BlaqueKnight said:

If THAT ain't the truth.

Fluff material.

He's awesome! I love his work on Mama Said and 5. I know he's influenced way too much by artists before him, but he makes it his own and has an awesome voice.

BlaqueKnight said:

Eh. For ever one thing I like about this particular song/video there are three things I hate. Lenny had always been very hit or miss for me.

That being said, I think he is as celebrated as he should be -- a very middle of the road pop/rock artist.
[Edited 8/13/08 7:46am]

Ifsixwuz9 said:

I have to admit that the cover of Baptism cracks me up, it's so prince!

namepeace said:

My thoughts exactly.

If the underappreciated thing were argued after, say, AYGGMW, I may have bought it. His derivative style then did yet show some some signs of ownership. Ever since then, the stuff Lenny churns out has been technically proficient, I guess, but pretty generic. Could be any unnamed retro type.

You guys are crazy.

1. That track is filler. Why this is considered a great track is beyond me.

2. Lenny Kravitz not being a lead guitarist hasn't hurt him at all. You don't need to be a great guitarist to be an appreciated rock musician. You need great songs.

ChristopherTracy319 said:

I so agree-Lenny is the shizz! I've always loved his music. Great lyrics and one helluva guitar player too! His voice is also awesome. I saw him in concert back in 1999 and he was just amazing and he went out into the audience and shook hands and everything. I am with you-he IS underrated and doesn't derserve it either. I have many favorites by him but I think 'Are You Gonna Go My Way'? is probably my favorite by him. He reminds me of Hendrix a bit. He's just amazing!


"Sign of the times,will mess with your mind. Hurry before it's too late"
Prince

How can you guys not call him a lead guitarist? He's got plenty of great leads on every single record. So many orgers think Jesse Johnson, for example, is so incredible. But Lenny's solos make much more sense for the songs. He's very good!

I'd love to see him get back to that real hippie vibe he had going in 89-91, but I suppose that ship sailed a long, long time ago. But I still love what he does. Off the top of my head I could easily list 50 songs that I absolutely love and have listened to hundreds of times each. I think they age just fine.

I've been a fan of Lenny's since his Romeo Blue days and have seen him in concert numerous times. He's a good musician with a decent voice. He's certainly not "Prince", but he's good and I enjoy his music a lot. His latest cd is excellent and he still looks as hot as ever!!

I'm not familiar with his current CD but will check it out.

I would love to see him perform too for sure, I nearly did when I got tickets to a local award show but didn't end up going.

I heard he's teaming up with Velvet Revolver, I can't wait to hear him and Slash again, they were like magic on Always on the Run, one of my favourite Lenny songs ever.

abigail05 said:

How can I not call him a lead guitarist? Cuz he ISN'T a lead guitarist. Craig Ross is Lenny's lead guitarist. I have every single album by Lenny..I know that he plays some "melody lines" here and there but every single time I've seen Lenny in concert, he never takes the "solos". I like Lenny, always said I have on here. It's no knock against Lenny...it's the truth. Many orgers on here think Jesse "is so incredible" as a lead guitarist...U know why that is? Because Jesse is just that. Playing a few melody lines on the guitar here and there on your album doesn't constitute as a "guitar solo". Just listen to Craig Ross and then you'll see what a lead guitarist is. Lenny reminds me a lot of Bowie on guitar. Sure, Bowie played the "solo" to "Space Oddity", (which was very cool, I might add) BUT as much as I adore Bowie, He is NOT a lead guitarist. Mick Ronson, THAT was a lead guitarist who played with Bowie.

he just needs to really really find his niche. I know he been doin the rock -funk thing for a while, however 5 really really showed himself, and Love Revolution is a close runner to 5. Will you marry me, Love love, Get It On are some stone hot jams..

Your musical knowledge must not run very deep...(sorry if that sounds rude)
he reminds you of hendrix..?
he'a a helluva guitar player..?
hmmmm..?

paisley43 said:

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blackguitaristz said:

I'm a little exasperated by this. If you need a minimum of 1,000 notes and a dive bomb to call your thing "a guitar solo", I guess I would understand that, because back in 1986 I felt just the same way. Call them "lead breaks" or whatever you will, the things Lenny does add to the songs and sound right. You won't hear big overhashed lead guitar on Beatles songs either but that doesn't mean you won't sing along with them when they come on the radio.

He's Under - Talented.. per the threshold on " this" site

CosmicDancer said:

We're ALL entitled to our opinion and I realize things like
this are usually said to just get someone's reply REPOSTED
so I'll refrain from being TOO blunt. Yes my "musical knowledge"
is "deep". I mean I DO play three instruments so I have a pretty
good sense of what good music is. Furthermore, my comparing him
to Hendrix has more to do with his stage persona-not so much his
guitar playing-though I think Lenny IS a great guiatrist. NOR
DID I SAY he's right there with Jimi on guitar playing! Something
about him (a certain charisma) reminds me of Hendrix is more what I
was referring to. Not that I need to justify myself to you but there
you go...




"Sign of the times, will mess with your mind. Hurry before it's too late." Prince

Thanks for trying to not be rude in return..I wasn't trying to be rude myself..
well..

I agree with you pretty much on everything you said...
to a point..
regardless...glad we got to bounce ideas !
Right on !

paisley43 said:

abigail05 said:

Nah, u don't have to have a million notes and certainly not any dive bombs. U don't have to pass yourself off as a Hendrix/Van Halen clone to be considered a lead guitarist. Lenny is just not in the bag of a lead guitarist. Another example; Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley of KISS. Sure, Paul can play a lead melody line BUT Ace was the lead guitarist of that band. But I agree with u about Lenny's melody phrasing on the guitar..It does fit with his songs.

I loved "Mama Said" album back in the day - "Fields Of Joy" was the track for me.

blackguitaristz said:

I appreciate where you're going with that, but to use Ace Frehley as an example! I can't give him a lot of respect as a musician, because he sucked (come on, didn't he?). But I will give him tons of credit for being part of an iconic rock and roll band, and for generally looking awesome.

I don't Lenny Kravitz is as talented as he would like to think he is. I can't see anything about his music to appreciate. To me his in that group of fakes like Justin Timberlake, Usher and Oasis who don't have a really musical identity of there own.

CosmicDancer said:

Agreed.

abigail05 said:

Now comparing Lenny to Ace is something I can get with...




[Edited 8/14/08 7:42am]

LENNY KRAVITZ..

A walking, talking cliche of what it means to be cool.

I honestly haven't heard
anything past the Mama Said album
(as far as albums.. with
the exception of Baptism)
Mama Said is a classic

I sooo wanted Circus
mother refused to buy it
girlfriend too...
so I never took it
upon myself to buy it
I will hear it one day
[Edited 8/14/08 19:19pm]

BenS71 said:

I think that is stretching it a bit. Usher doesn't have a musical identity? Sure he is influenced by MJ but many of the singers out now are influenced by Usher. Donnell Jones, Lloyd, Ne-Yo, etc. They are not just influenced by MJ, they are Usher clones.
Lenny has a musical identity. I'd know in a second if a new artist had been listening to a bunch of Lenny Kravitz records. They'd be mediocre as hell!

DirtyChris said:

well, what the hell are you waiting for? Go out and get it! And then get Circus!
If you stop there, you'd be okay. Everything after is for the fans anyway.