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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1659300" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[ATTACH=full]12232[/ATTACH]</p><p>pick of the day..............................</p><p></p><p></p><p> [ATTACH=full]12233[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12234[/ATTACH] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars</a></p><p></p><h3>Bruno Mars</h3><p></p><p><strong>Peter Gene Hernandez</strong> (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as <strong>Bruno Mars</strong>, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and dancer. He is known for his stage performances, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_style" target="_blank">retro</a> showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music" target="_blank">pop</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" target="_blank">R&B</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk" target="_blank">funk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music" target="_blank">soul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae" target="_blank">reggae</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music" target="_blank">hip hop</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco" target="_blank">disco</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" target="_blank">rock</a>. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12235[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Unorthodox Jukebox</strong></em> is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars" target="_blank">Bruno Mars</a>. It was released on December 7, 2012, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records" target="_blank">Atlantic Records</a>. It serves as the follow-up to Mars's debut record <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-Wops_%26_Hooligans" target="_blank">Doo-Wops & Hooligans</a></em> (2010). The album was initially planned to be more "energetic" than his previous work, but ended up presenting a wide range of styles such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae_rock" target="_blank">reggae rock</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco" target="_blank">disco</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music" target="_blank">soul music</a>.</p><p></p><p>Mars co-wrote the whole record and worked with several past collaborators, while enlisting new producers and no guest vocalists. Lyrically, <em>Unorthodox Jukebox</em> revolves around the theme of relationships, incorporating more explicit lyrics and subjects than his previous material. On December 4, 2012, <em>Unorthodox Jukebox</em> was made available to listen to in its entirety for a week before its release. Critical response to <em>Unorthodox Jukebox</em> was generally favorable; many <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_journalism" target="_blank">reviewers</a> compared Mars's work to that of his previous album, while others deemed its lyrics shallow.</p><p></p><p>It debuted at number two on the US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> 200</a>, with first week sales of 192,000 copies, and later topped the chart. The record also reached number one in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It became Mars's fastest-selling album in the latter country in 2012, the third best-selling album in Australia in 2013, and the fifth best-selling in the United States in 2013. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" target="_blank">International Federation of the Phonographic Industry</a> (IFPI) reported that <em>Unorthodox Jukebox</em> was globally the fourth best-selling album in 2013, with 3.2 million copies, and six million units as of March 2016.</p><p></p><p><em>Unorthodox Jukebox</em> won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Vocal_Album" target="_blank">Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" target="_blank">56th Grammy Awards</a>. The premiere of the album was preceded by the release of its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_single" target="_blank">lead single</a>, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked_Out_of_Heaven" target="_blank">Locked Out of Heaven</a>", which experienced commercial acclaim worldwide and topped the US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a> songs chart for six consecutive weeks. Subsequently, four other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" target="_blank">singles</a> ("<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_I_Was_Your_Man" target="_blank">When I Was Your Man</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_(Bruno_Mars_song)" target="_blank">Treasure</a>", "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_(song)" target="_blank">Gorilla</a>", and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Girls" target="_blank">Young Girls</a>") were made available for consumption in 2013, with each one of them having major to moderate success in the United States. <em>Unorthodox Jukebox</em> was further promoted through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moonshine_Jungle_Tour" target="_blank">The Moonshine Jungle Tour</a> (2013–2014).</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>1.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Girls" target="_blank">Young Girls</a>"</td></tr></table><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>2.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked_Out_of_Heaven" target="_blank">Locked Out of Heaven</a>"</td><td></td><td></td><th></th></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_(song)" target="_blank">Gorilla</a>"</td><td></td><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_(Bruno_Mars_song)" target="_blank">Treasure</a>"</td><td></td><td></td><th></th></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_(Bruno_Mars_song)" target="_blank">Moonshine</a>"</td><td></td><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><th>6.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_I_Was_Your_Man" target="_blank">When I Was Your Man</a>"</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>7.</th><td>"Natalie"</td><td></td><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><th>8.</th><td>"Show Me"</td><td></td><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><th>9.</th><td>"Money Make Her Smile"</td><td></td><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><th>10.</th><td>"If I Knew"</td><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></table></th><td></td></tr></table><p></p><p><strong><em>This is such an interesting album to me....It was the favorite music that I listened to in my last relationship before the one I'm in now........That woman introduced me to a lot of different things in life that my sheltered life experience had procluded from me..........I really enjoy this work by Bruno but I really haven't explored the rest of his discography....I read some where in the past that he is or was one of the highest paid entertainers in the world , averaging around $ 50 million annually....Good gig if you can get it......The lyrics to " Gorilla " still bring back great memories of that relationship....But I learned over the course of 4 + years that music and drugs does not sustain a relationship....I have grown immensley since then .....And yes, this woman still calls me from time to time.....Enjoy...................</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12236[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>""When I'm down and out , I listen to Bruno Mars on Spotify and all my cares float away...He rock's my world, he really really does and still does....still does..still does..still does.............................</em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1659300, member: 3916"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="musicanon.gif"]12232[/ATTACH] pick of the day.............................. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1631565024313.png"]12233[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1631565067629.png"]12234[/ATTACH] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars[/URL] [HEADING=2]Bruno Mars[/HEADING] [B]Peter Gene Hernandez[/B] (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as [B]Bruno Mars[/B], is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and dancer. He is known for his stage performances, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_style']retro[/URL] showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music']pop[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B']R&B[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk']funk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music']soul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae']reggae[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music']hip hop[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco']disco[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music']rock[/URL]. Mars is accompanied by his band, the Hooligans, who play a variety of instruments, such as electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, and horns, and also serve as backup singers and dancers. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1631565214589.png"]12235[/ATTACH] [I][B]Unorthodox Jukebox[/B][/I] is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mars']Bruno Mars[/URL]. It was released on December 7, 2012, by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records']Atlantic Records[/URL]. It serves as the follow-up to Mars's debut record [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-Wops_%26_Hooligans']Doo-Wops & Hooligans[/URL][/I] (2010). The album was initially planned to be more "energetic" than his previous work, but ended up presenting a wide range of styles such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae_rock']reggae rock[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco']disco[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music']soul music[/URL]. Mars co-wrote the whole record and worked with several past collaborators, while enlisting new producers and no guest vocalists. Lyrically, [I]Unorthodox Jukebox[/I] revolves around the theme of relationships, incorporating more explicit lyrics and subjects than his previous material. On December 4, 2012, [I]Unorthodox Jukebox[/I] was made available to listen to in its entirety for a week before its release. Critical response to [I]Unorthodox Jukebox[/I] was generally favorable; many [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_journalism']reviewers[/URL] compared Mars's work to that of his previous album, while others deemed its lyrics shallow. It debuted at number two on the US [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200'][I]Billboard[/I] 200[/URL], with first week sales of 192,000 copies, and later topped the chart. The record also reached number one in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It became Mars's fastest-selling album in the latter country in 2012, the third best-selling album in Australia in 2013, and the fifth best-selling in the United States in 2013. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry']International Federation of the Phonographic Industry[/URL] (IFPI) reported that [I]Unorthodox Jukebox[/I] was globally the fourth best-selling album in 2013, with 3.2 million copies, and six million units as of March 2016. [I]Unorthodox Jukebox[/I] won the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Vocal_Album']Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Annual_Grammy_Awards']56th Grammy Awards[/URL]. The premiere of the album was preceded by the release of its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_single']lead single[/URL], "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked_Out_of_Heaven']Locked Out of Heaven[/URL]", which experienced commercial acclaim worldwide and topped the US [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100'][I]Billboard[/I] Hot 100[/URL] songs chart for six consecutive weeks. Subsequently, four other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)']singles[/URL] ("[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_I_Was_Your_Man']When I Was Your Man[/URL]", "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_(Bruno_Mars_song)']Treasure[/URL]", "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_(song)']Gorilla[/URL]", and "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Girls']Young Girls[/URL]") were made available for consumption in 2013, with each one of them having major to moderate success in the United States. [I]Unorthodox Jukebox[/I] was further promoted through [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moonshine_Jungle_Tour']The Moonshine Jungle Tour[/URL] (2013–2014). [TABLE] [TR] [TH][TABLE] [TR] [TH]1.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Girls']Young Girls[/URL]"[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TH]2.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked_Out_of_Heaven']Locked Out of Heaven[/URL]"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]3.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_(song)']Gorilla[/URL]"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]4.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_(Bruno_Mars_song)']Treasure[/URL]"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]5.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_(Bruno_Mars_song)']Moonshine[/URL]"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]6.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_I_Was_Your_Man']When I Was Your Man[/URL]"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]7.[/TH] [TD]"Natalie"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]8.[/TH] [TD]"Show Me"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]9.[/TH] [TD]"Money Make Her Smile"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]10.[/TH] [TD]"If I Knew"[/TD] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [/TABLE][/TH] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B][I]This is such an interesting album to me....It was the favorite music that I listened to in my last relationship before the one I'm in now........That woman introduced me to a lot of different things in life that my sheltered life experience had procluded from me..........I really enjoy this work by Bruno but I really haven't explored the rest of his discography....I read some where in the past that he is or was one of the highest paid entertainers in the world , averaging around $ 50 million annually....Good gig if you can get it......The lyrics to " Gorilla " still bring back great memories of that relationship....But I learned over the course of 4 + years that music and drugs does not sustain a relationship....I have grown immensley since then .....And yes, this woman still calls me from time to time.....Enjoy...................[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc36.gif"]12236[/ATTACH] [B][I][B][I][B][I]""When I'm down and out , I listen to Bruno Mars on Spotify and all my cares float away...He rock's my world, he really really does and still does....still does..still does..still does.............................[/I][/B][/I][/B][/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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