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Re: I just want (97,852) (97,854) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines True. As much as we crave powerful belts, I feel like the world has come to accept a vocally subdued Mariah. It doesn't matter as much anymore whether or not she lays out powerful vocals. People don't go to her to get that anymore - they haven't since at least 2008. Cooing and whispering is the norm for her now, with a few attempts at "belting" (more like unnecessarily extended notes and ad libs) here and there. We're way past the point of it being a stylistic choice. As she gets older, it becomes more and more of a preservation measure. If the labored climax of Portrait is anything to go by, the best sample of the most powerful recorded vocal we are likely gonna get from her from here on out is her redo of We Belong Together this year. Thin, tentative, squeaky, and more concerning than impressive to listen to. I'd rather her stick to the range she's most comfortable with - her lower register, which she should capitalize on, because even today, not too many female singers have that to offer, especially in the distinctive tone that she has. (Sunday 18 April 2021; 12:26)

Re: I just want (97,850) (97,853) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia Totally agree. I want Mariah to give us powerful vocals again like Mine Again, Circles, Emotions, belt belt and belt. Enough with the whispering. It's time for a change. I could care less if she can sing the song live or not because she can always resort to lipsync and prerecorded track, as she has always done since 1998. (Sunday 18 April 2021; 04:50)

Re: I just want (97,850) (97,852) by T from USA I'm the opposite. I love Mariah's powerful soulful voice but if it's not there anymore I don't want to hear a Frankenstein album. MIAMTEC came close to that being recorded over four long years. Caution was refreshing because I could get into the song without judging the voice. Unless all this rest has helped, or she went through the throat surgery I don't think she should patch together songs. Or else a new album might be ten years away. (Sunday 18 April 2021; 00:25)

Re: En Vogue / Don't let go (97,849) (97,851) by Mirage_Nunez from America En Vogue and Mariah were the highlight of 1990 for me. They've always put me in the mind of each other with their little black dresses, classy yet cutting edge auras and of course outstanding vocals: my favorite singer and female group of all time. I've always dreamed of them doing something together during their hay day. It;s never too late (Mariah if you're reading this). *cross fingers* (Saturday 17 April 2021; 18:53)

I just want (97,850) by Edward from USA On her next album I just want Mariah to sing again. I'm kind of tired of the whispering. I know she might not be able to replicate some of the songs live, but who gives a. She is known for her powerful voice. As much as like Caution, there wasn't a moment in which Mariah raised her voice to resemble a belt. We all know she's a studio artist, she's said it. I guess we've all complained about overproduction before, but I don't care as long as she gives us at least some powerful songs. I have made my peace with the way her voice is now, so I don't cringe or expect anything expectacular when she's going to perform, but I know she can do magic in the studio, even if she has to patch each song together word by word. (Saturday 17 April 2021; 18:41)

Re: En Vogue / Don't let go (97,848) (97,849) by Bobby A from United States I am feeling the same way right now. I would love for MC to put out an song for next album sampling SWV, Jade, or Jon B. (Friday 16 April 2021; 17:53)

En Vogue / Don't let go (97,848) by MusicfanJ from Germany 90ies music [is] like "therapy" for me at the moment. I mean just great memories. I love this song since it came out. I miss this type of music. Can anyone imagine Mariah singing a song in the style of "Don"t let Go"? I would love that. (Friday 16 April 2021; 16:30)

Re: Best opening line (97,834) (97,847) by Stacey from USA When I Saw You From like the best album ever. (Friday 16 April 2021; 06:56)

MC30 (97,846) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So what happened to MC30. It's weird it abruptly stopped before Memoirs and then we hear nothing. I figured she stopped to stretch it until her anniversary. But that has since passed and still no news. (Friday 16 April 2021; 01:28)

Re: Miss You ad libs (97,843) (97,845) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter "Oh baby please come back, nobody else, baby baby I miss you, oh all those things that you said to me baby baby, I don't want nobody else, I just think about us, why did you have to go and tell me that you love me if you didn't, baby baby baby. All I do is think about you, think about us baby." (Friday 16 April 2021; 01:22)

Re: Miss You ad libs (97,843) (97,844) by Anonymous from UK "Why'd you have to go and tell me that you loved me, if you didn't really mean it, babe?" (Friday 16 April 2021; 01:20)

Miss You ad libs (97,843) by Bobby A from United States What is MC saying the last minute of Miss You? It is so difficult to understand her at the end of the song. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 23:51)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,833) (97,842) by Terna from Nigeria Yeah you're right. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 22:51)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,835) (97,841) by Terna from Nigeria You just might be right on this one. I went and played it back and I hear it now, and yes its a little bit "noisy" so to speak at that section and may even have a bad edit of her vocals, almost muffled. But I hear it now, and I've played breakdown for years. Lol. Gee thanks. This is one of the cool things with her recordings, you keep hearing it and then one day you listen and then get it, and then your perception changes. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 22:46)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,838) (97,840) by Bill from the UK Honey that I know that you want me for me, I can be what you want, I can be what you need. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 22:09)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,835) (97,839) by John from USA It's: "Why do you think you gotta know I'm suffering?" (Thursday 15 April 2021; 19:38)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,833) (97,838) by Andrew from the United Kingdom I had a vision of now, and it was all that you've given to me. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 18:01)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,835) (97,837) by Andrew from the United Kingdom Pretty confident on this one. "Oh I'm crying. I am tragically dying inside and my heart cries. How do I feel? I'm losing my mind. Oh I, I break down and cry. I, I, I, but in reality I'm, I'm slowly losing my mind, how do I feel? What do you think? You gotta know I'm suffering. So I, I, turn out the lights and break down and cry. I... I... I..." (Thursday 15 April 2021; 18:00)

Re: Best opening line (97,830) (97,836) by Andrew from the United Kingdom Now, you *can’t* have me when you want me. Infidel. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 17:50)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,832) (97,835) by Anonymous from UK She says "Why d'you think it gotta be (blank) suffering?" It's not her enunciation that's a problem there - the track is actually distorted, with the backing/layered vocals overwhelming the word she uses. I personally presume she says "me" for the following reasons: 1. It follows the ad libbed question "how do I feel?" 2. It aligns with, and is dominated by, the layered repeated vocals at the point of "I'm suffering". 3. It's the only word that fits the sentence properly. She could have answered "How do you think it feels suffering?", it would've made more sense, and fitted the same melody, but she clearly says "why". Maybe the stems will give us an answer, if anyone has heard them. Or maybe she'll give us a stripped version with clearer vocals. Alternately, she could be using a word like "fun", to ask a rhetorical question, as in: "Why? Do you think its gonna be fun suffering?" (Thursday 15 April 2021; 16:35)

Re: Best opening line (97,752) (97,834) by enwar00 from usa I woke up in the middle of the night, and this line flowed through my mind: "Soft, heavenly eyes gazed into me, transcending space and time." From an oft forgotten song with outstanding vocals. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 16:23)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,832) (97,833) by Bill from the UK She says "What I say at the beginning of Honey is honey you can have me when you want me" but really quickly, Bone Thugs style. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 16:09)

Breakdown ad libs (97,832) by Terna from Nigeria Since we're arguing about Mariah's enunciation, I always wondered what she was saying in "Breakdown" at the ad libs part - "But in reality I'm, I'm slowly losing my mind", "How do I feel", "What...". Most people always go what's she saying there. Mariah if you read this might as well answer it yourself. Hehe. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 14:46)

Re: Best opening line (97,828) (97,831) by Bill from the UK It's actually "Honey when you walk by every night". (Thursday 15 April 2021; 13:17)

Re: Best opening line (97,829) (97,830) by Anonymous from UK Bill, I wouldn't bother explaining something that's undeniably fact. Andrew is either having you on, and wasting your time, or he actually believes what he's saying, which, if the case, makes his arrogance all that more amusing. I suspect it's the former, but either way, fact is fact and Mariah said what she said. (Thursday 15 April 2021; 12:20)

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