Living Colour
Dare to Dream Demos
Unknown New York studio
Late 1986/Early 1987

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Quality: A


Glamour Boys (beginning clipped)
Desperate People
Money Talks
Soldier's Blues
I Want To Know

Note: I am a huge Living Colour fan. I think they are one of the most underrated and overlooked bands ever in the history of rock. They had break out success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but after they broke up in early 1995 they have fallen below the radar despite reuniting in 2000 and putting out two strong albums since then. I do think rock history will look kindly on them and the use of "Cult of Personality" for the Guitar Player video game has created a much needed mini-renaissance. I have been keeping track of the band since late 1988. I managed to collect some live material, etc through the years. I have posted some of them here on DIME, but it no particular order. Now I'm in the process of organizing what I have and will post everything in chronological fashion. I know a handful of LC fans will be intersted in this little project. If you don't know the band, pick up the essential albums: "Vivid," "Times Up," "Stain" "Collideoscope" and "Chair In the Doorway" albums and see what you think. Ok away we go......


Notes:
The band went into a recording studio and cut a five-song demo to shop around to record labels. The demos, dubbed "Dare to Dream" by the band consisted of "Glamour Boys," "Desperate People," "Money Talks," "Soldier's Blues," and "I Want To Know."
The songs highlighted the various moods of the band. The light and poppy "Glamour Boys," in which Reid plucks an acoustic guitar in additon to the electric, as well as the hard rock of "Desperate People" and "Money Talks," which is followed by a blues-rock "Soldier's Blues." The love curious "I Want To Know" mixes pop and a straight ahead rock sound.
While all the versions of the songs are in early form, what stands out is the band's power and force and Reid's all out guitar attack in partcular on "Desperate People" and "Money Talks."
No one bit on these demos. The band was rejected several times in getting a label to sign them.