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Re: Sides: right vs. left (99,263) (99,270) by Will from England I think everyone really has a certain way in which they would like to be photographed or filmed, no? Doesn't have to be on a specific side, but you know how you want to look good in a photo. For me personally, I do prefer to be photographed one particular side over the other. Can't explain how or when that started but there it is. I don't see why Mariah gets ragged on for this when most people, if not everyone, has a preference even if you're not conscious of it. And some don't have a preference and that's great too! Just depends on how comfortable you are. (Wednesday 22 December 2021; 21:45)

Re: MC diamond edition (99,016) (99,023) by Will from England Problem is is that in the last two years we have had two Christmas albums, one of which was already a double disc feature and that was celebrating the anniversary of the Christmas album - a worthier reason to release it, plus new songs and everything else we've asked for. Another double disc would just be redundant at this point. It's a nice idea, but not a good enough reason to release it. (Wednesday 1 December 2021; 23:24)

Re: Easy on me (98,754) (98,755) by Will from England Thumbs up, because what Adele manages to now which Mariah used to do, is create a personal, emotionally driven song but keeps it open lyrically so other people can flip it onto their own lives - which is part of the enduring appeal of Adele, the gp know that they can go to her for the heart-wrenching lyrics or the sassy kiss-off ones. Mariah used to be perfect at that (Close My Eyes, Outside, Bye Bye being the real last open ended song), and yet her work now is more centred and focused on her life that it makes it difficult to relate to - am I wrong in saying this? And yes, she had a formula in the 90s, dropped it, found a new one with WBT and tried to replicate it many times until Caution, which truly seemed to be more growth from her. Also, I get the feeling that sometimes Mariah overthinks the song and over complicates it with too much going on (In The Mix, Infinity, Save The Day, Runway), whilst Adele's latest offering is straight forward and delivers what it is supposed to, whilst throwing in some vocal gymnastics - following the same formula since she knows that's what works well for her. I would not be surprised that once 30 has been finished with, her next lead single is an uptempo one like RITD. Caution was a step in the right direction for Mariah, and I hope she continues down this route, but learnt that using a lead single as a ballad isn't the right move for her right now. (Sunday 17 October 2021; 00:54)

Re: Twitter Spaces (98,612) (98,614) by Will from England One thing that stood out to me most was her openly talking about the upcoming projects that would be for her legacy. To me, that's the first time she really has openly talked about her legacy, and how she is now actively thinking about what comes next to build upon it and controlling that narrative rather than leaving it until later. It shows that, from my perspective at least, she isn't focused on having a chart hit, but just creating music that she enjoys. (Wednesday 15 September 2021; 21:41)

My ranking of Mariah's albums (97,446) by Will from England 1. Caution 2. Memoirs 3. Butterfly 4. Charmbracelet 5. TEOM 6. Elusive 7. Daydream 8. Rainbow 9. Music Box 10. Mariah Carey 11. Emotions (Monday 22 February 2021; 21:43)

Re: Melissa (97,260) (97,263) by Will from England She probably feels some form of loyalty to Jay Z and trusts him to look after her. She did well with Melissa, I doubt that Jay Z would allow someone less than her to work with Mariah, because they would be representing him as well. I don't think we will get another Stella era, but I hope she can get someone who will steer the ship just as well. Melissa got them back on track, they just need someone to take it further and higher. (Monday 1 February 2021; 00:23)

Re: Emancipation EP's for #MC30 (97,256) (97,261) by Will from England Wasn't "Your Girl" originally supposed to be a feature song with NORE anyway? LA had the feature cut because he felt the album had too many. So the "remix" version actually is the original version that Mariah wanted on the record, we're just used to hearing the released one. Here's the interview. (Sunday 31 January 2021; 18:45)

Re: Ryan and Kelly show, thank you, next (97,043) (97,045) by Will from England She needs to find a happy middle ground between doing the music that she loves, and a strong earworm/hook which the public will pay attention to and remember. GTFO had it a little with the "how bout you?" line all throughout, but wasn't strong enough to garner much attention. I don't listen to BTS, but I keep hearing that lyric "light it up like dynamite" in my head and I don't fully know the song lol (nicely linking to my previous post ). (Monday 28 December 2020; 23:21)

Mariah Carey, BTS (I'm That Chick/Dynamite) (97,044) by Will from England This was brought up on Twitter a few days ago, and as far as fan made mash-ups are, this is a good one (another was Charlie Puth's Long and Someday mashed together, very well done). It would be interesting to see her collab with another international artist/group from a different background. Considering how big she is with Asian markets, and what BTS are doing, it would be an interesting experimental sound (for her) to put out, even if it is a remix of a song. (Monday 28 December 2020; 23:15)

Re: JD produced the new Oh Santa (96,769) (96,770) by Will from England Didn't he produce the original as well? (Wednesday 2 December 2020; 16:48)

Re: Mariah's DefJam / Universal catalog (96,704) (96,707) by Will from England I suppose she has finished with Rainbow because after that, most remixes are already digital singles that can be readily found. For someone like me who has never had the opportunity to listen to them, it is nice to actually be able to listen to the older mixes. Althought it would be nice to hear the shelved Beautiful dance mix that she re-sang and at last at the official HATEU remix. (Sunday 22 November 2020; 00:24)

Re: MC 30 (96,546) (96,548) by Will from England I thought this was just paused whilst the election is going on. (Friday 6 November 2020; 19:40)

Re: Hopes for Glitter EPs (96,163) (96,173) by Will from England I would love it for There for Me to be included, since it was a B-side to the NTF/Hero single? (Wednesday 14 October 2020; 00:33)

Re: Glitter week (95,541) (95,548) by Will from England Might have got no new EP's but we did get all of her albums remastered on vinyl. Hardly nothing. (Tuesday 15 September 2020; 08:26)

Mariah Network (95,289) by Will from England The Mariah Network posted the interview that the New York magazine did with Mariah recently. Very good read and great insight on what she will be talking about in her book. (Monday 31 August 2020; 00:51)

Re: Another take on the voice (95,218) (95,221) by Will from England The thing with writing is that unless you are surrounded by new inspiration, ideas and expressions, or you are writing about a personal experience from which you can draw some emotion from, you will at some point struggle to find new ways to write about something that everyone else is writing about, which for 90% of Mariah's catalouge is love. When you're young, you have so much to say, so many new ways to express an idea or a concept. But after 30 years, after writing so many songs that have been released, and also kept in the vault, can you still write the same way as you did five years ago and keep it fresh? I doubt it. Caution was Mariah surrounded by new people with new ideas and sounds, which is why it sounds so new yet so Mariah. (Wednesday 26 August 2020; 19:22)

Re: Save The Day (95,146) (95,159) by Will from England And just to add to the point about her voice, I think she only re-sang it so high, was to match how she originally wrote it. If she sings in her lower to mid registers (giving me life etc.) I think she will sound great, and leave the breathy voice behind/use it less regularly. But yes, between GTFO (which was mostly that register) to STD re-recording, her voice had changed once again, but it is interesting to notice that the chorus and the verses are almost two different voices. Watching a video analysis recently (taking it with a pinch of salt naturally), the commentator noticed she is now more comfortable using her mid-voice rather than the higher, breathy whisper register. I think she could have taken more time to adapt the song to her current voice rather than match it to whatever draft version she had from all those years ago. (Sunday 23 August 2020; 22:54)

Re: Rarities partial tracklisting (95,127) (95,158) by Will from England I wonder if "Imperfect" will make the cut. (Sunday 23 August 2020; 22:15)

Re: Save The Day (95,146) (95,157) by Will from England Listening to the song, I get the feeling that it was mainly the chorus that they had down, and the verses were added later which is why it sounds a little disjointed, if that indeed was the case. I agree with the KMS sample being an afterthought, but maybe using the sample was the original intent to be a part of their failed previous attempt at a duet? Just depends on when exactly Mariah got the rights to use the song. (Sunday 23 August 2020; 22:13)

Re: Name game (94,924) (94,937) by Will from England Without You I Still Believe Languishing Love Takes Time It's Like That Anytime You Need A Friend Migrate (Tuesday 18 August 2020; 00:56)

Re: From the vaults (94,711) (94,713) by Will from England Don't want her to rush through this. To think she has so many rough cuts and demos etc. she can take her time going through it all. (Saturday 25 July 2020; 23:44)

Re: The Live Debut (94,636) (94,641) by Will from England To be fair though that whole performance was a big mishap with missed cues and having to play catch up on her part. Not surprised it was included. (Friday 17 July 2020; 23:18)

Re: Hopes for the memoir (94,570) (94,573) by Will from England Well, this means we can have a follow up in ten years. (Sunday 12 July 2020; 23:51)

Re: Her name twice on the cover (94,555) (94,559) by Will from England This is actually a good analysis and one I hadn't thought of. The name "Mariah Carey" means a lot to different people, even herself (indeed she has in the past referenced "Mariah Carey" as a different persona/entity to herself), from different backgrounds from professional to ethnicity to personal. I wonder if she does go down that route. (Saturday 11 July 2020; 23:54)

Re: The Meaning of Ridicule (94,529) (94,553) by Will from England Forgive me, but isn't the point of an autobiography supposed to be all about the person writing it, therefore the title should reference this in some way? Looking at other titles for memoirs, she could have gone down two routes: either have a title that is vague but intriguing (e.g. Life's What You Make It - Philip Scholfield or Handstands In The Dark: A True Story of Growing Up and Survival - Jane Godley or Becoming - Michelle Obama) or she has a title that is more on the nose, tells the reader what this book may be/is about (e.g. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man - Mary Trump or This Is Me - Mrs Hitch or Eye of the Storm: Twenty-Five Years in Action with the SAS - Peter Ratcliff). Mariah has always picked titles that she feels embodies the work that she has put out, more so with her albums. Yes some are self-referential but there is nothing wrong with that, and more so when it comes to a book. I'm sure she had a lot of titles that she went through with the book before settling on one that suited the theme and subject matter within the book. (Saturday 11 July 2020; 09:36)

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