Vivid

Vivid is the 1988 debut album by Living Colour that blends hard rock and heavy metal power with funk rhythms and alternative textures, often punctuated by jazz-informed guitar work. Vernon Reid's angular, virtuosic guitar and a tight rhythm section create a sound that alternates between heavy, riff-driven songs and more melodic or experimental passages, while Corey Glover's vocals and the lyrics address social and political themes. The record helped define the band's genre-crossing approach and includes the well known track "Cult of Personality".