You’re too sweet for rock’n’roll

I don’t know how you do it, but you’ve managed to keep your high standards even with the current restrictions. MOJO 330 is no exception. As usual a stunning cover (improved for subscribers with the lack of text) and your usual high standards of design throughout. However, I must really thank you for your tribute to What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye’s trailblazing album from half a century ago. I remember being knocked out by it when Derek Jacobs, the DJ at Plymouth’s seminal rock club Van Dike, first played it. It was in stark contrast to the mainly rock music that we were hearing. Still my favourite album of all time, it has lost none of its ability to move the listener deeply. It’s probably an influence on the great Michael Kiwanuka, whose Mercury-winning album has the same soulful voice with great orchestrations. Takes me straight back to a time when musicians of all genres were willing to make a stand, take a chance and explore a bigger world.