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Black and White America - Lenny Kravitz
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68 out of 100

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5.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: The funk rock singer and multi-instrumentalist releases his ninth studio album.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
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  1. All Music Guide
    Aug 30, 2011
    90
    Here, he reverses that dynamic, playing the studio like the virtuoso that he is, and he's come up with his best record in years, a shamelessly enjoyable piece of aural candy.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Aug 26, 2011
    75
    Kravitz's ninth album is a melting pot of funk, soul, rock, and other made-in-the-USA genres, with songs about growing up biracial after civil rights (the '70s-inspired title track) and plenty of hopey-changey stuff (''Stand,'' ''Push'').
  3. Q Magazine
    Sep 21, 2011
    60
    As rock, soul and funk steep together, the overriding sense is that Kravitz would prefer to be the leering loverman than the seer. [Oct 2011, p.124]
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  1. kowalski
    7
    It's not a core-shaker, but it's definitely valuable. It's quite good - once you stop trying too hard to record a great album, you just might record one.… Expand
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