On Stage At World Cafe Live
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On Stage Live At World Cafe Live (2007) is a live concert DVD from the funk metal
band Living Colour
performing live at the University of Pennsylvania
as part of the World Cafe
on Philadelphia's WXPN
radio station. The performance was filmed on December 15, 2005.
The tracklist features hits and album cuts spanning the group's entire career, as well as bassist Doug Wimbish
making his vocal debut with the band on the non-album track "Bless Those."
Funk metal
Funk metal is a subgenre of funk rock that fuses elements of heavy metal and funk. Allmusic has claimed that "funk metal evolved in the mid-'80s when alternative bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Infectious Grooves, Mordred and Fishbone began playing the hybrid with a stronger...
band Living Colour
Living Colour
Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, neo-psychedelia, hard rock, and heavy metal...
performing live at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
as part of the World Cafe
World Cafe
World Cafe is a two-hour long, nationally syndicated music radio program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station licensed to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The program began in 1991 and was originally distributed by Public Radio...
on Philadelphia's WXPN
WXPN
WXPN is a non-commercial, public radio station operated by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia that broadcasts a music radio format called adult album alternative , along with many other format shows supported all with an indie slant...
radio station. The performance was filmed on December 15, 2005.
The tracklist features hits and album cuts spanning the group's entire career, as well as bassist Doug Wimbish
Doug Wimbish
Doug Wimbish is a bass player, primarily known for his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the funk metal band Living Colour. He has played for a vast range of artists, including Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Paula Cole, Bomb the Bass,...
making his vocal debut with the band on the non-album track "Bless Those."
Track list
- Desperate People
- Middle Man
- In Your Name
- Open Letter (To a Landlord)Open Letter (To a Landlord)"Open Letter " is a song by the New York City band Living Colour from their 1988 debut album Vivid.-Track listings:7" single# "Open Letter " — 5:30# "Cult Of Personality" — 5:0612" single...
- Wall
- Glamour BoysGlamour Boys"Glamour Boys" is a song by the funk metal band Living Colour and the second single from their 1988 debut album Vivid. It was nominated the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1990...
- Love Rears Its Ugly HeadLove Rears Its Ugly Head"Love Rears Its Ugly Head" is a single released by Living Colour in 1990 from their second album Time's Up.It is in the style of most of the group's previous singles, a rock song with touches of R&B, especially in the vocals...
- Bless Those
- Ignorance Is Bliss
- AusländerAusländer- People with surname Auslander or Ausländer :* Joseph Auslander, Poet* Leora Auslander* Louis Auslander, mathematician* Maurice Auslander, mathematician, who introduced:** Auslander algebra** Auslander–Buchsbaum formula** Auslander–Buchsbaum theorem...
- Cult of PersonalityCult of Personality (song)"Cult of Personality" is a song by funk metal band Living Colour. It was the first single from their debut album, Vivid, released in 1988. "Cult of Personality" reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It also won the Grammy award for "Best Hard Rock...
Personnel
Living Colour- Corey GloverCorey GloverCorey Glover is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of the hard rock band Living Colour.-Career:...
- vocals - Vernon ReidVernon ReidVernon Reid is an English-born American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Living Colour, Reid was named #66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.Critic Steve Huey writes, "[Reid's]...
- guitar - Doug WimbishDoug WimbishDoug Wimbish is a bass player, primarily known for his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the funk metal band Living Colour. He has played for a vast range of artists, including Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Paula Cole, Bomb the Bass,...
- bass, vocals on "Bless Those" - Will CalhounWill CalhounWill Calhoun is an American drummer, who graduated with honors from Berklee College of Music.-Career:...
- drums