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Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,588) (57,590) by Luke from United Kingdom Yeah I understand what you're talking about. I think a big part is her confidence. When her confidence is at a great point she owns it. Look at 2008, she sang her songs so good during that period and the same during 2003-05. I'm glad she hasn't been mucking up recently though to be honest. I'd rather her play it safe and gain her confidence in her own way and then start really going for it when she's ready. When she got slammed for her Christmas mistake last year I think she was over confident from her tour a few months earlier. I think that's what she's learned from. (Saturday 31 October 2015; 20:56)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,579) (57,588) by Andrew from UK Luke, I understand your points. But recently all I come off feeling is either 1) she was out of tune or 2) "she got through it". Isn't the point of watching someone sing live to be entertained and moved in some way? MC now stands still and isn't actually putting much effort in. It's dull as [censored]. What happened to the vocalist that would command a stage and be playful etc? I feel like if she simply just went for it, a la the old times, it may come off good. And be entertaining. Standing still and half-[censored] though a song is not entertaining. And [censored] does she has to start singing different things from her catalogue? Emotions, ABMB etc? Even the choices are dull and effortless. (Saturday 31 October 2015; 18:39)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,580) (57,587) by B from USA Leave G alone. He's my man. (Saturday 31 October 2015; 15:18)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,584) (57,586) by Giovanni from USA I was just playing. I brought up Ariana because people say she's this amazing singer with this big voice. As if there aren't any unknown people out in the world who not only have better voices but who can out sing her easily. I just can't stand her because she actually believes she's so great. When you make your channel be sure to post it here. I would like to hear your talent. (Saturday 31 October 2015; 15:04)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,584) (57,585) by May from Denmark Post bits on Instagram, like some kind of "preview", then you can link them all to YouTube (don't know if Instagram is allowing links anymore). (Saturday 31 October 2015; 14:29)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,576) (57,584) by darrian liu from taiwan I do lol. Nahh, Ariana's not too much. I just need to transpose the key because I'm a guy. Sure, do you want me to send it to your email or post it somewhere like my Instagram or anything? I'm planning to make a YouTube channel with my friend soon though. If I posted my first video I'll tell you guys. (Saturday 31 October 2015; 8:44)

Checking the goods (57,583) by May from Denmark Love this video haha. I don't know why it makes me giggle. Mariah making sure everything is in the right place. (Saturday 31 October 2015; 0:00)

Macau was great (57,582) by May from Denmark A while ago I managed to watch the videos and I'm very happy with the outcome. I think Mariah did great, it seemed obvious she was in control most of the times. Yes her runs are still not much there yet, but she found a way to make it sound good nonetheless just like in 2012. I really liked how she sounded on "Hero" and the mid to end of WBT. She did back off a couple of times but it all seemed well done. Andrew, I truly believe those whistles were live, don't know which video you watch, some have a terrible sound and more deep. The only hit and miss I notice was TMB, where she ran out of air (or didn't remember all the lyrics) in a part and then her voice breaking (getting incredibly raspy) by the end but still everything else sounded great. Her higher notes seem more light and thin, as if she is having a "girlie girl" sound right now but not in a bad way, her tone is still very pleasant and the negative thing I personally think there was with her performance, was that she didn't seem to use the stage that much, mostly stayed in one place for all the songs and the dresses were all black, the stage pretty much didn't have amazing lighting so she didn't stand out. I'm very glad with the state of her voice at the moment and how well she sounded. (Friday 30 October 2015; 23:50)

Re: Oz and May (57,527) (57,581) by May from Denmark I just got internet running again and I'm doing a bit of "back and catch up". Your post cracked me up. I know my post sounded tedious and boring lol I recognize I can be an utter pain sometimes. Love the last lines. Left me laughing quite a while, thanks for your humor. (Friday 30 October 2015; 23:23)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,578) (57,580) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Haha. Then you will say she sounds horrible and needs to take a break. Call her insecurities truth and then yell at everyone on this post for not agreeing with you. Giovanni and yourself need to honestly take it down a few notches. I love you guys and respect your opinions but seriously though, you both are starting to be too much. I always feel like we are in a realm of 24 questions. How about this: please say one great thing that you love about Mariah Carey and then I will be happy enough to agree to your criticism. Can you do that? Let us feel your compassion. My goodness gracious. Love you guys. (Friday 30 October 2015; 22:40)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,578) (57,579) by Luke from United Kingdom I wouldn't say half sung, I've always thought when watching her it's like she doesn't truly trust her voice. It's the only way I can explain it. I think she sang a lot of them well but with Emotions, that is more about the whistles and always has been. Obviously she could go for the belts easier when she was younger but now she focuses on making the whistles sound good. Let's not forgot she's been killing that intro for a good year which she hasn't done since the MTV taping. There is improvement though, hopefully she can get the confidence she had in 2003 and on the Charmbracelet tour. (Friday 30 October 2015; 21:16)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,577) (57,578) by Andrew from UK Luke, don't you think that recent songs seem half sung though? I think she should just go for it. If it cracks it cracks. At least she gave it a shot. (Friday 30 October 2015; 18:29)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,574) (57,577) by Luke from United Kingdom Great info. There is nothing wrong with her playing it safe in some moments, in fact it's smart. Years ago she could be bold and test herself with little worry about consequences, now one false move and she's plastered all over the world in the form of a Vine. (Friday 30 October 2015; 12:28)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,574) (57,576) by Giovanni from USA So you can sing? Post a video then and show us what you got. Is Ariana Grande too much for you to handle? (Friday 30 October 2015; 12:09)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,569) (57,574) by darrian liu from taiwan She was too insecure in that performance. She did back off, but I don't think the whistles are lipped. Even if they're lipped, her whistles are one of the aspects of her voice that always improves over time. She can whistle. Come on, she still got the best control of whistle register in the industry. The "noises" are probably her avoiding notes, but then for me they're not noises, they're improvised staccato notes to decorate the song. Check out Always Be My Baby, that was the best performance in Macau. Nicely placed resonant belts and accurate improvisations. Her runs are slowly improving and her tone is the brightest it's been since 2010. That says a lot about her current vocal condition. And no, it's not lazy singing. If not hitting high notes all the time is called lazy singing, almost every singer will be called lazy. You need to have musicality to know where the notes fit. Also, avoiding higher notes is a wise move. As a singer, I can feel it if my voice will not be able to handle the upcoming high note I'm gonna hit, so to avoid cracking and shame, I gotta make out a melody out of thin air to compensate for the high note, be it a slightly lower note or a melismatic line or whatever. Lazy singing is if you lip an entire song or partially lip it and sings it half-assed in the live parts. It isn't wise to judge Macau based off one so-so performance. Plus why would you pick on her for her insecurity? Do you know how hard it is to know that your voice is waning? I lost a part of my range once and I literally panicked and did every single exercises and training to get back my former range. That's what Mariah's doing right now, and you'd be delusional not to notice her healthier, brighter tone, better belts (more balanced mix), and her vibrato is finally coming back (even in Vegas it's not as good). Stop picking her negatives. Instead, acknowledge her flaws and strengths all at once. (Friday 30 October 2015; 11:32)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,569) (57,573) by Rene from US Andrew, go get help man. I'm not trying to star a lame "back and forth" thing. You just sound so unstable at times. You just like to rain on people's parade here. I wonder what you are in real life. (Friday 30 October 2015; 8:49)

ET (57,572) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah looked gorgeous in the interview. Her face is flawless. She looks radiant, at ease and happy. The necklace is finally worn with something that suits it. She looks a lot slimmer. The woman is getting ready for all the Christmas season attention she will get. Mariah I want new promo photos for MAC. Please no more of that 2008 shoot. (Friday 30 October 2015; 7:27)

Mariah on Entertainment Tonight (57,571) by Lee TS from USA Love love love this. Way too short, we need more exclusives. Look at her being all director woman on us. Can't even know what to say. (Friday 30 October 2015; 5:55)

Re: The Macau misrepresentation (57,569) (57,570) by Luke from United Kingdom Ah, you found me out. I used to live there so you can let me off haha. (Friday 30 October 2015; 2:08)

The Macau misrepresentation (57,569) by Andrew from UK Are some people hearing a different version of Emotions in Macau than I am? Some minute flashes sound good - when she had the balls - but most of it is her backing off and sounding too frightened to sing. Which always ends with those off notes and missed phrases. Maybe there is promise, but it's lazy singing. It's like a pick 'n' mix of when she'll try, but, oh, for this part: an "ooh-oo" or a loud "eh". Why can't she just go for it, a song the song? It wouldn't sound half as bad as just making noise through it. And why lip-sync the whistle? She can't whistle anymore? Then don't choose Emotions. Also, Luke, Americans don't get sarcasm. It falls under "wit". But they do spell -isation with a "z". Which we don't. Me thinks you a spy. Love to the haters of "haters". I pray for you. Well I would if God existed. So, I pray to Mariah for you. (Friday 30 October 2015; 1:43)

Re: Macau / Bill, Adele? (57,565) (57,568) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Travon If you felt personally attacked, apologies indeed. I think that people were genuinely saying that Bill's meaning was being misinterpreted. That was my intention. Not to infer that anyone here isn't intelligent. I often laugh in my posts (lol) to lighten the mood. (Friday 30 October 2015; 1:17)

(57,567) by David F from Mexico I remember Hero sold a lot back in 2008 in the [...] when the X-Factor finalists covered it, did Mariah make money out of it? I wish I knew, just to know she gets some justice. So anything is possible, Mariah needs to put money on the radio, she has plenty so, or get a hot a rare beat to turn attention, get a dream, they always have nice beats, maybe she is living the luxury life but I believe there's one more big song in her secrecy. I hate to see how these artists are getting all the glory with little efforts. I think it's a matter of perception. (Friday 30 October 2015; 1:15)

Re: Macau / Bill, Adele? (57,565) (57,566) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA I made A and B honor roll every year in [...] school and high school. I received a "A-" in English and an "A+" in writing composition. I also received a standard "A" in reading. Scored an average of 96% on all my essays. With that being said, I am well educated and I fully understand what sarcasm means. There is absolutely no way to determine what is sarcasm on an online post unless it is implied as such. Sarcasm is not the same as truth. The only way sarcasm could be perceived is if the writer implies their feelings into context or displays an indirect emotion related to what is being discussed. Bill's context was not implying sarcasm because he made a direct statement. This statement was then followed by a indirect question that carried zero meaning to what was being discussed. It might be sarcasm to you but everyone perceives things differently. That doesn't take away the meaning as to what I was saying. I love Adele and Mariah Carey. We need to respect this Mariah Carey post. That does not mean only talking about Adele either. So save the "I don't know sarcasm for someone else". I have a life and I am too educated to waste my time dealing with [censored] or [censored] individuals. I don't know why I even waste my time on this board with some of you. Anyway, I am going back to UKMIX. I am moving on. I fully expect some of you to respond and join your clicks/favored writers here but I won't respond back because it's a waste of my time. I am ending this conversation on my terms. Everyone have a wonderful day. (Thursday 29 October 2015; 22:06)

Re: Macau / Bill, Adele? (57,562) (57,565) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Bill was using sarcasm lol. (Thursday 29 October 2015; 20:38)

Re: Macau / Bill, Adele? (57,555) (57,564) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Thanks Bill. (Thursday 29 October 2015; 19:30)

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