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Re: The Roof (87,816) (87,837) by 90sMariah from SG Your taste level is questionable. (Friday 1 February 2019; 03:08)

Re: CNN on Mariah's concert in Saudi Arabia (87,821) (87,836) by John from USA It's on the news because it's in fashion to be an internet woke activist and social justice warrior nowadays. It's the new in thing, and while SJWs, call out culture, and outrage culture are giving attention-seeking fame their shot at fame and self-gratification at being "woke" (whether they consciously or unconsciously recognize that) they are sadly, the enemies of humanity and will destroy human society eventually. If you are not outraged, then you are callous and insensitive, apparently, so better find something to be outraged about. Sad. (Friday 1 February 2019; 01:29)

Butterfly (87,835) by anonymous from UK I think what makes Butterfly Mariah's magnum opus is that it is entirely timeless and a near perfect example of its genre. Lyrically rich, vocally beautifully fragile (in that the full voiced vocals were, up to this point, their most absent and the emotion behind the singing was palpable), Butterfly truly defies time and charts. It was written at the exact moment of a person's life where immense change was occurring, and Mariah was able to document that via music and song, in a way very rarely heard. Usually we get a before and after, but Butterfly as a body of work truly represents a transition, an all consuming, powerful, emotional, hurtful, overwhelming change. Something was captured here, it's almost ethereal, and there will never be another Butterfly moment, there cannot be. Another transition may occur, or many, but none will ever be that huge, that intrinsic to a persons life again, and being able to translate that into something that can be recorded is mind blowing. Yes, I am very emotional you can call the shrink, but I feel things, and I think that's why Butterfly is so special, so unique. It may not be your favourite, it's not even my favourite, of Mariah's albums, but it's certainly up there, and it does stand alone, on its own, and it is, I feel, a triumph of human musicality and translating emotion into word and song. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 23:52)

Re: The Roof (87,816) (87,834) by B from USA Agreed. If Mariah had released Butterfly after Music Box and Merry Christmas I could understand the claims that she all of a sudden changed her musical direction on Butterfly but in reality she had already done so on Daydream and her remixes. People act like she changed her sound radically when she really didn't. She's always been an R&B artist and she'd been sampling songs since 91. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 23:38)

Daydream vs Butterfly (87,833) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Licia you do make a strong point with Daydream but it has hints of the urban flavor Butterfly was her full transition to the Urban R&B and hip hop sound along with a new image. But I will say Daydream was the perfect name for that particular album as the vibe of the album was hypnotic and mesmerizing. Her vocals were also very dreamy as well. All in all both albums were the perfect transition for our queen at the time. As they both serve their purpose in her amazing catalog of music. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 21:43)

Another successful show (87,832) by We are Lambily from USA Damn, I just saw lots of clips from the event, that crowd was wild, so many knew the lyrics, so many lambs. Also the venue is one of the most safest in the world. I'm so happy Mariah didn't cancel her show due to threats, those losers would've threaten everybody in hopes of cancelled shows. Let's live our lives to the fullest instead of letting these cowards run our lives. Another check for Mariah, and I'm happy some lambs over there got their moment. Everyone deserves to be blessed by that voice. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 21:43)

Re: Saudi Arabia (87,809) (87,831) by We are Lambily from USA Dove, I'm so happy you feel safe in America, but unfortunately millions of people don't feel that away. Also one of many reasons why I spent more than half of my life in Europe. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 21:38)

Re: Saudi (87,829) (87,830) by B from USA Mariah doesn't want to disappoint her fans. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 21:21)

Saudi (87,829) by george golden from uk She should cut it out and cancel that show asap. What is wrong with her? (Thursday 31 January 2019; 21:11)

Re: CNN on Mariah's concert in Saudi Arabia (87,821) (87,828) by MusicfanJ from Germany It's on the news here too. She's the looser of the day. (Not my words, it's the headline of it.) (Thursday 31 January 2019; 19:37)

Now, now (87,827) by Nikki from usa Did everyone forget already? Mariah cancelled her concert in Brussels due to a terrorist threat. This one is new. It may very well be cancelled at the last minute. It depends if this news makes it to her and her team because it is very recent. Her concert is tonight. Usually, golf tournaments aren't so eventful. A lot of stars have fans in the Middle East. Mariah has hit songs and album sales there. We've had plenty of US comedians over there the last few years, but I don't see anybody blasting them for it. Unfortunately, Mariah's current venue is a big breeding ground for an attack. A major star on a televised event. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 17:14)

Re: Saudi Arabia (87,810) (87,826) by B from USA I don't get it either. I could understand the outrage if it was a private performance for the Saudi king/prince but it wasn't so why penalize her Saudi fans because of it. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 15:57)

Re: Proceed with caution: Saudi threats (87,807) (87,825) by B from USA Surely, Mariah and her management will pull out of the event. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 15:55)

Re: Jussie Smollett (87,806) (87,824) by B from USA Isn't it. Sadly, Trump's election has emblazoned the racists and homophobes. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 15:53)

Re: Migrate and O.O.C. (87,819) (87,823) by B from USA I'll Be Loving You Long Time is pop perfection. Mariah singing full voiced over a sample of DeBarge's Stay With Me is a stroke of genius. As was her decision to double her voice. If Puffy is the king of the sample then Mariah is the queen. Critics assumed IBLYLT would be Mariah's 19th #1. Migrate is bold album opener. It's catchy and hypnotic. When I first heard it I was shocked. I never dream Mariah would use autotune and voval manipulators on her vocals but she did and suprisingly it worked. Danja and Mariah should work together again. OOC is a song I've only listened to a handful of times. Maybe I should give it a listen and see if I still find it underwhelming. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 15:49)

Re: The Roof (87,820) (87,822) by Susana from USA I love love love the Roof. It is one of my all time favorites. It one of the few that I put on repeat. It is in my opinion the "cool" Mariah song in every way. Now off to go take my millionth listen. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 15:13)

CNN on Mariah's concert in Saudi Arabia (87,821) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway CNN is reporting about activists urging Mariah to cancel her concert. So everybody here thinking it's not a big deal, it's international news now, and it does not look good on Mariah's behalf. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 14:34)

Re: The Roof (87,814) (87,820) by MusicfanJ from Germany The Roof is indeed hypnotic. I love the song so much since the first listening. The description of it by Gee is perfect. I also love the video (her look is just stunning, that retro vibe is everything), and the remix. Pure art. The lyrics are so poetic and the rap part is great too. It suits so well. I also noticed that a lot of non-Mariah fans enjoy the song and are surprised that this is Mariah Carey. So enough praising. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 11:32)

Migrate and O.O.C. (87,819) by Licia from USA These are the next songs I'm exploring. I might throw in I'll Be Loving You Long Time. That one really had my face screwed up when I first heard it. Lol. Some of you really hype up Migrate so I'm hoping I hear something that will finally make me love it. I have no explanation as to why I never paid attention to O.O.C. after hearing it once. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 11:20)

Re: Proceed with caution: Saudi threats (87,807) (87,818) by MusicfanJ from Germany I really hope Mariah and her team will cancel this gig. Yes, her safety is another reason not to perform there. Please Mariah don't go. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 11:19)

Re: Saudi threats (87,813) (87,817) by Licia from USA Ribbon exactly. She's going to do what she's going to do regardless. All you can really do is hope for the best for her, her children, her team, and her fans. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 11:10)

Re: The Roof (87,814) (87,816) by Licia from USA Gave The Roof a few tries and I'm still not feeling it like you all. At least I tried. Lol. I don't hate the song. It just doesn't pull me in or make me want to listen to it over and over. I also don't hate The Butterfly album. I mean I love Butterfly, Babydoll, Breakdown, The Beautiful Ones, Fourth of July, and Honey. I enjoy dang near the whole album. It has just always been overhyped to me because people claimed she just started to change musically on this album, but the musical transition had already begun with Daydream. I feel people were more enthralled by the image change that the Butterfly era brought. Butterfly just wasn't groundbreaking for me on the music front. She was allowed to explored more of what she wanted on this album, but it didn't start with Butterfly. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 11:07)

Re: Proceed with caution: Saudi threats (87,807) (87,815) by 90sMariah from SG It seems like she's hard up for cash these days. Even in her current vocal state, she can't say no to high paying gigs and shows because those splashes and pill bottles ain't going to refill themselves. Let her be, it's all about the money for some people. So who cares if she will be performing in a terrorist-cradling (I hope you haven't forgotten who funds most terrorist groups in the world - yes SA) country, right? (Thursday 31 January 2019; 09:23)

Re: The Roof (87,801) (87,814) by Lafa from Sweden My dad gave a listen to The Roof in the car once and he thought it was "hypnotic". (Thursday 31 January 2019; 05:57)

Saudi threats (87,813) by RibbonB from USA Mimi has been doing her thing for years, ignoring politics and whatnot. I don't judge her, but I always hope she and her team take threats seriously. I worry for her on many of these excursions. When I heard she was going on this one I really hope she would at least not take her children into such a zone. Wishing her well. (Thursday 31 January 2019; 01:31)

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