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Re: Calvin Harris (58,146) (58,156) by darrian liu from taiwan This is what I've been praying for. I hope there's not too much Calvin in the song if the collab is real, I need a 50/50 collab so their sounds can combine together. Guys this could be Mariah's start of a comeback. If she does it right and give good performances she'll be back at #1 in no time. Yes to the the second coming of Mimi, please. (Wednesday 2 December 2015; 5:51)

Rockefeller (58,135) by darrian liu from taiwan I really hope that she would sing there. I mean, what is a better way of revenge than singing runs and whistles live to NBC's people for leaking that isolated vocals? Imagine when she sings dem golden notes, she stares right through the camera and pierced everyone's soul in the control room (or whatever it's called). (Tuesday 1 December 2015; 13:28)

To be honest (58,132) by darrian liu from taiwan I'll probably get hate on this post lol. I'm very happy with all the Mariah successes and it's her directorial debut and all that stuff but does she really need to use the soft lens on the camera when the camera's on her? It doesn't make any sense imo, it doesn't do anything to the storyline or convey a certain ambience. Also, I didn't really see Melissa McKean-Atkinson when Mariah acted her out, I just saw Mariah Carey, the singer with the platinum voice. I just wanna see her to be completely in the role, just like what she did when she was Hattie Pearl or Ms. Weiss. I mean, when I watch Empire, I wanna see Cookie Lyon, not Taraji. I shouldn't judge first from the leaked clips, but I'm just saying. (Tuesday 1 December 2015; 10:01)

Re: All I Want For Christmas Is You (58,113) (58,126) by darrian liu from taiwan Of course. It would be her 19th #1. (Tuesday 1 December 2015; 4:16)

Re: No to Bieber (58,107) (58,110) by darrian liu from taiwan Because the media is too caught up fawning on his looks and nude pics leak? Lol his singing is mediocre at best but his tonal quality actually sounds good in a weird way with Mariah's tone. I guess if he ever sings a duet with Mariah, he'll have to use one of those auto-tune mics. (Monday 30 November 2015; 14:45)

Switching the mode (58,105) by darrian liu from taiwan Mariah should revamp her songs when she sings live, especially if it is televised. If she can't sing the songs like 90s Mariah anymore, why not sing them like the current Mariah? It's okay if she dodges notes sometimes, just do what her voice can do right now. After all, her current voice can do some things better than her 90s voice. One of them is being raw and emotive. So why not just strip her performances raw and simple? Simple doesn't equate to weakness, less is more, right? (Monday 30 November 2015; 7:16)

Re: Travis (58,092) (58,104) by darrian liu from taiwan True. But I want a completely stripped down version, because her voice right now has such rawness and warmth that will suit acoustic sounds perfectly. (Monday 30 November 2015; 7:11)

Re: Mariah Carey iTunes (58,091) (58,103) by darrian liu from taiwan I think so, but she needs amazing performances. That's why she needs to slay Rockefeller this year and probably book other events where she can actually sing live. The dream is to get AIWFCIY to #1 because it's a bit weird that her biggest song has never even hit the top 20. C'mon lambs, we can do this. (Monday 30 November 2015; 7:09)

Re: Travis (58,077) (58,089) by darrian liu from taiwan I want a TV performance like that. Stripped and stays to a range comfortable to her (which is still really wide if you count in her whistles and head voice because the only part problematic to her is the middle-upper belts). Imagine her singing a stripped down version of AIWFCIY with only an acoustic guitar. It would be magical. (Sunday 29 November 2015; 14:29)

Re: Mariah Carey iTunes (58,080) (58,088) by darrian liu from taiwan Rihanna won't really make an impact this time, so Mariah could chart in the higher part of the Top 20 or even the lower end of Top 10. (Only Adele, JB and Drake are in the Top 5. The lower part is the hits that are already slowing down like Stitches, Wildest Dreams and 679 so I'm feeling pretty good about AIWFCIY's chart performance this year.) (Sunday 29 November 2015; 14:26)

Re: About Bieber (58,076) (58,079) by darrian liu from taiwan Mariah should have recorded an original song with JB. It could ensure her a Top 10 single at the least because aside from Beliebers, the public are eating up whatever he has been releasing lately (and they're actually good songs, props to you Biebs). (Sunday 29 November 2015; 5:46)

Re: Can't Say No (58,071) (58,078) by darrian liu from taiwan I thought Can't Say No is far from that bad remix that is Why You Mad. To me it's a solid remix and I love how angelic she sounds there. Your idea of the Bieber duet is actually a good one and I'd love to see that. But then I want Mariah to have her moment too and sing solo to show off those pipes. (Sunday 29 November 2015; 5:43)

Re: Out now: "All I Want" lip-sync (58,031) (58,037) by darrian liu from taiwan But we all knew that she was gonna perform in Macy's way before the performance happened. I assume you've known Macy's Thanksgiving Parade for enough time not to expect a genuine live performance (I didn't know anything about the parade until Mariah performed in it this year). I did also expect her to sing live because I thought Macy's Thanksgiving Parade were like other shows where you can actually choose to sing live. I recently found out that 99% of the performances in that parade were lipped. Just cut her some slack, it's not like her voice is worsening. I have said many, many times before that Mariah's voice is making a slow comeback and soon, we'll hear Beacon-quality vocals again. I'm sure that this year, she will redeem herself in Rockefeller and gain back the public respect to her. (Friday 27 November 2015; 14:57)

Macy's (58,028) by darrian liu from taiwan I'm a bit bummed when I heard the lipped performance, but then when I checked other artists, they're also lipping. Probably some tech issues. Well at least she looked gorgeous. I just learned that the almost every "live performances" from Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is lipped because of tech difficulties of singing into a wireless mic in a moving vehicle. I still can't get why the media still tries to bring down Mariah with the lipping when every other artists there also lipped their performances. Talk about extreme bias. (Friday 27 November 2015; 5:30)

Can't Say No is effing fire (57,937) by darrian liu from taiwan I knew I fell in love all over again with Can't Let Go after hearing the snippet. Sounds like a well-thought out remix and dammit, I have a feeling she's gonna be real close to hitting another home run. The Second Coming of Mimi, anyone? (Monday 23 November 2015; 11:34)

Re: Lip syncing issue (57,709) (57,736) by darrian liu from taiwan Nodules help her hitting her whistles because nodules create that tiny hole you have to make to hit those notes. Without nodules, you need to train the muscle coordination to whistle correctly. Mariah had half the work done for her whistle, which is to basically make that tiny hole form with her vocal cords. She just needs to control them which she is a master at. Her belts should be 99% of the time perfect if she doesn't have nodules because she has an amazing technique but because of nodules, she had a little bit more off moments if she doesn't warm up properly or is in a bad day. One of her technical weakness is the incorrect position of larynx in her low notes but it happens only occasionally. She gets airy and lowes her larynx below Bb2 which is pretty damn low for even a guy. But she's vert consistent down to D3, having moments below it. Actually, she'll amazing if she takes enough vocal rest and continues to work on her technique. (Tuesday 10 November 2015; 11:30)

Re: Oh the insanity (57,694) (57,700) by darrian liu from taiwan Bill preach your message. Preach. (Sunday 8 November 2015; 23:30)

Re: Lip syncing issue (57,692) (57,699) by darrian liu from taiwan She can actually use her voice without nodules. In fact, she would've sounded much more crystalline than her absolute peak in 1996. Whistles? She could relearn techniques on whistling. Low notes? Removing nodules will help her reach lower notes as nodules only add airiness to her voice. If she removes them, the low notes would be really solid and luscious you'll think she's a full-blown contralto. Don't get me started on her belts. Idk about her tone but I think removing nodules will help her lots. It's quite risky, but today's technology ain't bad enough to turn her case into one like Julie Andrews. (Sunday 8 November 2015; 23:09)

Re: B from USA (57,674) (57,681) by darrian liu from taiwan I think it could go diamond like how 21 did. I can't help but root for Adele because she seems like a girl-next-door and seems like she's really kind. (Saturday 7 November 2015; 4:02)

Re: Oh the insanity (57,673) (57,680) by darrian liu from taiwan I honestly seldom wanted her to sound like the record. I want her to improvise, to add melodies and be creative and play around with her songs. She got the voice to do it but she's not confident enough. I want another moment like the Jimmy Fallon impromptu performance. Hey, she doesn't always lipsync nowadays. Macau shows that she's actually improving and her voice is the brightest it's been since 2010. Won't you give credit to that? I mean look at the bigger picture because it seems like you're always nitpicking on every performance. If you look at the bigger picture, you'll hear that her voice is improving considerably. What I want from her is just to record simple songs with beautiful subtle layers because lately her layers in her songs have been a little bit messy. (Saturday 7 November 2015; 4:00)

Re: B from USA (57,670) (57,679) by darrian liu from taiwan Adele is 27 lol. (Saturday 7 November 2015; 3:52)

Re: (57,668) (57,678) by darrian liu from taiwan Mariah ain't a lipsyncing machine. She lipsyncs when she feels like she can't do as good as she usually does. Lipsyncing in moderation for me is okay, after all it seems like a smart move to preserve the voice. You can't deny that Mariah's voice isn't the same instrument compared to what it used to be. Mariah's voice is now thicker and richer and less flexible. However it's a better move to re-arrange her hits. After all, she still got the pipes and the musical genius in her. (Saturday 7 November 2015; 3:51)

Re: Single release strategy / Hello (57,629) (57,636) by darrian liu from taiwan Fortunately TAOLG is that type of track that has classic timeless vibes so if ever Mariah realized TAOLG's full potential, she could easily rewrite its chorus. Still crossing fingers that she would do that. (Wednesday 4 November 2015; 7:52)

Re: Witchy woman (57,605) (57,613) by darrian liu from taiwan Agreed. But she should be allowed to experiment though. I thought Mariah looked the best when there's no makeup or minimal makeup on her, like in the Always Be My Baby video. I mean the woman is already very beautiful naturally, she doesn't really need makeup. (Tuesday 3 November 2015; 11:26)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,586) (57,592) by darrian liu from taiwan I will lol. Hey, maybe you could check out my Instagram, @thehanginghoe. Sometimes I post bits of singing there. It's kinda a preparation before a full-blown YouTube channel. (Sunday 1 November 2015; 3:31)

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