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- Posted: 03/07/2014 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1200): What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
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Today's album of the day
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1971.
Country: 
Overall rank: 56
Average rating: 84/100 (from 684 votes).
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Tracks:
1. What's Going On
2. What's Happening Brother
3. Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)
4. Save The Children
5. God Is Love
6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
7. Right On
8. Wholy Holy
9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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Mercury
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- #2
- Posted: 03/07/2014 21:14
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It's pretty grand. I don't love "flying high..." And some of the other songs that aren't really songs to me. But most of the album is composed of classics. It's not nearly so great as Let's Get it On. But, being a boring bastard, I would say it is superior to Here, My Dear and I Want You.
Me and my friends did a little show a couple years ago for Christmas Eve. I ended up singing the title track here and "inner city blues" That was fun.
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HoldenM
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drakonium
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- #4
- Posted: 03/07/2014 21:23
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It's so good it's not even funny, though it really needs to be relistened by me. About as great as Let's Get It On if I remember well, and I really need to check out his other works.
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- #5
- Posted: 03/07/2014 21:25
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Waaaaaaaaaaaay overdue for a relisten. I loved it the one time I heard it but just haven't gotten around to listening to it again for some reason. But yes, very very good.
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sp4cetiger
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- Posted: 03/07/2014 21:45
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A majestic song cycle of incredible beauty. In the past, I was critical of the album's lyrics and though I stand by those criticisms, I think they largely missed the point. The album works much of its magic on a subconscious level, as if we're tapping into the dreams of its protagonist. It functions as social commentary, but only indirectly -- it's meant to be a fictional cry for help, not a polemic. Although the album was written specifically about the Vietnam War, the themes are really timeless. So long as there is violence, hate, and ignorance in the world, it will always have something to say.
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- Posted: 03/09/2014 22:15
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Instantly liked this album and was actually the one that got me into 70's soul and funk.
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- Posted: 03/09/2014 23:01
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| Mercury wrote: | | It's not nearly so great as Let's Get it On. But, being a boring bastard, I would say it is superior to Here, My Dear. |
So much wrong.
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mickilennial
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- Posted: 03/09/2014 23:01
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| lethalnezzle wrote: | | So much wrong. |
+1 sobad
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NickVolos
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- #10
- Posted: 03/09/2014 23:26
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An all time classic - a masterpiece. Can't imagine a chart without it...
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