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Re: Mariah: queen of the redo (84,818) (84,844) by jaker20 from US Because she is insecure. Her art is a reflection of her. She tries to cover up what in her mind are imperfections. It's the same as her stage performance. She stands in the corner because she wants to be perceived as perfect. She lip because she wants her voice to be perceived as flawless. The truth is no one cares about this perfection if she puts on a show. I can handle flawed voice, even partial lipping if it means her putting an effort on the show, walking, connecting with fans, a production that seem like she actually joined choreography, anything. Same with her music. She spends so much time engineering her sound it ends up blah and mechanical, soulless, by-the-numbers. With You is classic Mariah, the structure is the same as 90% of her songs, the lyrics is about 90% of what she already sang. At her age, if she really has nothing to prove then be real and vulnerable. People like that. What happened to her 10 years of motherhood, her travels and experiences, the people she met, the downside of fame and fortune, etc? Does she has nothing new to say? What did she learn in 30 years other than another trials of teenage love? All these Mariah-legend is facade she's riding. I feel her art and creativity ended in Butterfly and TEOM was a fluke. Take Motolla out of the equation and there's really not much left. (Saturday 13 October 2018; 18:24)

Cute video (84,764) by jaker20 from US Her acting is still cringe and some shots are weird. But it's probably her best video this decade. If her AMA performance was better, this era would have been getting better press and fans wouldn't be as grouchy. By the way the choreo of the AMA performance was fire. She owes Tanaka for making her look not cheap. I wish he can choreo something with her moving. I can forgive the partial lipping if she had at least put an effort learning how to walk, you know like a normal human being. (Thursday 11 October 2018; 22:49)

Re: AMA choreography (84,726) (84,758) by jaker20 from US Tanaka did that choreo? Then he's the real star here, the choreo and set design was beautiful. The only problem is Mariah's not moving. I'm sure he can choreo something fresh and cool around Mariah's basic walk. I can forgive partial lipping if she can create a nice show. (Thursday 11 October 2018; 20:54)

AMA I like the choreo (84,633) by jaker20 from US That is actually her best dancer choreography probably ever. I wonder who created it. The problem is that she's not even part of it lol. That choreography combined with her ABMB iHeart performance then that would have been a good show. Even though she was lipping most of it I didn't completely hate it. And she looks great by the way. (Wednesday 10 October 2018; 06:46)

Re: Same song, different notes (84,314) (84,340) by jaker20 from US Mariah has lost her creative experimentation after TEOM. After that it was all downhill. The mind, like the body, also ages, and if you don't flex it you will lose it. And we see how Mariah flexes her body which is never (see her need for assistance to walk about what's going on in the mind). Mariah is trapped in her 90s self, as the saying goes, she's now a caricature of her former self. Unlike you though, I am no longer upset. I was upset 10 years ago when she botched the release of E=MC2 singles. I was upset after the cheap promo of Memoirs, the album cover says a lot. Then on Idol during the release of Beautiful, it confirmed to me that she can't shred her own image, she is trapped. So my frustration has become apathy. I know from here on out, the type of songs she'll make are throwbacks, classic Mariah as lambs call it. What we are getting now are beats and lyrics she fantasized in the 90s. She didn't mature or got smarter. This is not the kind of career a music legend deserves. Look at Madonna's creative output for example. Her 2005 Confessions album was vastly mature in lyrics and style, but it's still her and that is 25 year career gap from her debut. Look at Cher. Her 1999 Believe album is so different yet the spirit of 60s Cher is all over it. That's a 35 year career gap. Yet for the past 10 years, Mariah is just playing to her strength, singing karaoke to her own songs, and not willing to take creative risks or new ideas other artists. Personally, that Unforgettable French Montana remix is kind of output, 15 years ago, I expected her doing now. Alas, she's not even credited there. Who knows maybe when she turns 50 she'll get a creative boost. Right now, I'll just accept her limitations, hoping one of her songs gets picked up for power rotation by a station or get viral exposure or something, which in itself is a sad fall from grace. (Thursday 4 October 2018; 22:45)

With You, cute but dated (84,333) by jaker20 from US I was hoping for a bop but I kind of like the song. I don't know if the public outside of lambs will be here for it. Mariah is either afraid or not capable of creating new beats anymore. Her last real experimental is Butterfly, and after that she went back to her comfort zone. But I guess if she's happy wth the song that is what matters, and I'll hope for the best. (Thursday 4 October 2018; 21:42)

Re: I like the With You cover (84,129) (84,145) by jaker20 from US Its on Pop Crave twitter post. (Sunday 30 September 2018; 05:14)

I like the With You cover (84,127) by jaker20 from US I am glad she's doing something a bit different and getting more creative. She can't always pander to her fans. This is a good start. (Saturday 29 September 2018; 22:24)

I'm excited about With You (84,054) by jaker20 from US I hope is a cute bop. It's a collab with Dj Mustard and I liked his work with Nick Jonas on Anywhere. (Thursday 27 September 2018; 21:47)

Re: GTFO on the charts? (84,005) (84,018) by jaker20 from US It's possible. Cher got the biggest hit and album of her career in her 50s. Mariah however came out with a bang and burned out creatively in her 40s. Cher's career was a real sprint and came out with spectacular shows in her 60s and just last year at 71 at the Grammys. So it's possible. She needs to leave behind that diva big vocals career, and focus on her songwriting and production-based performances. Preserve that in history and time to express her art in another way. (Tuesday 25 September 2018; 21:27)

Re: AMA confirmation (84,012) (84,017) by jaker20 from US It's only a good promo if she can actually deliver. Otherwise, she's better off dropping the album and I bet it will be a hit based on her name alone. It may not be a massive hit but at least not an embarrassment. It's the same as her video. If she can't put together a good video, she's better off not making one. Because it creates an opposite effect if you can't deliver. (Tuesday 25 September 2018; 21:05)

AMA and lack of effort in performing (84,016) by jaker20 from US It's only a good promo if she can really perform. Otherwise, it actually hurts whatever she is promoting. Why can't she do something similar to that It's Like That at VH1? It was not dependent on her vocals but people don't mind. Because they had fun. It was about putting on a show and a good production that seem like she actually prepared for it. Not just stand on a corner and lip notes we all know she can't reach. (Tuesday 25 September 2018; 20:56)

Re: Mariah's voice and breath control (83,982) (83,986) by jaker20 from US Mariah should pursue that singer/songwriter route. In fact, that is probably the only path that will give her a true comeback. The voice is not the same, give it up already. She will always be forever considered one of the greatest vocals ever. But she didn't become Mariah just because of that. What sets her apart from other singing divas is her songwriting and her ability to tap into pop sentiments. And that's what she needs to focus now. Attempting to sing like her past self just betrays the legacy of those songs. She, and her fans, need to refocus and that is taking the singer/songwriter route or maybe even club or dance music where she won't rely heavily on her voice. But her fans are just as hard-headed as her so she's kinda stuck. (Monday 24 September 2018; 20:43)

Re: Mariah was number 2 on iTunes/top 10 all week (83,985) by jaker20 from US It did well when it was released because Mariah has a lot of fans and the song is actually good. But did you notice, as soon as the video was released, the song dropped faster. She has trouble crossing over and she can't rely on her fans alone. It's the same pattern for every single she released this decade. The most obvious example is Beautiful, which rose on the strength of her name and because it actually was a good song. But as soon as that overhyped video was released on Idol, the song dropped. She has an image problem. In fact I would say she has this problem immediately after TEOM, and that's why her decline to E=MC2 was sharp. Love Mimi but she will no longer cross over because she is looking very cheap with bikini and lingerie videos that doesn't help the song. At all. (Monday 24 September 2018; 20:32)

She needs lighter bouncier bops (83,984) by jaker20 from US That she can sing live and walk around the stage. Or something like ABMBaby that is easier to sing. Her catalog is hard to sing and will shut her voice completely if she go this rate. Maybe even bouncier dance tracks that requires some production to cover some of the lipping and make people focus on the production and not just her voice. Or like half and half My All remix she used to do. She has to be smart in her new era or else her career will end sooner than it should. She already has a solid big vocals catalog, now she needs to focus on the production. (Monday 24 September 2018; 20:18)

It's a decent performance that can be improved (83,967) by jaker20 from US Performance isn't always about great vocals. A few things that lift it above typical Mariah. One is she actually didn't lip that much. She did, but less so than previous ones. That intro of Emotions was kind of rough but she tried and that's what matters most. We all know she added that song just to remind us who owns that song. Second, she actually moved more than usual. This is the part that she needs to put more effort cause the audience come alive during ABMB when she moved around. She should have brought her quirky one liners and playfulness that we see during her shows. But she's very insecure that night, she doesn't want to interact much. Still an improvement from past where she just stands and doesn't even talk. Third, the vocals are surprisingly better. She is more rested. Her timings are good. She knew when she's gonna hit it or not and learned to adjust. Look, how many times do you need to be told that her voice has changed? You just need to get used to it because frankly we've seen worse. (Sunday 23 September 2018; 18:08)

It was good, an improvement actually (83,946) by jaker20 from US I liked it overall. It actually got more interesting when she got close to the audience during ABMB. She needs to do that more. She just needs to more around the stage more. It's not always about the perfect vocals, but how she engages with the audience and she accomplished that with ABMB. The rest needed more production. Overall I actually liked it. (Sunday 23 September 2018; 02:04)

Actually very surprised by GTFO itTunes placement (83,807) by jaker20 from US Number 1 on worldwide iTunes yesterday, and now at number 2 on US iTunes. I never would have thought. (Friday 14 September 2018; 23:20)

GTFO again (83,792) by jaker20 from US I think Mariah knows radio won't play her anymore anyway so she just let those lyrics honest out. I like where this is going. The beats and the melody is Mariah in her most inspired in a long time. (Friday 14 September 2018; 20:17)

French Montana's Unforgettable remix (83,790) by jaker20 from US That's Mariah's best output in the last 10 years to be honest and she's not even credited in it. Why can't Mariah make something cool like that? (Friday 14 September 2018; 19:43)

GTFO (83,788) by jaker20 from US I actually liked it. Definitely an improvement from I Don't. The song is amusing because it has a slow beat but the lyrics are ruthless lol. When I saw the video last night I thought it's awful, another I Don't mess. Then I saw it again today and I kinda got it. Mariah is in an apartment probably must after sending her man out the door, dishes are undone and she's adjusting. It's not high concept, very 80s even 90s, I would have wanted a bit more interesting, like Mariah walking down the street or driving. Still overall, it's growing on me, her best effort since Beautiful, in fact that video really has no concept either. (Friday 14 September 2018; 18:55)

Re: Grammys 2018 (80,720) (80,723) by jaker20 from US I think overall it was ok. It was largely unspectacular but not completely awful. From what I read the ratings were all-time low. It's interesting that Mariah's new year's performance was last year's highest rated musical. It tells you Mariah's name alone, by herself, has the ability to pull in viewers. (Monday 29 January 2018; 19:04)

Re: Studio pic (80,518) (80,521) by jaker20 from US Madonna's albums after she turned 50 are also about love and relationships. She just express it in creative ways. Cher's Believe is also about love, it just so happen to be a dance track. Some artists write about loss, even death in a dance track. And Mariah has written about love and relationships in many creative ways in the past, just see Emancipation and that's after Butterfly. If that's not as honest as Butterfly then I don't want her to be honest because that album is great. But that's not the problem. The problem is she's not putting that much effort anymore. She's not that serious. She probably spent 5 hours getting ready to look amazing in that studio pic and she looks drunk. Madonna looks like she worked in the studio, looking casual wearing jeans like she actually did something. Oh well. Maybe Mariah has a better place in writing for soundtracks, not studio albums. Her most successful work the past 10 years has been for soundtracks. They may not be massive hits but they're inspired and she's not embarrassing herself. (Saturday 20 January 2018; 23:11)

Re: Studio pic (80,513) (80,517) by jaker20 from US That's literally what came to my mind. Madonna teased being in studio so she does the same. Its so pathetic. Madonna is actually still trying to be creative. I don't like her music. I think it's awful. But I respect her because she is actually trying and pushing and letting her brain go to different places. Mariah meanwhile releases I Don't song with a tacky video of her endlessly touching herself. Gross. No creativity. (Saturday 20 January 2018; 19:58)

In a studio and drinking (80,508) by jaker20 from US Such a mess. Hope she gets it together though. (Saturday 20 January 2018; 06:47)

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