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- Summary: The Hawaiian-born producer's move to making pop music as a solo artist has proven successful, as his new album is an innovative mix of tribal beats, reggae, and club-worthy jams that show his range as a songwriter.
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- Record Label: Elektra
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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The Lazy Song | |
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Today I don't feel like doing anything I just wanna lay in my bed Don't feel like picking up my phone, so leave a message at the tone 'Cause today I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 13
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Mixed: 8 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Hooligans proves that this onetime background player makes a pretty solid first banana.
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Jan 10, 2011This fulfilling 10 track album has very few holes, and if this is just a taste of what he has in the vaults for either himself or for other artists, he should be racking up some Grammy's shortly.
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Jan 27, 2011What makes this a really exciting debut, however, is the Kanye West-style genre-bending on Grenade, The Other Side and Our First Time, which joins the dots between between Michael Jackson and Bob Marley.
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As it is, Doo-Wops & Hooligans is an uneven debut that shows why Mars is likeable and popular, but doesn't tap into his full potential as a writer or producer.
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Jan 19, 2011Mars has quite remarkably extracted themes from every one of those shows [The X-Factor], incorporating each into his debut, from glossy, over-sentimental ballads (Talking To The Moon) to an all-out, shameless dispatching of joy (Marry Song).
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Doo-Wops & Hooligans kicks up no fuss, and shortchanges on its promise of both doo-wop and hooliganism.
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Dec 21, 2010Cutesy lyrics with insipid rhymes like "You can count on me like one, two, three" abound on songs that play out less like a cohesive album and more like no-brainer radio references to Coldplay, U2, Michael Jackson, Sade, Feist and so on.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 45
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Mixed: 6 out of 45
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Negative: 7 out of 45
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May 29, 2020
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Aug 7, 2011Brilliant and light-hearted album. Bruno Mars deserves all the attention he gets, no offense to the people that have ridiculously rated the album "0".
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Oct 14, 2010
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Mar 8, 2021
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Nov 9, 2012A light, sweet genre-bender that's surprisingly satisfying.
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Dec 18, 2011
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Nov 16, 2010
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