IN THE Groove LIVING COLOUR , VIVID (EPIC, 1988)

Direct from New York City in 1988 came an absolute phenomenon—a band who straddled the metal scene, and added punk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, and funk to their output. The group was Living Colour, who spelled their name in the British style for reasons best known to themselves, and the, was unlike anything else that had come before. The Eighties are sometimes incorrectly derided as being a musical graveyard, but anyone who starts heading down that dead end will be brought back to reality by , which takes what it wants from where it wants, packages it courtesy of an incredibly-talented band, delivering both credible, challenging riffs and lyrics while charging into the mainstream with its accessibility.