Figuring Out "What's Going On" - FULL EDIT
Added 2023-12-22 16:00:11 +0000 UTCToday I'm breaking down Marvin Gaye's song and album "What's Going On" - the story behind it, the incredible bass work courtesy of James Jamerson, seeing how the songs on this album flow directly into each other, and how this album marks the end of an era in multiple ways.
Important note: the YouTube edit is 15 mins long, but this FULL version is TWICE as long at over 30 mins.
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Stream the Listening Guide
SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77bBkuWFtQtC2Zgh3KF9b0?si=2691a9d6cb8e4cb7
APPLE - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/listening-guide-whats-going-on/pl.u-7Y5pf0LaK4
TIDAL - https://tidal.com/playlist/227e3382-4ed3-45bb-8dfe-f8cdecef1428
YOUTUBE MUSIC - https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSe3sJZK61Nc0HGlXgcHpQ-7K1PQ3Q31m&feature=shared
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Also check out this live performance of “What’s Going On” into “What’s Happening Brother” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPkM8F0sjSw
Incredible visualization of Jamerson’s bass line on “For Once in My Life” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At3OP5CvIRY
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SOURCES
The book “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” - https://a.co/d/exMhJ90
https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-marvin-gaye-whats-going
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjvINi0A_PY
Comments
Man… Because of this video, I listened to the entire album! Wow! Tears! You can’t image Motown without this album. It’s no wonder why Smokey Robinson says it’s the greatest album of all time.
TheNationsRListening
2023-12-27 05:08:03 +0000 UTCI’ve always known songs on this album, however, never listen to the album all the way through to see the connective tissue from song, the song and chord chord. But I will now!
dwaine m
2023-12-24 19:25:55 +0000 UTC
