I've recently come back to this album and given it's over 50 year's old, it still sounds as relevant as ever. Due to (at the time of writing) the current socioeconomic climate, the topics Gaye sings about it could almost be released today. Tackling such topics from a crooner allows the subject matters to delve into the listeners consciousness in the guise of a beautiful soul song, all the while landing heavy hitting messages that will have you humming along or dancing. Marvin Gaye was quoted in saying he wanted to make something that made everyone sit up and take notice and people did then, but maybe it's time we all give this another listen.