Marvin Gaye- What's Going On

[MacHowl]

Review Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan!

[TheIvoryrocker]

lol i had never seen the i want you cover, i always thought lil b came up with im gay on his own

[TheSeeker0666]

jaja Holy Shit.I didnt think about it but.....OK COMPUTER!!!

[FrequentFly3r]

@TheSeeker0666 where what why who

[trucking604]

The What's Going On album came out in 1971, to be accurate. I know, because I bought the album when I was in Jr. High. One of the greatest albums of all time! A classic and landmark, was relevant then, and is just as relevant now!

[LouisHaynes2]

You should have a look about the Funk Brothers, the band who played with all the Motown artists. James Jamerson ( the bassist ) is absolutely amazing in What's Going On. Once you listen to the Bassline it's a whole new song that pops out and that's the same for each instrument in each song.

And that's why is simply love and adore What's Going On.

[valentino0214]

STOP DOWNLOADING! Bands deserve to get paid. It doesn't make them "sellouts"..If your boss doesn't pay you for your job at Mc d's you are getting ripped off like downloaders rip off bands.Cool bands cant recoup costs from their labels and are getting dropped.We will be stuck with GaGa and Beiber cuz 12 yr olds pay for music more than "indie" kids do. It is also compromising the state of the internet.It's a human problem not a music problem.Give something back to music and the net.

[Neonman78]

Good review, but I liked Cal's more.

[surprisecko]

Love it Marvin Gaye is the man

[beepit95]

Fucking incredible album. Defiantly one of my favorites.

[TheChapo19]

please review dark side of the moon - pink floyd

[herreraricardo85]

great album

[jenniferashley99]

this is one of my favorite albums..and play it on my record player. It's a beautiful album cover and there's a song where he sings about going home to his mom and his father..it's sad since it was his father that killed him.Great album!!!

[GibbyVee]

"saaaaave the baabies" -Marvin

[GibbyVee]

Flyin' High is my fave shit

[nzwwefan]

Electric Ladyland. Lulz

[05pepsimax]

could you please review the KIng Gizzard And The Lizzard Wizzd- Willoughby's Beach =)

[flame0154]

OK COMPUTER DO IT PLEASE

[FuckYouPayMe5150]

Great Album. Very Peaceful and kickback,and great phrases from Marvin Gaye ''War is Not the Answer''...''for only Love can conquer Hate''.Questioning where did all the Peace and Love went in this world,and telling us to love our family and each other. ***** 5 Stars my Brothers and Sisters.Great Review my friend. RIP Marvin Gaye

[mikeyvinyl]

review My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

[boonzo]

Pretty much the perfect album IMO. I recommend the remaster with a couple bonus tracks.

[DJFutureSphere]

any of the holy trinity of shoegaze records pls?

that is, "Loveless" by My Bloody Valentine, or "Souvlaki" by Slowdive, or "Nowhere" by Ride.

[juliusjulio]

Tupac-Me aganist the world

[LaLaGrunge]

@juliusjulio 2Pac isn't hipster-approved.

[shosho161]

Please do a review of Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys!

[metull666]

Next up in BIG NEWS...sex feels good.

What the fuck, dudes?

Anyshit, go deep..."Here My Dear."

[JHoard92]

I would love to see a review of apologies to the queen mary.

[IrenBear]

How about 2112, or Moving Pictures... just sayin' ;-)

[elbothy]

Out of focus!!!

[HumbleFishStix]

right on's easily my favorite on the album

[ourworldsatwar]

@theneedledrop Do Possessed "Seven Churches".

[UrsineBenn]

Review something by Joy Division or Dirty by Sonic Youth.

[OldUnkieAl]

HELL YES this is a fantastic album.

[shredr18]

review ok computer

[cullycucc]

when you say "corny" what exactly are you saying?

[RRdaKing23]

Masterpiece

[uptownxgirlx]

this album is perfect. love it.

[herakuzi]

Led Zeppelin III =D

[fedrosimpson]

Moon and Antartica would be nice...



[fruffie]

@fedrosimpson hell yes

or Lonesome Crowded West

[SanJuanCreole]

Great Review

[kalilkash973]

London Calling... come on

[Tompkins1988]

Anthony, you should totally do Love's "Forever Changes"

[VatsABingo]

Do Led Zeppelin IV

[RoshaneRonan]

Gregory Isaacs - More Gregory

[selbyjason]

Excellent video Anthony. One thing you missed is James Jamerson played bass on a number of tracks and he has to be one of the greatest and smoothest players of all time

[socoolio]

Review of Unknown Pleasures could be interesting.

[PhlogistonTheory]

Recently bought the 40th anniversary package being the year was out in end-of-year sales, and it cemented my love for this album. It's just really really lush. I'm yet to hear anything else of his really, so I can't compare it to any of his other works, but as a stand-alone album, it's definitely a classic.

[theotheraldo]

3:27 "Marvin to me just comes off across as just so positive and sincere"

I Want You cover art?

Lil B is Marvin Gaye + Tupac

TYBG

[MetaBarbar23]

Review Pink Floyd - Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, or The Wall

[FeelPureVolume]

Review Led Zeppelin, what do you guys think?

[kaisamsa]

Have you reviewed Funeral? You could do it =D. What about London Calling? Or Discovery (DP)?

[Locksmithj0e]

I AM THE TABLE

[fargoneaccumulator]

Forget Zeppelin, totally unnecessary like reviewing "Back in Black"... REVIEW SPARKS Anthony! Anthonnnnyyyyyyyrr!

or perhaps the residents.

[genbukai123456789]

Usher - Confessions

[DaanOFF321]

I don't know it's because of my computer but the vid is kind of vague, unsharp

[CakeS2k]

John lennon- Walls and bridges.. shine some light on this album

[seanicus100]

I know this is obvious, but...please review a Beatles album.

[OkayCompy]

Kid A, Loveless, Queen is Dead, or Doolittle.

Please!

[Rewwgh]

LZ IV :D

[alex1209]

Review Grace-Jeff Buckley

[crashchild34]

madvillain. next.

[xxLaHippieLifeIs4Mex]

i'm not gonna lie, i think i love you for picking this in your classics week. i love watching your reviews even if i don't know the music because its thorough and well thought-out, and you picking this, and me being a soul music lover, its definitely a perfect way to start the year for me. Marvin Gaye and this album is fantastic and i love that you picked it. now do some Donny Hathaway maybe?

[Flatworldfilms]

Such a spot on review! 

[siwooot]

Review Mac Lethals new album Irish Goodbye

[ThePsychoticSmith]

Anthony, do you ever review country music? I would be interested in what you have to say about that genre.

[afacewithaview]

Haven't given this whole album a real listen since middle school. Definitely have to do that soon. Although I have returned to "Mercy Mercy Me" throughout the years.

[stude444]

This album is kind of Gaye

[p14y4h0n3]

Watching this was possibly the blackest thing I've done in the past few months. Someone addressed by the N-word to get me attention. My friends and I couldn't stop laughing the entire day.

[LivingwithoutAir912]

kid fuckin' a, please

[KiDLoso7]

Can you review Portishead - Dummy ????

[Cwhitfield15]

Ah, What's Going On; love this album.

[jarel101]

n.e.r.d - In Search Of...

[GrimFloyo43]

Did Cal groom his stache differently?

[chaosinorderrr]

Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor. A modern day classic! Review it!

[SirDebaser]

review a sucky classic album

[killthegoose]

do a review of Free's first album!

[floorreleased]

Mos Def, Black on Both Sides or Bjork's Debut!

[qtbrown]

Turn on the Bright Lights. Please.

[BrooklynJEW7]

You took it old school on this one :)

[uthink2much]

Love this album. Who doesn't?

[pauleiwalsh]

The Cure Pornography :)

[rvalenta92]

@pauleiwalsh yeah pornography or disintegration

[GiveItAwayNowww]

Just so you know, I know I, and probably a ton of other ppl too, would really appreciate it if you maid this more often, even just a monthly thing. I know how resilient you are towards doing these because you want to introduce us to new music, and we want to be introduced to new music too, but you also have to realize that not everyone has the musical knowledge you do. Many of us would greatly appreciate getting introduced to more of the classics. Just thought you should keep this in mind :P

[maxcady5]

@GiveItAwayNowww resilient? you mean resistant?

[GhandiBondage]

@GiveItAwayNowww yeah there are a lot works from the past that deserve the same recognition of works today, but aren't really getting it.

[TheHuggableRetard]

@GiveItAwayNowww is your name an rhcp reference? just curious...

[shredr18]

@GiveItAwayNowww that's what I told him. glad to know people agree with me

[Jarrydific]

I strongly agree with this post.

[ChuckieGHardcoreMC]

I love it. It's a beautiful trip. Really beautiful

[yoyosareawesome1]

Review m3tal please

[wuz352]

Yeah, I really love this album. It's so clear and precise, just cuts to the bone. Takes guts to make an album like this. Great review as always.

[alehandralehandra]

LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN

[SuperMegaPeanut]

Do a review of Kid A or Led Zeppelin IV

[Ridder2etc]

dope review. please do a Madvillain review.

[jamie50011]

review led zeppelin

[MoonchildMindaugas2]

I love The Strokes/Josh Homme's cover of Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology).

[KhalidMuhijadeen]

dude u forget to put albem review at end of the vidieo title pls fix

[DanteZzZ]

Dr. Octagon - Octagonecologyst! Cmon!

[BastoBean]

Save The Children, great track...

[CensoredSounds]

I'm not gay, I just want to boogie to some Marvin.

[mazdaplz]

review jethro tull's thick as a brick, please.

[JBBIGAIRskater]

facial hair!



[thedosage87]

This is my favorite album that you have reviewed. Though I love this album to death I've always recognized if not for Marvin's ability to emote vocally this album wouldn't be as strong. The production and Marvin's voice overshadow any of the pie in the sky lyrics. As far as the religious aspects I'm pretty atheist and still love the religious songs. I always chalk up religious moments on any album as good in that the artist is giving all of themselves and that's all a fan can ask for.

[KiDLoso7]

Portishead - Dummy

[bolder2009]

Marvin Gaye and Soul music is my speciality subject, but its nice to hear other peoples thoughts on this great artist's work.

[PrestonDowMusic]

one of my favorite albums of all time by the way

[PrestonDowMusic]

it sounds almost like a precursor the flaming lips soft bulletin in a way

[bolder2009]

Regarding the 'religious' issue you had with 'God is Love' and 'Wholy Holy', you have to understand that most of the great soul singers started singing in Church. Gospel music and Judo-Christian theology inform a lot of 'African American' musical forms, going as far back as the Negro Spirituals. The tension between the sacred and profane is one of the underlying subtexts that informs the body of work of Marvin Gaye and many other soul legends such as Al Green.

[bolder2009]

If your a bass player, you can only marvel at the genius of James Jamerson's bass playing on this album. Gotta give props to Bob Babitt for his contribution on the last 4 tracks. Also this album has arguably the greatest opener and closer of any album. The closing track 'Inner City Blues' is one of the most timeless grooves ever laid down, in my humble opinion. Incredible grooves underneath messages which speak to the heart of humanity and are even more relevant today than back in 1971.

[bolder2009]

Learning the story behind the making of the album and its historical context lends even greater appreciation. In no way, shape or form is this album critically overated. From a purely aesthetic perspective, it is one of the most rewarding albums to listen to. And it doesn't drag on. Its duration is short of 35 minutes yet its emotional range is vast, seemingly limitless. I've been listening to this album for more than half my life, and it feels just as fresh everytime I play it.

[kamhash1]

i love what's going on!! you should do any Sly and the Family Stone record!!

[ultraviolence6655321]

immmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm drunnkk.......................­. I <3 antony fantono, hea so sexy.......ha[ppppy newqq year reverybpdy....

[ebonyd4ever]

one of the greatest albums ever recorded

[bolder2009]

For me, its the greatest album ever made, alongside Miles Davis's 'Kind Of Blue'.

[bolder2009]

Sarah Vaughan and many other great artists across varying genres. The production and arrangements are timeless, and the singing is as good as it ever got. Its as close to perfect as an album ever got. It was overlooked by the grammys in the year that Carol King made her singer/songwriter masterpiece album, Tapestry. Also it was released in the same year as Sly & The Family Stone's 'There A Riot Going On', which translates as the anwser to the question Marvin raised.

[bolder2009]

@bolder2009 Typo: There's A Riot Going On (Sly & The Family Stone, 1971)

[0nlyj0nny]

This is an album I've recently discovered, but it became an all-time favorite very quickly. The arrangements are lush and beautiful, and the message is positive. Fantastic and very influential "classic" album.

[bolder2009]

It set the template for the direction of soul music in the 70's. Stevie Wonder still considers it his favorite album and says it inspired him to take his music in the direction he went during he classic run of albums from 1972's Music Of My Mind to 1976's landmark 'Songs In The Key Of Life'. Many artists from all genres have covered the songs on the album, including Aretha Franklin on her 1972 masterpiece Gospel album 'Amazing Grace', Donny Hathaway, Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald...

[bolder2009]

and the late David Van Depitte translated Marvins vocal sketches into some of the most beautiful string arrangements to grace a pop or soul record. The lyrics and messages were all essentially autobiographical from his persective (What's Going On, Flying High) and the perspective of his brother (Hey Brother) who sent him letters while he was fighting in the Vietnam War and informed by his faith (God is Love, Wholy Holy).

[bolder2009]

@bolder2009 Typo: the perspective of his brother Frankie Gaye (What's Happening Brother).

[bolder2009]

Nothing corny about this album. It stands alongside Miles Davis's Kind Of Blue, John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme' and Stevie Wonder's Innervisions. Its a groundbreaking album on so many levels, and the musicianship is of the highest order, with the legendary Motown house band The Funk Brothers, providing the rhythm section, and arguably the greatest bass player that ever lived, James Jamerson holding down the groove on the first 5 tracks. Marvin played piano on every track....

[mandolinoh]

Hey you should review Curtis Mayfield "There's no place like America today" That album is the shit

[steviethellama]

Please review The Glow Pt. 2!

[Drsinewy]

You're a dirty hippie with bad facial hair. But I am too, It's a good thing. Great review, mange. And have a wonderful, love-filled new year!

[smallmaniac]

The album sat on my shelf for the better part of a year before I listened to it intentionally. Such a beautiful album that is scary relevant to today. I think there should be a place for this kind of honest yet hopeful music in everyone's collection. Essential listening.

[henrysmart89]

I never listened to this the whole way through, definitely more people need feel good records like this.

[leistassen]

loVe it!!!!

[foreveralwaysalone]

Is dat some Sun O))) in the back ground Anthony? Seriously man, odd vinyl choice to stick on the door during these "classic" reviews. O_o

[dane2796]

im not Gaye I just wanna boogie to some Marvin

[ashtonjamal]

Marvin gaye is my favorite aritst of all time

[FunkyWhitePimp]

I downloaded this album a while back and I have know idea what's so special about it.

[maxwellcale]

Poor Cal. These days he has to be in a real hurry, while Anthony takes his time to talk. Well, we are living in a world full of injustices.

[anand308]

Its true, even though I am an atheist, the overall tone of the album and the message (aside from the religious parts) really speak to me. Love this album!

[anand308]

Thank You so much for reviewing this!!!!!! One of my favourite albums of all time!!!!!!

[TheEloeo]

I'm drunk and i have no idea why i'm watching this.

[thezimmione]

Been meaning to listen to this one for a while now.

Would love to see a review of Al Green's Call Me.

[stevenjm12]

i like your facial hair though

[NobodyDancesAnymore]

Allen Stone

[AgeOfOddz]

You should review Bel Cantos Birds of Passage, a un appreciated classic electronica masterpiece from the 80s. Sort of reminds me of of Fever Ray

[maddearth]

one of my favourite albums of all time along with stevie wonder's songs in the key of life <3 :D

[kevin4peace]

Animals by Pink Floyd

[sojirokaidoh2]

Aquilus- Griseus, once classics week is over. I shall request this album until you review it, dammit. Until 4-5 months or so, at least.

[BigTuna1994]

ODESSEY AND ORACLE

[LastBankJob]

An LP I once liked but have grow to hate. Mawkish.

[watashiwanachodes]

LOVE this LP

[FlyingFuckstorm]

Here's hoping for Rain Dogs.

Happy new year, anfandango.

[TheStanHat]

Loving the classical reviews Anthony. Also, where did you get that fucking sexy OFF! Shirt?

[SonofMrPeanut]

Like the Out! shirt.

[Aros777]

Coldplay's Parachutes Album

[FlyingFuckstorm]

@Aros777 Fuck off.

[thebonkersjupiter]

Apart from two tracks I feel this album is corny.

[figure337]

I love you for this Mr. Fantano. Happy new years to you.

[steej88]

Just a classic! Great message behind it and such a TALENT.

[RideLXbindings]

gorillaz- demon days

[idlelabor]

one of my faves

[NGSFilms]

When I came to check out your next review, an expression of utter astonishment and joy spread across my face, I wish I could have took a picture. Nice pick for a classic review Anthony.

[preston9019]

Please for the love of god review some thing by Ween!!!

[gh1Mikie]

Please review an album from Donny Hathaway

[adsbegone]

Please review "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like, oh wait.......

[MidKnight696]

" I dont want to review older/classic albums" But you reviewing two of the oldest fucking albums to date? LMFAO.

[adsbegone]

@MidKnight696 He's only reviewing older/classic albums this week, so expect him not reviewing these sorts of albums for a long time after this week.

[MidKnight696]

@adsbegone Im fucking pissed off at anthony because he bashed my favorite fucking album this year! Childish Gambino Camp.

[adsbegone]

@MidKnight696 His review on Childish Gambino's "Camp" has to be on my "Top 10 Least Favorite Needle Drop Reviews". I'm a fan of Anthony for a while and I'm still very disappointed by the review.

[darthkrueger]

@adsbegone I'm dissapointed with his Tha Carter IV review. And I actually agree with his verdict, just not the methods he took to get there. "It's Lil Wayne, what did you expect" is not a form of criticism in any way.

[kvan1917]

Review a Pink Floyd LP! Please. :)