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About Dani from USA: Been a Mariah fan for quite some time now...

Re: Article: In defense of Mariah doing the absolute bare minimum (77,843) (77,855) by Dani from USA I 100% agree. I went to the All The Hits show in San Diego (no dancers) and in Anaheim (with dancers). I enjoyed the San Diego show much better. To me, she's using the dancers as a crutch because the truth is that she relies more on her voice when they're not around. She only needs her back-up singers and band. Most of us know she's a singer, not a performer, so she should play to her strengths instead of trying to compensate. Just my two cents. (Friday 11 August 2017; 03:30)

Re: What should Mariah do now? (73,123) (73,137) by Dani from USA I think it's a tricky thing to go about surgery, honestly. Her range, in my opinion, is contingent with her vocal fold nodules. She's said that the only reason why she can access her whistle register is because of presence of nodules in her throat. Unfortunately, she went all out in those first few albums, and her voice succumbed to wear and tear. Oversinging also lead up to more nodule build up. That was inevitable. If she gets them removed, she loses her whistle. If she keeps them, her voice will continue to deteriorate but she won't lose her whistle. I, personally, might be okay with her losing her whistle if it meant her voice reverted back to her initial strength and fluidity. But then again, would MC still be MC without her whistle? Hmmm. (Saturday 25 February 2017; 21:43)

Almost Home (Dapo Torimiro version) (51,062) by Dani from USA Did anyone know there was an alternate version of "Almost Home"? I prefer it to the one officially released by Disney, actually. I just saw a video on Vimeo (titled "Mariah Carey - Almost Home (Dapo Torimiro Version)"), and it's done beautifully. I think it could be fan-made, to be honest. They interpose her image into scenes of the film, and it seems a lot smoother than the cut and paste job they did with the official music video. Thought it was something worth sharing. (Friday 20 March 2015; 1:05)

Bone Thugs? (45,459) by Dani from USA I really do hope a collaboration does happen between Mariah and Bone Thugs. I absolutely love when they make music together. Breakdown and the I Still Believe remix are the type of songs I'd like Mariah to make more of. Krayzie's spit is soulful and I think it complements Mariah's voice well. And on another note, I'm not sure what the webmaster's policy is on including links, but there's a website called WhoSampled.com. I looked into Mariah's samples, specifically for the MIAMTEC album, and am now beginning to understand Mariah's connection to the album. Things make a lot more sense to me. I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on why MC decided to sample certain tracks. I for one, not knowing before, can now truly appreciate the "Carry like Mariah" line in Dedicated. It speaks a lot about Mariah's connection to the hip-hop community even before people realized, if they ever did, that hip-hop was a huge part of MC's life. And people probably didn't notice that some of the greats really did dig Mariah. It just goes to show. I know, for example, that Tupac loved Mariah's music and respected her as an artist. I still fantasize that MC wrote "Underneath The Stars" thinking about Tupac. That's a collaboration I would definitely pay a million to hear. (Sunday 20 July 2014; 14:59)

Favorite song off the album? (44,694) by Dani from USA Mine has got to be YDKWTD. Maybe I'm wrong here, but I feel it's very reminiscent of I Feel It and Sprung. There's a timelessness to the song and yet it's also very catchy. Thirsty is also growing on me, to be quite honest. I can almost picture a story behind it or even a music video. Maybe four different Mariah's surrounding a playboy type of character. One would appear consecutively with each refrain, "Uhhh, you're thirsty." Kind of the same effect that was on "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)". Then a hologram of Rich Homie Quan above the playboy would pop up with the future-ish backing vocals. I can also see a slowmo close-up during the outro of the song with MC throwing champagne into the playboy's face. Oh man. Maybe I put a lot of thought into it. Hahahaha. (Thursday 12 June 2014; 17:45)

Re: NBC Special (44,388) by Dani from USA Bill, if my memory isn't failing me yet, the setlist was as follows: 1) Mariah sang "We Belong Together". 2) She sang "Money" with Fabulous. 3) The performance of "You Don't Know What To Do" from the Today Show was shown. 4) The "You're Mine (Eternal)" music video was shown (not too sure this is relevant to your question, on account that she didn't actually sing it live). 5) Supernatural was played (MC didn't sing live) while a home video of MC and family was shown (again, don't know if this is relevant to your question). 6) Finally, Mariah sang Heavenly, accompanied by a choir. Hope this information helped. Cheers. (Sunday 1 June 2014; 16:25)

Re: two versions of "Thirsty" (43,614) by Dani from USA I prefer the one without Rich Homie Quan's verses. They're a little too lewd for my taste, and for some reason, the rap doesn't mesh well with the rest of the song. It sounds out of place, in my opinion. Has anyone else noticed that? In any case, the radio rip that's roaming around on the internet is of bad quality. I think they should have just released the version that's on Revolt. I think MC's management should have also put out a lyric video. The whole thirsty/champagne concept would fare quite well in a lyric video, in my opinion. And on a sidenote: I think the song is about Nick. There's that one line about the Tom Fords. Didn't Nick buy a million-dollar pair of diamond-encrusted Tom Fords? I wish there was an official release of the lyric video, honestly. I couldn't make out all the words from the song, especially at the end when MC sings something about "Cassidy". Does anyone know anything about that? (Wednesday 14 May 2014; 17:00)

On point (43,592) by Dani from USA I think "Thirsty" is on point. I actually thought it was going to be a song about Nicki Minaj, but I'm glad it wasn't. I am surprised that it's about a man, though. Someone mentioned that it might be about Mizza. That's an interesting theory. If it's about Nick, well then, I'm glad she's channeling her frustrations through her music. There's a conviction to her voice that we haven't heard since TEOM, and it makes her sound much more human (more relatable, I think). Some of you like raw ballads, and although this isn't a ballad, it's definitely raw. She seems to be wrapping her voice around the beat, which is something artists aren't doing these days. What she's doing with her voice is quite innovative, I feel. The layering, someone mentioned, different from her usual stuff, though I can't exactly pinpoint why. Whatever it is, it's definitely catchy. Someone's already mentioned that at the beginning, where we hear the pouring of the champagne, makes it clear that MC was painstakingly attentive to detail this time around (which also leaves me wondering why she had that lighter in the studio that one day). Even the ending, where the beat falls away and we just hear her voice is too good. It'll be a great album, on par with TEOM, rest assured. (Wednesday 14 May 2014; 9:38)

Cover art (42,217) by Dani from USA My favorite is the "Butterfly" cover, and my least favorite would have to be the "Charmbracelet" cover. On another note, does anyone know what's become of the song "Mesmerized" that Mariah recorded for the movie The Paperboy? Sometimes I wish Mariah would release little 15 or 30 second teasers of songs she's recording, just to keep us at the edge of our seats. That'd probably become an issue with the label, but one can still hope. (Wednesday 19 March 2014; 8:00)

My two cents (42,130) by Dani from USA I've liked Mariah's recent releases, but I will admit that it's taken quite a while for them to grow on me. I'm inclined to embrace what she puts out on account that, as does every other lamb, I'm sure, I know what she's capable of. Putting aside the fact that I'm a lamb though, her recent releases have been lacking, and I think I know why. I think it's because she's stuck in a musical vacuum, where she doesn't let anything in and anything out. She's expressed the fact that she doesn't normally listen to anyone else's music. I think this is a big mistake because it puts her out of touch with the general ethos of music nowadays. She's using the same formula, and being the visionary that we know she can be, she's doing herself a big disservice. She should let others influence her. It's how you get inspiration, I think, and even motivation to create something "more groundbreaking" than others. I can only take record scratches at the beginning of her songs so much. Let's not recreate Underneath The Stars. Let's do something radically different in the vein of today's music. I know she can do it, and as always, I have hopes for the album as a whole. I really do. And on another note, Ariana and Mariah are two different artists, and yes, Ari was definitely influenced by Mariah, but she's not some sort of "usurper". She's channeling Mariah, and we should embrace it. Her album is amazing and I love her voice (it's so smooth and beautiful), and yes, I'm also a lamb. It's possible. Lol. (Saturday 15 March 2014; 15:55)

All petty things aside (41,991) by Dani from USA The music is still quality work. Recently, I listened to "Triumphant", "Almost Home", "Beautiful", "The Art of Letting Go", and "You're Mine (Eternal)" in succession and all at one sitting. I have to say that it's brilliant work. There's cohesion there that I don't get from other albums. One has to listen to it all as a whole in order to get the best experience possible. I think our problem is when we mull over one song for too long and dismiss it simply because it doesn't become a "hit". We have to stop equating quality with commercial success. I'm guilty of it, for sure, but now that I've listened to those 5 songs, one after the other, I understand what Mariah means when she says she's not done working on the album. Because the truth is, her releases up to now, do in fact reflect a kind of journey, a story. The songs we've heard from this era are definitely leading to something, a trajectory that I can't exactly pinpoint, but I know the overall product will be phenomenal. Cheers. (Wednesday 5 March 2014; 17:00)

Funny... (39,463) by Dani from USA I think it's funny how anyone can think that Mariah and her team are scheming or conniving in any way. I honestly don't even think she has the energy for that or to even tolerate it. People seem to forget that she's a wife and mother now. That changes the game, honestly, and I'm sure that's what she's channeling most of her attention to... and not publicity stunts. She's not single and 25 anymore, so she needs more time to do her thing. I would just keep it at that. (Sunday 13 October 2013; 12:38)

New song? (36,313) by Dani from USA I came across a wiki page on the Mariah Carey portal that lists "No More Love Songs" as a song set to be released September 14 of this year (it's written by MC, Babyface, and BMC, apparently). It's described as a "haunting, R&B ballad". I immediately harked back to the NFL kickoff performance of WBT when MC mentioned that she would release a similar song in that vein very soon. The page was created by a certain Juwan Smith. I'm taking this with a grain of salt, but if anyone has any information, please share. "Haunting, R&B ballad" sounds like something I would like to hear from MC though. Let's hope that's the case. (Sunday 9 September 2012; 4:13)