living colour rose to fame with their debut album "vivid" in 1988. although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their signature anthem "cult of personality", which won a grammy award for best hard rock performance in 1990. they were also named best new artist at the 1989 mtv video music awards and won their second grammy award for their follow-up album "time's up". after disbanding in 1995, living colour reunited in late 2000.