I have a lot of respect for this band. Without question, they helped bridge the gap from metal to alternative for a lot of little white teenage suburban weirdos. Did a Living Colour/Faith No More tour ever happen in the late 1980s? If not, file that under B for Bad Business Decisions. But as much as I respected the band at the time, I was always a little lukewarm on this record because of the very obvious fact that there's only one song that even comes close to touching "Cult of Personality." You know what though? I remember owning not just one, but BOTH of the records that followed "Vivd." And those I really liked! I was like a hipster before I even knew that word existed. Give me the more sophisticated and challenging, less popular, 2nd and 3rd records or give me nothing. So, colour me surprised that I had a very pleasant time listening to this again. "Broken Hearts" was great, and I'm positive I didn't feel that way in 1988. And "Glamour Boys"! There's no chance in hell I wanted anything to do with hose Caribbean-tinged jams at age 11. (Jesus Christ, I was young.) So it's all positive over here. I'm listening to album 2 as I type this and "Pride" slaps just as much as it always has. Little Richard cameos on that record. Little freaking Richard! What a world.