by
Marvin Gaye
- Record Label: Motown
- Release Date: May 31, 2011
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Universal acclaim- based on 88 Ratings
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Positive: 81 out of 88
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Mixed: 1 out of 88
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Negative: 6 out of 88
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Aug 23, 2022
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Dec 12, 2011Marvin Gaye's 1971 landmark album really is a great album, there's no debating that. Whether you're into smooth jazz or soul in general, this is the nectar of the Gods. My personal favorite track comes from the mellow funk groove "Inner City Blues." This record is definitely worth your time.
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Aug 21, 2019This album is perfect. A great commentary on the civil rights movement, US involvement in vietnam and the general changes that happen in a society.
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Jan 4, 2013You can never go wrong with a little Marvin Gaye, reissue or not. This album shows a king at the height of his prime; an athlete at his physical peak. It's also one of the most influential albums all time, perhaps the album that cemented Gaye's place in history. A near perfect classic.
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Feb 25, 2017One of my favorite albums, extremely socially & politically relevant (even today), rightly regarded as one of the best albums of all time. Nothing else needs to be said; What's Going On speaks for itself
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Aug 28, 2023The. Greatest. Soul. Album. Ever. Created. This is literally an absolute masterpiece and by far one of the greatest albums that I've ever listened to. Give this thing a listen, you won't regret it.
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Aug 15, 2011
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Apr 13, 2012Marvin Gaye along magnificent career records published as "Let` s Get It On, or "Here My Dear" but "What ¨ s Going On" reached the height of his career and achieved something that few artists achieve, innovate ... create, both musically and production (1971) without forgetting the message of the work, an absolutely revolutionary (Vietnam). one of the greatest albums ever made.
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Dec 27, 2019
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Aug 10, 2011I'm gonna get crucified for this, but this album is perhaps a tad overrated - the title track overshadows anything else by a mile, and there is a fair amount that slips into smooth background music. Nevertheless, enormously influential and a landmark release, and everyone should give it a listen as a matter of course.
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Nov 25, 2013Cannot understand how Marvin Gaye and persons like him, make such a number in the U. S. Marvin is a genius, in any and every sense of the word. In fact, the song, 'Night Shift', by The Commodores, might have been a reference to him, when the name, 'Marvin' is a part of the lyrics.
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Oct 1, 2014This album rightfully deserves it's spot as the best Soul album of all time.
What's Going On is not only Marvin Gaye's masterpiece, it's the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices, a man finally free to speak his mind and so move from R&B sex symbol to true recording artist. -
Apr 18, 2014
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Nov 13, 2016it's the best album that ever created. The vibe, the elevation of soul music, the ever-so-true lyrics about our future, the improvisation of tune and beats, all shows a true artist elevates his creation into a gift of light from god.
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Jul 30, 2021Really good album- good production, fantastic lyrics, and each song seems to flow into the next one. For an album dealing with such heavy subjects, it's also surprisingly chill.
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Q MagazineAug 9, 2011It still sounds fabulous and relevant too, though this Super Deluxe Edition with lots of superfluous add-ons and a super £50-plus price tag to match is surely for completists only. [Aug 2011, p.133]
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Aug 4, 2011Greatest protest album ever made? Most stirring soul-music symphony? Yes and yes. And then some.
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Aug 4, 2011An indelible quiet-storm jeremiad.