By WaltBaby (64.12.97.7) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 08:09 pm: |
On a whim I picked up this two disc set which by the way is also available on DVD. I must say that after all of the other live albums I've heard by Marvin Gaye, This one caught him at his peak. Anyone who considers him/herself a Marvin Gaye fan , check this one out.
By Marcel Visser (208.161.232.2) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 02:24 am: |
I just bought the DVD and I must say.......A must to have. As a collector of P-Funk I enjoyed seeing Richard Kush Griffith and Rick Gardner on horns. Great show.
This is a step in the good direction knowing that the top of the cream played the Montreux Festival......I'm trying to get a list of who
were all playing on this historic festival.
By ErikT.O. (64.228.114.102) on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 05:12 pm: |
Everyone from Pink Floyd to Sugar Minott seems to have played Montreux, I'm not sure if it's been for the one famous festival or not... as for the Marvin dvd, it's really that good? I'm curious because I have a video from 1978 in Amsterdam (Dutch tv?) it has some drawn out patches I found dull... I have the 3 Marvin 70's live lp's & dig them all although the 72 DC show on the What's Going On reissue is my fave hands down...
By Grs (12.203.160.29) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 11:41 am: |
This May, Eagle Rock Entertainment releases on CD, DVD and Video the unforgettable Marvin Gaye�Live in Montreux. Captured during his live appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1980, this highly energetic concert reinforces Marvin Gaye as the undisputed �Prince of Motown�. He performs many of his timeless classics including Let�s Get It On, Ain�t No Mountain High Enough, What�s Going On and I Heard It Through the Grape Vine, resulting in thundering appreciation and applause from his audience. Marvin Gaye�Live in Montreux will be available on CD May 06, 2003 and on DVD May 20, 2003 at local retailers. The program has a running time of 100 minutes.
Born in Washington D.C. in 1939, Marvin Gaye first broke into the music business when singing with The Rainbows and The Moonglows in the 1950�s. The next stage in Marvin Gaye�s career began when he moved to Detroit and recorded for the first time as a solo artist with Motown records in 1961. Success came quickly with the 1962 release of the soulful Stubborn Kind of Fellow, but it was the popularity of the classic I Heard it Through the Grapevine that gave him the credibility to take more creative control of his music. The groundbreaking 1971 release of �What�s Going On� resulted from this expanded artistic freedom, offering audiences a poignant commentary on a range of issues including the Vietnam War, urban life and discrimination. Over the next several years, as Gaye�s use of cocaine increased, he integrated his personal life more into his music. The 1978 release of Here, My Dear drew from his troubled relationship with his first wife�who, ironically, was awarded all royalties from the project in their divorce proceedings. Gaye left Motown for Columbia records in 1982, reinvigorating his career with the release of Sexual Healing in 1982. After a triumphant return to L.A., Gaye�s remarkable music career ended when his father tragically shot him to death in 1984.
One of the most gifted talents to come up through the ranks of the Motown label, Marvin Gaye has paved the way for the unrelenting progression of popular black music. Marvin Gaye--Live in Montreux features Marvin Gaye at his finest. This spectacular performance reminds audiences how Marvin Gaye became the American Legend whose music continues to inspire many major contemporary artists.
Marvin Gaye � Timeline
April 2, 1939 - Marvin Gaye was born.
July 20, 1963 - Marvin Gaye hits #10 with "Pride and Joy".
January 30, 1965 - Marvin Gaye hits #6 with "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You".
December 1, 1967 - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," written by Marvin Gaye and recorded by Gladys Knight and the Pips, rises to Number Two. Exactly a year later, Gaye's own version will become the top song in the country.
December 8, 1968 - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) was a hit.
April 10, 1971 - Marvin Gaye hits #2 with "What's Going On".
September 8, 1973 - Marvin Gaye hits #1 with "Let's Get It On."
June 25, 1977 - Marvin Gaye hits #1 with "Got to Give It Up (Pt. I)".
1983 - Marvin Gaye hits #3 with "Sexual Healing".
April 1, 1984 - Marvin Gaye is fatally shot by his father.
1987 � Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By Reese (204.152.12.135) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 12:55 pm: |
I bought the DVD last weekend, and I must say I was disappointed. As an archive of Marvin, I'm glad its available for his fans. But I doubt I'll ever watch it again.
As great a singer as Marvin was, I don't think he was a great entertainer. Some of the performances are only so-so,some of the songs drawn-out longer than necessary, and some of his 60s material had new arrangements that paled considerably next to the orginals.
By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 01:21 pm: |
Marvin's TV appearances in the 1960s showed him swinging and somewhat enjoying himself (at least from this viewer's POV). His duet with Tina Turner on "Shindig" was a nice balance between "nice & easy" and "nice & rough" (to paraphrase Tina).
After the death of Tammi Terrell & the making of "What's Going On", Marvin was more subdued in concert - he seemed more focused on singing and getting a message across than on performing. I have a VHS of a Marvin Gaye concert that was filmed for "The Midnight Special" and he gave a strong performance despite the lousy lighting throughout the show.
Kevin Goins - KevGo
By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 01:52 pm: |
Marvin had a touch of stage fright and was never completely comfortable in front af an audience. Considering that he was dealing with this I always thought he did rather well.
By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 03:21 pm: |
Ralph:
Geez...when I look at my old video clips of Marvin he seemed so cool, calm and collected. Not bad for someone with stage fright.
Kevin Goins - KevGo
By rht313 (12.27.0.167) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 03:33 pm: |
This album is absolutely amazing. It's two discs worth of joy and it's yet to leave my CD player after over a month!
By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 03:42 pm: |
I know Kev. I always thought the same thing. I guess that is what makes a true proffessional though. I had mentioned in the Tera Shirma story that I would do certain things for Marvin. One of those " things " was to arrange the stage for him whenever he would be doing some sort of appearance at the Gordy Mansion. He liked the piano that he would sit and play to be somewhat more into the band rather than right out in front. I would have to go over to the Mansion and fight with the powers that be to make sure it was just that way. Of course I always won the fight.
By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 06:00 pm: |
Ralph:
Terrana - 1, Gordy - 0....
Kevin Goins - KevGo
By SoniT (68.48.6.147) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 09:59 pm: |
I've never heard Marvin Gaye Live in Montreaux. My favorite live album from Marvin was 1977's Live from the London Palladium. I remember my father had it on 8-track. I got it on CD a few years ago.
By WaltBaby (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 06:46 am: |
Marvin Gaye Live in Montreaux was just released within the last month or so on cd and dvd. It's interesting how some people such as myself think it is an extraordinary performance, while others don't think it is. I encourage anyone to check this performance out and compare it to Marvin's other "Live" performances. I also own the deluxe version of "What's Going On" with the live performance of the complete album. In my humble opinion that performance is much less satisfying than this one from 1980.
By Dr.Groove (212.74.155.136) on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 04:57 pm: |
Well, being a Marvin fan for over 20 years, I think that this most welcome reissue of his fantastic 1980 Montreux appearance gives us the chance to see his best gig ever available to the public in such a good image and sound quality; I think that in particular his extended rendition of "What's going On" is the most moving live version I have ever heard (almost 10 minutes long !); having been a member of the staff of the Montreux Jazz Festival for over 15 years (I unfortunately just missed that Marvin gig), Claude Nobs (founder and director of the festival) told me that playing this Marvin gig from his personal archive to the numerous musicians visiting his "chalet" during the festival always rose the most enthusiastic comments from anyone with such diverse horizons from Herbie Hancock to some (old or new) rock bands...
The Swiss TV broadcasted the show in 1984 as a tribute to Marvin Gaye and I am most happy to switch my old VHS tape for the DVD/CD versions of such an amazing performance.
We are lucky that actually Marvin made that show as, a day later, he cancelled a private London gig in Sussex for Princess Margaret (as reported by David Ritz)...
Any Marvin Gaye fan should absolutely get at least the DVD version of the Montreux 1980 live gig.