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Charmbracelet era (97,353) by Jamie from UK I love Mariah's voice live during the Charmbraclet tour. It was so crisp and clear and fluid. Her voice had gone through trauma prior to this but I wonder how she managed to gain it back then. Even though I love her performances now her voice doesn't always have the fluidity and depth it once did. I just wonder what made the Charmbracelet era so different that she was able to gain back great live vocals after going through the trauma of 2001. She does a great job now I just sometimes feel she's lost the warm/soul in her voice that she had early on in her career. (Friday 12 February 2021; 20:32)

Mimi's late night Valentine's Day mix (97,352) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Mariah is truly in a league of her own, I was blown away from the beginning to the end. Mariah has been giving us some great treats during quarantine, and this was no different. Bravo to you Mariah this late night Valentine's Day mix was amazing thank you for continuing to share your amazing talent and extraordinary gifts with the world. (Friday 12 February 2021; 17:19)

Taped performances during quarantine (97,351) by Leo from LAMBville This is in no way to shade Mariah or the production of the taped performances. I think she looks super confident and content and I absolutely love them, however has anyone noticed the kind of whine/squeak/sharpness to her voice? I honestly can't tell if she is just using additional textures of her voice or if it was done post production. (Friday 12 February 2021; 17:05)

Re: Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix (97,348) (97,350) by Mò from South Africa Words fail. Amazing. (Friday 12 February 2021; 16:53)

Re: Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix (97,348) (97,349) by enwar00 from usa Yes. I loved the instrumentation. It gave WBT more of the vintage soul sound some of the album tracks on Mimi had, which is interesting since it was on that album. Even just seeing her with a band and instruments supporting her, for me that feels more organic and enjoyable in a different way. I somewhat got Unplugged vibes too. But very intimate. I do like the darker hair, makeup, clothes. Nice job Mariah. (Friday 12 February 2021; 16:51)

Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix (97,348) by Terna from Nigeria I've never clicked so fast and boy was I blown away, oh Mariah. When that chorus hit, I hit thumbs up so quick. Loving that dark hair color, I hope she sticks to it. She looks good too. Someone's been hitting that treadmill. (Friday 12 February 2021; 16:14)

Re: What other music are people into right now? (97,346) (97,347) by MusicfanJ from Germany Since the last two years I'm totally into soul music and retro soul like Leon Bridges, Ben l'Oncle Soul and Jazz. (That's why I would love a Jazz album from Mariah "Lullaby of Birdland" is so good and still a favourite from The Rarities.) I also love electronic funk from the 80ies. And sometimes French chanson and blues it really depends on the mood. (Friday 12 February 2021; 13:58)

Re: What other music are people into right now? (97,338) (97,346) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Depends on what mood I'm in. If I'm feeling uptempo, I'd go for the awesome retro disco - funk - 80's fusion revival we had last year: Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure? Kylie Minogue - Disco Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia But 2020 also forced me to tap into mellower sounds: Ariana Grande - Positions Victoria Monét - Jaguar Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour Along with both new and older material from Kali Uchis, Summer Walker, Snoh Aalegra, SZA, Yuna, Raveena, Jhené Aiko, Mahalia, etc. (Friday 12 February 2021; 06:43)

Re: Angels Advocate / Up Out My Face for #MC30? (97,342) (97,345) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think she's putting a hold on Memoirs era for this week. Usually we have updated videos by Monday and list of EPs, track lists and cover arts released by Wednesday every week before the EPs are finally released on Friday. We got none of that this week. She's probably focusing on the Valentine's performance this week and maybe will resume next week. (Thursday 11 February 2021; 22:33)

Re: Angels Advocate / Up Out My Face for #MC30? (97,343) (97,344) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I think we can be pretty certain that it won't be released because she really isn't releasing any previously unreleased material. At max we will probably get the Obsessed, UOOMF and Angels Cry remixes (feat. Gucci Mane, Nicki and Ne-Yo respectively) because those were the only ones released. I won't even acknowledge the BGK and IAW remixes on MIAM. Those 2 are the most uninspired remixes and horrible cut and paste jobs. R Kelly's verse doesn't even make sense in the song with contradictory story lines. (Side note: if R Kelly wasn't such a sleaze I would have loved to have the TMB R Kelly unofficial free style on streaming because that's really good but oh well he's a disaster.) I don't know why she chose those 2 out of all options, maybe it fit better with the dark, gloomy and betrayal themes of MIAM but ya completely lack lustre. I do really enjoy the H.A.T.E.U. So so def remix and the Ribbon remix that was leaked and it would have been great to have those but I don't think we'll get it. As for Skydiving I think Liron pretty much said Mariah doesn't have it. Also she was on a different label during MOAIA so that creates another layer of barriers. I will be surprised if she does make those available though. (Thursday 11 February 2021; 22:29)

Re: Angels Advocate / Up Out My Face for #MC30? (97,342) (97,343) by Nick G from Germany I am longing for Angels Advocate too. I hope the full album with 100%, Skydiving and Imperfect will be released. (Thursday 11 February 2021; 21:52)

Angels Advocate / Up Out My Face for #MC30? (97,342) by The Real Deal from USA Tomorrow, we should be getting the Memoirs Of An imperfect Angel remixes for MC30. I pose two questions: 1) Do you think that she will release the Angels Advocate remix album tomorrow since they are all MOAIA album cuts? 2) Do you think she will release the Nicki Minaj duet single version for Up Out Of My Face? Or will it be an "I don't know her" moment? (Thursday 11 February 2021; 16:35)

Re: What other music are people into right now? (97,338) (97,341) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago So I'm from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean and right now was supposed to be carnival time, but Covid cancelled it all. No parties, no street parade for 2 days of booze, fun, music and well. Our local music is soca and this is the quintessential soca song. For those of you that do watch the video, it's from 2003 but Nicky Minaj (who's from here) came back and filmed Pound The Alarm video so her video has some of the same elements. (Thursday 11 February 2021; 14:52)

Re: Favorite Mariah album? (97,318) (97,340) by Leo from LAMBville "Butterfly" will always be my absolute favorite as a cohesive piece of work from Mariah. I thoroughly enjoy the sequencing of the majority of her projects. All of Mariah's albums have specific moments in my life that I associate with its release; which I think has cemented my connection to her work. My recent Spotify plays have been "Butterfly", "MOAIA", "MTV Unplugged", "The Rarities" and "Mariah Carey" (debut). (Thursday 11 February 2021; 14:20)

Re: What other music are people into right now? (97,338) (97,339) by Norman from USA I have Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales and Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia (yes, still) on heavy rotation. Other than that, I am mostly listening to a bunch of different artist singles. Notable mentions: Zoe Wees Ashnikko DaBaby Maluma Doja Natalia Lafourcade Chole x Halle (Thursday 11 February 2021; 12:54)

What other music are people into right now? (97,338) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia Always curious to hear what other music MC fans are into at the moment. I've recently and accidentally developed quite a fondness for country music after hearing "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton. This has thoroughly confused my Spotify, and after finding all sorts of new "yee-hawww" songs I like, my "made for you" auto playlists are now completely [censored] up. (Thursday 11 February 2021; 11:35)

Re: Favorite Mariah album? (97,318) (97,337) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia I think the Emancipation of Mimi would be my favourite, very closely followed by Butterfly and/or Merry Christmas. (Thursday 11 February 2021; 11:31)

Re: Favorite Mariah album? (97,328) (97,336) by TJ from Norway The big five-o? Really? I always believed I was the oldest one here. But then again, I stopped counting after 23. (Wednesday 10 February 2021; 19:37)

Re: Favorite Mariah album? (97,319) (97,335) by 123 from USA Stacey it's my favorite album as well. I love the pic. Wish it would be used as an updated pic to the 25th anniversary to her perfect album with Slipping Away attached as a bonus. That era and the music was perfection. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 17:58)

Re: Cool On You (97,332) (97,334) by 123 from USA Yeah I do not care for One Night sans the intro. I thought it was cheesy. I've let it play a couple times and it's tolerable but glad it didn't make the cut. I prefer Slipping Away to be added in a 25th anniversary edition of my favorite album Daydream. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 17:56)

Re: 4Real4Real was the original Ribbon? (97,325) (97,333) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Ribbon is much better, though. Better executed, more melodically interesting, and catchier. It's like 4real4real meets the darker production sonics of Side Effects. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 16:57)

Re: Cool On You (97,309) (97,332) by Terna from Nigeria "Cool on you" for me too was an instant favorite sparse production and all. While on the other hand, I skipped "One Night" mid song with the very first listen. I haven't played it ever since either. Haha. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 14:46)

Re: Favorite Mariah album? (97,318) (97,331) by Terna from Nigeria Butterfly. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 14:43)

Re: Favorite Mariah album? (97,318) (97,330) by Lainsky from Philippines Ever since it was released, Butterfly have become and will always be my favorite album of hers. The rest of the albums interchange depending on my mood. Lately, I played mostly Caution and The Rarities. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 04:08)

Re: 4Real4Real was the original Ribbon? (97,325) (97,329) by LoverboyFirecracker from Canada I totally hear it it now. (Tuesday 9 February 2021; 01:35)

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