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Jan 3, 2013His second album is the same conventional mish-mash as his 6m-selling debut.
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Dec 21, 2012Too many of the tracks seem more like very good imitations of song types than like actual songs.
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Dec 18, 2012He's an undeniable talent, desperately searching for an identity to claim as his own.
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Dec 13, 2012The bulk of Unorthodox Jukebox benefits from presenting Bruno Mars as he truly imagines himself: a big belter with an ear for pop hooks, sure, but one unafraid to dive into murkier waters.
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Dec 12, 2012Sounds like Bruno Mars is trying to rough up his image a bit on his strong, if sometimes oddly lyrically aggressive, second album.
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Dec 12, 2012All in all, this is a truly accomplished and slick pop album, but its lyrical content will probably lose Bruno Mars some sales and some of his core audience.
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Dec 11, 2012His highly anticipated sophomore album succeeds in mixing its safer stylistic choices with its relatively bold ideas.
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Dec 11, 2012Mars still plays the sweetheart card well, but he's proven himself way more interesting as a badass.
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Dec 11, 2012The result is a record that makes the competition sound sad and idea-starved by comparison.
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Dec 10, 2012Too bad it's a step back from Doo-Wops in so many ways, leaving people who saw promise in his debut shaking their heads in disappointment and hoping Mars can sort out his feelings about women and get back to being a sweet romancer, instead of an icky hater.
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Dec 10, 2012While not an unqualified triumph, Unorthodox Jukebox is a step forward.
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Dec 10, 2012When he isn't sounding like a Police album track ("Locked Out of Heaven") or a Musical Youth album track ("Show Me"), he's mostly sounding like a Wham! album track (the disco-pop "Treasure" being a case in point).
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Dec 10, 2012Overall, there is rather less doo-wopping on Unorthodox Jukebox, an album that, despite its title, deserves your grudging respect, and a little more hooliganism.
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Dec 7, 2012It's appealing, generally engaging and all shot through with the confidence of a man who must feel he's got the hit parade Midas touch
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Dec 7, 2012His talent for crafting little pop perfections of all stripes is undeniable.
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Dec 7, 2012Bruno Mars is a talented chap, he's forced to demean his abilities by echoing other artists' former glories on Unorthodox Jukebox, whose title all but gives the game away.
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Positive: 203 out of 283
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Mixed: 21 out of 283
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Negative: 59 out of 283
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