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 Terrible Sep 26, 2009
Considering that their first two albums were among the best rock albums of the decade (the best, in my opinion), this was a surprise as well as a terrible disappointment. Noise, rage, and despair marred this collection of compositions. At times it sounds like they were tearing their instruments to pieces, if not their very selves. No musical value added by "Stain."
 Heavy stains Jun 05, 2009
This album sounds superb. Living Colour develop the style which emerged in "Kaleidoscope" more consistently. The sound is incredibly solid and heavy (in the best sense of the word), the lyrics are bleak an funny, the guitar paying is superb as ever and the vocals very strong. The music is much richer than most heavy rock and reminds me of the best of industrial rock.
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best album from a great band Jun 02, 2009
When I first heard Stain (I got it in a CD shop at The World Trade Center the day it came out,) I fell in love with Living Color. I had Vivid and Time's Up, the band's fantatic first two records that showed everything they could do. But I was almost overwhelmed by the heavyness of the music in what was then reletively new digital production.
Stain is tighter, funkier, and meaner. The bass player on the first two albums, Muzz Shillings, was replaced by session pro Doug Wambush, and he gave a chunkier, more popping bottom to Living Color's music. You can hear this on tracks like "Go Away," and "Auslander" At the same time, Living Color was making the chord structures more dissonent, and the hard rock harder. and so the band was maturing in its sound as it expanded, simultainiously, in two differant directions. They were also widening their dynamic palate: listen to the pulsating electronics that run through "Auslander" You would think these would be garish on a nuts-out hard rock album, but like any master musicians, the band makes it work like a charm.
If I were getting into Living Color now, I would probably start with Stain and work backwards. This album converted me fully to this band, and my tounge was hanging out wondering where they would go next.
Unfortunately, they broke up--not part of my plan-but at least they left me with this.
Living Color may have made more diverse records than Stain, but never made a better one.
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 Not LC's Best, but Worth a Listen Oct 30, 2008
I've got mixed feelings about this album because I felt it was forced. LC didn't have to appeal to the punk/aggression audience, with their original brand of music I think they touched a lot of different audiences successfully. However, this album threw me out of sink with their original sound. This album has it's bright spots, but most of them are covered by the darkness of the album's tone. You judge for yourself, I will still always love LC, I just wish they had taken a different route for this album.
 Living Colour Gone Grunge May 23, 2008
This album by Living Colour, their last before their 2005 reunion, (What I think) was an attempt to keep up with the grunge bands in the early '90s. The album has a good amount of energy to it, but there doesn't seem to be any positive messages behind the songs like in their two previous albums.
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