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Memoirs is a beautiful album (45,956) by May from Denmark I did love Memoirs a lot. Obsessed is my ringtone, I love when I get a call and it sounds "boy, why you're so obsessed with me". Hahaha. Betcha Gonna Know is one of my all time favorites of hers, the story is one that anyone can relate to, perhaps I could care less about all the people naming and tv shows but is a great tune for me. Hate U got to be one of the most beautiful ones, the lyrics are so good and the whispering makes the whole song so whimsical. Candy Bling and The Impossible are so sexy, The Impossible has at times this dark mood that I truly love. More Than Just Friends is too bubble gum so I don't really listen to it, Languishing has some melodies she already used in Rainbow so there was nothing new. Maybe the one I don't listen at all from it is Ribbon but because I don't like the male voice in it, sounds too loud. The album was great and it was well put. I liked the cover as well, but I truly didn't think the name was that nice. I think she should go back to put small names to her albums. She. ould have called it "Imperfect angel" and in small letters 'the memoirs' or simply "Angel's memoirs". (Saturday 9 August 2014; 0:19)

Memoirs, Randy and Abraham (45,955) by Justin from USA - Los Angeles I love the points that you two have pointed out regarding MIAM and MOAIA. Memoirs is perfect the way it is and it does reflect on some of her previous work, while still being modernized. I loved everything about the actual CD itself (booklet, nostalgic feel, liner notes, overall package). (Saturday 9 August 2014; 0:13)

H.A.T.E.U. (45,954) by RockyRoc from England One of the stand-out tracks for me, the vocals are on point. There is one particular part that's like ecstasy to my ears, at around the 2:10 mark, when she says "Boy I can't wait to hate you", she whispers the "I" then instantly changes to chest when she says "cant wait to hate you" then ends it with head voice. Just stunning, I constantly replay that part. (Friday 8 August 2014; 23:37)

About Nick (45,953) by Lee from USA Maybe all of the criticism about his career getting a boost via his marriage to Mimi finally got to him. I mean, what man wouldn't get sick of people saying that he married a woman for her fame and fortune? I still think that he still loves her, but he wants to prove that he could stay in the spotlight without her there. These projects could be about him sending a clear message that he could boss up without a big time diva backing him up. (Friday 8 August 2014; 23:31)

Memoirs (45,952) by Randy from USA I have to politely disagree. I love Memoirs. In fact I like Memoirs more that MIAMTEC, although I know I'm in the minority. MIAMTEC is too earthy, experimental, neo-soul for me and I prefer MC toeing the line between pop and R&B. (Friday 8 August 2014; 22:47)

If Mariah returns to form now with this change (45,951) by IheartMC from USA I think in order for Mariah to truly return to form she needs to start picking the correct singles that will attract the general public not just a certain demographic. The singles that should be released ASAP are YDWTD and Make It Look Good. They are classic songs with contemporary feel and attraction. I am a long standing Mariah fan since the Emotions era and I have supported and followed her career. Heck, I have been largely inspired by everything Mariah. If she were to release both singles I can bet she would thrive. I do believe people naturally root for her but she is her own setback with her recent image, elusive behavior and lipping. Believe me this is not a bash to my girl M, it's just what a real fan says. I am very realistic and want her to succeed. Here's hoping these two singles get to see the light of day. (Friday 8 August 2014; 22:31)

Thoughts (45,950) by Abraham from USA I think that the reason why the album did poorly in sales is because the number of times it got pushed back. People may have gotten fed up and lost interest. Which is sad, because I think it's one of her best. Another reason may have been the lack of promotion. For whatever reason Mariah decided to go through with the album, I'm just grateful she released some good music. I wouldn't feel bad if I was her. She should just focus on the next. Now that she has what seems to be. A good manager, she'll be more successful. In my opinion there isn't any female music artist in the music industry today who can hold a candle to Mariah. Or give her competition. In voice and music. I know she is capable of having another good, successful era. I believe she has some good songs already lined up and ready to go for the next album. Also, whether she's not confident as she once was as a singer. I would advise her to listen to some of her older albums. And watch some of her older videos. She needs to remember that she's Mariah Carey, and still one of the best female singers today. Who's voice will aleays be the best female voice I have ever heard. (Friday 8 August 2014; 21:52)

Memoirs (45,949) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I know many fans don't like it but I absolutely love Memoirs. I don't skip a single track on it. The love songs are so cute and mushy. I love everything about the album. Even the much criticized album cover. MC said that the album cover was made to reflect the different emotions in the songs of the album so "each Mariah" on the cover had a different expression. And I loved that she recreated the old photos as promo shots. Memoirs is easily in my top 3 album. Sometimes also my number 1 (but that keeps changing). (Friday 8 August 2014; 21:40)

Mrs Mariah C (45,948) by RibbonB from USA I'm glad Mariah seems to be taking time to regroup. Fans let her down with the sales of this CD. Too many knew/know about it, follow her on social media etc, but they just didn't buy it. She did better than JLo and Robin Thicke which is a good thing. People are just being cheap. And now in my opinion, people are taking cheap shots at Mariah. The awesome thing about her is she keeps plugging away, she maintains her faith. I'm glad she has her family and as she said on the special with Matt Lauer, her relationship is like anyone else's they go through things. I don't think Mariah and Nick were any more awkward than they were on the Barbara Walters special when they introduced dem babies. Both M and Nick are both a bit different, they have never had the perfect poses, they just seem real. Even Mariah's "sexy" poses are often awkward. The best family videos have been the home videos like the one on Rosie when the babies were listening to Nick drum and make noise. Just an authentic family moment, or the recent fathers day video with Mariah in the background and the kids wishing Nick happy father's day. I think they have both decided not to share too much on social media or interviews, which is fine with me. (Friday 8 August 2014; 20:33)

I'm sorry but no (45,947) by Brad Catoe from United States Memoirs was not a "creative dire". That's one of my favorite albums of all time. Just because you don't like the style doesn't mean it's dire. I thought the vocal layering and harmonies were amazing. (Friday 8 August 2014; 19:22)

Re: B from the USA (45,946) by MimiLamb from Germany Sorry I totally disagree. The low sales is because there was almost no promotion and not because the fans think that the albums is disastrous. A few don't like it but I don't think that 90% love the album. (Friday 8 August 2014; 18:59)

Sales (45,945) by B from USA Mariah's last album was disastrous. Memoirs was creatively dire. Thankfully, Mariah learned from the mistakes she made on Memoir Of An Imperfect Angel. I honestly think the low sales are because fans and the public alike think the new album is Memoirs part two. Which is sad because it's a return to form for Mariah. (Friday 8 August 2014; 18:10)

Nick on Live! with Michael & Kelly (45,944) by Dan in H-town from USA I just saw Nick on this morning's Live! with Michael & Kelly. He didn't mention Mariah one single time, didn't acknowledge her in a family photo they showed, and kept saying "my kids" instead of "our kids". I smell a marriage going up in flames. Sad, but not surprising. (Friday 8 August 2014; 17:52)

Translations (45,943) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Wow I just read the interview and it's full of errors. Looks like the writer just has been simultaneously going through his notes of the MC interview and reading up Beyoncé's interview. In addition to the mistakes pointed out by MimiLamb and the webmaster (the album sales mistake was hilarious), another mistake is the name of the first studio album of Mariah. If this is the case I take back my previous statement where I said why is Mariah lying and copying Beyoncé's interview about keeping the demos and not re-recording them. It is now clear that the fault was not from Mariah's said. I wrote that post before reading the interview and because I read the post where someone mentioned it. Sorry MC. (Friday 8 August 2014; 13:07)

A personal interpretation on Jermaine Dupri, Mariah Carey's former manager (45,942) by Justin from USA - Los Angeles Jermaine Dupri, Mariah Carey's official manager for about 11 months. Mimi had an array of different managers/management companies working with her. Shortly after departing from being on season 12 of American Idol, she hired Jermaine Dupri. During the time from November 2013 - August 2014 Jermaine has brought Mariah to a different level than ever experienced in her newer "eras". What he did was he used Social Media and her core fans together to hear her latest songs (ex. The Art of Letting Go). Despite the song failing to reach success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it did however leave an impact on R&B, digital, and social charts. It generated success for not being a "traditional" single. This was his first triumph, if you will, following his hiring. Mimi then had a variety of late night performances and interviews, (Jimmy Fallon, New Years celebration, WWHL with Andy Cohen on Bravo, tv shows: Extra, E. News), then the release of YME. Despite the setback of all these singles and using them as experiments in a way, she had a core track list with a plethora of other songs/demos that didn't make the album cut (Save The Day, Mesmerized). The album gets released via iTunes Radio, then sent for a US release the next week. Album sales aren't great. Factors to think of: illegal downloads; high price, lack of a major single. The intended target audience is her core fan base. Jermaine Dupri did his job to the best of his ability, I believe, and he peacefully bowed out. (Friday 8 August 2014; 11:44)

Wrong translation / Webmaster (45,941) by MimiLamb from Germany Yes that too. I just don't know which parts of this interview is really from Mariah or copied of an Beyonce interview. Because these are big mistakes made. (Friday 8 August 2014; 11:03)

Re: wrong translation (45,940) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands And what about: "Carey's 14th studio album, 'Me. I Am Mariah. The Elusive Chanteuse', which was released in May this year, sold more than 828,000 in the first three days and broke a new record as the fastest-selling album in the history of iTunes." (Friday 8 August 2014; 10:43)

Wrong translation (45,939) by MimiLamb from Germany "It was a big part of challenge. I was recording, shooting videos and performing on the tour every night, all at the same time. At some point I felt like, 'What am I doing? Is this too ambitious?' Even the day the record was to be released I was scared to death. But I also knew if I was that scared, something big was about to happen." This is the part what I was reffering to and is from a Beyonce interview. (Friday 8 August 2014; 10:35)

Mariah and Nick (45,938) by MimiLamb from Germany It's kind off obvious that they are going through a rough time at the moment. We can all guess what the reasons are but we don't really know, seeing as we are not with them 24/7 and see what goes down when the doors are closed, so I don't even going to start to speculate. I do think that if they make it, they will keep to themselves a lot more. Meaning Nick doing his thing and Mariah doing her thing without constantly tweeting or talking about each other. I would not be surprised if that is going to be the course when they decide to stay together. I hope for them that if they don't make it, that they try everything that they can to keep it civil and as normal as possible seeing that there are 2 little children involved. (Friday 8 August 2014; 7:25)

MC interview (45,937) by MimiLamb from Germany Somebody told me that the translation wasn't all from the Mariah interview. If you read closely Mariah is talking about being on tour, recording and doing videos at the same time. (Say what now? When did she do that?) These all were parts of the Beyonce interview so idk if somebody has a full and correct translation of this. (Friday 8 August 2014; 7:13)

Sinus stuff (45,936) by May from Denmark I don't believe that she recorded the album while having sinus infection, not that I wouldn't believe her doing the effort but it's almost impossible to sing a note at all when having such a thing. My father suffered from sinusitis for many years and he got it because he was a smoker, which is the main cause of a sinus infection, other minor causes are a cold or some dental problem. MC doesn't smoke and she disliked people smoking next to her. So then if she ever got a sinus infection, it was a mild one, and that type goes away from a week up to a 3 weeks depending the case. Only chronic ones can go as long as months. Also, needless to say her voice would sound too nasal and too opaque and yet it doesn't. The album was in the make for years, and you are telling me, that if she ever truly had a sinus infection, she didn't simply rest a week and then go back to the studio? Very far fetched the idea of recording with a sinus. As much maybe she would do it with a cold (which she has done in the past) where her vocals are still ok and she can still breath fine. But with sinus infection you hardly can breath at all, overall if instead one side it takes both. (Thursday 7 August 2014; 23:59)

Matt Lauer special (45,935) by May from Denmark Glad I wasn't the only one who thought it was the weirdest part of the whole special. I truly liked that special, it had a bit of everything. But when they reached to the part of the babies, I felt it was contrived, forced, nothing seemed real. MC and Nick were over-dressed and the darling children were in jammies. It was so strange, then Nick sat down in the background looking bored and MC would be more worried about fixing her hair a thousand times than anything else, I didn't understand the whole thing. The only time that could be real play where Mariah was trying to lay down on the floor so her daughter could be on top, it was cut. I'm a mom, and I didn't feel an ounce of "realness" in that specific moment or let's call it sketch. I think it would have been nice if they, at least, made it look like the cams just arrived and Nick and Mariah were doing their "dailies" with the babies, being more casual and playing around in a more homely environment. Another poster mentioned that it could be the friction between them two but it is yet to see about that. All I know is that form the whole special, that part right there, was off. (Thursday 7 August 2014; 23:39)

Matt / the silent snapdragon (45,934) by Brad from USA Hi fellow lambs. Matt, your message brought back the good old days when I would pour over CD liner notes, when there was a mystique about the creation of an album. Yes, I have his album and noted that nickname for MC back in '92. I have actually incorporated that name in personal uses since then, so it's funny to me that you mention it. Anyhow, I'm not sure if it is some kind of reference to the flower or a comment about personal behavior. I'm not sure that there was ever a public dialogue about this nickname for her (since it was long before social media and blogs). I thought that her bouquet from her first wedding had snapdragons in it but I am not so sure about that now (and obviously the wedding occurred after his album). Anyhow, I was happy to see your question. That album from "Big Nasty" had some good songs on it. On another subject, it seems telling to me how silent MC was with Nick Cannon appearing on Jimmy Fallon last night and she did not tweet about his appearance at all, as she once would have. Also, Nick seemed intent not to mention her at all during his appearance. This seems to speak volumes about the current status of their relationship. (Thursday 7 August 2014; 23:10)

PJW / WBT vocals (45,933) by juan from Dubai I completely disagree with you. The live versions of WBT when she promoted it on talk shows and features (Oprah, Ellen, Movie Awards, Blueprint) were as good as the record, look it up. Her image is so tarnished. Basically, Mariah is just lazy to kick a*s. Somebody needs to wake her up. (Thursday 7 August 2014; 22:56)

Sinus infection / Nick (45,932) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter PJW for some reason I didn't buy that either. And about the vocals being straight from demo, I don't believe it either. MC seems to be taking a lot of stuff out of Beyonce's interviews where she talked about her album "Beyonce". She also said that she kept vocals from the demo and we all know Mariah tried to pull a "semi-Beyonce" when releasing MIAM which backfired. Before I piss of people, I want to clarify I am aware that Mariah's album strategy was not exact copy hence "semi-Beyonce" due to the fact that she too thought that dropping the album at once will make it successful. Mariah, why lie at all? She went to the studio a million times to record and re-record, it's all up on twitter. Secondly, Christine, when I saw the interview it looked like Mariah quite blatantly ignored Nick in it (now I am not saying she did it without reason, Nick did give her plenty to be pissed about, like the ex-girlfriend scandal and the explicit sex life details). But yes, it seemed like Mariah was kind of not looking at Nick and I don't know if you noticed, but there was a point where Nick was trying to take Roc from Mariah and she just completely walked passed him without one glance. Throughout the song there are many times I caught Nick looking at Mariah and at some points the dude looked confused as to what his role exactly is in the video since him being there was almost pointless. There was no interaction between the two. They could have just not included him to avoid the awkward video. (Thursday 7 August 2014; 21:28)

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