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All rights reserved.Baptism - Kravitz, Lenny (CD 2004)
| Track Listing 1. Minister of Rock 'N Roll 2. I Don't Want to Be a Star 3. Lady 4. Calling All Angels 5. California 6. Sistamamalover 7. Where Are We Runnin'? 8. Baptized 9. Flash 10. What Did I Do With My Life? 11. Storm - (with Jay-Z) 12. Other Side, The 13. Destiny
Album Notes Personnel includes: Lenny Kravitz (vocals, guitar, bass, drums). Personnel: Lenny Kravitz (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, bass instrument, drums, timpani); Jay-Z (rap vocals); Craig Ross (electric guitar, piano, drums, tambourine); David Sanborn (saxophone); David Baron (baritone saxophone); Henry Hirsch (bass instrument, drums). Recording information: 2004. In the lyrics of "California," Lenny Kravitz tells the tale of a girl he met as a youth, who played him recordings of "Who, Zeppelin, Beatles, Kiss, and the Rolling Stones." If Prince, Hendrix, and a few 1970s one-hit wonders had been added to the list, this might have been a tidy description of the sounds emanating from BAPTISM. Of course, Kravitz has always been much more than the sum of his influences. By taking the sound, energy, and attitude of classic rock and combining it with just the right dose of 21st-century urban music, the one-man band pays homage to pop history while creating something of his own. Here, he's unusually reflective and self-referential, repeatedly returning to themes of loneliness, dissatisfaction, and uncertainty about his life choices. Of course, this is no somber folk album, so fans can be assured that each track on BAPTISM rocks in Kravitz's trademark spare, blazing, guitar-driven style. Editorial Reviews Q Rolling Stone | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||
Lenny's "Baptism": Dead In The WaterReview created: 05/11/04
by: speeddemon531-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Music
Pros:
Jay-Z's voice and David Sanborn's sax.
Jay-Z's voice and David Sanborn's sax.
Cons:
Dear Lenny...we've been down this road before.
Dear Lenny...we've been down this road before.
Let's face facts-Lenny Kravitz is probably the most critically maligned rock star of his generation. Throughout his entire 15 year career, Lenny's caught sh*t for being a hippie throwback or for being too derivative. Not like any other current artist out there is doing anything blindingly original. At any rate, I'll go on the record as having been a consistent Lenny fan since "Let Love Rule". And you don't survive for fifteen years without doing something right, right? Of course, at this point, Lenny's outgrown a bit of the wearing his influences on his sleeve, and with 8 albums under his...
Review ID: 10000000000646368
Going To Church With Lenny On BaptismReview created: 05/19/04
by: cletta1201 -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
there's a lot of different sounds
there's a lot of different sounds
Cons:
there's a lot of different sounds
there's a lot of different sounds
Time and time again I hear people balk about how Lenny Kravitz is more into fashion than his own music. Need I bring up Steven Tyler, Prince, Andre 3000? Need we talk about the hairspray-laden 80 s? Fashion is just as important to the perception of cool, no matter how much any of us try to relegate it to the back burner. That s not to say Kravitz is inept the man can play a guitar (and bass and drums), he can arrange and produce a song, he can write and he did all of those things on this his 8th foray into music making Baptism . Minister Of Rock And Roll jump starts the party in a serious..
Review ID: 10000000000646366
Lenny Begins to Find His Way Again With BaptismReview created: 06/17/04
by: MattA75 -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
some very strong numbers, the input of Craig Ross helps
some very strong numbers, the input of Craig Ross helps
Cons:
the production is too glossy, more than a few weak tracks
the production is too glossy, more than a few weak tracks
If you're Lenny Kravitz, and your last truly great album was Mama Said, and your last album (2002's Lenny) bombed commercially (and deservedly so I might add), what do you do? You keep on being Lenny and move on. To his credit, Kravitz has made the music he wants to make throughout his career, whether it was crafting perfect arena rock anthems like Are You Gonna Go My Way, over-rated retro-fitted numbers like the god-awful Fly Away, or the all around freak show that was the Circus album. It doesn't always work, and lately, it hasn't been working nearly enough, but Kravitz does what he wants...
Review ID: 10000000000646364
New hair, old success...Review created: 05/18/04
by: domenny -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Great voice, great rhythm, passionate music.
Great voice, great rhythm, passionate music.
Cons:
Too many ballads in the end, Jay-z.
Too many ballads in the end, Jay-z.
Baptism has been long-awaited by Lenny fans, after the lackluster "Lenny", which came out in late 2001. Let's say it's not a masterpiece or a music milestone, but it's a damn great, fresh and enjoyable album, far better than the last one, "Lenny". The album opens with Minister of rock n roll, a song which combines different influences, resulting in a very powerful track, a real anthem, with a moog entwined with bass and drums to create a solid and sensual groove like those only Kravitz can create; the end of the song is something really special, with 2 vocal levels and a synthesizer played...
Review ID: 10000000000646365
just ok & unoriginalReview created: 04/03/07
by: danzoolo -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
some ok tunes
some ok tunes
Cons:
he hasnt left beginners ground yet imho
he hasnt left beginners ground yet imho
lenny kravitz is much like alicia keys or michelle branch in how he wears his influences all over himself on this album. first 30 seconds you'll know this meets along the lines of 70's classic rock and jimi hendrix styled rock. vocally this cat is just aight, he sounds cool when rocking out but doesn't have an amazing range. i dug that cut "where are we runnin"--i thought that was much more original, but the rest of this is album is a mixed big in general
Review ID: 10000000003313379
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