OMG Bret - that footage of Marvin Gaye I’ve not seen it and Jamerson! Everything you’re written about the emotional content in music is spot on. Sometimes it’s even more. Songs, compositions, take me back in time; I am transfixed and I see my past like a movie I’ve beamed onto. Perhaps it’s why I became a musician. Great post, Bret.
I was in 8th grade, 13 years old, on the threshold of High School and really becoming a teenager. Man! Did this ever take me back! Listening to this album by Marvin Gaye over and over again was everything! Thank you Bret!
Excellent piece, and Marvin Gaye's performance is astonishing.
OMG Bret - that footage of Marvin Gaye I’ve not seen it and Jamerson! Everything you’re written about the emotional content in music is spot on. Sometimes it’s even more. Songs, compositions, take me back in time; I am transfixed and I see my past like a movie I’ve beamed onto. Perhaps it’s why I became a musician. Great post, Bret.
Thanks! That's the perfect word: transfixed.
One more comment - These were the days when the musicians sounded live just like they sounded on the recording. Yes, THOSE were the days.
I was in 8th grade, 13 years old, on the threshold of High School and really becoming a teenager. Man! Did this ever take me back! Listening to this album by Marvin Gaye over and over again was everything! Thank you Bret!
So glad you dig!