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Sure, 5 gave Lenny Kravitz a career revival, thanks to a really big hit with the didactic, clumsy "Fly," and he followed it with a hit that was equally inexplicable -- a lumbering, dunderheaded cover of the Guess Who's "American Woman," which surely benefited from its presence on the blockbuster Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Heather Graham's accompanying, chest-grabbing video -- and equally distasteful. Combined with the lackluster Circus, it was easy to assume that Kravitz had plateaued, deciding to recycle lame sub-Hendrix stadium rock instead of crafting the kind of lush, post-psychedelic soul that made his first three records so fine. Then, out of nowhere, he threw out the lovely "Again" as a new track for Greatest Hits, setting the stage for the return to form that's Lenny. This, not the empty hard rock of Circus and 5, finds Lenny Kravitz at the peak of his powers, crafting classic rock homages that get by not only on their melodic force but in sterling studiocraft that may shamelessly worship classic rock, but gets the sound and texture right. Kravitz has gotten to the point that his blend of album rock, smooth soul, hippie love, and hipster pop is now his own musical signature -- yes, it's still possible to play "spot the influence," but it's all blended better and presented with an offhand grace, particularly in how the gorgeous, enveloping ballads and mid-tempo pop is punctuated by the rockers that sound much fiercer in this context. There may not be singles that are as immediately grabbing as "It Ain't Over Til It's Over," "Let Love Rule," and "Are You Gonna Go My Way," but there are no dull spots, either, and this easily stands alongside his first three albums as a set of classy, near-irresistible pop for listeners weaned on classic and college rock, which is a wholly welcome surprise.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Craig Ross, Composer - Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Craig Ross, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Stylophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, String Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Drums, Guitar, Vocals, Drum Programming, Moog Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, String Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Drum Programming, Moog Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, String Arranger, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - David Baron, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Cymbals, Drums, Electric Guitar, Timpani, Vocals, Moog Bass, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - David Baron, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Craig Ross, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Kravitz, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Lenny Kravitz, Composer, Author, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Hirsch, Mixer, Hammond Organ, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chronique
Sure, 5 gave Lenny Kravitz a career revival, thanks to a really big hit with the didactic, clumsy "Fly," and he followed it with a hit that was equally inexplicable -- a lumbering, dunderheaded cover of the Guess Who's "American Woman," which surely benefited from its presence on the blockbuster Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Heather Graham's accompanying, chest-grabbing video -- and equally distasteful. Combined with the lackluster Circus, it was easy to assume that Kravitz had plateaued, deciding to recycle lame sub-Hendrix stadium rock instead of crafting the kind of lush, post-psychedelic soul that made his first three records so fine. Then, out of nowhere, he threw out the lovely "Again" as a new track for Greatest Hits, setting the stage for the return to form that's Lenny. This, not the empty hard rock of Circus and 5, finds Lenny Kravitz at the peak of his powers, crafting classic rock homages that get by not only on their melodic force but in sterling studiocraft that may shamelessly worship classic rock, but gets the sound and texture right. Kravitz has gotten to the point that his blend of album rock, smooth soul, hippie love, and hipster pop is now his own musical signature -- yes, it's still possible to play "spot the influence," but it's all blended better and presented with an offhand grace, particularly in how the gorgeous, enveloping ballads and mid-tempo pop is punctuated by the rockers that sound much fiercer in this context. There may not be singles that are as immediately grabbing as "It Ain't Over Til It's Over," "Let Love Rule," and "Are You Gonna Go My Way," but there are no dull spots, either, and this easily stands alongside his first three albums as a set of classy, near-irresistible pop for listeners weaned on classic and college rock, which is a wholly welcome surprise.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 12 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:49:53
- Artistes principaux : Lenny Kravitz
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Virgin Records
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock
© 2001 VIRGIN RECORDS ℗ 2001 VIRGIN RECORDS
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