Time's Up

by Living Colour

Overview

Although Living Colour's second album, Time's Up, achieved gold certification shortly after its release and eventually won a Grammy award, it performed below expectations when compared to their debut, Vivid. It's not that it wasn't a strong album; in fact, in a lot of ways, it's just as good as its predecessor, but instead of merely copying a winning formula, Time's Up challenged the listener more -- both musically and lyrically. A host of guest artists lent their hands to the proceedings, such as Little Richard, Queen Latifah, Maceo Parker, and Doug E. Fresh, which hints at just how all-encompassing Time's Up is. The few fans that were hoping that the band would streamline their sound and focus on their more pop-oriented material were bludgeoned with the hyperactive thrash title track (comparable to one of LC's biggest influences, Bad Brains). Other tracks, such as the jazz-rocker "Elvis Is Dead," the Zep-stomp of "Pride," and the gloriously pessimistic "Type" showed that success hadn't dulled the group's socially conscious attack. While heavy compositions were plentiful ("New Jack Theme," "Information Overload"), the band's more reflective side was evident by such outstanding tracks as "Fight the Fight," "Solace of You," and "This Is the Life," plus the love-torn ditty "Love Rears Its Ugly Head." Time's Up remains a convincing listen all these years later. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	06/28/2024
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262036055
Rank:	26954

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Living Colour   Primary Artist
Don Byron   Guest Artist,Clarinet,Sax (Baritone)
D.K. Dyson   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Maceo Parker   Guest Artist,Saxophone
Doug E. Fresh   Guest Artist,Vocals,Percussion
Mick Jagger   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Little Richard   Guest Artist,Vocals
Queen Latifah   Guest Artist,Vocals
Annette Daniels   Vocals (Background)
Akbar Ali   Strings
Yubie Navas   Vocals (Background)
Francine Stasium   Vocals (Background)
Derin Young   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Muzz Skillings   Bass,Vocals
Toshi Kubota   Vocals (Background)
Corey Glover   Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Eileen Folson   Strings
Charlie Burnham   Strings
Vernon Reid   Guitar,Vocals
Rosa Russ   Vocals (Background)
Will Calhoun   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Alva Rogers   Vocals (Background)
Reggie Workman   Strings

Technical Credits

Jeff Lippay   Assistant Engineer
Lolly Grodner   Assistant Engineer
Lex Van Pieterson   Photography
Alan Friedman   Programming
Muzz Skillings   Composer
Paul Hamingson   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Corey Glover   Composer
Ed Stasium   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
John Aguto   Assistant Engineer
Vernon Reid   Composer
Will Calhoun   Composer