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Re: First impressions of TEOM (82,397) (82,403) by BMP from indonesia TEOM is an album featuring Mariah Carey as Mimi. Not Mariah Carey who is like Whitney or Mariah Carey who is like Janet. Sorry to say that. When I listen "Mariah Carey" to "Music Box", the formula is similar to the concept of Whitney's album. While "Daydream" is a transitional album. Then from "Butterfly" to "Chambracelled" [sic], the concept began like a Janet Jackson album. Characterized by the emergence of many interludes between songs that trademarks Janet Jackson. That's why TEOM is a very powerful album. Conceptually neat, every song is the best that Carey's throat can produce. Plus the full support of collaborators and LA Reid (executive producer / label). TEOM is an album that I'm sure most proud for Mariah Carey. I feel it. Mariah Carey with her thinner voice than usual, yet feels more soulful than ever. More technically difficult, but feels much more humane. (Monday 14 May 2018; 04:19)

Memoirs / TEOM (82,402) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Memoirs is an ode to 90’s R&B but to be honest the production makes the album stale very quickly. Now for me TEOM was a true return to form for M in every way musically and commercially the force that was M in the 90’s was back where she belonged on top. That era was truly a blessing for M herself and the fans who knew her greatness throughout the years. (Monday 14 May 2018; 00:54)

RocNation songwriter Fred Ball (82,401) by Bobby A from United States RocNation Signee is a hit making songwriter and producer who crafted the RnB hit Deadwood for Toni Braxton. Could he be writing with Mariah? Fred Ball's resume is here at rocnation.com/fred-ball (Sunday 13 May 2018; 23:05)

Re: Stella suing her cousin (82,394) (82,400) by Musti from UK I guess her mama never told her that what goes around comes back around. Pow bitch. Seriously though, I'm impressed with this cousin of hers. At least someone in her family tree isn't totally rotten. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 20:30)

Re: Memoirs (82,391) (82,399) by B from USA Memoirs isn't my cup of tea either, Stacey. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 20:05)

Re: First impressions of TEOM (82,393) (82,398) by B from USA My first impression was that the album was a return to form for Mariah. The album showcased Mariah's talents as a singer, songwriter, and producer and seamlessly updated her signature sound. I loved It's Like That and We Belong Together, I knew from the first listen that WBT was going to be Mariah's next #1. I also loved Shake It Off, Mine Again, Stay The Night, Circles, One & Only, If You Only Knew, Your Girl and Fly Like A Bird. I was underwhelmed by Mariah's collaborations with The Neptunes. When I first listened to To The Floor I thought the label had mistakened JD for Nelly, lol. Say Somethin' grew on me eventually but TTF never did. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 20:04)

Re: First impressions of TEOM (82,393) (82,397) by Terna from Nigeria My first impression was when I bought the album on the 8th of April 2005, and spent the rest of the weekend listening to it and even then I could tell that album was gonna bring Mariah back to the top. By the time We Belong Together started playing I recall saying out loud when the chorus hit "she's singing again" ). Her voice being front and center on the Emancipation album was what I noticed immediately. Lord knows Charmbracelet though lyrically strong was vocally disappointing. So it was shocking to hear "the voice" back in all its glory, unapologetically, powerful sustains and all. Then the production, just wow. Jermaine at his best, Kanye at his best. Big Jim Wright too. A well put together, well sequenced body of work that has never left my playlist. When I got my first smartphone guess which album I purchased first from iTunes? Yeah that's right "The Emancipation of Mariah Carey". (Sunday 13 May 2018; 17:31)

Re: Dear Stella**hole (82,395) (82,396) by Shezz from Pk So funny how time flies by. I remember when some of the peeps here started sensing really early on that Stella was no good and terrible for Mariah they were called jealous and psychotic. I thought the nightmare would never end. Enjoying this vindication. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 16:37)

Dear Stella**hole (82,395) by John from USA Please stop. Just stop. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 05:33)

Stella suing her cousin (82,394) by Licia from USA That little article is hilarious. Stella is just suing everybody. No one is safe. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 05:02)

First impressions of TEOM (82,393) by Bobby A from United States My first impressions of TEOM were that MC was back. I remember hearing the album for time from a link on MariahDaily. I was at my parents house and I couldn't stop playing the songs for my family. It was real authentic Mariah Carey. Some of her best work with Jermaine Dupri is on TEOM. Stay The Night is one of Kanye's best produced tracks he has produced for another artist. I stayed up that Monday night so that I could purchase TEOM midnite [sic] at Spin Street in Memphis which closed this year. I drove home listening to [the] CD in my car. That was my first impressions of TEOM. I am hoping for another TEOM but without Jermaine Dupri. Maybe upon his first listen to the initial tracks, Jay-Z will tell Mariah to fly to Virginia Beach and record a few tracks with Timbaland and Danja. We can only hope for something special in the coming months. But I am growing impatient. Thus, with my 2-3 post a week now. Lol. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 04:06)

Stella, Stella (82,392) by RibbonB from USA The joy of reading about Stella and her messes. So Stella threatens to sue Mimi for firing her and costing her money, then Stella sues a lawyer who happens to be her own cousin. This is too funny. Her lawyer cousin rats her out as a multi million dollar thief, priceless. So now Stella has just shown that Mimi has just cause to fire her. Hopefully Stella will have to pay Mimi's money back and have to pay her confinement it's all said and done. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 03:48)

Memoirs (82,391) by Stacey from USA Just say no. No, I'm kidding. Relax. The whole vibe of the album is just not my cup of tea. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 01:27)

Memoirs (82,390) by Dove from United States I love memoirs. I don't understand the hate it gets either. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 01:15)

Bill (82,389) by Dove from United States Bill, you don't look anything like I imagined. (Sunday 13 May 2018; 01:11)

Re: Memoirs (82,381) (82,388) by enwar00 from usa I love Memoirs as well. Underrated. I appreciate the cohesiveness of it and to me that makes it stand out amongst her discography. I love the chill vibe and mood of it. Now that's also reminding me of Butterfly, not that the albums sound alike, but that also has a late night vibe to me. I can understand how some people aren't into Memoirs. Although I think some aren't into it somewhat based on the amount of its commercial success. Not sure what's in my top 5. That's too hard for me. For some reason I can rank songs easier. (Saturday 12 May 2018; 23:56)

Re: Bill (82,386) (82,387) by enwar00 from usa Hot dayum. (Saturday 12 May 2018; 23:26)

Bill (82,386) by Anonymous from Great pic Bill, fab to see your lovely face. (Saturday 12 May 2018; 21:56)

Re: The debut album (82,382) (82,385) by Andrew from UK William, I was going to give you a thumbs up because you reminded me that There's Got To Be A Way is an actual thing and I needed a quick pick-me-up. Always makes me laugh out loud. However, I cannot give you said thumbs up because after spreadsheetgate I bet Jade you had a thin comb-over and missing teeth and I just lost said bet. Anyway, I'm off to listen to someone sing about connecting this world today and uniting this human race but providing not a shred of an idea how to achieve it. Hey, I have an idea that will stop hungry children dying... become an international superstar, earn half a billion dollars and buy the kids some food. I can almost see the meeting now: UNICEF guy: "Mariah, you did it, you're an international superstar with half a billion dollars. Now if I could just get you to sign here and here we can buy the kids the food they need and..." Mariah: "Hmmm, yeah, bout dat..." (Saturday 12 May 2018; 21:46)

Re: Memoirs (82,381) (82,384) by Bill from the UK It's not an album I make a bee line for usually, although when I do listen to it I realise I like every song on the album. Same goes with E=MC2. I also appreciate the one producer cohesiveness it offers. Ribbon, Betcha Gon' Know, HATE U, IWTKWLI, It's a Wrap are all excellent songs. (Saturday 12 May 2018; 20:35)

Re: Live Nation deal (82,378) (82,383) by RibbonB from USA What new album? There's a new album? (Saturday 12 May 2018; 17:50)

The debut album (82,382) by Bill from the UK I'm interested to know, so please "like" if you've listened to the debut album this week. Still one of her best and one that's on constant rotation all these years later. (Saturday 12 May 2018; 13:47)

Memoirs (82,381) by David from Australia I'm curious if there are many other fans that love the Memoirs album as much as I do. Personally, it's one of my favourites from her; definitely in my top five. I've seen it get so much dislike on this message board which really surprises me. It's her most cohesive body of work to date and each song flows seamlessly from one to the next. Even though it has more tracks than a typical Mariah album, it doesn't feel overlong at all, unlike MIAM or Charmbracelet. I especially love the old-school R&B vibe of the album; it has such a classic feel to it. Ribbon, The Impossible, Languishing, Candy Bling and Angel's Cry are also some of her best work. If only it had been promoted better, it would've received the justice it deserved. A better cover would've helped too, but otherwise it's a definite highlight in an amazing discography for me. (Saturday 12 May 2018; 12:14)

Re: Mariah in Blackpool (82,377) (82,380) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia I mentioned it to some mates in London and Manchester, and they said, "Yeah she'll love it there. It's trashy chavvy central." (Saturday 12 May 2018; 04:06)

The last three mistakes (82,379) by Bobby A from United States I hope the new album rollout and promotion is orchestrated better than MIAM, MOIA, and E=MC2. First, MIAM had the wrong singles released after Beautiful. There was no album promotion at all. It seems like MC was fed up with Def Jam and vice versa. Naming the album with that weird and long title said it all. Second, letting The Dream and Tricky Stewart write and produce most of MOIA was a total disaster. All the songs sounded alike and MC sounded boring. MC had never before had just one production team create her album sound. She strayed away from her hit making formula and took a catastrophic chance. MOIA lacked great singles after Obsessed and the video for I Want To Know What Love Is was cheesy and unexciting. It should have never been an U.S. single. Third, MIAM had many great single choices after Touch My Body and releasing Bye Bye was a huge mistake. Great song with a message but not a great single choice for maximizing album sales and maintaining chart longevity. Migrate would have been a better single choice. Some A&R executive and L.A. Reid dropped the ball with E=MC2. So let's hope MC returns with a hot album cover and title, multiple promotional rollouts and a great fresh sounding album. The Live Nation deal sounds promising. (Saturday 12 May 2018; 03:32)

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