Living Colour were a top-notch group of virtuoso musicians who’d made the decision to play hard rock with a background in funk. Their appearances in New York City were noted for their intensity, and the legendary club CBGB on Bowery was just the place to capture their madness. The venue was tiny, and by Dec. 19, 1989—a year and a half after the release of LC’s debut album, Vivid—it could’ve been sold out several hundred times over. The original band (with bassist Muzz Skillings) is in top form here, and they plow through four songs from their debut (“Cult of Personality,” “Funny Vibe,” “Open Letter to a Landlord,” “Middle Man”), six tracks from the yet-to-be released follow-up, Time’s Up, and three songs that never appeared on a Living Colour studio album: “Soldier’s Blues,” “Little Lies," and a cover of the Bad Brains classic “Sailin’ On.”