Stain
After wrapping up their stint with Lollapalooza '91, Living Colour took som… Read Full Bio ↴After wrapping up their stint with Lollapalooza '91, Living Colour took some time off to decide what to do next. Shortly after, bassist Muzz Skillings and the rest of the band decided to part company and was replaced by session ace Doug Wimbish (whose credits included work with Jeff Beck, Madonna, Mick Jagger, etc.). Produced by Ron "Bad Brains" St. Germain, Living Colour's Stain showed the band's 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 1990's Time's 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 album's best tracks, as was the melodic rocker "Leave It Alone" and the superb ballad "Nothingness," which deserved to be a hit. Although some of the songs miss the mark ("Bi," "This Little Pig," etc.), Stain was another engaging release from Living Colour. Although the album made the Top 40 and just missed going gold, the group would disband a year after the ensuing tour (citing "musical differences").


The cover shows a woman wearing a brank.

The album is now out of print.

Track listing
"Go Away" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
"Ignorance Is Bliss" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
"Leave It Alone" (Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
"Bi" (Calhoun, Reid)
"Mind Your Own Business" (Reid)
"Ausländer" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
"Never Satisfied" (Glover, Reid)
"Nothingness" (Calhoun)
"Postman" (Reid)
"WTFF" (stands for What-The-Fuck Factor) (Betts, Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
"This Little Pig" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
"Hemp" (Reid, Fairley)
"Wall" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)

European edition
All above tracks plus:

"T.V. News"
"Love Rears Its Ugly Head (Live)"

Charts
Album

Year Chart Position
1993 The Billboard 200 26

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1993 "Nothingness" Modern Rock Tracks 17
1993 "Leave It Alone" Modern Rock Tracks 4
1993 "Leave It Alone" Mainstream Rock Tracks 14
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Stain
Living Colour Lyrics


Ausländer In a new place, in a strange land An undone new…
Auslander In a new place, in a strange land An undone new…
Bi People, if they choose you, then they want you to…
Go Away What is the point of suffering? What is the purpose of…
Hemp How carefully I've shaped you in the solitude of days How…
Ignorance Is Bliss Living with myself is hard enough So I get away when…
Leave It Alone We must never take these words too seriously Words are very…
Love Rears Its Ugly Head I always thought our relationship was cool You played the ro…
Mind Your Own Business I always have the same fight with you It doesn't change…
Never Satisfied Starts from the back of your head Shifts to the front…
Nothingness Well like a descendant, I drifted far, far and wide Isolatio…
Postman I am an angel, stands in the corner, nobody sees…
t.v. news Here now, the news Hear all the views TV talks to me Eye…
This Little Pig 56 times in 81 seconds, something like this This little p…
Wall We hate each other 'cause of race and religion We hate…


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