Lenny Kravitz Live in Milan: sensuality, charisma and rock and roll

Sensuality, charisma and rock and roll: when at the end of the recording of “Blue Electric Light” Lenny Kravitz appears on stage on the evening of April 1, at 9.15 pm precise, The Assago forum explodes in a roar. Between smoke and lights, on the outbreak of a firecracker who resonates like a roar, the shape of the American musician proves to be proved to be emerging from a trap door at the center of the scene. The dread waterfall, large sunglasses, brown tight pants, studs of studs and the inevitable leather jacket over a silver top, conceal the signs of the time. While The registry age is only a numbera mirror of an experience that makes the artist a sovereign of the scene.

.The meeting between rock, soul and funk on which Lenny has built its distinctive stretch, and which at sixty years (there will be 61 on May 26th) still does it dance together with his audienceoverwhelms the Milanese building from the first notes. The solidity of the battery of “Bring it on“, Intertwined with the incisive riffs of guitar that release energy, marks the rhythm of the beginning of the evening.

Kravitz is one of the few artists capable of putting everyone in agreement: does not divide, but seduces and drags. His charism is absolute, his physicality is not only aesthetic, but substance, an expression of a soul that pulsates at the same rhythm of his music. The public does not retain enthusiasm: between parterre and tribunes, different generations, including children, from Francesca Michielin’s peers to those of Carlo Cracco, only two of the many VIPs that can be seen in the stands are mixed.

The scene is essential but visually powerful. It seems to be inside a huge speaker in continuous metamorphosis, song after song: the round lights are pulpping and evolve into mega -headquarters, where live shots change continuously, alternating black and white images, HDR and other visual suggestions. The different plans of the stage welcome the musicians who accompany Kravitzthe first to prove a good vocal and musical performance.

The not even thirty -year -old Jas Kayser on battery owner energy and freshness, the deep groove of Hoonch Choi on bass instills dynamism and the guitar of Craig Ross brings determination and creativity. If it is true that in 1995 he sang “Rock and Roll Is Dead”, it is equally true that.Now Lenny Kravitz is here to tell us with fury that rock and roll is not dead. As a second song, the artist then chooses the 2004 hit to baptize those present by promising a great evening, on condition that there is enough courage to rely on him: “I’m the minister of rock ‘n roll / I can heal you / i can save your soul”, sings Lenny, while the musical structure acquires more and more thickness with the entry of the elegance of George Laks to the keyboards and the Duo Black Rabbit Band to the choirs.

Apart from a clear and high volume acoustic, higher than the forum standards, The Milanese concert does not reserve surprises in terms of ladderwhich follows the same scheme as the other tour dates, including the Italian stage of Bologna in the evening before. The solidity of the show lies in the scenic mastery of the protagonistsalone with their tools, and in songs: 18 In all, for about two hours in concert, mostly hit that make the audience sing. Kravitz’s style emerges in every song, even in the most recent, such as “TK421“, Single from 2023 with that so talked about video. It is the third piece in the lineup and, in addition to seeing Lenny juggles between guitar and bass with the entrance of the wind – section that includes Michael Sherman and Harold Todd al sax, Cameron Johnson on the trumpet – sounds like a classic, anticipating songs like”Always on the run” And “I Belong to you“.

“It is beautiful to be here with you, to celebrate love. I am grateful to be here today, for what we have right now. I’m here to be with you and amplifying love “: it is the message that Lenny Kravitz at the fans of Milan addresses at some point – speaking in English. The public becomes really the protagonist with one of the most felt songs,”Stillness of Heart“, By throwing itself into a collective choir while the artist lengthens the microphone auction towards the parterre. It is also the moment when the distance with the first row is canceled, With Lenny descending from the stage to approach his fansalready in visible for all his moves.

In the short moments of interaction, Kravitz does not lose his unmistakable walking and characteristic aptitude to move from one part of the stage to the other. Like a ligno it is master of the scene, while those present do not lose it by eye. They all agree when it starts.A chorus of “you are beautiful”: “I don’t know it is, but I like it”, “I don’t understand, but I like it”, he therefore declares him, before starting another choir: ah, right! You’re so Beautiful “,” Ah, ok! You are beautiful ”.

The most intimate parenthesis of the evening comes with the execution of “I’m be waiting”With Lenny on the piano, first make everyone dance with”Again“,”American Woman” And “Are you skirt go my way“. A short ritual break and it’s time for encores with the last scheduled piece.”Each of us has a mission, it is a blessing to have woke up this morning”, It is the fulcrum of the final message that Lenny Kravitz wants to give to his fans, that On the notes of “Let Love Rule”, they feel that adrenaline that will struggle to turn off after such a concert.

The ladder:

Bring it on
Minister of Rock ‘n Roll
TK421
Always on the run
I Belong to you
Stillness of Heart
Believe
Honey
Paralyzed
Low
The Chamber

I’m be waiting
It ain’t over ’til it’s over
Again
American Woman – Cover of The Guess Who

Fly Away
Are you skirt go my way

Encore

Let Love Rule