The two hundred and eighth album: #208 Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Listening to it, there's something appropriate about this album, the violence and problems described in it as much of a problem now as it has been. All of this is wrapped in a gorgeous soul album, one that lets the message dominate but mixes a bunch of elements incredibly well. It's its own tour de force, an impressive string of songs, that feels like it delivers on all things that matter - but with that, also feels relevant nearly forty years later, describing a struggle that still affects us. Marvin Gaye proves to have been an amazing song writer and creator of something timeless here.