good album IMO. not sure why its so hated on. i like a lot of the sounds he used. title track is a nice little experiment. i actually like Undisputed. (HUGE fan of Chuck D.), some profound lyrics there. but i LOOOOOVE, Greatest Romance, slept on gem for sure.

'an updated version of 7', hhmmmm, never thought about that.

datdude said:

I love Chuck too! Overall I think Rave is a fantastic album. The only song I'm not too terribly keen on is Baby Knows. It certainly isn't a bad song, but the rest of the album is pretty damn tight. It's loaded with potential hits.

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I really do enjoy the song "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold."

As I've said before on this forum, I was in a psych ward when "Rave" hit stores. I bought it at Target while on a weekend pass. I LOVED it. Of course, I was on four pyshcotropics at the time, one of which is now off the market.

2nd best album of the 1990's after TGE

Use the extended versions and include Beautiful Strange you have an even better album.

This album seems hated by some but I remeber it getting some prety good reviews.

gcu1 said:

I loved Baby Knows at the time, not sure why now. Anyway Rave is jampacked with quality, it and Newpowersoul are due re-evaluation. Title track, Silly Game, Tangerine, Greatest Romance, Love U But Don't Trust U, Man O War...

damn right people shouldn't be slagging off rave and nps that much
anymore. looking back they appear to have some incredible gems.

imagine this for an album:


beautiful strange
come on
the greatest romance ever sold
tangerine
mad sex
so far, so pleased
the one
strange but true
man o war
i love u but i don't trust u anymore
pretty man
baby knows
wasted kisses
one song

Rave finally getting some love around here.

I like it.

I like this album alot too...
Love Chuck D., wish his part was more substantial
I played this one more than The Symbol album

jillybean said:

4reals? this is new too me.



"tell oprah everything,chile"

j/k im just messin around but yeh rave is actually pretty good.

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IstenSzek said:

oh hell yes! he should focused on chaka and larrys projects then set up for this cd we shall call sed cd "beautiful strange"

Christopher said:

that's what i called it

Christopher said:

For reals. When it came out I was in love with it (well, not the cover art, good lawd!) but I liked pretty much everythign about it. Now that the fog has cleared, I still enjoy "Baby Knows," "I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore," "Man O War," and "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold," but what was I thinking groovin' to that rap within "The Sun, The Moon, and Stars"? (Dude, I even played the heck out of "Every Day Is A Winding Road" back then. Zyprexa, you bitch!)

great song. my 2nd fav off of Rave behind Man O War

InsatiableCream said:

Agreed

I love this song too. But not as much as my 6 year old. He makes me put it on in the car and says "Make it sound like a concert". Funny. I also love I love u but I dont trust u anymore and Babynoz. Great cd!

jillybean said:

i quite like everything about that song .

I remember fans going bonkers over this album back in '99, including most of the crowd on AMP who were giving much praise to Prince which was very rare at the time.

My favs... yes, i actually like all of these, in this order
01. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
02. Strange But True
03. Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do
04. Man O' War
05. The Greatest Romance Ever $old
06. So Far, So Pleased
07. Tangerine
08. The Sun, The Moon And Stars
09. Eye Love U But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore
10. Silly Game
11. Baby Knows
12. Everyday is a Winding Road