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Nice picture (65,316) by Edward from USA I was reading an article about Scientology, and found this picture of Mariah and her sisters, and two other guys. (Tuesday 16 August 2016; 1:19)

Re: Faded (65,312) (65,315) by RibbonB from USA Oh I understand blues and soul very well but she is giving me none of this vibes. She is giving me rough as in rough draft, not Roth and raw for theiutheiur own sake. Her best songs IMO have distinct melodies watered down sap tests. But we won't agree on this one, so. Cry is good poetry, but the music does not help it be a great song IMO. (Tuesday 16 August 2016; 0:51)

Re: Faded (65,289) (65,314) by May from Denmark Faded is beautiful but to me what makes Cry more appealing and significant is the lyrics. The part where she says "I should have known that you were tired of me" is so sad, the whole chorus saying "til we both break down" just makes my heart sink. Perhaps to me it became more personal, one of those kind of songs she can write and have people give their own meaning. For me that was always her magic and I'm glad she hasn't lost it, she can still make relatable music. Vanishing is superb but is also from another time, a time when she felt she needed to show her potential, I feel that Can't Let Go and the likes are on the same league, bow at days like you said, she is more raw, I would even say natural and casual, it feels less a showcase of vocal gymnastics (which I love and can appreciate) and more closed to the person, almost private. It has different effects on me. (Tuesday 16 August 2016; 0:46)

Re: Me I Am Mariah (65,305) (65,313) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Who did you think Ol' Dirty Bastard was? (Haha good Lord, Tony Bennett does not deserve this kind of treatment.) (Tuesday 16 August 2016; 0:38)

Re: Faded (65,308) (65,312) by Mirage_Nunez from America Thus is the appeal of Cry, it's raw emotional, unpolished sound. I believe that was the whole purpose. She literally said people will be surprised at how many raw ballads she did for the album (though many have clearly been left on the cutting room floor ). I think you just have to really understand soul/blues music to appreciate it. Cry gives me Al Green meets Gladys Knight. I know you're looking at me like but hear me out: the organs and background vocal arrangement has Al's influence all over it just listen to "For The Good Times" or "How To Mend A Broken Heart"; the emotional delivery gives me Gladys Knight, "If I Was Your Woman". I could actually hear Gladys singing Cry back in her era, it would seamlessly in her back catalogue. (Tuesday 16 August 2016; 0:30)

Re: Texting before "Faded" (65,297) (65,311) by May from Denmark Those are really well spot on Mimi L. Didn't even notice some. They make sense. (Tuesday 16 August 2016; 0:28)

Re: The Mimi/Riri race (65,300) (65,310) by May from Denmark I'm not sure Mariah is up for doing what people want anymore. I am liking the change of wind, I truly wonder if her new style will be reflected on her music as well, sort of dark and sexy like Long Ago or The Roof. I guess it all depends when she will throw a release, if it's summer I'm guessing she might go for something fast and hype, something cheerful like Beautiful, YDKWTD. Meteorite had a chance, no more failed Infinities. Maybe after MIAM she is done with ballads and slows. I would like to listen more of her voice with real instruments than so much overproduced artificial sounds from a machine. She defo needs to tease with the new music incoming, the interviews, the gorgeous photoshoots, the soon to come docu-series, she needs to give music soon after that. I'm ok waiting a whole year but no more 4 or 5 years. (Tuesday 16 August 2016; 0:24)

Re: Style (65,304) (65,309) by May from Denmark I know you did an effort M but those look ridiculous on her, the blue one is awful, I can imagine Joan Rivers in her late age wearing two of the ensembles, too far from Mariah's style, don't think we will ever see her wearing a palazzo. Sometimes I cringe at some of her outfits, sometimes she looks amazing and others I wonder, it's like there are days when dhe dressed like an "elevated" Courtney Stodden. I recall this small backstage video where a stylist says she is there to help Mariah put on those skimpy clothes, like not so pleased. Stylists give options, the client makes the choice at the end, guess Mariah only goes for one thing, anything that resembles the size of a hand towel. I don't think any stylist can help, surely some tried. For Idol she looked really good in most and even liked a couple of futuristic-types, they were unusual but fit for her sexy style. I don't mind the "bra era" but only if she wore interesting bras, if Kim K was doing it, we would see next week all girls on IG and SC doing it. Haha. I bet you, like those blouses with crossed laces that Mariah wore in the mid 90s but only became fashion because of Kim, it will be the same with the bra. (Tuesday 16 August 2016; 0:12)

Re: Faded (65,289) (65,308) by RibbonB from USA I like Cry but it's hard to listen to it more than once, especially with its meandering melody. M. sometimes needs someone who can accompany her and help her put out a polished song, Big Jim was lacking on some of their efforts, but that's just how I hear it. (Monday 15 August 2016; 23:31)

Re: Style (65,304) (65,307) by Marissa from USA Maybe she just doesn't have taste. If she didn't like the way she was dressed during AI, which was the best she has ever looked, that is the only answer. To Mariah, a fashion hit is something extremely expensive that puts her in danger of having a nip slip. That's it. I have tried to convince myself over the years that Mariah is a style icon when she's really not. I guess I wanted to believe it so bad because with a closet like the one in NY, there's no excuse to look mediocre. She's had some hits every now and then but generally speaking, fashion is her weakness. It doesn't matter what top notch stylist she hires because she's so rigid in what she's willing to wear. She won't carry a purse, wear jeans, wear a blazer, wear a jumpsuit, wear a suit, wear anything that would cover up her boobs, etc. so all anyone can do is get her outfits that go the overtly sexual route. Also, keep it up M with these Mariah lookbooks you've been posting. I love them. Even though I think hell would have to freeze over before Mariah would consistently experiment with different looks, at least we can dream. (Monday 15 August 2016; 23:28)

Re: Texting before "Faded" (65,297) (65,306) by RibbonB from USA I love how she said that after Camouflage, because the song is so bleak, she couldn't leave it like that, she still infused some last bit of positivity with Money. Did you see the video of Roc and Roe dancing to Money? So cute. (Monday 15 August 2016; 23:24)

Re: Me I Am Mariah (65,296) (65,305) by Edward from USA Mimi L., you're crazy, lol. Tony Bennett rapping on Fantasy? I can't stop laughing. (Monday 15 August 2016; 21:37)

Style (65,304) by Malcolm from Asia I agree with B's comment suggesting Rachel Zoe as Mariah's new stylist. So I made this and this from Zoe's collection. She really need this types of dresses because she's becoming more and more cheaper. I don't understand why she kept wearing tacky outfits when she have the capability to hire A list stylists. (Monday 15 August 2016; 21:35)

Re: The Mimi/Riri race (65,300) (65,303) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter By all means start one and I will sign. (Monday 15 August 2016; 20:52)

Re: 90's music videos (65,293) (65,302) by Haiji Toro from USA Haha I love it. As my bio states, I do think I'm Mariah when in the shower. The hand has a mind of its own and takes over. (Monday 15 August 2016; 20:44)

Re: TMZ (65,292) (65,301) by Will from England I'm actually curious to see it lol, and whether it's as bad as they're making it out to be. (Monday 15 August 2016; 19:41)

The Mimi/Riri race (65,300) by Andrew from UK Instead of people wishing ill upon Rihanna's career (don't get me wrong, she's a talentless [censored]) and praying she doesn't get more number one singles, why not petition Mariah to start putting out some relevant music people actually want to hear, that radio actually wants to play, with music videos people actually want to watch. Better to win the race because you ran the fastest, not because the other guy fell. (Monday 15 August 2016; 18:21)

Re: 90's music videos (65,293) (65,299) by Andrew from UK No. Some of us had friends. Glad you're still reading my posts, keep readin', keep coming for me with personal attacks. You hate it because what I say is true and you can't disprove it and you just don't like it. You're such a hater, hater. (Monday 15 August 2016; 18:14)

Re: 90's music videos (65,293) (65,298) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Hell to the yes we did. I'm still Agent M in the pool. And that over the pop corn counter move of "HeartBreaker" has been tried and tested. No, it doesn't look remotely as good as Mariah's but I don't care. Plus we are also "Fantasy" Mariah on the roller coaster, let's be real. (Monday 15 August 2016; 17:37)

Texting before "Faded" (65,297) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So the texting side by side with the scribbling noise before "Faded" wasn't random, it was part of MIAM's theme. Not exactly a theme but let me explain. So you know how Mariah sometimes writes lyrics down on her iPhone? So the scribbling and texting was her just noting down the lyrics "It was overcast that day, I was feeling some kind of way". You can also hear her whisper that over the texting/scribbling. I am calling this a theme because you can hear her light a match right before the start of "You're Mine". She really did light a match for effect while recording this, as she also put this up on her instagram with a caption that went something like "I promise I'm not burning down the studio". At that point we didn't know why she was using it but it was used right at the beginning of YME. The right before "Money" she says "I can't leave it like this", it's apparently what she said once she heard the full album before "Money" was recorded, and she decided something was missing. She also kept the drunk banter before "Dedicated" for effect. She probably wanted to include her writing process somehow in the album or something. I don't know but ya these are some examples of small add-ons she included before the songs. (Monday 15 August 2016; 17:34)

Re: Me I Am Mariah (65,287) (65,296) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Um clearly the person rapping on "Honey" is not Tony Bennett, Tony was the rapper featured on "Fantasy". How can you mix up the iconic "Me and Mariah, go back like babies and pacifier" with Honey's rap? Haha. (Monday 15 August 2016; 17:25)

Re: Faded (65,294) (65,295) by RibbonB from USA Lol, wow Licia, you missed that one. Mimi was a mess for that one. (Monday 15 August 2016; 17:08)

Re: Faded (65,291) (65,294) by Licia from USA That's texting at the beginning of Faded? I have been trying to figure out what that unnecessary noise was since I first heard the song. Now it makes sense. The texting ties in to the message she was conveying in the song. It only took two years for me to get it. Lmao. You all teach me so much on this board. I'd still be trying to figure this mess out. Major slow boogie moment. (Monday 15 August 2016; 16:52)

90's music videos (65,293) by B from USA We all pretended we were Mariah in the Honey and Heartbreaker videos, right? (Monday 15 August 2016; 16:51)

Tmz (65,292) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So now Cali airport is also done with the boob out era. But what poster are they talking about? Did she shoot a new ad for Vegas? (Monday 15 August 2016; 16:35)

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