Living Colour Release ‘Cult Of Personality’ Remake With Steve Vai

Living Colour and Steve Vai could be a supergroup we might actually get on board with. The two just lately collaborated on a remake of LC’s mega hit “Cult of Personality,” launched yesterday, September 16.

It comes after the 2 acts teamed up on the Rock In Rio pageant the place Vai guested throughout Living Colour’s set on September 2, including further riffage to the quintessential rock tune. “Cult of Personality” was the ultimate variety of the set on the fest, which had 100,000 in attendance.

LC guitarist Vernon Reid stated of the monitor, “In celebration of 30th anniversary of Living Colour‘s first appearance in Brazil, which also was Doug Wimbish’s first live appearance with the band, we are releasing a special edition version of ‘Cult Of Personality’ featuring our special guest in Rio de Janeiro, our dear friend, the extraordinary Mr. Steve Vai on additional guitar. Engineered and mixed by the original producer of the song Mr. Ed Stasium.”

Steve Vai additionally posted on his Twitter account in regards to the pageant look, sharing, “Soooo good to kick it with my Living Colour brothers in Rio! The band was slammin’ and I wish we could have played all night! Thanks so much to the organizers of this historic brand and for the kind invite from them and the band.”

“Cult of Personality” was a gate crasher for the New York City rock-jazz-funk-metal fusion act when it was launched in 1988, the opening monitor of their debut album Vivid that was as groovy because it was knowledgeable, taking up America’s political machine and celeb worship.

It reached quantity 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and quantity 9 on the publication’s Album Rock Tracks chart, and in addition gained the band a Grammy in addition to MTV Video Music Awards. It’s had its fanbase ever since with even wrestler CM Punk utilizing it as his intro music for WWE matches.

Get a duplicate of Living Colour x Steve Vai’s retake on “Cult of Personality” right here and see the efficiency at Rock In Rio on the video beneath.

Watch Steve Vai visitor with Living Colour at Rock In Rio