Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said

Resulta habitual escuchar o leer a quienes repiten lo que afirman otros, dichos que luego se convierten en opinión autorizada.
Más cuestionable, cuando por desidia o pereza o mala intención, los que incurren en este lugar común son empleados en medios de comunicación, en su calidad de formadores de opinión; en este supuesto: los críticos de rock.
Lenny Kravitz ha sido insistentemente desvalorizado por dedicarse, según el parecer hecho revelación, a copiar sin más a ilustres antepasados, situados en la actualidad en el distinguido panteón de la música popular negra, desconociendo su innegable talento.
Pocas cosas merecen ser estimadas en el arte en mayor medida que la originalidad, destacar aquella práctica innovadora; sin embargo, tampoco es necesario aclarar que en todo artista se manifiestan con mayor o menor evidencia las influencias que nutren su creación.

Mama Said es el mejor Lenny Kravitz, debido en especial a unos arreglos de caños y cuerdas soberbios, que no hallarán en ningún otro de sus discos; furiosas guitarras (en las dos primeras pistas, Fields of Joy y Always on the Run, tiene una participación notable Slash, de Guns & Roses); un piano que suena de una manera pura, inmaculada (escuchar Stand by My Woman); y canciones fantásticas.

Lenny Kravitz muestra en Mama Said sensibilidad, fibra, actitud, en las dosis más elevadas que el rock de los noventas supo ofrecer.****1/2

1.Fields of Joy 4:03

Words and Music by Michael Kamen & Hal Fredricks

Arranged by Lenny Kravitz & Doug Neslund

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Mellotron

Slash: Guitar Solo

2.Always on the Run 3:57

Words by Lenny Kravitz

Music by Lenny Kravitz & Slash

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar

Slash: Guitar

Karl Denson, Butch Tomas: Saxophone

Mike Hunter: Trumpet

Horn Arrangement by Lenny Kravitz

3.Stand by My Woman 4:16

Words by Lenny Kravitz

Music by Lenny Kravitz, Henry Hirsch, S. Pasch & A. Krizan

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums

Henry Hirsch: Piano, Organ, Bass

Karl Denson: Saxophone

Strings Contracted by Al Brown

String Arrangement by Henry Hirsch

Horn Arrangement by Lenny Kravitz

4.It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over 3:55

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Fender-Rhodes, Sitar

Phenix Horns: Horns

Strings Contracted by Al Brown

String & Horn Arrangement by Lenny Kravitz

5.More Than Anything in This World 3:43

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Organ

Strings Contracted by Al Brown

String Arrangement by Lenny Kravitz

6.What Goes Around Comes Around 4:40

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Guitar

Zoro: Drums

Lebron Scott: Bass

Adam Widoff: Guitar

Karl Denson: Saxophone

Henry Hirsch: String Machine

String & Horn Arrangement by Lenny Kravitz

7.The Difference Is Why 4:48

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar

8.Stop Draggin' Around 2:37

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Guitar

Henry Hirsch: Bass

David Domanich: Drums

9.Flowers for Zoë 2:45

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Guitar

Henry Hirsch: Bass

Nancy Ives: Cello

String Arrangement by Lenny Kravitz

10.Fields of Joy (Reprise) 3:57

Words and Music by Michael Kamen & Hal Fredricks

Arranged by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Guitar, Mellotron

Henry Hirsch: Bass, Mellotron

11.All I Ever Wanted 4:04

Words by Lenny Kravitz

Music by Lenny Kravitz & Sean Ono Lennon

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums

Sean Ono Lennon: Piano

Henry Hirsch: Bass

12.When the Morning Turns to Night 2:58

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Guitar

Henry Hirsch: Bass, Organ

13.What the ... Are We Saying? 5:10

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Prophet Synthesizer

Henry Hirsch: Piano, Organ, Mini-moog, String Machine

Karl Denson: Saxophone

String Arrangement by Henry Hirsch

14.Butterfly 1:45

Words and Music by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz: Vocals, Guitar

Virgin 2-91610 (1991)