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Re: Change (99,153) (99,154) by 123 from USA A rhinoplasty has no effect on the cords. She's had at least two and they would help with breathing other than the obvious cosmetic changes. Breast implants may impact breathing but none of her cosmetic superhero would effect her voice. Stress, sleep, and vices (alcohol and smoking) would affect the voice. She isn't as disciplined anymore and she loves to drink. Her vocals technically change with each album. Putting down the alcohol and getting 8 hours of sleep with a humidifier would help but then there is the real world and life gets in the way. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 20:25)

Re: Change (99,145) (99,153) by Bobby A from United States How different would MC's voice be now if she took a 5 year break after Merry Christmas? Daydream and Butterfly albums and tours never happened. MC returned with Rainbow in 1999. I think that she would sound like Emotions. The Maxwell approach could have worked for MC. He has only released five albums in 25 years. Wow. His voice still sounds the same even after his vocal chord surgery. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 18:37)

Re: Change (99,151) (99,152) by Bill from the UK Yes, I said this years ago and got crucified for suggesting such a thing, but the rhinoplasty plus her breast augmentation would have had an effect on her voice in terms of breath control and tone. Her voice lost its "body" in 1995 and the Daydream album was very nasally and brassy. Equally at this point her melisma became all disjointed too. Those elements (plus further rhinoplasty and breast augmentation later), and the overuse of alcohol and marijuana, have all contributed to the voice we have today. They were her choices and I'm sure she stands by them. As Mariah says, it is what it is. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 17:32)

Re: Change (99,145) (99,151) by Chicago Lamb from USA I think 2-3 very minor rhinoplasties have had an impact on her tone to some extent. But Jamie, I agree that her technical approach changed from album to album, opting for yes, a more relaxed delivery leading all the way to Rainbow. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 13:38)

Re: Caterpillar (99,135) (99,150) by Jamie from UK Caterpillar. I'm crying laughing here (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 10:47)

Butterfly 25th anniversary (99,149) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia Next year would be Butterfly 25th anniversary and I want Mariah or her team to upload official live performance from that era on Mariah's account: 1. Honey live at Top of The Pop 1997 2. My All live at Saturday Night Live 1997 3. Butterfly live at Late Show with David Letterman 1997 4. Close My Eyes live at Rosie Show 1998 (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 09:54)

Re: Uncertainty (99,142) (99,148) by T from USA The reason her musical director might be going back to the well for the older stuff is because the older stuff was really that good. It's pure magic. If she's going to revisit the past, why not start with a person from the past who is part of the legacy? Why not team up with Walter Afanasief outside of Tommy's control and see what will materialize. Maybe the best stuff yet. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 04:21)

Re: New album wish list (99,144) (99,147) by T from USA This. And Walter Afanasieff. They were magic together. Truly. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 04:15)

Re: Change (99,145) (99,146) by Bobby A from United States Her voice is phenomenon on Emotions. Not one bad song or vocal moment. (Monday 13 December 2021; 23:00)

Change (99,145) by Jamie from UK Why do you think Mariah changed her style of singing? I noticed a change on Daydream initially then more so on Butterfly. She no longer chose to sing in full voice all the time and opted for a softer more whispery sound. My favourite albums are Emotions and Music Box, her voice ooozes soul on those tracks even more so on Emotions. Do you think this switch in style has led to her vocal decline, and she forgot how she used to sound? Or do you think she had no choice? Do you think she could sing in a fuller voice now instead of her current tone, as I think she would connect musically and lyrically to a larger audience again if she could choose to sing that way again. (Monday 13 December 2021; 22:26)

New album wish list (99,144) by 123 from USA Since she is also working on new music. I already want to put in a request. I need her to work with Salaam Remi. I have no idea why she had not worked with this man. From his work with Amy Whinehouse, Fugees, and Miguel, it's a no brainer. I love Snoh Allegra's "I Want You Around" and can totally hear Mariah singing it. My second request is that she gives us tone with this album like she did with the live vocals during the Rainbow era. Gone where the high belts but she made up for it singing in full voice so her buttery tone shined through. That's what I love about Snoh's voice. She doesn't have to do a lot because her tone is so satisfying. No whispers in caps. (Monday 13 December 2021; 19:53)

Re: Uncertainty (99,136) (99,143) by 123 from USA Hi Edward. I think she is stripping the songs down and doing a "live" sounding version. The 2008 Hero was horrible but her voice was in tatters in 2008 with only a few memorable performances at the end of the year when she was pregnant before she miscarried. I agree is best not to recreate her classics but I'm cool with new versions as long as she sounds good. Crossing my fingers that if she decides to do any upper belts that they do get studio enhanced. It makes her voice sound thin, sharp, and nasally. I really loved the stripped down version of Love Story she did for MTV years back. (Monday 13 December 2021; 19:31)

Re: Uncertainty (99,139) (99,142) by Bobby A from United States MC must be tired of spending countless hours in the studio recording 50 plus tracks for a new album knowing the state of her voice. I don't understand her mindset right now. She needs a growth mindset and not a fixed mindset. I think Daniel Moore III is filling her head with this nonsense. She had more of a drive when Big Jim was her musical director. (Monday 13 December 2021; 18:30)

Re: Caterpillar (99,135) (99,141) by Bobby A from United States You said better than me Bill. Maxwell celebrates his albums' anniversaries the right way with an essay by a journalist and a 12-page photo booklet. (Monday 13 December 2021; 18:25)

Re: Uncertainty (99,128) (99,140) by TJ from Norway Like Alanis Morissette did with Jagged Little Pill. (Monday 13 December 2021; 17:53)

Re: Uncertainty (99,138) (99,139) by RibbonB from USA I agree, stop all remakes. (Monday 13 December 2021; 17:34)

Re: Uncertainty (99,133) (99,138) by Bill from the UK Please Mariah. Do not remake Vision of Love. Please. (Monday 13 December 2021; 17:12)

Re: Forbes (99,131) (99,137) by SM from Citizen of the World I don't think she releases her actual income publicly anymore. (Monday 13 December 2021; 16:58)

Re: Uncertainty (99,133) (99,136) by Edward from USA I think Mariah should leave her classics alone, unless she's going to make accoustic versions of them. If a song won't be improved upon or made into an acoustic version, I don't see the point in ramaking them. When she took on "Hero" again about 7 years after its release, the outcome was madiocre at best and that was 20 years ago. Maybe I'm being pessimistic, but too much hype for nothing lately. (Monday 13 December 2021; 15:42)

Caterpillar (99,135) by Bill from the UK All this talk of Mariah "reimagining" tracks from Butterfly is making me nervous. Hero's reworking in 2008 was abysmal, and her voice was in relatively good shape back then, although nothing by comparison to the 1993 vocals. To take one of her most iconic albums and tinker with, what many consider to be, her masterpiece is such a massive gamble that I worry if it is going to pay off. Close My Eyes on The Rarities was a car crash, and I imagine everything else will be if she's using her 2021 voice. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) did not sound good. At all. I'm sorry but a fact is a fact. The Butterfly anniversary needs to be commemorated with the original album remastered in high resolution, the videos upscaled to 4K, the accompanying tour released as a DVD and audio, and any outtakes from the original sessions. Plus a new booklet with some previously unreleased photographs from the album shoot. Otherwise, it's just another nail in the coffin for her legacy, by destroying an album that was so critically praised universally, regarded as her "magnum opus", and that contained her most delicate and vulnerable vocals ever recorded. It's a beautiful work of art. These intentions will be a massive step backwards and crap all over one of her best albums. (Monday 13 December 2021; 14:45)

Re: Uncertainty (99,126) (99,134) by MusicfanJ from Germany Yeah, I hope so too. The songs from "Butterfly" are so perfect, there should never be a "new arranged version" of these wonderful songs. I'm waiting for new music, not "new" versions of "The Roof". Please not. (Monday 13 December 2021; 14:43)

Re: Uncertainty (99,130) (99,133) by Bobby A from United States I would be down only to hear one song. That would be The Clarks Sisters turning Vision Of Love into a full going to church gospel song. I hope that is the song she tapped them for. Leave The Roof as a classic Mimi. (Monday 13 December 2021; 12:51)

Mix In With Mimi (99,132) by Bobby A from United States How many have sign up on Twitter for Mix In With Mimi on 12/21 at 5pm Pacific time? She will be answering questions from Lambs. (Monday 13 December 2021; 12:47)

Forbes (99,131) by Nicole from US Why is Mariah not on this most powerful female list? (Monday 13 December 2021; 11:58)

Re: Uncertainty (99,125) (99,130) by 123 from USA She's working on a new version of the roof at the moment. She confirmed on an interview also confirming that she filmed the creation dying her Butterfly Lounge Atlanta sessions. (Monday 13 December 2021; 06:34)

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