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About juan from Dubai: Male, Designer, Mariah Fan since 1995. My All - all-time favourite track Can't Let Go / Anytime You Need a Friend- favourite live performances

Frustrations on Mariah (45,052) by juan from Dubai Mariah is a special person, she ain't crazy but more of an artist in her own musical world. Very protective of herself and lazy. She can beat anyone in the game easy. Both on sales and image. She can dance if she will kick that RaeRae out of the frame, so she can learn better routine than just touching herself and feeling sessy. She can rule this Beyonce era. She can bust everyone's eardrums in a once a year live concert with just pure music and her true raw rough but well rested voice and strictly no backing tracks. She can be fit like those days of Touch My Body video and be the hottest without being scrutinised for over photoshopping. She can be the best Mariah, even better that the 90's golden era. But she is elusive, does not listen to market research, does not target anything, she does not watch other younger singers for insecurities (aside from rappers), she dwells so much about her past and only about herself, she is now a mom, and she is above all, lazy, or for a better term, does not care. I hope I'm wrong. Above her music, there is celebrity career/performance image success, which fans are rooting for. I really do hope she would redeem herself. Nobody can do it but herself. (Monday 23 June 2014; 13:32)

Response to The Truth (45,051) by juan from Dubai I strongly disagree on your theory about Mariah chose the single artwork, and being in control in a superstars' career. - Single artwork. The label might have said, we don't have anymore photos from the shoot last year, what should we do? Team Mariah says, make a composite of the other outtakes, and so on. And label will technically be in control what output has been made, and in this case, it was terrible photoshop work. By the way, it's not airbrushing. It's photo-compositing on photoshop. - Career control. I strongly disagree that Mariah was in full control. Even Beyonce when she left her dad's management, said she was free from all the control and handling of her career and direction. Each of her singles were radio friendly and consumer-attracting. But after being free, her songs were more artsy and less single successful. - Mottola was a 90's genius. He was in full control of all his talents. Which singles to release, which songs to make the cut. How many magazine covers to shoot, promotions, whom to collaborate with, like Walter Affanasief. But when she left Mottola, it was all downward spiral. Butterfly was a success, but with her trying to leave the label, she rushed albums, and at the same time, being attacked on all career/personal aspects, even Wendy Williams was asked to talk bad about Mimi on radio, and she was beaten. Her personality suffered and her insecurities became worse. (Monday 23 June 2014; 13:25)

Orkun (44,146) by juan from Dubai Orkun's comments are really at the very low end of negativity. You shut the door like big time. We wish this album all the best and as loyal lambs, we wish any of the bangers "Thristy", "Fade", "YDKWTD", "Meteorite" to reach #1. Or maybe 3 of them. Mariah can and this album can. (Tuesday 27 May 2014; 12:33)

Will from Australia (43,948) by juan from Dubai I believe you are funny and your comments if will be followed by Mariah, it will be a very boring, early 90's music production. Why can't the lambs just stop commenting unprofessionally and enjoy it? This album is meant to tell her story in an artistic, extremely hard to imitate production and vocal dynamics and just enjoy. Come on guys. Just enjoy and place it on top of the charts because it's meant to be there with her 19th and 20th #1s. Plus Grammys next year. (Wednesday 21 May 2014; 15:35)

Javier (43,930) by juan from Dubai I totally agree with you. The thuglove genre is her trademark. She pioneered it. Well anyways, she has a lot of trademarks, thuglove, very wide vocal stretch, melismas (upper and lower registers), whistles, vocal layering/different textures of voice, great remixes. It is funny those who said "Meteorite" is a new genre for her. They totally don't know Mariah. If you comeback to Fantasy and Butterfly era, the remixes are like Meteorite. Even "Anytime You Need a Friend remix" has a touch of this. I hate ignorance. No need to criticise bad about this MEIAM album. It's meant to be praised. It's flawless, it's fantastic, strong voice, excellent production, new textures on the instrumentation and also nostalgic Mariah. It's absolute perfection. Any negative comment is unnecessary. Lets put this on top of the charts. (Wednesday 21 May 2014; 11:20)

Me. I am Mariah (43,850) by juan from Dubai Me. I am inlove with this album. Truly masterpiece. Truly an artwork of real talent, hardwork and love. I will be heartbroken if this will not go #1 and produce the 19th #1. (Tuesday 20 May 2014; 12:57)

New album (43,842) by juan from Dubai I've heard the album and it is hands down amazing 5 stars. There's too many instant faves. It's not like Beyonce's album, like you say, "I will learn to love it soon", or EMC2 that you feel lost after the whole album. This is just great. Ugh we can stop criticising now and work our a**es off to promote this and bring it on top because M deserves to be on top. Lets werq. (Tuesday 20 May 2014; 10:35)

Most plausible album titles (43,058) by juan from Dubai Thats funny. Too obvious, but I wish it'd be enigmatic, conceptual, but not corny or cliche. I'm new here, by the way, 90's fan. I have been a visitor since 2005 or earlier, I guess. (Wednesday 30 April 2014; 13:27)