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Prince - Chaos and Disorder Audio CD

A fair review of the Prince "Chaos and Disorder" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Prince reviews here, or go back to the Prince tabs.

Prince Band: Prince
Title: Chaos and Disorder
Rating:
Release Date: 1996-07-09
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Chaos and Disorder 2: I Like It There 3: Dinner with Delores 4: Same December 5: Right the Wrong 6: Zannalee 7: I Rock, Therefore I Am 8: Into the Light 9: I Will 10: Dig U Better Dead 11: Had U

I FINALLY caught up!
But as my musical taste has grown and understand that Prince isn't genre specific I actually like this album. The first time I heard this CD a few years ago as a teenager I hated it because "it wasn't like his other music". While it's still not one of my favorites it's most definitely not trash. Less Funk/R&B more ROCK, so If your looking for Diamonds & Pearls this one isn't for you. A good Artist not only challenges themselves but their audience as well and Prince is definitely the master of that! Now if I could only find a place in my heart for Parade and LoveSexy LOL! .


The Final Cut
(sort of) ended with this 1996 release, the final album of new material for the company. The feuding between Prince and Warner Bros.

The 11 tracks were recorded between 1993-1996 and clock in at 39:13. A single was not released, though a music video was issued for Dinner with Delores. Prince billed the songs for private use, which is an obvious shot at the label and the tepid success on the album chart - reaching only #26 - shows that fans were leery of plunking down cash at the record shops.

But out of all the chaos is some solid guitar-work by Prince and a cohesive package of music that is not a throwaway to simply fulfill a record contract.


PRINCE NEEDS A GODDAMN LIFE FOR ALL THESE ALBUMS
P E R I O D! . . but if youre a complete junkie who cant get enough PRE-ENCE. . than this is one of those thrown-together ones, if you like raw rock & roll guitar etc (BUT THE GUITARS ARE "RAW". . . NOT POWERFUL). We all know Prince rarely made outright bad music, but this should not be high on your list.


Don't be fooled by the hype
They may be outtakes, but Prince is/has always been a fantastic musician, so these aren't just some songs lying around after his latest albums. Just because Prince announces in the liner notes that this album is a collection of songs he merely gave WB to fulfill a contract doesn't mean they're not good.

Very much in the style of Emancipation and Gold Experience, this album is rich with various influences and styles. Not much too experimental, but you can tell when you listen to this album that Prince is making these songs without trying to please an audience.

When I learned of this album, I definitely wanted to check it out, as I'm a huge fan of Prince's 90's catalogue (and I'm probably one of few who prefer this period over Purple Rain; this period, to me, is when Prince starts doing just what he wants).

Songs like the title track and 'I like it there' surround and play off of heavy guitar work. We don't get to see this side of Prince often, so I think these few tracks are pinnacle pieces for any Prince fan.

Fused with hip hop beats and sparse guitar influence are tracks like 'I Rock. . . ' and 'Dig U Better Dead', the latter one of my favorite Prince tracks. These songs are extremely catchy and may go further into a more trip hop-esque realm.

'Right The Wrong' and 'The Same December' are among the slower guitar-oriented folk tracks. It's obvious Prince had something to say with these tunes. I personally don't care for them, as they have somewhat of an annoying country western twang to them. I would have taken off one star for these few tracks, but their lyrics hold up for themselves.

Altogether, if you like 'Crystal Ball', or GE, you'll enjoy this album. It may not be very cohesive track by track, giving it a more compilation-like feel, but I still feel very strongly toward the whole piece. Just ignore what negative and positive things people have to say about this CD, and just get, because the only way you'll know if you like/understand it is to hear it all the way through.


DIRTY MIND (Part Two)
He pulls out this effort quoted in the inner sleeve 'intented for private use' well damn Sir. TAFKAP (The Artist Formerly Known As Prince) releases his 2nd album after the (fake) death of Prince (in 1993). If this was intended for private use, thanks for warning us fans to not take it seriously, but how can you not? Sir?

"Dig U Better Dead" & "I Rock Therefore I Am" are the only funky tunes here. Mostly rock driven, sort of demented lyrics but I guess if you wanna piss a company off you've been with (for most of your career, not giving you creative control, defuncting Paisley Park Records, etc. ) for the last time, go out with a bang. BANG!

DIRTY MIND PART TWO? "I Like It There", "Had U", "Zannalee", well? Remember "Head", "Do It All Night" and "Dirty Mind" the song? 1980 redone in 1996? DIRTY MIND was a better album but CHAOS AND DISORDER is no CHAOS AND DISORDER. A very short album, a Prince throw away album, just don't take his throw away garbage at you seriously.


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