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Bruno Mars band kicked SB butt.
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Read again, I said too young OR too biased; and a MAYBE was in there. It's always just about YOU isn't it? 
I know: concerts last longer than 10 minutes. It was a roll in roll out manufactured for tv, 10 minute SB halftime show.
The only part not tracked was the drum solo and his final song... the singing anyway.
was hoping i wasn't the only one that caught that.
he was off when they played "treasure" as well. riding F# during 2 of the tasty little licks in that song.
Count me in the meh group. The style and energy was nice, but musically Bruno can't hold a candle to James Brown, E,W,& F, Sting, and other influences he tries to draw from.
I noticed this, too! I mean, dude, at least put a flippin' cable into the jack - or a carrot or somethin'!
OF course not -- he is 28 years old. Every group you named has a body of work that is lengthier than his age.
That said, he is one of the few current acts out there that are even trying to draw from those influences. As someone who grew up on the music you mentioned, I have no problem with his show last night -- the kid threw down and we need more acts with that kind of energy, musicianship and respect for the past.
I appreciate that he is drawing those influences and maybe bringing some attention back to those great bands, but his music still seems watered down, IMO. I've seem some local bands recently playing old funk/motown styled stuff that seem to have a deeper groove than he. Each to their own, YMMV, etc.
As far as his age and comparing him to those acts, it is fair game as he is on a national stage now. Plus, if you do the James Brown dance moves on stage, expect to get compared to JB (who IIRC was starting to cook around his mid-late 20s).
Read again, I said too young OR too biased; and a MAYBE was in there. It's always just about YOU isn't it?
As always
I don't keep up on the contempory music scene. So, for me, Bruno Mars was a "breath of fresh air."
With that name (Bruno Mars) I thought the group was some kind of Euro-Electronica crap. Man was I wrong.
I really like the whole vibe the band puts out. Good stuff.
RHCP? What could they do besides the big hit they had back 20 years ago?
Not "really" playing their instruments? WGAS?
With that name (Bruno Mars) I thought the group was some kind of Euro-Electronica crap. Man was I wrong.
I really like the whole vibe the band puts out. Good stuff.
RHCP? What could they do besides the big hit they had back 20 years ago?
Not "really" playing their instruments? WGAS?
WGAS? Apparently some here think its akin to milli vanilli in that those guys on stage are just actors that didn't/couldn't record those tracks in preparation for the show.
That was fun to watch. I will reserve any stronger compliments for a live show, YMMV.
The Mars material I'd heard before last night was smooth, corny loverman stuff like "Marry You", so his halftime show was a refreshing change.
The Mars material I'd heard before last night was smooth, corny loverman stuff like "Marry You", so his halftime show was a refreshing change.
+1 to this, plus I also felt it blended some Talking Heads into the choreography too, at least from the Stop Making Sense movie. It was high energy for sure.
here here !!! by far the best new act out there.
If we had more hard workin bands like that maybe there would be some hope for good music to continue to flourish, in the pop music category anyway, what I saw at this years grammies was pitful.
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