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83
Hooligans proves that this onetime background player makes a pretty solid first banana.
10y
80
This 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.
12y
80
For his own album, Mars has saved up a bundle of top-drawer melodies, making commercial success all but a certainty. What makes this a really exciting debut, however, is the Kanye West-style genre-bending on Grenade, The Other Side and Our First Time.
8y
80
Call it what you want genre-wise, but the bottom line is Bruno Mars is single handedly taking charge of popular music. This album is proof of that.
6y
80
He'll be pilloried but he's doing just fine.
5y
70
Call it bubblegum that eats like a meal.
11y
60
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.
15y
60
An album that seeks too hard to display Mars' multifaceted talents.
6y
60
Doo-Wops and Hooligans is full of the kind of catchy modern pop that is impossible to dislike or dislodge.
5y
60
More hit than miss from chart-busting Smeezington.
5mo
50
One must admit that legitimacy won’t come into the equation of Doo-Wop’s sales, which should be colossal given Mars’ current run of form.
12y
50
Doo-Wops & Hooligans kicks up no fuss, and shortchanges on its promise of both doo-wop and hooliganism.
11y
40
Sure the album has the opportunity to be successful, chameleons routinely do well, but make no mistake about it, Doo Wops & Hooligans is a debut that Bruno Mars will one day could look back on to regret.
12y
40
The saccharine sound isn't the only problem. The album's awkward title implies that Mars might have an ungainly way with words, and so it proves.
10y
40
The word "lightweight" was invented for records like this - ones that nail a commercial formula but are utterly devoid of heat, emotion or compelling personality.
10y
Ok but this man needs better album titles
Review:
Ok but this is not really Bruno Mars. I mean it's a debut record so i can't blame him but at this point in his career he just isn't there yet. The songwriting is unimpessive, the topics are generally weak, and most of it's just kind of pop. After looking at the tracklist i was like "wait i know most of these this might be fire" but none of them were as good as i remember. Like right after "Marry You" all the tracks slap
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Even though I didn't know this album before and never listened to it in its entirety, I do know the individual popular songs, and I feel that revisiting them is a bit nostalgic. If you're not a fan of reggae, you definitely won't like this album. It's filled with it almost everywhere, but mostly pop. I associate these popular songs with some cover versions from commercials or maybe even remixes, where I've seen most of them before. The ones I haven't heard were ... read more
Everyone knows at least seven on the songs on here. That’s probably why I only gave it a six. I’ve hear those seven songs so many times growing up that I never wanna hear them again. They’re not bad but I’m honestly sick of hearing them. Despite that this is a massive pop album and I’ll give it credit for that. Grenade isn’t as good as I remember it being. The instrumental is kind of boring. Same goes for Runaway Baby and Marry You. These three songs are ... read more
It’s really hard to find a good spot where this album is at. All of these songs here are hits. Banger after banger basically. So hopefully, I found a rank that satisfies me for now while also making a dumb 69 joke as well since I don’t have a rating like that yet.
i hope they play this album at my funeral so some people can be happy watching me being buried|
Best Song : Runaway Baby/ Grenade
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Track List
| 1 | Grenade 3:42 | 83 |
| 2 | Just the Way You Are 3:40 | 84 |
| 3 | Our First Time 4:03 | 66 |
| 4 | Runaway Baby 2:28 | 82 |
| 5 | The Lazy Song 3:09 | 67 |
| 6 | Marry You 3:50 | 78 |
| 7 | Talking to the Moon 3:37 | 87 |
| 8 | Liquor Store Blues 3:49 feat. Damian Marley | 70 |
| 9 | Count on Me 3:17 | 70 |
| 10 | The Other Side 3:48 feat. Cee-Lo Green, B.o.B | 76 |
Total Length: 35 minutes
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2mo
i grew up with a lot of these songs playing in regular rotation on the radio so I have a lot of personal bias for this song but it isnt nostalgia biad because I do actually like all the songs on here, still his second best effort to date
