SeventeenDayze said:

I'm happy for this guy, seems like he was born to perform.....not "manufactured"....

I would agree.

I don't know if this video was posted in the other "Bruno" threads. I didn't have time to search through all the replies. But this is him when he was only six. He was too precious! And I think you are so right...he was born to do this. His mom and dad are in this video too.

KOMO's Steve Pool interviews Bruno Mars in 1992

http://www.komonews.com/home/video/Steve-Pool-interviews-Bruno-Mars-in-1992-242861131.html

I think i'm starting to somewhat Locked Out Of Heaven and Treasure. I despise Grenade and Just The Way You Are with a passion... my gosh i hate them. But i think i am starting to see the charm of Heaven a bit.

I wonder if Bruno Mars will end up being a much respected musician, in terms not of the general public but of the critics. He's certainly releasing good music now, he's growing as an artist. Will he continue to grow until he becomes an essential reference of our time? That's a possibility.

Gunsnhalen said:

I think i'm starting to somewhat Locked Out Of Heaven and Treasure. I despise Grenade and Just The Way You Are with a passion... my gosh i hate them. But i think i am starting to see the charm of Heaven a bit.

"Locked Out Of Heaven" is a brilliant pop tune. "When I Was Your Man" and "Treasure" are quite good. Like you, I don't like his previous album, but the new songs are promising. I haven't dared to buy the whole Unorthodox Jukebox album, but I may finally do it. Let's believe in the guy. He seems to know his R&B lessons, and now the question is if he will develop those lessons towards something more personal and creative.

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babybugz said:

I almost had a heartattack getting tickets for MSG The wait for tickets to pop up was brutal.

It really was!!

Being in Central Jersey, I had the option of MSG or Camden. I went with Camden. I saw Jill Scott there. I was on the phone with a friend trying to get MSG... Two hours!

Gunsnhalen said:

I think i'm starting to somewhat Locked Out Of Heaven and Treasure. I despise Grenade and Just The Way You Are with a passion... my gosh i hate them. But i think i am starting to see the charm of Heaven a bit.

"Locked out of Heaven" makes you move even if you don't want to. "Treasure" is just a good pop tune.
I love "Gorilla". The video wasn't what I expected, but it hasn't lessened how I feel about the song.

mjscarousal said:

I actually know alot of people from different races who like Janelle Monae. Her album debut at number 5 which isn't bad since she only had one video and a single that did not get any exposure so it is not like she is NOT known at all.

She's beautiful, she is talented, she can sing, she can perform and she makes QUALITY creative music, she has a artistic image...

I think her MAIN problem is she simply needs more exposure and the industry support. She needs her music to be playing on the radio and she needs to perform at more award show events.

They really exaggerated Beyonce's viewership here because after the Super Bowl last year they publicly displayed the viewership hourly chart and 90 million stayed to watch and 10 million tuned out. I don't really care but just saying.

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy for Bruno.

He TRULY TRULY deserves this!

If he comes back through my area, I will definitly see him again! Worth every penny!

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that is all fine but overall she isnt cross over meaning you will not expect to see her get Beyonce Bruno Mars type attention. So it isnt necessarily a race issue, its just on average Bruno Mars and Beyonce get more "white" attention than Janelle did. I can remember way back in the early 2000's and i was talking to a Universal Records person who was in Promo, and we were talking about MYA and her 2004 album "Moodring" which was really the end of her "mainstream" attention of any sort, most people dont know she records or tours still. But he told me straight out, that she would never get Beyonce attention, cause they "tested" her music and "generally" white audiences did not like her image, sound, attitude, she had too much to speak about. And "black" radio wasnt that crazy about her either cause she was viewed as "difficult". Its all image, if you have something to say and piss people off, your gonna lose out, Janelle speaks her mind, Beyonce rarely does, and if she does, its "safe" Bruno rarely says much which is good, your a singer, make music dont talk too much.

Gunsnhalen said:

lastdecember said:

Janelle doesnt have cross over appeal, that is what effects alot of people. Bruno every race likes, Janelle doesnt have that same appeal. Bruno is "safe", look at all the artists he was doing, Prince MJ and James Brown, in his act, Prince and MJ had every race following them. Then he had Red Hot out there to secure alternative white dudes respect.

There's lots of alternative Black, Asian (Hi), Middle Eastern, Latino etc. Who love The Chili Peppers. I don't think this is really even a race issue at all

Well its not about them cause there audience is set, The whole reason BRUNO is picked to do the superbowl is because he is the "Safe" choice which is a race issue, possible hidden race issue. If popularity really was the case why not have Jay Z up there or 50 Cent when he was the "guy". I doubt you will ever see Eminem up there either and there is one of the biggest sellers of all time, cant say he doesnt have an audience, but EVERYONE has to approve, sponsors would never let anyone close up there, the chili peppers when they were "dangerous" never would have been asked, now they are looked at like the "granfathers" of the day. Bruno is a safe choice, people are asking about Jack White, no way, never, wont happen. Expect someone like Katy Perry or Pink next time, though Pink may not be safe, everyone thinks she has talent.

here is Bruno at the Aloha Bowl in 1990

http://www.youtube.com/wa...S9jCtO0qyA

guy was made to be on stage

JB, Elvis and MJ all rolled into one!!

But Prince is still and will always be King.

Gunsnhalen said:

I think i'm starting to somewhat Locked Out Of Heaven and Treasure. I despise Grenade and Just The Way You Are with a passion... my gosh i hate them. But i think i am starting to see the charm of Heaven a bit.

if I'm ever feeling down, I just check out this Bruno clip from Paris and it makes me feel better

http://www.youtube.com/wa...3oXf68zRcM

pop song of the decade for me so far

Gunsnhalen said:

I think i'm starting to somewhat Locked Out Of Heaven and Treasure. I despise Grenade and Just The Way You Are with a passion... my gosh i hate them. But i think i am starting to see the charm of Heaven a bit.

I loved those songs I became a fan when he did nothing on you with B.o.B, but I can understand why some may have not been a fan during his debut. He is a good song writer but in a way it's like he dumbs himself down for radio. I always felt he can do better and he proved that with his second album. His songs are going to get better with every release.

babybugz said:

Gunsnhalen said:

I think i'm starting to somewhat Locked Out Of Heaven and Treasure. I despise Grenade and Just The Way You Are with a passion... my gosh i hate them. But i think i am starting to see the charm of Heaven a bit.

I loved those songs I became a fan when he did nothing on you with B.o.B, but I can understand why some may have not been a fan during his debut. He is a good song writer but in a way it's like he dumbs himself down for radio. I always felt he can do better and he proved that with his second album. His songs are going to get better with every release.

I think for a solid six months, every time I visited the laundrymat, I heard "Grenade" being played and was like, "here we go again with that song" LOL.....Bruno really did a great job on Sunday. I have the popcorn out and ready for when he has his 'moment' where he tells the record execs to kiss off and he does a random, psychadelic album.....

Whoever said that it's gonna be tough for Bruno to have Prince's range of diversity in his music catalog was spot on. I hope Bruno doesn't get stuck in Top 40 for too long but I understand he wants to build his fan base for a while before he gets "weird" on us.

He's got a long career ahead of him and I think he's gonna help save R&B from the depths of hell....