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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kravitz Debut,
This review is from: Let Love Rule (Audio CD)
Lenny Kravitz's debut album was released in late 1989, but with its retro sounds, it could have easily have come out in 1972. Mr. Kravitz has never been shy about wearing his influences on his sleeve and Let Love Rule is full of homages to The Beatles, Prince, Elvis Costello and others. The album opens with the plucky "Sittin' On Top Of The World" and then moves into the title track which is a great song. The song starts off slowly with a strumming guitar and airy keyboard and then builds up into a frenzied ending. Mr. Kravitz was married to Lisa Bonet at the time of the recording (she shares songwriting credit on a song) and many of the songs like "My Precious Love", "I Build This Garden For Us" and "Flower Child" were obviously inspired and about their relationship. The album contains some good protest numbers like the pulsating "Mr. Cab Driver" which takes on discrimination, "Does Anybody Out There Even Care", the kinetic "Freedom Train" and the marvelous "Empty Hands". "Rosemary" may well be the best song on the album with its great lyrics and top notch vocal performance. Let Love Rule may sound like a hodgepodge of styles, but they all work together thanks to Mr. Kravitz's earnestness.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I love it, and it Rules.,
By H3@+h "Over 1500 reviews!" (thanks for the helpful review votes) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Let Love Rule (Audio CD)
I became a Lenny Kravitz fan the moment I heard the song "Let Love Rule" back in 1989. I'm still a fan now, but I was obsessed with this debut and "Mama Said". He was even my first concert ever, though he opened for Tom Petty. Anyway, front to back this is one of his best, and he shows us right away that he can rock, and drop a nice slow song as well. After the title track, I especially like "I Built This Garden For Us", "Rosemary", "My Precious Love", and "Blues For Sister Someone". We also get a dose of spirituality on a few songs, like on the great "Empty Hands". I also own the LP of this, but it only has the first 10 tracks, so watch out for that. Much like The Black Crowes, Lenny wears his influences on his sleeve, but I wouldn't want it any other way.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Cd was "Sitting on Top" of my Stereo for Months,
By Cousin Vinnie @(Petalou@aol.com) (k-town Tenn) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Let Love Rule (Audio CD)
Lenny's first might have been his best, at least his earthiest. Raw is the one word I would use in reviewing this album. Raw by Lenny standards, that is. Of all the Kravitz, CDs, this is also his most complete. Other albums seem to lose direction and fizzle, sometimes wandering into weird R&B tunes, but this one still had my attention and my toes tapping clear through "Rosemary". This is probably his least popular project because it has no "Are You Gonna Go My Way" or "Fly Away" on it, but quality, not quanity, is the name of the game when you "Let Love Rule."
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