Collideøscope

Collideøscope
Studio album by
Living Colour
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003
Genre
Length60:20
LabelSanctuary[3]
ProducerLiving Colour, Andy Stackpole
Living Colour chronology
Stain
(1993) 		Collideøscope
(2003) 		Live from CBGB's
(2005)
Singles from Collideøscope
  1. "Song Without Sin"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Sputnikmusic3/5[8]

Collideøscope is the fourth studio album by American rock band Living Colour. Released on October 7, 2003, it was their first studio album in eight years. Living Colour began recording Collideøscope in 2001; many of the songs are about the September 11 attacks.[9]

The album contains cover versions of AC/DC's "Back in Black" and The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows". While critically praised, Collideøscope is the band's first album that failed to chart.

A version of "Sacred Ground" previously appeared on their 1995 compilation album Pride.

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "as always, variety is the order of the day with these talented musicians, with the band jumping from traditional hard rock, to groovy near-funk (bleh) to a reggae-tinged number, experimental soundscapes, etc."[3] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "As if time stood still, the album packs wallop with its aggressive sonic bursts and acute perspective on a post-9/11 society in flux."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Song Without Sin"4:07
2."A ? of When"3:48
3."Operation: Mind Control"3:09
4."Flying"4:23
5."In Your Name"4:22
6."Back in Black"4:24
7."Nightmare City"4:05
8."Lost Halo"4:19
9."Holy Roller"4:25
10."Great Expectation"3:37
11."Choices Mash Up"5:06
12."Pocket of Tears"4:41
13."Sacred Ground"4:10
14."Tomorrow Never Knows"4:10
15."Nova"1:35

Personnel

Living Colour
  • Corey Glover – vocals
  • Vernon Reid – guitars, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, sound design, sample munging
  • Doug Wimbish – bass, backing vocals, sound design, ambience, guitars (track 3), drums (10), drum programming (5)
  • Will Calhoun – drums, wave drum, indigenous water drum, samples, loops, tabla, keyboard sonics, electronic percussion
Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ "Living Colour - Collideoscope". Metal Kingdom. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Living Colour - Collideøscope". Metal Storm. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Living Colour CollideØscope". exclaim.ca.
  4. ^ "Collideøscope - Living Colour". Allmusic.
  5. ^ "CG: Artist 817". Robert Christgau.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 277.
  7. ^ Fricke, David (November 13, 2003). "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 935.
  8. ^ "Living Colour - Collideoscope (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  9. ^ "They're back in full Colour". Christian Science Monitor. October 10, 2003.
  10. ^ Fischer, Blair (December 4, 2003). "Living Colour flying in rare air". chicagotribune.com.