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Thread started 08/17/11 3:46pm

purplemonster0
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Your thoughts on Bruno Mars?

Saw him live last night, he was incredible! One of my favourite recent artists.

A lot of his songs are cheesy and basic but god, his voice makes me melt.

some pictures from last night:

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Reply #1 posted 08/17/11 3:48pm

allsmutaside

Yeah, he has a melty voice. Kinda supercute too.

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Reply #2 posted 08/17/11 3:54pm

TylerHippie

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if he stops makig those dumb Rap/Pop records, and stick to Rock/Raggae and Blues, he'll give John Mayer a run for the money. But John Mayer is a better guitarist.

[Edited 8/17/11 17:16pm]

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Reply #3 posted 08/17/11 4:09pm

Asymphony5

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I love his voice!!

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Reply #4 posted 08/17/11 4:14pm

thedance

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Bruno Mars, what a fool. razz

The new video with those monkeys is ok, kind of funny - here on really high rotation on VH1 Denmark.

But he is no real artist imo. He is gone in a year or so.

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Reply #5 posted 08/17/11 4:24pm

allsmutaside

But does he have this dumb ass line in one of his songs that drives my crazy: "Should've known You was trouble / From the first kiss / You had your eyes wide open... / Why were they open? " Maybe she was doing some lines and you just got there late Mr. Mars.

Thank goodness he makes up for that one with "If perfect's what you're searching for then just stay the same ..."

How many hits is he gonna have from one damn album?

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Reply #6 posted 08/17/11 5:05pm

Unholyalliance

TylerHippie said:

He he stops makig those dumb Rap/Pop records, and stick to Rock/Raggae and Blues

[img:$uid]http://i51.tinypic.com/1220qh2.gif[/img:$uid]

Kids...

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Reply #7 posted 08/17/11 5:10pm

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Unholyalliance said:



TylerHippie said:


He he stops makig those dumb Rap/Pop records, and stick to Rock/Raggae and Blues







Kids...



What do you mean?
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Reply #8 posted 08/17/11 5:16pm

funkycat00

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Wasn't he caught with coke a year ago? lol

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Reply #9 posted 08/17/11 6:01pm

allsmutaside

TylerHippie said:

Unholyalliance said:

[img:$uid]http://i51.tinypic.com/1220qh2.gif[/img:$uid]

Kids...

What do you mean?

He may be rolling eyes at your naivete. Innocence and lovliness is not really a quality celebrated on this board. smile

And because it is probably coming - what is naivete? Naivete is the state or quality of being inexperienced or unsophisticated, especially in being artless, credulous, or uncritical.

Please don't take it the wrong way, truth be told it is a great compliment. Many people on this board once harbored similar stances as yourself, Life just beat it the hell out of us. Stay strong and put your nose to the grindstone, just don't grind the whole thing off. party

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Reply #10 posted 08/17/11 6:04pm

chamber

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I think he's corny as fuck. "a bullet straight through my brain." neutral Are you kidding me.

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Reply #11 posted 08/17/11 6:13pm

LittleBLUECorv
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He plays instruments, that's a plus already for most org members right, right?

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Reply #12 posted 08/17/11 6:30pm

Lammastide

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He's got a good voice, he's a decent instrumentalist, and he's a solid writer of fun, unapologetic pop. Fluffy stuff to which I won't be giving much time, but I actually kinda dig what he's doing.

Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #13 posted 08/17/11 6:42pm

Rhyging

I didn't hear the entire album, just a couple of singles and the chorus work he did for B.O.B. and Travie McCoy, pretty interesting voice, he needs better songs though...

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Reply #14 posted 08/17/11 7:29pm

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He has really nice teeth.

"You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
"Water can nourish me, but water can also carry me. Water has magic laws." - JCVD
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Reply #15 posted 08/17/11 7:32pm

ABeautifulOne

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I've owned his album since December only because I liked Grenade. I hated the album until about a month ago once I started to give it a chance. I like him now...

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Reply #16 posted 08/17/11 8:43pm

wonder505

I think he's talented but his songs dont move me. I agree he needs better songs.

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Reply #17 posted 08/17/11 8:46pm

Cinnamon234

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Not really into his music, but he has a great voice I think. He can really sing. I'm crazy about his voice. He has a lot of potential.

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Reply #18 posted 08/17/11 10:05pm

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I love his voice and the boy has skills on a stage but his songwriting is so 80's cheesy. If he ups the writing ante then I'll be a fan.

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Reply #19 posted 08/17/11 10:11pm

SeventeenDayze

I dunno, I think he's annoying, sorry smile

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Reply #20 posted 08/17/11 10:14pm

TylerHippie

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He sounded bad at the BET Awards.

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Reply #21 posted 08/17/11 10:19pm

thesexofit

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I think females frequently wet themselves over that "amazing" song. Uh, the chorus is so grating.mad

I dont mind the cheesy lyrics. At least he ain't afraid to be cheesy.

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Reply #22 posted 08/17/11 10:40pm

Risico

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I'm not sure what it is about Bruno Mars, but he's EASILY the most irritating presence in music for me right now - His songs really grate on me in ways that I can't explain. Maybe it's the lyrics or his overly emotive delivery...

But that being said, the dude is doing really well on the charts it seems, so people by and large seem to dig him. Still, those "Amazing" and "Grenade" songs really make me inexplicably angry...

[Edited 8/17/11 22:42pm]

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Reply #23 posted 08/18/11 8:54am

JoeBala

He wears nice hats. smile Oh yeah he's got a good voice. I liked his duet with Alicia Keys on some award show. Nothin' On You is a good jam.

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Reply #24 posted 08/18/11 8:56am

Graycap23

funkycat00 said:

Wasn't he caught with coke a year ago? lol

Yes..in Vegas.

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Reply #25 posted 08/18/11 7:15pm

Swa

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I willing to make a big call right now.

Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae are the artists to watch - they will be the ones with musical careers worth noting.

"I'm not human I'm a dove, I'm ur conscience. I am love"
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Reply #26 posted 08/18/11 7:41pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

He didn't become real popular until he was busted with drugs a few years ago...eek

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #27 posted 08/18/11 8:01pm

HermesReborn

I had the pleasure of doing a live engineering gig for Bruno at Billboard.

And he's one of the nicest people in the business.

That being said...

The man is a shit songwriter...

(Which is entirely not his fault because he does have a team of writers writing for him)

But the man needs to take a creative writing class and develop more skill with the pen.

Somebody mentioned John Mayer...

Who I also met...

And he's a complete asshole...

Self entitled prick...

But he writes well...

Strange how the world works...

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Reply #28 posted 08/18/11 9:34pm

Swa

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Somewhat little know fact - he also co-wrote F You by Ce-Lee

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Reply #29 posted 08/18/11 9:52pm

Unholyalliance

TylerHippie said:

He sounded bad at the BET Awards.

This is not directed to you in particular, but, in general, I can never trust this board when it comes to judging vocalists. This place praises some of the shittiest vocalists ever unless they come from before the 80s.

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