luv4u said:

Perfect one

I personally don't get the Cree Summer thing at all but the Vanessa Paradis album is pure retro bliss. Excellent songs!

Se7en said:

Agreed on all counts...

Another cool LK song I like is "Fields Of Joy" Slash kills it on lead guitar!

MikeMatronik said:

yeah, romeo blue was supposedly his prince alter-ego.
either it deserves cult status or it was awful cack because ive never heard anybody praise or even HEAR stuff from it.

norma88 said:

I was going to say, I think he should get up off his ass and release or even record "Funk"!..or did "Funk" become "5"?

Se7en said:

He's a really pedestrian songwriter. Other than "Always On The Run," I can't think of a song of his I really consider to be well written, though I enjoy plenty of Lenny songs.

namepeace said:

eh, he is what he is. The songs are a tad simplistic sometimes (esp the last 2 records) but I enjoy the shit out of so much of his stuff. Can't ask for more than that

abigail05 said:

So we're essentially in the same place.

He's a talented musician.

As an artist I'd say he's not very original or inspired, but with the competition nowadays he practically looks like a genius.

namepeace said:

I don't know... I'd consider something like "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" to be sufficiently well written. I love that song.

AlexdeParis said:

I also like I Just Can't get You Off of My Mind, Rosemary, I Build this Garden

I like others, too, but those are fleshed out complete songs

He's been hit or miss over the years but I'm a fan. Hamster's suggestion of the B-Sides is right on. His best stuff is in the B-Sides IMO, the song "Accension" and "Brother" both off the Heaven Help single are just beautiful but I never hear them unless I push play.

Live he's seemed to come back down to earth too. The last time I saw him (W/Nikka Costa) he was less rock star and more musician.

Or maybe it's just because it was the first time I've seen him without sunglasses and he has a serious wandering eye.

MikeMatronik said:

ah, the poor man's prince.

norma88 said:

i really used to like lenny a lot. his last two records were pretty much crap though. too concerned with style and not enough focus on the music.

HamsterHuey said:

The beat from "Justify My Love" is a sample with minor modifications from Public Enemy's "It Takes A Nation Of Millions..." album. It's an instrumental track.

and the song is vaguely Prince connected in that Ingrid Chavez sued when they left her name off of the authorship of the lyrics... she won. It's very similar in concept to her stuff she did with Prince.

norma88 said:

I like Lenny's songs and voice. But the site probably will be closed soon. It is apparently illegal.

DigUBetterDead said:

Actually, you probably have. "Romeo Blue" was his stage name, prior to releasing Let Love Rule. Originally, LLR was going to be released under that name, but he changed his mind shortly before its release and decided to use his birth name.

When Lenny first hit the scene with Lisa Bonet, he was always billed as "Romeo Blue". I can remember seeing the two of them host Friday Night Videos, and Lenny was using that name at the time.

KRAVITZ SUED AGAIN IN TOILET TUSSLE



Rocker LENNY KRAVITZ is being sued for the third time over a toilet that overflowed in the star's Manhattan, New York penthouse. Pacific Indemnity Insurance Company are suing the singer for $457,339 (GBP261,337) - the amount the firm says it paid policy-holder MARK VAN LITH for damages to his $2.87 (GBP1.64 million) apartment. The 2004 incident caused extensive damage to Van Lith's fourth-floor flat. The 41-year-old performer is now facing claims totaling $800,000 (GBP457,000) as a result of a leak in his sprawling Soho condominium. The rocker purchased the home in 2001 for $7.1 million (GBP4 million) and has put it on the market for $13 million (GBP7.4 million)

AHHHHH!!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!?? NEW ALBUM!!! YAY!!!! HAHA!

I LOVE lenny kravitz! One of my biggest influnces

BAD NEWS JUST CAME IN...

THE NEW FUNK ALBUM WILL NOT BE RELEASED SOON

IT MAY BE ON THE SUMMER AT JUNE


SO BAD

i like him bcuz he is a p fan and he is a gemini 2...my fave L.K is I belong to you...

norma88 said:

I heard Virgin Records France told the album will come out in December.

I like his drumming on Nikka's last album.
But other than that...I'm kinda turned off.

I really love Lenny despite his waivering. Hate to be cliche but, my fav song of his has got to be Let Love Rule

I also just rediscovered the Lenny album and I am seriously playing it out!
So underrated

thekidsgirl said:

I always try to step up to the plate for ole brother Lenny. I've always liked the cat. He gets a bum rap basically cuz he's a brother that has flash and he wears his influences on his sleeve. His lyrics are his weakest department and no, he's not a blazing musician. But he's cool and a good live performer. I've seen him twice in different stages of his career.I don't think it was a wise move for him to even speak about a "funk" album. Usually whenever someone talks about doing something funky, it never ends up being funky. Point is, when you're funky, u ain't gotta talk about it. U just release whatever you're doing. Funk isn't really Kravitz's forte. He's done some things that were "funky" but a funk artist, he ain't. And it's nothing wrong with that. My vibe is that he maybe feels like folks don't think he can bring it and he's out to prove shit to people. Can't do that. Fuck what people may think anyway. As an artist, U have to be true to yourself, first and foremost. Let people dig what their going to dig. U have no control over that. Be yourself and be happy with that shit.

Lenny's O.K. That's all I can really say about him.

He kinda just blends.

I did like the "5" album and "Mama Said."

"Circus" had its moments.

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Se7en said:

The words "Lenny Kravitz" and "breaking new ground musically" have no business sharing the same sentence. LOL. I like some of his stuff, he knows how to make make good records - a rarity these days, and I give him dapp for that, but everyone knows Lenny Kravitz is the most blatantly derivative artist of our time.

thorntonmellon said:

Why?
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