I like you PurpleMusiq8.

PurpleKnight said:

I like you PurpleKnight.


stormbringer

Amen to that. Chaos is definitely misunderstood. As a matter of fact, it's my favorite Prince album (and I have been a fan for a long while, so don't let the date of my registration fool you) and one of the two that I actually listen to daily and carry around with my in my CD carrier, along with Dirty Mind.

I bought the album after I saw the video/heard the song Zannalee on Housequake, and checked it out on Amazon. Sounded like a killer rock record to me, and I wasn't disappointed. I tell you, on my first listen to the entire CD, I was loving it. Every single track was configured just right, and the flow of the album was effortless, and the feeling and passion was all there.

The title track is a slamming opener to any rock album, complete with some awesome drumming and screaming. I Like It There is another great song. Dinner With Delores, even with the brontosaurus line, has some level of rock sophistication to it, atop a floaty melody. The Same December is my favorite song, because it seemlessly crosses genres within the 3-4 it plays; it starts off as a rock opera-esque song, builds up some momentum, and goes straight into a classic, folk-rock chorus through and through until it turns bluesy in the end. I love it! Right The Wrong I wasn't digging at first, but when the chorus came blasting, I was hooked. Really catchy. Zannalee was the track that turned me on... some classic blues wah-wah guitar work on here. I Rock... has a solid bassline and a catchy verse/chorus to it, and although I can't always understand what it being said in the raps, I still love it. At this point, this album is banging, but then it tones down with Into The Light and I Will, and even though these songs feature sensitive piano playing and high-pitched singing, they still seem to blend with the other songs. And you can't say that Into The Light isn't one of the most beautiful ballads Prince has ever written. A lot of people don't like Dig U Better Dead, but that synth-bass melody is intoxicating and the song is quite catchy, and finally Had U leaves a brilliant touch to the whole album. A truly haunting song that stays with you even when the CD has stopped.

This is why Chaos And Disorder is my favorite Prince album... over Purple Rain, LoveSexy, Parade, Sign O' The Times (although it's in my top 3), etc. It's the kind of Prince you wouldn't expect because it's so much darker and harder sounding than anything he has ever done (like Come and Gold, which is why my favorite era was 94-96) but at the same time, it's the same Prince you'd come to love. This is actually the first album I bought for a friend who is just getting into Prince. He heard a lot of Purple Rain stuff and saw the Sign O' The Times movie and the Rave DVD and kept hearing about Prince all last year. He likes a lot of metalcore music and hard stuff, and he asked me what kind of Prince to get. I told him anything between 94-96 is pretty cool, and I picked this up one day in the store thinking about him. He told me the next day he loved it, because he'd never think Prince could ever do something like this. He thought Prince was just that androgynous guy who wore heels all the time and danced around and screamed. But he said he loved the guitar work and is now hooked on Prince.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

What rapping is there besides in I Rock...?
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thebige said:

lol. Your favorite era too?

Seriously, Come was really dark and like a vortex, it just sucked you in, and The Black Album was extremely dirty and funky. The Gold Experience could've been really commercial, because of things like Endorphinmachine and Gold, and it kicks ass, and Chaos for the things I mentioned already. Well, I guess the whole 94-96 thing stops in early 96, because I have Emancipation, but it kinda fell short for me and is too damn soft and lovey-dovey on Mayte's part. But the rest of this era lives forever.

I also loved all songs from the "Come" album, the only xceptions being "Endorphinmachine" and "Loose".

I loved C&O when it came out, mainly coz I'd sorta lost touch with the P universe, and here was an album that rocked, and surprised.

teoalcantara said:

- EM is from Gold!!! (altho prob'ly intended for the original version of Come) and it's one of P's greatest songs ever.

Chaos And Disorder rocks!!

I like to try this album out in different forms by burning
my own cdr version of it from time to time:

chaos and disorder
i like it there
dinner with delores
da bang
same december
calhoun sq.
hide the bone
zanalee
into the light
i will
dig u better dead
empty room
had u


I think it would have been one of his best albums, had he
included just a few more rockin' songs with more depth in
them than "right the wrong/i rock therefore" which take a
lot away from the album's flow and are just too silly to
be taken serious.

Furthermore, I'm sure a lot of people were secretly hopin
for "emptry room" [the 95 version] to be on this album as
it was announced.

Anywho. it's still a cool album in it's original form.

I just like to play around with selfmade versions of some
albums like this one or graffity bridge.

Chaos and Disorder-A great opener that effectively introduces you to Prince's frustrations with the current scene at the time. The anger felt in the chorus is great.

I Like It There-This...song...rocks! This is a classic Prince rock song. Full of sexual energy and with a great hook and flow to it.

Dinner With Delores-Very lyrically clever, with a great melody. You can just feel the bitterness oozing out of this song. Incredibly catchy little song.

The Same December-This song has such life to it! The chorus is so full of energy and passion, you can't help but move your head to it. Addictively fun and rebellious.

Right The Wrong-Not many like this song, but I think it's another well-crafted song that's really catchy. Very melodic.

Zannalee-This song is a bluesy rock classic. Great stuff.

I Rock, Therefore I Am-Very disappointing for sure. It's got a killer bassline and really attitude filled lyrics, but all the rapping just tarnishes it completely.

Into The Light-A beautifully enchanting ballad.

I Will-I love the way it continues from Into The Light. Also, this song is so gentle, it's like the soft caress of a lover. Very subtle, inspiring strength in it too that can be applied to anyone's struggle.

Dig U Better Dead-A little repetitive, but enjoyable enough. At least the passion is there.

Had U-A perfect closer to this album. A chilling, hurt-filled message set to wonderfully haunting, ominous background music.

PurpleKnight said:

I remember there being at least two songs with rapping, one with some corney line about about Kirby Puckett and then another one. I could be wrong, then again I haven't listened to the album in about two years.