"Shite" is generous. He already copies off Prince heavily. Him wearing the Purple Rain outfit left an awful taste in my mouth.

Latin, love your posts, so this is not directed at you, please keep em comin man.

I thought Bruno dressed up as Prince, with his guitar, mimicking him, was a disturbing way to pay tribute to Prince. It was more about Bruno selling records than about any respect for Prince. I don't blame Bruno, his managers saw an opportunity and they took it. How to exploit the memory of a true genius to sell more Bruno records.

Not denying that Bruno has skills, he does, but trying, and I do mean 'trying' to be Prince in every way, is not a tribute, it is dress up and make believe.

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Bruno started out as an Elvis impersonator at age 4. I think maybe the Prince outfit was a nod to that but it just did not work.

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I appreciate the gesture but nope

truefunk said:

Hated it the fist time I saw it on the show, not watching this😐

I'd sooner fist myself that watch it again.

i thought this guy had a lucrative career...why does he need to rehash this dreck???

jjam said:

truefunk said:

Hated it the fist time I saw it on the show, not watching this😐

I'd sooner fist myself that watch it again.

and id sooner watch u ...

I regret watching that nausea-inducing video.

luvsexy4all said:

i thought this guy had a lucrative career...why does he need to rehash this dreck???

Through a love of Prince?

It showed the GRAMMY's had no clue about PRINCE. For a guy who preffered Female artists and vocalists and band members there was no sign of a WOMAN in that tribute at all, just the TIME who were gracious with their feelings, and then Bruno playing trick or treat going to a costume party, almost as tacky as Gaga the year before.

MotownSubdivision said:

I thought Bruno did a decent job. Where was all this criticism the night of Grammys?

Oh they criticized him all right... In the Prince forum there was about 6 threads all bashing Bruno's set.

Like get the fuck out of here, all you old, nasty orgers who think you know Prince better than he knew himself can go cry a river.

Prince would've approved of Bruno's tribute just as much he would've approved Sheila E's, Kravitz's, D Angelo's... because there's one essential thing to consider: The iconography of Prince's Purple Rain... when you see dancers all over the world wearing an MJ Thriller jacket, or Beat It jacket, dancing like zombies... that's when you know how iconic Thriller was... This is why Bruno wore the exact outfit Prince did in the movie, because this is a popularizing way of paying tribute... that was a righteous homage to the movie, to the fans, to the spirit of Purple Rain, Bruno did exactly the same choreography of Prince's LGC set... that's the root definition of a tribute... IF you wanna pay tribute to Charlie Chaplin, you wear his outfit and go on stage and mimic him because that's gonna remind the audience of how cool he was, how funny he was and how monumental the outfit is... Now, of course you can show respect to his craft in many ways, but that form of tribute (what orgers blatantly describe as 'karaoke') is what exactly honors the inner force of the act that Prince pulled off in the picture & album.

Why didn't y'all bash Janelle Monae the same way you do with Bruno when she wore this:

Or Erykah Badu:

Or Jennifer Hudson:

The only genuine reason for your bombastic critique of Bruno's performance is because you can't stand the guy, just say it If you're a true fan of Prince's, you'll appreciate that he's been paid tribute that way, with the Purple Rain outfit, exact choreorgraphy, guitar solo. But no, your stinky, butthurt old asses are stuck in 87 and worship Prince so much you can't get out of your bubble.

I am out of the bubble. Prefer tributes to the MAN. Not the Purple Rain album/movie bubble. Does your sig line apply to you Shawy89? You seem pretty angry yourself.

Edit: My positive comment. Great photos!

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Shawy89 said:

The disdain the org has for Bruno is unfounded. Here is a guy that ALWAYS acknowledges Prince and his influence. He geniunely respects Prince and never misses an opportunity to say how much Prince has touched his life. Im glad they chose Bruno Mar to do the tribute. I rather him than some random pop star who doesn't truly respect Prince. The fact that he is posting the rehearsal video to recognize the legacy of the Purple Rain album shows that he truly respects him. I would think Prince fans would be happy about this.... Can't win for losing

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For the record I am not a Bruno hater. I like him.

mjscarousal said:

EmmaMcG said:

mjscarousal said:

The disdain the org has for Bruno is unfounded. Here is a guy that ALWAYS acknowledges Prince and his influence. He geniunely respects Prince and never misses an opportunity to say how much Prince has touched his life. Im glad they chose Bruno Mar to do the tribute. I rather him than some random pop star who doesn't truly respect Prince. The fact that he is posting the rehearsal video to recognize the legacy of the Purple Rain album shows that he truly respects him. I would think Prince fans would be happy about this.... Can't win for losing

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I know your comment isn't directly aimed at me but as much as I can appreciate what Bruno Mars was trying to do, I just don't think his performance was good. The song didn't suit him. The outfit definitely didn't suit him. There was just something off about the whole thing. I think he would have been better off doing something like Let's Work or Sexy Dancer. I'll admit that I'm not his biggest fan (although Chunky is fantastic) and I don't like many of his songs, but I like how he pays homage and brings new audiences to musical genres that don't much attention from younger listeners (people my age and below). In that respect, he was a good choice to perform a tribute to Prince. But like I said, the song choice was wrong and he didn't do it justice.

I understand. Its not just this thread though. The org has a odd disdain for him and I will never understand it. I didn't think the tribute was THAT bad but that's my opinion.

mjscarousal said:

At first, I didn't like the performance by Bruno. It seemed very karaoke and like he was trying to hard. However, I do admire the heart/class he showed trying to honor Prince. As far as todays pop artists go, he is an ideal choice (vs people like Drake, Katy Perry, etc).

Much like Kravitz and the various performers of the BET awards in 2016 (Monae, Badu), the only critique I have is that these tributes are 1980's centric. Otherwise, I enjoyed them for what they are/were.

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

At first, I didn't like the performance by Bruno. It seemed very karaoke and like he was trying to hard. However, I do admire the heart/class he showed trying to honor Prince. As far as todays pop artists go, he is an ideal choice (vs people like Drake, Katy Perry, etc).

Much like Kravitz and the various performers of the BET awards in 2016 (Monae, Badu), the only critique I have is that these tributes are 1980's centric. Otherwise, I enjoyed them for what they are/were.

Sensible approach to an unfathomable loss.

EmmaMcG said:

mjscarousal said:

I understand. Its not just this thread though. The org has a odd disdain for him and I will never understand it. I didn't think the tribute was THAT bad but that's my opinion.

I remember when his album came out there was a lot of unwarranted negativity around it alright. He's good at what he does, if you're into that. I'm personally not but I'll gladly take him over the majority of what's charting these days.

I respect that.

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

At first, I didn't like the performance by Bruno. It seemed very karaoke and like he was trying to hard. However, I do admire the heart/class he showed trying to honor Prince. As far as todays pop artists go, he is an ideal choice (vs people like Drake, Katy Perry, etc).

Much like Kravitz and the various performers of the BET awards in 2016 (Monae, Badu), the only critique I have is that these tributes are 1980's centric. Otherwise, I enjoyed them for what they are/were.

I kinda felt this way as well which is why I couldn't call it the best performance of the night although it was second to Tribe Called Quest performance. I did admire the passion and heart he put into honoring Prince in the performance.

mjscarousal said:

The disdain the org has for Bruno is unfounded. Here is a guy that ALWAYS acknowledges Prince and his influence. He geniunely respects Prince and never misses an opportunity to say how much Prince has touched his life. Im glad they chose Bruno Mar to do the tribute. I rather him than some random pop star who doesn't truly respect Prince. The fact that he is posting the rehearsal video to recognize the legacy of the Purple Rain album shows that he truly respects him. I would think Prince fans would be happy about this.... Can't win for losing

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I'm with you on this, for the most part, in that I have no problem with Bruno Mars and I thought
this was not an offense to Prince's legacy.

I like Bruno a lot, but the outfit didn't suit him well. Let's Dance would have been much better. In the other hand, the Kravit's tribute, that was something else.