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Stephen / George Golden / One More Try (43,961) by Edward from USA Stephen, I think the MIAM is different, fresh and great, but just like you I was really disappointed on her take of "One More Try". I do think that if you don't have anything to add to a classic, you just leave it alone, and I think this cover is her worse cover so far. I was hoping for a different outcome because I'm crazy about that song. When she could've shone vocally, she went mostly on a head-nasal high pitched and weird accent voice that kind of ruined the song for me. George Michael conveys such soul and emotion on this song that I thought Mariah was going to sing the hell out of this song, I even prefer "I Wanna Know What Love Is" more. As for George Golden, you are wrong by saying that you hadn't seen many positive opinions about Mariah coming from him, actually there hadn't been any positive opinions until the album was being streamed on iTunes two days ago. How hypocritical. (Wednesday 21 May 2014; 18:01)

YDKWTD / I'm hooked / I Don't Know What To Do (43,823) by Edward from USA I can't stop playing YDKWTD. I'm definitely hooked and I don't know what to do. Wale doesn't know what to do either talking over Mariah's perfect intro. He should have a few seats and let Mariah do her thing. I hope Mariah releases a non rap version a la Heartbreaker. (Tuesday 20 May 2014; 1:49)

Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can't Give Up Now) (43,749) by Edward from USA Out of curiosity I went on YouTube and listened to "No Ways Tired" and "Can't Give Up Now", and now I'm dying to hear what Mariah might have come with. Mary Mary's "Can't Give Up Now" is beautiful and uplifting, and "No Ways Tired" also follows a similar theme. Even though I'm not particularly religious, I loved what I heard and I can't wait to hear how Mariah mashed up these two songs. I hope radio and people give Mariah a chance at exposing her new music to the masses. I have the feeling this is a good album, and I would hate to see it fade away without having served its purpose. I like the fact that according to Mariah the album is not just a bunch of songs put together just for fun (E=MC2), but a well thought out and cohesive body of work. (Saturday 17 May 2014; 6:31)

PJW / Michael Jackson's "Cry" (43,662) by Edward from USA PJW, as soon as I read your post about "Cry" being the possible second cover from Me. I Am Mariah, I went and watched the video on YouTube. I had never heard this song before,iIt is just beautiful. I was looking for similarity in length, since we don't know anything other than that the length of Mariah's "Cry", and when I realized that the lengths of the songs 4:58 (Michael's) and 4:52 (Mariah's) were so close, I felt happy about the possibility. Two covers and none of them shortened from their original lengths tells me that Mariah has taken this album seriously. (Friday 16 May 2014; 1:39)

G.G. / views (43,659) by Edward from USA Anything streamed from YouTube (videos, lyric videos, unofficial videos, fan made videos), Vevo, MTV and Yahoo Music and Aol Music counts. Among the on-demand streaming services anything streamed from MOG, Muve Music, Rdio, Rhapsody, Slacker, Spotify, Xbox Music and others also counts. For instance, thanks to the almost 40 million views generated by a viral explosion of a new parody video of the song, Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. As many of other streaming sources become more popular they are slowly incorporated into the formula. So, even if a song is not officially released as a single, if generates enough views, it could potentially chart on the Hot 100. (Friday 16 May 2014; 0:54)

Thirsty (43,616) by Edward from USA I haven't heard the song yet. I will listen to it when it becomes available for download, since I've been hearing many people saying that the version on the internet is high pitched. My expectation isn't set too high, so I'm not rushing either. Most people love #Beautiful, but this one has even been compared to Triumphant which makes me worried. (Wednesday 14 May 2014; 18:28)

This is an "F You IDJ" album (43,398) by Edward from USA When I saw Mariah on Letterman, I was very surprised at the fact that she has gained so much weight her face looked like a full moon. I don't expect Mariah to be going out of her way to promote this album or any single whatsoever, other than the required promotion she's supposed to do according to her contract. It is evident Mariah wants to get away from this label, they have creative differences. She says one thing, they say something else, then Mariah retaliates by acting a certain way, and they do the same. This might turn out to be a good album as a whole, but I don't think Mariah put the best of what she has recorded in this album. After this album, we should expect another album shortly after. She just wants this album to be out and be done with it and them. She's definitely conveying a message on this album, and that's all she wants. This won't be TEOM or E=MC2 type of promotion. Rihanna just like many others have jumped ship from IDJ, Mariah is still tied to them with this album, and hopefully this nightmare would be over soon. (Friday 9 May 2014; 18:22)

One More Try / I'm in heaven (43,373) by Edward from USA I almost choked when I saw the length of "One More Try" on the new album. 6:21 min is wonderful. That means Mariah didn't shorten it, compromising the integrity of the song. I'm in heaven. George Michael's version is actually 5:53, but it seems that Mariah's version is nearly 30 seconds longer. She'd better sing the hell out of this song because George's version is wonderful. I know she's going to be using the whistle register a lot on it, and I can't wait. (Friday 9 May 2014; 0:17)

PJW / America The Beautiful (43,330) by Edward from USA PJW, I agree that it is kind of ridiculous to have "America The Beautiful" as a bonus track on the new album, since it is nothing new, and it doesn't make sense either. I wouldn't like to have it as a bonus track on the US version because it doesn't add anything to the album or its theme. On the other hand I think that stating negative things about other people's countries here is in bad taste. We have posters from around the world here. I may not like something from let's say Leona Lewis, but I wouldn't ever justify a statement about her music by putting down the UK whether I'm right or wrong. I think Mariah's throwing that track in there because she probably doesn't want to waste a track that would go on a future album. Japanese people seem to love everything American. I preordered the regular version, which is the real album and the way Mariah wants us to experience it. (Thursday 8 May 2014; 1:58)

Billy / One More Try (43,269) by Edward from USA Billy, I guess that what Eternal tried to say was that "One More Try" was enough of a classic and an old (27 years) song for this new generation to have much knowledge of it, so it would definitely sound fresh in Mariah's voice. My only problem is that Mariah tends to shorten some of her covers by leaving entire verses out (The First Noel, I Wanna Know What Love Is). All these three-minute ephemeral album tracks compromise the integrity of albums nowadays. Before there were radio edits, but now they come edited out of the box. I always dreamed of longer version of "I Wanna Know What Love Is" and "#Beautiful", but it never happened. So, even though I'm dying to hear Mariah's take on "One More Try", this time I'm not setting my expectation too high. (Monday 5 May 2014; 21:31)

Mariah's chance at winning with this album (43,250) by Edward from USA I just know one thing, if Mariah wants to really have success with this album, she'd better be singing, real singing, not whispering on this album. I think that her voice in the studio is in way better condition that it was back in 2005 when TEOM came out. I say this because TAOLG doesn't sound strained at all like some tracks on TEOM (Mine Again). It was a great thing to change the name of the album too, since what had been associated with the title "The Art Of Letting Go" was already bad. This is like a new fresh star, let's hope for the best. (Sunday 4 May 2014; 2:04)

Stacey / clean (43,190) by Edward from USA Stacey, now I understand about the clean version. For a moment I thought Mariah hadn't bathed for the photo shoot or something. I was even looking under her armpits for lice and stuff. She looks so clean and beautiful that I was getting ready to go on a hunt for those I-want-a-clean-version fans. Since you have baby lambs in training, they deserve a clean version. I believe baby lambs are the future. If a clean version is not available, I have a beeper I'm not using. I'm happy to see you posting. There are many new members here popping from left and right. Sometimes I feel like they are taking over. (Friday 2 May 2014; 4:23)

Lil Star / a clean version / R Kelly duet (43,177) by Edward from USA Why does some of you want a "clean" version of the album? I didn't know it was dirty. Mariah looks very showered and clean. As for "Betcha Gon' Know" with R Kelly, the only version that was leaked was R Kelly's version which was, I think, a sample of what he presented Mariah with. But you know Mariah has her say lyrically. Just like she reshaped H.A.T.E.U from The Dream's original sample available on YouTube. So, we are in for a completely new song. I love "It's a Wrap", but I can't imagine Mary J Blige on that track. I hope they retouched it because most of the Angel's Advocate's remixes were cut and paste, and most of them were half cooked. Lil Star, this is not time for whispering, and Mariah knows it. This is a make or break album, whispering won't do. I have the impression that she'll be offering some different bonus tracks for the international version. Something tells me that in all we'll have a few more tracks in between collabo's with other artists and international releases. (Thursday 1 May 2014; 23:40)

One More Try? I'm freaking out (43,125) by Edward from USA "One More Try" is one of my all time favorite songs. It is 5:53 minutes long, I'm praying Mariah doesn't go for a 3:30 minutes version of it just like she did with "I Wanna Know What Love Is". George Michael soulfully sings his heart out on this song, just an epic song. I can't wait to see where she's taking this gem. As for the album title, I like it a lot, at this point I expected her name to be on the album. She left Stevie Wonder's collaboration out, kind of weird after she not long ago said he would be playing the harmonica on it. Maybe he's on one of the songs, but since he's not singing, he's not mentioned on the track list. At least we'll be able to finally hear It's A Wrap with Mary J Blige before she leaves these fools at IDJ. I don't think this is all though, something tells me she has more surprises for us. (Thursday 1 May 2014; 12:22)

The IDJ issue / Ariana's "Problem" (43,049) by Edward from USA It is evident that Mariah is on a long term fight with IDJ. I think they're trying to make her life miserable before she leaves them. It seems to be that they didn't think the music Mariah had produced was well cooked. I can't wait for Mariah to go independent. In that way she could release what she wants whenever she wants. It could be EP's or full albums, but she would be completely in control. Even though I don't like the idea of Mariah being completely in control either. Maybe then she could be confident enough to write songs by herself a la Butterfly. Mariah is a such a good lyricist, but having a team of co-writers have taken some of the Mariah out of the music she's produced. I'm happy Ariana's "Problem" is exploding on the charts, because Pharrell's "Happy" is a threat to the "One Sweet Day" record. (Wednesday 30 April 2014; 1:55)

QueenMc / album title (42,916) by Edward from USA QueenMc, "Heavenly Existence", really? What's next, "Pantyhose"? Mariah already stated the album was named after a personal possession of hers that's part of an entity that she's had almost all her life. (Saturday 26 April 2014; 2:17)

All press is good press / Butterfly all over again (42,881) by Edward from USA Since May 6th is the release date, she won't technically be pulling a Beyoncé. The element of surprise will be the details about the album. People will be very curious. She is smart enough not to change the set date. Don't expect physical CD's right away, the album will be digitally released first, and probably a week later physical CD's will be available. It is weird though having an album with no name when you have set a release date. It will be like in '97 when I walked in the store and bought my copy of Butterfly and went home. Even though the Honey single already listed that it was taken from Butterfly, discovering every track was intriguing and exciting. I would never forget my first reaction to the song Butterfly, the nuances and lyrics captivated me. (Friday 25 April 2014; 9:38)

Eternal / what JD really said (42,858) by Edward from USA Eternal, JD never said that YM(E) wasn't a single, he said that "The Art of Letting Go" wasn't a single, which is different. Obviously when he was asked about the single release on Valentine's Day, he must've mistaken it for "TAOLG", since he mentioned it, and made reference to the Facebook fan release. YM(E) is definitely a single. Pulling YM(E) as a buzz single at this point would be crazy. (Thursday 24 April 2014; 23:13)

Poor Mariah has a family now (42,803) by Edward from USA There are many working moms out there without a husband, and two or three children to raise who can't sit home and wait for years to go and get the bread for their children. They have to manage a home, their family issues, and multitask on their own. I completely understand that as a mom with a family things get tougher, but women have been doing it for ages. And these women don't have financial freedom, a set of when-I-need nannies to go to, yet they still have to work hard. It makes me mad when I read people stating that since Mariah has twins and a husband now, she can't be productive when she has a studio basically everywhere she goes. How hard can it be for a filthy rich Mariah to produce an album in 5 freaking years? Oh yes, she's really busy with her twins, with no nannies, and a 9 to 5 job to go to. And when she comes home from work, she has to take care of the house, do laundry, feed her babies, help them with their homework and clean. Since when do women sit their behind and become less productive because they have a family. In the real world, women actually become more productive, because they don't have it like that. Wait a minute; poor Mariah is so hands-on with her family, that five years is not enough. Give me a fat freaking break. Mariah is not the only woman in entertainment that has a family. I'm not saying she should put an album every year like in the 90's, but 5 years? It is absolutely ridiculous to me. (Tuesday 22 April 2014; 22:40)

Nostalgia and retro sound (42,741) by Edward from USA The Emancipation of Mimi was epic because of the sound it carried. The nostalgia got hold of people. The album was not only for the new generation, but older people enjoyed it as much. "Mine Again", "Get Your Number", "Your Girl", "Circles", "I Wish You Knew", "Joyride", "Fly Like a Bird" reminded people of what good music was like. Many people in their 50's, 60's and even 70's went and got the album. The older generation shouldn't be underestimated. The album catered to a broader audience, the perfect combination of the young and the not so young. It was cohesive, it was enjoyable, and some critics said that TEOM was the only album out there worth paying $10 for. I'm hoping for her to bring that retro sound again. #Beautiful and TAOLG were steps in a good direction. E=MC2 was the only Mariah Carey album in which the tracks sounded disconnected from each other. They went, as expressed by Mariah, for a collection of radio friendly singles, but that was about it. It played like a greatest hits album. It is a fun album I rarely listen to, but when I go to the gym. (Sunday 20 April 2014; 19:36)

Matthew / Mariah's future recordings (42,740) by Edward from USA Matthew, do you know the process of putting together a song in the studio? I was shocked when I saw it myself. Mariah is able to put this out-of-this-world vocal performances in the studio because the songs are piecemeal together. As she said in an interview on Oprah once: She could be in the studio and hit an stratospheric high note once, and she would say to the guy on the keyboard: "I hope you got that? Because it might not show up again today." It might take a singer many sessions to put a song together piece by piece. Sometimes they just work on a line, then go home and rest. Now, when you're singing live, there's not stop and let's do it again. Mariah could replicate her studio sound when her voice was in top condition, but now it is what it is. Toning down her vocal acrobatics in future recordings would allow her to confidently perform more often without sounding strained. Celine has been singing longer than Mariah, has more albums out than Mariah, combining her French and English albums, has sung almost every night for many years, and even though her voice is not the same, she can still deliver consistency when singing live. I wish Mariah had taken better care of her voice, but it is what it is and I made my peace with it. I will always support her. (Sunday 20 April 2014; 19:15)

Is Mariah pregnant again? (42,659) by Edward from USA Looking at some recent pictures of Mariah, I realize that her face looks bloated as if she were pregnant. She definitely has gained some weight. I thought she was working towards losing weight. I have the strange feeling that Mariah is going to put the album out and check out. If she is not feeling the support from IDJ, she won't go out of her way to promote this album. Promoting an album can be draining without help. I don't think she is that popular anymore to pull a Beyoncé. I hope she puts out a good CD. I have noticed that the studio version of the songs she has put out so far are vocally better than the vocals on TEOM. I love TEOM, but Mariah's vocals were strained and thin on it. (Thursday 17 April 2014; 1:28)

I also had a dream (42,603) by Edward from USA In my dream a voice told me the following possible album names. 1. 12 Years Old... Again 2. Someday I'm Coming Back (It Won't Be Long) 3. Slow Enema of Love 4. Emancipation Reloaded 5. Journey of Me 6. Migrate, please. 7. Love Affair 8. Mermaids of the Caribbean I also heard something with a giraffe, a unicorn and flying elephant, but since I couldn't remember exactly I didn't list them. Thumb me down if you like my list. (Monday 14 April 2014; 6:30)

Tobby / other DJ's (42,487) by Edward from USA Tobby, the DJ's that were invited are from the biggest and most influential radio stations in the country. If they play Mariah, the rest would follow. You could put together many of the smaller radio stations, and one of the biggest ones could eat them alive in terms of the audience they reach. So, that was a smart move. (Saturday 5 April 2014; 2:57)

The listening party that wasn't (42,477) by Edward from USA Mariah is just doing what she did before TEOM was released. She gathered with radio programmers from the biggest radio stations and reconnected with them. She knew that for her to succeed, she needed to be played on the radio. Before TEOM dropped, we had a voice-over copy of Say Something, Tonight, and finally ILT as an official single. WBT and SIO saved the day. Mariah needs to have some great singles lined up should she want to have a slight chance at succeeding with this album. She should pay attention at the tracks selling more when the album drops, because had she done that with E=MC2 or MOAIA, things would've been different. Migrate and Betcha Gone Know indicated sale wise that those should've been the following singles. I hope she pays attention this time. (Friday 4 April 2014; 5:42)

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