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Re: Almost Home (86,654) (86,656) by B from USA She didn't complain and even if she did her complaints are valid. She just said that she wished she had been more involved on the writing of WYB and Almost Home. Besides, she's a singer songwriter not just a singer who interprets the lyrics of a song written by someone else like Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and Toni Braxton. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 16:29)

Re: Almost Home (86,644) (86,655) by B from USA Mariah definitely wrote the first verse and possibly the second and third verses. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 15:50)

Re: Almost Home (86,650) (86,654) by Edward from USA Mariah should stop with the whining about other people's songs. "Almost Home" is epic and different from her. She very much put her touch on it. Had it been a massive hit, she would be singing a different song. As for what she writes, well, nowadays it seems to be as many as 11 people could have a hand in helping her craft a song. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 15:46)

"Caution" is #1 in Billboard's R&B Albums Chart (86,653) by MC1989 from Spain And AIWFCIY is #1 in the Holiday Digital Songs Sales and in all the Billboard Holiday Charts. Sounds good. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 15:45)

Re: Pitchfork interview (86,646) (86,652) by RibbonB from USA Oops, so sorry for rushing and not catching my typos. Thanks for correcting those. Also hungover should actually be going over her career. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 15:36)

Re: Why 8th Grade? Butterfly marries TEOM (86,640) (86,651) by MC1989 from Spain Absolutely, Andrew. But like all, it just comes down to a matter of taste. I supose it's also due to the fact that TEOM set the bar very high for me. E=MC2 is a good album overall, but I always skip some songs. It has the annoying "ya know this is" line from JD in many songs, as well as some disturbing rappers lol -the T Pain part with the vocoder ruins "Migrate", as well as the rappers' parts in "Side Effects" that make the song sound a bit noisy to me. "I Stay In Love" and "Bye Bye" - though I like them - sound too similar to WBT (I know "With You" sounds familiar too). And "O.O.C." is one of MC's worst songs in my personal opinion. To me E=MC2 has some good tracks like "I'm That Chick" (bravo for the Off The Wall sampler), "Touch My Body", "I Wish You Well" or "For The Record" - though some verses are very cliché. I learn to appreciate "Cruise Control" after all these years. I remember you referencing some verse of this song a few months ago. With "Caution" I find myself listening to the whole album without skipping any song. The album emphasises the tone and the mood, it creates an intimate and warm atmosphera. I think, though Mariah continued in the R&B and hip hop - influenced line that many fans like me wanted her to cross, or to abandon for a while, and go more pop, or soul, or jazz; she managed to stay safe but sounding current by experimenting a bit more. I think she explored sounds she rarely does - that strong base throughout the end in "8th Grade", with that haunting groove matching the harmonic whistles-; the kinda misteryous atmosphera in GTFO, with its simplicity; "Giving Me Life" is a rare and great one, "One Mo'Gen", "Portrait", the catchy "Caution". I don't get bored at all, I immerse myself into the music ambient. Apart from that, the 'bridge' in "Portrait" reminds me so much of "Twister". It's a nice blend between "Petals" and "Twister". I love the violins section at the end of the song. I wish they had use them during the song too, joining the piano chords. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 15:20)

Re: Almost Home (86,648) (86,650) by B from USA When listening to the song you can tell which parts were written by Mariah or changed by Mariah. Despite her disdain for the song I still enjoy it. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 15:02)

Re: Almost Home (86,648) (86,649) by Carlos from Brazil I think it's sad that she doesn't like Almost Home. I love this song so much and I think it presents Mariah in a different kind of way wich is good for a change. Maybe next year we'll try a #JusticeforAlmostHome campaign. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 15:01)

Re: Almost Home (86,643) (86,648) by Dav from Ireland I remember reading at the time that she got the track and made some changes to the lyrics, and therefore was credited. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 14:18)

Re: Almost Home (86,643) (86,647) by RibbonB from USA Per Wikipedia, Disney commissioned three others to write it, then Mimi was brought on. She and Stargate then tweaked the song and coproduced it. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 13:20)

Re: Pitchfork interview (86,639) (86,646) by RibbonB from USA She keeps talking about [s]he is writing her memoirs, so she is obviously hungover her life an[d] career and the key points within them. Now we just might hear her repeat, "I don't wanna give away too much, because him writing my memoirs." (Thursday 29 November 2018; 13:08)

Re: Cohesion (86,641) (86,645) by anonymous from UK Let me translate it back - it means what it means. If it all sounded the same, different tracks wouldn't be favourites for different people. If you're not feeling it, fair enough, but when people feel it cohesive, or a strong "body of work", that's just exactly what they mean. They do not, I repeat, do not think it all sounds the same. Different people, different ears, different opinions. Nice attempt as per usual, though, to tell everyone the "facts". (Thursday 29 November 2018; 11:25)

Re: Almost Home (86,643) (86,644) by MusicfanJ from Germany Yes, sounds like another one wrote it. I wonder why she doesn't like it. It sounds not like a typical Mariah song, but I love "Almost Home". It suits perfect for the movie. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 10:47)

Almost Home (86,643) by Norman from USA "No offense to whoever wrote it." I thought she wrote it. Am I not reading that correctly? (Thursday 29 November 2018; 08:11)

Re: Caution: a track a day (3 of 7) (86,632) (86,642) by Shezz from Pk A track so good that even after clocking in at over 6 minutes it makes you wish it was a little longer. Definitely love the Beautiful Ones vibe. I’d love to hear about how the Eddie Murphy dialogues got incorporated into it. Feels bizzare but works so well at the same time. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 04:47)

Cohesion (86,641) by Andrew from UK The new buzz word. No longer merely a "body of work" it is a "cohesive" one. Let me translate: for "cohesive" read "all sounds the same". (Thursday 29 November 2018; 04:01)

Re: Why 8th Grade? Butterfly marries TEOM (86,631) (86,640) by Andrew from UK You think Caution is better then E=MC2? I think Caution made you fall asleep and you're dreaming. The second half of Caution is so boring even one of the critics said so. Watch the sales drop off. Watch it fall out of the 200 before Christmas. It's boring musically, lyrically and vocally. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 04:00)

Re: Pitchfork interview (86,629) (86,639) by Licia from USA I enjoyed this as well. She's giving us a little more without giving all the info away. There's still so much I want her to talk about, but I'm not going to dwell it because alot of those things she's probably never going to talk about. Anyway I appreciate whomever and whatever has her back focused. I haven't been this interested in her interviews in awhile. I'm glad Divariah has been locked up for the interviews. That broad can get annoying. Lol. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 02:26)

Re: Signature sound (86,637) (86,638) by RibbonB from USA LMAO. Ok B. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 02:13)

Re: Signature sound (86,636) (86,637) by B from USA I shared that quote for all the posters that claim all her songs sound the same. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 01:13)

Re: Signature sound (86,634) (86,636) by RibbonB from USA Insert the "baby what is you doing?" meme here. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 00:58)

Re: Caution: a track a day (3 of 7) (86,632) (86,635) by B from USA Giving Me Life is my favorite song on Caution. It literally gives me life. I'm hoping and praying that Carey and Diane Martel give us a video like The Roof for GML. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 00:46)

Signature sound (86,634) by B from USA Mariah Carey songs always sound like Mariah Carey songs because they always are Mariah Carey songs. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 00:43)

Forever Mariah: an interview with an icon (86,633) by B from USA Love this interview. Mariah has been firing on all cylinders during the Caution. From the album, interviews, puplic appearances, and performances this era is isn't the Caution era it's the redemption of Mariah Carey era. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 00:42)

Caution: a track a day (3 of 7) (86,632) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Giving Me Life It's been a long time since Mariah made a song as unmistakably nocturnal as this one. It combines the sleek, sensual vibe of The Roof with echoes of The Beautiful Ones in the epic instrumental outro. In today's fast-paced music industry where songs are expected to deliver the goods and capture the listener's shortened attention span as soon as possible to avoid the risk of being skipped on Spotify, almost no one makes sprawling, experimental masterpieces such as this anymore. Thankfully, Mariah threw Caution (*wink*) to the wind and made her most musically intriguing song in a long time. Yes, the chorus' opening lyric is cringeworthy, even more so when you realize it's coming from a middle-aged legend who has struggled with chart success for the past decade - it could straight up sound like a desperate cry for relevance. But it really is to Mariah and Blood Orange's credit that one doesn't really even notice this line because of the brilliance of the song's composition and overall production. In fact, you only get to notice from the first listen it if you're a lyric-focused listener or reading the lyrics. The song features Mariah's most understated melodies and vocal performances in a while. With her diminished range, it was a wise decision for her to stick to her lower register, which, unlike her higher notes, have aged like premium leather that has developed a patina, earning the characted it lacked in the past, say like in Melt Away. Giving Me Life does exactly that to any listener that is open enough to overlook its running time and is willing to welcome back a more experimental Mariah. (Thursday 29 November 2018; 00:15)

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