HERE MY DEAR...WHATS GOIN ON

These are two beautiful albums by MARVIN GAYE. The critics choice has always been. WHATS GOIN with its anti war message, and it is a truly fantastic piece of music. Especially INNER CITY BLUES, which is sublime. It takes a few listens to get into this album. But when you do wow, it just blows you away. MARVIN GAYE was such a complex guy, He had the voice of an angel, and he was so cool. HERE MY DEAR is as good as WHATS GOIN ON. But this album is about the break of his marriage, It was an album he had to make to meet his alimony payments. When he entered the studio to record it, he just thought he would throw together any old tracks, to get it over with. But MARVIN being MARVIN, just couldn't do that. He really got into it and made this truly beautiful record of the break up of his marriage. You either love him or hate him, for the person he is, but see past his failings and enjoy his music, you will not be disappointed