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Re: We can only hope (61,230) (61,232) by Andy from Germany Dear Greorge. I think you are missing the point of how she has evolved in the last 20 years or so. I don't think she collaborated with Hip Hop and Rap artists just for a trend or hype back than and now. She is making the music she always wanted to do and likes most. With every album she come closer to what was inside of her and what she wanted to express/sound like. Same with her appearance. What we see of her today is how she feels most comfortable with her body and look. And I personally like her more now than back in the 90s. But maybe you like the label and management controlled Mariah more that her true self. Just a thought. Take care. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 1:35)

New album (61,231) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Everybody has ideas on what they think Mariah should do for her next album but in reality with all the suggestions somebody will be disappointed. For me if I get an album infused with pop, R&B, and a little A/C with killer vocals and great production I will be very satisfied. (Tuesday 12 April 2016; 0:59)

We can only hope (61,230) by George Golden from UK Will Mariah ever learn? We can only hope. She has cast a shadow over her music with her ''celebrity". I miss the days when the music spoke for itself and the music was centre stage and not the artist. Her music is suffering because of her inability to change her sound. She was effortless in the early days. She needs to get serious and come up with a classy pop and rnb album. I have never favoured her hip hop infusion. It was cute for a moment but now it's just an overkill at this point. Mariah is beautiful but her always putting the sexiness before the music is another problem. I wish we could have another great album with great singles. (Monday 11 April 2016; 23:48)

Re: Future releases (61,212) (61,229) by darrian liu from taiwan I love that version of Triumphant. Although it's fan-made, I actually prefer that version of Triumphant. (Monday 11 April 2016; 22:42)

Re: Future releases (61,210) (61,228) by darrian liu from taiwan That's why. Unlike previous years, 2015 and 2016 are quite unpredictable, but the one thing I noticed is that recent hits' production sounded simpler and less crowdy. Unlike 2012-2013 for example, those years' hits were packed with synths and dance beats with a lot going on with the instrumentation. This year's hits, from "Work" to "Hello" to "Hands to Myself" to "Love Yourself", there are not many layers of instrumentation and the production are kept minimal, to the point you can hear every single layer of instrumentations easily. That's why I thought Mariah should keep her next single's production really simple as it will really suit her amazing vocals. I guess we did describe WBT lol, but not another replica, please. (Monday 11 April 2016; 22:41)

Re: Future releases (61,219) (61,227) by B from USA Her songs weren't written by that many people. WBT for example samples two different songs lyrically. (Monday 11 April 2016; 21:57)

Re: The metamorphosis of Mimi (61,220) (61,226) by B from USA I love the layered background vocals. (Monday 11 April 2016; 21:54)

The Metamorphosis Of Mimi (61,225) by Giovanni from USA Would make a great album title. I love it. (Monday 11 April 2016; 21:30)

Re: Lambs I need your input (61,222) (61,224) by Andrew from UK With all due respect, I don't need to be told when to "chime in". The truth is self-evident. Whatever you're trying to do, I'm not your puppet. Much love. (Monday 11 April 2016; 21:12)

Lambs I need your input (61,222) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago So this was very recently obviously and sung differently from when the tour first started. My question is the climax - lip synced, backing track, pre-recorded vocal? I mean I love it either way because its new and fresh, but man we all know she can't lip for her life and everything was perfect, so I'm perhaps foolishly leaning toward live (Andrew chime in here please lol). Then there is this one even more recently and not as great, but even more "live" in my opinion. Has she jaded us to the point where we even disbelieve a fantastic vocal? I just don't want to get too excited or feel too good about this without some input from you guys. I just looked at the first of the two links again and to me there are so many subtle but very definite changes and the other thing I noticed was Trey and Maryann and their reactions throughout. Am I being delusional? (Monday 11 April 2016; 20:03)

Re: Mariah Carey - My All live in Kaunas (61,198) (61,221) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada This is incredible. One of my all time fave songs (see username) lol. She sounds fantastic. Thanks RJJ12. (Monday 11 April 2016; 19:34)

The metamorphosis of Mimi (61,220) by Lara from Middle East That should be the new album name. Just look at her performances on the Elusive Chanteuse tour and now. You won't recognize her. Her weight, voice atttitude and confidence are totally different. Let the new album and songs show this change. And yes, less layering, more raw vocals. (Monday 11 April 2016; 19:20)

Re: Future releases (61,209) (61,219) by Warrior Butterfly from USA When thinking of this take off the lamb goggles, I noticed that Mariah's material had better staying power across the board, when there where less hands in the cookie jar. Daydream was her last simplistic body of work front to back. Butterfly moved in slightly different direction, granted these where the TM and WA years but nine people to write the music for Honey. Breakdown has three lyric writers because of Bone-Thugs but still two music writers. Then Rainbow happened five writers for Heartbraker, Bliss is a fan favorite IMO because of who was working with her James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Wright. They did not over power the Mariah sound. After Tonight, X-Girlfriend three writers. Eight for Crybaby. Charmbracelet three to four through out the album. TEOM ten for WBT, yes a #1. Point being that Mariah Carey fairs better when it's just her and one to two producers. John/Jane Public does not know the the inner woven back stories of these records, just that she made one. Frankly let the charts thing stop being a main focus of her work. Yes it is an achievement, she will be forever associated with the 1990s' even if someone brakes her records. "Records are made to be broken." Oprah to Mariah 1999. (Monday 11 April 2016; 19:13)

Re: Future releases (61,209) (61,218) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago Mariah needs to do a vocal danceable track - plain and simple. Compare the fun and ease of Dreamlover and Fantasy and Heartbreaker to Triumphant, Infinity and even to a degree Obsessed. Her own style of music that she basically created is now coming back and she should capitalise on it and show the world how it is done. I am from the Caribbean and collectively we all love what Rihanna has done, but enough now. (Monday 11 April 2016; 18:23)

Re: Mariah Carey - My All live in Kaunas (61,198) (61,217) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago Amazing switch up - love. (Monday 11 April 2016; 18:17)

Re: What is happening (61,187) (61,216) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago My goodness, that's horrible, but really funny I have to admit. (Monday 11 April 2016; 18:14)

Re: Future releases (61,209) (61,215) by enwar00 from usa I actually think an upbeat poppy song with a sample and her singing her ass off, a la Dreamlover and Fantasy, would be a hit. Just for the nostalgia. (Monday 11 April 2016; 18:11)

Re: Future releases (61,209) (61,214) by Merr Hasenan from Malaysia I want Mariah to release her next first single that has the magic like Dreamlover, Fantasy or Heartbraker. These three first singles made me jump from my chair. Those are her "I feel good" kind of songs. (Monday 11 April 2016; 17:13)

Re: Future releases (61,209) (61,212) by Malcolm from Asia I totally agree, her next single must recapture her vocals and not having to much beats like Infinity. This fan-made version of Triumphant is one of the best example, I love how simple the whole arrangement is and yet the melody is exceptional. If the official single had been released like that, I bet Triumphant might cracked the top 20 on charts. Another one is 100%, the melody and her vocals there always blows me away. More soul mix with R&B and acoustic taste is good for her and of course it must be accompanied with an excellent music video, that is really important. If she will follow the trends (not musically) but in the way music industry works, she can always sit around in the top 20. Gimmicks that the music ultimately will not suffer, I know Adele is doing it right now. (Monday 11 April 2016; 15:40)

Re: Me. I am Mariah (61,203) (61,211) by Philipp from Switzerland I love "Faded". It's the most listened song on my iTunes. MIAM is one of my all time favourite Mariah albums. (Monday 11 April 2016; 14:34)

Re: Future releases (61,209) (61,210) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines As evinced by the recent chart toppers, it's getting harder to pinpoint which sound is gonna be a hit these days. Like how do you go from Hello to Work? But like you said, Mariah's next single should be simple. She's really fond of vocal layering, and somehow that has become her trademark, but this time maybe simple harmonies will do. And of course the production should be minimalist. Less is more to highlight her vocals, which should be able to be replicated live, by the way. Sounds familiar? Yeah, we just described We Belong Together, but we're not looking for yet another recreation of that. Lyrically, though, that's the standard. But Mariah, come on, surprise us. (Monday 11 April 2016; 13:21)

Future releases (61,209) by darrian liu from taiwan I want to avert from the current topic for a while and thought about what kind of song could get Mariah back on the top of the charts. I'd say maybe a song with minimal production and beats and a straightforward vocal performance with a good melody. What do you guys think? (Monday 11 April 2016; 11:30)

Re: Meet and Greet (61,202) (61,208) by Licia from USA I tried so hard to keep quiet on this (many of you already said what needed to be said), but Sofia you totally missed the whole point if why the poster was unhappy with the meet and greet. The whole thing sounded like an unorganized mess. She never demanded anything of Mariah nor did she not appreciate the time that she did get to spend with her. For the money that she paid all she wanted was for the event to have been handled better and there's nothing wrong with that. (Monday 11 April 2016; 9:28)

That grapejuice.net on Mimi (61,207) by Ty from USA The website usually is full of haters. But they have a great clip of Mariah singing My All. She sounds incredible. (Monday 11 April 2016; 2:50)

Re: AI / HerLoverboy (61,201) (61,206) by Chicago Lamb from USA She wanted the $18million hello, wouldn't you? (Monday 11 April 2016; 2:30)

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