Chaos and Disorder

Chaos and Disorder Artist: Prince
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 093624631743
EAN: 0093624631743
ASIN: B000002N9M


Release Date: 1996-07-09

Chaos and Disorder


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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

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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. <I>Chaos</I> 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, <I>Chaos and Disorder</I> is. <I>--Rickey Wright</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars He Rocks, Therefore He Is!.......2006-04-11

This is the first album Prince has ever done that has been this electric guitar heavy. If you lean more towards the rock side of Prince, this is the album for you. Ironically, this album was one of the albums put out under his symbol moniker to honour his unfair contract with Warner Bros. Yet it is ever so profound as he talks about his contentions with the music business and its disservice to the artist as hinted in "Chaos and Disorder", "I Rock Therefore I Am" and "Dig U Better Dead".
Keep rockin.

4 out of 5 stars surprise gem.......2006-04-10

Given that the title of the album is "Chaos and Disorder" and that the CD case clearly indicates that Prince never intended to release this material, except to finish out his contract with WB, I didn't have high hopes for this album. The haphazard cover art also indicated that the music would be a messy, ragtag collection.

Surprise! Although "Chaos and Disorder" isn't necessarily the most consistent collection of music, it's not nearly as thrown-together or unpolished as you'd expect. What ties most of the tracks together is the focus on the guitar. Most of Prince's 90's music with the NPG has focused on R&B and rap, so Prince hasn't rocked this hard in a very long time ... maybe even since "Purple Rain", and it's a welcome change of pace. Thematically, Prince seems to be more spiritually-focused than usual ... in fact, you could probably categorize this as a rock/gospel album. "Into the Light" and "I Will" are practically hymn-like, and "Right and Wrong" sounds like a southern baptist revival. The usually-libidinous Prince only turns up the heat slightly on "I Like It There", but then quickly turns down a woman for being too forward on "Dinner With Dolores." Even the defiance on "Chaos and Disorder" and "I Rock Therefore I Am" is more a critique of a soulless society (or perhaps corporation?) than it is pure rock n roll rebellion. The album ends on a strange, intriguing note with "Had U" ... an amelodic, somber track that signals the end of a relationship ... with a person? With Warner Brothers? With fame? Only Prince knows for sure.

5 out of 5 stars A True Prince Fan Will Love This One!!.......2005-12-26

Chaos and Disorder is not his best or anything, but it's still really good. It's not true about there not being any funk on this one. "I Rock, Therefore I Am" and "Did You Better Dead" are pretty damn funky! I agree with the reviewer that said just because it rocks more than his others, doesn't mean it sucks. I don't agree that it's as good as The Gold Experience that came before it, but still. There is no way that Prince will be able to top that one!

Chaos and Disorder was probably the last best thing he did before Musicology. Emancipation wasn't too bad, but three discs was almost too much. If you're new to Prince, this definitley wouldn't be the first I'd buy even though it's really good. I'd start out with a few others first. If your a fan and already have some of his CDs, you really oughta get this one!

5 out of 5 stars This was supposed to p*ss Warner Bros off?!?!.......2005-12-19

I can sort of see why the Come CD would maybe make them mad, but not this one. Well, maybe singing about ejaculating all over the floor and the last track, "Had U," would do it, but I don't know. If you ask me, I think Chaos and Disorder is another one of his masterpieces and Warner Bros should be thankful that Prince is so damn talented. This CD is almost as good as the Gold Experience!

I guess why some people don't like Chaos and Disorder too well, is because it's more rock than funk. This is probably the hardest rocking CD he's ever done! Just because it's lacking the funk doesn't mean that this sucks. Every song on here is actually really good, and there isn't any filler at all. I'm really glad I didn't listen to the negative reviews on here, and went ahead and bought this. "Chaos and Disorder," "Dinner With Delores," "I Rock, Therefore I Am," and "Into The Light," are some of his best songs!

4 out of 5 stars Prince in Smashing Form.......2005-12-14

Prince's 1996 kiss-off to Warner Brothers holds up rather well compared to the more hyped recordings of his career. "Chaos and Disorder" has relatively few misfires and some truly memorable tracks: "I Like It There," "Dinner With Delores," "Right the Wrong," "Into the Light" and the appropriately melancholy "Had U." The overall album is no masterpiece, but it rocks harder than Prince's recent work.

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