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MTV Unplugged (48,080) by enwar00 from usa I just got the MTV Unplugged DVD in the mail today. I haven't seen this since I was a kid, and it's so phemomenal I want to cry. So raw and so real. (Wednesday 26 November 2014; 23:46)

MCIIY (48,079) by Jon from Netherlands Oh Santa does not receive the love that it deserves but I wouldn't say it's better than AIWFCIY. Having said that I think people are too focused on only AIWFCIY and miss other great Mariah Christmas songs. "Christmas time is in the air again" is the epitemy of a Christmas song. It could have been sang by Frank Sinatra. It really sounds like a classic. I would expect "One child" to be massive in the Christian community and I would imagine being the first go to song by church choirs. "When Christmas comes" is not as strong as the others but has a place on radio station come Christmas time. And then there is Mariah's masterpiece: "Miss you most". This is one to make anyone broken hearted. I personally believe it to be (one of) Mariah's best I-have-my-heart-broken ballad. I've actually suffered listening to this song and it was difficult to hear it for a long time. Coincidently another of Mariah's best I-have-my-heart-broken ballad is "Miss you" (but on the r&b side of things). "We belong together" doesn't even come close in terms of emotion. Actually as great as WBT is, it's not really that emotional. (Wednesday 26 November 2014; 23:41)

MCIIY (48,078) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia I'm enjoying reading what you all think about the second Christmas album. I find that I listen to it more than the first at Christmas time. However, interesting that someone said that the First Noel is up there with their favourites. For some reason I cannot listen to this song in it's entirety. I love all of the different shades/colours of MC's voice, but her vocals on the First Noel grate my ears. Her voice is whispery and breathy, which I normally love (yay Charmbracelet), but to me it almost sounds gutless on this track. (Wednesday 26 November 2014; 22:51)

Darryle / Help Me Make It (48,077) by Edward from USA Darryle, thanks for replying to my post. I have very decent mp3's of "Help Me Make It" and "When I Feel It". Those songs weren't ever released for purchase, so I don't think that sharing them with you would constitute piracy. If you want one or both, let me know your email. (Wednesday 26 November 2014; 17:35)

MCIIY review, response to Billy (48,076) by ADAM from USA Billy thanks for your insightful review of MCIIY. It's one of my favorite albums and IMO a lesson for any singer about how to create a sequel to a best selling Christmas album. Lol. First world problems I know. I love the interludes on this album and how as a whole the moods shifts between songs to a final climax. Mariah's mastery of music making has never been better. I would agree with your stance on One Child, her vocals are flawless but I was never a fan of children's choirs, which is probably why I don't like Jesus Born On This Day either. I like your comments about which vocals may have been processed and added in a separate take. I would have never been able to identify that Auld Lyne was chopped up like that. It's such a great song IMO and makes a great festive exit for the listening experience. Her big vocals were meant for for an upbeat dance track, and those whistles at the end, legendary. Lastly, don't you wish that Oh Santa were a bigger hit that what it became? That song is so underrated and IMO as good as AIWFCIY. (Wednesday 26 November 2014; 15:13)

"Born Is the King" / MCIIY (48,075) by Billy from Greece I can literally sit through a whole album of "Born Is the King" interludes. The hypnotic harmonies, the deep and slow beat, the layers, just timeless R&B gorgeousness. I've started listening to "MCIIY" lately, which I loved instantly when it came out. "The First Noel" probably contains the best, most clear and "bright" vocal on the album, while all tracks up to the duet with Miss Patricia are top notch. In facts, tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 are exquisite. While I love the vocals on "One Child", I'm not fan of the children's choir. Also, there is quite a "mistake" on this song, around 3:19, which makes me wonder how could MC let it there. There is an interjected "shout" at this point that is really discontinuous with the previous singing, which puts me off somehow. Also, on the sublime "CTIITAA", the moment she raises her vocals for the "and to feel love like ours always" lyric, you can notice that it was sang somehow separately from the rest of the song. Could be because of the pregnancy and her breathing at the time, I don't know. Actually, what in my opinion slightly brings down the otherwise great "MCIIY" are such moments of bad comping, or of rather processed vocals (intro of the camp fest "Auld Lang Syne"). By the way, comping is when several vocal takes of a song are done and afterwards the best phrases/lines are chosen and put together as a whole seamless track. Finally, am I the only one who feels like the extra festive "AIWFCIY" runs a bit faster than the original? (Wednesday 26 November 2014; 8:59)

Edward (48,074) by Darryle from USA You playlist is perfect. I wonder what it sounds like sequenced. I saw that you had "Help Me Make it Through The Night" on your playlist. Do you have the song or did you just put it on your playlist? I've been looking for a high quality version of it forever and can't seem to find one. If you know where to get one, would you mind sharing? (Wednesday 26 November 2014; 4:10)

enwar00 / Playlist (48,073) by Edward from USA enwar00, thanks for your recommendation. I'm definitely dropping "Whenever You Call" and "Against All Odds". (Wednesday 26 November 2014; 3:01)

Non album tracks (48,072) by B from USA When I think of non album tracks, Do You Think Of Me and Slipping Away immediately come to mind. Both are great songs and why they were relegated to being b-sides is beyond me. I'd also include numerous remixes like Always Be My Baby featuring Da Brat and XScape. Mariah was a workhorse during the 90's. She is and was a prolific writer and that's why I'm not worried that she'll retire. She writes because she has to, it's her driving passion. I do wish Mariah would work with Roson and Mars. She needs new producers with fresh ideas and beats. I think working with Calvin Harris would be amazing. I feel he'd bring out some of her best vocals like David Cole and Robert Clivilies of C+C Music Factory. I would love to hear any unreleased demos or her vocals from that era. I wish she'd stop being afraid of her voice. I think she's afraid people will think she's showing off if she just let's it rip, no pun intended. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 23:29)

Edward (48,071) by enwar00 from usa Against All Odds duet, Whenever You Call duet, My Love, Help Me Make It Through The Night and 100%. Does that help? Lol. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 22:54)

No Mariah no (48,070) by nikki from usa It's only speculation at this point, but I don't want MC doing a residency anywhere. People who do that can't chart or sell music anymore. Mariah can. I don't want her to put herself out to pasture, she has too much going for her. The annual Christmas thing is fantastic. I hope there's some TV special this year and I'm glad she'll be singing at Rockefeller. The Jazz and Blues festival is amazing to hear about. I hope that's something that will be aired. There are so many songs still under wraps in Mariah's arsenal. I'm positive she did more than 3 new songs for the year she pushed her album back too. Other than Christmas time, it's been a full 5 years since Mariah sang new music live on any TV shows. Nothing that was live or fully promoted anyway. Mariah, please open your own label. You could be independent and the music would do so much better. Plus, it would be hilarious for you to be one of the best selling labels when you're the only artist on it. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 22:42)

Brad, Baby, G.G. (48,069) by Stacey from USA Brad and Baby, keep your posts coming. It's always fun to discuss song meanings. I'm sure MC giggles a bit at all the theories we as fans throw out there. Your posts make for an enlightening discussion. G.G., just "shake it off". We all know who is respectful here and who is not. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 20:02)

I have a nice Idea to improve the sales and increase the views on YouTube (48,068) by Gilles from Malta I have a nice Idea to improve the sells and increase the views on Youtube. It is extremely easy to change Mariah to a hit seller again. Life is an experiment where we are allowed to try things. So we love MC so much that we did spread her everywhere for free. Personal videos, art with free music, free concerts and etc. We should keep everything on forums and not on YouTube or in free streaming because we destroy the artistic side. We should leave samples on YouTube. We could all delete our videos for one week and see the result on the original Mariah Carey video and Vevo. And we wil win something big as the biggest fans over the world. I know too many who do not buy or even they do not know how to buy on iTunes but know how to listen for free and it doesn't give credits to the artists. What do you think? Kind of Utopia I know lol. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 19:12)

G.G (48,067) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA GG, this will be the first and last time I will speak to you. I promote respect and that's it. Arguing is not respectful. If you actually did your homework, I really don't comment that much on this forum. 1 to 2, maybe 3 times a week. That's it. Ok. I definitely don't control or try to control this board. I don't have the time for that. Thank you very much. Bye. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 19:01)

Non album tracks (48,066) by Edward from USA I've been putting together a playlist with b-sides, songs that were released as extra tracks in deluxe and international editions, some new songs from compilations, and other independent projects where Mariah is not necessarily the main vocalist. There are some songs that I left out because I simply don't like them, like "Secret Love". I'm not a fan of lists, but I'm posting this one hoping to hear what some of you guys think. I'm thinking about dropping five songs to make it an even 20. Which ones would you drop? 01. Endless Love 02. Everything Fades Away 03. Do you Think Of Me 04. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 05. Sleeping Away 06. I Still Believe 07. Thank God I Found (Make It Last) 08. Do You Know Where You’re Going To 09. Every time I Close My Eyes 10. Whenever You Call duet 11. Against All Odds duet 12. There For Me 13. Miss You 14. I Know What You Want 15. So Lonely (One and Only Part II) 16. Lil Love 17. We Belong Together (Lenny Kravitz mashup) 18. Help Me Make It Through The Night 19. 100% 20. My Love duet 21. Right to Dream 22. When Christmas Comes duet 23. Triumphant (Vintage Throwback) 24. Almost Home 25. The Art of Letting Go (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 16:44)

Blah, blah, blah (48,065) by G.G. from USA Travon, like you said earlier, nobody cares what you you think or about your opinions. You and Abraham need to stop acting like you run this mesageboard, because you don't. Keep it cute or put it on mute. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 11:02)

Bill and Supernatural (48,064) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Well of course it's about Luismi. Mariah really hit us over the head with that meteorite. I swear it's freaking Lamb-Knox up in here, nothing gets past you. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 10:53)

Brad (48,063) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Yeah. I agree to a degree. I also know that trying to argue on every post when you're not cc'd starts a lot of confrontation. People will feel attacked. Honestly, people don't have to care about what someone says to post a comment. That's just common sense. That is a false belief that people tend to also act upon because they're blinded only by what they believe and will hold people to that. I don't ever comment on someone unless I feel they are being disrespectful to someone that isn't or just being repetitive or argumentative. That's is the problem I have with your comment from earlier. It lacked substance and it felt calculated. It was a rude direct insult to someone who wasn't implying or talking the way you responded. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 10:16)

Baby (48,062) by Bill from the UK Supernatural is clearly about Luis. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 7:35)

Hero and Make It Happen (48,061) by Manny from U.S. Mariah wrote Hero and Make It Happen about me and for me. Just a little joke. Wow. I hadn't seen the Archives for a few days. Why so much "enmity"? (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 6:00)

Travon (48,059) by Brad Catoe from United States You're saying no one cares what we think or feel? That kind of attitude defeats the purpose of having a message board. I don't think I was being too sensitive. I just don't like to be told to not discuss something on a public message board. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 3:54)

Producer collabo (48,058) by Norman from USA Hey there everyone. I've been thinking about this for the longest time, I even tweeted the idea to Mimi herself about two years ago, but I do think that having Mariah work with Mark Ronson would excellent. Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam are over and done IMO, at least with Mariah. It's just like with Janet, they need to move on. I don't think a Calvin Harris collabo would work because it would be too desperate and predictable. It would be cool if she worked with someone like Stevie Nicks, even if she's old school, but she's an awesome writer herself and loves Mariah. Plus, it would be unexpected. Something in the vein of what #Beautiful was going for. Or even someone totally left field like an Axel Rose (sounds uber crazy, I know), Bono, Linkin Park, etc., who have big sweeping songs with deep meaning - just in a different genre. They've all done acoustic versions of their songs, it's not a stretch to produce an pop/r&b with another legend. Just a wild thought. What do you guys think? Hope you're all well. What do you think? (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 2:43)

(48,057) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA I understand that you feel that way and I will respect that. However everyone has an opinion and I don't think judging or starting a conflict by disagreeing is the way to go. That's not the purpose of this forum. Abraham and those who have been here on this forum for years, understand that. Everything they say seems to come from a respectful and non argumentative way. (Tuesday 25 November 2014; 0:06)

Brad Catoe and everyone (48,056) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Is their any chance that you could be less sensitive. No one really cares about what you feel, what you think, or your opinions. No one is trying to argue. It's a fan forum. We just want to say what we think. I read all the comments and none of them were directed towards you. So please be more respectful when you comment. Also my advice to everyone, please don't dish out what you can't take. It will eliminate conflict, since, some people here are so sensitive to everything we post. Just saying. (Monday 24 November 2014; 23:55)

Miss Understood (48,055) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End My entire post on Mariah's history with Derek checks out 100%. I deliberately refrained from filling in the blanks because it's never necessary when you present facts anyway. The story tells itself basically. Who knew the truth would be such a controversy in this day and age? It's literally old news. The only thing open to interpretation, as per Mariah herself, are the full inspirations to her songs which we all know she writes, almost always, exclusively by herself. But I don't understand the opposition to Mariah drawing from her own rich experiences to inform her music. Why is that idea so offensive to some of you? A good writer writes what they know. Most songwriters write about things they have gone through or witnessed first hand and sometimes it's specific enough to pin down the inspiration but many will mostly generalise so everyone can relate. It shouldn't take a genius to know the difference but I bet some lost souls are out there still trying to figure out who Supernatural is about. (Monday 24 November 2014; 23:49)

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