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Re: Adele (57,492) (57,500) by TJ from Norway I was thinking the same. I was listening to "Hello" yesterday and was thinking that Mariah should make music like that. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 10:57)

The vynil and Adele (57,499) by David F from Mexico My sister who lives in LA, told me the Merry Christmas vynil is sold out at Amazon, where she usually buys and sends me the special MC cd's so I am gonna wait they can reload, I understand it is a limited edition, and it is still October, wow, good for Mariah but I wonder how many they made, and for Adele I think she stole a lot from Amy, only fact that [censored] but went [censored] since on Hello looks a [censored], Ariana career should be over after the donutgate, but whatever, looks like little Christina Aguilera, she is so funny so small but she tries to copy Mariah's formula. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 10:27)

Re: Adele (57,492) (57,498) by Lee TS from USA Maybe M can give her a call. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 10:11)

Re: Adele (57,492) (57,497) by Bino from I love Adele though she seems to sound the same in all her songs. But hers is a different case. It's only her third album. She's still at her peak. Even if Mariah follows Adele's footsteps, I doubt Mariah would be as successful. I do agree though that Mariah needs to do more ballads and make simple videos with a good storyline. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 9:27)

Re: Adele (57,492) (57,496) by darrian liu from taiwan Hello is a wonderful song. And Adele is a gamechanger. If Mariah is not the one to bring back emotions and talent back to the top of the charts, Adele will be the one to do it. Hello's intro alone deserves a Grammy. Really clever to open the new era with "Hello, it's me" lyrics. Btw I heard that when there were rumors that Adele's 25 is gonna be released in September, almost every label changed their big albums' release dates. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 6:11)

Re: Welcome to Eye Roll City (57,488) (57,495) by B from USA Amen, Bill. Preach. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 5:40)

2014 MC singing on stage (57,494) by nikki from usa My All. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 5:11)

Adele (57,493) by CHAZ from USA Mariah, please take a seat while Adele takes your throne. This is how you do it. Though you do not have to prove yourself anymore, Adele gives us humbleness and vulnerability at the same time, and it seems like everyone can relate and is in love with her music. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 3:06)

Adele (57,492) by Will from England I know this is an MC board but this can't be ignored lol. Adele released her new single with minimal fuss and bother and everyone is excited about it. The best part? It's a heartfelt ballad of MC proportions with huge belting vocals and memorable lyrics that got me crying/lip syncing along after the third listen. Nothing clever or fancy, no huge productions, no fuss, no drama or overconceptuatlised video. And everyone is talking about her after one day, and the album has not even been released. I know Mariah doesn't pay attention to current trends, but I hope she takes notes for her next album. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 0:42)

Re: Does it matter? (57,490) (57,491) by Luke from United Kingdom Spelling OCD. I did mean "obstacles" lol. (Saturday 24 October 2015; 0:15)

Does it matter? (57,490) by Luke from United Kingdom Does it really matter if some of us don't actually care she lipsyncs sometimes? If I lived in NY/Vegas I would still pay to go see her even if I knew she was lipsyncing songs. This is a woman who has saved lives by a 3 minute song called Hero. Did you know some artists draw so much that their hands begin shake and the can never draw the same way again? That doesn't make them worse artists. They find ways around it, this might lose them fans but it then gains them new ones because it shows courage and the strength to not give up. Mariah could give it all up today but she hasn't, she's persevered and found ways around her obstacales. I guarantee you if she sang everything song live now like she did in the 90's she would ruin her voice forever. (Friday 23 October 2015; 23:38)

Re: Lamb Bible (well-done, with mint sauce) (57,469) (57,489) by B from USA Andrew, I don't think the Lamb Bible has a chapter or verse about her because she hasn't achieved longevity and Mariah obviously doesn't know her. (Friday 23 October 2015; 22:14)

Welcome to Eye Roll City (57,488) by Bill from the UK Let's just all agree that Mariah has lipped every single performance ever and move on already. (Friday 23 October 2015; 22:12)

Re: License to kill (57,466) (57,487) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Well, Walter was involved with the production of both Can't Let Go and Licence To Kill. So you're not crazy if you can hear a connection or similarities in sound L.H. That Bond soundtrack album was a staple at my house growing up, that's how come I knew that. Honestly, I would kill for Mariah to compose and sing a Bond theme song. I feel like it's going to happen eventually. If she doesn't already have one ready to go on Barbara Broccoli's say so. It should been done. The most recent ones are so morose and grey, we need a Mariah infused Bondtheme to lighten up the darkness, as only she knows how. Do it Barbara. (Friday 23 October 2015; 19:45)

Re: "Studiogenic" (57,467) (57,485) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End L.H. I am in love with your portmanteau, studiogenic, so perfect to describe Mariah's magicical voice and aural presence. Your whole post is gold. Ariana Grande creeps me out. Nobody goes that far in imitation, emulation and obsessive parroting just because their team wants it. If she had been even just half as obvious with her xeroxing of Mariah's every move and inflections it still would have been too much. But when I started noticing how she answers certain questions (almost verbatim) as I've seen Mariah answer, I lost what little tolerance I had for her. People who don't have a strong and inate sense of themselves enough to rebel against that kind of marketing are not artists to me. It shows a complete lack of integrity. The very opposite of how Mariah carries herself. Even during the original Sony years, when she was put upon and suppressed, Mariah still had so much personality and a natural tendency for authenticity that her true spirit was always expressed and felt in her music, lyrics, singing live and even video performances. Ariana Grande is to Mariah what Blackface was to old Hollywood: a mockery of true artistry and I can't wait for the next "new Mariah". You all know there are eternally 12 singers waiting in the wings, ready to step into the ring and fight over that butterfly title belt. It's the kiss of death and yet these girls can't wait to make out. Wouldn't it be hilarious if Grande sang "Då That's Loverboy" rap? So meta, the earth's core would destabilise from the self reference impact. But one can dream. (Friday 23 October 2015; 19:25)

Article: Merry Christmas deluxe anniversary edition vinyl review (57,484) by Wojtek from Poland I can't wait for this vinyl. (Friday 23 October 2015; 18:39)

Article: Here go those diva rumours again (57,483) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Typical bullshititis drabble. The anti-Mariah schemers are really pathetically desperate now. They are so scared A Christmas Melody will be good enough to be inducted into the classics that they're hedging their bets against her. Let me break it down for those of you who never get the point of these 'live-diva-sighted' "rumours". Mariah is supposedly "sleeping on the job". Hense, if the film is a hit (whether it is instant or over time), she will not be given any credit. Funny how everybody and their ego gets called the Elusive Chanteuse (a Mariah moniker as iconic as MiMi now). Yet here go those diva rumours again, not even a day since the usual suspects were all hot and bothered over Mariah's fierce and wellmannered contribution, at Diva's Live '98. Talkin about: Who the [censored] knows anymore? It's just nonsense. Just ugh. Why do Mariah haters have to be so dull and unimaginativel on top of having 0 sense of humour? The morons have the gall to complain, claiming victimhood, when I and my fellow lambs call them on one of their (many many many) hypocritical and contradictory posts from mere months, weeks and days ago. But for some idiotic reason, a charity concert from 17 years ago,is the hot topic for several days. Not because it was a historic event with amazing performance all around (which it was), Mariah and Aretha in particular, but because there is a lunatic fringe trying to rewrite history and reframe past events, two decades, a centurie and a millennia ago. All this tapdancing just so Mariah and anyone who loves and respects her can be cast in bad light? MiMi must literally know where some bodies are burried for this relentless persecution to still be going on. I don't know, but I could be right. Whatever it is, Mariah is clearly the one in control now. Good for you, tbh. (Friday 23 October 2015; 18:34)

Live at Madison and Out of Japan (57,482) by Anonymous from Randy, I am with you. Just compare the "Without you" performances at "Live at Madison 1995" and "Out of Japan 1996". She used the same re-recorded vocals in the middle. The run is exactly the same in both performances. I love MC. I love her songs and lyrics. But I hate that she over-uses pre-recorded vocals and lipsyncs almost every performance. (Friday 23 October 2015; 15:56)

Re: Ariana (not a reply) (57,479) (57,481) by Philipp from Switzerland Her uptempo songs are too EDM for me (with "Problem" being the exeption, I love that one), but I guess that's not just Ariana, more Pop Music in general nowadays. (Friday 23 October 2015; 12:09)

Re: VH1 Divas Live 1998 (57,462) (57,480) by darrian liu from taiwan Sorry typo lol. It was supposed to be "has". Aretha has been declining since the 1970s or 1980s. (Friday 23 October 2015; 11:59)

Re: Ariana (not a reply) (57,475) (57,479) by darrian liu from taiwan Ariana is a decent vocalist. Her lows aren't good but is improving rn, her mix is quite balanced (leaning to the headier side) but the problem is she never lifts her soft palate, making her nasal. Her upper belts are done with high larynx and closed off throat and she uses airy falsetto. Still a long long way from Mariah's glory days. I love her music though, been on the edge of my seat waiting for Focus to come out. (Friday 23 October 2015; 11:56)

Re: Ariana (not a reply) (57,475) (57,478) by Philipp from Switzerland I agree and I just don't think that her music has the depth (yet) that Mariah's music does. (Friday 23 October 2015; 11:13)

Re: License to kill (57,466) (57,477) by Manny from U.S. When they used to play Sinead O'Conor's "Nothing compares to you" or George Michael's "One more try", I thought it was "Can't let go". Only the intros sound like it. (Friday 23 October 2015; 10:15)

Re: License to kill (57,466) (57,476) by Bino from The intro does sound a little bit like Can't Let Go. Have you also listened to the closing theme to License To Kill, i.e., Patti's "If You Asked Me To"? Impressive vocals with Mariah-esque hand gestures. Sorry off-topic. (Friday 23 October 2015; 6:51)

Re: Ariana (not a reply) (57,467) (57,475) by May from Denmark Well, Ariana lacks all the incredible low notes that Mariah does. I recognize Ariana as a good singer but my problem is her tone, after a point her voice becomes unpleasant and more like a screech. I've tried to like her a couple of times but every time it's the same, it's like listening to a screecher and I end up turning it off. (Friday 23 October 2015; 2:36)

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