Mama Said – Slash on the solos, a No. 2 single
On 2 April 1991, Lenny Kravitz released Mama Said on Virgin, a second album sharpened by Slash on guitar and crowned by It Ain't Over 'til It's Over at No. 2 on the Hot 100.
Interview of George Michael (1988)
On 60 Minutes Australia in 1988, George Michael sits after Faith has made him a global solo name and the leather jacket the image of the whole campaign. He talks fame, privacy, and leaving Wham!.
Serge Gainsbourg – La Javanaise
In the summer of 1962, after an evening at Juliette Gréco's, Serge Gainsbourg came back the next night with La Javanaise.
Lenny Kravitz – TK421
The first thing you hear on TK421 is the groove: dry funk guitars, a dancefloor kick, analog synths coming in, quite loud. Then Lenny Kravitz's voice rides the groove, talkbox wheez…
Elton John – Piano, spectacles, and chart arithmetic
Reg Dwight became Elton John with Bernie Taupin lyrics, a grand piano, and a run of singles that treated pop craft as serious work.
Initials B.B. – Orchestral pop between London and Paris
In June 1968 Serge Gainsbourg released Initials B.B. on Philips, an orchestral-pop set cut between London and Paris with Brigitte Bardot on Bonnie and Clyde.
Madonna – Pop that treated reinvention as work
Madonna treated reinvention as studio and stage work, from NYC clubs to worldwide tours.
Crime Of The Century – School, Bloody Sunday, Ken Scott
In October 1974, Supertramp released Crime Of The Century on A&M with Ken Scott co-producing: School, Dreamer, Bloody Well Right, and a UK Top 5 breakthrough.
Interview of Michael Jackson (1993)
On 10 February 1993, Oprah Winfrey sat with Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch for Michael Jackson Talks
Lenny Kravitz – Stillness Of Heart
Stillness Of Heart opens on clean-ish electric guitars and a measured drum pattern, then Lenny Kravitz leans into the chorus as if the chorus is asking for quiet rather than applause. The …