The two hundred and eighty-first album: #281 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
While I've mentioned my dislike of certain funk tracks before, Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On does hit the right notes for me. As before, Marvin Gaye's songs are focused on his vocals, which initially feel less political than What's Going On and incorporate a more sexually explicit outlook. I wouldn't describe it as crude, but there is a raw passion to the songs that feel out of place in the soul world of the day. For me, it feels quite refreshing and open and allows him to link the subject to different parts of a relationship - seductive and romantic, the deed, but also a political angle in some of it. All of this is done in a rich, Motown souls package that keeps it seductive and attractive.