Living Colour

:This article is about the hard rock band. For the television series, see In Living Color

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Living Colour is a hard rock group formed in New York city in 1984 by African American musicians. They signed to Epic Records in 1987 and released their first album Vivid in 1988. Stylistically their music is a creative fusion influenced by guitar-based rock, heavy metal, free jazz, hardcore punk, funk and hip hop. They are linked to the punk/funk/metal movement of the late 1980s typified by bands such as Fishbone, Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, and 24-7 Spyz.

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Hard rock - New York - 1984 - African American - Epic Records - 1987 - Vivid - 1988 - Guitar - Heavy metal - Jazz - Hardcore punk - Funk - Hip hop - 1980s - Fishbone - Jane's Addiction - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Faith No More - 24-7 Spyz

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