Let Love Rule

Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz is a decent debut album with a lot of character, even if it doesn't completely stand out. It has a nice blend of rock, soul, funk, and a bit of psychedelic influence that gives it a distinct vintage feel. You can definitely hear the influences of artists from the 60s and 70s throughout the record. The overall sound is warm, organic, and quite laid-back, which works well with its retro style. Some songs are catchy and have a good groove, while others feel a little repetitive and could have used more variety. Kravitz does a good job showing his musical versatility, playing several instruments and bringing a personal touch to the album. The title track is probably one of the highlights, with its positive message and relaxed atmosphere. There are also moments where the songwriting feels a bit too familiar, as if the album is leaning heavily on its influences rather than finding its own identity. Still, there's a certain charm to the whole thing that makes it an enjoyable listen. It's not an album that blew me away, but it has enough good moments to keep things interesting. Overall, a solid start to Kravitz's career, even if it's not something I'd rush to revisit.

Really good album. Well curated to his strengths. Not versatile or life changing, but memorable and solid. 4-

Not for me. Not sure why this made the list. 2/5.

Never was a fan of his, not for me.

you get what you expect from a Lenny Kravitz Album I'd say. I liked it.

It’s good, but not great. An enjoyable listen that wears its influences on its sleeve. And that’s fine. But there are at least three other Lenny albums that are better… and I like Lenny.

Floppy dick energy

The best ting about this record is that you can tell he was only going to get better. I'm not saying this was bad, but I feel like it's clearly a first album. Once he grew and matured a little more, he produced way better music and I think that's was sort of forecasted listening to this album. The whole time I was listening to this one I just kept thinking, 'if this was the first time I'd heard Lenny Kravitz back in 1989 I would be really excited about having new music from him and seeing where he goes.' A good album but looking back it really now just foreshadows how much better his later music became. 3/5

Hmm. Nothing special that stood out

Litt som om Prince hadde laget garagerock. Det er en så kul groove og schwung over hele plata og de fleste av låtene er ganske tidløse. Noe fluff er det jo, men det er tross alt CD.

When this first came out I was annoyed that in the year 1989 he was making the choice to make music that sounded like it was from 15 years earlier. The derivativeness of it annoyed me. I still think it’s not very original stylistically, but will concede that it is well-produced and the guy can certainly play guitar. It’s an easy listen.

eh paia, né. bem medíocre. poucas palavras pq nem me deu vontade de xingar.

Pretty nice.

I’m kinda torn here. The dripping nostalgia of this record is pretty compelling to me, but I also get why people dislike Lenny Kravitz and/or this record.

I feel like I saw Lenny Kravitz everywhere when I was growing up in the 90s, but I had never heard any of his music beyond American Woman, so going into this album I didn't really have any strong feelings for or against him.

He definitely wears his influences on his sleeve, but his musicianship is quite strong throughout and he does put a somewhat grungy spin on things that I did enjoy. His songwriting on the other hand is quite repetitive and lazy in the sense that Kravitz just sings the title of the song with different inflections continuously throughout many of these songs and the more I listened, the more I realized that the subject matter for the most part was vapid and shallow. Overall, he plays well, but writes poorly. I didn't hate it, but I didn't exactly like it either.

Also, I've got to be real with you Lenny, if you're a rapist who needs a release, you'll forever be-be-be-be-be-be-be a rapist.

Wasn’t wowed

2/5. I have never really liked the music of Lenny Kravitz, and upon listening to this debut I have still not been won over, though I’ll at least give it credit that it’s better than any of the other stuff of his I’ve heard so it avoids a 1/5. He produced all of the songs himself and played most of the instruments which is commendable, but the songs themselves range from boring rock to soul-less soul. He tries to tackle political/societal issues on a few of the tracks here like “Does anybody out there even care?” But he’s not a good enough lyricist to really push beyond the surface level of these topics. An album that left me feeling pretty empty by the end.

Lenny Kravitz seems to be one of those artists who was "about to be the biggest act in the world" then went straight from that to "he used to be the biggest act in the world" without ever actually having been the biggest act in the world.

This first album is about as dull and generic as it gets for someone who seemed to want to take on the James Brown/Hendrix/Prince mantle.

Meh....

Lenny Kravitz noch vor dem Stadion‑Bombast: warm, retro‑soulige Grooves, ein bisschen Hippie‑Pathos, viel Charme. Das Debüt klingt wie ein lässiger Jam, der mehr Gefühl als Perfektion sucht – und genau dadurch überzeugt.

Was this supposed to be a rock or pop album? If so, it’s very good. 5 stars for Lenny Kravitz