With the 175th overall pick
Hot Banana Thrust is happy to select in the
Male Singer category:
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and arranger whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk, and ballads.
In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often plays all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and percussion himself when recording. He won the Grammy Award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" four years in a row from 1999 to 2002. He has sold an estimated 32 millions albums worldwide.
Are you Gonna go my way?
The title track to this 1993 phenomenal album just screams with piercing, rippling guitar effects. The rhythm pulses like an anthem. And Lenny’s delivery of lyrics is wild-yet controlled. His dancing and dreadlock slinging in the hugely popular video was right on point for the song.
Always on the Run
Shortly after having difficulties with Lisa Bonet (his former wife), Lenny Kravitz was doing extensive touring. He was living a fast paced life, and was troubled with a lot of different personal issues. His hectic touring schedule put quite a strain on him. And as a result, he penned “Always on the Run.” It’s a frantic psychedelic sounding song which very simply details the way he was feeling at the time. His anxiety is cleverly delivered in his lyrics. And while the song has much meaning for him, the musical instrumentation itself was delightful to all listeners.
Fly Away
Everyone knows by heart, t
he beginning guitar riffs of this song. The percussion is a choppy hip-hop influenced one, which is punctuated by a scrunchy sounding bass line. The whimsical lyrics are playful. But when executed by Lenny Kravitz, his soulful delivery lends the song a frenzied, energetic air.
Thinking of You
Thinking of You was written for his deceased famous mother, Roxy Roker. The video features him dancing in front of various huge portraits of her. The lyrics are touching, and when combined with the poignant effects in the video, make for an extremely tender portrayal.