One of his absolute best. A musical masterpiece.

Love it, especially when the song finally starts at around 5.00 and that great bass sound is coming ur way!

I ADORE "Crystal Ball"!!! THAT, to me, is Prince's version of an epic piece, not stuff like 3 Chains of Love.

I don't know why, but it --like so much of that Parade-era stuff -- sounds so cosmopolitan. I know it's not the point of the song, but the line "little (babies?) in makeup terrorize the western world" always makes me want to quit my job on the spot, break out my passport and go travel the world for the hell of it.

I first heard this song on a bootleg of horrible quality. But the clicks, crackles and general white noise added tons to the personality of the song, making it sound all the more like some 1960's movie soundtrack.
[This message was edited Thu Dec 12 9:04:09 PST 2002 by Lammastide]

Now you makin me have to go oull out the original version!

Probably his most experimental song, the constant changes, he was truely in a state of mind he wont be returning to..

eye think its great.. eye even like the FULL unreleased version.. it fits nicely.. and the other version..

very nice