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About Terna from Nigeria: Fan since 1998 - The "Butterfly" Era. However my Fave Era ever? will always be - The Emancipation of Mimi, if you're a true Lamb, you know.

Nice reply feature (101,473) by Terna from Nigeria Wow, Eric. I love the reply feature you've incorporated, Helps a lot with keeping track. (Monday 17 October 2022; 20:06)

Re: Full of grace (101,461) (101,465) by Terna from Nigeria Haha, Whitney who? Celine where? So extra. Lol. (Sunday 16 October 2022; 20:31) this is a reply to message 101,461

Re: Full of grace (101,458) (101,461) by Stacey from USA She knew she killed it after that last ending note where she just locked the door and threw away the key, saying I'm the best there ever was. Boom. (Sunday 16 October 2022; 02:45)

Re: Full of grace (101,454) (101,458) by Terna from Nigeria You lost me in the very first few lines of your over analytical paragraph. It is clear, You have not even listened to the original recording of that song "If Only You Knew". As it is with Mariah and songs she covers, she sticks to the original melodic line of the song. There was absolutely nothing "unnecessary and noncommittal" as you put it about her melismatic runs, there never is. (Mind You Mariah sings like a musician with the knowledge of how music works.) They were spot on and still in tune with the melodic structure of the song as she sang. You actually think Mariah at that time didn't do her homework to score that song, take note of its breathing map and just went on stage and freestyled as she went. Please. That is a well mapped, well planned, intentional performance, executed to near perfection with a sprinkle of magic. (Didn't Prince said something like this once?) And one can tell, it is solid and you can see the expression on her face, she knows she killed it. (Saturday 15 October 2022; 20:05) this is a reply to message 101,454

Re: Full of grace (101,446) (101,454) by Geronimo from USA I'm not sure if this is quite accurate, Terna. In the first minute of this song I think her anxiety and insecurity shows through her neurotic melodic phrasing. None of the phrases that she sings in the first minute have an intelligent melodic ending that gives her interpretation of the lines any character or definition. There's a lot of unnecessary and noncommittal melisma that she would probably avoid were she's not so anxious. There is a kind of hackneyed parallelism to the last word of each sentence that gets really annoying and you can tell she's making these decisions at the last minute when there's nowhere else to go vocally. This has always bothering me about some of her performances during that period. I think with some of the resonance that she used to have - that smooth, buttery and broad vibrato - having vanished into thin air, she just tatters the end of each sentence with a bunch of unnecessary predictable filagree. I think the transition to "somewhere over the rainbow" is quite unique and I think it works really well. But, I also think she planned it in advance - which, of course, is a good thing. Overall, though, I like the texture and flexibility of her voice in this performance, but her judgment about vocal silence and motion is off and completely makes me anxious while watching this performance. (Saturday 15 October 2022; 03:09)

Full of grace (101,446) by Terna from Nigeria This is the Mariah I [fell in love with]. That entrance, the raw 100% live singing, husk, rasppiness and all. Then the confidence on stage, not bothering to look pretty nor have good angles for the lighting (notice her exit after that beautiful applause was on her "bad side", no insecurity there). Where did this Mariah Carey go to? Today she really isn't this girl singing here anymore. That line she sings on Candy Bling though, "I'm the same Mimi, fame ain't changed me". Yeah [right] Mariah. Still got love for her though, that will never change. (Thursday 13 October 2022; 20:34)

Re: Your most surprised MC collaboration (101,423) (101,431) by Terna from Nigeria "Stay the Night" was one of those songs that had a snippet leak if I recall correctly, And that was kinda a demo version, because it sounded unfinished. I loved that demo version even then and eventually when she released the album, the song was there in its full glory and I loved every minute of it. It was an instant favorite of mine, because Mariah was "sanging" again. Lol. It is one of those songs one can say only Mariah can sing and pull it off as its built for the type of voice she has – one that has powerful high belts that pack a punch. (Saturday 8 October 2022; 20:12)

Re: The Pitchfork lists (101,387) (101,390) by Terna from Nigeria "Then she became more popular then Santa Claus or Jesus Christ." What a dumb thing to say. You better backtrack this statement with immediate effect! God doesn't play with blasphemy. (Monday 3 October 2022; 19:55)

Re: Global Citizen (101,323) (101,339) by Terna from Nigeria Here we go again, with this Negative Nancy, spreading his gloom and doom, depression and confusion all around this message board. Sit down sometimes Randy and go through your own message archive and you will perceive how you come across – a broken "Right To Dream", "What happened to her voice in 1997" record. (Tuesday 27 September 2022; 00:17)

Global Citizen performance (101,320) by Terna from Nigeria I just re-watched it on their YouTube page (in critic mode this time) and I must say I [loved] it, [genuinely]. That inversion of "Honey" and "Heartbreaker" was everything and seeing her pals Jadakiss and Styles P come out to support made me smile, they look good. I haven't been excited about a Mariah live performance in a minute and she did good. Her voice has improved so much, less airy and much more warm and fluid again, than say when she recorded in 2020. The annoying rasp is still there, but not as distracting either, and that "We Belong Together" climax was a "Pow" moment. I applaud Mariah and yes now, I am excited for her next album recording seeing as how drastic her voice has improved. I [look] forward to another "The Emancipation of Mimi" 2025, [bring it] Mariah. *fingers crossed* (Sunday 25 September 2022; 21:22)

Re: Little Mermaid - Halle Bailey (101,286) (101,295) by Terna from Nigeria I have no doubt, it is a Gospel record, which is always what I have wanted Mariah to do, with songs like "Vision of Love", "My Saving Grace" and "Fly Like a Bird", I would definitely be here for her own versions of Gospel classic covers and also more original Gospel songs. The Clark Sisters collaboration points in that direction. (Thursday 22 September 2022; 21:24)

Breakdown rediscovered (101,249) by Terna from Nigeria I liked this song, played it sometimes but never really got its vibe, maybe I was too young to understand grown folk issues and breakups. However, I have been playing the song non stop as I rediscovered it with fresh "grown ears" so to speak, haha and play it quite often now. It never was a song I gravitated towards until quite recently (2021). The [emotion] she sings with is so real, that desperation and frustration one feels, conveyed perfectly through the [ad-libs] towards the end of the song. Wow Mariah, thank you for this song. (Saturday 17 September 2022; 20:50)

Re: If Butterfly single was released (101,240) (101,248) by Terna from Nigeria "Butterfly", to me, does not come across as [single material], it is a very quality song, a cut above most of her [ballads] and if I'm being honest almost too good to be a single release, but I am glad she gave it a video treatment though. That song is really special and too personal for radio, the type deep album cut of a gem you discover on your own that would make the album worth the purchase, and let us also be real "Candle in the Wind" was not gonna be unseated from that space. The whole world mourned Lady Diana for months and honestly, the rest of that ugly year 1997. (Saturday 17 September 2022; 20:41)

Re: Honey 4K (101,221) (101,222) by Terna from Nigeria It's the correct link, the video content just got upgraded but kept its original view count. The same was done with "We Belong Together" and "When You Believe", amongst others. (Friday 16 September 2022; 10:11)

Re: Butterfly 25 tracklist (101,208) (101,220) by Terna from Nigeria It was a let down to see the tracklist, but I have a feeling there's going to be more reveals as the season picks up. (The Ariana collaboration? There was a clip on Twitter.) I do like the Amorphous Remix though and finally the Letterman performance on audio. (Friday 16 September 2022; 09:39)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,169) (101,172) by Terna from Nigeria Haha I did notice the brown ensembles. (Ugh I hate this word because of Mariah. Lol.) (Saturday 10 September 2022; 12:16)

Re: The Ballads compilation (101,150) (101,156) by Terna from Nigeria Not according to her definition of what a "ballad" is to her as a songwriter, and this is a Mariah Carey compilation after all. Recall the podcast that was released in promotion of the compilation? She spoke extensively on her own interpretation of what a ballad is and it is clear she strives for different "types" of ballads, not just the regular "middle of the road ones". Thus the appearances of cuts like "The Roof", "Dream lover", and "Thank God I found You (Make it last)". (Wednesday 7 September 2022; 19:11)

Re: The Ballads compilation (101,130) (101,147) by Terna from Nigeria It's all a marketing strategy. These type of collections are not really for fans, but mainly as an introduction of the artist to non fans who are casual listeners. Through these compilations a "glimpse" of who she is as an artist and hints at her body of work is made available, without having to go through the whole discography. People gravitate towards certain types of music and genres more than others (Ballads, Mid-tempos, Up-tempos etc.). So for a casual non listening fan, there are always gonna be a variety of songs showcased. And for a genre crossing artist such as herself, she would want to be represented a certain kind of way with an equal balance of her Pop catalogue as well as the R&B and the Hip-hop all of which she has been very successful at - thus the weird tracklistings all the time, it's all marketing, because at the end of the day it's about selling records and making money. (Tuesday 6 September 2022; 12:05)

Re: Endless Love (101,114) (101,120) by Terna from Nigeria I always said this as well, that live performance of "Endless Love" is so much better than the actual recording, I'm guessing because there's also engagement between the two and the crowd. And let's not forget that intro by Luther, makes me smile every time. Mariah's vocal prime was very short - where I don't sense any issues with her voice and it is operating at its full potential and that's from 1990 to 1994. By "Daydream" you can already tell there was a problem in her mid–register with the sudden loss of the "heft" in her voice. (Thursday 1 September 2022; 16:18)

Re: Butterfly 25 (101,085) (101,102) by Terna from Nigeria This is similar to the tracklistings I saw floating around on twitter, and is going to be special for her true Lambs if indeed it is true. Honestly, I could take this as "Butterfly 2.0" and don't get me started, finally hearing her own versions of "Last Chance", "All cried out" and "Head Over Heels". I became a fan in the "Butterfly" era so this is a big deal for me. (Tuesday 30 August 2022; 10:33)

Re: New Mariah feat. Ariana Grande out 9/2 (101,063) (101,073) by Terna from Nigeria I think it is because there's an audio clip, I also saw a compilation record track listing which basically had the songs she wrote during the "Butterfly" [era] but also [including] her own demos for the Allure songs, slated for September 16th this year. We all know by now that Mariah has been very silent for a long time now and that's indicative she's hard at work on a project but trying hard not to divulge any details or end up under pressure to put out something just because, and I think this is the best way to have it. (Sunday 28 August 2022; 18:48)

Vocal influences (101,072) by Terna from Nigeria This just might be one of Mariah's favorite songs, I can hear the influence on her singing style. Exaggerated soft falsetto verses and big voiced choruses. Ugh how time flies, I still remember when I heard this song for the first time. (Sunday 28 August 2022; 18:37)

Re: That Girl - Mariah (101,035) (101,040) by Terna from Nigeria "There were so many amazing albums and songs up against each other that year." And "Daydream" was the biggest of them all by a wide Margin. You don't think it was personal. How about the fact 10 years later on that same Grammy show none of her awards and acceptance speeches were televised on the main show. Coincidence? (Thursday 25 August 2022; 15:06)

That Girl - Mariah (101,028) by Terna from Nigeria Lauryn Hill once said the music industry and the machine that it is, made something she used to love turn into something she now loathes and hates - speaking on the creative freedom artists enjoy before the fame monster and industry rules stifles them. I always thought Mariah has gone through this as well, and the "Daydream" era was that turning point for her. Stumbling upon this, words are lacked. I was really young when that Grammy event happened, but now being grown up I fully understand what the intent was. This kind of experience changes someone permanently, negatively. And without a doubt in my mind, it changed her. Especially for someone who has struggled with biracial issues, insecure feelings and not ever fitting in, how do you pick yourself up and keep moving?. You can imagine the industry trying to make you a laughing stock at the Zenith of your career. Smh. They really do build you up to tear you down don't they?. By the time I became a Mariah fan, I could sense she already had this wall built up and persona like you could tell was a defense mechanism, always on "guard" so to speak (especially when being interviewed), and not being herself. So very different from the Mariah one sees in the "This is Mariah" Proctor's theatre DVD. In hind sight bowing out of the Pop music scene (yeah I consider "Daydream" a Pop record) was the best thing she ever did for herself and her career. (Wednesday 24 August 2022; 21:53)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas" (100,986) (101,011) by Terna from Nigeria Technically she already owns that title (just check social media during that season) and it's clear to see exactly why, AIWFC does what no other Christmas song does, every year and that is being the most downloaded, streamed and played song, all season, every year without fail. Give her the title already, who better to carry it than Mariah Carey? Moments like this just further solidify that argument. (Sunday 21 August 2022; 19:49)

Olivia Newton John (100,947) by Terna from Nigeria What a rude shock, I found out when I read Mariah's IG post. Time indeed has flown by in a minute, hasn't it? May she rest now. (Tuesday 9 August 2022; 20:29)

Re: Mariah / Whitney singing each other's songs (100,896) (100,899) by Terna from Nigeria There's a clip with Whitney singing a line from "Vision of Love" and I always wanted to hear more. Funny enough she sings it in the original key, impromptu. They have two different styles of singing and different voice types. Whitney always sang in her comfortable range for the most part, but Mariah always experimented a lot and sings more outside her range. It would've been truly awesome to experience them both cover each other. The closest we have of them singing the same song is "O Holy Night". Whitney : "Vision of Love", "Fly Like a Bird" and "Love Takes Time". Mariah: "For the Love of You", "You Give Good Love", "Fine" (total bop), "How will I know". (Thursday 4 August 2022; 17:01)

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