Here, My Dear

2 - the production was good but the material was boring

Inte så förtjust i soul.

Chly z'alt für mi

Not an album I should listen to before I die, but an album that makes me want to die.

Smooth and soulful. Lacks "Let's get it on"...

3/10 I strongly dislike this album - I am of the opinion that Mr Gaye is one of the most overrated artists ever. The songs meander with no point. And then the sax turns up.

What a weird one. Something real strange must have been going on in Marvin Gaye's life when he recorded this one. I mean, if there is any indication from the cover alone something was definitely up.

Every song on this one sounded just like the last; just like every other MG tune that’s ever been released. And it was far too long. I had to split it across multiple listening sessions because I got too bored. I didn’t like it at all.

Got slightly better as it went on but didn’t find it anything particularly special or attention grabbing and overall rather dull.

Sounds like an album recorded after a divorce. One of the songs mentioned having to pay attorney fees or something.

This guy certainly went all in on a breakup album. Taylor who? The lyrics are strikingly overt and many of which discuss Anna and their divorce. I struggle to sympathise that much if he cheated on her, left her for a 16 year old and spent too much money on drugs, meaning he had to make this weird agreement to release an album and give her 50% of the advance. As for the actual music it's ok, it's not an album that's immediately catchy and packed with soul hits. There's some groovy tunes and Gaye's typically great vocals but I can't see myself returning to this given the combination of bloated inaccessibility and negative vibes

Lovely vocals but general vibe is too soft funk for me - too much sax.

Too long. Probably listened at the wrong time. But this is just not for me.

No private session used for Spotify. Second Marvin Gaye album this site had me listen to. Gaye has a good voice, but I can't get into it. I could see putting this on when trying to set the mode for a romantic entanglement, maybe that is how I should be listening to it, but 1 hour 13 minutes is about 1 hour longer than I need.

While nothing really offended me on this album, it’s way too long and uniform.

this is pretty easy to listen to, if I don't pay any attention to it

2/5 - I didn’t need to hear more than one song about Marvin’s divorce. When “attorney’s fees” is in a lyric, you’re not winning. This album goes on forever.

This list has a habit of taking great artists and choosing their worst albums

Sigh. I guess it's time to give up trying to figure out the mind of Robert Dimery and just go with whatever's put in front of me. Fine. Now that that's settled... Like 'Let's Get It On', I found this to be mostly meh. If I had gone through a similar life experience, it might have hit closer to home, but fortunately, I'm too smart for marriage. Worse still (and like divorce, I suppose), this felt unnecessarily drawn-out... though such ruminations are probably inevitable, given the topic. It wasn't all bad, however. 'Anger' could be my theme song, so I'll give it a bump for bringing that little gem into my life.

It has a few ok moments. But overall was quite boring.

I usually really like Marvin Gaye, although I would say I'm really more of a casual fan; I like the hits I know and his bigger records, though I've never spent the time with his deeper cuts. And, I like the subject matter of this record as a general rule; everybody loves a good, heart-wrenching "divorce" record. But honestly, Here, My Dear is a bit of a slog. It stays much the same tempo throughout, he kinda revolves around the same key the whole time, and it all kinda washes together. His voice is incredible, but it doesn't "move around" a whole lot. If I'm just casually listening, it's tough to pick up on much passion here. Maybe I'm just not really paying enough attention. It's ok as background noise, but it's a chore to try to lock in and engage with this record cause there's nothing really terribly compelling going on. 2.5/5

God damn is this boring, self-pitying and childish.

Gosh that's a horrible sleeve. And my first thought is that a double album all about your acrimonious divorce has got to be a bit self-indulgent. And so it proved. This is so far from being a great album that I just wonder what it is doing in this list.

This was kind of sad, but it didn't move me. It was very well produced.

Not great by any measure. Long, boring, and broken.

I owe Taylor Swift an apology for accusing her of being too hung up on her ex.

Good lord this album just drags on and on and on.

Album 869 of 1089 Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear (1978) Rating : 2.5 / 5 Ive always appreciated and respected Marvin Gaye’s work, but this one just didn’t do much for me. It’s listenable, sure, but nothing really grabbed hold or stuck with me. The story behind it (a divorce album, written for his ex-wife) is interesting, and you can hear the rawness in spots, but as a whole it just never connected with me. Not a bad record, just not one I’d reach for again.

Every "cool" TV show from the late 70's wanted to sound a little like this. I don't believe I ever listened to this one all the way through before, but all the grooves and hooks sound as familiar as an old friend. It missed the spark with me, but was interesting and pleasant all the way through.

Good singing just its the same for 1 hour and 15 mins

Enjoyed Is That Enough, rest wasn't really my thing

Monday morning probably isn't the correct time for this album, but here we go. I have to say this isn't my favorite Marvin Gaye album, but its pretty good. Maybe I just wasn't feeling it this morning, but I just kept waiting for the album to be over.

Nothing really stood out from this album. Generic soul music.

I don't know what's the appeal with this guy?

There are only 3 situations where I can understand playing this album in full : 1) You live in a 1980s romcom. You are sad because the person you love doesn’t love you anymore. You’re watching the rain fall through the window at night. I feel sorry for you. 2) A beautiful lady you just met suddenly starts undressing in the candlelight, asking you in a husky voice to make sweet love to her. Go for it, tiger ! It’s probably a dream anyway. 3) You’re Marvin Gaye, and you want to annoy your ex-wife. Seriously, this is an uninspired, self-indulgent album that I could have done without. It sounds like Marvin parodying himself, cranking up the sweetness and cheesyness to 11. Apparently he released this record to pay alimony... Hence the mix of low effort and distasteful whining and bitching about his ex-wife (seriously, who names a song "You Can Leave But It’s Going To Cost You" ? Don’t air your dirty laundry in public, man...). The jazzy instrumentation is good, I’ll grant him that, and a couple of songs are smooth and soulful enough for a casual listen. But many other tracks are boring and lack true emotion. A whole album of this was just too much for me. Clearly my least favorite Marvin Gaye album. Even a 2* feels a bit generous. 3/10

Average-sounding R&B with hideous, artless lyrics (by Gaye) griping about his divorce proceedings. No thanks, my friend. Is only entertaining when Gaye stops yammering on about attorney fees and lets the sax player do his thing (such as on "Is That Enough"), moments that are few and far between.

Someone else already said all that needs to be said about this one: I have no objection to personal songs or emotional connections, but this is self-indulgent, overblown and interminable. ‘When did I stop loving you?’ Round about song three. Two many low points, and not much to praise except the Motown production. And Marvin Gaye does have a good voice. Really not one of his best. 2⭐️

I wish this album was as interesting as it's lore. Just a very meandering affair.

Nothing cool going on with the instrumentation, didn’t care about the lyrical subject matter enough to pay attention. That’s a bad combo and then throw in that it’s way too long Rating: 1.7

Nicht meine Lieblingsstimme, aber läuft so vor sich hin.

Never been a fan, still not. Best track was the space one because it was vaguely funky. Clinton would have done it better. It was all sort of ok, just not for me. 2

173/1089 - This album is good evidence that struggling with life doesn't necessarily equate to making good quality art. It's like in Calvin and Hobbes where the author's house got broken into which sucks but the comic became unreadable! What's important to making good quality art is two things: practice and doing what's required. Onto the music: Great singing voice but not utilized as well as it could've been here. Milquetoast soul arrangements too. That being said, I'm really looking forward to his other albums on this list.

why is this album so long. no... sorry that was boring Haaa GAYYEEE

Really not my thing.

Caustic lyrics, great singing. Not many standout tracks.

I don’t know when I would ever want to listen to this - he has a great voice, the music is perfectly pleasant, but I couldn’t really get excited about any of it. The instrumental break in Is That Enough feels like the soundtrack to a grainy mid-70’s movie scene where a guy is walking in the city on a damp dark evening. Seems like MJ took a lot of his spoken word style from something like this.

Boring as fuck

Wow Marvin, what did she do to you? The musicians were great, and the vocals were too, but it was just a bit boring, and a bit of a slog to get through the album Fav songs: Anger, A Funky Space Reincarnation

men will literally write an entire album about their divorce instead of going to therapy. two stars.

Could you listen to Marvin Gaye sing the phone book? Are you recently divorced? If you answered yes to any of the above, this album is for you.

Didn’t like the backing track.

I mean, Marvin’s voice is smooth and sexy as always, but this is one long, drawn out, low-energy album. It’s pretty painful to sit and really focus on it for the entire album. Definitely background music, for while you’re (getting) busy.

It's not BAD bad, but it's whiny, looooong and repetitive.

Not his best

I don't think I'm able to feel the emotions that you have to feel to be able to feel the feelings Marvin Gaye was feeling. Feelings aside, this is rather boring.

I really love soul music, and literally everyone likes Marvin Gaye, so you'd think I'd be a big fan of his, right? Unfortunately, for whatever reason, his music has never really connected with me; it's typically good, but not great. Even more unfortunately, this album is 75 minutes of divorce songs (including one about having to pay alimony) that just aren't very good.

from wiki: According to PopMatters journalist Mike Joseph, Here, My Dear's music was "largely midtempo funk, with elements of traditional soul, gospel, and doo-wop mixed together with a slight hint of disco" I was not vibing with these several of the tracks. Vocals feel distant to me on several of the tracks. For some reason Anger feels low effort to me and I find the "anger" vocalizations he added tacky. Maybe it's a style preference, but I feel worn out with the midtempo funk throughout the album. Is that a trumpet on "Is that enough" and some other tracks? It's not working for me on these tracks. Is I Met a Little Girl more of a doo-wop song? I'm probably more of a sucker for those.

Smooth sounding record but nothing that hooks me and therefore way too long. 2,5

I know that a lot of people use music and art as therapy. But I feel like a therapist listening to this. I am imagining the recording engineers giving each other concerned glances as Gaye is stream-of-consciousness mourning the end of his marriage. I'm sure he earned this given his success and that this is his 15th album or something. Not enjoying it.

Did nothing in particular for me. Was funky and calm. I'm probably not in a good headspace. Cat died on Saturday. But I did listen to it all the way through!

Insomnia killer. A tepid vibe.

I met a little girl 🎷😭 It's crazy how easy it is for women to get inside men's heads

Not his best.

I hate to do it as I love What’s Going On and Let’s Get It On, but I did not enjoy this album. It’s rather one note and much too long. The production and Gaye’s voice is, as always, top notch, but this is much too self indulgent.

Boring and long.

No es un aporte significativo, tampoco apela a sentir ese momento de separación. No

Not his best, but... Previous album was Prince, but listening to Marvin Gaye, I realised Gaye was doing everything Prince did, but SO much better, and doing it first.

Gear: Dunu SA6 Artwork: 🗿🏛️🌿 Production: 🎤🔊😣 Music: 💔😢🙄 Rating: ⚖️⚖️(⚖️)/5

I’m sorry. The production is great but the lyrics are way too repetitive and songs not fully thought out.

Look. I'm human. You're human. We're all a little gay for Gaye. And that's okay. What's not okay is singing about paying alimony. C'mon Marvin. Stop being a sad sack. I hate to see you like this. One bonus point to the trumpet player on Sparrow. Dude can really chirp.

A really bad album about a divorce :/ 2/5

Don't like soul music. I guess could be ok for background music.

Interminably whining about a divorce that you probably caused is NOT sexy. Just ask Robin Thicke.

Never been a fan. Didn't change my mind. Just doesn't inspire me to want to listen

Kinda boring

Ehhh

It doesn’t take a deep Wikipedia dive to know that this is an album made by a man who is bitter about a divorce he’s gone through. And honestly, I wish it weren’t so, because the result is not Marvin’s best work. This is the third album of his that this list has produced, this one comes from the most hateful and personally downtrodden perspective of the three. While R&B roots itself in such emotions, I don’t think Mr. Gaye produces any unique or memorable perspectives with such emotions. At best, it’s moody, at worst, it’s meandering, aimless, and petty. My pick to listen to from this record is “Anger” which is sort of a third person view of Marvin, where he extricates himself from the divorce emotions he’s feeling to give a more measured view on what anger does to him and others in general. None of the music is ‘bad’ here, but none of it stands out or merits a spot on this list.

Marvin is the man, but even the man’s miss sometimes. Sure it’s smooth, sure it’s well-played, but it’s sure forgettable.

why???is???he???soooo????whinyyyy??!!!!!!!! If I were Anna and if I had doubts about the divorce, I would have none by the end of the album

Not bad but also nothing to circle back to

WAY TOO LONG!!! I thought the album was coming to a close around Sparrow, and the album was barely half way finished. Then A Funk Space Reincarnation really sounded like an outro. 2.5 rounded down

Marvin's not handling the divorce very well

Didn't do much for me

I generally vibe with soul music, but for some reason, Marvin Gaye has never really done much for me. I understand he is talented as all hell, but there’s just something to his approach to soul that don’t work for me. I think it’s because his “best” records are generally ‘70s downtempo soul; records where you can smell the ganja, records made for you to put on in the background while you make slow, passionate love to your one night stand. I just need something more upbeat, frankly. And well, a sad divorce album where all the earnings go to your ex-wife in this style? And it’s a double album…Yeah, no– I’m already out before I press play. And listening through it does little to change that for me. It’s exactly what I expected, based on other Marvin Gaye records I’ve heard before, and based on a simple wikipedia skim of the subject matter. And it’s incredibly long. Before this record was 1/4 of the way finished, I’d already formed a solid enough opinion to determine how I felt. The remaining 75% did nothing to change that. Like, if you’re already going back to the well to do an ✨instrumental✨ version of the best song here– that isn’t really an instrumental if you’re vocalizing on it– like, you don’t have the material to make a double album. Arguably, he didn’t have the material for a single album here, either, because he did this TWICE!!! Also, divorce records don’t really ✨speak✨ to me, as someone who’s been in a very healthy and loving relationship for the last 10+ years. But even when I was younger and dating and heartbroken, the depression vibes over a relationship were never my vibe. And it’s definitely not my vibe here and now. Now, that’s not to say that Here, My Dear isn’t an *interesting* listen. Where else are you going to hear someone soulfully self-harmonize the lyrics “Why do I have to pay attorney fees (attorney fees!)”?! Or a chorus that goes “you can leave, but it’s going to cost you,” as a double entendre?! What about a song about being reincarnated with your ex-wife on a funky spaceship and smoking Venus weed together?! On a purely bitchy level, the amount of dirty laundry aired on this record does speak to the deuxmoi/TMZ/WorldStar/tabloid-obsessed girl in me, to the point where maybe I should work on that a bit. I get how you could view the context of this album as essential, but on text alone, while interesting, it’s not enjoyable. And look, through all this, Gaye has his talents. They may not produce anything to my liking, but I’m not going to deny that the idea for a double album song cycle that sounds more like a suite is a good idea– on paper. It’s the execution that ruins it, even if I was a fan of this style of soul. But I’m not, and I was bored, and this feels self-absorbed in a way that doesn’t really interest me. I support him being a petty bitch, but that doesn’t mean I have to actually listen to him while he bitches.

Not the best Marvin GAye album.

Very sweet, not exactly my syle

The music was good. The lyrics were boring. I don’t care about his love life.

Tough listen, many songs were overly drawn out, hopefully this album was cathartic for him in this rough time of his life.

2 stars for not being completely unlistenable to. But there is nothing here worth revisiting. Ever.

Perfectly pleasant....but not earth shattering

i didn’t finish it because i got bored. eh.

Gaye's got a great voice and some of these beats really are fucking amazing. Like I really liked Everybody Needs Love but.....these lyrics are so boring and so repetitive and just really weak. At times, the music also sounds like it's from Sesame Street (looking at you "Anger")

way too long, and if I know anything about this list it can't be his best work either

It seems like when a musician is down bad they either make a banger of an album or something hella boring and sad. Unfortunately this is the latter.

I think there is enough good Marvin Gaye on the 1001. This is .. OK, but just a bit nasty.

I guess you gotta be in the mood for this one. Out of the gate I found it whiney, corny, boring and ridiculously slow. I felt he mailed it in to meet a contract obligation. It does not stand up well today. Were any of these songs hits? Only two tracks had significant listen counts - "When Did You Stop Loving Me..." (which was not an enjoyable track for me, it wandered, had weird horn backing and sounded like a rough draft) and "Is That Enough" (which was just better than average and at nearly 8 mins was waaaay too long). "Time To Get It Together" was the only song I enjoyed. If this is a must listen album I must have missed the message or couldn't find the groove that made it an essential T1001 album. Not impressed.

It’s so long and not very memorable

The songs are so fucking lame. The band is good though.

Eerst Todd, nu Marvin. Het lijkt het thema te zijn momenteel: Albums die te lang doorgaan. In kleine porties is zo'n Marvin Gaye met z'n zoetsappige geneuzel natuurlijk best wel leuk, maar dit album kabbelt te lang voort. Pornosax, janken over de liefde, zoetsappige oehs en aahs, Marvin die ontzettend kan genieten van z'n eigen zang, een bak galm. Een uur en bijna 20 minuten lang. Het is niet slecht, het is niet verschrikkelijk, maar het is wel te lang allemaal. Als dit 40 minuten was had ik de drie sterren aangeklikt, maar in deze vorm blijven er maar 2 sterren over. Doseren blijft een kunst.

It's fine. I like What's Going On more.

A disappointment compared to other albums by Marvin Gaye. One reason is that "Here, My Dear" is too long. It could've been 45 minutes long and it might've had a better rating. The songs on this album just don't stand out at all. At least they're nice tunes but they're boring. 2 stars for "Here, My Dear".

This is both boring and annoying. 2 stars or D-.

What the hell is this album cover. A collage of Rodin's Kiss, some made-up neoclassical building with a terrible art deco eagle, and Marvin Gaye as that one burgher of Calais, with badly-drawn robes instead of rags. Really bad font contrast too. Also I thought the music was meh. I forgot I was listening to it.

I listened to this and then an hour later thought ‘oh I haven’t checked my album for today’… I love Marvin but this was far from his best work. Good sound but utterly forgettable.

i did not enjoy the vast majority of this, but i did find it funny after learning the back story of it

Well the Lore for this album really is something it was described as one of his final master works but I'm really not sure, I found it tolerable as background music except for every once in a while when I'd catch some really bitter lyricism

too long of an album just to sing about a break up man

I can really understand why an album like this makes this list. It's certainly very interesting and so vastly different form Let's Get It On. The ultimate sex album and the ultimate divorce album, what a combo. I'd like to give it 5 stars because it just makes sense, but it's not really for me and I don't really care to revisit it any time soon. Fave: A Funky Space Reincarnation because it's from a time when Pluto was still a planet. "Send you over to the Plutotarium to be Plutotized" Oh Yeah!

2.75

Not liking this as much as Let's Get it On. Feels like it's retreading the same ground but with sad lyrics this time. Maybe that's versatile but I'd much rather listen to the former of these two.

It's so boring I cannot be bothered. I am also very far removed from the headspace in which this kind of music could be appropriate. The US election results have shown that this ridiculous country has decided to show the rest of the world its entire ass and re-elect a racist clown that has promised fascism. But, honestly, when a country that was founded on genocide and built on the backs of slaves shows that a leopard doesn't change its spots, is anyone *really* that surprised? So we'll get what we deserve when the Christian Taliban and Supreme Court drag this country back to the stone ages. As a black man, that terrifies me, but the straight white people in this country couldn't give a flying fuck about anyone but themselves. Always remember: There is no hate like Christian love.

Will not be revisiting anytime soon…

This album is a vibe but not much else. Most of the songs are just basic vamps and go on for way too long. A lot of the vocals almost sound improvised. Not enough hooks and too much random pentatonic riffing. The mix is a mess, random sax solos and synth parts are way too loud at times. Nothing about this is ground breaking or particularly interesting so its inclusion on this list is puzzling. Decent background music but should be much, much more given Marvin’s immense talent. 2.5 / 5.

An album that's even more mundane and slow than "Let's Get It On." If "Let's Get It On" was the sex scene, "Here, My Dear" would be the pillow talk. I think Marvin Gaye might've been a little depressed /s

Man, get over her already, Mr. Gaye.

For baby-making music, this felt like a lot of foreplay with no finish (IF YOU WILL). Don’t tease us Marvin. We want it.

This album really bored me. I thought I’d like Marvin but this didn’t excite me in any way

This hit me a lot less than I expected when I saw who it was by. Not a bad listen but honestly, a bit boring.

Great trumpet on Is That Enough. I was expecting something else from this album. I was trying to figure out what to like and the strange synth kept coming. The production was fine, but this wasn't for me.

This walked so uptown funk could run! And I mean that as a big meh

Heartbreak album, very samey songs, bluesy

Marvin Gaye tried to process his divorce in album form, but it just ends up feeling like an awkward eavesdrop into someone else’s marital therapy session. Every track is him moping about his failed relationship, like a broken record that only knows how to whine. He pours his heart out, but it’s hard to care when each song feels as long as a small novel. Marvin, we get it—she left. By the fifth track, I wished I had too.

This kind of smooth languidness is rarely my thing, even if I can appreciate the concept in theory. In this case, I will note that Marvin Gaye obviously has an incredible voice, which did boost my enjoyment considerably, +1. But I feel that the tone drifts firmly into whiny territory after awhile and many of the songs are so long, so about halfway through I started thinking "isn't this album almost over?" I love heartbreak songs, but this feels a little too much like wallowing for me. So, -2.

Not a single standout track for me.

What a very personal album. Too bad it was so boring. Okay, that was mean. The lyrics did make me laugh a lot. I feel a bit bad for laughing at this man's pain and him working thru his divorce but also...some of those lines were just funny, and I'm not sorry about that. I like Marvin Gayes voice. I do not like his music style.

not bad didnt hit hard kinda boring YNN

Not my favorite, I never really got into it.

This album was alright. But it didn't excite me, too many ballads. Didn't quite get how it made the cut.

I thought I'd enjoy this album like I do with Marvin's earlier works. This one just comes off as whiny and I couldn't really get on board. Nothing that had me wanting to hit skip, but nothing that would have me coming back.

Not my thing

What a whiney dude. The talent is clearly there, but it's just so fucking boring. I don't care about your lawyer bills, or what a judge said. How did you ever get married in the first place if you're this bitchy about everything? Other artists have used divorces and break ups for interesting albums or tracks, but this is an hour and thirteen wasted.

Why do I feel like I'm being seduced with every song on this album? Not in a good way. I get why Marvin Gaye was popular. I also realize he is put on a petastal due to his untimely and horrific demise. I don't think record showcases his talent but more so his charm. It comes off creepy. Not to say he doesn't sing great, he does... It's just nothing I want in my ears. This era and style of music is long gone and I don't see it having a resurgence any time soon.

Romantic meal, candles lit, now for some music. Whatever you do, don’t put this album on. It starts with a song about a child custody battle and goes on to anger, jealousy, self pity and the unfairness of paying attorney fees. After a bitter divorce, Gaye was contractually obliged to produce an album and give his ex 50% - he delivered this, which takes petty revenge to a whole new level. Save this for if you get dumped and want to know how not to respond.

So we had a high point with What's Going On? and now a pretty low point with this one. Nothing much to save on this record, it's dull and writing a WHOLE DAMN album on this subject?! If You Think You Lonely Now from Womack was already too much and painful to listen to, a whole album is yet another story.

Easy listing, but just not for me.

I can see the talent, but for me this is about where R&B fell off until the 90s. Every song lasts about two minutes past when it was over

un pò piatto..

Cover art is hilarious. Whole project is kinda unhinged. Sad to say that I did not enjoy this at all. Gets into the smooth pop sound I really don't like. Doesn't feel right to lump a Marvin Gaye album in with the other stuff I've given a 2, but here we are. hated. (⌐■_■)

Marvin Gaye sure comes off better when he’s singing about the state of the world, versus singing about the state of his divorce. Bit of a tough one to get through, but at least you still get to listen to Marvin Gaye sing.

Totally forgettable

"When did you stop loving me?" When you bored me to death. Nice voice. But such a dull album zzzzzz

Marvin Gaye can and did do so much better. I reckon he knew it too. Still ok to listen to, but a similar experience to that White Stripes album for me.

Sowieso krijgt dit album de prijs voor de kitscherigste hoes van de hele lijst. (Wat dachten ze dat ze aan het doen waren?) Meestal gooit dit soort soul hoge ogen in deze lijst, maar dit vond ik saai en ook niet bijzonder goed gedaan. Een heel nummer van zes minuten over een al dan niet zingend musje, kom nou. En koop eens een wat beter keyboard dan dit ding van de Action, Marvin.

Ik heb nooit heel veel naar dit soort muziek geluisterd, terwijl ik het genre wel fijn vind. De 1001 biedt mij daardoor voor dit genre meer inzicht. Leuk. Ik merk nu wel dat ik Marvin ten opzichte van vergelijkbare muziek toch wat saaier vind. Deze muziek heeft wat power nodig wil ik erin komen. Het eerdere album Let's Get It On was meer zwoel dan krachtig. Dit album is ook niet zo krachtig. Het voelt zelfs net wat leger. Geen hoog cijfer, maar wel leuk om eens goed beluisterd te hebben.

Ik dacht eerst even Alain Clark te horen, maar die staat natuurlijk niet in de lijst. Dat Alain Clark vergeleken wordt met Marvin Gaye, daar zal Alain ongetwijfeld heel blij mee zijn. Ik heb in het verleden wel aangegeven, dat ik dit soort muziek toch best ok vind. Vandaag heb ik er wat minder mee. Het is allemaal iets te zoetsappig en te traag. Het trucje kennen we inmiddels wel. Er staat voor mij ook geen bekend hitje op en een dubbelalbum is veel te lang. Het is allemaal net iets teveel van het goede voor me. Ik ben niet de enige en het werd destijds blijkbaar ook niet zo best ontvangen. Zet het onder een film en ik word misschien enthousiaster, maar nu nog niet. Het haalt de magere 3 net niet

Drags on a bit. No wonder somebody shot him

A collection of lovesick moon tunes. So much talent, ability and musicianship to produce such a thoroughly boring product.

It was fine, but I was just not in the mood and only got about halfway before I gave up. Not my style, but the musicianship was great. Two stars.

In a nutshell: Marvin's diary of love, loss and devastation. Yep, it's a breakup album. Marvin maintains self-exploration and vulnerability in his songwriting. Backing band is great. Songs are same-sounding and unnecessarily long. It’s just “okay”. Overall: 3/10

Didn't love it, but it was nice to have on in the background

Jesus. This is probably the hardest to listen to album on here. It’s honest but in a way that feels mean and is painful in a way that just cuts too deep. I dunno I like it when Marvin is talking about fucking. Not when he’s really sad telling me he hates his ex wife

Didn't really find anything interesting to this album, but it wasn't bad either.

Man he is yapping about his divorce

Nothing to write home about

Smooth but no notable songs

It was okay, very turned off to the title of the second song so wouldn't listen again.

There’s certainly no Let’s Get it On or What’s Going On, on this album. Just a lot of the same old stuff. They all sound the same.

Gaye. This sounds smoother than the silken fur of a cat's belly. Unfortunately, the lyrics are as sharp and eviscerating as a cat's claws. I can't quite work out whether he's bitter or not. No wait.... The music is good. The vibe is confusing. The lyrics are grim. I feel that as concept albums go, this is probably about one of the most bizarre. Why would you publish your diaries in song form? Especially if you're setting it to sex music. I mean... I literally never want to listen to it again. So. Um.

2*

Koliko god ja volio marvina gaya, ovo je tek proto Drake kuknjava😃

Fine in the background.

His voice is nice to listen to, just like his other albums, but the album feels a bit too long. By the end, I couldn't wait for it to be over.

He has 3 albums on the list. The other 2 are better. I don't even like those very much. I think this album is way too long and it doesn't belong on the list. Favorite song: Time to get it together.

smooth velvety voice... nice background music. funky space reincarnation

Sorry Marvin, but I don't care. Sorry that shit happened to you or whatever. Didn't have to make a 70 minute album about it though.

2,5

Has something ever been so chill...that it makes you uncomfortable?

this album is soo boring and kept dragging on and on. i get that the man is super talented but this is not it i just wanted it to end.

I don't know what it is, but I just found this a bit dull and lyrics were pretty goofy at times.

Not good.

Wikipedia says this album was a 'critical and commercial failure' upon release. I'm on the '78 critics side

38/1001 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

too old, too melodic, not suited for modern music connoisseurs

Marvin Gaye macht schöne Musik - für bestimmte Stimmungen/Situation sensationell. Aber eben auch Langweiliges - wie dieses Album.

Some great songwriting but an overall boring album. Didn't really connect with me. A lot of the songs just felt boring and long. Great lyrics and emotional storytelling but overall not for me

Nothing about this album stands out.

not my cup of tea

Horny mofo. Tragic man.

Well Marvin Gaye's vocals are good. That's pretty much where this album ends though. It's just so darn boring. Someone listening with me described it like they felt like they were at a bank and it was one continuous song. 5/10 (2.5/5)

Not his best

So boring. It's not like Marvin can't sing but I don't want to listen to these songs. I really don't want an hour of this.

Rather boring, flat, unremarkable. It may well be a grower or some hidden masterpiece but on the listen I gave it, it's not worth bothering about.

A self-indulgent Marvin Gaye working out his feelings on a musical divorce journey that I didn't want to go on. This is a career's worth of topical songs concentrated on one release and it's a lot. Not all of it was horrible but one listen is enough.

Really boring compositions.

duplicate

Qualitätsmusik. Tamla. Zwei Sterne.

Forgettable. Sad ass lyrics tho

Utterly forgettable. I tried very hard to closely listen to this, and my attention just slide away every time. The songs sound very much the same. I'm sure a lot people like it. It is a very comfortable sound. Not for me though. 2/5.

4/10

Couldn't get into this one. Seemed too self indulgent

Marvin Gaye was super Gaye. 4/10

Oh boy, I don’t spend a lot of time analyzing what artists are trying to say with their music, but these lyrics are fucking dumb.

Didnt love it tbh

No thank you, my dear. I'm not interested in listening to the desperate self-pitying ramblings of a divorced man after it's already too little too late. Musically, it's what I expect from Marvin -- his voice is emotive and powerful as always -- but thematically it is such a turn off. This album cover is creepy and off-putting too. This is not the vibe, not at all. I can see why it was a flop on release.

R&B artist don't make good albums. The genere is geared toward singles and rightly so. No o e wants to listen to some one drone on about the some Ole love story for an hour. Marvin Gaye obviously produced two of the greatest songs in americam musical history, he has not, however, produces an album that we NEED to hear.

Abit self indulgent. Maybe If you've gone through a divorce you can relate. Not bad just nothing sticking. 4/10

"We gon be getting down on the moon. Light years, interplanetary funk" I used this album as background music, otherwise I'm not sure if I would've been able to stand 1hr 10 mins of Marvin Gaye crying about the fact that his wife divorced him. It was very nice as background music. The entire album (predictably) merged together into what felt like one long song. some particular tracks that stood out to me sonically include T4- Anger, with a nice funky beat alongside his usual type of vocals. and T11- A funky space reincarnation (which is the playlist track), which is super funky and I think the lyrics are hilarious. I'm not sure why he felt the need to include the same song three times in this album, and not a particularly good song either. I guess he really wanted to drive home the point that he wasn't sure when his ex-wife stopped loving him, so he included an instrumental and a reprise. Whatever Mr. Gay 2/5

Too long too emotional

Let's razzmatazz and all that jazz. Crikey. This is way too hippie space cadet. Marvin Gaye has some classics but they aren't here.

Very lovey dovey. Got bored but it wasn’t bad at all.

This guy feels wronged by divorce

First listen Saved 3/14 Top track: When Did You Stop Loving Me

Not his finest hour. Tedious to the extreme. Why did he think anyone would want to listen to this.

Not bad. Very clear topic on this one

Nothing i really got into on this.

A bit too long for me. Not my vibe, but I get it. 2.6/5

Not so much

Vähän yksitoikkoista vaikka ihan jees Is that enough ehkä paras

Highlights: "Time to Get It Together," "When Did You Stop Loving Me...Pt. 1," "Is That Enough," "You Can Leave..." Five years out from What's Going On, this can't take credit for anything fresh but retains the flaws and adds new ones. Later Gaye is all too diffuse. The band is tight except for clunky synths, but the lyrics just ramble hither and yon and peter out in the middle of nowhere. Everybody remembers the hooks, but 99.9% of people couldn't remember one of these songs front to back. And now Gaye lacks all his former energy. And all that lyrical dithering is embarrassing bitter breakup confessional that conveniently elides he's an incestuous statuatory rapist whenever it frets about what went wrong. And then there's the agonizing amount of spoken word in a quasi-Dylan sing-song. Awful. Only redeemed by the band, with strong grooves and compelling changes, which are mostly rehashes of past success.

sultry, sexy, stalkery

Not his best fairly standard

Overly long, smooth and funky as expected but only all too brief moments of interest to rise above the self-indulgent bitterness. There's better Marvin Gaye albums out there.

A bit too smoochy for I.

Took one glance at the artwork... I couldn't bring myself to listen to it yesterday! Listened today, it was alright, it's no What's Going On or Trouble Man though.

Here, My Dear is the fifteenth album by singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye and it's a double album. The album's main theme focuses on the divorce between Gaye and his first wife Anna. In fact, Anna receives half of the royalties from this album as a condition of their divorce agreement. At first this condition made Gaye want to be lazy during production, but it actually spurred him on to give it his best effort. This album was a hands-on project for Gaye, as he was involved with almost everything. The music on this album can be described as funk and soul. Marvin Gaye poured all of his feelings into this album so he was crushed when it didn't perform well. Here, My Dear was a commercial and critical failure upon its release, but it was later hailed by music critics, in the years following Gaye's death, as one of Gaye's best albums. I enjoyed this laid-back, soulful album for what it was and would recommend others to do the same.

Some good sounds, but it isn't as good as his other material

Not a overwhelming creative piece of art, comparing to previous or following albums. Sounds boring just as a marriage could be. ;/

Seems like this should be my thing, just not in the mood for it.

There is definitely a time and place for Marvin Gaye but this album is so overindulgent and heavy handed that it's cringey. I also hate sappy, breathy talking before/during a song and this album is rife with it. Some good/funky tracks but lost in the length and the lack of variety

Good voice but I got really sick of the style by the end. I think it's just a personal music preference that I don't enjoy it.

Marvin Gaye is so smooth but from a personal standpoint, he’s kind of bland. I much prefer Al Green to this.

Background music

Not my style. Too flaky and almost musak musical arrangements. I pass…

Maybe controversial but this wasn’t as good as I was expecting. Not bad by any means but just didn’t have any proper knee slappers. 2.5

Just me not liking music as sweet as candy

This kind of music isn’t really for me. It seemed intentionally repetitive and oh so slow. Also read an article once about how horrible of a husband Marvin Gaye was so it’s hard for me to feel any sympathy for him that he had to pay alimony. High 2.

Op de achtergrond bij het werken best aangenaam, maar ook niet heel enerverend

The background is kind of interesting, with Marvin knowing half the royalties would go to his recently divorced wife. As a result, the subject matter is raw and personal, and the lyrics are particularly blunt and specific. It’s definitely the most most absorbing thing about this album. Unfortunately the music doesn't do much for me, even in small doses, so a whole double album was, inevitably, a bit of a slog. I did enjoy that the ‘instrumental’ version of When Did I Stop Loving You had vocals throughout the duration... 2 / 2.5

Pretty. Boring. Pretty boring.

It’s was fine, but nothing I’d usually listen to. Easy listening.

It's not my kind of music I hear.

Well done, some of the dated synth sounds pulled me out of it.

Hmmm, Not the best from Marvin Gaye.

Bit of a struggle, this one.

Good sounding, calm and cool. Not necessarily my thing

Is this proto-Yacht rock? This was mellow, very adult FM easy listening. Meandering at points. I think this is what yacht-rock was going for this whole time. Regardless, not for me. But I recognize the game.

Long way off his best, but there's some fun stuff here. Also, the song that appears to be the inspiration for Jamiroquoi's second album. Don't think I'll be heading back soon.

There were moments in this album that were reminiscent of everything you hear about Marvin Gaye. The silky smooth, the sexy calm. But the majority of this was just not good. Would I feel differently if I was divorced? Or more strongly so? I really hope this album was cathartic for Marvin because that seems like the true point of the album instead of anything to sit down and enjoy the music.

Eh. good for cheesy sex

Zoals verwacht, zwoele neukseks muziek, maar eigenlijk best kut

Æ ekkert spes plata. When did you stop loving me er ágætt. Annað er bara voða mikið eins.

- liking the instrumentals but can't stand the like weird speaking voice that seems to be on all the tracks - i do not think i will be finishing this (at track 10). its just not really my style. like i don't think its bad but none of it has grabbed me in any way.

It's Marvin Gaye, pretty limited in terms of WOW-factor.

What’s going on? I do like Gaye’s early music, but this is just weenie soul. I see that it was a flop when it was first released, but got critical acclaim after he died. But this album is so boring I simply don’t have it in me to put in the effort to listen to it again.

This is for somebody other than me. There is other Marvin Gaye I’d rather listen to.

I didn't connect with it. It was slow. Compared to his other stuff it seemed sterile.

This wasn't for me. It's well made, but I just didn't care.

I can appreciate an album about love, divorce and recovery, but maybe now's not the right time for me to hear this album.

smooth and chill

Very long and samey. Didn't really enjoy it

Had it on in the background but it didn't grab me, not as standout as "Let's get it on" and not a patch on "What's going on"

Nah doesn't do it for me. have an image as Marvin Gaye as something older people put on just when they want to be freaky and can't see any reason why you'd listen otherwise. Slow songs about love just not for me. 1.6

Aside from a few jammin tracks, most of this album honestly felt like Marvin Gaye doing a parody of Marvin Gaye. I'm disappointed.

I don’t think I was in the mood

Maybe shouldve kept to himself

I did not enjoy this.

heilt ok-

Altfor langt, ganske kjedelig, for sexy til å hørra på på jobb :/

Hmmm… This was a frustrating one. The story behind the album is interesting. The lyrics can be striking. There’s a couple great songs in here. But 70 minutes of mid tempo late seventies funk, with somewhat uneven performance by Gaye, it ended up being too much for me and I skipped a lot. Maybe caught me on the wrong day.

Nothing special

é um album bem good vibes, mas a seleção de sintetizador deixa as musicas chatas. tem um mini wah wah em todas musicas, wah wah fica legal se usado precisamente, jorrando pra tudo quanto é canto fica irritante. não é meu tipo de musica, mas entendo porque algumas pessoas gostariam.

Just ok, didn't really hold my interest

I probably wouldn't go out of my way to listen to this album. I recognize that it has quality for the genre but the genre is not my cup of tea

Cet albumdate de 1978, mais sonne comme 1968. Il n’a rien de mémorable. J’adore Marvin Gaye. Je trouve qu’il a créé des pièces magnifiques, mais cet album n’en est pas un.

I heard about Marvin Gaye way more than I ever listened to. He seems to mention in every joke about how to put Martin Gaye on to put your woman in the mood for some loving, but I doubt any of the people who write that actually do it. Anyway, the only mood it put me in was boredom.

It was good music and I like Marvin Gaye. But this album just didn’t reach out to me like his other songs

Not his best work

this was so boring

probably a 1.5 just wasnt for me

Meh

Just take the L, man. Christ.

Not his best work, obviously.

Sleepy. Not slow, background, "love" music. Just downright sleepy. Let me throw in meandering and underwhelming. And boring. Can't forget to add that the lyrics are just fucking depressing as hell. Pathetic. D-

Meh, not as good as other gaye albums

Didn’t speak to me

Good sexy music, album too long too monotonous

2 1/2

5/10

Fine. Not great.

Boring

Personal rating--found it pretty repetitive and uncaptivating. Lyrics are solid and raw. Just wasn't grabbing me.

I think my biggest qualm with this album is the production - Gaye’s vocals are great as always and the melodic instrumentation is layered wonderfully behind a small ocean of filters, but there’s not enough umph in the rhythm section to grab onto. I get this is an R&B album, but without any kind of strong rhythmic presence these tracks just flop around like a blob fish without much sense of direction (which doesn’t help the fact that some of the melodies sound similar to one another)

first listen. It's ok. 2/5

I get that it is full of sorrow and heartbreak, but it is musically uninspiring.

I like MG but in the main this was self pitying, tuneless rubbish

The creep factor here is really off the charts. The choice here is between one and two frankly

Well that must have been one interesting marriage ...

Bold move zo een bekende naam maar 2 geven maar ik voelde het niet

Marvin Gaye's voice is smooth and flowing. Also boring for my tastes and at 73 minutes long a real struggle to get through. I also noticed that this album was a "commercial and critical failure" upon release. I am not a fan of albums that are dug back up and later revered. 2 at best. 2

Mellow smoochathon

First thought - that is a terrible cover! The ego he must have had at this point! This is apparently a bitter divorce album. It's basically a concept album on the subject. But nothing here is particularly deep - just feels like a bitter, very self involved man ranting. It's not a good look and it seems like he doesn't realize it - which is maybe even worse (again, that cover...). There are a few decent funky tracks (A Funky Space Reincarnation for example) but this is largely pretty cringe-worthy and not worth the time.

Few ones

good but not so much my thing I think

Fine background music for the bedroom, but not very inspiring beyond that

1978, соул. Пятнадцатый(!) альбом. Посвящен разводу с женой.

-Really not my kind of music -Lyrics are kinda too lovey-dovey and cheesy -Some songs are really groovy -Overall a very slow album but also very calming tunes -Favourite song Time To Get It Together

Not for me.

Not my cup of tea, but didn't hate it. Found it pretty amusing to read the background re his divorce, and the blatant lyrics about alimony and judges. Stay classy Marvin.

Just boring…. Easy listening…. But boring!

couldn't finish