Chaos & Disorder

Prince | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 1996)
• Original Release Date: July 9, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002N9L
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,967 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chaos And Disorder

2. I Like It There

3. Dinner With Delores

4. The Same December

5. Right And Wrong

6. Zannalee

7. I Rock Therefore I Am

8. Into The Light

9. I Will

10. Dig U Better Dead

11. Had U

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prince ROCKS! Get this overlooked CD. (4.5 rating), May 10, 2000

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M. Allen Greenbaum (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaos & Disorder (Audio CD)

From the Hendrix-like opening strains of the title song to the buzz-cutting riffs of the blues/swing "zanalee," "the Artist" (hereinafter known as "Prince") dishes up some impressive power licks as well as some of his strongest singing in years. More rock than funk/hip-hop (although see the solid, if slightly tedious, "I Rock, Therefore I Am"), enjoy his superb guitar work and driving dance rhythms. Prince solos more than in recent years (we want more!), and these sounds, as well as one or two of the ballads, hearken back to the 80's--particularly the very tasty "Dinner with Dolores." Although a couple of songs are a bit uninspired, this is worth getting--play it loud!

The liner notes state "originally intended 4 private use only, this compilation serves as the last original material recorded by [The Artist] 4 warner brothers records." Whatever conflicts Prince had with WB, his new non-WB effort, "Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic" doesn't touch this or other releases of older Prince music on WB such as "Crystal Ball" or the superb jazz-inflected "From the Vault."

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This was supposed to p*ss Warner Bros off?!?!, December 18, 2005

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M. A. Ball (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaos & Disorder (Audio CD)

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 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prince's Hardest Rocking Album In Years, April 12, 2005

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ElvisCostellosWeiner "Chekhov Is The Greatest" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chaos & Disorder (Audio CD)

a toss off, but brilliantly executed: Prince plays guitar all over this thing, and tosses off one of his funniest, funkiest, and best records. NOT a popular album, and that is not a popular opinion, but I can't help it. The guy's genius knows few bounds.