Lenny Kravitz, Are You Gonna Go My Way | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 133^rd edition of Throwback Vibez (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Are You Gonna Go My Way” by Lenny Kravitz.  

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 133^rd edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2025), we recollect and reflect on “Are You Gonna Go My Way” performed by Lenny Kravitz.

“But what I really want to know is / Are you going to go my way? / And I got to, got to know.” Woo! Four-time Grammy-winning musician Lenny Kravitz rocked out something fierce on his classic, “Are You Gonna Go My Way”. “Are You Gonna Go My Way” is the opening track from his 1993 album, also titled Are You Gonna Go My Way. Kravitz penned the gem alongside Craig Ross. He produced it himself.  Kind of a big deal, “Are You Gonna Go My Way” was nominated for two Grammys at the 36^th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Rock Song and Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo. Meat Loaf  (“I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)”) and Soul Asylum (“Runaway Train”) beat him in those categories.

“Are You Gonna Go My Way” rocks hard 🤘 from the beginning.  The guitar licks and riffs are utterly sick! Adding to the badassery is the hard-hitting drum groove. Lenny Kravitz delivers assertive vocals, digging in and giving his all. “I am the chosen, I’m the one / I have come to save the day,” he sings in the first verse, and adds, “Though I’m not paid, I play this game / And I won’t stop until I’m done.” Interesting.  Lenny isn’t talking about himself.  In the second verse, he grows more socially conscious, stating, “We must engage and rearrange / And turn this planet back to one / So tell me why we got to die / And kill each other one by one.” He, or the divine entity he portrays, has a legitimate point. Even with the grit he brings to the track, the melodies are tuneful to the nth degree.  Unsurprisingly, it is the chorus, excerpted earlier, that is the section to beat.  Beyond the tunefulness and memorable lyrics, Kravitz delivers an impressive guitar solo during the instrumental section following the verse. Lenny, rock on 🤘! Ultimately, “Are You Gonna Go My Way” is one of the shiniest of gems from the Lenny Kravitz catalog.