(Larger Image)
|
5 (REISSUED WITH 2 BONUS TRACKS)
by Lenny Kravitz
Product Group: Music
Studio: Virgin Records Us
ISBN: B00000J8XI
EAN: 0724384775827
UPC: 724384775827
Binding/Media: Audio CD
Original Release Date: 1998-01-01
Release Date: 1999-06-01
SKU: 103439
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Excellent condition!
|
Editorial Reviews
|
Amazon.com
Lenny Kravitz Photos More from Lenny Kravitz
Greatest Hits | 
Baptism | 
Mama Said |
|
Amazon.com
Lenny Kravitz is still obsessed with the '70s, and for good reason: he's found endless inspiration in the work of Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, and a decade's worth of soul men. Kravitz hasn't lost the funk on 5, but the sound here drifts dangerously close to the Me decade's shallowest end, when disco seemed to rob R&B of its soul. So the passion Kravitz has shown on early albums is strangely diluted (aside from the album-closing epic "Can We Find a Reason?"). 5 is the singer's first foray into digital technology, but despite a few modern effects at the edges, he's doing essentially the same as before--only colder. --Steve Appleford
|
Customer Reviews
|
Very cool super funkrock soul album!
Rating  (4)
Date: 2010-06-29
On this album from the late ninties, Lenny truly embraced the origins of classic funk rock from the seventies, with a Parliament, George Clinton, James Brown, disco, Sly Stone vibe bumping along by the big rock guitar riffs. The album opens with a couple of hugely uplifting funky soulful tunes, before getting down with r'n'b soul sounding tunes then bursting out funk rock again later on. There some very cool rock funk tunes on here, some real soulful vocals, and it is simply a fantastic album to enjoy-uplifting, positive, funky and rocking.
|
|
This is the best Lenny Kravitz album I own. 4 stars.
Rating (4)
Date: 2010-06-27
Now I will start by saying that I don't like every song. Some of them are a bit out there for me. Like Supersoulfighter, but I digress. Lenny isn't the best lyricist either, but he makes due. I enjoy quite a few of his songs. Especially on this CD.
My favorite part of this CD is that it's not just rock. It's R&B too, which is my favorite genre of music ever. I love when he does R&B. With guitar licks in the mix too, you really can't lose.
My favorite songs are the ones I have on my iPod Touch (in no order):
'Fly Away', 'You're My Flavour', 'Take Time', 'Thinking Of You', 'I Belong To You', 'It's Your Life', Black Velveteen', 'Little Girl's Eyes', 'Can We Find A Reason', 'American Woman' and 'Without You'.
That's more than half the disc!
'Fly Away' is a classic in its own right and is probably my favorite track here. The first time I heard that track on VH1/MTV, I was groovin'. Out of the non-singles, I think my favorite is probably the subdued 'You're My Flavour'. I love that track so much.
And there is my review. The other tracks that I didn't list aren't my favorites. Some are even filler to me. But as a whole, this CD is worth having if you enjoy rock and smooth R&B together.
Strongly recommended. Just don't expect epic lyrics. BTW, I used to own Lenny and own Mama Said. I honestly didn't like Lenny at all, and found Mama Said to be a bit uneven.
4 stars or an 8/10.
DOWNLOAD:
'Fly Away'
'American Woman'
'You're My Flavour' &
'Can We Find A Reason'
|
|
Lenny Kravitz- 5
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-02-06
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have always loved Lenny. He has always been a great artist with great music. I dont like alot of his older stuff. When 5 came out that was when i got turned on to him. I remember listening to this album all the time on my way to the basketball court with my friends. And around that time was when "Fly Away" and "American Woman" became big hits. So i bought the album, and i wasnt dissapointed, but there wasnt a whole lot of truly speacial matireal on it. This was one of his funk albums, not his signature Pop/Rock style. And while there were a few great tracks such as the mellow and relaxing "I Belong To U" and the smooth "Little Girls Eyes", there were also a few tracks that almost made me laugh. Such as "Black Velveteen" which was almost a techno track about... well to be honest it was about a vagina. But the biggest thing about this album was that while it did not sell a whole lot, it helped rejuvenate his career after the disaster that was Circus. People pretty much had written Lenny off as a has been after Circus, but then he put out 5 and it shot him to superstardom again. Basically this album isnt great, but its not bad either. It lays right in between somewhere.
Grade:
C+
|
|
5 is One Of Three Great Albums
Rating (4)
Date: 2006-10-29
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
the other two being Let Love Rule and Mama Said. Get these three and you're set.
peace
|
|
One that came out of the ashes on the official death of R&R.
Rating (4)
Date: 2005-04-29
0 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
The year was 1998. Country's in turmoil as it's president whitewashes an intern's dress, and impeachment hearings have all the democrats leave the Capital. Rather bummer year indeed. It was a bummer for me personally, and it was also a bummer for rock and roll. To me this is when Rock and Roll officially died. In 1998 I got the heartbreak when I found out that Rob Halford was homosexual, alot of the music was also dying as Pearl Jam's album that year had (Gulp) strings in one of the songs, alot of the alternative groups were going more techno ala Marlyn Manson, and Jerry Cantrell in no uncertain terms made it official; Alice In Chains was done. Megadeth released an album that no one really cared about since they hadn't done anything in almost 4 years, Metallica's still trying to tone down the thrash to keep up, and now the airwaves are being dominated with safe alternative bands on the airwaves, or it's Nsync, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, or Eminem. This is one of the albums that was saved from the fires of killing rock and roll. The circus album fizzled, but so did Lenny when he took part in the Kiss tribute album. Never strip down "Duece". Well anyway after almost 2 and half years away from it all. He returns with "5". I enjoyed listening, but I found it to be too focused and yet so disorganized at the same time. I love "Fly Away" which is vintage Lenny, but with some polish. Then you have my other real favorite song "I Belong To You". It's got more techno on it, and the guitar is more stripped down, but it's a pleasant sounding love song as I know it can get me in the mood anywhere; whether on a country road with my woman, or on a beach hotel in Malibu, or Honolulu. With a girl, and that song on the radio it's the perfect sex aphrodesiac. However, I feel that Lenny in his soul searching tried to stretch too much funk, techno, and rock as he would do with "American Woman". To me he should've done his best Randy Bachman guitar stunts it would've appealed to me more. I don't know what more he could've done with the album I mean it ranks up there with "Let Love Rule" as one of my favorite Lenny albums. I just feel he was pulling all the stops as he was trying to reinvent himself. A little advice Lenny. Don't let one bad album get you down. Still good, but as from the "Circus" album the one song was truly prophetic; "Rock and Roll is dead." As I said 1998 was a bummer year where the cynicism ran high, and everyone wanted to see people embarrass themselves on Jerry, or following the exploits of the country it wasn't a fun time then, and it still isn't now.
|
|
|
|
|