Stain

Description

Stain (1993) is the third album by Living Colour, released after previous albums Vivid and Times Up [MOVLP553]. It is the first album to feature bassist Doug Wimbish (whose credits included work with Jeff Beck, Madonna, Mick Jagger, etc). Stain features a much heavier and aggressive Living Colour, containing elements of thrash metal and industrial music. It reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200. The band split up in January 1995 following a tour with Bad Brains. Produced by Ron Bad Brains St. Germain, Living Colours Stain showed the bands darker side even more, as samples were now added to the sonic mix. The tracks were more focused and streamlined when compared to the all- encompassing compositions on 1990s Times Up, but were just as hard-hitting and thought provoking.

The pessimistic viewpoint evidenced in such past tracks as Type can be found again in such tracks as Go Away, Ignorance Is Bliss, and Never Satisfied, while Postman pulls no punches in its depiction of a deranged killer. The explosive Auslander was one of the albums best tracks, as was the melodic rocker Leave It Alone and the superb ballad Nothingness.