NaughtyKitty said:

BRUNO MARS UNVEILS COVER ART & TRACKLIST FOR ’24K MAGIC’

Posted on November 15th, 2016 by Lupe Looove

After almost four years, Bruno Mars is finally gearing up to drop his highly anticipated upcoming album, 24K Magic.

Alongside the debut of his brand new single, “24K Magic,” the “Up-Town Funk” singer has made his new project available for pre-order, which will feature 9 tracks.

Just last night, Bruno also announced his world tour in support of the album, and tickets will go on sale this Monday, November 21st.

Check out the album cover, tracklist below, and peep the full tour dates for his 2017 tour below.

24K Magic Tracklist:

1. 24k Magic
2. Chunky
3. Perm
4. That’s What I Like
5. Versace On The Floor
6. Straight Up & Down
7. Calling All My Lovelies
8. Finesse
9. Too Good To Say Goodbye

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[Edited 11/15/16 17:28pm]

Noooo, I hated that bland ass CD art of the 80s and 90s LOL

paisleypark4 said:

NaughtyKitty said:

BRUNO MARS UNVEILS COVER ART & TRACKLIST FOR ’24K MAGIC’

Posted on November 15th, 2016 by Lupe Looove

After almost four years, Bruno Mars is finally gearing up to drop his highly anticipated upcoming album, 24K Magic.

Alongside the debut of his brand new single, “24K Magic,” the “Up-Town Funk” singer has made his new project available for pre-order, which will feature 9 tracks.

Just last night, Bruno also announced his world tour in support of the album, and tickets will go on sale this Monday, November 21st.

Check out the album cover, tracklist below, and peep the full tour dates for his 2017 tour below.

24K Magic Tracklist:

1. 24k Magic
2. Chunky
3. Perm
4. That’s What I Like
5. Versace On The Floor
6. Straight Up & Down
7. Calling All My Lovelies
8. Finesse
9. Too Good To Say Goodbye

[Edited 11/15/16 13:58pm]

[Edited 11/15/16 17:28pm]

Noooo, I hated that bland ass CD art of the 80s and 90s LOL

So after a spin of the new CD I'm left feeling very underwhelmed...

Yes excellent production but nothing besides 24K Magic really sticks out for me....

All the songs copy 70s funk or 90s R&B

24K Magic - Gap Band, The Time, Roger Troutman Zapp band

Perm - JamesBrown
Vercase on the Floor - The Jets
Finesse - straight up stolen Bell Biv Devoe beats

I'm sure the kids that love Bruno will think this is the best thing ever since they have no idea its all a rehash of what we've alreay heard

I'm digging Perm.

I appreciate the fact he honored these classic sounds.

He touches on 80's-90's classic R&B. You hear MJ, Prince, JB, Bobby Brown, Zapp and more.

2020 said:

So after a spin of the new CD I'm left feeling very underwhelmed...

Yes excellent production but nothing besides 24K Magic really sticks out for me....

All the songs copy 70s funk or 90s R&B

24K Magic - Gap Band, The Time, Roger Troutman Zapp band

Perm - JamesBrown
Vercase on the Floor - The Jets
Finesse - straight up stolen Bell Biv Devoe beats

I'm sure the kids that love Bruno will think this is the best thing ever since they have no idea its all a rehash of what we've alreay heard

It really doesn't, though. I mean of course it's homages (or rather just a return to a genre that hasn't been revisited in YEARS in the mainstream) but it still has modern production on it and has his own spin on it. Uptown Funk sounded like a bigger rip off of other things(and thats not produced by him) than 24K Magic or any other music on the track. Plus it's the same genre, so OF COURSE there'd be similarities. Not everyone can be a grand breaking creator, they can sure as hell innovate and put a fresh new spin on stuff though

This is why no one attempts to recrreate funky music, you have people like you claiming its stolen. LOL

liltalkm said:

I'm digging Perm.

I appreciate the fact he honored these classic sounds.

He touches on 80's-90's classic R&B. You hear MJ, Prince, JB, Bobby Brown, Zapp and more.

I like Perm, Thats What I like, calling All my Lovelies

214 said:

I would love to fuck with him, sure he knows how to get nasty.

I bet he eats ass.

I've heard the album. I ain't hating it. In a musical landscape of more garbage and hot piles of shit than not, it's sorta cool to hear these throwback sounds, from a new album. I'm getting big 90s R&B vibes like Bell Biv Devoe (as mentioned), Bobby Brown, plus Alexander O'Neal, Gap Band, Zapp, etc etc.

I'm not sure it's that easy to call back to a sound in such a great way. But he's done it. It's new old school. Where's my acid washed jeans, and my Doc Martins?!

TrivialPursuit said:

I've heard the album. I ain't hating it. In a musical landscape of more garbage and hot piles of shit than not, it's sorta cool to hear these throwback sounds, from a new album. I'm getting big 90s R&B vibes like Bell Biv Devoe (as mentioned), Bobby Brown, plus Alexander O'Neal, Gap Band, Zapp, etc etc.

I'm not sure it's that easy to call back to a sound in such a great way. But he's done it. It's new old school. Where's my acid washed jeans, and my Doc Martins?!

Shame he doesn't have a huge hype base. We see all the other artists and people don't seem to actually like Bruno like they do... literally every female pop act and some male ones

TrivialPursuit said:

214 said:

I would love to fuck with him, sure he knows how to get nasty.

I bet he eats ass.

Sure, he does.

He's just a 'Mimic'!

He's neither improving upon anything that came before

or adding anything new..

To me-

He's just a pastisch of various True - Musical Greats.

This GIF (or whatever it is) is fucking brilliant!!!

MD431Madcat said:

funkaholic1972 said:

This GIF (or whatever it is) is fucking brilliant!!!

damn i bet he can tear it up..mmm...what's him number lol

funkaholic1972 said:

This GIF (or whatever it is) is fucking brilliant!!!

When I was looking for a GIF, I looked up "tossing salad GIF". This was down on the list of results, and I found myself laughing out loud at it, and even when I go back to look at this thread. It's still funny to me.

MD431Madcat said:

He's just a 'Mimic'!

He's neither improving upon anything that came before

or adding anything new..

To me-

He's just a pastisch of various True - Musical Greats.

Not everyone needs to be a ground breaking revolutionary

We had our decades of titains, they'll come back later

But he's damn better than all the other acts that's out these days and you know it

Truth is you're just bitter

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bigblunda said:

MD431Madcat said:

He's just a 'Mimic'!

He's neither improving upon anything that came before

or adding anything new..

To me-

He's just a pastisch of various True - Musical Greats.

Not everyone needs to be a ground breaking revolutionary

We had our decades of titains, they'll come back later

But he's damn better than all the other acts that's out these days and you know it

Truth is you're just bitter

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Nevermind those who brag about their knowledge of 'true' funk.

meanwhile the world is bopping to this album

Music star Bruno Mars tells Lara Logan how his humble Hawaiian roots molded his musical mentality. Logan's profile of Mars airs on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

So his 60 Minutes interview airs at 7pm and then at 8pm he opens up the American Music Awards. Can't wait til Sunday! The interview looks like a good one!

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EmmaMcG said:

I don't care that he's "stealing old sounds" because who doesn't these days? There's nobody original in the charts anymore. And besides, originality doesn't necessarily equate to good. Plus, I'd take his brand of "funk" over most of what else makes the charts. My problem with him is that I just don't like any of his songs that I've heard, which is all of his singles. I might download his new album to see what all the fuss is about but from what I've heard of it so far, it doesn't really sound like much of a departure from what he's done before. Which is great if you're a fan of that kind of stuff. Unfortunately, I'm not.

Everything was done in the 80s. That threshold can't be broken. Get over it.

Whoa!!!! I may have to buy this album. I'm loving what I'm hearing so far, this is feel good music. Who cares if it's not completely original or not, the point is, he's not doing some boring trendy trappish-shit hop type music that everyone seems to be on the bandwagon of right now. I don't look at this as he's trying too hard to be "funky" or ripping off the R&B artists of the 80's & 90's...if anything, I take it as him paying homage to the great music of the past and putting his own spin on it. I love it.

Ok..

bigblunda said:

MD431Madcat said:

He's just a 'Mimic'!

He's neither improving upon anything that came before

or adding anything new..

To me-

He's just a pastisch of various True - Musical Greats.

Not everyone needs to be a ground breaking revolutionary

We had our decades of titains, they'll come back later

But he's damn better than all the other acts that's out these days and you know it

Truth is you're just bitter

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MD431Madcat said:

Ok..

bigblunda said:

Not everyone needs to be a ground breaking revolutionary

We had our decades of titains, they'll come back later

But he's damn better than all the other acts that's out these days and you know it

Truth is you're just bitter

[Edited 11/17/16 19:24pm]

There you go, you got some sense in you again

It isn't nice to be so hateful with such a short life span left :

bigblunda said:

EmmaMcG said:

bigblunda said:

Everything was done in the 80s. That threshold can't be broken. Get over it.

Get over it?? Did you even read my post? Didn't I just say I don't care about the "stealing old sounds" argument? It's right there in my post. Have a read of it again.

I see that's not the only thing you need to get over

bigblunda said:

Is the physical CD out today? I'm going to pick up Solange and A Tribe Called Quest.