Living Colour - Collideoscope
Published November 08, 2003
Collideoscope isn't really an easy album to get into. It's a "grower." My first reactions to it were subdued - I really wanted something shocking and new from them and this really isn't. There isn't much surprising on the album. Even ten years later, the band's sound is distinct. They've stayed very true to the sound they had been developing at the time of their breakup, even logically following the path hinted at by the four new tracks Pride presented.
It's an unusual problem - most of the time, a band gets back together and fans complain that the resulting album doesn't really sound much like their older material. This time, it almost sounds too much like it. Somewhere in between is the perfect mix, but that's a rare thing to find. It is, however, preferable to have the band back, because they can always find their way forward from where they are today. And where they are today is a pretty good place - if you give the album enough time to sink in. It's worth it.
(Unproductivity is worth it too.)
- Living Colour - Collideoscope
- Published: November 08, 2003
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- Filed Under: Music: Hard Rock
- Writer: Tom Johnson
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good one Tom. i'm really looking forward to hearing this one.
Thanks guys. I actually had a really hard time with this review for some reason. Glad to see you could get something worthwhile out of it.
...now take a deep breath and hit that Matthew Shipp review! ;-)
That's next . . . and I'm even more stumped by it! :-)
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Tom, thanks for reminding me that this CD is available. I've been waiting for it since i heard the band was in the studio and forgot the release date.
In a way i'm glad the band broke up and in a way i'm sorry they broke up. I'm glad they did because they went out and did different things and brought into this album. I'm sorry they did because they were in my opinion one of the best bands of the 90's and their music was and is great to this day. It makes me wonder what they would have added if they kept going back then. Much the same way i wonder what Jimi Hendricks would be writing and playing if he were alive today. Thanks for your review,you took the time to listen to all of it and really give your opinion. I'm heading out to buy it ASAP. Rock on