Kravitz, Lenny - 5

Both the 2LP reissues and color variants for Mama Said, Are You Gonna Go My Way, Circus, and 5 are all scheduled to drop on September 21, while Let Love Rule will kick off its 30th anniversary in style on November 30. Four of the five double-LP reissues also feature exceptional non-album tracks, many of them appearing on vinyl for the very first time.

Lenny Kravitz must have realized he bottomed out with the turgid Circus, so he decided to shake things up a bit on its follow-up, 5. Like any veteran in the late '90s, he dabbled in electronica, adding a few trip-hop loops and analog synths to his bedrock rock n' soul. It's enough to make 5 sound relatively fresh, at least compared to the retro dead-end of Circus, yet it sounds like Kravitz read about the idea of electronica without actually listening to any music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Kravitz

A1. Live
A2. Supersoulfighter
A3. I Belong To You
A4. Black Velveteen
B1. If You Can’t Say No
B2. Thinking Of You
B3. Take Time

C1. Fly Away
C2. It’s Your Life
C3. Straight Cold Player
C4. Little Girl’s Eyes

D1. You’re My Flavor
D2. Can We Find A Reason?
D3. American Woman**
D4. Without You**