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Me I Am Mariah (44,197) by Dan from US They should never let it stream on iTunes Radio, sales would never been at a low for first week. I actually don't care what she sells anymore but it is nice to read positive things on such an amazing album. She needs promo like ASAP in the US lol. Hopefully she kicks JD and Def jam to the curb. They are not doing anything good for Mariah. I hope she realizes this. We don't even have a real single to request at radio, like common people. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 12:06)

First week predictions US (44,196) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Mariah's first week sales predictions are in, and it's looking terrible. Sales of 65-70k have been predicted based one one day sales. I love the album and this would never affect my opinion of it, but perhaps Mariah, JD and the rest of her team should stop asking fans to go "do it for MC" on twitter, and actually get out there and do the work themselves. I don't believe in making fans do the work. That's not our job, it's Mariah's. She has barely promoted this, and will now suffer gross humiliation in the press as a result, which is a shame. A legend like Mariah should not have to justify herself. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 10:02)

This album / bittersweet (44,195) by Anthony Basco from Cardiff, Wales It's kind of an odd occasion, because it's so polarising. It seems like the straw that will break the camels back, cementing life long and always no matter what fandom or letting go and just appreciating what was. I do enjoy reading everyone's opinions (ok, a stretch of truth, I feel a bit uncomfortable reading really scathing, what I feel to be unfair reviews, but hey, I do accept completely that people do and often do haha have different opinions to mine). I just, I feel because for me this is one of, if not the greatest Mariah album (she has so many "greats" but this is probably what I would describe as the definitive MC album) that I thought everyone, especially fans, would love it. But instead it's almost like a "thank you for the years" album for some fans. I feel it's a little bittersweet and a little sad, but life is full of meetings and partings and I guess that's what this album represents. Which considering at one point it was supposedly going to be "The Art of Letting Go" is particularly fitting. Thanks for all the replies and again I really enjoy this message board. Now all is left for me is to enjoy this phenomenal gift that Mariah has produced for all of us, her fans. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 9:43)

Randy (44,194) by Darryle from USA You hit the nail on the head when you said Mariah isn't respected in songwriting because of her image. That's so true. Most people see Mariah as a diva ditzy dumb blonde. Even Mariah knows it. I wish people would look past the cleavage and diva stuff and just look at Mariah's sining and writing. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 8:22)

Outgrown Mariah (44,193) by Sunshine Divalamb from Germany I have read this a few times. That some say Mariah is just not doing it for them anymore, she can't give what they want etc. That is cool, for those it's time to move on and like others artists. What I don't get is why they still go on about it and even go as far as wishing Mariah to fail with this album. If you are done your are done, just leave. A lot of us just want to enjoy this era and experience it with each other, to see these messages in between just puts me in a unnecessary bad mood. I don't want to be disrespectful to anybody and yes everybody is entitled to their opinion but there is a time to say bye bye. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 8:14)

Mimi's dress (44,192) by Marissa from USA I just have to give a shout out to Mariah's sparkly number that she wore to accept her WMAs. I was so tired of seeing her in black all the time. This may be my favorite dress that she's ever worn. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 7:17)

Sales / charts (44,191) by cBerr from Canada With regards to the article on Austin Mahone (or whatever his name is), since when does a 8-track EP [of which 2 tracks are listed as bonus tracks] qualify as an album? Maybe I don't know the rules for charting, but have EPs always been eligible for the BB200 Album Chart? Seems somewhat unfair. Before anyone accuses me of bias, I would feel this way regardless of the artist in question. It's unfair to all new releases; Mariah's, Coldplay's, MJ's or Sarah McLachlan's. All of which are full-length albums. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 6:57)

First post / thoughts on MIAM (44,190) by cBerr from Canada Hey everyone. Found this site after the drama surrounding the MDJ (non-)closure, but wanted to wait until after the album release to combine my first post with my thoughts on the album. From top-to-bottom, I think this is a really solid release, maybe the closest to resembling "old-school" Mariah. (Even though I am not one of those who obsess over that sort of thing.) I'm proud of her growth/maturing as an artist and with regards to MIAM, I have not skipped a single track on this album and believe it is full of potential "singles" to help sales. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 6:46)

Read this somewhere, please dont be true (44,189) by Nicole from US Is this even true? From hitsdailydouble according to the article. I am promoting it at school and facebook galore. From headlineplanet.com. Mariah Carey's "Elusive Chanteuse" album sales pacing for 65-70K by Brian Cantor. May 27, 2014 Thus far, Mariah Carey's "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse" has been eluding record buyers. According to Hits Daily Double, the diva's latest release is tracking for an opening week total of just 65-70,000. While the impact of Memorial Day might be stunting early purchasing, which would in turn produce an unfairly pessimistic forecast, it is clear the album is not pacing to be a blockbuster. "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", the album's 2009 predecessor, opened to a considerably strong sum of 168,000. And insofar as that tally was down significantly from the 463,000 moved by 2008's "E=MC2", it was hardly considered a rousing success. Despite the soft forecast, Carey's album will likely reign as the week's top newcomer. Austin Mahone's "The Secret" EP is pacing for 50-55,000, while Cher Lloyd's "Sorry I'm Late" is on track for 17-20,000 opening week sales. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 6:22)

#1 album, an important goal, but I want #1 hits (44,188) by LJ Vespertine from USA I know that Mariah's album is #2 on the Billboard charts right now, and I'm hoping it'll shoot to #1 by the end of the week. But even if her album stays at #2, that is still an amazing accomplishment. Maybe I'm weird, but my focus is really on hoping that this album produces at least three #1 hits. I think her label and the other powers that really be dropped with ball with E=MC2 and Memoirs because both albums could have had additional hits if additional singles had been released and promoted properly. I think that Mariah would have had additional top 10 hits and maybe even one or two more #1's from those albums with the right promotion. I really hope that they do better promoting and caring for this album because I want Mariah to be the artist with the most #1 hits, ahead of the Beatles. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 5:13)

Listening to the (standard) CD now (44,187) by LJ Vespertine from USA I loved Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, so I'm not sure what to expect with this one. What I mean is, I'm Team Mariah all day anyway, but I enjoy Memoirs so much that I don't know that any other album could come close, although E=MC2 is damn good. I love MC's music, so I always want more, more, more. Mariah is the only artist whose music I like and respect enough to buy completely unheard (except for songs already released, of course). That said, this is the first album of hers that had an available deluxe version that I've bought the standard one. That decision was based solely on the fact that there is a track with R. Kelly on the deluxe CD. It kind of broke my heart because as much as I wanted the deluxe version, I cannot in any way support or contribute to R. Kelly's career or income. I was disappointed to see him on her album because it quite literally meant I had to decide between an artist whom I respect and admire to the utmost, and an artist for whom I have great disdain. Yes, I know that many people will/do not agree and certainly there are other entertainers out there with problematic biographies, but we all have our lines in the sand, deal breakers, causes we support, and/or people we dislike or avoid. R. Kelly is a person whom I avoid. Other than that minor blemish (for me), I'm thrilled to have another Mariah CD in hand, and I'll be up most of the night listening to it. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 5:12)

MIAMTEC: Throwback moments (44,186) by RadChad from United States 1. Cry - Mariah Carey / Emotions / Daydream / Vanishing / If It's Over / I Am Free 2. Faded - E=MC2 / Thanks For Nothing 3. Dedicated - Memoirs / Candy Bling 4. #Beautiful - Music Box/ Dreamlover (sorta the vibe at least) 5. Thirsty - E=MC2 / Memoirs / Migrate / Obsessed 6. Make It Look Good - Emotions / And You Don't Remember / So Cold (vibe wise) 7.You're Mine - TEOM / Joy Ride 8. You Don't Know What You Do - Music Box / I've Been Thinking About You 9. Super Natural - Daydream / Long Ago (vocally) 10. Meteorite - Daydream / Butterfly / Fantasy / Butterfly reprise remixes 11. Camoflauge - Emotions / Rainbow / Till The End Of Time / Petals 12. Money - Charmbraclet / Irresistible 13. One More Try- Memoirs / IWKWLI 14. Heavenly- Charmbraclet / TEOM / My Saving Grace / FLAB These are the throwback sounds or inspirations I hear in the new album. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 4:36)

Randy and Lee; thanks (44,185) by Marcel from Montréal, Canada I guess I've found in you both a bit of me and it's sad at the same time because it means a lot of us are kind of lefting and being let down by her. I haven't heard anything by her that's good enough since 97. Just Lead The Way was good vocally but once again that song was recorded back in 97 when she still had the voice and paired with Walter. In this last album I feel like she tried to sound well but couldn't even with the big help she got from Apple's pro-tools and such. There are good songs in here but nothing spectacular and her vocals are really poor. She's screaming not belting and the nasal sound in her timbre is agh. I wish her the best and applaud she somehow tried still she says one thing to do the other. She says she listens when she doesn't. We've been asking her to grow up, to dress properly, act her age, go back to basics, Walter, Babyface, etc., and she just doesn't care then why should we? She's fortunate to have us as fans all of us who've been left down for 17 years and still waiting and buying everything. By the way, after pre-ordering and paying for the deluxe and downloading it, I had to pay iTunes again for the tracks I had already bought (TAOLG, #B, YM) to "complete the album" and still didn't received the booklet. Anyway. If I want a terrific intro to a song I can hear So Cold, for real gospel I can cling to ATYNAF - IIO, for ballads there are plenty up-to 97 songs, this album tried to revisit but fell short. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 4:04)

Mariah's fans are amazing (44,184) by Ian James from Sabah, Malaysia Wow. I love the fact that there are people who really love MIAM and there are those who really hate it. What's interesting is these two groups of people still call themselves fans. It goes without saying that her fans still listen to her music no matter what. I've heard a lot of artists whose drastic decisions in music have caused them to lose half of their fans. In Mariah's case, that never happened. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 3:39)

I kinda feel like a dunce now (44,183) by nikki from usa But, I finally get it. She's combining all the genres she's ever done, but teaming them up with music that's been her favorite since she was little, along with the vocal stylings she's used throughout the years. In addition, this is why America the Beautiful is on the album. This was her first ever appearance televised live singing ATB in a stadium while she was still unknown. Memoirs chronicled her life in song, while this chronicled her love and life in music. In other tid bits, I really hope this doesn't make sense in a few weeks. #4, "relying on past favors", "restrictive assistance with strings attached", "unfavorable outside circumstance". I hope she does promo using her own imaginative ideas. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 3:25)

The best of the best / Anthony Basco (44,182) by Tarraga from New York City 1. Dedicated is everything. This song is, by far, the best song Mariah has ever done. It's one of those songs that you would play while cuddling with your hubby on the sofa or at the beach on a summer night. Timeless. So 90's. 2. Money: This song is f**** hot tamale. Perfect song to listen to while on vacation with your papi/mami (Capri, Ibiza, Santorini, you name it), or with friends on a shopping day. 3. Meteorite: In the good old days of Christopher Street's gay clubs this would make Madonna fans turn into lambs. Lol. Drags will definitely make it a gay club hymn. Yay. 4. YDKWTD: I picture myself on a club with friends dancing like crazy. Another gem. 5. Camouflage: This song is everything times 2. Raw emotions. Mariah's most personal song on the album and definitely my favorite. 6. MILG: Perfect to listen to during those long summer promenades while grabbing hands with your lover. Anthony, thanks for the reply. It seems that we have a very similar taste. I am glad that other fans feel the same way I feel about Mariah's music. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 3:11)

iTunes (44,181) by NYHotShotta from USA Anybody else pre-ordered her album off iTunes and noticed that the attached digital album booklet has errors? The song credits for Cry, Faded, Dedicated, #Beautiful, and Thirsty are printed twice and there's no song credits for Camouflage, Money, One More Try, and Heavenly. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 3:00)

NBC Special (44,180) by Enro1982 from USA USA lambs, I apologize if this was already discussed. The NBC special for Saturday night isn't appearing on the schedule. Has anyone heard anything? (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 2:23)

Camouflage, wall of voices (44,179) by Terna from Nigeria I have this song on repeat, sitting here with a smile on my face, just reveling in the beauty of this album and especially this song. It sounds like something that was left off Music Box straight outta '93 (I swear I hear the Price sisters on backup lol). Has anyone else noticed her use of a "wall of voices" effect on this new album? In the past Mariah used it to great effect, most notably ATYNAF and Music Box particularly. With this new album MIAM, she revisits that technique once again and the results are stellar. My fave tracks include Faded, Cry, Dedicated, #Beautiful (I loved this one since last year), You're Mine (did you notice the matchstick sound?),Make It Look Good, You Don't Know What To Do (someone needs to shut that Wale up, he's getting in the way of the vocal performance lol), Supernatural, Meteorite, The Art Of Letting Go (outstanding), Money and Heavenly. 9.5 Stars out of 10. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 1:30)

World Music Awards (44,178) by G.G. from USA I saw on another site that Mariah performed Meteorite. I hope so. I love that song. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 0:23)

Anthony Basco (44,177) by Lee from UK I hear what you're saying and respect your thoughts. I guess I just had high expectations after all of the hype surrounding this album concerning the voice and the style etc. For me a good Mariah song comes down to two things: 1. The timbre of the voice. 2. The song writing. In terms of the timbre, I know Mariah likes to experiment with different techniques and textures in her vocals and usually I am a big fan of this. I loved the Butterfly album when Mariah really took this to the next level. The difference with Butterfly for me is the quality was there in her voice even though she rarely gave us full power. In terms of the song writing on this album, it just feels a little amateur. I don't mean to offend anyone by this, what I mean is that most of these songs sound like they could have been written by Rhianna. Even the gospel tracks sound a bit too forced for my liking (and I enjoy a lot of gospel music). In answer to your question, I don't think Mariah could do any more to please me. I don't think she is capable of pleasing me any more (no disrespect intended). I am still in love with 90s Mariah and I'm proud of it. Mariah has outgrown me and as upsetting as that is, I have found other artists to give me what Mariah doesn't. I still listen to Mariah's music though (just not as much as her older stuff). Since Rainbow, I only find about 3 tracks from each album that I add to my daily playlists. The rest I tend to cycle through every now and then. (Tuesday 27 May 2014; 23:44)

My album review (44,175) by Randy from USA Let me start by saying I am a longtime fan. But I think MC is not interested in singing songs that I am interested in. My favorite songs from her are Right To Dream, Close My Eyes, Outside, Butterfly, My All, Petals and Languishing. There is nothing close to those on this album. There is a lot of production noise that overshadows the voice. Camouflage is the only song on the album I like a lot. Cry is good but her vocal is sloppy, I guess she's going for emotion. Faded is boring. Dedicated is boring and I don't understand all the talking, background noise or weird sample/percussion. #Beautiful is boring. Thirsty is good except when the parts where it loses the strings, keyboards and pop feel. Make It Look Good is cool but I need her vocal turned up over all that noise JD has in the background plus it sounds like Janet's I Want You part two musically. You're Mine is boring. You Don't Know What To Do is great but Wale needs to go. Supernatural is good even with the babies but not standout. Meteorite is OK but people keep saying that there's no EDM on the album, to me that's close. One More Try is one of her worst remakes. And the drum/percussion sounds like a really bad keyboard demo or a beat for a karaoke version. And it's emotionless. Heavenly is good but the four key changes are laughable considering I know the current state of her voice. And the remakes are cut and paste especially Becha Gon Know but at least Mary does sound good on It's A Wrap. I do love TAOLG but the lyrics are kind of goofy but her voice is loud over the music and I actually like the music to that one. Here's the thing. I think I'm just stuck in the past with two verses a bridge some piano some strings some percussion and maybe a bit of guitar and or bass and that is it. I think this album is for you all and I'm going to sit this one out. I don't blame MC for this nor am I disappointed. I don't like much that has come out in the last few years by most of my favorite artists. What I will say is this. I think MC is just as good of a songwriter as Adele, Sarah Mc, Jewel, Lauryn Hill and whoever else if not better. She's not given the respect as a songwriter because of her image but truth be told this album isn't going to help much in the way of that either. I'm waiting still for a simple, quiet, introspective album and she's still trying to rock the club and radio so as an older fan, 35, I'm younger than her which is ironic. I appreciate her doing what she wants to do and making music for her and that a larger majority of the public will like. But this ain't it for me. (Tuesday 27 May 2014; 23:21)

WMA (44,174) by Darryle from USA Uh oh Mariah was delayed 4 hours to the WMA. She was going to a club to launch her album and was supposed to be there at 5:30 but got there at 9:30. She also brought her lighting guy. I hope the delays don't affect her performance because now Mariah has to tear it up at the WMA because once the word gets out everyone's gonna scream diva. (Tuesday 27 May 2014; 22:54)

World Music Awards (44,173) by SC from USA Hi guys, I just saw a picture from MC rehearsing at the world music awards and the background show planets and two big disco balls. I don't know this, but that's a fair assumption that she'll probably perform Meteorite, don't you think?? We'll find out tomorrow. (Tuesday 27 May 2014; 22:30)

Anthony Basco (44,172) by Kenny from Canada I lol-ed at your power ranger comment. Yes I hear the old Mariah too, espcially in Cry, Dedicated, Supernatural and Heavenly. I guess Mariah can't please everyone no matter what she does. (Tuesday 27 May 2014; 21:48)

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