But...it was fun to see the "contest" and I do believe The Time, with Jungle Love, and the great funk of The Bird had the better tunes! (Well okay, Let's Go Crazy was up there too.) For pure get down and dirty raunch, My Drawers and Chili Sauce take the cake. My Drawers gives you a hint of what was to come...(think: Oh Sheila!).

I can still see Day, patting his ridiculous pompadour while an obliging Jerome holds up a vanity mirror. What a character!

Not their best album, that would be What Time Is It, but definitely the best known, it's a shame it had to be their last.


Too bad this was their last great album. Shoulda been more!   December 17, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Though not as great as their second CD, "What Time Is It?", (hence the 4 star rating), this one is more memorable, if only because of the connection with the hugely successful "Purple Rain" movie and CD. You can't listen to "Jungle Love" or "The Bird" without picturing the Time's animated performance in that movie. The same can be said for other tunes such as Chilli "Sauce" and "If the Kid Can't Make You Come", which both play on Morris Day's character that many met for the first time in the flick (not that his personna didn't exist in previous recordings). But timing, as they say, is everything. "Puprle Rain" served as a breaththrough for both Prince and the Time, at a time when it wasn't easy breaking yourself apart from the rest of the R&B, funk music pack. Without Purple Rain, The Time (and Prince to a degree) didn't have the marketing tool that made "Castles" such a huge success. And because of the band's ensuing break up, the time between solo releases by Day, or as a group with the tim (Pandemonium) was just too far apart to stay in the minds of their adoring public - especially after opening the floodgates for wanna be bands to come. Can you say bad management? That's a pity. This is one of the greatest 80s funk bands of all time - Morris one of the most memorable in all around talent and charisma. Prince, The Time, along with bands likd BarKayes and Rick James pushed the envelope when it came to provocative content, perhaps unwittingly laying the goundwork for the more explicit, even pathetic lyrics of today's artists. But the fact that this band couldn't rise up to overcome internal combustion to put out future albums of similar quality is one of the great shames in music history. Pandemonium was, a 3 star effort at best, and Morris' 2 solo efforts (anyone got a copy of "Daydreaming" I can have? ) would recapture some of the magic, but "Ice Cream Castles" was their zenith. Lots to dance and romance to. Am I the only one who ever used his approach in "Chilli Sauce" while out on a date?


BAD TRANSFER TO CD!!   March 1, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This album was FANTASTIC in CASSETTE format.Unfortunately it was transfered to CD in analog instead of being digitally remastered and the sound quality is AWFUL,I only gave it 2 stars because of the sound quality.Had this CD been digitally remastered however,I would have given it a 5 star rating.What a shame,guess I will just have to enjoy it on cassette.As for my CD of this album.....guess I will just use it as a drink coaster.


You people are missing out   January 5, 2002
Alan (Little Rock, AR)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Morris and company put forth a great album with "Castles"....but I can't understand why I can't purchase my FAVORITE Time album on cd, which is Pandemonium. If you've never heard it, It is totally more Jesse Johnson with absolutely KILLER guitar and one of the best ballads I've ever heard by any artist-"Sometimes I get lonely". Add to that the supercool dance tracks "Chocolate" and "Jerkout". I actually found Pandemonium in my mother's tape case several years ago and I have been a big fan ever since. I even got to meet Morris,Jerome,Jellybean,Monte,Freeze and the others once at a casino show in Tunica Miss. They still kick azzzz! If you can find it, you'll love it. PEACE


Good But Not Quite Over The Top   October 30, 2004
G. J Wiener (Westchester, NY USA)
4 out of 12 found this review helpful

The Time was one of those bands that had its moment in the sun due to the influence of superstar Prince. Not to say that the band lacked talent as Morris Day sure had a style. However, The Time came on the scene at the height of the Purple Reign.

Anyway, this six song CD consists of the two super hits Jungle Love and The Bird. Both of these tunes are great to get on the dance floor and shake your money maker to. Also, Ice Cream Castle and My Drawers are two additional strong tunes with good if repetive melodies. The Kid Can Make It is semi-memorable if a little long. The only real clunker is Chili Sauce which consists of endless rapping at a restaurant set to the background of a tuneless accompanyment of string laden synthesizers. No melody in sight on this one.

Therefore the three star rating seems appropriate. Thise who like funky stylings similar to Prince might like this recording even more.