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Will the real MC please stand up? (52,065) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Dennis, that's the funniest thing I've heard in a while. Sorry to dissapoint but unfortunately I am not The Elusive One. But yeah, Mariah visits this board. She'd be foolish not to because even with the discord and dissonance that is sometimes rife here, MCA is the premiere hotspot for the Lambily. Mainly it's because Eric moderates every post which makes it move at a good peace and one can follow the discussions without having to try very hard or spend too much time catching up. I'm sure Mariah stops by and reads our messages. I bet she even posts once in a blue moon. It is known from court documents that even MJ, a.k.a. "KingTut777", was on several different fan forums back in the day. So I'm not surprised Janet's dabbled in a bit of incognito message boarding. How else are these mega stars gonna keep their fingers on the pulse, in today's InstaWorld where the Zeitgeist's so quick, fickle and ultra sensitive to trends? That's the reason I make it a point to write as if she might possibly see one of my posts. Not for approval but to reflect back some of the light and love she's given me through her music since I was a little girl in some small way. 1. Agent M 2. Code name: Honey 3. Mirage 4. Echo 5. The Elusive One 6. Bianca Nunez 7. Mary P. 8. Mrs Claws 9. Automatic Princess 10. Honey B. Fly... I think we can all agree that Mariah has quite a few "aliases" that could go completely unnoticed in the Lambily. That's the beauty of the internet. We are all truly equal here. (Monday 20 April 2015; 13:10)

MC1989 (52,064) by Jon from Netherlands Thanks for the love. Sending it right back. I just watched the Manilla performance. Such a pity for the bad quality because it's definetly some of her best (the final part might be the best) renditions of VOL. She doesn't shy away from any of the difficult parts. So many performances, so difficult to keep up with all of them. I watched yesterday a compilation of E=MC2 era and there were a bunch of performances I've never seen. I'm gonna need an assistant. (Monday 20 April 2015; 12:14)

Jon (52,063) by MC1989 from Spain I always enjoy reading you. You're lovely, and I totally agree with your last post and the guitar comparison ha ha. That VOL performance is really good. This is a similar powerful VOL, from the CB Tour in Manila, I think it's even better. For those of you who enjoy Mariah's powerful and raspy voice, here she is giving her all with that gospel choir, AYNAF on the Letterman show. (Monday 20 April 2015; 11:19)

About Migrate (52,062) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I always thought that MC wanted Migrate to be released but the label made the wrong call, but a while back I was going through the archives on MCA (duh) and I found an article which kind of shows maybe MC never planned to release Migrate. I don't remember the exact details, but the interviewer was like "Migrate is not that unique or great or whatever" and Mariah went something like "ofcourse Migrate won't be released as a single". So that kind of made me like What? Mariah are you for real? Lol Migrate would have eaten the charts up. (Monday 20 April 2015; 11:14)

TheOne (52,061) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it to Vegas. I too am from Asia and as much as I want to go, I can't make it this time. You are right about the songs you mentioned and yes Migrate managed to chart on Billboard even without getting the single treatment and the same happened with Mine Again (in the R&B category). Mariah can come up with club bangers so effortlessly, without looking like she is trying hard and it just never fails to amaze me. There are many missed opportunities in her career and it will always bother me. I'm selfish when it comes to Mariah. I always want her to be on top and respected as the musical genius she is. I know she won't always be at the top, but hey a girl can dream. (Monday 20 April 2015; 10:33)

Mariah's best performance / Randy (52,060) by Jon from Netherlands I know people prefer the crystal clear voice of, for example, Tokyo 96 and don't get me wrong I love it too but the performance I posted, to me, is more overwhelming. It's like a guitar: you can play every note perfectly and clean or you can add a bit of distortion and creat greater impact on the audience. The performance showcases different sides of her voice and it's very strong here. The final run (on the "all") has multiple times more stamina than the run on the MTV Unplugged for the same song. I also like the powerful "treated me kind" ending in a growl and being followed immediatly by one of her best whistling. Through it all it seems she's having a blast and that's also fun to watch. Not to mention the production around her: flawless (great drumming btw). (Monday 20 April 2015; 9:15)

Re: Randy - Fantasy remix (52,059) by NYHotShotta from USA I'm one of the lambs who's never heard that remix before lol. I actually prefer this one over both original and remix versions because I like how it combines both choruses. I always like in the remix how at 3:36 of that video where she sings the words "Heaven" and "Fantasy" simultaneously and she ends up harmonizing. I always wonder if that was intentional or not. It would be dope if she got Diddy, Missy and Timbaland, or the Trackmasters to do a 90's style remix to Infinity. (Monday 20 April 2015; 7:36)

WBT baby remix (52,058) by 123 from USA This has always been my favorite WBT remix. The new melody changes it to a sober like mood and gives the song, vocals, and lyrics more emotion. I hope that her Vegas shows reworks a lot of her more current songs to give them new life. (Monday 20 April 2015; 7:35)

Hot Shake It Off Remix (52,057) by 123 from USA I've never heard this. So smooth. I wouldn't mind her working with this remixer. (Monday 20 April 2015; 7:29)

Re: E=MC2 by John / Infinity (52,056) by NYHotShotta from USA I think the reason E=MC2 wasn't as big as it could have been was because of the singles released. I think Mariah wanted Migrate to be a single, probably the second single but the label decided to go with her standard formula where the first single is an uptempo record and the second single is a ballad. I think the record label should have made Migrate the second single instead of Bye Bye because it's a great song and it was a kind of record Mariah had never done before. All the reviews I've heard for Infinity have been great. I hope it is a song she can sing live and I hope it gives that throwback feel like Dedicated or Meteorite gives. I hope the music video is amazing because she hasn't had great music videos in awhile. (Monday 20 April 2015; 7:26)

Can't Let Go / Loverboy / Shake It Off / Infinity (52,054) by 123 from USA Can you image if these three songs would have gotten the top spot? She would have already surpassed the Beatles and have 21 number ones. Just thinking about it makes me want her to keep going. I hope Infinity is a great song. One thing is clear is that even with Mariah's last project, she still keeps releasing great music. Its just been the poor promotion. Its promising that they are dropping the song and video on the same day. She also has a performance spot scheduled on Kimmel in May along with her Vegas shows where she can perform it and possibly get it televised. It would be great if she can nab a big network to televise one of her shows. If it's a good song and promote it well enough, she can nab another number 1. It has never been the music quality as of late, it's been the promotion. I need her and her label to put in some effort and there is no reason why she can't hit number 1 again. (Monday 20 April 2015; 5:01)

Unreleased Charmbracelet song / Never Enough (52,053) by TheOne from Philippines Have you heard this lambs? The snippet of the real song is near the end of the video. It sounds different from the songs in her CB album. (Monday 20 April 2015; 4:49)

SIO (52,052) by 123 from USA I'm still mad at the fact that Shake It Off got blocked from the number one spot by record company involvement. I believe the week Shake It Off was supposed to replace WBT, and Def Jam released Gold Digger for digital download and shot it to number 1 and blocked SIO and kept it at number 2. Just like when Columbia blocked Loverboy by releasing Bootylicious for digital sales or slicing the price the same week Loverboy did. Even with their early involvement in pulling Can't Let Go from the shelves to keep it from number one as well, it shows that early on they were trying to show they were in control. (Monday 20 April 2015; 4:44)

B from USA / Vegas show (52,051) by TheOne from Philippines Enjoy your first Mariah concert, lamb. You deserve it. I also want to see MC in Vegas so badly. Unfortunately, I live here in the Philippines, and I am still a teenager so, there is no chance for me to fly to Vegas and see her show. (Monday 20 April 2015; 4:36)

Mariah detox (52,050) by Warrior Butterfly from USA Someone mentioned that they were getting ready for Mariah's new era by listening to all her stuff while they wait. I took the opposite approach, I figure if I wait it out (no Mariah at all) the new single would be even more exciting. I'm also wondering if this compilation will have different takes of Mariah's 18 No. 1's. One past compilation included a slightly different version of "Looking In" for example. Though now that I think about it will mostly stay standard being that the common versions of these tracks are what everyone remembers or will learn about. (Monday 20 April 2015; 4:34)

Mimi L / Migrate / Meteorite (52,049) by TheOne from Philippines Thanks for your sweet response lamb. Are you going to watch the concert in Vegas show in May? Btw, I also think that Migrate is a really great "club-banger". When I first heard this song, I got obsessed with it that I killed the replay button. I also read in Wikipidea that it did manage to chart in Billboard Hot 100 even though it's just a track. And I agree that it should become MC's another #1 hit if it got the treatment that it deserves. I also got disturbed about the Meteorite song. Its beat is really groovie and radio-friendly. It's a big missed opportunity for MC, IMO. If it became a single, it would have done better than #Beautiful. (Monday 20 April 2015; 4:17)

The "5" Factor (52,048) by Ardis Logic from Earth Mimi L. I like the way you think. Yes. Let's hope good luck comes every 10 years for MC. WBT was huge (all caps). It is still my favorite #1 to this day. The first time I heard it I got goose bumps and I knew it would go to #1. I can't wait to hear the new song. Love me some new Mariah music. (Monday 20 April 2015; 3:30)

Mariah Carey's #1's "live" from Vegas (52,047) by Ardis Logic from Earth If MC and crew really wanted to make money, $$$ I would think that a "live" from Vegas album would make more money than just another #1's album. Personally I will not be buying this album or be able to make it to her Vegas shows. I will buy the single of the new hit, but why would I pay $14.99 or more for a disk of songs that I already have? I love the MTV Unplugged album. Realistically we know that MC's voice is not as it was then but, I would still be happy to purchase her #1's album if it was "live". Also a DVD of her Vegas concert would be awesome as well. Just some random thoughts. (Monday 20 April 2015; 3:25)

Randoms (52,046) by enwar00 from usa Bill that game was fun. I can't believe I got 2 wrong. How did you score? Btw I've meant to say I love your new avatar. Emotions is one of my favorite songs and videos. Marissa I've meant to tell you I dig your new old school avatar also. Baby what a coincidence, I just watched Almost Home earlier. I needed to feel how that song makes me feel after the day I had. I love that song. Dennis I agree with you, SIO would have been #1 if Gold Digger didn't sell like it did. It was behind it for like 6 weeks vs behind WBT for only 1. Jon and Randy my favorite performance of Vision Of Love is from the BET Blueprint. I just feel like she went off and was totally into it and that energy came across. Just thought I'd share. I hope everyone is having a blessed and or great weekend. (Monday 20 April 2015; 2:27)

Vegas (52,045) by Manny from U.S. I'm at Vegas this weekend. I thought I'd see billboards of Mariah outside of Caeser's hotel. The only place I saw a poster was at the actual ticket box, just outside the Colliseum. I have the poster on my avatar. They had an advertisement and a CD section at the Celine Dion store and that's it. I'm still excited though to come next month for the concert. (Monday 20 April 2015; 2:09)

#Beautiful (52,042) by B from USA #Beautiful featuring Miguel was played and is still played on the radio. The Clear Channel launch helped but #Beautiful succeed because it's one of Mariah's lead singles. I think #Beautiful is my best lead single since Honey. If she had promoted the hell out of it it would have been her 19th #1 but she didn't because of professional issue with IDJ and personal issues with Nick. The cracked ribs and shoulder and hand injuries also prevented her from doing promo. She gave a stunning live rendition of Looking In at the MLB charity event. (Monday 20 April 2015; 2:02)

Mariah on the message board (52,041) by Dennis from Miami, FL I wonder, does real Mariah have time to read or even to write on this message board? Whom she would be? Baby, you make me so confused, is it you? Janet spent months on forums during recording of Velvet Rope. (Monday 20 April 2015; 1:26)

Jon from the Netherlands (52,040) by Randy from USA No. Nowhere near her best. That was a good performance considering what she was giving at the time, but my criticism is that she was overly using her whistle register to hide the fact that she couldn't hit high full voice notes in the song. Her best live performances are: If It's Over (take your pick venue wise), Vanishing (again take your pick venue wise), any song sung at Madison Square Garden, any song sung at MTV Unplugged, any song sung in Japan in 1996 and that impromptu Jimmy Fallon concert for fans. (Monday 20 April 2015; 0:38)

SIO (52,039) by Dennis from Miami, FL During TEOM era Mariah didn't sell as good as other artists in terms of digital singles. Kanye was huge that year. Gold Digger was downloaded 200-400k per week. SOI could't compete with that. It was mostly airplay single. About the radio, during Charmbracelet they used to talk the same. Radio is no longer supportive for the 90's divas. (Monday 20 April 2015; 0:24)

Almost Home (52,038) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End The lyrics always, without fail, get me in my feelings. I really hope Mariah performs it in Vegas as an encore for at least one night. It's one of the best songs she has ever written. I really hope the video link works this time. Enjoy you all and be hopeful in your dreams. (Monday 20 April 2015; 0:13)

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