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Mariah's improvements (47,352) by LC from USA Mariah's Beijing concert was great. From only seeing a few clips, she sounds almost 100 percent. By that, I mean, almost Australia 2013 level. And stage appearance wise, she's gotten so much more confidence and charisma back. I strongly feel that she was sick and still is a little bit, but her vocals are getting better. Like, just when she was adlibbing live during the beginning of Fantasy and the last part of Without You, she belted notes she wasn't able to during the last few dates and what was strange was in the other dates, her whisper voice wasn't working for her when she's relied on that for a long time. That's coming back too. Ugh, now I'm getting excited. I can't wait till the later dates. Love you, MC. (Saturday 11 October 2014; 0:50)

Nick (47,351) by G.G. from USA I completely disagree about Nick. I haven't seen many pictures of Nick shirtless. But now that he has Mariah's name covered up on his back we see him without his shirt. I think he knew there was paparazzi and that's why he went shirtless. I haven't liked Nick since he talked about the other women he slept with. Also, when he was being interviewed on the red carpet and someone said something like, "how do you stay successful in Hollywood" and someone said "marry well" and he looked in the camera and said "Hi Mariah". Then we find out that they had been separated for months. To me, that says that he's an opportunist. He can't keep his mouth shut about Mariah. His people can tell the interviewers not to ask about Mariah, if he really wanted to keep things private. I think he'll always talk about Mariah in an attempt to be relevant. Mariah is on his mouth like liquor. (Saturday 11 October 2014; 0:45)

How to get away with improving a tour (47,350) by Matthew from USA Well I think instead of just being negative, we could all try to be constructive about the tour. And since the lambs love their lists, I thought we could each post 3 things that we would change about the tour and why. Let's also try to keep it positive. I'm sure we all wish her voice was in better condition, but I want to know what the lambs would change about the tour itself and the performances. Here's my 3: 1. Pants. I know it sounds strange but I wish MC would wear pants as one of her ensembles. Maybe tight leather or even a pair of sexy dark jeans. I think it would definitely help her image. Remember when she used to rock the jeans and do the little dance with the chairs for Fantasy? 2. Dance mix and remix. MC is known for having multiple versions of all of her songs, especially in the early days. She would re-sing the dance mixes. She also has some great remixes. I'm honestly surprised she hasn't included these versions in her tours. Maybe she thinks the fans would get upset if it's not the radio version. She might be surprised. 3. Ditch some dancers, add some musicians. I think sometimes MC's dancers look corny. Instead I would like to see her add musicians. Like an actual guitar player can come out and sit on a stool and they can just riff. Or a saxaphonist or even an entire orchestra if she can get it. The crowd would cheer and it would be nice. So what positive ideas do you guys have? (Friday 10 October 2014; 23:27)

The divorce (47,349) by Marissa from USA I can't wait for Mariah to do a candid interview or just break her silence about her split with Nick. We can all speculate but I really want to know what happened from her perspective. I'm still saddened by this. (Friday 10 October 2014; 22:56)

Nick Cannon (47,348) by Edward from USA Nick keeps being a true gentlemen with his comments about Mariah. They are definitely dealing with the divorce with so much maturity. Since he couldn't openly talk about the divorce, morphing his Mariah tattoo was the best thing he could do to make a statement that they are not together anymore, and that they are not trying to work things out. I don't understand though why he didn't get the tattoo removed with laser, it would've been an alternative. It wasn't a complicated colorful tattoo. It is incredible how in a couple of session he could've gotten rid of it completely. I wish him the best. I know they're both putting their kids first, the way it should always be. (Friday 10 October 2014; 21:54)

Thoughts (47,347) by S from Let's face it, humidifiers can only do so much. I wish Mariah would go to a voice specialist or someone who can help her through this obvious problem because it's sad to see her struggling on stage like this and then the mocking comments around the internet. Just my thoughts. (Friday 10 October 2014; 21:22)

Rumor (47,346) by G.G. from USA Re-release of the album is set for December, with a single produced by Mariah Carey, Dj Clue and Jermaine Dupri. (Friday 10 October 2014; 21:02)

Family (47,345) by G.G. from USA Why is telling the truth considered negative? I defend Mariah on other blogs, fervently. This site is where we can come and handle family business and talk open and honestly. I don't think saying Mariah is having trouble with her vocals or that her stage show is boring is being negative. It's being honest. I love Mariah, and I always will. If she never puts out another record, she will always be my favorite artist and singer. But, I'm not going to lie and pretend everything is great when it is not. (Friday 10 October 2014; 20:46)

Just a thought (47,344) by Aden from South Africa I recently watched the YouTube videos of the Elusive Chanteuse tour and find it extremely odd that during performances of love songs like My All, We Belong Together etc Mariah messes up the lyrics I think purposefully due to the tragic state of her marriage as if she can't bear to sing those verses. Just a thought Mariah the elusive vocalist blends beautifully into the concert and the state of her love life. Btw she still has the voice, it has not languished. (Friday 10 October 2014; 20:42)

Just wondering (47,343) by Gilbert from USA I've been thinking she has such great songs from her latest album yet the same ones have been performed. I wonder if it's due to personal reasons that Faded, Camouflage and Make It Look Good haven't been performed. For me I would have a big ass smile on my face if she did those songs and I was there. Those of course are my favorite including Cry but that of course is being performed. Any thoughts from anyone else? (Friday 10 October 2014; 20:33)

Thank you Javier (47,342) by Mara from United States Thank you for posting that performance. Fly Like A Bird has always been a personal special song to me. All I can say is watching that just now physically brought tears to my eyes. He voice is beautiful, powerful, strong. Thank you. (Friday 10 October 2014; 20:07)

Scott from the US (47,341) by Mara from United States That is exactly what I thought after the third concert. What if she did have the surgery and this is what the result is? What if this is the last tour she is going to do before she has an interview and does tell the world what is going on? What if she wanted to get one more in there, hence the extensive stops? Well, we only can speculate. I do think she needs prayers right now. I saw the clip of Petals and Rainbow Interlude and what they saw, mimed or not was a raw, vulnerable Mariah. I saw MC on the Charmbracelet, Adventures of Mimi twice and once Angels Advocate and they were all more happy settings. The Elusive Chanteuse Tour has more of a sadness about it. More so even than Butterfly, as she was freeing herself from an unhappy marriage she felt a prisoner of. This time it feels different and you can see her breaking down on stage at different points in song. When she sings the Billie Holiday song she has that sadness all too real. She is a woman in pain on stage with this sadness and these reviews can't be helping. So I say pray for our Mariah to weather the storm. (Friday 10 October 2014; 19:39)

Nathan (47,340) by Lee from USA So she should go to award shows that snubbed her for 20+ years to save her reputation? Many people did not like her when she was full throttle in promotion or when she sounded great anyways. Why the hell she should kiss their asses when their opinions wouldn't change either way? You pointed out the reasons why her voice deteriorated. If she used her vocals in an unusual way to get hit songs, then she did it for her fans, not for the critics. As far as her singing, I know Mimi will do the best thing for herself, not for anyone else. (Friday 10 October 2014; 19:10)

The art of knowing when enough is enough (47,339) by MimiLamb from Germany Could we please stop, I think the negativity the media and also a lot of the fans gave her is enough, are we going to keep kicking her when she's down? Don't get me wrong, everybody should speak their mind, but it has come to a point were people are only repeating what have been said a 1000 times already, it's getting depressing. I will never lose my hope and faith in this woman, nor do I want her to retire, to read people say that is just awful. I do think she is aware of what people and the press are saying, you can see it in this tour, not to overly sexy anymore, moving while performing, songs we want to hear and so on. These were all things fans were talking about and you see the changes. I would love to read about that as well, then only a list of all the things that are bad and wrong. (Friday 10 October 2014; 18:51)

Beijin (queen is back) (47,338) by javier from chile This is all I'm gonna say: Never ever count Mariah out. (Friday 10 October 2014; 17:26)

For the record (47,337) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines In the light of recent (mostly negative) inconsistencies in Mariah's performances, putting aside the fact that she should always strive to be on her best during these concerts people pay expensively to see her for, I still think there's something quite admirable about how she still tries to power through her songs even though so far she's mostly been failing to hit the money notes, or even stay in tune. I hate to draw the tangent again but that's the same attitude Whitney had in her last performances she got so criticized for. Write this off as another lame excuse or whatever, but here's the thing - I love Mariah, period. And I know I'm not alone in this. That's why I'm still gonna be critical at times, but at the end of the day, I'll always "come home" to her. That's a weird way of putting things, but it's during these times that we tend to lose sight of how much this woman really is worth in our lives. And while it's disappointing that she hasn't really prepared for a night that a lot of fans clamored, worked, saved, and waited for, I still think it'd be more of a fraud if she just mimed her way through the concert just to make it seem like she still has it. If that were the case, she won't just be robbing her fans, she'd also be fooling herself. (Friday 10 October 2014; 16:42)

Disappointed (47,336) by Nathan from USA This tour is extremely disappointing. Let's all be honest. We haven't heard a live vocal performance or any of the new album live for months. Then we get news of the new tour, promise of new setlists, new emotions to share and songs etc. We get a incredibly hoarse and out of character Mariah. She's known and been preparing for the tour for months, and she can't have her voice sorted? What has she been doing? Not only that, over half, prolly closer to 75% of the concert is lip-synched. All the new songs, and all the classics suffer from partial miming. Worse, I expected her to at least re-record songs for lipping, hence her studio visits recently. Album cut lipping is extremely lazy and obvious, and she is basically destroying what's left of her reputation. I personally, do not see recovery. I pray. She no longer even attempts to grace award shows anymore, and her vocal insecurities grow more apparent every album. Unless she can seriously get her act and voice together soon, I think her retiring is unfortunately the way to go. (Friday 10 October 2014; 16:18)

The truth about Ms. Carey's voice (47,335) by Nathan from USA Unfortunately, what is responsible for Mariah's vocal deterioration are not her nodules, per se. [censored] If you look back at 90-92, her voice was very soulful, full-bodied, thick with ease to growl and perform any type of vocal exercise required without strain. This is Mariah's natural voice, which we were unable to enjoy for long. [censored] Notice by '93, her tone has changed into an increasingly girlish timbre and more nasally sounding. She already begins experiencing worrisome vocal issues by the end of '93 on her MB Tour. By '94 (Merry Christmas), her voice seems to settle in to the new change, yet the difference in her voice is readily apparent. Mariah's voice has been used in an unnatural way, with her larynx in a non natural position. [censored] hence her even thinner, higher voice for CB. If you hear her now, her voice is noticeably nasally, thin and completely deformed from what it once was. This is what caused her inflamed nodules and decline. One's voice does not grow thinner as it matures. (Friday 10 October 2014; 16:11)

I agree with a lot of you (47,334) by Lee from USA You shouldn't believe everything some critic says. Michael Bay doesn't and his movies make billions. It should matter what the fans say. I would like to see footage of fans walking out instead of reading about it. For all we know, the critics could have walked out by themselves and said that fans walked out. On another topic, I saw the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, and thought WTF? How the hell that MC is not for induction but artists who haven't had a hit in decades are ushered in? Easy-E, a dope dealer, could get in as a part of NWA. I'm sorry but I think that an artist that scored more #1s than Elvis and spent more weeks at #1 than the Beatles should be considered at least. People may refer to Mariah's antics but compared to other inductees that used (and sold) drugs, made porn, slept with teenagers, worshipped Satan, and mutilated animals, the woman is pretty much a nun. (Friday 10 October 2014; 15:07)

Oprah (47,333) by Dan from US I'm gonna take a wild guess that after she's done touring by the new year she's gonna have a sit down interview with Oprah or somebody else and is gonna have all the answers to everything going on in her life the past year. (Friday 10 October 2014; 14:43)

Nodules (47,332) by Scott from USA Did anyone ever stop to think that maybe she did have surgery on her nodules and that's why her voice is now the way it is? Perhaps similarly to Julie Andrews the surgery didn't work and caused irreparable damage. Otherwise, why wouldn't she have the procedure now? Because apparently the nodules helps her to hit the high notes? I would prefer tobe, quality of voice and mid/belting register over those high notes. For me, her tone and belt was what set her apart from the rest. You'd think these qualities of her voice would be more important to her also. So perhaps the surgery's already happened and that's what she's now left with. Just a theory. (Friday 10 October 2014; 13:00)

ADAM (47,331) by May from Denmark Do you really believe she doesn't know what is happening to her or how she is sounding? She obviously knows, then again wouldn't it be worst to just turn around and go back home instead of finishing the tour? I think that one thing is calling her out in a polite way and another very different is humiliating her like some people have been doing. The problem is that most of those who call her out are tabloids, and tabloids are a magnet for disgusting comments with their awful dramatic yellow titles. (Friday 10 October 2014; 11:18)

Not gonna read more reviews (47,330) by May from Denmark K-zee I want to say before I go on that your comment, I quote "older couples, probably trying to beat the crowd to the crowd to the subway" made me laugh so much. Imagining an old person with a cane poking the young ones saying "out of my way" in a cartoony way. It's nice you tell us this because I also read some bad reviews, thus not even know if they should be trusted. Most come from this site that supposedly translates stuff and such. Other sites that are doing reviews on the latest show are taking the negatives from there. I'm done with bothering at reading any reviews. It's clear Mariah is having a hard time, no one needs dog ears to realize this. I do think that her performance despite this has improved but it is understandable that people want to just listen to her. I will keep enjoying the videos people upload and keep being supportive with the idea that she will get better from the whole ordeal. It will be interesting to see what's going to happen after the tour. (Friday 10 October 2014; 11:10)

Re: ADAM from USA (47,329) by MimiLamb from Germany I agree with that, the problem is that you can't go to anybody's concert because 90% of the artists today do just that. I have been to my fair share of concerts the last couple of years were the artist or even bands lipsynced and played their instruments of a track. It’s sad but let's not pretend it's only Mariah doing that. If you go to a Britney concert that is all you are getting, lip syncing. The excuse people give her is that she dances and then it's okay, I disagree there, she is a singer so I go there to not only see her dance and stuff. It’s just an example and I know Britney is not Mariah but at the end of the day she like Mariah is a singer. If I want to see dancing I will go to a dance show or whatever. But you are right, you go to a concert to hear the artist sing live. (Friday 10 October 2014; 11:01)

Got it (47,328) by May from Denmark Ok baby, didn't know that part. Might explain why she never really mentions exactly the issue. Next time I would much rather tho have you telling me that I'm wrong and should verify again than saying I make up things. Thanks for the info. (Friday 10 October 2014; 10:58)

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