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Re: So far (85,492) (85,507) by Licia from USA It's so crazy to me that I don't know any words to With You. I normally latch on and learn her slower tempo songs first, but this one didn't take. I know every word to GTFO and The Distance though. I need to listen to No No No, but I'm trying to wait until the album release. I probably won't make it though. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 12:02)

A No No (85,506) by Edward from USA "A No No" should've been a single, just in case, I said it first. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 11:52)

Re: 8th Grade (85,500) (85,505) by Licia from USA Not me. I so wanted a song to hate. Oh well I haven't listened to No No No yet so there's still a chance. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 11:36)

Re: A No No (85,501) (85,504) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada This track is straight up fire on repeat lol. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 10:16)

No no nnnnnnana no (85,503) by John john from UK This song is amazing and should have been the latest single. I'm basically obsessed with this (to the annoyance of my husband ). It's playing constantly all morning. This album is gonna be a hit. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 09:53)

Re: Irregardless (85,477) (85,502) by 123 from USA If the only part that irked me about the song. I pretended she said it's regardless. Yup, that's what she said. Ed's explanation of it being a Mean Girls reference makes perfect sense. Like her I can't even know what to say phrase. The lyrics are clever, fun, and the arrangement is catchy. I wouldn't mind this as a single at all. Throw on Lil Kim and/Cardi B on the remix. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 06:42)

Re: A No No (85,476) (85,501) by 123 from USA Mimi L, I've been patiently waiting to hear a club banger/bop and I finally got one. Her voice sounds good on the track and I love the shady lyrics. My favorite part? "No no no no no no no no no. Get me Ed Shapiro (lawyer) on the phone case closed. I love this song as well. It will be on repeat all day tomorrow." (Thursday 1 November 2018; 06:36)

Re: 8th Grade (85,490) (85,500) by Bill from the UK So glad Open Me (Like A Bottle) isn't real lol. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 06:32)

Re: Voice appearance (85,465) (85,499) by 123 from USA Hello beautiful (Mara). How are you these days? Hope all is well. Thanks. What’s your fav song of the four (A No No is now on iTunes) so far? What song of the six song titles are you excited to hear the most? (Thursday 1 November 2018; 06:31)

Re: Voice appearance (85,460) (85,498) by 123 from USA Thanks Shezz. I love your posts and you always have insightful things to say and I like your vantage point. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 06:29)

Re: Track list snippets (85,455) (85,497) by 123 from USA It has the hi hat that he is known for. Plus she has worked with young new producers and he would be the only one that would sample an overused sample from the 90s (Lil Kim, SWV). It works really well and it's my favorite song so far. It's available now on iTunes and her YouTube page. Looks like they are continuing to reveal songs to show she has a strong body of work and win over the young kids using social media since they only know her for her shade and "that Christmas song". This shady club kiss off is a bop and perfect for the clubs. I like all the songs so far. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 06:28)

A No No is on iTunes (85,496) by Myles from CT, USA So good. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 05:07)

Re: going on Wendy (85,467) (85,495) by Susana from USA Lexingz, makes sense. Sometimes, you just have a feeling about something. Thanks for sharing. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 03:42)

Re: Irregardless (85,484) (85,494) by RibbonB from USA I figured she knew it, but did it intentionally, but it still grates. But, she did say "strepidation". I have never watched Mean Girls. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 03:37)

Loving this era (85,493) by Tevin from USA I'm loving how her team is handling this album release. Success or no success at least they are trying and doing things more out of the box. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 03:19)

Re: So far (85,485) (85,492) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter My rating would be A No No > The Distance > With You > GTFO. I'm happy with all the songs though, GTFO was the only song that really took multiple listens for me to like it. The rest became favorites on first listen. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 01:31)

Re: Irregardless (85,477) (85,491) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter She says "such trepidation" in WY. A lot of people did think she says "strepidation" haha. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 01:28)

Re: 8th Grade (85,480) (85,490) by Licia from USA I love what they did with revealing the tracklisting. That was an excellent idea. Kudos to team Mariah. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 00:43)

"I wish you well" or "Fly like a bird"? (85,489) by Sheila from United States Each one of these songs is perfection to me. But Fly Like a Bird is her greatest vocal. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 23:49)

Re: Lipsync in the studio (85,468) (85,488) by Lafa from Sweden I wish Mariah could lipsync in the studio so she sounds like the Emotions album. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 23:15)

Re: Track list snippets (85,458) / Caution Part 2 (85,487) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines The part II album rumor is interesting. It would be nice since one of the perks of having her last 3 album releases (2009-2014) not do as well as one would predict a Mariah effort would, she really has nothing to lose and everything to gain. The trouble with two-part albums that aren't released simultaneously as one double album is that such release strategy is tricky and very risky especially for popular mainstream artists. Mariah is mainstream but hasn't been all the rage for a decade now, so however she wants to drop her albums won't really matter that much anymore, especially since she no longer cares about charting. However, should there be any truth to this rumor, I still hope she learns from what happened to Justin Timberlake in 2013. The material in the second installment should be at least as strong as the first one. If it's filled with songs that are considered outtakes, then it would end up like JT's The 20/20 Experience Part 2 of 2. Pointlessly self-indulgent effort that not only pales in comparison to its predecessor, but also negates whatever good the first part has done. If it's not ready, don't release it just to be able to give more, as more isn't always better. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 23:14)

Re: (85,475) (85,486) by Licia from USA I adore Ellen and this is hilarious. Anybody who takes this as anything other than funny needs a serious tune up on their sense of humor. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 22:28)

So far (85,485) by Hector from Mexico The distance > A no no > GTFO > With You (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 22:16)

Re: Irregardless (85,477) (85,484) by Edward from USA Grethchen Wieners said: "Irregardless, ex-boyfriends are just off-limits to friends." I think Mariah clearly knows the word "irregardless" doesn't exist, but she loves pulling herself a mean-girls every now and then. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 22:15)

(85,483) by Tevin from USA Here's the thing, I love Mariah like we all do. But you can't deny that Mariah was a studio made machine or should I say an industry made machine. The only difference was Mariah used to be able to back her vocal ability up, even surpass them at times singing live. Here's why it's been a sham: Like mostly all singers what they lay down in the studio is perfection, at least based off their own vocals because of digital editing and auto tune ect. It's like the model in magazines that you see them on a cover, but you see them in person, and they still look good but they usually look normal because you can't edit them in real life lol. Any singer, Mariah included, could piece meal a track together. Mariah was just able to replicate it live. Sony messed her up because they dubbed to kingdom come a lot of Mariah's performances. Shoot even (which I was a bit disappointed) songs on MTV unplugged was song three times and dubbed together. Not saying she sounded bad, I fact a lot of her undubbed performances I think she sounds better and more natural in. The problem is the fact that it created a perfect performance from a perfect performer for the general public (who may not have went to her concert) especially since up until 2003 Mariah didn't do long concert stints like most Artist. Cue the tin foil hats: My theory is that even though we all know Mariah had vocal troubles in 97, its interesting to see that her live performances started showing flaws, like they weren't dubbed to perfection like earlier ones, did not having Tommy's backing anymore contribute to this? Without YouTube like today most people here in the US when not have heard a few performances where she was sick or having vocal trouble like her performance of emotions in Milan in 91 I believe. Ok back to reality. Basically what I'm saying is, if we had the technology like cell phones and YouTube back then. Mariah still would have been amazing and still lauded as (to me) the best vocalist ever, but her singing would have been more real. (Listen to the 95 hero at MSG undubbed, vs the dubbed version, when they made the climax with her airy voice, which she didn't fully perfect till a year later). Not saying it was her fault, mostly Sony's, but later on 97+ she was forced to keep up this "perfect" singing image even when having vocal troubles and not taking proper care of her voice anymore. To me the most real vocal eras we had was Mariah Carey, Emotions and Daydream. So let me make it clear, I'm not in anyway denying or taking away Mariah's credits or her vocal abilities, they are or at least were there. It's just I feel bad that it seems like she became a victim of perfect vocal perfection that Tommy and Sony wanted to create and did, and when she didn't have there backing anymore she had to find a way to keep up the facade with smoke and mirrors. But I still love her and can't wait to see her in Detroit. Like RJ said, she still has or had the best voice that I have ever heard. Whitney and Celine could impress me and blow me away, but Mariah's is the only voice that could make me teary and cry. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 22:14)

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