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Some people are well extra ion here (59,814) by Anonymous from I visit here every other day or so and have to giggle to myself now again. Although it's wonderful that there are so many passionate Mariah fans on here, some of you can be well extra (over the top) with your opinions and responses. Andrew darling, I need to take you out for a drink to lighten you up a little in regards to Mariah, yes she's no longer at her best and lip sings, but is it really that much of a big deal, this has been happening for years. Mariah seems happy and she's still making music, let's cut her some slack and drop the melodramatic delivery. You're far too beautiful sweetie to give yourself premature wrinkles. If the mere thought of her not performing at her best causes so much concern, sell your ticket and move on. Dear Webmaster, thank you so much for dedicating so much time to this site, it's one the best and extremely informative. I don't think I've ever come across a Webmaster that is so vocal and passionate. I will say however that with monitoring these sites, there comes the good, the bad and the ugly. Try not to allow your passion spill into the latter, you're better than that. Maybe you, Andrew and I should meet and hug it out, whilst seeing who can hit the bestest high note without bursting a blood vessel. Lets just chill out a little over Mariah, after all she has. We all share the same interest/love for Mariah, lets try and remember that. Peace and (Wednesday 17 February 2016; 10:52)

Re: My All clip Valentines Day 2016 (59,811) (59,813) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands Here we go again. You sound like a broken record, never ever anything positive to say about Mariah. Thank God most people do like the Vegas concerts, so maybe there is nothing wrong with Mariah's singing but with your hearing. Did you check a doctor already? (Wednesday 17 February 2016; 9:39)

Re: Ten years ago (59,801) (59,812) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA You and I have the exact same coming to a lamb fairytale. I was an obsessed possesive little lamb running around like a chicken with my head cut off. She was and still is my goddess queen. I was 13 in 2005 and did the exact same thing. My research skills was on fleek that year. The funny thing is I now feel old. I feel bad for the 1990 fans born in the 70s and early 80s because I know they feel older. Haha, don't throw stones at me older fans. (Wednesday 17 February 2016; 3:39)

Re: My All clip Valentines Day 2016 (59,802) (59,811) by Andrew from UK Apparently she's lipping to "catch her breath". I guess everyone needs to breathe. I had someone message me elsewhere 2 weeks ago (image available) complaining that he would return his O2 tickets if the new Vegas vocals were what he would hear. That clip posted wasn't good. And there's something quite awful about clips where the note is flashed up on screen. It's not impressive. I can sing those notes myself. Most people can. What's going on at the moment? This is worrying. I paid £200. If that clip is anything to go by, there's no song that won't be lipped. Seriously concerned. (Wednesday 17 February 2016; 3:11)

Re: Who would you rather (59,800) (59,810) by Tevin from USA Could you please post a link of this video thanks. (Wednesday 17 February 2016; 2:36)

Re: Disappointing (59,798) (59,809) by Tevin from USA Who one best new artist this year? And Tori shows Ariana that you can get inspiration from an artist without copying her. (Wednesday 17 February 2016; 2:35)

Re: Who would you rather (59,800) (59,808) by Giovanni from USA Mariah has always been more attractive than Beyonce. (Wednesday 17 February 2016; 1:23)

Re: Who would you rather (59,800) (59,806) by Seth M from South Africa Wendy looks like a [censored] and she is obsessed with Mariah. She is talking about age when Mariah is way younger and better looking than her. She is jealous because Mariah makes a living through her talent of singing and songwriting while Wendy makes a living gossiping. Shame, it must be sad making your money by always slandering other people. I wish for the day that Mariah calls in and give it to her in public, the way Whitney did back in the day. Whitney was on fire that day and Wendy was lost for words during that radio interview. Wendy should consider other career options so she won't feel guilty knowing that the food that her child is eating is derived from income she earns gossiping. (Wednesday 17 February 2016; 1:16)

Valentine's performance (59,805) by Will from England Oh my, have you seen this compilation of some of Mariah's performances on Valentine's Day? It's amazing to hear her voice as good as this. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 23:43)

The Remixes - a missed opportunity (59,804) by Bill from the UK Ben's post about the Classic Bossa Nova remix of Butterfly reminded me of how disappointed I was with The Remixes album when it was released. The first disc, with the club mixes, was great (although I did miss the ABMB Morales mix, that was a major omission and wish it had been included instead of the rather lacklustre TTR remix). The second disc was a real let down though. It started off okay but it just ended up being half filled with album cuts like Sweetheart, Crybaby, Loverboy and even remixes already on previous albums like Heartbreaker, there were so many great mixes that should have been included. Where on earth was the Pure Imagination remix of I Still Believe? The Drifting Remix of UTS would have been great for fans who never heard it before, likewise for the Butterfly and DYKWYGT club mixes. It could have contained some really hard to come by mixes, but instead it fell a bit flat. Great for the casual listener I'm sure, but MC has committed so much to her mixes over the years it was sad to see the opportunity to show off the rarer ones pass by. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 21:14)

Re: TGIFU Valentine's Day 2016 (59,792) (59,803) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada She sounds really strong. Thanks for the links, as usual. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 20:52)

Re: My All clip Valentines Day 2016 (59,790) (59,802) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada She's singing live more than she gets credit for IMO. This snippet is beautiful. People are always doing the best they can at any moment. Even when the best they can is critiqued as crap. Lol. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 20:50)

Ten years ago (59,801) by Jono from USA The 2016 Grammys just happened (more on that tragedy later), and exactly ten years ago the night of the 2006 Grammys I discovered Mariah. I know I know, I was 16 years late but hey I wasn't born until the 90s and had only stuck to classical music growing up. So I tuned in to the Grammys on a whim, not knowing much about pop music at the time. When Mariah Carey came on, I had heard of her but wasn't familiar with her music (at least, I didn't know these famous songs were by her). I didn't know the songs she was performing, but it didn't matter. For the next five minutes, I was mesmerized. In hindsight, it wasn't the most perfect vocal and yes some parts were lipped, but the passion in her performance soared right through the TV screen. My heart was stuck in my throat. This artist was the first one to ever make me feel something. Chills. Tears. Goosebumps. Everything. The following day, as best as I could in the early YouTube days, I went on a hunt through the internet learning everything I could about Mariah, from her music to her story. I discovered Vision Of Love. I found out All I Want For Christmas Is You and Always Be My Baby were written by her. I marveled at her whistle notes, her low husky notes, her piercing belts, her honey rich tone. I was absolutely hooked. I checked out her entire discography from the library and when two weeks wasn't enough time to appreciate, I decided to purchase them at the record store. And I haven't looked back since. Ten years of being a lamb. Thank you Mariah, for all that you have given not only to music but your fans. The fact that someone like me could "discover" your music and become a fan 16 years in to your career is a true testament to your longevity and artistic brilliance. Through the ups and downs, it has been one heck of a joy ride that I don't regret. Here is to the next ten (and many more). (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 19:37)

Who would you rather (59,800) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So Miss Wendy had a round of "Who would you rather" on her show based on the picture of Bey and MC together. She said she held the poll among her staff and Mariah won by 1 point. Then she took an audience poll (probably fully expecting Bey to win). So when she took Beyonce's name, there was a huge cheer, but when she took Mariah's the name, the cheer was bigger and went on a few seconds longer. Haha clearly Mariah won the audience poll too but leave it to Wendy to say "I don't think Mariah won". Anyways she later did say that she thinks Mariah looks way better than Beyonce in the picture but she kind of still tried to water it down adding "if we ignore her annoying personality" and "on account of Mariah being older". Wendy, Wendy, Wendy, give it up, go to the Vegas show with your Rainbow tank top on (you know you have it), sing along to ABMB and go show Mimi some love, how long are we going to play this game? But on a different note, shame on Wendy to even pit these two beautiful women against each other (and other snarky comments she makes on her show about how some celebs look) when she herself is not quite the looker. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 18:37)

Re: How much (59,797) (59,799) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I enjoy "Bonnie and Clyde '03" though. So I am glad it exists. I think both "How Much" and "B and C" could co-exist and hold on to their own individuality. The two songs sampled Tupac in different manners. Jay-Z kept it similar to the original and Mariah gave it a breezy, fluttery, cute sound. I enjoy both the songs. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 16:39)

Disappointing (59,798) by darrian liu from taiwan Grammy Awards was a real disappointment. Tori Kelly tbh should've won Best New Artist. She reminds me a lot of Mariah, with her 1992 Mariah luscious curls and dewy eyes, as well as the capability of writing such good, mature songs. Her voice also kinda reminds me of Mimi because of her elasticity and agility (Mariah is still on top though, no one could compare to Mimi except for the vocal legends). (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 14:02)

How much (59,797) by Dennis from Miami, FL Had Mariah released How Much, there would be no Bonnie and Clyde 03 by Beyonce. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 13:24)

Butterfly (Classic Bossa Nova) (59,796) by Ben from Sweden One of my favorite remixes is the Butterfly (Classica Bossa Nova). Listen here. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 10:51)

The Grammys (59,795) by Giovanni from USA Was such a bore. However I did enjoy Lady Gaga's performance. Taylor Swift winning album of the year was shocking. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 8:06)

Rainbow (59,794) by Giovanni from USA Is a decent album. I love it. "Heartbreaker", "Bliss", "How much", "After tonight", "Petals". I always thought "How much" had potential to do well as a single. But overall a nice piece of work. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 7:55)

Almost Home (59,793) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Can we believe "Almost Home" was released three years ago? Holy. Great song. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 4:51)

TGIFU-Valentine's Day 2016 (59,792) by 123 from USA Ok this is my last post today. If you don't feel this performance you are dead. She wore that mic out. If I would have been there I would have thrown my sneaker at the stage. Lol. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 2:53)

Re: In Rainbow's defense (59,782) sound quality (59,791) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Sorry, enwar, kinda missed that. But yeah, the sound quality doesn't sound as polished as it could have been, some may even sound like demos. However, I can't say I'm surprised that was the case. Remember, at the time, Mariah had a very public falling out with Columbia, and she herself admitted that the whole thing was rushed to get her deal over with. With what Tommy did during the Glitter era, he could have easily had a say in the production final mastering of the album, suggesting that the rougher cuts be left that way. However, I also think that this may me a awkward sound transition thing that happens every decade. You know, when the equipment they use try to adapt to the changing music trends. A lot of the albums released in 1999 had this screechy, "sparkly" (for lack of a better term) overall production sound. Even FanMail and Jessica Simpson's debut had it. Just like how a lot of the records during the late 80s and early 90s had this weird transition from the vacuous beats and steely synths of the 80s to the more R&B-influenced downy percussion and softer vibe of the 90s. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 2:48)

My All clip Valentines Day 2016 (59,790) by 123 from USA Who told her to sound so clear when she was singing last night? I want to see the whole performance. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 2:41)

Re: Scarey (59,786) (59,789) by 123 from USA You're back. I was wondering where you had went. Yes, last night's performances were the best vocally so far this go round. Her vocals were really good the first night which is a rarity whenever she starts a tour/performances. She regressed on the 2nd and 3rd night, recovered on the 4th, and did a nice job last night. She seems to be hitting that E5 in IBT so easily now. She really wowed me with TGIFU. She went for the same notes on the first night but didn't really hit the mark. This time she really nailed it. Here are some mostly live highlights I found. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 2:09)

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