Let Love Rule sounded as if it had been written and recorded in 1969 instead of 1989. This retro style was so meticulously crafted that it immediately became clear that for Kravitz it was not a fad but a lived passion. His sound had its roots in the rock, soul and funk of the late 1960s and early 1970s. On his first album the heavy rock guitar sound that would dominate a record like Are You Gonna
… Go My Way was not yet present. Listening to the music of Kravitz you will automatically start calling all kinds of names. On Let Love Rule these are Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Prince and (especially in his vocals) John Lennon. This delicately produced and very varied record is an impressive debut, and it is still one of Kravitz's best.more
