Lenny Kravitz - Circus [Audio CD]

Lenny Kravitz - Circus [Audio CD]
Lenny Kravitz - Circus [Audio CD]

Lenny Kravitz - Circus [Audio CD]

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Circus CD Virgin, CDVUS 86, 1995, 11 Track Amazon.co.uk On the opening cut of Lenny Kravitz's Circus, the rock star falls just short of completely writing off his own existence. The song: "Rock and Roll Is Dead", a standard indictment of the fabled rock and roll lifestyle ("You're living for an image...you got five hundred women in your bed"). It's ironic, though, that Kravitz himself has always played rock star to the hilt--not in any gross display of decadence, but rather through his pronounced narcissism and pretentiousness. If rock and roll really is dead, surely the Lenny Kravitzes of the world would have slunk their way into extinction by now. Kravitz's continued adherence to his ridiculous, often-parodied rock star stance is what makes him--even more than his decidedly retrograde music-- an anachronism. And while bands like Urge Overkill get away with Kravitz-like stud rock because they riff with their tongues firmly planted in their cheeks, Kravitz is all the more difficult to stomach because he's so lacking in irony. If it's possible to separate the music from the silly rock star that created it (or if you actually dig Kravitz's pose), Circus turns out to be a better-than-average classic rock record. "Magdalene" bursts with as much melody and enthusiasm as Matthew Sweet power-pop; the mid-tempo "Can't Get You Off My Mind" sways like the country-flavoured rock of the 1970s; and "Don't Go and Put a Bullet in Your Head" is driven by a surprisingly non-retro drum machine beat. Circus is interesting as well for its heavy religious content. Though Kravitz's hippified vision of world harmony goes back to his first single, 1989's "Let Love Rule", never has he sounded more overtly Christian than here on songs like "God Is Love" and "The Resurrection". Traditional Christians might find his mix of sexuality with religion offensive, and secular rock fans might find his beatitudes creepy. Still, if gangster rap or left-wing folk music are valid themes for pop music, there's certainly room as well for Kravitz's religious convictions and positive vibe. --Roni Sarig

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