Reviews (page 6 of 15)
His voice is great, the album is produced and performed very well, but the songs overall aren’t strong enough for a lot of repeat listens.
Very slick but a bit more boring than i expected. 3.4 stars
A real move from the political masterpiece that was "whats going on". This was a move into the bedroom. It is still an excellent album. Lets get it on remains a classic. Every beat and vocal turn on this album is not wasted
7/10… motown / soul / *1973
I got pregnant listening to this album. Powerful. Seriously good album.
A soul masterpiece with touch of funk and some jazz elements. This is a timeless classic!
Marvin Gaye is a legend of several kinds of music but I'll say, primarily, R&B and soul. I'm an utter novice at both, so let's just say I'm working on better understanding and feeling the grooves he worked with. The title track is a cross-genre classic though. The rest of the record is smooth, infectious and joyful. I think what fails to land for me with R&B is that smoothness often becomes slowness, which bores be. Sexiness becomes a sleepiness (or sometimes a vague threatening-ness). This is none of that: it is interesting, vital -- Gaye pleads with the listener. Anyway, 4/5 and it's not even my jam.
Top notch Marvin Gaye.
😍😍😍
great
I wish it was longer. The arrangements are incredible on every single song and the musicianship is great, but the star is definitely Marvin Gaye’s voice. It’s so passionate, but it can be so gentle when he needs it to be. It’s a shame this album is only 30 minutes. 4/5
Put this on and let the lovin commence.
Let’s Get It On and Keep Gettin It On already put me in a great mood and instantly noticed that this album was going to be something special. A 30 minute album is perfect for my taste. The production is unbelievably refined for 1973: warm, funky, groovy, and filled with that soulful tenderness Marvin Gaye was unmatched at. You can hear every subtle detail in the instrumentation, that perfect mix of funk, soul, and slow R&B. Even after all these decades it still feels fresh, intimate, and alive to me. Overall just so smooth. Fantastic. So good. An incredibly easy and enjoyable listen, truly an iconic album. Smooth as butter. My favorite tracks are all of them — Let’s Get It On, Please Don’t Stay, If I Should Die Tonight, Keep Gettin’ It On, Come Get to This, Distant Lover, You Sure Love to Ball, and Just to Keep You Satisfied.
I don't even know what sex feels like and this album worked on me. I think that's all I have to say to justify my thoughts on it (9/10, 5/5 on this scale)
Whats going on — one of my favorites
Sets a standard for Rhythm and Blues that few other artists can even approach. Influential in that it opened the door to straight talk about sex in pop music. That might have had some unfortunate outcomes (pop lyrics that are basically porn), but the influence is undeniable. I was about to give this a 5, but then changed my mind because some of lesser known tracks sound the same as the better known tracks. It’s a good sound, but there’s not a lot of diversity on this album. A 4.
Great voice.
Sometimes I feel bad for the title track. It's a truly great tune; without a doubt one of the best Marvin Gaye would ever make. Smooth, sensual, soulful ... I mean, goodness, those strings, those horns, those **vocals** ... it's a real masterclass in baby making music. Hell, you could probably get pregnant just listening to it. I don't think it really even has a structure; it's just one of the best pieces of mood music I done ever heard. And you can't take the first ten seconds seriously. How often have you heard this song used as a joke? Specifically that opening guitar lick and the following "I'VE BEEN REALLY TRYYYYYYYIN', BABY / TRYNA HOLD BACK THIS FEELING". I swear, it's nearly up there with "Bad To The Bone" as needle drops I don't even recognize as real songs; they may as well have been shipped straight to stock music libraries. It's like how sometimes there's a piece of media with such a strong meme that when you see it in context it feels like it's edited in. And it really is a shame that this is the kind of reaction I've grown to have to these opening seconds, 'coz although I haven't heard every song he's ever recorded, I do truly believe it's one of his best, bar none. As for the rest of the album ... well, let's admit that there's not much to say about it, really. Do you like the title track? D'y'think it's good mood music? Well, there's seven other tracks just like it. As an album experience it's obviously not as varied and as strong as his last record — y'know, a little thing called 'What's Goin' On'. I don't think I'd be able to blame someone for getting tired of this album quickly, even if it is only 31 minutes. Jus', this much love making in such a short period of time? Most people, understandably, wouldn't be able to keep up. But myself, I'm not gonna act like this is a bad thing. Even though nothing else on the album is as strong, individually, as the title track, it still succeeds in carrying through **the mood**. You've gotta acknowledge, this is an incredibly **consistent** album in that regard. And that's ultimately what's important here. So it doesn't change things up as 'What's Goin' On' did — this album still ended up making Marvin Gaye a sex symbol. That's what really mattered. And, hey, y'know, you ask me, it's probably better to have a full 31 minutes of love makin' music than only one song. (I also wanna point out, too, before I get to my conclusion, how much I love that Side 1 opens with "Let's Get It On" and closes with "Keep Gettin' It On". That's just great, honestly.) So, yeah, that's all I gotta say about 'Let's Get It On'. There's probably more I could've pulled out, given that I heard Gaye included some themes of spiritual healing in the lyrics — but let's be real, the lyrics are absolutely not the most important thing here. As I keep saying, it's all about the mood, and while I can see how it could be easy to get sick of it real quick ... dammit, Marvin Gaye just does it so well. I can't fault him. I'll tell you this: I listened to this twice in a row, and over the course of the hour I only sort of got tired of it by the end. But that's just 'coz I tried to do it again too quickly. If I'd waited to recover a little, I'm sure ... but yeah. At any rate, it felt like a better hour than the one I spent with 'Here, My Dear', goodness. In the end, I'm very happy and satisfied that I got it on with Marvin Gaye. 10/10 lay.
Marvin always knows how to make a damn good album, even under the Motown system. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll pretty easily bump up to a 5. Maybe it’s because of Prince taking the sort of foundation Marvin Gaye set on this album to a natural extreme on “1999”, or just the much more sex-positive culture that’s been fostered in the 52 years since this album came out, but I found myself less inclined to hear this as just a “sexy” album. I’m more inclined to treat it as a sort of landmark in mixing the soul music of the late 1960s with a sort of carnal passion that would come to define the R&B music of the next… well, several decades to come. This is a sexually liberating & radically freeing album, especially for 1973. Marvin Gaye’s voice sells everything here, and frankly, it just kind of sounds like sex. The same applies to the instrumentals, which… hoo. The sax / percussion work here is a perfect backdrop for the lyricism for the vast majority of the album, and as a whole, the atmosphere this album creates for itself clearly set a new standard for other artists to follow, in terms of talking about passion like that. Just listen to a track like “If I Should Die Tonight”. That one’s incredible. Here’s a fascinating stat for you, which could be coincidence, but I will actively choose to believe is correlation & causation: according to a CDC study on the vital statistics of 1974 (Page 75 here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/nat74_1.pdf), the average number of births per month from January to June of that year was roughly 251,812. The average number of births from July to December was roughly 277,627. According to the Billboard 200 (https://www.billboard.com/artist/marvin-gaye/), this album’s peak on the charts was #2, in October of 1973. Add 9 months to that, and you get to… July of 1974. Yes, this album’s peak lines up with enough lovemaking to raise a rolling birth average by 26,000 babies per month for the back half of an entire year. If this really is a tangible & provable Marvin Gaye effect, then maybe this album deserves a 10 for that alone, I dunno. So, why a 4.5 and not a flat 5? Eh, just a little one-note by the end, really. The passion is there, his vocals are sensual, and nothing is wrong at all. I just think the album loses some of the steam it has after the excellent “Distant Lover”, as the final 2 tracks didn’t quite come across as strongly as the first 6 did, especially on “You Sure Love to Ball” (great instrumental though). Regardless, I’d be a moron to not bump it up – this is Marvin Gaye setting a brand new standard for how to approach the topics of sex, sensuality & passion in music, and doing it in a way that still feels tasteful & sophisticated enough (especially in the instrumentation / vocals) to treat it as a serious shift, as opposed to a shock factor / publicity switch off of the back of the more socially conscious tones of “What’s Going On”. I’m very excited to get “What’s Going On” down the line, but as far as this goes, it’s a 4.5 that’s easily bumped up to a 5.
Just fantastic. The title track is iconic and basically the musical motif of sex. The rest of the album is just as good, Gaye's performance is full of emotion. Even the album art is timeless, you still see dudes dressing like this to this day
This man was a legend. Full stop. He deserves all the praise that comes his way. BTW, if you can't get lucky to this album, try harder!
There’s nothing more smooth than Marvin’s voice. Nothing.
Hell fuckin yes
Der Sound, den man sich bei Marvin Gaye vorstellt. Ruhig, sexuell geprägt. 4/5
Good mood music by a legend.
Open's with the instantly recognizable guitar lead from the title track. Feels smoother and more direct than What's Going On. Amazing songwriting and instrumentalists, plus Gaye's silky vocals.
Deep cuts are actually fire too.
1. Let's Get It On - I know this song! It's used in a lot of memes but I've never listened to it in this context. It's a really sweet song overall and I really appreciate his writing--straightforward but sincere. Very romantic and your average love song. It's interesting how he talks about being sanctified in the end; it has almost a spiritual feeling. 9/10 2. Please Don't Stay -
The Let’s Get It On theme permeates the entire album which is, definitely, part of its allure. Gotta love Marvin’s beautiful voice, his soul, songwriting and great mastery of the studio. I especially enjoyed listening to the great bass work of James Jamerson on this recording.
Sexy time. Iconic opening track. He must have known it would be a hit because he had a full reprise called keep getting it on mid way through the record. Not sure if that’s lazy or brilliant.
Some of this was good and some absolute cringe. No in between
Chill, relax, good vibes, easy listening.
I know the title track and that’s it. Excited to hear more from Marvin. Enjoyable R&B. What a voice! Not something I’ll return to, but glad I’ve listened to more than just the singles. 3.5/5
Title track is classic and already familiar with. The remaining tracks were smooth and enjoyable.
Sure yeah, it's the sex album; I mean, what can you say, it's even got Let's Get It On *twice*. But what fewer people know, is that it's actually also the "lying in bed under a warm blanket with your partner, dozing off while dreaming of all the things you've yet to together" album.
Let's Get It On, the song, is good. However there really isn't anything else on this album I would listen to again. Even with Let's Get It On, I can't even imagine being in a situation in the future where it would feel appropriate to put it on.
Great soul
I'm pregnant now Best Song: Let's Get it On Rating: 8/10 Stars: 4
The sexual energy fueled my workout
So full of emotion. Gets you in the mood.
extra points cos Marvin Gaye’s estate sued robin thicke
I loved it, never heard it before!
Lost in the melodies. Great stuff..
Feeling a little dirty after that.
im pregnant
I’ll start by saying Marvin Gaye is awesome. But, while liked a few of the songs on this record, it wasn’t my favorite. I’m saving more stars for a record of his I like better.
Quite a feat for every member of this project, who got this album, now being pregnant. Fair play. Silk Sonic much?! Not only ‘Lets get it on’ but also ‘keep gettin’ it on’! 😂 it’s a smooth, seductive and groovy little album. Great soul and groin aching feel. I enjoy it, but not blown away. It’s a certain vibe, for a certain context or mood and does that very well. But will I go back in an indescript moment for music? Probably not. Had my fill by the end (that’s what she said) - 3.5
Wow this was really uncomfortable to listen to while getting my ingrown toenail removed
Let's Get It On is a banger. The rest of the album is smooth and sexy and a little bit funky and a little bit jazzy and unfortunately it just kinda washed over me a bit.
Lets Get It On This is sex music, these are sex people. I’ve oscillated between 3 and 4 on this quite a bit. The title track is brilliant of course, I like how the theme re-emerges throughout, his voice is expectedly superb and there are some nice rhythmic, percussive elements, particularly on the very good Please Don’t Stay and on Come Get To This and Distant Lover. But on the other hand, while the overall quality is pretty high, some songs feel a little too meandering in comparison to the stronger songs - If I Should Die Tonight, the aforementioned Distant Lover, You Sure Love to Ball all have a tendency to slip by and not stick as well in the memory. And like Here, My Dear was thematically quite one note, this also rather labours the point that Marvin is very very horny. I’ll stay with a high 3 - some great highs, its nicely brief and I like it, but it doesn’t quite get to a 4. 💦💦💦 Playlist submission: Let’s Get it On
Those opening licks - it's like the guitar's taking its pants off, ready for the lovemaking session that's about to occur. Stir it round, sprinkle some sax, mix in some of the best vocals you can get, add a dollop of strings and a soupçon of funky bass, and you got yourself a stone cold sex-classic. It's so good in fact they realise after a few more tracks that it can't be topped, so reprise it in the manner of Sexual Chocolate ('Keep Getting It On') - and basically takes the view that Jesus wants you to fuck. Right out the playbook of a dirty pastor. Even the cover appears as though he maybe being administered fellatio. It's certainly not as good as 'What's Going On'. It's certainly more consistent than 'Here My Dear'. The tracks start to falter over the course of the album; the lyrics can feel a little trite off the back of 'What's Going On'; yet some of the grooves, arrangements and of course that unrivalled vocal remains captivating at times. It all balances out in the end.
This is just the most vibes album ever made isn’t it
Fun and sexy. Keep getting it on is a great crate digging cut
finally listened to the whole album. smooth, warm, soulful. loved it.
I listened to this while in a room on my own and had to take a cold shower to calm myself down.
this album has the exact sound i would expect from a marvin gaye record of the 1970s, the title track is iconic and the rest of the album is also consistently enjoyable
A shoo-in for the quite short list of the best Motown albums (not comps) of all time. Marvel at the production, marvel at Gaye's singing. The lyrics are well - complicated. Though it is indeed about getting it on, its also (as in the reflective bitter end track) about the hurt as well. Also what a beanie hat.
Great soulful voice but very samey songs for me. Meh
It's hard to take this seriously when Let's Get It On is the soundtrack to every hacky comedy of the last 25 years when they're doing a weird sex scene. Through the whole album I got the feeling Jason Biggs was fingering and apple pie or Tom Green was jacking off a horse. It's fine, the other one is better though right? The one about social injustice and racism in the 70s. It's harder to have an embarrassing sexual incident to Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) and maybe that's what the world needs right now.
Even this supposed festival-of-horniness album is a window on the troubled life of Marvin. That world famous invitation to get carnal sounds, on closer inspection, like a beautifully framed self-justification that love and sex are wonderful despite what he’d been brought up to believe. Such a shame that so much of the greatest art is born of pain. Anyway I'll stick to the wonderful art itself. The focus is indeed love and sex and how they work well together, but also apart. And the album sounds just like that. I can hardly think of a mis-step in the arrangements or production, nor of course the musicianship (James Jamerson is obviously worth a mention but that is a disservice to every other player here) The music is rarely as upbeat as the title track, but it’s a massage for the brain and soul throughout. Then on top of all that add one of the most beautiful voices the world has known. Sounds like 5 stars…and maybe it should be, but I have a few minor gripes: Firstly, it’s only 8 tracks and just over half an hour and that even includes a 3+min reprise of the title track. Secondly, and I know it’s unfair to make this comparison, but it doesn’t quite reach the high bar he had set with its predecessor What’s Going On. Finally, I'm REALLY tight with maximum scores, so scandalously this is reduced to a 4⭐️
Very short album. I get it, it's about sex. Calm down Marvin 😂
I won’t listen to this as much as I probably should, but damn, when I’m in the mood for it, it’ll hit so good.
When I think about Smooth Soul, I think of Marvin.
C'est un énorme oui c'est fabuleux, du miel pour les oreilles
This album is pretty good. It's a very easy listening, but yet really interesting too. I've liked it a lot, even though the last songs started to feel a little less interesting for me.
I'm not sure there's been an album I've listened to in the last two weeks that I knew would be awesome from the first eight bars. It was positively moody. It all say together well, and gave the vibe of a great album. I can see what the author of High Fidelity was on about. 5 stars!
This album is like a soldier spending one last night with his sweetheart before going on his next tour of duty the following day. Closing themselves off to the sadness of tomorrow, they focus solely on each other and their love. Yea they get freaky, of course they’re gonna. But also they enjoy these final fleeting moments of being with one another. Towards the end of the night, the fear of tomorrow seeps into the man’s mind, but he continually reminds himself to enjoy the beauty of this moment.
This is a man who loves getting it on and its hard to argue with his philosophy
This oozes sex
A really great soul record from front to back. It's effortlessly cool and sexy, and Marvin Gaye's vocals just sound amazing.
-Nice flowing sounds -Iconic sounds from Marvin -reminds me of '70's era lounging
Kinda glad it starts with the big obvious hit, then you get to enjoy all he has to have without the weight of something else lurking. Consistent throughout are these groovy and intimate movements in his music and it's all so interesting. Let's Get it On is an obvious hit, but his other songs hold their own and give this album life. If you need it for mood setting this would definitely deliver if that's what you're going for
Added one song to my liked list, so that's something. Fantastic singer, just not my cup of tea.
I really like this album. Some songs are a bit too much smooooth soul for me but overall it's great.
Amazing
MARVIN 4.1/5
Not my favorite. Three stars
The most sensual album of the 20th century, if not all time. Play this for that special someone, all the way through. You won’t be disappointed.
Great everyone knows this album
Let's Get It On is a classic for a reason. Other than that, this half-an-hour album just kinda sounds the same smooth, soulful, sensual style. It's good, but to me, nothing much to write home about.
Virkelig fed fløde. Ikke lige noget, jeg forestiller mig at sætte på igen.
The first few seconds will have you reconsidering listening to this at work
The opening sounds of this album are so tied to the act which the song and album title describes that when I played it not through my bluetooth headphones I was embarrassed and had to look around to see if anyone heard.
Soul in its purest form
The master of soul. GOAT.
I will be fully honest. I’ve never quite understood the amount of love this record receives. I love Gaye’s prior release: the seminal concept album “What’s Going On”. That record is quite literally one of the greatest records of all time and also as an added bonus directly inspired Stevie Won’s artistic expansion during the 70s so that album gets flowers for that. Now to be clear this is not a bad record, it’s very good in that it’s generally good and there’s next to nothing “wrong” with this album but honestly I just don’t fully get it. The opening title track is the embodiment of “romantic soul song” and is an excellent track. “Please Don’t Stay” is also quite good. However the following two tracks on side two are not favorites of mine as they both fall into that slow sound and formula that this album employs for virtually its whole run. The second side opens with my favorite track on the record “Come Get To This” a wonderful song that continues the themes of sexual healing found throughout this record. However I won’t lie the remaining three tracks aren’t favorites of mine. Again, I will make clear this is a good album and a pretty damn good one too but the album feels a little tiring falling into the same formula of slow soul songs that feel repetitive lyrically, outside of a few standouts this album wasn’t my favorite Gaye album
Fun listen, with some good songs amongst the more forgettable ones.
Short but sexy and smooth as hell. Thanks Marvin Gaye for this masterpiece. 5/5
It’s Marvin what’s not to like.
Marvin Gaye's sex album (Gaye sex album?!). It even includes The Sex Song™. Can't say I remember anything else from it, but it all did sound very smooth and sensual, which I guess is the point. Mission accomplished, I guess. Key tracks: Let's Get It On
God, it's so good
Lo obvio sería ponerme a halar aquí de sensualidad, y es que es el concepto que universalmente se ha asociado a Marvin Gaye y, por extensión, al soul. Hay que preguntarse cómo se ha llegado a identificar unas notas y un ritmo, y una producción, con una sensación o sentimiento del cual ya no podrá jamás escapar. El caso es que todos nos sentimos cómodos con esa asociación, que ya es parte de nuestra cultura audiovisual. No sabemos si el bueno de Marvin hubiese querido transitar toda la vida por ese camino, pero se nos fue demasiado pronto para comprobarlo.
A second Marvin Gaye in the early throes of this exercise and I'm not complaining. All eight tracks are exquisite
Esse é meu disco Favorito do Marvin Gaye. Tudo encaixa perfeitamente. Um som maravilhoso de ouvir! QoA Adonis New.
God damn. What a beautiful record. I could listen to Marvin’s voice endlessly. The smooth rich strings, the great grooves from the rhythm section, some great interesting arrangement and mixing calls. Everything just so great.
Formative. Sexy. Brilliant.
I wonder how many people are here because of this album. Iconic opening. Feels like a 3 overall, but first track is so iconic, it has to bump it up a little.
Much better than Gaye's post divorce concept album, but still not enough to get a five. A solid four.
Meh, zou niet zo snel een heel album luisteren.
Lekkere muziek maar 1 nummer is echt genoeg.
A classic. Now my whole office is in the mood....
Great follow up to “What’s Going On”, but not quite as good. Highlights: “Let’s Get It On” and “Just to Keep You Satisfied”
This is a gorgeous, soft-spoken, restrained piece of art. All of Gaye's pieces are like this. And dang it, he's good at what he does. The melodies are great, the chord progressions are simple and effective... And every instrument is played perfectly for its song. Nothing overly virtuosic (not that that would be a bad thing), just pure tasteful groove. It's interesting to see the album progress sort of haphazardly, without the singles being clumped and with a reprise-ish track getting slapped in the middle. Unusual for its time, I think. But that wouldn't have marred its success in the slighest. It's such ridiculously easy listening, and a step away from Gaye's political side, that I have to imagine audiences would have eaten this up. Starting off the album: Heheh. It's the sexy song. Turns out it's really good even after the first 5 seconds. The horns behind the chorus really add to the chill element, and the bassline is going on more adventures than you'd expect. I'm tempted to give Keep Gettin' It On the "key track" treatment, but it's actually pretty similar to the title track (whoa!) and is reprise-ish enough that I can't bring myself to include it. You Sure Love To Ball has Gaye sort of riffing/scatting off a select few lines. And on the face of it, that sounds like a bad idea for a song. (It isn't helped by the first 10 seconds being a woman moaning softly.) But the weird syncopated scat rhythms, the strings, the consistent understatedness... it's enough to give you goosebumps. There's even a tuba, a harp, and several saxes in the back. Distant Lover's 6/8 rhythm makes it slow-dance-esque. I like the long, soft "ooh"s in the back, harmonising with each other and almost providing the main melody under Gaye's riffing. 5/5 Key tracks: Let's Get It On, Distant Lover, You Sure Love To Ball
Classic album. Everyone knows the 1st track. The rest of the album is similar. I wish I had more historical context on this album.
Love Marvin, love let’s get it on. This is a force, a movement, a soul speaking to everybody.
Definitely music to bump and grind to, the dirty bastaad. A pleasant listen even without getting it on.
Haga lo que haga este disco me pone a bailar, muy bueno sí señor
Sexy
Cover 4 There are some great songs on this album but honestly despite it being one of Marvin's most beloved but this isn't one I tend to come back to. I do like it. Don't necessarily love it. I think this would depend on my mood.
Good
Love Marvin Gaye’s voice!! And dang was this album sensual. I’m embarrassed to say this, but I think I’d’ve let Marvin beat around this bush all day long 😁 Speaking more critically about the album, it did seem to run together a bit, but it wasn’t very long and so it didn’t get monotonous. Besides Let’s Get It On there was nothing that stood out too much to me, but that’s not a dig. It was a good album, and I enjoyed it the whole way through.
Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On is undeniably smooth and sensual, a cornerstone of soul music that defined the sound of romantic intimacy. The title track remains iconic—seductive, silky, and effortlessly cool. However, much of the album leans heavily on the same mood and tempo, making it feel repetitive over time. While Gaye’s vocals are outstanding and the grooves are lush, the record lacks the variety and lyrical depth found in his later, more complex works. Still, it’s an influential and enjoyable listen, even if it doesn’t quite reach its full potential across the whole runtime.
Alas, this one’s been ruined for me by the ubiquity and overexposure of the title track licensed to become the go-to soundtrack for commercials, tv, and film as shorthand for “these 2 people are in love.” It's so overexposed what might've been a hot, sensual track years ago is now as vanilla and wholesome as a cialis commercial's beige palette. Thanks Marvin Gaye Estate for another incredible winning contribution to the culture! That aside, purely as a technical achievement LGIO, much like What’s Going On, is a sustained feeling across the instrumentation, melodies, and Gaye’s performances. It’s a vivid, if single note colour.
Easy grooves
Strong themes, great songwriting, what else is there to say?
Groovy tunes to fuck to. Couldn't imagine another use case.
The classic soundtrack for if you need to get it on. I mean, it's on the title, fellas! Listening through it though, it all gets kind of samey.
I have given albums a 3 before for being situational. Can you think of that situation? We all can, right? Well it does that particular thing very well.
I see where Prince is coming from.
3.5
Love me some Marvin Gaye. Not as good as what's going on, but still wonderful. 8/10
Amazing album, full of smooth soul
I know there's a double meaning in Keep Gettin' It On, but evoking Jesus's name when saying people need to start getting it on was an awkward choice for the more likely interpretation of the song. This album was way more enjoyable than the other one, really nice jazzy soul. I may not listen to this again, but I liked it
Sadly, I had a great review of this that I didn't save. I continue to think that it's too bad Marvin Gaye is pgeonholed into being "The Sex song guy", but this album is genuinely really inescapably sexy ("What's Going On" is the album that should lead to him having a more nuanced image) Fun story, I walked into my office and immediately started playing this album before making sure my headphones were connected. My officemate fortunately had headphones on (and might not have the cultural context to be offended) but it was almost super embarrassing. Anyway, this is a great album. Good work Marvin. Maybe just a touch more variety next time, but at 31 minutes you can get away with a lot.
This album is smooth as hell and I was deeply concerned with listening to it in the office lest anyone judge me for listening to it. I get why it is understood to be sexy (and it's certainly better than the other sex song we've had (here's looking at you Fred)). With that said, I think my 4-star rating is mostly an acknowledgement of its cultural significance. That's enough for me to round this 3.5 stars up to 4.
OMG. Love this. The perfect sound for a relaxing Sunday in autumn London. Yes, we‘re all sensitive people with so much to give. — How sweet and wonderful life can be!
Fine
yeah, i could get pregnant to this
My guy really went from What’s Going On to this horny shit in 2 years. Slaps
How can you not enjoy this album?
it was groovy and cool, but kinda boring and dull. It was as if I was listening to a looong single track
Great record, but mood wise not where I’m at this week.
Marvin Gaye, the original Chef from South Park, wants to give his woman good lovin', probably a few times. A soul classic, but at my age, if I started listening to this too much, I'm just going to worry my wife! I preferred What's Going On.
Look, I get it. When you're alone with that special someone, maybe you don't want to be jolted by weird chords, avant-garde arrangements or atonal guitar solos. Maybe what you want is something smooooooth. But in the cold light of day, it's a different story. That same devotion to keeping everything smooth is this album's downfall. The musicianship here is world-class and Gaye is an excellent singer, but the musically risk-averse material doesn't exactly cry out for repeated listenings.
Classic
A classic voice that I have heard many times. The music is good but not an everyday listen to me. Mostly because of the genre. Its not often I want to listen to this kind of music in my day to day life.
An R&B and Soul standard. Over 50 years later and that hasn't changed at all. Just as vital now as it was when it came out in 1973. Favorites: "Let's Get It On", "Keep Gettin' It On", "Come Get To This", and "Just To Keep You Satisfied"
So good. 8/10
Take it easy Marvin. I'm in an office environment and this is wildly inappropriate. 5/5.
Great, but not his greatest.
Having listened to "What's Going On" and loving that album, I expected this to be a very similar or equal experience. However, I liked this way less than I imagined. He maintains the super clean production, sweet singing and very groovy instrumentation, which are things that I appreciate very much. What changed in this album are the lyrical themes, focusing only on love, and I do believe the melodies are not as impactful or beautiful as the ones in the previous record. Everytime I listened to this album, I lose my concentration after a while and it ends up as background music for me (but very groovy background music) , so that's why I'm giving it 3 stars.
if this is gaye I don’t want to be straight
Idk man, these soul artists in the 60s and 70s just feel like they understand music on a different level. This album feels surgically perfect but still human. It’s kind of incredible.
It is incredibly hard to sing about sex in a truly sensual way. This album is a gem on exactly how to do it. Learning that this album was an outlet for Gaye to cope with childhood abuse adds another dimension to the joy expressed in this album. You can hear through his vocals his vulnerabilities around love and sex. There's just something really sonically gorgeous about an artist laying it all on a track. It is raw, but far from unpolished. It is well produced, but almost doesn't need such tight production to be good. Gaye's vocals very clearly drive every track and elevate them to hits. I've consistently held the belief that any artist inspired by jazz will prove to be a wonderful musician because they're able to hold a contradiction between chaos and order. Gaye is one of the best examples of this.
Muy sexy pero se me quedó en lo lento! 3.5
I did not expect to be aroused at work. I only know Marvin Gaye from "Let's get it on", and I was pleasantly surprised when the rest of this album was just as seductive/horny. It was a really pleasant listen.
Hard to argue against this one, even if it’s still not my genre of choice.
It's really good, but I'm pretty sure that album is intended to only be listened to in the bedroom.
Why is it always “why are you gay?” And never “you listen to Marvin Gaye?”
8/8 banger
I had something pre-written but I didn't save it right so I'll be briefer. Historically important album, Marvin Gaye is a legend although I prefer What's Going On and his more socially conscious stuff. I just prefer soul music sung by women over men as a personal preference.
A masterclass in being smooth.
sorry tac this is better than what’s going on
marvin gay😼
Marvin Gaye following up his bleak introspective opus with the 15 sexiest seconds in recorded music makes this record perfect by default (it’s also perfect anyways marvin gaye has the most beautiful voice of anyone to ever live)
Starts strong and gets the going on when the going is going on.
This causes me immense psychic trauma as a man who is simultaneously afraid of intimacy and obsessed with James Jamerson’s basslines.
Sexy time
Like his political songs more, but still great stuff
Ah shit, how did my pants end up on the floor? Can we talk about Gaye's band here for a moment? Between James Jamerson and Paul Humphrey holding it down on the rhythm section, my god, talk about tight. A lot of this album truly feels like Gaye just sort of riffing lyrics over an extended jam session. If you can somehow put the legendary voice on the back burner, I recommend diving into the music on this album.
When a record becomes so synonymous with something (a needle drop, a commercial, the act of fucking) it can be easy to say, “I get it,” but it’s not about getting it, people, it’s about getting it on.
Another compelling project I found it quite fun with enjoyable rhythms 8 out of 10 for me
let's get it ok halt de schleimig sex shorthand. aber es isch GUET. so seriously sehr sehr guete song. so es isch funky d backings sind sooo geil ufem rechte ohr. drums soooo cool. kenn glaub keis anders lied vo dem album. please stay isch sehr de smoothi marvin gaye womer kennt mit bongos und so sehr sehr geil. das album isch afoch no jamerson. insane. if i should die tonight het au de volli motown sound huuuere schön. und er siiiingt. aber isch halt de schnulze type marvin. keep gettin it on isch afoch e fortsetzig haha. afoch no meh horndawg. come get to this au biiitz horndawg irgendwie au. just to keep you satisfied seehr schnulzig sehr cheminee musig. sehr sehr guets album, find d slow jams sind mir zu slow und d funky tracks sind defür super. title song natürlich hammer.
let's get it on halt eifach churz eis vode beste lieder ever WE ARE ALL SENSITIVE PEOPLE JAAAAA please don't stay isch chli inoffensive gsi if I should die tonight wieder ener nach mim gusto jeeedes mal wirdi wieder hässig uf de gschissni vater leider han ich aber s gliche problem wie bis jz immer mitemmarvin gaye: mega schöni lieder aber sie gönd so schnell ah mier verbii, iwie es fehle vo bangers (ussert natürlich let's get it on) joo ohni let's get it on wärs für mich es 3, aber fucking let's get it on
Absolute classics
Listened to this at the end of an exhausting week and I was just so shattered that the whole thing sort of washed over me but in such a nice way, does that even make sense??? Idk I’m so tired haha. Anyway this is LUSH, I will 100% be back to listen again when I have more than one brain cell but aaahhh his VOICE, the INSTRUMENTALS, ugh just so so good. Ah fuck it I’m giving this a 5.
Admittedly I didn't pay attention to the title and listened to "What's Going On" in whole before realizing I chose the wrong album. I have the same opinion of both albums, however, so all is well in the world. An amazing voice, wonderful singing, and beautiful instrumentals.
👽
Juste un classique de chez classique
sexyyy
Unc still got it
Marvin, mon gooner préféré.
Wasn‘t my music
Liked it, didn't love it.
Секс. Лучшая песня - Let's Get It On.
Classic 70s R&B soul music. Marvin Gaye is a top three singer of all time for me and this not a bad album at all. The baby making vibe can make it a difficult one to randomly throw on in certain situations, and the songs can blend together. It’s a solid album but nothing blew me away. 3/5
superhorny
This is considered a classic, however, for me there are too few great songs.
Title song is the song you think of when someone tries to imitate a porn soundtrack with a "bow chikka bow wow" wah wah sound.... Its sensual, dirty, horny, all them things. lay back and get your post listen cigarette ready, you'll need it.
Great music and obviously Marvin Gaye's voice was outstanding and distinct. This is a classic album and deserves to be recognized: 5 stars.
I think I liked this one more than the 80s album Maybe a 4?
-i think i’ve gotten to a point in my music exploration ventures that i was able to appreciate this a lot more than What’s Goin’ On. i’d like to listen to both again -Let’s Get It On felt very different to me. a lot more saccharine… god damn this man was horny when he made it. hard to envision myself listening to this casually so no super high ranking or anything, but i enjoyed -Favorites are Let’s Get It On and Please Don’t Stay (Once You Go Away)
Love this album! It’s on my want list!
Old but GOLD
It’s ok
Klassiker! Riktigt mysig tända ljus middag vibe! Köp
Classic gettin it on song album.
Amazing
this man is amazing! love distant lover!!
So so good and so so sexy, as expected
Could listen to the drums all day
classic. most of these songs i've played at gigs
Basically sex music.
Not his fault, let's get it on became a lazy movie/tv reference. Song still holds up! A bit of sameness to the tracks and a slightness to the album. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No 16/1001, 16/62 (25%) Will I get? Probably not
The whole album is literally all baby making music and there’s only one appropriate time to listen to this. Favorite song: n/a
very good
Great work of art , definitely gonna revisit this one
classic
si, un bel disco che però non riesce a lasciarmi un impatto. forse non sono nel mood giusto. è sensualmente triste
Nice enough for one listen, especially if you're into 70s Soul music, but there is nothing standing out. All the tracks are extremely similar to each other. 2.5/5
Very smooth!
Masterclass complète.
Marvin Gaye doing Marvin Gaye
Just vibes
It's good isn't it? Not quite as good as What's Going On, for my money but, still ....
This is just so great. It’s sex in song form.
Once again a good album. I like Marvin Gaye but it is not something i'd keep on my daily rotation. Though some of the songs surely are enjoyable, i didn't find anything to write home about. So i'd give the album a 3/5 or a decent 7 out of 10
Great album
It’s the voice.
When did we stop using "ball" to mean sex, and is it time to bring it back? Or do you have to be Marvin Gaye to make it work? As this album proves, he can make a lot of stuff that would sound cheesy or sleazy from lesser mortals sound pretty hot.
Obviously good, but not really my cup of tea. Falling asleep
Wonderful voice. Enjoyed several songs.
Best so far. This will never get old.
good but not What’s Going On level
Best Song: Let's Get it On This is a good album. It is pretty short and almost feels like an EP. The title track is its highlight, after that it kind of all sounds like one long song. 4/5.
Pretty good!
Sexy
original track list for Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' album: 1. Let's Get It On 2. Keep Gettin' It On 3. Still Gettin' It On 4. Can't Stop Gettin' It On 5. Took a Break, Now Gettin' It On Again 6. Gettin' It On and On and On and On and On … etc
Great voice.
I didn't listen to this under the best circumstances just trying to get through during the workday. It didn't stand out as much to me as I would have thought. I will have to try it again another time
It makes you need to have sex, so make sure you have someone with you when you listen.
Some cool soul, at the start of the album I get another one of those moments where I recognise a melody but never known where it came from until now. Anyway yeah liked this one. 4 stars
I may be reading a bit too much into this, but if I’m picking up on the signals correctly, I think Marvin is interested in getting it on.
pretty good
I need to wait for an evening with an S.O. to listen to this all the way through. It honestly feels ridiculous listening on my own or while working. But that means it nails what it's trying to do.
Ayyy, I’m tryna fuck
Sweet sexy seductive soul-jams. Marvin is bringing the heat for his lady, and while there are a few same-same songs, who cares? 30 minutes of goodness. And I have never noticed how great the drumming is on some of these--whoever the session genius was, well done.
Really wanted to love this one, but the title track is in its own league.
This is Marvin Gaye with his usual soulful singing, but this album is a change from the previous Motown produced music. This record has more complex recording than the older Motown songs. Overall it’s relaxing listening, with a few good tunes, but for me it doesn’t rate as high as the critics have rated it.
Another LJ-icon album cover! This is interesting because I know exactly two Marvin Gaye songs going in: 'Let's Get It On' (zzz, thumbs down) and 'What's Going On' (thumbs up). So it could go either way! Actually, maybe I was too strict about 'Let's Get It On' -- even though it's so overplayed (and hard to take seriously therefore, especially because it was featured in, yes, the hit NBC drama "Parenthood")), it's actually pretty good. Though I have never once considered Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' to sound similar (apparently there were some lawsuits on the matter). We ARE all sensitive people! More subjunctive: "If I should die tonight / though it be far before my time"... maybe the subjunctive isn't as rare as I thought. Also, how am I so confident this is a subjunctive and not AAVE? The power of context, I guess. These sure are slow jams. I like the sax and strings and MG's got a good voice, but it's all a little too chill for me. I like that there's also a song called 'Keep Gettin' It On'. A real concept album here. Thanks to 'You Sure Love to Ball', I learned that "ball" is (or, more likely, was) slang for getting it on, which makes a lot more sense in this context than the much more common modern meanings of "play basketball" or "be cool". Good to know so I don't embarrass myself in front of Marvin Gaye. (Just kidding -- he also died tragically.) Good but sleepy. That's a solid 3.
Can’t think of a single scenario where I’d be disappointed that this album is playing, an all-moods, all-situations, standard rotation album.
I'm loving Marvin Gaye. However, I still think that his other album was better than this one.
I heard D'Angelo a little while ago, if that was baby making music, this will rock your world. We start off with the very well known title track, and we can expect that energy all throughout. Well composed, well performed, I would snag the record. I could've given it another listen to start enjoying those subtle background details. 4/5
Beautiful 70s soul, funk. Will never be my genre. Fantastic vocals.
Moins bien que What s going on mais banger quand même
Good
I love this album about as much as I love this album cover. I really like the album cover.
I was going to give this 4 stars but titles like "You Sure Love To Ball" pushed it over the top.
Wonderful album about making love. Specifically getting it on. Instrumentals are lush and perfect, vocal performances are tender and perfect. Great listen for the right mood and time. 3.85/5
10/10
This is wonderful. So much packed into just over 30 minutes. Really wonderful.
Way to be hot in music. This is what I categorize as "dating music." It's soulful, stylish, romantic, and a bit dreamy. It's not what I'd prefer listening to daily, but it's unquestionably beautiful. Honestly, this album's biggest downside is that it opens with its strongest song and never quite reaches that high again.
Good loving soul .
Love Marvin Gaye, and this albums great. Only wish it was a little bit longer
Sensual soul
Great, more to the artist than I thought.
Be careful with this album. I listened to it while at the grocery store, and now I’m pregnant. And I’m a guy, so…
This is the kind of album where I wonder how many more pregnancies occurred because of it. Marvin sure found a lot of ways to tell us how much he loves this girl and how much he wants to have sex with her. I was even a bit bored hearing about it until “Just To Keep You Satisfied” recontextualizes the whole thing. Describing the incredible high of love for seven songs straight gives the break-up song great power due to the build-up, especially because I had no idea we were going there. It brings the whole thing back down to Earth and gives the album a strong narrative punch. Despite his name, Marvin sure isn’t Gaye.
This is love making music! Luckily Marvin had the foresight to put the biggest track at the top of the album and then add really good album to listen to after all the Lovin’ business was finished. Let’s be honest: if his intention was to make a sex album it could have been under fifteen minutes, and for married men it could have had one song and ASMR. Key tracks, of course, are the opener, which I still struggle to listen to without thinking of Jack Black’s rendition in High Fidelity, but I also liked You sure Love To Ball. This is a good album, but not a Thanksgiving with the family album.
Random thoughts: * Let's Get It On is probably the best let's get freaky song of all time. * Keep Gettin' It On was a pretty good sequel too. * I would have played this a lot had I lived in the 70s. * The rest of the music doesn't quite live up to "Let's Get It On" but that classic makes this a must listen.
So far it seems like the quality of Marvin Gaye albums directly corresponds to what’s on his mind at the time? The state of the world? Great. His divorce? Real bad. His horniness? Fine.
2/4
Beautiful soul music!!! Loved it
A fun little listen. Because “Let’s Get It On” is so well known, it’s a little comical to hear it as track 1. However, it really set the tone for an album that explores love and intimacy on both physical and emotional levels. The influence is obvious- I was constantly reminded of Prince and Thundercat during this listen
What an unbelievable follow up to What's Going On. In his sophomore effort after breaking free of Motown's creative control, Marvin makes the seamless transition from social consciousness to sexual awakening, and everyone goes: "yep -- after speaking truth to my society, now you're ministering to my libido." One of the greatest sonic segues we'll ever see. 32 minutes of hot and heavy soul, soaked in the sweet honey of desire: a real garden of delights for the senses. Felt unlawful to listen to in the morning. You just get the urge to make incredible love to this music... after all, that's what Marvin would have wanted from us.
Sexy, soulful jazz. This is an album where you can feel the music in your soul, in your person
It's a great album. But musically too close to "What's going on". Except the 2 last songs - which I enjoyed the most (except the women's moaning - I never understand why someone would add this)
Why does every Marvin Gaye album has atleast one song with a woman moaning in it?
The Goat strikes again
3/5 very seductive 😏 But solid r&b
3.5
3.5
First side of this album is five star magic, and the second side starts off well, the last two songs don't really do the same for me (especially the second) but still perfectly fine. But there is so much good will in the first three quarters of the album that I only shave a bit off the perfect 10. (9.85) ★★★★½ (but still a 5 here)
The title track is a classic, and his voice is great. 4 stars
I always liked the title track for this one, but the rest of the album isn't as good. The first side is quite good -- second side less so. The title track is the standout, but "Please Don't Stay" and "If I Should Die Tonight" are also highlights. 3.5 stars.
4.5
Absolutely splendid. Soul music rarely gets as sumptuously smooth, silky and stupendously sexified as this. Best songs Let’s Get It On and reprise Keep Gettin’ It On.
Absolute classic
Amazing opening track but the rest of the album is quite bland and it's only 30 minutes long
Very nice and chill album, the first song was the most popular but the rest were also pretty nice. Overall, quite enjoyable having this playing while you're doing something.
67/1001 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ❎ It's not the Marvin Gaye record I would naturally reach for, however it's undeniable its importance for the R'n'B genre later on down the line.
A classic. I really like his sound.
"Marvin, Marvin, it's Chuck. Your cousin, Chuck Gaye. You know that sexy ass sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this!" *Holds out phone as Marty slides up to the mic. Great stuff. Great voice. He finds his way into your soul and stays with you the entire album. The titular track will make the playlist of course.
I mean, for what this is, it's excellent.
Listened while working, made me want to eat pineapple
bowchickawowwow!!! BAYBAY MAKIN MUSIC! Marvin, you really outdid yourself on this one. RIP. ✌🏻
Baby making music for those who have incredible stamina. Good stuff!
Well now I just wanna fuck everything… Respectfully, of course. This album is a “banger” in all senses of the term. I’ve been hard for a full 32 minutes.
sehr schön!, bei arte gibt es gerade die miniserie small axe, daran musste ich denken :) https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/120058-002-A/small-axe-2-5/ e Let’s Get It On! "Außerdem führt dieses Lied die Liste der besten Lieder für ein romantisches Abendessen an. Der Übernachtungsgast, der diesen dezenten Hinweis nicht versteht, kann wohl getrost als uninteressiert aussortiert werden." https://shorturl.at/yaO3U ;) c
Actually nice listen. Classic.
Prachtig album. Marvin Gaye weet me altijd te betoveren, zelfs met zijn 13e (!) studioalbum. Eén van de mooiste soulstemmen ooit en ik denk niet dat dit ooit zal overtroffen worden. 4.5
Iconic but annoyingly repetitive. One long song of desperation. How many ways can you say the same thing? For Marvin Gaye, it appears to be about three. 2/5
A little too one note for my tastes, but there is no denying the sheer force of nature that is a Marvin Gaye song.
It's not bad, but it's overtly sexual. It reminds me of that creepy uncle in some families that has lots of mistresses, kids outside of the family, and 13 year old girls shouldn't be left alone with him just in case. Best tracks: Let's Get It On Just To Keep You Satisfied 2/5
smooth, sexy and emotional. Just how i like it
I mean it is pretty solid, just not really something I'd listen to on my own at all.
This is a great album, all bangers. Incredible vibes.
SOUL. Another all-time soul classic from one of the goats, this time bringing us essential babymaking jams.
I can’t even pretend that I’d listen to this on a regular basis but I gotta commend the man for making a whole sex album be this damn smooth. I mean this dude is a real yearner. They don’t make em like this anymore.
my clothes flew off as soon as I hit play. I can't believe this album starts with THE babymaking song I will say, it's great when you get an album that really opens your eyes to where modern artists get their inspirations. I swear I could hear some Anderson .Paak on some of these songs. Standouts: Let's Get It On • If I Should Die Tonight • Keep Gettin' It On
Great soul album. I think half the population conceived that year was probably to these songs. However, not my favorite overall and could use a little more variety. What's Going On is head and shoulders above it.
man when that first note hits you just know you're in for a great one
it was a great album with a lot of memorable songs
All sounds the same to me - never listened enough to his music to notice how erotic every song is
I prefer (and assume we'll see?) What's Going On... but this is still a great album.
Great artist, great music. One of the best R&B artists of all-time.
I've already listened to his album (8). The prime years of Marvin Gaye.
Enjoyed this slightly more than Here My Dear. Enjoyed "Let's Get It On" obviously, but also liked "Come Get to This"
amazing and soulful