Reviews (page 4 of 8)
This is an experience. Wow.
Nice. I’m into it!
The man can sing, that’s not news to anyone.
Many songs feel generic. Favorite song "Sparrow"
Liked this one, soul music I always find so relaxing
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'Everybody Needs Love' is incredible. Great album overall, would listen again
Currently my fav Marvin Gaye album
Sexy time.
4/16 Smooth as can be. Standout Tracks: When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You, Is That Enough, Sparrow, Anna's Song, A Funky Space Reincarnation
Some good tunes
3.5 relaxing
Great artist, probably need to spend more time with this one to evaluate more fairly.
It's Marvin Gaye and Tamla Motown, so there's floor of general competence here, even though Gaye is very clearly going through it with an entire double album about his acrimonious divorce. Like every double album I've ever listened to, trimming this to a single album would improve things immensely. Though think in that case, you'd lose the best track "A Funky Space Reincarnation" because it's not on theme. Probably the worst of Gaye's "big albums, but still good sonically.
Marvin Gaye is not my thing
Sometimes genius sometimes hilarious, at least I learned a little more about Marvin's chaotic life
Never heard a single of these before and it was a good listen!
Good but not great Gaye
not my favorite MG album
"Somebody tell me please/why do I have to pay attorney fees" It's poetry - of sorts - that's for sure. It certainly expresses one man's worldview at a specific place and time. Overall this is a weird one. The man just cuts loose with is ample talents and does whatever he wants. Freed from traditional pop structures - the man is in a zone. Maybe not the zone - but a zone. Good? Bad? Who's to say. Fascinating.
Marvin Gaye manages to make a breakup album sound sexy. Its really strange and bitter in places. It takes "the best revenge is your own success" too seriously. Marvin, if you didnt care and were doing so great, then dont devote an entire album. Great pipes as always though.
This album is the equivalent of someone going “I don’t even care actually. It doesn’t bother me. This is what YOU wanted. It doesn’t bother me at all and that’s why I made a whole album about it”. I don’t know the details of their divorce but Marvin is going out of his way to paint himself as a good dude and a victim in the divorce and a real sweetheart but it mostly comes off as him overcompensating. A very cringey listening experience that makes me wonder if Marvin Gaye was a bad dude It’s funky as heck though so I got to give him that. Dude had soul.
3.5/5
This started off like an over sexed Bob Dylan. Glad that experiment is over. When you see or hear a song that has the words “little girl”, do you feel creeped out? I can’t help but be weirded out due to how overreactive the softies have made this world. Like, I get what he’s saying but those words together have lost the true meaning I think. Anyway This settled in nicely to what one would expect of a Marvin Gaye album. I’m not overly excited about it though. It didn’t get me loving like I felt it would. Maybe it’s a repetitive listening album. I won’t try it but you can.
Some of this was funky enough to be enjoyable and an overall 3 for me, he had some really hard times there for sure.
Musically, this is 4 stars. The lyrics and the vocals are rough, they're probably 1 star. Averaged to 2.5, I'll round up. 3 stars
he sounds very jilted with this album. whomever he was with at the time had to hurt him. a very bitter album. songs were OK, nothing seemed to jump out to me except for "funky space reincarnation". compared to the other songs, it just seemed it was jammed in there. didnt fit with everything else.
Good to some Gaye songs I haven't heard before. But I expected better.
I was expecting more but it was mellow and enjoyable but not one I’d listen to twice.
Nice album by Marvin, also funny listening to the lyrics regarding the creation of the albm. Could enjoy some songs here. 1. Here, My Dear 2. Everybody Needs Love 3. I Met A Little Girl
You got it on and now you gotta go. Sometimes it's better to put the post break-up laments in the drawer and never share them. Other times it's good to let the person know your thoughts. This album is both of those options on record for the listening public. Flawed and deeply personal is an understatement — even the cover can't escape Gaye's feelings about his marriage. How does one feel about the funk and soul idioms as the palette for divorce songs? Answer that for yourself and you'll largely solve the problem of how you feel about this record.
6/10
Very good
Didn't enjoy this as much, a bit too samey for too long
Marvin, My Dear - that musta been one painfully long and expensive divorce. But thank you for pouring out your soul to the people. Without the back story, ittjust a weird album
Nice enough for a divorce album, smooth and funky, but largely amounts to background music.
Blind album, know the artist by name from another album. I liked this album way more than What's Going On. Gives me Stevie vibes a little bit but some synth flair and good sprinkles throughout. 3 though as some tracks lacked.
divórcio é foda né galera, isso é fato mas achei esse consideravelmente mais chato do que os outros que eu escutei dele
3/5
Another 3/5 for me. It’s groovy and pleasant but I would never choose to listen to it.
Bit disappointed - thought I was going to really enjoy - didn’t really get it - did little for me
I feel a failing on my part that my biggest complaint for albums has been their length, but I do once again feel that the length holds this album back from a further appreciation. Maybe the overall issue doesn't lie in the overall runtime, but the song's length as well, which only have 3 songs that come in under 4 minutes, one of them being yet another reprise. This makes it so not only does the album overall feel bloated, but the songs as well. This isn't a fault of every song. Some songs succeed in their length. I find "A Funky Space Reincarnation" utilizes its runtime for expanding the album away from love and heartbreak to something more because even though it's about love, it travels into a further concept of futuristic travel and space, without coming off cheesy. "It ain't classified as dope, smoke I got from Venus" is a top-tier line. To me, the album opens great, become tedious around "Anger," revitalizes itself around "Sparrow" ("Anna's Song" shows how Marvin Gaye's voice is smooth as butter, saving a cheesy concept of "So & So's song" to a bearable sway), drags with another reprisal (something that can only be pulled off in rarest of instances and fails here, I fear), "You Can Leave, But It's Going To Cost You" is the best song on the album, combining what makes all the previous tracks good into synthesized soul, and while I don't mind "Falling In Love" I think the album should end there, or maybe MAYBE, with another reprise. Cut a few tracks, trim the length down, could be 5 stars, or maybe I just get a better attention span. p.s. I can't decide whether the album cover is one of the worst I've ever seen or one of the best. I'm very confused with my feelings on it.
Good background music. Not my favorite Gaye album.
I mean… it’s forgettable. And a bit of a chore towards the end
This is definitely a fuck you album. The problem is that it doesn't make for a fun listen. There's just too much woe is me, look what she's doing to me in the lyrics. There's also a bit too much sameness in the music, which isn't really bad, just not interesting. When I zoned out (inevitable on a double album), the music worked ok as background music. The one interesting track on the album is the one that doesn't fit - the funky space sex song. Which was great in a this is hilarious way. Overall, it's depressing and too long - but it's Marvin Gaye, so not bad.
01) Here, My Dear - 6,5 02) I Met a Little Girl - 6,5 03) When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You - 6,5 04) Anger - 7,0 05) Is That Enough - 7,0 06) Everybody Needs Love - 7,0 07) Time to Get It Together - 6,5 08) Sparrow - 6,0 09) Anna's Song - 6,5 10) When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Instrumental) - 6,0 11) A Funky Space Reincarnation - 7,0 12) You Can Leave, But It's Going to Cost You - 7,0 13) Falling in Love Again - 7,0 14) When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Reprise) - / TOTAL: 6,65 (67/100) Current ranking: 596/908
2.62
Another good album that is really goddamn weird! Or, maybe, just the outer space sex song is weird. Regardless, weird! Funky, beautiful, maybe a little brilliant, but really, really weird!
No es malo, pero no tanto mi estilo, si podría escucharlo
C'est quand même vachement répétitif. Et puis ça manque d'aspérité, c'est parfait pour un fond musical quand on veut discuter par dessus mais en écoute pure on s'ennuie vite.
The voice and musicianship are excellent but the songs meandered by without having much impact. I found this a little disappointing given what I hoped for.
There are some good moments here and Gaye’s voice is as good as ever but there are also some elements that border on Musak (some of the silky saxophone in particular) which made me wince a little. Seemed to be at its best when focussing more on the funky elements. Not vintage.
I will need to revisit this one. So many details, very much thinking music.
We've gone from "Let's Get It On" to "Let's get this over with."
Siento que es un disco que re tendría para poner de fondo, pero no escucho este tipo de música. Igual esta piola. 6.5/10
Est-ce que la mort d'un artiste a ce pouvoir mystique, presque agaçant, de transformer un disque moyen en une relique sacrée ? C’est la question qui me brûle les lèvres alors que je me farcis, une fois de plus, les 73 minutes de *Here, My Dear* de Marvin Gaye. Parce qu’on va se dire les choses franchement : si Marvin n’avait pas fini avec une balle dans le buffet tirée par son propre géniteur, est-ce qu’on s’infligerait encore ce double album de divorce aujourd'hui ? Est-ce qu’il trônerait fièrement dans cette liste des 1001 albums qu’il faut « absolument » entendre avant de passer l’arme à gauche ? J’en doute fort. On est en 1978 et Marvin est au fond du trou pas encore 6 pieds sous terre cela viendra dans quelques années. Il doit des fortunes à son ex-femme Anna Gordy, et un juge (dans un élan de créativité juridique assez pervers) décide que les royalties de son prochain disque iront directement dans la poche de madame. Marvin, vexé comme un pou, se dit d’abord qu’il va sortir une bouse infâme, un truc bâclé pour ne pas lui faire de cadeau. Et puis, parce que c’est Marvin, il change d’avis et décide de lui balancer toute sa rancœur, sa tristesse et son ego boursouflé à la figure, sur deux vinyles. Résultat ? Un album « ouin ouin » de compétition. C’est le sommet de l’auto-apitoiement mis en musique. « Ouin ouin, elle me manque », « ouin ouin, pourquoi on s’est fait ça », « ouin ouin, rends-moi mes clés ». Putain, Marvin, on s’en tape royalement que tu aies foiré ton mariage ! On a tous nos emmerdes, mais on n’en fait pas une fresque de plus d’une heure pour autant. Sur ce point, il faut avouer qu'il y a quelque chose de profondément épuisant à écouter un homme, aussi talentueux soit-il, se regarder le nombril pendant soixante-treize minutes en se demandant où tout a capoté. Au final, Here, My Dear est le journal intime d’un type en pleine crise de nerfs, mais avec une section de cuivres. L’album n’est pas mauvais, entendons-nous bien. Techniquement, c’est de la soul funk de haute volée, avec ce velouté caractéristique que Marvin maîtrise sur le bout des doigts. C’est soyeux, c’est bien produit, ça groove par moments. Mais c’est d’un ennui poli. Il n’y a rien ici qui vienne bousculer les codes, rien qui n’arrive à la cheville de la portée sociale de *What’s Going On* ou de l’érotisme moite et révolutionnaire de *Let’s Get It On*. Ici, on stagne dans une sorte de confort mélancolique qui finit par tourner en rond dès la fin de la première face. Le problème majeur, c’est cette durée. Putain Marvin, une heure et quinze minutes pour nous raconter qu’un divorce, c’est dur. OK, mais sache qu'on avait compris le concept au bout de trois morceaux. Les chansons s’étirent, s’évaporent dans des improvisations vocales qui n'en finissent plus, et je me retrouve à regarder ma montre en me demandant quand est-ce qu'on va enfin passer à autre chose. C’est au final juste trop long pour le thème abordé, c’est un marathon de la complainte. Et c'est là que la question philosophique intervient. À sa sortie, le disque s'est ramassé. Le public n'en voulait pas et les critiques étaient perplexes. C'était considéré comme une œuvre mineure, un caprice de star blessée. Et puis, la légende a fait son travail. Marvin est mort, il est devenu une icône intouchable, et soudain, *Here, My Dear* a été réévalué comme un chef-d'œuvre « introspectif » et « vulnérable ». Mon cul, oui, c’est surtout un disque qui aurait gagné à être un simple album de 40 minutes plutôt qu’un pavé indigeste. On nous vend ça comme le Graal de la « confessional soul ». Moi, je vois surtout un mec qui ne savait plus s’arrêter de chanter ses malheurs. C’est de la thérapie de luxe payée par l’auditeur. Et même si la voix est toujours là, magnifique, fragile, aérienne, elle finit par me lasser à force de gémir sur les mêmes accords de Rhodes et les mêmes lignes de basse un peu paresseuses. Le côté révolutionnaire ? Je le cherche encore. C’est du Marvin Gaye en mode pilote automatique, qui essaie de transformer sa haine envers son ex en art sublime, mais qui finit juste par nous livrer un disque de fond sonore pour une soirée déprime un peu trop longue. Ça manque d'accroches, ça manque de tubes, ça manque de cette étincelle qui te fait dire « Wow, j'écoute quelque chose qui va changer ma vie ». À chaque fois que je le réécoute pour essayer de comprendre l'engouement des exégètes de la soul, je retombe sur le même constat : c'est pas mal, mais c'est pas indispensable. C’est le genre de disque qu’on garde dans sa collection pour faire genre, pour dire « oui, je comprends la douleur de Marvin », mais qu’on ne sort jamais quand on a vraiment envie d’écouter de la bonne musique. C'est l'album qu'on cite pour avoir l'air intelligent dans les dîners en ville. Alors voilà, je lui colle un 3 sur 5 et c’est la même note que j’ai donnée à ses autres classiques, ce qui peut paraître sévère, mais c’est ma vérité. *What's Going On* était un 3 parce que le côté « message universel » a fini par me gonfler, *Let's Get It On* était un 3 parce que le côté « je veux te sauter » est un peu trop envahissant, et celui-ci est un 3 parce que c'est du ouin ouin de compétition qui dure trop longtemps. Marvin était un géant, c’est indéniable. Mais même les géants ont le droit de nous emmerder. *Here, My Dear* est le témoignage fascinant d’une chute libre, mais en tant qu'objet musical, c'est une épreuve d'endurance que je ne suis pas certain de vouloir retenter de sitôt. C’est bien fait, c’est pro, c’est Marvin, mais putain, que c’est loooooong. Bref, c’est l’album parfait si vous venez de vous faire larguer et que vous avez trois litres de bourbon devant vous. Pour le reste du monde, c’est juste un disque de plus qui prouve que le divorce coûte cher, surtout quand on décide d’en faire un double album. En résumé, on est face à une pièce historique plus qu'à un chef-d'œuvre musical pur. On l'écoute pour l'histoire, pour le contexte, pour le voyeurisme d'entendre une star se décomposer en direct. Mais si on enlève le nom de Marvin Gaye sur la pochette, est-ce qu’on en parlerait encore aujourd’hui ? La réponse est dans la question. C’est la magie posthume : on transforme les bouses ou les essais transformés en reliques sacrées juste parce que le type n'est plus là pour nous en pondre d'autres. C’est un 3/5 poli car c’est de la soul de qualité, mais c’est du remplissage émotionnel. On circule, il n'y a rien de plus à voir, à part un homme qui pleure sur son piano en pensant à son compte en banque et à son lit vide.
Correcto
Jeg synes der sker vildt mange spændende ting på den her plade. Det er ikke Marvin Gaye som jeg kender ham, men det hænger meget fint sammen med en personlig skilsmisse som baggrund/koncept. Det holdt mig til gengæld fast og interesseret.
Det lyder meget rart, men bliver nok bare aldrig helt lun på Marvin. 3 stjerners baggrundsmusik
et album der kræver meget kontekst. Lidt for meget måske. Men det er stadig funky og lækkert. Ikke det bedste eller mest interessante han har lavet, men bonus point for den grad af mod og ærlighed.
Good funk
Tiene sus buenas rolas. Pero no mucho de mi estilo.
No es mi género
Interesting how Marvin makes the same sort of music for groovin' and lovin', but here it is an angry soundtrack to a breakup and divorce. Still cool, but a little unsettling.
a nice soul album too, but much more cheesy than What's going on. i liked the instrumental version of when did you stop loving me the most tbh
Little long. I could see this increasing to a 4 in time though.
This is fine. Groovy and nice on the ears but kinda just gets boring after 45 minutes.
# Album Name: Here, My Dear # Artist: Marvin Gaye # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Pretty average album. Expected much more. # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? No
Good songs. Good Album
Nice sound, but nothing stood out as being particularly special.
Iove Marvin's voice but he seems a little bit not himself here. Not sure if that makes sense without hearing the album.
A sound so sexy it could be used to replace all the fluid at your cars next service. I’m not sure I would want to listen to it every day. But it has its very special niche.
I don't know, man. Three Marvin Gaye albums on this list? Seems a bit much when you're only working with a limited number of albums. It's a pretty good record, but it doesn't belong on this list.
Ok, mellow and smooth. For me, more background music, will have to try again in different circumstances.
Wish these immaculate songs were in service of better developed storytelling.
fun in a kind of way! but way too long
I was underwhelmed. It was nice to hear him speak of break up and rebuilding after heartache but it also drug on and on. It was pretty and full of emotion but also just kept going.
meh
Il reçoit en effet un accueil très réservé de la critique et du public. Album très sexuel, surtout quand on sait qu'il parle d'une jeune fille. Album concept qui traite du divorce avec sa première femme. Mais après la mort de Gaye, l'album est étudié à nouveau et salué par la critique. Album largement midtempo funk, avec des éléments de soul traditionnel.
Wow. I love divorce
No es su mejor disco, pero la grabación es impecable.
This list of records is proving one thing over and over again: the late 70s was a strange transitory period for pop music. The technology used to create and record music was advancing but it was still pretty rudimentary in a lot of ways. The big issue to me is that a lot of the sounds are very dated at this point in a way that points out the simplicity. Here, My Dear is a perfect example. Gaye's incredible voice is still there, but the synths in the background are so jarring to me. The technology was simple enough that you weren't able to really modulate the sound like you can today.
Marvin is a real vibe and a good one at that. This album may be a little heavy on the spoken word songs though.
I feel your pain. But I don’t want to feel that much
Favorite Track: When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
Muy bueno pero no tsnto
It’s a nice listen. It definitely fits with a nice, relaxing dinner.
It's honestly just okay. This is really just background music.
It’s tough to hear Marvin not be happy. It’s not typically the vibe you’re looking for when you put Marvin on, but the album is strong and no doubt about it being pointed. But the cover art is awful.
Ech, poprzednia jego płyta, którą tu miałam podobała mi się dużo bardziej. Tej brakowało połysku, zamiast być smooth była po prostu nudnawa. 6/10
Still a high standard of soul with some very personal themes but you sense Marvin's vocals are not at the level of his previous work but stiil worth the listen.
Previously unknown. Musically it's a good listen.
Can't go wrong with some Marvin Gaye. 7.2/10.
Gefällt mir besser als Madonna
Smooth listening, good voice, nicely produced, but musically it feels like a rehash of some of his previous work. Several songs are basically 'Let's Get It On'. I did think 'Anger' and the future/space one pretty good.
Beautiful voice, beautiful music. Marvin Gaye is Marvin Great. He sounds a little extra soft and sentimental on this album, not sure if he's like this on all of his records though or I'm just focusing on it more now. For song 1, I always find this very specific sound to be kind of funny- but not in a corny way. The "spoken sexual r&b soul ballad" is just such a uniquely interesting approach to making a song, and I love that this album starts with it. The production is so nice on this entire album, I appreciate how every element is mixed so that everything has a seat at the table, and there's a distinct lack of frustrating mid frequency instruments that often take away from a standout singer on albums like these.. awesome. Hard rate for me though, I feel like I've been reserving 4/5's for records that do everything right and also have a handful of really memorable pieces, and unfortunately this album doesn't really have those. In fact, when I think of Marvin Gaye's best songs, I'm not sure if any on this record come in his top 5 or even top 10.. and for that reason it's getting a 3.4 rounded to a 3.
Enjoyable!
i quite like marvin gaye but this album kinda didn't match my expectations. i liked the back half of the album a bit but this ain't no What's Going On or Let's Get It On.
The premise behind this album adds a lot to what this album actually is. It feels like the disintegration of what I imagine his marriage would be like. Is it his best work? Likely not. It does feel a bit not polished, but it’s a concept album and it isn’t designed for the appeal that it never got.
very long
Not really my thing
You can leave, but it’s gonna cost you
Follows the arc of a man's angst over his divorce and subsequent re-engagement with life. It was ok as an artistic exploration of emotions, but not something I really think I'd come back and listen to again.
Pretty good
It was fine.
Pretty good stuff
Goddamn Marvin is really in his feels about his divorce. What a peculiar album. It’s a light funk and soulful album played at a casual tempo - somewhat lacking variety to a fault as the songs start to blend together over the over 1hr runtime. Lyrically and vocally, it’s honest, raw, and vulnerable. Almost to a point of being bizarre (singing about attorney fees). But it feels so real and you can hear it in his voice. Hard to take in all together for a rating, I guess I’ll go with 3 but I’m not set on that.
Nice album. One of the best voices in music ever! I found myself actively listening to the words. A lot of angst there. For him to come up with the lyrics while in the studio recording is very impressive.
Not my style but stare off good. Pretty sad. Long album and did start to get bored (again not my style) about halfway
Not too high on this Marvin Gaye album. I thought it started well enough, but got kind of tedious and boring as it went on. 3 stars.
Because it’s Marvin Gaye it does have an extremely silky soul sound throughout but is a bit much at 4 sides as it does get incredibly samey. Artwork from front to back is top class - so much bitterness palpable. In terms of 1001 Albums I have to say “not herely my dear, I don’t give a damn” because I can’t call it an all-time great masterwork but maybe it should be a shoo-in for Top 1001 Divorce Albums or Top 1001 Albums From People Tragically Shot Dead By Their Own Father From The Very Same Gun That They Themselves Had Given. 3.5 stars:
good. 3.5
In the words of my husband who walked into the room while I was listening, “wow, this music is sexy!”
Classic album and my favourite Marvin Gaye album
I like Marvin Gaye but this was a bit of a slog to get through given how long it is. Still some good songs but nowhere near as good an album as What's Going On for example
It was ok
Better in the last half, deserves 3.5
Enjoyed the pairing of soothing tunes with the anger of divorce but - stop me if you’ve heard this one before - it’s too long and drifts.
Como aburrido
not bad, just not good either
Here My Dear is Marvin Gaye's goodbye to the wife that just divorced him, who was the *elder* sister of Berry Gordy and 20 years his senior. It's quite bitter in its lyrical tone as you would expect - and Marvin was no stranger to the cocaine at this point, but there are no standout hits here and a lot of it is very unarresting middle of the road soul that you would have on in the kitchen whilst doing meal prep. Which is what I did. It took the critics a few decades to appreciate this, maybe it will do the same with me.
This feels less like an album and more like being a fly on the wall during a deeply uncomfortable, private therapy session. There is something undeniably fascinating about the raw, petty honesty Marvin Gaye displays here, he manages to set lyrics about attorney fees and alimony to some of the smoothest, most intoxicating soul and funk ever recorded.
Let it out, Marvin. Let all of the complicated, messy emotions out.
I guess it's alright but too long
3/5
3.8
3 out of 5. A bunch of songs I'd expect Marvin Gaye to sing so this album was at least on point. Also a very direct one too about his divorce.
Pretty weird document of a man (ok, Marvin Gaye is a bit of a musical genius, but still a man) exposing his inner turmoil, maybe using this as therapy. Not something a lot of men would do. Dude is clearly hurt. It doesn't seem like he is taking any responsibility, but maybe a closer listen would reveal otherwise. Pretty intimate. I can see how this would be off-putting when it came out, and there's a couple of things on here that don't make much sense, like the "Funky Space Reincarnation," but otherwise intriguing. It is too long, though, and a little monotonous.
3.75 Great voice
Nix besonderes und nicht wirklich ein Highlight auf der Platte. Nicht gut, aber auch nicht schlecht.
Mehr Künstler*innen sollten Alben über ihre Scheidung schreiben! - Gut
A divorce double-album, eh? Heartbreak’ll do that to you. Marvin is smooth as ever but I’m working, distracted, and not so taken with the subject. It’s a three for me in this state.
There's something really great about this album, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Gaye's voice is masterful, full of soul and feeling that take you to another place and time. It's smooth and soulful. A real masterpiece of the genre. The instrumentation is so creative and such a product of the time. My favorite song ended up being "Time to Get It Together," though "Funky Space Reincarnation" is a close second.
Ihan hyvä levy jonka pitkä kestokaan ei varsinaisesti haitannut. Varsinaisia huippukohtia en ensimmäisellä kuuntelulla löytänyt vaan kokonaisuus oli todella tasainen. Varmaan useammin kuunneltuna pisteet nousisivat, mutta nyt en viitsi antaa kolmea tähteä enempää.
Oof. Trauma dump where he can’t make up his mind on how he feels about his ex. I feel bad for him. This is absolutely just a cash-grab. Anna’s Song is just awful lyrically. Granted this is better than 90% of what is on the list, but the bar for Marvin Gaye is higher than this.
star wars sex in my divorcing wife album
This guy was going through something for sure. Let it all out Marvin. I really liked the mix of new and old instrumentation in this. Standout Track: Is That Enough
This felt dated at first but there were some really high points.
Nije lose dao bih 3.5 da moze al ono jbg
What to say about Marvin Gaye... This album started out a little slow. I read briefly about the concept for this album, chronicling Marvin and his wife divorcing, this sad theme and the slow start to this album made my initial impression not super positive. It felt a bit sleepy in general. Marvin Gaye's singing style is also a little bit all over, he sings outside of the melody of the song, he has an impressive range but sometimes this wild style can feel a bit much. By the middle of the album I felt a bit more of a jazz feel and a bit more lively which I did like more, but by this point I was almost too warm out by the length. Overall not the best listening experience, despite recognizing some true talent and realizing why so many people hold him in such high regard, this wasn't quite for me.
Honestly, not much to say about this one. It’s smooth funky soul music. I enjoyed listening to it, but it definitely overstayed its welcome a bit especially with the whole theme of complaining about his divorce. There were a few individual tracks I really enjoyed, but I can’t see myself returning to this one as whole in the future.
3+ Stars (9/15)
I can tell it’s good. I can also tell it’s not for me 3/5
Not my favourite one from him but alright Will I listen to again: 8%
Lovely. I don’t think I knew any of the songs, but it was an enjoyable listen.
Not my jam. Not terrible.
I’ve never listened to this before. I had assumed it was a low effort revenge album. It’s actually pretty good! Has a nice funky groove that makes it nice background music. I was not particularly invested in any of the songs though. I put “You CanLeave, But It’s Going to Cost You” on the Generator playlist.
Man, I love Marvin but there isn't much to latch onto here
This album is proof that Marvin Gaye could sing anything and make it sound decent. I mean, it's seventy five minutes of terrible lyrics about getting divorced, and the dude sounds like a groovy 70s angel. I'm not saying it's that good; I'm just saying it's impressive what he could do with next to nothing.
Another double album. And this one "A commercial and critical failure upon its release". I was pleasantly surprised; most of this works really well -- I was expecting the above to mean it would be a slog, but I thought the album had a lot of heart. Probably didn't need to be a double album though. I think "Is That Enough" was my favorite track.
Inte lika strålande som dom andra fyra stora Marvinalbumen från 70talet, främst kanske för att den blir lite för lång. Men det är fortfarande väldigt bra. Musikaliskt närbesläktat med föregångaren "I want you", slickt och snyggt men aldrig tråkigt. Har för mig att Nileskär gjort ett helt p3 soul kring det här albumet, tyvärr minns jag ytterst lite från det. Trea på övre halvan
Finns några bra soullåtar här, som Sparrow och When did you stop loving me... Men annars, inte dåligt, men nog kan han bättre än denna sängkammarfars.
Överlag låter både Gaye och bandet totalt oengagerade. Som om skilsmässa tagit knäcken på honom och han inte längre bryr sig om något. Ibland vaknar plattan till som i Is that enough och andra halvan av Sparrow. Bästa framförandet är den väldigt malplacerade A funky space reincarnation. Klarar med minsta möjliga marginal en trea.
It's just ok. Not one of my favorites.
It's Marvin Gaye, so there is of course some fantastic singing and musicianship. That's being said, the songs themselves are not his best, but that probably stems from the subject matter.
Fine but there weren’t a lot of knockout moments for me. 3/5
Far, far too long. But I like it, I knew none of the songs, but they all have a decent to good flow, and the vocals sound sincere.
Good to chill out to.
I like Marvin Gaye but this was just okay
I would have named this “Marvin Gaye’s Mixed Bag”
Smooth as butter
Marvin Gaye is a legend. That said… I think these songs are very situationaly dependant . If it’s 8pm cooking dinner in your kitchen or drinking wine with your baby… oh yeah dr love won’t disappoint. But middles of the day… songs stretch forever and im left not know when one song is over and the next begins. Love the man, but not for today.
I feel like if this album wasn't as long as it is I'd be more inclined to give it a 4. Otherwise, it's quite smooth like you'd expect Marvin Gaye to be, but it's far from his best work. It just doesn't hit as hard as his other stuff
This whole album would be a 3-page long Facebook post or a 10-minute long TikTok with no context that would somehow get 10 million views anyway. You know, maybe making an album about your divorce made WHILE GOING THROUGH SAID DIVORCE isn't the best idea. If Marvin Gaye wasn't so talented, I think this album would be borderline unlistenable, I don't find it a classic by any stretch, but it's not that bad. I think the second half of the album is weaker than the first half. The first time I've ever heard singing during an instrumental track...
Too much of the same old stuff
I probably need to listen to this a couple more times
Jaha, den här puttrar på med ett genomgående klassiskt Marvin Gayeskt sound (vilket jag förvisso som utgångspunkt gillar), men utan att ha några låtar som direkt särskiljer sig från mängden, så som på t ex What’s going on som vi lyssnat på tidigare. Det är inte dåligt, men på en så här lång skiva, som dessutom tagit en plats på denna lista, så hade jag förväntat mig fler godbitar.
Cheesy love songs with comfy music behind it. I've certainly heard worse.
Honestly a little underwhelming. I though I'd enjoy it more because it's Marvin Gaye, but it came across as whiny and was way too long. Not bad by any stretch of the imagination but far from his best
On tämäkin herra ehtinyt painaa plattaa. Hienosti vetää ja ääni on samettia. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Easy listening.
in the feels!! was kind of good timing having this on for my brother who was just broken up with
the album art is fantastic. mr. gaye getting romantical on this one.
It was good. Need more listens to enjoy it more
Love his singing, but nothing on this album stood out to me as something I'd listen to again. The little bitter moments here and there were kind of funny to hear.
Definite vibes but no bangers.
3.75 he can do better, but still a vibe to listen during the holidays.
3.5 This is an interesting album that wasn’t highly regarded during its time. I however enjoyed this slightly more than “Let’s Get It On”. Obviously a very personal album for him with poetic lyrics. But again, sort of like LGIO, a lot of the songs seem to blend together and don’t offer much variety. Though, I’ll always love “Is That Enough”.
I met a little girl - corny and lame. Probably would be a 4 star album if only the lyrics and topic weren’t so dull and lame. Great music and vocals though.
2.9 1x
I mean it's not bad but all the somgs sound same to me, do we really need of his albums?
Not sure this is necessary listening but it is interesting
-listening to more Marvin Gaye as i try to catch up on the albums i missed here. not bad. maybe i just need to listen to him more bc a lot of his songs sound very similar to me -the silver lining to this is that none of them sound bad. he has a very nice, captivating touch. bit long for my tastes but i enjoyed the listen -Favorites: Is That Enough, Anna’s Song, You Can Leave, But It’s Going To Cost You
You have to give it to Marvin that he made some smooth soul music. Even songs like Anger and Is That Enough were kind of sexy. I was actually unfamiliar with every song on here. I think my favorite track was Time To Get It Together. Though A Funky Space Reincarnation was a Funkadelic-lite jam. I don’t know why this album is not better known but I enjoyed it.
Random thoughts: * Marvin Gaye even makes getting a divorce sound sexy! * I've never heard someone make this line so sultry! "Why do I have to pay attorney fees". * "A Funky Space Reincarnation" was unexpected here on his divorce album. It was fun to hear what would happen if you put a little of Funkadelic into Marvin Gaye. This song immediately jumped out at me. * Breakups do make good albums even if they are done for mostly animosity.
Very good, although didn't truly wow me. Although I do love Marvin Gaye, and most of this was previously unheard for me, so it was a real treat.
I had mixed feelings about this. I was nervous when I saw When Did You Stop Loving Me on the track list several times, but I ended up liking the repeated motif. There were definitely some good songs, but others were too silly to enjoy.
Pretty solid soul album, didn’t know any of these songs (or more likely just didn’t remember them). 3/5 average listening experience for me
Ima on i boljih albuma, ali nije loš, daleko od toga. Ništa posebno za reći. 3/5, 5.5/10
Divorce Court: the Album
First album 3 stars. I liked it but just for a baseline i think marvin gaye is a perfect starter. Obviously good and classic!! But i have no idea what is to come
De 70s run van 'What's Going On' via 'Let's Get It On' naar 'I Want You' is één van de beste ooit in de muziek - alle genres meegenomen. 'Here, My Dear' wordt daarbij zelden benoemd, ook al is het te makkelijk om te zeggen dat zijn grootse vorm hier ten einde kwam. Het is gewoon een beetje een grijze muis na al dat geweld. Zelf kende ik ook wat losse momenten zonder dat ik het album ooit in zijn geheel had geluisterd. Het is wat uitgerekter, en meer 'spacious' en psychedelisch dan de voorgaande platen, en misschien ook daardoor wat minder radiovriendelijk. Ook de hinten van jazz en de eerste tekenen van wat meer synths zijn daar, waardoor het gevoelsmatig ook wel echt een left turn is na de trilogie. Het is niet helemaal eerlijk om het met dat waanzinnige materiaal te vergelijken, maar omdat het Marvin Gaye is doe je dat toch. Dan komt hij er wat minder fraai uit, ondanks dat de wat meer funky vibe echt wel lekker valt, hier en daar. 'A Funky Space Reincarnation' is een jam. En zijn stemgeluid zorgt er altijd voor dat een album kwalitatief bovengemiddeld is. Maar toch mis ik de thematiek van een 'What's Going On', de intimiteit van 'Let's Get It On' en de grooves van 'I Want You'. Het is dat alles, bij momenten, maar dan een toontje lager. 6,5/10 Highlights: When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You A Funky Space Reincarnation
Needing the full 70 minutes is just showing off
стилек приятный, такой рнб мне нравится. но ужас как эти песни затянуты, и как они похожи. и это не идет в плюс релизу.
Marvin Gaye er jo alltid kult! Litt forglemmelig, litt for langt men absolutt bra. Vanligvis liker jeg song cycle aktige album. Men føler at det ikke funker helt her. Repitisjonene tilfører ikke noe nytt, det er kun repitisjon og blir litt kjedelig. Dette er et eksempel på et album hvor enkeltdelene er bedre enn helheten.
It's Marvin Gaye so it's beautiful obviously, but it's not his best album.
I was excited to listen to Marvin Gaye, but I found this album boring. I know he has a lot more to bring to the table, but this one is a miss.
This is pretty solid, but there weren't any real standout songs on this double album. Marvin Gaye is a talented vocalist but I don't think this is his best album.
Good with some great moments, but you can feel the hostility in it and it doesn’t quite work. Knowing the history makes this more interesting, but musically it was something I enjoyed but won’t go back to
It's fine but not as good as his other stuff it does get a little funky though so yeah not bad
Cool, bust wasn’t in the mindset to be seduced.
goodness me, marvin.
It is a solid album. But nothing really stands out, especially compared to What's Going On.
Very easy to listen to and nothing to get offended by. At times I thought it would veer into 70s nonsense but it never did. It went on too long and no tracks standout but a good effort.
Solid soul album but some of the lost love stuff is too much. The keyboard/saxophone moments are great.
This is a fascinating album. There have and always will be songs about breakups. There will always be whole albums dedicated to a breakup. But this album takes it to a whole other level. An hour and some change dedicated to your divorce and admonishing your ex-wife is top tier pettiness. On the surface, it's a beautiful album. Marvin Gaye is in peak form. It's full of soul and plays with all the experimental vocal layering he became known for. But dig in a little deeper and the lyrics are stuffed with bitterness. The whole album can be reduced to: -"Why don't you love me anymore?" -"Since you don't love me, you broke our vows and that makes you a liar." -"I have anger management issues but you make me angry so it's your fault." -"Why do you get my money in the divorce settlement?" Oh, and then there's a sci-fi song about falling in love in space. Wild. I'd find this enjoyable if there was a more nuanced approach and some more self reflection and accountability. But I mean, Gaye goes into some weird details about the divorce settlement with lawyers. It's bitter, folks. Gaye is a legend but I think I'll stick with What's Goin' On.
it just wasn't for me. I didn't like the monologuing, and the vocals weren't hitting for me. I KNOW Marvin Gaye that I fuck with. this just wasn't that. and that's ok! I see why people DO like it.
I respect Marvin, but I find it tough to listen to a whole album of his and this isn't even his best album.
This album highlights that Marv should stick to singing. His spoken stuff is feeble, a bit like Michael Jackson's speaking voice. His singing timbre and falsetto is sublime. The album is way too long at well over an hour. Such is the nature of the meandering, jazzy jams that a long album is inevitable. This feels an album where good ideas pop up sporadically and then disappear as soon as they arrived. 'A Funky Space Reincarnation' is fantastic though. 'Time to Get it Together' and 'You Can Leave' are other superlative tracks, anchored by sumptuous guitar licks.
Oh. So this is Marvin Gaye’s breakup album. Hope his next marriage with Phil Ochs will turn out well. (For people who don’t know it’s a They Might Be Giants reference: in one of their songs they sang about the scenario in a mad-lib type way.) 2/5
It's not a bad album. It's an album full of heartbreak. Marvin didn't really set out to do much else other than deal with his divorce through song it seems. It comes through. There aren't really any hits, just feelings. This definitely isn't for everyone
This album is nice, but not as captivating as I thought Marvin Gaye would be.
Thoughts before listening: I am not familiar with this Marvin Gaye album. In general, I know his early Motown hits and then of course Whats Goin On, but otherwise I have not listened to much of his work. I expect smooth 70s r&b with Marvin's strong vocals. Review: So apparently this is a divorce album, and you can certainly see this in the song titles: "Anger", "When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You", "You Can Leave, But Its Going to Cost You, etc. The sound here is slow burn, 70s funk and its fairly enjoyable, despite the heavy subject matter. This is essentially "Slow Jam the News" but the news is just Marvin Gaye's divorce. 3-stars for me.
Hyvä levy, ehkä vähän taustamusiikkia mulle. 3/5.
Kind of all mushed together in one song
I love Marvin Gaye’s voice but think his music is just ok. If that makes sense. 3/5
I think this kind of music is a mood thing. You’re either in the mood for it or you’re not. But, it's still pretty good.
Marvin Gaye’s Here, My Dear is a fascinating artifact — his voice is as gorgeous as ever, and the production has some inspired moments. But the songs themselves often feel less powerful than they should, with some veering into indulgence or even cheesiness. You can hear the pain he’s working through, but it doesn’t always translate into depth the way his best work does. For me, this lands at about 3 stars, though I’ll call it a 3.5 in spirit for the ambition and raw honesty, even if I’m not likely to return often.
Where, my love?
Lacks the overall greatness that "Let's get it on" had. But it's still pretty good. I'm honestly not sure he's capable of putting out anything that I would consider bad. I'll rank it a slightly above average but still a 3.
It's Marvin Gaye. It's exactly what you'd expect.
My first real listen of late era MG. It wasn't bad, but nothing like What's going on. Probably won't return to this one. 2.5/5
Solide. Mochte das durchgängige Thema der Trennung. Als Hintergundmusik super, ansonsten nicht so meins, etwas lang und wird etwas eintönig, aber wirklich in Ordnung.
Perus jyystömusaa
A tale of divorce set to mid-tempo funk and soul. I like it.
All due respect to Teddy Swims, but this album might have been a better use of the title “I’ve tried everything but therapy”
Sexy stuff, did i hear something about fisting? Ok, sounds cool and familiar. Nothing special, but basics done right. Bit too long for my taste
This album answers the question what happens when a great musician makes an album that does not live up to their prior content. When I was doing research on this album it was said that this was not critically or commercially successful but was reevaluated after his death and in the post mortem period was reevaluated and people were like 'yeah maybe it's good'. Nah, should have stayed where it was. A decent album but not great.
There's some great songs, and the story is interesting, but it's kind of a weird listen
Marvin, deep in his feels. Good stuff, but not revelatory like What's Going On.
Kivaa groovea ja hyvää taustamusaa. Erikoismaininta kahden ensimmäisen biisin erittäin sulavasta vaihdoksesta. Albumin lopettaminen 47 sekunnin versioon When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You -biisistä oli mielenkiintoinen valinta.
I appreciate Marvin Gaye's talent and his smooth soul music. However to write a whole double album about his divorce is a bit too much. It's a long album where the songs are all quite same and the theme is the same. Overall okay, but not something I would revisit.
There are moments where this album is properly good, but mostly it just happened and then, after too long, it ended.
Baby makin' music. Except for "anger". And I got enough babies and anger. But undoubtedly cool.
Ahhh...
This is what I expected. It’s fine
Chill album. Kinda enjoyed it as a background
Soul
No amazing songs but I can see why it was originally hated but has been reevaluated. The emotions drip off the music. Now I have a sense of what it is all about
soul, 1978 -> 3
He was clearly going through something at the time. But it hits all the soulful and funky beats you'd expect just with a bit of an edge.
Marvin's a legend but this is not his best work. I appreciate being bold with a concept album about divorce, and wilder still that his wife got half the earnings from this album as alimony, but the album was super self indulgent. The sexy time in outter space song at the end lifted it back up to a 3.
Is this album about Marvin Gaye's divorce? I get the sense that it's about Marvin Gaye's divorce but there's really no way to be sure. I'm not against records about divorce (see Beck's Sea Change) but this is 75 minutes very specifically about Marvin Gaye's divorce (from Anna, it seems). That said, the fact that its Marvin Gaye and still has some pretty funky and soulful moments gets it 3 stars. This "review" was almost as long as that album!
Good production, but got bored after a few songs. Every song sounded the same, and I don't really care about his divorce.
Damn, this is sad and powerful.
"Girl, let me lay down some tracks to let the world know how shitty things have become between us. Also Star Wars was hot last year so let me do some sci-fi action on here as well."
drei minus
5/10
It’s honestly kinda sad how many legendary musicians I just don’t understand the appeal of. Am I just a miserable person? A philistine? Probably both. Although I would listen to pretty much anything and try not to judge genres, styles, or artists as much as I can, the list of my favorite albums is almost entirely dominated by records with large, overwhelming sound. Needless to say, this album doesn’t match my taste at all. I completely understand why people may like this, but the vibe and the sound of this album and probably all of soul is not for me. It’s not offensive in any way, and I was fine listening to it while doing something else (like, it’s not boring), but it didn’t catch my attention at all. It’s well made, and the vocals are pleasant, but I just don’t care for love/break up songs and this chill, mellow vibe. It’s fine but not my thing.
ok
Not bad, but I was hoping for a bit more razzle dazzle. That album cover, tho, is something else 3.5⭐️
I want to explore this with a separate jazz project.
I like MG but this was really repetitive
It's Marvin so quite listenable but seemed a bit long and blended into background. Fine overall
I didn’t love my last MG album, but I quite enjoyed this one.
I miss my wife now (I’ve never been married)
It’s got the feel of a fable about it, a divorce story with a strong moral message: make art of your turmoil, be generous with it and let that become your peace, or something. Whatever the precise circumstances of this album’s conception (I’m sure there’s more to it than I’m grasping; “Here, My Dear” feels just a touch sarcastic as titles go, while the appearance and reprise of “When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You?” is pretty direct as comms goes) but I know that no divorce I’ve ever stood near sounded nearly this good. If it’s true that Gaye entered the studio to ‘get the job done’ then “Here, My Dear” is a laughably good album. The songs are, no matter the precise emotional coordinates of their provenance, the work of a profoundly wonderful songwriting force; and who knows, in not trying to send any singles to the top of the chart, maybe Marvin found a way back in to refocusing on the full album as a worthy format in itself. Certainly, this record purrs along. “Time to Get it Together” and “A Funky Space Reincarnation” (an afrofuturist absurdity featuring the cosmically optimistic lyrics “light years ahead, you and me gon be getting down on a space bed”) are stand out slabs of solid funky soul. If they’re being phoned in, then they’re being phoned in by one of the best there ever was. “Here, My Dear” should be required reading ahead of any mediation.
Very good but nothing crazy as far as Marvin Gaye goes. Excellent vibe 3.5
His divorce record. I didn't listen to the words very closely but enjoyed the record.
Was this meant to be heard? It feels like I’m listening to his diary and it makes me a little uncomfortable.
Fine, always lovely in the background
A mi me gusta, pero le pondré un 3 por respeto a su obra maestra Whats Going On y además por su mala fama.
Meh. Not great
Not bad, but he’s done better.
There are some great soulful moments on this record, but sometimes it gets very dull as well. The pacing is just a bit too slow for me.
Solid.
The music was neither bad nor good, but the lyrics were often unintentionally hilarious.
He went into that recording studio pressed as hell about that divorce. Solid album, but I've heard better Marvin Gaye. Highlights: WDYSLMWDISLY, Is That Enough
Very one note but a good note. Did get a bit bored of it. Favourites: Anger, a funky space reincarnation
It’s Marvin Gaye so it’s going to sound great. In saying that I don’t think it’s as ground breaking as his other big albums, it feels very samesy throughout and knowing the backstory feels like should I be listening to it
As a happily divorced person, I found this album pretty delightful. It’s not my favorite of his-kind of uneven-but the theme and execution are a joy.
Meh I couldn't get into this really
probably more of a 3.5, but boy, did it go on forever. sorry about your divorce, marvin. though it was hilarious to hear that your ex wife got half the royalties of this album, lol.
Some nice wax solos
***A good album
It takes a lot of talent to create something like this. It’s art that I can’t fully comprehend but understand the greatness
Past peak Marvin Gaye on this one. It’s not bad, but is overly long.
Nice Soul music but in the end it was a bit too much. There where some songs you could easily skip.
It’s gets better
I really like Marvin. The way he sings about everyday stuff in a soulful way. It is really funny when he whines about child support in the middle of a song.
solid
here my dear- 5 I met a little girl- 🤨 i just don't think you should refer to your significant other as a little girl. 5. i do like how this whole album is about his divorce. dont ever date a musician when did you stop loving me- 5 anger- 5 is that enough- 5 everyone needs love- 5 time to get it together- 5 sparrow- 5 Anna's song- 5 when did you stop loving me instrumental- 5. it's evidently not an instrumental version a funky space reincarnation- 5 you can leave but it's going to cost you- 5 falling in love again- 5 when did you stop loving me reprise- I dont need to hear it three times. 5 sorry about your divorce man
I listened to the whole album, and while for me it was nice background music, it doesn't appeal.
Marvin Gaye is one of those names that I've always heard but whose music I never actually checked out. So hey, as they say, let's Marvin Gaye and get it on! I'm so sorry for that. Oh ok I thing I'm gonna like this. First song set a good mood but didn't blow me away. This is nice and all, but I feel like I've heard better songs from the same genre. However, I have to say, I like the second track more the further I get into it. The third track is the best one so far, but still doesn't quite do it for me. Ok, Anger is what I'm talking about! First track I've liked the whole way through. Is That Enough is exactly what I expected from this album. 7 minutes of funky soul perfection. While I appreciate the message of Everybody Needs Love, it doesn't do much for me. Next track leaves the same feeling too. Sparrow is a nice tune with a simple meaning. Lovely. The songs that I didn't mention were forgettable, but A Funky Space Reincarnation is something else. Fun, sexy, groovy. Great! The next track was weird, as it mostly just happened before becoming fun at a certain point. Falling in Love Again was a nice closer, but there were many more memorable moments in the record. After finishing this, I have to say that I was slightly disappointed. The name Marvin Gaye has a lot of weight in this genre of music, so I was expecting more classic-status-worthy songs. Not bad by any means, just good at its best and uninteresting at its worst. Worth a listen. Bye
It’s no what’s going on. It wasn’t part of the divorce settlement. It’s not his best work. It’s not bad though.
Still pretty good.
WHEN DID YOU STOP LOVIN ME WHEN DID IIIIIIIIIIII STOP LOVIN YOU, BABE?
No strong opinions either way
Nice vibes
Marvin Gaye, beautiful voice, lots of emotion, but musically a bit stale.
Meh
Enjoyed but won't likely listen again
For some reason, I want to cook Sunday breakfast listening to this album
As much as I'd like to be. I'm just not a Gaye man. I just don't connect with his musicality in the same way that I connect to other Motown singers like Stevie Wonder, the temptations, the Marvelettes, the four tops, etc. He's just a little slow and the music is a little disjointed. It's just not for me.
There is a good variety of Marvin Gaye styles in here, from sexy songs not about sex, to sexy songs that include some sex, to sexy songs that are about being angry about not having sex any more, to songs about having sex. There is a tinge of late 70's/early 80's yacht rock in here too, from the three versions of "When did you stop..." which I find really funny for some reason. Singing is of course excellent, great instrumentation, typically sort of repetitive songwriting, though given the subject matter this time around the lyrics are actually more interesting than usual. I don't know that I needed an hour+ of this but it didn't feel as long as that in the end.
Je m’attendais à plus d’un album double du mythique Marvin, la cassette se repète plutôt vite merci. Comme quoi, trop, c’est comme pas assez.
This review was written after the first listening: nice album but i guess it could have been better...? I find it a bit long, the production is good but lacks of intensity for me. Of course it's clean, it's Marvin Gaye we are talking about. Maybe it's one of those album you need to listen a few times to like/love it - to see the truly charm of it. I think I can put 'Here, My Dear' (the album, not the song) on the background while doing something else, i will enjoy it, but I will not listen to it if I want to truly listen to music (does it make sense?). Again, I usually don't give a review right away (only when I'm sure I truly understand an album) so I don't believe my opinion is right or perfect in any way. I need 2/3 listening often but whatever... This album is long so, I'm not sure I will listening to it again right away. But it's still a very nice record.
A really good album, but not great. Couple of songs to get you bopping and feeling funky walking down the tube platform though
It was a bit of a slog if I'm being honest. Still good, but not great.