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Chaos and Disorder
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624631729
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: July 09, 1996
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Editorial Review:
Leave it to the artist formerly known as Prince to end his 18-year relationship with Warner Bros. Records by handing over a somewhat ragtag collection of tracks initially "intended 4 private use only." Who else would cast aside the elaborate wrappings of his previous release, The Gold Experience, in favor of a crude photo collage apparently cobbled together in one afternoon with the aid of a home computer and a color Xerox machine? And who else would assure that said album was actually a pretty good checklist of many of the things this frequent genius does best? Even when lyrics appear deliberately puerile ("Dinner With Delores"), Prince is often able to salvage the song with a cranked-up guitar (he plays a lot on these 11 cuts) or a catchy chorus. "I Like It There" is a metal-pop lust-anthem that's both slight and undeniable, the way "Raspberry Beret" was. ("More than I love my hair!" he exclaims in thrall to, presumably, wife Mayte.) "The Same December" takes a similar musical tack to extol the Book of Revelation theology that fueled past classics like "The Cross"; in a nod toward a more earthly deity, the vocal phrasing at song's end ("Uh, you only know what you know") is one of Prince's subtlest Hendrix tributes. Chaos ends with a big, lovely tease. Nearly orchestral guitars fanfare "Had U," which turns out to be less than a minute and a half long. Prince delivers a kiss-off note that, over this truly promising gorgeousness, turns out to be the most articulate and moving thing on the record. It's a frustrating ending, but one that trips you up. How mad, after all, can you get at someone who can summon those sounds, if only to drop them off in a cul de sac? This kind of nonclosure signals that Prince knows just how tossed-away, but listenable, Chaos and Disorder is. --Rickey Wright
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Don't be fooled by the hype
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. 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.
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 ... Read More
Rating:  - DIRTY MIND (Part Two)
"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 ... Read More
Rating: - Prince And The NPG Fight The Power
It wasn't long after Prince exited Warner Bros,changed his name to
O(-> and released The Gold Experience did he begin to collect some of his "private music vault" for this album in 1996.Considering how well the same idea worked 15 years earlier with Dirty Mind he didn't see how it wouldn't work on 'Chaos And Disorder' and musically it did. Both albums have the one similarity of being Prince's more rock oriented music. Prince's style on the rock guitar is showcased throughout the uptempo ... Read More
Rating: - A lot better than most contractual obligations.
At the time, Prince was embroiled in a very nasty battle with Warner Brothers Records. So, he handed over this album of music originally intended "for private use only" (whatever that means) in order to finally meet the contract (although WB would eventually issue another collection of unrelaesed material). What is surprising is that the album is far better than you would expect, or that Amazon's review indicates.
Prince here delivers music that is suprisingly accessible, straightforward ... Read More
Rating: - This Album ROCKS!!!
When I first heard this LP, I didn't know what to think.
I listened to it a second time and I was hooked.
This was supposed to be a "throw-away" lp. It is one of my 5 all-time fave Prince works.
"Dinner With Delores," the title track, "Same December"...great music from a Hall of Fame musician.
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