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About Randy from USA: MC is my favorite artist of all time and I love her songwriting skills on her introspective songs. My favorite album: Butterfly. My favorite song: Right To Dream.

Album? What album? (82,271) by Randy from USA How is she readying a different Vegas show and planning to tour Southeast Asia at a time she's supposed to be dropping an album. I get that albums don't sell and tours do, but I was of the impression that MC was worth half a billion dollars and didn't need to be concerned about money. She clearly loves being near her fans but hates singing live so why the hunger for money?Remember when Stella said her main job was to make Mariah money? What is this all about? I want MC to be a recording artist and drop music she's inspired by, not concerts where she lips half and doesn't move without someone holding her hand because she can't walk in heels. (Wednesday 2 May 2018; 01:39)

Re: Dinner date with Bryan (82,147) (82,153) by Randy from USA You see the demureness Andrew. I think I am right on my theory. The image is going to change and the bipolar thing was the vehicle to do so. No more eternally 12, being sexy is like dress up, ditzy diva facade, lighting dahling and songs with current rap flash-in-the-pans. I think we are going to get a grown up album and the extentions may go too. I am apprehensive but yet can't help but feel giddy. I just hope the album matches the current state of her voice with no studio adornment. I would be over the moon. (Thursday 26 April 2018; 00:37)

Re: The greatest album closing track (81,614) (81,618) by Randy from USA You know I have to disagree. The greatest closing album track is Outside from Butterfly. (Saturday 31 March 2018; 18:27)

Webmaster (81,497) by Randy from USA How in the world do we contact other members on here? I lost touch with Andrew. Do I give him my email randyalexander@hotmail.com or do you give me his? Hopefully I'm not stepping out of bounds. (Saturday 24 March 2018; 00:51)

Emotional cluster (81,453) by Randy from USA I'm in my feelings these days so you know my cluster is: Looking In Close My Eyes Outside Petals Right To Dream Languishing (Wednesday 21 March 2018; 08:40)

The A, B, 90s albums and The Disappearance of Mimi (81,151) by Randy from USA Great minds think alike B. I don't know where to place the three Toni Braxton albums or the three TLC albums or the three Mary J Blige albums or several Madonna sets I left off. I own them all and love them all but these albums to me are the best. And the fact that we are talking other artists' albums 20 years ago shows MC has been absent. I definitely don't want a rushed album so I'm being patient but didn't she write and record Rainbow in 3 months and write and record ILT, WBT and SIO in two weeks with JD? Shout outs to Edward, Special K, B and Andrew. I really want one of you to come to the A so I can meet someone from this board. (Sunday 25 February 2018; 23:24)

Butterfly vs. Ray of Light (81,125) by Randy from USA I love the album but I complete disagree. Ray of Light is not better than Butterfly because it's not inclusive of as many genres as Butterfly. But the album is a masterpiece. In my opinion the best albums of all time (the 90s are all that matters lol) are. 15. Mariah Carey 14. Whitney Houston's My Love Is Your Love 13. janet. 12. The Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack 11. Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope 10. Aaliyah's One In A Million 9. Celine Dion's Falling Into You 8. Mariah Carey's Music Box 7. Mariah Carey's Daydream 6. Jewel's Pieces of You 5. The Mis-Education of Lauryn Hill 4. Madonna's Ray of Light 3. Sarah McLachlan's Surfacing 2. The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album and #1. Mariah Carey's Butterfly (Saturday 24 February 2018; 19:12)

Re: Mariah's most inspiring song (80,673) (80,677) by Randy from USA Excuse me. Why am I the only one who is miffed by all the extra background singers on the live performances of My All and Through The Rain, when there are none on the records? Oh wait I'm repeating myself again. I have called you, you stopped calling me. And I desperately wanted to weigh in on you being called a racist homophobic Mariah hater but why have both of us hated, when it could just be you? My status on this board is mildly disliked but since I'm cute and love MC's obscure tracks, I'm somewhat tolerable. And I'll have you know that my Spring semester students have not had to hear MC yet. They've had to listen to Marvin Gaye, Madonna and The Dixie Chicks. They don't get Mariah until we get to more complex American literature. Right To Dream is still the best lyric ever written. It should run for President in 2020. Someone's had some splashes. (Saturday 27 January 2018; 18:00)

Mariah's most inspiring song (80,663) by Randy from USA I gotta say, I've never been a fan of Hero. Even in 94. But I do love the mashup with Never Too Far especially her Home for the Holidays live performance in the red dress. I've always loved Anytime You Need a Friend. However, Mariah's Theme was my favorite until Through The Rain. And I can't believe it doesn't get more love in this particular discussion. Unfortunately, she's never performed it 100% live without a wall of background singers. Which really pisses me off because there is not one background singer on the song. In addition, she's abandoned it. But I can't tell y'all how many mornings on the way to work the line "shadows grow close" reminds me how dark our eternal optimist can be even in the middle of a hopeful moment. That song means a lot to me personally. I probably play it three times a week. (Friday 26 January 2018; 22:38)

New album title (80,516) by Randy from USA I think MC should use the events of the past year as well as previous album titles to title the new project. How about: Mariah Tanaka, Teamotions, MTV Unbothered, Studio Box, Hurry Christmas, Slaydream, Slutterfly, Reignbeau, Quitter, Disgracelet, The Emancipation of Stella, E=MC Bared, Memoirs of an Imperfect Single, Hurry Christmas II Accrue, Me I Am Mariah. The Elusive Recording Artist. (Saturday 20 January 2018; 19:23)

How NYE performance will go (80,129) by Randy from USA "I am so excited to be back this year to celebrate this amazing tradition. Although things weren't festive last year (rolls eyes up and smirks) I am always excited about new beginnings. Now I'm going to sing a song, I don't know if you know it but it's called Hero." Piano intro. Puts her head down. Rolls her head back and smirks. "If you know it sing along." "There's a hero." (Friday 29 December 2017; 23:53)

Re: What songs should she perform? (80,101) (80,110) by Randy from USA Oh come on. Y'all don't want Hero with a "I don't know if you know this next song" intro? No Vision of Love with the clenched fist tryna strain out be? No WBT with the lip sync fist punching the air last chorus? You guys are not true fans. (Thursday 28 December 2017; 14:18)

Golden Globe nomination (79,799) by Randy from USA Good for her. Especially because a Madonna fan once told me MC would never get nominated for a Golden Globe. I will say though I think Almost Home and Right To Dream are better songs she's written for movies, but congratulations MC. (Monday 11 December 2017; 23:49)

Re: Disgusted (79,369) (79,389) by Randy from USA Here's my issue. I didn't believe she had weight loss surgery when it was from Page Six. When it was the lead story on Entertainment Tonight and her rep had no comment, I believed it. (Saturday 11 November 2017; 09:45)

Disgusted (79,341) by Randy from USA Disgusted by the fact that MC had an irreversible surgery meant for morbidly obese people for vanity's sake. You lost the weight when Jenny Craig gave you a check after you had twins at 46 during which time you were mostly on bedrest. You want to lose weight? Drop the splashes. It's empty calories. You feel insecure about your body or internet trolls? Stop wearing leotards. For someone who claims they care about 12 year old fans emulating her, it's amazing she just sent a message that lazy people can now have weight loss surgery, if they have the money. (Friday 10 November 2017; 00:19)

She looked good and crazy (78,930) by Randy from USA On that Facebook video, probably diet pills. I do not care for the new song. I'm concerned. We've lost Michael, Whitney and Prince. She doesn't need to be doing anything. (Saturday 21 October 2017; 09:37)

Re: The Velvet Rope turns 20 (78,684) (78,697) by Randy from USA I agree with you so much. The Velvet Rope is personal dark moody edgy and simply beautiful and it's a lot like Butterfly in that it one ups its predecessor. Mariah started getting introspective on Daydream and Butterfly one ups Daydream. As The Velvet Rope one ups Janet. And then 6 months later Madonna released her best album Ray of Light. I don't know what was going on with me, MC, Janet and Madonna 20 years ago, but albums only about romantic love were just not cutting it anymore. It must've been something in the water. (Monday 9 October 2017; 13:27)

Mariah Carey = Taylor Swift (78,680) by Randy from USA So I was listening to random MC today. And it occurred to me that for all the flack Taylor Swift gets about writing about exes, MC is the queen of that. She’s written a full anthology for Tommy. Clown for Em. Infinity for Nick, which by the way that line "everything you own you still owe" is mean. I Don’t for James. So my question is what songs do you all think were written with Derek Jeter or Luis Miguel in mind. And wasn’t she dating that executive Mark Sudek at one point? Is that who Becha Gon Know about? (Sunday 8 October 2017; 02:16)

Despacito (78,211) by Randy from USA Why is today the first time I listened to this song? I stopped caring about new music in 2009, well except Adele and that's because she makes music for all generations. And I'm an X'er. The song is number one for 16 weeks on the American charts and it's not in English? Here's where you (Andrew) call me an bloody, egotistical, one-language speaking American. I do not think this song will have the staying power of One Sweet Day or even I Will Always Love You at 14 weeks or You Light Up My Life at 10 weeks but ok. Like Oprah said when MC tried to humbly downplay breaking The Beatles record in '99. Records are made to be broken. (Thursday 31 August 2017; 00:45)

Re: Forgotten gem: The One (78,123) (78,132) by Randy from USA Andrew you are going to stop this now. I want you to listen to it in terms of lyric and melody. I laughed so hard when I read your one liner. You just suck the air out of any joy I get from MC. Don't make me reappear my case for RTD. (Saturday 26 August 2017; 19:07)

Forgotten gem: The One (78,101) by Randy from USA So I'm actually talking to a dude that is not my type but like a fungus he's grown on me and I have to deal. Today I decided to dust off that old warhorse Charmbracelet. You know the MC album that Rolling Stone said had so many colors that merged together into a muddy color of brown. I remember that after the failure of the debut single Through The Rain, which is one of my favorite MC songs of all time, The One was planned as the next single. The fans made such an uproar that they went with Boy I Need You. At the time, I didn't like either, but I didn't feel like The One was a hit. Revisiting the song today, and maybe a little emotional because of my current state, this song is classic Mariah genius. As usual JD overstays his welcome at the beginning and I don't get the reason for the guitar instrumental break. But lyrically this is MC at her best. The breakneck pace of the lyrics and her wording is sick. Come on, y'all can't deny that countdown in the second verse. It proves once again no one can do what MC does. And don't forget the final whistle adlibs in the last hook. Yeah sometimes you have to dust off an old track when you get emotional. The One like so many MC songs was ahead of its time and couldn't be appreciated. (Friday 25 August 2017; 05:07)

On Butterfly's 20th (77,938) by Randy from USA I cannot let today go by without commenting on the experience that is Butterfly. We comment on Mariah's over the top antics of late, but who collaborates with P-Diddy, Q-Tip, Mase, Stevie J, Eddie Griffin and The Lox on the opening single and video. That's not even to speak of Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat on the remix of Honey. Who uses three and four syllable words on a pop ballad? Check out the lyrical complexity to Butterfly and My All and one will realize that Mariah Carey is not just a belting, whistle register phenomenon. She is a songwriter, a poet and on The Roof, which surprisingly features Mobb Deep, and Fourth of July she becomes a storyteller. On Breakdown she becomes a mad genius matching the tongue tying quickness of Bone Thugs in Harmony. Who else but MC? And who else but MC would be so determined to work with Missy Elliot that she wakes Missy Elliot up from a hangover to co-create Babyfoll with Champagne? Then we get to Close My Eyes. What sets MC apart from her contemporaries Celine and Whitney is that she writes but not only does she writes, she sings beyond love and inspiration. She sings about alienation and her childhood. Whenever You Call is classic MC balladry; nothing to see here but soaring vocals and emotional outpouring. Then a house interlude? On an album of pop ballads, hip hop and r&b? Fly Away doesn't feel out of place. Then the definition of audacious is track 11. A Prince remake, with Dru Hill that is 7 minutes long and is a roller coaster that feels like sex. There's foreplay, there's climax and after glow. And she ends the whole damn experience with a gospel chord soul tempo'd track with a poetic lyric called Outside. She's neither here nor there but somewhat out of place everywhere. That's what happens when you are a lyrical genius, biracial, stunning beauty, vocal powerhouse of a complex pop superstar. Listen I could go on and on but there will never be an album of this type of melting pot, beauty and intense delicate magnitude ever in existence. And Butterfly is the reason that despite the breasts, Stella, Bryan Tanaka and razor to your ears live vocals I can't leave Mariah Carey alone. (Thursday 17 August 2017; 03:53)

One question (77,893) by Randy from USA Why is MC touring so much? She has never been a touring artist and to be quite frank, she's a studio singer. A perfectionist whereas she can sing something over and over again until it is at her standard. So why Vegas? SSFT? Lionel Ritchie? Why is she not in the studio recording or chilling raising her kids living off her money? She really doesn't need to be on stage. (Sunday 13 August 2017; 17:01)

Beat Shazam, drinking, Tanaka, the studio and Vegas (77,113) by Randy from USA Did anyone feel like me, like why she was there? She came out, hugged a few contestants, sat at the piano while they showered her with love and compliments and then she left. I don't know the show, but is that what celebrities come on there and do regularly? MC should definitely be in a studio working but I don't think all this touring will distract her, didn't she record Rainbow in like 3 months and the JD tracks on TEOM over a week? As far as her drinking, I do see she's always indulging but I will choose to be delusional there until she's falling out of a club drunk. Tanaka is gorgeous but it baffles me how a living legend could be flaunting her boy toy but then again didn't Cher date a guy in the bagel shop in the 80s? They were all over the tabloids. And Madonna and JLo also are known for their boytoys. I feel we are too hard on MC but yeah the wheels are definitely coming off. I'm still riding for her, but jeez y'all should see how other boards, blogs and Facebook groups are eating her alive about what you guys think sound good live in Vegas. (Friday 14 July 2017; 12:42)

Mariah jams to bump in the car (77,028) by Randy from USA So, it's high summer in Atlanta and I had my windows down and sunroof open at dusk. I was listening to my 2000s playlist on random and Don't Forget About Us came on as I was pulling up to the liquor store in the hood. I'm in love with Crown Royal Apple. Just then I remembered how wonderful that bass drop beat sounds in the car. To me, that is the best MC song to bump in the car, all the way up, with the windows down, in the city. What are y'all favorites? (Tuesday 11 July 2017; 05:00)

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