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Like his debut, "Unorthodox Jukebox" scales the broad landscape of Mars' musical influences. Ten tracks previewed to Billboard ranged in style, containing elements of rock, pop, soul, R&B, funk, electro, reggae, doo-wop, disco and more. As many in Mars' camp agree, the new songs are much deeper and more evolved than what's featured on "Doo-Wops." Some may be surprised to find him trading in lighthearted pop songs like "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade" for sexed-up rockers like "Gorilla" and "Moonshine." Ever the charmer, though, Mars will surely make female fans swoon with piano ballad "When I Was Your Man" and the anthemic "Young Girls." →②③ He's proud of his success with "Doo-Wops," which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 1.7 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In addition to chart-topping singles, the set garnered multiple Grammy nominations and a best male pop vocal performance win for "Just the Way You Are." He admits, however, that the completion of Doo-Wops was rushed in an effort to capitalize on the fast-building momentum of "Nothin' on You" and "Billionaire," which reached No. 1 and No. 4, respectively, on the Hot 100 in 2010. Now, Mars had the luxury of time. It allowed him to create a musically rich follow-up that dives deeper into his sonic palette and fully demonstrates his artistry. "I had to change lanes from hustling trying to be a producer and songwriter for other acts. So I was writing a lot of pop songs and radio-friendly songs. It was a different mind-set," Mars says of his debut. "When I worked on ["Doo-Wops"], maybe that trickled off into my stuff and I didn't really have a chance to custom-make the sounds and sonics that I wanted to do. On this one, you're going to feel a little more me and what I stand for." →④ It was during his last two years of countless worldwide concerts and TV shows -- including his unforgettable moment earlier this year at the Grammys in Los Angeles -- that Mars realized his second album needed to reflect his raucously energetic stage show. To achieve a fuller sound on the new release, he recruited some of his favorite producers, including Ronson, Bhasker, Haynie, Diplo and the Supa Dups. The Smeezingtons, who co-wrote and co-produced all of the tracks, also serve as the new set's executive producers. Upcoming touring plans are still being ironed out, as are details of the overall marketing campaign for "Unorthodox Jukebox." But Mars is expected to begin touring in second-quarter 2013, according to his manager, Brandon Creed. The trek is tentatively scheduled to launch in Europe and then visit North America in the summertime. →⑤ Mars explores some darker, edgier lyrical themes on "Unorthodox Jukebox." In true rock 'n' roll fashion, he references drugs, sex and alcohol in the slithering standout "Gorilla." Midway through the stadium rocker, Mars defiantly belts out the word "motherfucker." It's a noticeable departure from the softer subject matter of his past material ("I'll be lounging on the couch just chillin' in my Snuggie/Click to MTV so they can teach me how to Dougie," he sings on 2010's "The Lazy Song"). Mars points out, however, that on an alternate version of "Billionaire," he sings, "I want to be a billionaire so fuckin' bad" (on the cleaner version he says "frickin'"). Nevertheless, he acknowledges the mature new themes as further evidence of his newfound artistic freedom. "They made me change a couple of things on [Doo-Wops] and I felt disgusted about that. I didn't do that on this album," Mars says. "If I can't be me doing it, I'm not going to have any fun. If I'm changing things around because people might think it's a hard pill to swallow -- like, 'Wait a minute, this isn't the Bruno we know' -- then I'm going to feel like a circus clown onstage, selling something fake." Mars also proudly boasts that "Unorthodox Jukebox" doesn't include a single guest vocal from another artist. This may come as a surprise to some since Mars built his career early on by appearing on other artist's tracks. "It's my fucking album. It should just be me, right?" he says with a laugh. →⑥ Back at Larrabee Sound Studios, Mars further reflects on his musical metamorphosis during the past two years. When the subject turns to how some critics (he hates them, by the way) have suggested that "Just the Way You Are" and some of his other romantic songs were overly sappy, the singer gets playfully defensive. "If you can't hear the sentiment, as sappy as you want to call it, then maybe you're a piece of shit," he says, that devilish grin reappearing. He pauses a moment to think. "But if I was getting sappier we'd have a problem," he continues. "Then it would just be mush." 來源: http://0rz.tw/cYOLX -- 簡單整理版 ① 批特說他聽到電台在播It Will Rain都會關掉，因為他覺得最後的混音不太好感覺他自己唱歌像蚊子在叫 ② 新專輯歌曲種類繁多 rock, pop, soul, R&B, funk, electro, reggae, doo-wops, disco 都會有 ③ 像JTWYA或者Grenade這樣的清新pop曲可能不會出現在新專裡 Gorilla、Moonshine都是比較重口的歌，會談論毒品、性和酒等等 When I Was Your Man是女生會喜歡的鋼琴抒情曲，而Young Girls則是夜店嗨歌XD ④ 綜上所述，因為這次專輯曲風多元，所以電台金曲會少很多 ⑤ 10月開始宣傳活動會一直持續到聖誕節，2013第二季開始世界巡迴 ⑥ 新專輯!!!沒有!!!任何Feat!!!! 雖然他是從ft起家的，但這張是他自己的專輯，所以不會有guest vocal -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 124.218.8.164 ※ 編輯: sakurai0615 來自: 124.218.8.164 (10/02 17:11)