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[             Lenny Kravitz--Let Love Rule                  ]

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Style    [ Rock              ]        [ 160kbps / 44,1kHz ] Quality

Date     [ 11-04-1999        ] ░▒▓▓▒░ [ 13 (55:14 min)    ]   Songs

Now here's something you don't see every day: a 25-year-old

half-black, half-Jewish guy named Lenny Kravitz (formerly known as

Romeo Blue) who wears dreadlocks, is the son of Mrs. Willis from The

Jeffersons, is married to Lisa Bonet, and also happens to be a

musical prodigy of the Prince/Rundgren variety-he wrote, produced,

arranged, sang and played nearly everything on this LP, including

drums and zooming McCartney-esque bass. While his sound is enormously

derivative (Abbey Road-era Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Prince-and his

voice crosses Wonder with Elvis Costello and Lou Reed!), his

songwriting isn't: it's fresh, soulful and utterly timeless. Also

like Rundgren and Prince, Kravitz is sometimes too headstrong in his

vision (there are a couple of clunkers here), but when all of his

exceptional talents come into focus, it makes for some transcendent

moments. The weird thing is, you know that he's aware of every

flashback he throws into the mix, yet that knowing wink is a large

part of this record's considerable charm-"Flower Child" and "Mr. Cab

Driver" could make even the most dour Velvets worshipper giggle.

Original he ain't, but Lenny Kravitz is mixing elements from the past

in an interesting, unpredictable and-most importantly-amusing way,

making for an intriguingly organic reflection of the sample age. Also

check out "My Precious Love," "I Build This Garden For Us," "Does

Anybody Out There Even Care," "Empty Hands" and the title track.

01 Sittin On Top Of The World                             (03:15)

02 Let Love Rule                                          (05:42)

03 Freedom Train                                          (02:48)

04 My Precious Love                                       (05:14)

05 I Build This Garden For Us                             (06:14)

06 Fear                                                   (05:18)

07 Does Anybody Out There Even Care                       (03:41)

08 Mr  Cab Driver                                         (03:50)

09 Rosemary                                               (05:25)

10 Be                                                     (03:15)

11 Blues For Sister Someone                               (02:57)

12 Empty Hands                                            (04:40)

13 Flower Child                                           (02:55)

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