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Concert: It was okeish (47,110) by May from Denmark Thanks a lot Will for the link. You are right that she does sound better in that recording. I think is sort of weird she sang pretty well some of the songs and others she had lot of difficulty. It's like her voice/throat just simply didn't want to cooperate, she would try to sing the same note two or three times fast to get in place again and sometimes will clear her throat out from those flares, as when you have a cold. Could she be a bit sick? Her voice cracking all of sudden or just not reaching, etc. reminded me to "The Adventures of Mimi" time. Still for an opening I think it was good, the set list is so long, I was impressed when I saw it. She looked like a doll, beautiful. We will see how the next dates go. I guess the most demanding public is going to be the Filipino. I wish her the very best and I think it was good, it wasn't atrocious as someone said but it wasn't a+mazing. It was good and I think at this point of her career and age, without the use of stupid costumes and stage displays to distract the eyes, that's plausible. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 23:51)

Jazz Mariah (47,109) by Billy from Greece Jazz is just a natural for her. She is already in the third decade of her career. This is definitely the direction she should pursue more, shall I say, diligently. It fits her voice completely. By the way, she looks beautiful in the pics from the first show. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 23:14)

Why lambily why? (47,108) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It's just the first night and already people are bashing MC. Look I have posted my share of negative reviews on MC's work so no I am not a "MC can't do no wrong" lamb. But come on give her a break. She performed a 23 song setlist filled with fan favorites and not just chart toppers. This is something we have been wanting for so long for her to step out of her usual set list. Then her stage outfits are more mature and elegant. She looks great and the singing wasn't as bad as people are making it out to be. We have heard low quality recordings. That too of few seconds. After 25 years of singing one can't expect her to sound like she did in her 20s. That's silly. Fans were going crazy as to when she will tour, now that she is touring people are hating on her again. Makes me think this is why she probably lately just stay out of the spotlight because every time she comes out people will start with "she can't sing", "she is fat", "what is she wearing" and the rest. When she lip syncs people get mad, when she sings live, people get mad. What do you want really? It's just one night, who knows what surprises she has planned? She seems to have included cartoon videos for the screen too. Maybe she has a lot planned out. Just let her perform a few more venues. I heard the snippet of the ending of Hero and it gave me chills. I know there are way better versions, but this shows that she can still mesmerize us. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 23:08)

Here we go (47,107) by MimiLamb from Germany It was the first night and people are already burning her at the stake. Give the woman a break. A setlist of 23 songs, come on when did we ever got a setlist like this? Never. So she lips some parts, so she doesn't sound like she is 20, but you know what? She is giving us what we wanted, a tour with a lot of great songs. I rather see her have some bad moments than a 23 song setlist lipped from start to finish. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 21:55)

Re ZachMc (47,106) by G.G. from USA Lol at "selfless effort". Mariah is being paid, all caps. She's not doing these concerts for free. If she doesn't step it up with the vocals and stage production I think this might be her last big tour. Her voice is gone, she needs something big going on on the stage around her to distract from her lip synching and bad live vocals. Some lambs don't want to see what's right in front of their faces. The Mariah vocals of the 90's are gone forever. Sad to admit, but true. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 21:46)

Too quick to judge (47,105) by ZachSingsMariah from USA You all need to hold your horses and cut Mariah some slack. This is the first show of her first tour in 5 years, she's travelled literally across the globe and is probably jet lagged/poorly rested, not to mention she is in the midst of a very public and clearly excruciating divorce. The list of things working against her right now is stacked mile high, yet she is still making the selfless effort to perform for her fans, put on what looked like a very cool and engaging visual display, even sing live (which is something people endlessly beg her to do). So what if she sounds a bit off? It's honestly to be expected of any artist on their opening night, and given her circumstances right now it's truly a miracle that she's up on stage at all. Be patient, she will no doubt find her groove again. Hang in there, MC. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 21:23)

Concert audio (47,104) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I've listened to a lot of clips and I think she sounds good. No, it isn't like 1990 in every song, but I don't expect that. It isn't nearly as dire either. I've been saying for years I'd love a Gospel and Jazz album and after that Billie Holiday cover, that hasn't changed. Lovely. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 21:17)

One hour audio (47,103) by Will from England If you click here, you can listen to an hour of audio from the show. Sounds a lot better than what has been filmed so far. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 20:59)

YouTube videos (47,102) by Dove from USA I tried to find more YouTube clips and the ones I've found are all 16 seconds and she's talking instead of singing. I'm going to hold my comments until I see and hear more footage. She looks great though and so does the set. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 20:51)

Her performance (47,101) by Anonymous from Ok so I think she is on something. Guys that is not normal. That's how no singer should sound. Maybe it's the divorce. She sounded like the 90s at the Angels tour. I'm just not understanding. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 20:49)

PJW (47,100) by Dove from USA The point of a concert DVD? So that we can come back and revisit this era. And so the people that couldn't attend one of the actual concerts can be part of the experience too. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 20:21)

The Truth (47,099) by Dove from USA Maybe you're right, but since she is touring, I think the best thing for me to do as a fan is just be supportive. I'm not a singer so I don't know if she will ever be able to sing like she did in the 90's again. Maybe she can't. For me, if she feels comfortable and happy just giving us her best right now, that's enough for me. I think she has enough control over her career now that if she didn't feel like she was up to touring she wouldn't. She probably welcomes the distraction. The only tour clip I've seen is the Hero one and it sounded good to me. Of course not like the 90's, but still, good enough and it made me feel something. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 20:18)

Shelly / concert DVD (47,098) by PJW from The U.K. What would be the point of that? (Saturday 4 October 2014; 19:40)

Setlist (47,097) by Bill from the UK The setlist is great, who would have thought The Roof and I'm That Chick would make an appearance. So pleased to see Babydoll there as well. My only disappointment is that Make It Look Good didn't show up, but I'm crossing my fingers that she'll change it up and perform it at least once. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 19:36)

First Concert (47,096) by javier from chile I hope is doesn't turn into the usual drama. Her voice sounded okay. She must have been tired from the trip. Japan is in the opposite side of the world and the time there is obviously the opossite. She probably didn't have the chance to sleep much. I bet my butt that she will get better in her next concerts. Just sit and witness. Did you hear this jazz number? Amazing. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 19:33)

The concert (47,095) by Bill from the UK I've listened to the clips on Instagram and some YouTube videos, and I would hardly call the performances "atrocious" as somebody put. Hero, We Belong Together, and #Beautiful all sounded great. She honestly cannot win with some of you. She lips the difficult parts of her songs, and you crucify her. She sings the difficult parts live, and you crucify her. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 19:33)

First night of tour (47,094) by G.G. from USA I see she brought out the chez lounge again to sit and lay on. Sigh. I've seen multiple clips online from Tokyo. Some songs sound great, and exactly like the CD version. Why oh why can't she do alternate recordings? That way it's not completely obvious she is lip synching. Other songs were live and sound awful. I feel bad, but I think this tour is going to be a disaster. Other blogs have already started tearing Mariah apart and saying she's going downhill like Whitney and Michael. Makes me sad. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 19:32)

Must listen, Mariah sings Billie Holiday (47,093) by Lee TS from USA Maybe she can win some of your hearts back? From last night. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 19:28)

Wow (47,092) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada It's nice to see "The Roof" on the setlist. I love that song. It's my jam. And she doesn't perform it very often. Wishing her the best. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 19:17)

Hero (47,091) by THE TRUTH from USA MC should not be performing with her voice in that condition and the fact that she is simply and obviously is a testament to the complete absence of any type of support structure around her. If she had proper management they would not let her tour and get her the help she needs. Right now there is a mad scramble for certain people to grab as much as they can while there's anything left to grab. It's very sad but not a very new story in the entertainment industry. It's called an industry for a reason. Why don't all you lambs say some prayers for her. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 18:55)

Live (47,090) by Dove from USA I'm glad she's singing live. If they decide to make a DVD of this tour they can always dub the parts she's not happy with later. The blue dress is beautiful and she looks stunning in it. Also, I love the buterfly microphone. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 18:52)

Japan concert (47,089) by PJW from The U.K. I've watched a few short videos on YouTube and Instagram. I don't know what to say really. My All, Vision Of Love and Emotions were, from what I could see, atrocious. Beautiful sounded good, though pre-recorded. I'm really sad right now and, again, pray that Mariah sorts her voice out. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 18:10)

Legacy (47,088) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Mariah may have made music that's generally considered less historically significant than Madonna, Michael, or Janet, but her voice has made such an indelible mark in this world that it would be impossible to find a list of greatest singers that won't have her in it. Too bad she's criminally underrated as a songwriter. I think this is a bad side effect of having the most #1 hits for a solo artist - people tend to reduce her to a hit machine and that pretty much overshadows everything else she does. I really hope she does get recognition for her writing and producing efforts someday. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 16:57)

Hero (47,087) by Dove from USA Someone posted this video of Hero. It sounds good to me. She's emoting. (Saturday 4 October 2014; 16:46)

Setlist (47,086) by Dove from USA Someone posted the set list from last night. Fantasy Don't Forget About Us Emotions Honey Always Be My Baby Thirsty Shake It Off Meteorite Vision of Love Cry My All Breakdown I Know What You Want (Busta Rhymes cover) Babydoll Heartbreaker The Roof #?Beautiful? I'm That Chick Supernatural I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 cover) We Belong Together Hero (Saturday 4 October 2014; 16:42)

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