This album doesn't come out until tomorrow but VH1.com has been streaming the whole thing so I've already had a chance to determine that this album is brilliant! It's been a LONG time since Lenny had an album that was any good - in fact I think the last notable album opened with the line "Gettin' straight in '98" (Five), so that's 10 years.Well Lenny has earned my love back...His best albums combine elements of his own as well as bits and pieces of Led Zeppelin, late Beatles, and classic funk & soul. In my opinion he's been lacking these elements on the past few, and Love Revolution brings them back into the mix (check track "Good Morning" for Beatles). Many of the tracks on this album would fit in on 1993's Are You Gonna Go My Way, arguably his best work.
Sounds like Lenny is in touch with his faith again too. A lot of deeply spiritual tracks on this one, including "If You Want It" which even mentions following Christ. The outro jam on that song is almost a spiritual experience in itself! It's almost more Zeppelin than Zeppelin ever was.
I haven't heard the new one yet... it's not on Rhapsody yet, but your analysis of Kravitz reminds me of a friend's comments related to Kravitz. This friend, actually a customer fo mine, has worked in music distribution for Best Buy Corp. and now Target corp. He said something like, "Lenny is kind of like that Samson dude from the Bible, once he cut his hair, he couldn't do anything right." I thought that was funny. I'm anxious to hear the new one!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great analogy! I totally agree. Somehow he has regained his "strength" on this one.
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