Every performance I've has definitely impressed me - he seems to have great chops and a real respect for the legends. And I really love Locked Out of Heaven.

But the rest of that album is full of duds. Production is great - but some of the stupidest lyrics ever. Even his lady problems aren't very interesting.

Da fack how low do you guys rate Prince? Mars is good but no.

No he's not.

Next!

MendesCity said:

Every performance I've has definitely impressed me - he seems to have great chops and a real respect for the legends. And I really love Locked Out of Heaven.

But the rest of that album is full of duds. Production is great - but some of the stupidest lyrics ever. Even his lady problems aren't very interesting.

Well, one good song is a start... There's no doubt he has talent. Now, if he can just get past Justin Bieber Screaming Teenyboppers Stage...

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

silverchild said:

While D'Angelo is far better artist and performer than Bruno will ever be, I still can't put D'Angelo nowhere near the greats because his momentum isn't there. I certainly agree with you.

Even though his momentum isn't there. U can't deny his muziq & performance level hasn't lost a step since he last hit the scene....Just like Prince,D'angelo sounds even better live...

Agreed--I've liked what I've heard of recent performances, a lot.

Has anyone ever considered that the contemporary artist who parallels Prince is NOT a man, but a woman?

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silverchild said:

EddieC said:

This is

why you can't predict who's gonna be the next Prince. Ask me in 1995? Yeah, could be. Ask me in 2000? Well, maybe--but there doesn't seem to be that MUCH music in him. Ask me in 2013... 18 years after Brown Sugar? When he's still 99% done? Good lord. No, D'Angelo isn't the new Prince anymore than Bruno Mars is. D'Angelo is a fair amount of promise, but mostly a whole lot of hope. Bruno's a lot less promise, but he's working.

I've enjoyed the live stuff that's been around the last few months, but he's wasted too many years, and probably too much of himself during his "sabbatical." He might at one point have seemed like the new Prince, but he isn't new anymore and he sure ain't Prince.

Bruno's two albums don't match D'Angelo's--but I'm pretty sure Bruno's gonna have a 3rd and 4th and the chance to grow. I don't really expect that from D'Angelo, though I'd be pleased to see it.

While D'Angelo is far better artist and performer than Bruno will ever be, I still can't put D'Angelo nowhere near the greats because his momentum isn't there. I certainly agree with you.

Until D votes himself off his own island he doesn't squarely belong in this angels-on-pinheads-but-nevertheless-appealinng conversation.

How often do we need this conversation?

http://prince.org/msg/8/388536

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bruno passes from time to time. i don't hate 'em. leave mr. prince out it.

The new Prince? If you say so.

Let's see how comfortable the guy feels appearing in front of 10,000+ concert goes while wearing a seethrough lace outfit and I'll reconsider this claim.

namepeace said:

Has anyone ever considered that the contemporary artist who parallels Prince is NOT a man, but a woman?

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of course not, don't be silly!

Shawy89 said:

Bruno Mars recieved some serious comparaisons of his work to early-MJ's work.. if you visit his song "Moonshine official audio" video in youtube you'll find out that probably 99% of people who comment find that it's too similar to Michael Jackson (The production & the chorus).

And i find it original because Bruno is influenced by Mike so much so he channeled him in Moonshine, influenced by The Police also so he gave us Locked out of Heaven. Yeah why original? Bruno is not doing what other do in the industry, he tries as hard as possible to give fresh music, his "Unorthodox Jukebox" album is the best to come out since Amy Winehouse' Back to Black album concering music and production.. (i'm talking about worldwide artists).

But also Bruno is highly influenced by Prince and he stated that "Purple Rain" and "1999" are in his top 10 songs of all-time. You can see the influence on his song "Gorilla" in his 2nd album.. Bruno does not only do Pop/R&B he also sings Reggae, new wave, rock.. i think nobody has even been so musically varied than Prince.. but seriously Bruno is in the right path to be the first Bruno Mars.

I don't understand why people always have to compare a young artist to a legend.. Bruno honestly needs to leave his cheesy lyrical themes and get into them special subjects, but i can say that HE IS THE BEST MALE ARTIST we have in this generation, he sings LIVE, his vocal talent is undeniable. he plays like 7 instruments and yeah to the haters who'd say that Prince plays 100 instruments i'd say Bruno is fuckin 27 years old and he had a career since 2 years so don't expect him to play every instrument.

And you know there ain't no need to hate this guy, Janelle Monaé who is probably what Prince likes about this generation conciders Bruno as one of the best artists and they worked together toured toghether.. and i won't be surprised if both of them will pay the Prince tribute at Billboard Music Awards next May.

P.S.: Bruno is a producer also (for the guy who quoted Wikipedia shit). He's the founder of The Smeezingtons which is a two-time Grammy nominated producer team, y'all probably don't know it but the three of them, Bruno & Phil and Ari are behind the song "Fuck You" by Cee Lo Green.

Having been listening and following Bruno Mars since the beginning, I seriously don't get this Prince comparison, if anything it's more Michael Jackson than anyone else in this generation. The guy has been obsessed by MJ since he was 3 years old, he considers Dangerous to be one of the greatest albums ever made and that's what I hear in Unorthodox Jukebox, along with some other influences.... So could someone explain what's so Prince like with Bruno? Because outside the org, I never hear this comparison, not by his fans nor the press. I believe Bruno said he wishes he could be mysterious like Prince, because he has a hate-love relationship with the press though. Also to the people saying Prince plays 100 of instruments, are clearly lying or being stans because he only plays the bass, piano,guitar and drums and various versions of these instruments. This is also quite common among musicians who create their own music, so it's not unique and the instrumentalist thing came from Warner Brothers in the beginning to promote Prince as a prodigy...

Cuddles said:

namepeace said:

Has anyone ever considered that the contemporary artist who parallels Prince is NOT a man, but a woman?

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of course not, don't be silly!

Cue Deniece Williams (silly of me, to think that I . . .)

I came on here to see if anybody saw living clor in camden on friday, then i saw this!!!

themend said:

Bruno does not have/do:

-A mysterious sexuality about him

-Multiple musical personalities (eg. Camille)

-Edge (to push bounderies)

-Produce and arragnge like a control freak

Naw, seems like someone who is heavily influenced from the greats that came before him. But for top 40 fluff he's tolerable. He has a likeable personality, and is easy to market.

SoulAlive said:

Bruno Mars is the new Prince Justin Timberlake is the new Michael Jackson Lady Gaga is the new Madonna Ciara is the new Janet Jackson Beyonce is the new Diana Ross Maxwell is the new Marvin Gaye see how ridiculous that sounds? Legendary,iconic artists cannot be duplicated or replaced.There won't ever be a "new" Prince,a new Marvin,a new MJ,etc.Today's artists cannot fill those shoes. Any Bruno fan who considers him to be "the new Prince" is actually doing a disservice to Bruno.You're not giving him the chance to grow and become an amazing artist in his own right.

certainly not the new Prince, but he is definitly one sex mf

SoulAlive said:

Bruno Mars is the new Prince Justin Timberlake is the new Michael Jackson Lady Gaga is the new Madonna Ciara is the new Janet Jackson Beyonce is the new Diana Ross Maxwell is the new Marvin Gaye see how ridiculous that sounds? Legendary,iconic artists cannot be duplicated or replaced.There won't ever be a "new" Prince,a new Marvin,a new MJ,etc.Today's artists cannot fill those shoes. Any Bruno fan who considers him to be "the new Prince" is actually doing a disservice to Bruno.You're not giving him the chance to grow and become an amazing artist in his own right.

^THIS! And I'm sure Bruno would agree with this as well!

SoulAlive said:

Bruno Mars is the new Prince Justin Timberlake is the new Michael Jackson Lady Gaga is the new Madonna Ciara is the new Janet Jackson Beyonce is the new Diana Ross Maxwell is the new Marvin Gaye see how ridiculous that sounds? Legendary,iconic artists cannot be duplicated or replaced.There won't ever be a "new" Prince,a new Marvin,a new MJ,etc.Today's artists cannot fill those shoes. Any Bruno fan who considers him to be "the new Prince" is actually doing a disservice to Bruno.You're not giving him the chance to grow and become an amazing artist in his own right.

I've never heard this comparison outside the org and I don't understand it either... Most fans consider him a hybrid of MJ and other influences, but even Bruno says there will never be another Michael Jackson or create those masterpieces in popuplar music like Mike did... SO if the fans nor Peter are saying this, why is the org saying it? lol

I haven't heard anyone besides the op in this thread say Bruno was another Prince. If anything, they call him a "mixture" of MJ, Elvis, James Brown and Little Richard. Not necessarily the "next" though.

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Timmy84 said:

I haven't heard anyone besides the op in this thread say Bruno was another Prince. If anything, they call him a "mixture" of MJ, Elvis, James Brown and Little Richard. Not necessarily the "next" though.

Edited so people won't wonder what "JB" meant...

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Haha come on Timmy, there's only ONE JB and if people don't know that, they are either 12 or braindead...

GoldDolphin said:

Timmy84 said:

I haven't heard anyone besides the op in this thread say Bruno was another Prince. If anything, they call him a "mixture" of MJ, Elvis, James Brown and Little Richard. Not necessarily the "next" though.

Edited so people won't wonder what "JB" meant...

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Haha come on Timmy, there's only ONE JB and if people don't know that, they are either 12 or braindead...

Right! Its obvious Timmy was referring to Justin Bieber!

Ludicrous.

Let Bruno Mars be Bruno Mars, please. I admit I liked his set on the Grammy's last year, but he is very far away from being Prince.

He is *not* another Prince. There will never be another Prince. Prince came about before the video age, & the world has changed. It's not possible to do it the way he did it anymore.