Customer Reviews
A work is genius is what's going on. - By: Al Greene, 08 May 2008 
This album blew my mind when I first heard it 15 years or so ago. From the first to the last this album reaches the pinnacles that other artists just cannot. To think that it is over 30 years old to me it sounds fresher & more vital than most of the bland R&B that is being offered up today. Also it's political message still blows me away.
This album is so good that everyone should own it. Infact if you know someone who doesn't get them a copy. It would count as a genuine act of kindness on your part.
It's just a shame he's not still with us.
You can't afford not to own this record - By: Mr. L. B. Jones, 18 Mar 2008 Probably the best LP ever released by anyone, anywhere, & certainly the best on Motown.
Beautifulin it's conception, writing, recording & production. Simply beautiful.
A Desert Island Disk - By: Bill Peter, 03 Jan 2008 Sadly, when this album was released, Motown was "uncool", & I was listening to Mahavishnu Orchestra & Chick Corea's Return to Forever. Both good bands, but don't get played too often these days. However, since eventually buying it, it's never failed to get the hairs on the back of my neck to stand up. The title track is as relevant today as it was when it was written (Vietnam & Iraq), & is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It's just very sad that Marvin is no longer around to sing it.
Wonderful Marvin - By: DONJAUN, 06 Nov 2007 The sign of a truly great album is if it stands the test of time & "Whats going on" certainley does.It still as meaningful now as it wasin 1971 if not more today.Marvin was a truly great artist & this album is a testament to his greatness.Great songs that make you think.A brilliant album.
Marvin Gaye's Best Album - By: David R. Bishop, 16 Oct 2007 Marvin had been on the Motown production line for nearly a decade. Now I have nothing against the traditional Motown sound, on the contrary, I live breathe & sleep it, but Marvin was ready to trust his own creativity, & try something new, of his own.
Some have described the album as a 'black American' album. Listen again, you will not hear the word 'black' once! The album speaks to all of humanity, like great art should. The concept is timeless. With the current growing concerns about pollution & global warming, 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)' could have been written tomorrow.
There is a lot of jazzin the music. The chords & changes are very pleasing, & thoughtfully complex if you listen closely.
This is Marvin's best albumin my opinion. At the time of writing it is so cheap, & repackaged with a bonus track. It should be irrestibible to anybody. I believe it belongsin every serious collection.
