Stain

There is nothing on this album with any redeeming features, it is just irritating and I love the band

This was a tremendously talented band peaking as writers and performers, while coincidentally working with a producer who was able to aid them in pushing beyond the then known "limits of the galaxy." One could well imagine this album coming out several years, if not a decade, later, and with any type of label assistance, becoming an absolute smash, perhaps even dwarfing the success of their first albums, which were of course great in their own right. One of the greatest aspects of this album is the eclectic variety of song styles presented - the gentle and beautiful "Nothingness," the funky but dark and heavy "Wall" and "Ignorance is Bliss," the pre-modern and lyrically poignant "Auslander," the satyrically humorous "Bi," or the artful inclusion of dark poetry in "Hemp." A masterpiece.

Excellent album!!!!

This record was such a great record. I loved Vivid and Time's Up (which is typically everyone's favorite). But Stain was the giant, IMO . . . my favorite record growing up, indeed. These guys nailed it with this one . . . and can I be so bold as to say that Sony made a mistake in their choice of the first single. "Leave it Alone" was not a good representation of what this record had to offer. It was a conservative selection, and that pretty much buried this dynamic band.

This is by far my favorite Living Colour album. The others have some great songs, but this is much more consistent. It has a dark edge to it that I love. My favorite tracks are "Never Satisfied", "Ignorance is Bliss", and "Bi".

This ebon album plumbs depths of it's characters in a sonic tapestry of dark and darker. "Go Away" a little "ballad" about starvation in Africa starts the album like a punch to the gut, and it only gets more real from there... Doug Wimbish not only steps into the guitars register on this album, but adds a dexterous texture to the underlying melodies. The production is fierce, sounding not unlike a instructional cd on schizophrenia, with the twisting spoken thoughts, broken chains and closing prison (Auslander) doors. Vernon Reid is at his sonic best and swings in anarchistic style with venom and focused energy. This album, may not be the most popular in their discography, but it is the best.

I am sorry to say that ehoever these guys hired to produced this record did a horrible job. I never thought a producer could destroy songs to this extent.

Living Colour is the only black metal band that will amount to anything! They are awesome!

a classic, one of the greatest bands of the 90's

like i said above, IM THE ONLY ONE WRITING cause everyone alse is buying! if u cant beat em, join em.