内容(「CDジャーナル」データベースより)
89年末の『レット・ラヴ・ルール』でデビュー,プリンス以降のカルト・ロックの新しい形を明確に示した鬼才レニーの第2作。全楽器もあつかう優秀なトータル・ロッカーとしての才能は恐るべしで,特に現在のアメリカの暗部を告発した1や86などは凄い。
From Amazon.co.uk
The second and undoubtedly breakthrough album for psychedelic soul rocker Lenny Kravitz is an eclectic mix of styles, all tinged with his inimitable sound. On the slinky, rocking "Always On The Run" he teams up with school chum Slash (the former
Guns 'N' Roses guitarist) and the result is an explosion of hard-edged guitar funk. Removed from the image of posturing sex symbol are the warming love songs which spread a soulful bliss across the whole album. The
Curtis Mayfield-inspired "It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over" and "All I Ever Wanted" are two gentler tunes with an array of soothing strings and whispered romance. With his life as a songwriter and lyricist often shadowed by his immense presence as a performer,
Mama Said dispels any uncertainty as to where his true talent lies.
--David Trueman