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Thread started 07/19/08 5:29am

thepope2the9s

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lenny kravitz love revolution..how is it?

Has anyone got this cd? how is it? Ive got most of Lennys stuff but havent heard much of the new cd. Any opinions?
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Reply #1 posted 07/19/08 6:59am

abigail05

it's great, the best thing he's done in 10 years. If you love Lenny you'll love it, if you're a hater don't bother.
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Reply #2 posted 07/19/08 7:12am

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abigail05 said:

it's great, the best thing he's done in 10 years. If you love Lenny you'll love it, if you're a hater don't bother.

thanks, I think I will pick it up, I do love lenny's stuff
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Reply #3 posted 07/19/08 7:42am

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abigail05 said:

it's great, the best thing he's done in 10 years. If you love Lenny you'll love it, if you're a hater don't bother.



I agree, way more heart than the last few albums
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Reply #4 posted 07/19/08 7:42am

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I didn't like it. It just chugs along and everything sounds the same. I liked Baptizm sad
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Reply #5 posted 07/19/08 7:49am

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It's better than his last two records.

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Reply #6 posted 07/19/08 8:21am

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Solid album...Lenny's guitar playing is so vanilla, once you accept that the album is enjoyable.
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Reply #7 posted 07/19/08 8:30am

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popgodazipa said:

Solid album...Lenny's guitar playing is so vanilla, once you accept that the album is enjoyable.


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Reply #8 posted 07/19/08 8:44am

abigail05

Lenny's better at guitar than I used to think, but he does use Craig Ross for all the heavy lifting. Lenny plays 95% of everything so who cares if he's not Guitar World's MVP?
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Reply #9 posted 07/19/08 9:21am

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Meloh9 said:

abigail05 said:

it's great, the best thing he's done in 10 years. If you love Lenny you'll love it, if you're a hater don't bother.



I agree, way more heart than the last few albums

Agreed.
I think it's more like his first in spirit and approach then anything he's done
in the last 10 years or so. Keep in mind it doesn't sound like the first at all. It's that is has the kinda raw approach that the first has. Sort of. Groundbreaking? Nope. Solid, fun, and entertaining (providing you are a fan), yes, definately.
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Reply #10 posted 07/19/08 10:28am

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it's pretty good. but it suffers from the same problem most of Lenny's material does: after awhile, you just want to turn it off and go listen to the source material.
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Reply #11 posted 07/19/08 4:59pm

alphastreet

I like his greatest hits and the 5 album best! I heard the newer singles and thought they were just ok. Maybe I will check out the rest.
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Reply #12 posted 07/19/08 6:55pm

abigail05

In all honesty, I prefer Lenny over the source material. More concise, more listenable in this day and age. He could be accused of thievery sometimes but in my opinion he's made the music his own - it all sounds like Lenny.
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Reply #13 posted 07/20/08 12:55am

Maia7

I have Lenny's 'It Is Time For A Love Revolution' CD/DVD and I very much so Enjoy the Whole package. ~music
Especially the songs in the Heart of the CD~tracks 6 through 11.

Another thing I Really Luv is the Dvd that came along with the CD.
It holds a string of Lenny's past music video's such as:
~Let Love Rule, Mr.Cab DRiver, Rock and Roll is dead, Fly Away, It Ain't over 'till its over, Lady, Are You Gonna go My Way?, I'll Be Waiting and Where Are We Running?

In between the music video's, Lenny is sharing&reflecting cool

Also the CD booklet with the lyrics holds an array of black and white pictures and a few color ones too. Very Nice biggrin
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Reply #14 posted 07/20/08 2:01pm

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I gotta get myself to afinally buy the album. I've wanted to for weeks and months and I also wanted to attent one of the shows but then plans changed... It's crazy that I don't own one single Lenny album.
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Reply #15 posted 07/20/08 8:10pm

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I like it, he's pretty much back on track w/ this one.
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Reply #16 posted 07/20/08 9:11pm

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cool It's very good. I like that he still puts out good music. He never gets boring to me. If you are a fan you will enjoy it. Even if you only like 1 or 2 of his cds..... i think you will find this one good too. music
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Reply #17 posted 07/21/08 12:48am

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It's a good album, but certainly not my favorite. This one and Baptism have been let downs a bit. They have songs on them both that I like a lot, but the albums themselves don't seem to have the kind of cohesion that 5 and Lenny had.
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Reply #18 posted 07/21/08 8:16am

Empress

Excellent cd. Much better than his last two releases. I love every song and can't wait to see him in October smile
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Reply #19 posted 07/21/08 8:55am

Slave2daGroove

Cover the postage and I'll send you the piece of shit...I'm done with Lenny, his ego and his lame as chord progressions.
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Reply #20 posted 07/21/08 8:56am

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Will You Marry Me and Love Love Love are my favorite songs on there....VERY FUNKY
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Reply #21 posted 07/21/08 10:00am

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Maia7 said:

I have Lenny's 'It Is Time For A Love Revolution' CD/DVD and I very much so Enjoy the Whole package. ~music
Especially the songs in the Heart of the CD~tracks 6 through 11.

Another thing I Really Luv is the Dvd that came along with the CD.
It holds a string of Lenny's past music video's such as:
~Let Love Rule, Mr.Cab DRiver, Rock and Roll is dead, Fly Away, It Ain't over 'till its over, Lady, Are You Gonna go My Way?, I'll Be Waiting and Where Are We Running?

In between the music video's, Lenny is sharing&reflecting cool

Also the CD booklet with the lyrics holds an array of black and white pictures and a few color ones too. Very Nice biggrin


Sounds like one should go to the reckord store and not buy it from iTunes...
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Reply #22 posted 07/21/08 10:29am

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paisleypark4 said:

Will You Marry Me and Love Love Love are my favorite songs on there....VERY FUNKY



will you marry me is probably the funkiest proposal of all time
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Reply #23 posted 07/21/08 11:18am

Graycap23

Listened once and threw it in the trash.
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Reply #24 posted 07/21/08 1:16pm

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errant said:

it's pretty good. but it suffers from the same problem most of Lenny's material does: after awhile, you just want to turn it off and go listen to the source material.


lol I really like a lot of his tunes, but I can't think of a single album I love all the way through. They always feel empty in the end.
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Reply #25 posted 07/21/08 7:42pm

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Slave2daGroove said:

Cover the postage and I'll send you the piece of shit...I'm done with Lenny, his ego and his lame as chord progressions.

Oh SHIT!...Damn Slave!...You couldn't get with this new joint?...I've stated on here several times that I've always liked Lenny. Mainly cuz at least he's a brutha that can play and he wears his influences on his sleeve. For that, Kravitz has been heavily put down like he's the only cat in the history of music to bite. Is he as clever in his bites as Prince has been? No, but P has worn his influences like a big dog. Other cats more in Lenny's scope, such as peers like D'Angelo, has biten a LOT heavier than I've ever heard Lenny do. But yet D gets that pass. As far as this new joint, I think Lenny has done some soul searching, which for any artist, is always a good thing. This album sounds like he put some thought into it and like he didn't just ride on his pop name to get buy. I dig it.
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Reply #26 posted 07/21/08 8:10pm

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Slave2daGroove said:

Cover the postage and I'll send you the piece of shit...I'm done with Lenny, his ego and his lame as chord progressions.

Oh SHIT!...Damn Slave!...You couldn't get with this new joint?...I've stated on here several times that I've always liked Lenny. Mainly cuz at least he's a brutha that can play and he wears his influences on his sleeve. For that, Kravitz has been heavily put down like he's the only cat in the history of music to bite. Is he as clever in his bites as Prince has been? No, but P has worn his influences like a big dog. Other cats more in Lenny's scope, such as peers like D'Angelo, has biten a LOT heavier than I've ever heard Lenny do. But yet D gets that pass. As far as this new joint, I think Lenny has done some soul searching, which for any artist, is always a good thing. This album sounds like he put some thought into it and like he didn't just ride on his pop name to get buy. I dig it.

See response #23.
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Reply #27 posted 07/21/08 9:33pm

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i keep forgetting to buy this cd.
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Reply #28 posted 07/22/08 7:01am

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Slave2daGroove said:

Cover the postage and I'll send you the piece of shit...I'm done with Lenny, his ego and his lame as chord progressions.

Oh SHIT!...Damn Slave!...You couldn't get with this new joint?...I've stated on here several times that I've always liked Lenny. Mainly cuz at least he's a brutha that can play and he wears his influences on his sleeve. For that, Kravitz has been heavily put down like he's the only cat in the history of music to bite. Is he as clever in his bites as Prince has been? No, but P has worn his influences like a big dog. Other cats more in Lenny's scope, such as peers like D'Angelo, has biten a LOT heavier than I've ever heard Lenny do. But yet D gets that pass. As far as this new joint, I think Lenny has done some soul searching, which for any artist, is always a good thing. This album sounds like he put some thought into it and like he didn't just ride on his pop name to get buy. I dig it.


Y'know I respect you and your opinion but I bought this looking for growth in the artist who's career I've followed since 1989 but instead got the same thing as his last 3 albums. One funk jam, a couple of pop tunes and the rest ballads. Then there's the dvd where he let's his slip show and goes on about the creative process and his role in it. All very contrived and fake to me. The set played on the dvd amongst his verbal genius is suppose to be unplugged but there's no audience and it was soul less.
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