!!)
1988 I was a senior in high school when this song came out. Millenials and Gen Z heard the song on the video game Guitar Hero, but never saw the video. Fellow African American kids had no idea they were black! LOL!🤣🤣
"TYPE" is another brilliant track by LC.
There was no internet when this song came out
They kicked butt! Saw 'em open for the Rolling Stones in '89 - Steel Wheels tour. Yeah. This song had a great guitar based riff in the pre-chorus and the timing was similar to Led Zepplin's Black Dog. The drums keeping straight time while the riff goes off in another time signature only to meet again at the down beat of one again. Hard to play! Awesome riff & message.
Same here 👍
I saw them in Tampa 😎
@@danrumble74 I did too! 👍
I saw them in Atlanta. Fabulous!
The current bassist, Doug Wimbish was friends with the band before joining them replacing original bassist, Muz Skillings. He was a freelance musician and invited Mick Jagger to CBGB's in NYC to see them and Mick was so impressed that he got them their record deal and the rest is history.
He said "I exploit you, you still love me'.
Exactly i wanted to tell them the right line
Aww,yeah!! That's the Good stuff!!
Its about how people follow famous people and leaders blindly
i love this song, cult of personality has been a part of all human history, and every religion, but this is not new. in the end we have to make our choices of what we are willing to tolerate from all types of officials, some things can be excused some cannot. i like your show with your dad, inspires me to bring my dad into my shows. there is a even newer version and video of this song by gears and living colour, with more modern figures in the video. check it out. i was 10 when this song came out, i dont remember it much until about 4 years later, but its great.
The message of this songs seems so prescient because it points to the past. In other words, those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it.
Great, great band!!
You guys seem adventurous. More songs from Living Colour- "Desperate People" & "What's Your Favorite Colour" are a couple uptempo eclectic cuts.
That guitar solo is literally like if a guitar was alive That's its war cry
I saw this band live in Hollywood, Florida when they first came out. Burnin' Vernon Reid was one hell of a guitarist!. The whole place was packed and having a blast! And still today I hear people say there are no black metal bands. How little they know.
Still on tour !!!!!!!!!!!!
That “little girl is now is over 37 years old now!
Headbangers Ball dad
They are a NY band. Dad is right about the absence of heavy rock. Appetite for Destruction was huge because of it's raw sound. But this band was very much a precursor to the grunge explosion. Bands like LC and Jane's Addiction were blowing up just as the Seattle scene was ready to pop. They would all join forces at one point or another in the first few years of Lollapalooza. Great band, still going strong.
Cult of Personality is about following a leader because you worship the person not the movement or policies they propose. MAGA comes to mind
Yes me too!!
Vernon Reid was so underrated its a crime! Im a hard metalhead. In my book Vernon is up there with any heavy metal guitarist. Is he Randy Rhoads or Dimebag Darrell? No. He's Vernon Reid. Its like comparing a Ferrari to a Lamborghini. Both are bad ass in their own right. And other than the Lambo spontaneously bursting into flames at a red light, I like them both.
No tic-tock or FB, and the words are “I exploit you still you, I tell you 1 and 1 is 3!
I saw these guys in Toronto on the first LollaPolluza tour and it was at the CNE Grandstand.which starts on the ground at the stage and then goes up the stairs in the old football stadium. It was 3/4 sold out so the top was empty. The singer Corey Glover jumps off the stage and starts running through the floor seats and up one side of the grandstand and at this point some security was starting to try and keep up but they were to fat. Once he got past the last row where people were sitting he cut across the seats until he arrived at the other stairs and then came down. The security was far behind and the a security guard at the bottom of the stair turned and saw a black guy being chased by the security guards and not realizing it's Corey the singer he tackles him as he hits floor level and has to be pulled off him.
Saw them open for the Stones in 89 in Philly. Great.
Silas is a lot more reserved with his dad in the room. Respect.
1988!!
This song means more now a day's control
😂🤣😂🤣
He actually says I exploit you still you love me. I tell you 1 plus one is 3
LOVE you're doing this With Dad !! ( Ps saw them do this )I'm 64.... & seen 57 Bands in concert ( Lots more than once & Met alot by making stage Clothes or friends in bands...( BEST.. got to sit in studio 82/83 While friends the Hooters helped record Cyndi Lauper's 1985 winning New Grammy Artist winner... all night after Friend Rob Hyman & Cyndi were working on song Time after Time we all drank tequila) My 1st 5 Concerts 1974 start...Doobie Brothers < RUSH ( Gods...met Neil in the 80's) Jethro Tull, Aerosmith, & Heart.. won't list all I met...BUT loved.I turned My Kids on to My Music..Big LOL My Son's H.S. Graduation...his friends going through my Vinyl...They said You have Great Retro!!..they liked The Ramones & The Clash best ( met both) & He said it's my Moms..& One kid said you're Lucky My Mom listens to Barry Manilow... had to LOL & Hope you Don't mind overshare...Glad to see Son & Dad Share !!
Right there with ya- but I'm 68 and got a head start with The Allman Brothers, Yes, Grateful Dead, Queen (in Central Prk for $2.50) ,on and on. Even met Art Garfunkel when I was 10. Took guitar lessons with my friend Lou Pearlman whose parent's invited me over for dinner and told me to bring my guitar. Lou introduces me to his cousin Art - I had NO IDEA who he was - and we played some licks together. Still have his autograph. Lou went on to form the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC.
@@edbluez99 ❤ The reply, nehver got to see the Asee the Allman Bros .....BUT in 75 got to see Queen ( only song I'd heard before at the time was Killer Queen from hearing on my transistor radio....left concert knowing They'd be Great ) & Yes ....Grateful Dead didn't see until 1978, was on concert committee at Penn State ( like all concerts people on committee got quick "meet" " Hi & Bye" backstage before concert, Bob Weir shook my hand LOL ) The BEST one that year met Talking Heads, actually got to Sit & talk with them ....the truth, I only Really talked with Tina,( about 10 minutes ), we talked about Art, not music, guess it was because of their Art school history & she asked what my major was & I told her ( i was going for BFA in Ceramic Sculpture at the time ) .....They were GREAT....not only did they let us sit side stage for whole concert , we were one of the 1st to hear " Life During Wartime " before it came out....was Awesome !!❤ Your Memory!! ....that's one of the few perks of being "Old" having Great Memories ! LOL 😁
@@dianebrown8046 I was born in New York and moved to St Louis when I was 22, so I saw the bulk of my concerts here. Most shows were at the Kiel Opera House (3100 seats) or next door at the Auditorium (9100 seats).At the Opera House I went to see Journey , with some group on their first national tour I never heard of called Van Halen. One of those OMFG who are these guys?. Went to see Boston at the Auditorium and some guy I never heard of - Stevie Ray Vaughn - was warm up. Another OMFG. Also thought this must what it must have felt like seeing Hendrix warm up for the Monkees in New York lol. Had to enter a lottery to get tickets to see Springsteen at the Opera House and I won for both of his shows - second night , second row in front of the Big Guy. Following year had a job as usher there with friend when Springsteen returned. We sat down to listen to his sound check but a roadie came over and said "the boss don't like people listening to his sound check". But we did get to see the Stones for free at the Opera House. Only one show & later found out almost riot outside by fans who couldn't get tickets. MANY more stories. Year later took my gf back to NYC to visit, took her to Manny's Music store on 48th st. and who walks out? Mick Jagger!!. We exchanged hellos before he got into his limo.
love this group the singers voice is awesome and powerful and the guitar player kills it! but the drummer and bass player deserves more credit than what they get awesome group though,.
Current bass is Doug Wimbish who is awesome !!!!!!!!!!!
Great song, lyrics and guitar solo - got a little overplayed for a spell - check out the passion on Love rears it's ugly head! Great song still on my playlist.
This album was my workout soundtrack
This band was not British. They did that because Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s did not have success as an American in the United States until he went to England. Then, when he came back to the states Jimi had a buzz after being confused as British. So, In Living Colour tried the same formula with their group name using Colour with the U which is how Brits spell Color.
You have to hear the words along with the riffs ! Most songs have meaning .
i exploit you still you love me-we're having that same problem in the U.S, with the Trump cult of personality.
I was wrong trans Siberia orchestra's original name was Savatage
Cult of personality is yes...politicians...this tune is a kind of statement. On another note, they say black dudes are rap or hiophop
Excellent song describing the rise of Fascistic Dictators. How appropriate and relevant to today's situation in the U.S..
People are pretty easy to fool.
Can you make the track any quieter? Play it loud as and you might get more subscribers.
Kind of a one hit wonder..but epic..
I don't know what your father is talking about at the beginning of this video that Rock music was almost dead in the 80s. It was not. In the 80s the following happened.... Metallica, Bon Jovi, Guns & Roses, Motley Crue, Heart, and many other groups had massive hits during that time. I don't count the hair bands. That was a mistake made for girls to enjoy such as Poison, and the group Nelson. Then, the second the early 90s arrived it came with the Grunge movement with Nirvana, Sound Garden, Stone Temple Pilots and Alice In Chains. Rock ruled in the 80s & 90s.
Glam Rock wasn't the big thing in the '80s, it was hair metal. Many people get the two confused, but Glam Rock is definitely not hair metal so I want to point that out. Glam Rock was big in the early '70s with people like David Bowie and T-Rex.
Your dad is right. This does deal with culture issues over 30 yrs ago! Go back and listen to the lyrics. Also Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborn hit all sorts culture issues that are still relevant in todays society.
You still love me
They bugging out.
Too bad this band ended up as the proverbial one-hit wonder, because this song was one hell of a kick-ass banger. Great song suggestion, dad.
What is he talking about, the best rock was the 80's
this song could have been writen for the trump era