VIDEO: Marvin Gaye Rehearsal

[JSngry]

[Noj]

Somehow I never pictured Marvin lounging on the couch when I listened to his albums. Was his band funky or what? Those cats were groovin'.

Edited April 14, 2008 by Noj

[JSngry]

According to the David Ritz bio, Marvin recorded all of his tracks while lounging on a sofa.

[Joe G]

That was some baaad shit. Thanks for that.

[Noj]

According to the David Ritz bio, Marvin recorded all of his tracks while lounging on a sofa.

I didn't know that! Marvin was the man.

[Dave James]

Wow...I mean WOW!

Up over and out.

[Soul Stream]

Funny how the music doesn't sound like much until Marvin starts singing...then it all happens...(great musicians by the way, whoever they are...)

[Peter Johnson]

OMG, amazing. Thanks for posting this.

And that spinning piano!

[rachel]

Be still my heart ...

[CJ Shearn]

man that was funky. Seriously, Marvin really cut all those tracks on a sofa?

[Rooster_Ties]

Speaking (typing) as a singer (albeit a choral singer), I can tell you that lying down like that simply sucks as far as being able to really produce much breath support. Probably doesn't matter much if one is really close-miked -- but still, I would tend to think that sofa stuff would really have some kind of negative effect on tone and breath support.

Then again, with the way Marvin sings (not full voice, and isn't that practically all falsetto??), maybe breath support isn't/wasn't much of an issue.

Edited April 15, 2008 by Rooster_Ties

[Bright Moments]

surely this belongs in the sexiest music video thread!

[fabsax]

Thank you very much for that link!

[Joe G]

Got me studyin' my man on guitar.

[RDK]

Damn. I lay on a couch like that, all I do is fall asleep.

[umum_cypher]

Is this the Belgium footage? I know he's lying on the sofa singing at some point in that. But I have a clearer memory of the part where he's playing darts with the locals in some grimy Ostend boozer.

[Peter Johnson]

And does anyone know what that first 15-second (prior to the abrupt cut) clip of him singing "amen" in a church is from?

[JSngry]

I knew about the stay in Belgium, but not about any "Belgium footage"!

No idea about the church thing, or about any of this clip, but if it is from Belgium, the "excile" years, that makes it very interesting....

[porcy62]

Damn. I lay on a couch like that, all I do is fall asleep.

unless you spin a Marvin Gaye's record.

Edited April 16, 2008 by porcy62

[Chalupa]

25 years ago today.... "Father, father. We don't need to escalate."

[Joe G]

25 years ago today.... "Father, father. We don't need to escalate."

I've been revisiting Donny Hathaway Live, which has his absolutely killer version from '71.

[Cliff Englewood]

25 years ago today.... "Father, father. We don't need to escalate."

I've been revisiting Donny Hathaway Live, which has his absolutely killer version from '71.

That's a great album.

[.:.impossible]

Then again, with the way Marvin sings (not full voice, and isn't that practically all falsetto??), maybe breath support isn't/wasn't much of an issue.

that's falsetto?

[JSngry]

No. Not except for a quick bit or two.

Edited April 3, 2009 by JSngry

[JSngry]

Up for any more leads to info about "the Belgium footage", whatever that is...