Oct 17, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 12 segments
In this episode we sit down with special guest Anthony Briscoe for an in-depth conversation about *Vivid*, the powerful 1988 debut album by Living Colour. Together, they explore the groundbreaking…
IB The SoulBrotherHostAnd you see during that time, I mean, you have, during that era, Michael Jackson was making a name for himself and he was big.
You, you have Prince, but you also have these other cats who, that pure rock sound that was different, and I think just seeing that and what they're bringing to the table, it was more socially conscious.
So it wasn't something that, yeah, I could dance to, I could bob my feet to, but it's giving you a powerful message.
And I think during that time into the late '80s, going to the early '90s, a lot of music was still carrying like, hey, we're dealing with police brutality.
We're dealing with sociopolitical aspects that I would say for younger people was becoming a new...
They're hitting in a time where music is really still giving you the news of, hey, this is what's going on in the world.
And I think for them during that scene too, it was also during the hard rock and the heavy metal era as well too.
So they're giving you something different, but giving you like, "Hey, this is rock, but we're gonna give you the information that you need.
Because in the '80s, like I said, uh, it was, you know, late eight- the, the '80s was sex, drugs, rock and roll.
It was the big hairstyles, and you had different bands from garage bands making it popular and everything.
Also guys, you know, was wearing makeup, they was wearing this, they was that.
So when you had bands like, uh, Motley Crue, um, Def Leppard, um, White Snake, those bands there, they was making a difference.
It was more about partying, it was more about this, where Living Colour came in and was like, "We got something to say."
And you see during that time, I mean, you have, during that era, Michael Jackson was making a name for himself and he was big.
You, you have Prince, but you also have these other cats who, that pure rock sound that was different, and I think just seeing that and what they're bringing to the table, it was more socially conscious.
So it wasn't something that, yeah, I could dance to, I could bob my feet to, but it's giving you a powerful message.
And I think during that time into the late '80s, going to the early '90s, a lot of music was still carrying like, hey, we're dealing with police brutality.
We're dealing with sociopolitical aspects that I would say for younger people was becoming a new...
They're hitting in a time where music is really still giving you the news of, hey, this is what's going on in the world.
And I think for them during that scene too, it was also during the hard rock and the heavy metal era as well too.
So they're giving you something different, but giving you like, "Hey, this is rock, but we're gonna give you the information that you need.
Because in the '80s, like I said, uh, it was, you know, late eight- the, the '80s was sex, drugs, rock and roll.
It was the big hairstyles, and you had different bands from garage bands making it popular and everything.
Also guys, you know, was wearing makeup, they was wearing this, they was that.
So when you had bands like, uh, Motley Crue, um, Def Leppard, um, White Snake, those bands there, they was making a difference.
It was more about partying, it was more about this, where Living Colour came in and was like, "We got something to say."
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