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About Bill from the UK: I love Mariah more than you do. London Daydream Tour Attendee.

Re: Nose (73,062) (73,064) by Bill from the UK It's pretty clear she has from pictures. Barbra Streisand once said she would never get a nose job, despite being a prime candidate for one lol, because it would have a detrimental effect on her singing voice. (Thursday 23 February 2017; 14:34)

I Don't and the Grammy comment (72,890) by Bill from the UK Two things. When I heard "I Don't" I thought to myself, at least she can replicate the damn thing live. Seeing her lip parts of it on Kimmel solidified my suspicion that her five octave range is now reduced to one. Then out she came with the Grammy comment. Make of the ceremony what you will, but it's the equivalent of the Oscars for its industry. Mariah is now very unlikely to add to her tally or even be nominated ever again by that stupid remark. What was she thinking? And one additional point, being nominated six times is not the definition of a snub. (Sunday 19 February 2017; 11:09)

Re: Grammys (72,711) (72,716) by Bill from the UK TJ is completely right. Daydream was a tremendous effort by Mariah but Jagged Little Pill was a huge, brilliant, ground breaking, intelligent record. Alanis' dead pan delivery, her direct and cutting lyrics, the production, her style, it all was a perfect fit for the general mood at the time. I played that album relentlessly when it arrived, and to this day it remains one of my favourites and most returned to records (Mariah excepted of course). Mariah wasn't "snubbed". A snub would be zero nominations. The amount of nominations she received that year was a direct acknowledgement and confirmation of her fantastic achievements and a reflection of how she was perceived in the industry at the time. (Wednesday 15 February 2017; 20:34)

Re: Underneath The Stars (Acapella) (72,599) (72,618) by Bill from the UK That was beautiful. Same channel also has the Make It Happen acapella too. Amazing. (Monday 13 February 2017; 21:17)

Re: New radio call in (72,545) (72,547) by Bill from the UK I agree she shouldn't be on the receiving end of such comments, but then she's bought it entirely on herself and should not be surprised or offended when people say things like that to her. If he had said the same comment to Celine Dion, everybody would be appalled. Mariah? Not so much. You reap what you sow. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 14:34)

Re: Just a thought (72,532) (72,544) by Bill from the UK That's no different to Mariah not giving any credit for using Best Of My Love (Emotions) and I Want To Thank You (Make It Happen) samples without permission. She's not exactly in a position to cast the first stone. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 12:41)

Re: New radio call in (72,530) (72,543) by Bill from the UK Andrew does have a point. How Mariah has the audacity to be offended when somebody calls out the very thing she's been shoving in our faces since she first strutted down the theatre aisle in that pink crop top in the Heartbreaker video is beyond me. She paid money to have them enhanced, and even had them out on display when performing at a funeral, for heaven's sake. If she wants people to focus on the music and her songwriting, then make her music and songwriting the focus. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 12:39)

Re: "The Roof" video (72,536) (72,542) by Bill from the UK The Roof is one of her greatest videos. All the videos from the Butterfly album were excellent, but there was something extra special about the atmosphere this one in particular created. The shots in the limo, the flashbacks, out in the rain... beautiful. (Sunday 12 February 2017; 12:34)

Re: Mariah' s top 5 best and worst singles (72,535) (72,541) by Bill from the UK Top 5: 1. Vision of Love 2. All I Want for Christmas Is You 3. Fantasy 4. Always Be My Baby 5. Without You Bottom 5: 1. You're Mine (Eternal) 2. Boy (I Need You) 3. Obsessed 4. Infinity 5. Infamous (Sunday 12 February 2017; 12:33)

Re: Mariah Carey is a hard person to love these days (72,499) (72,502) by Bill from the UK (Scan reads for the words "Right to Dream".) I'm kidding, but I agree. A stripped down album, just her and a piano/guitar. All acoustic, maybe even have each song recorded in one take with no showy vocal acrobatics she can't replicate live. That I feel is all it would take to get her some respect amongst critics, peers, and dare I say, her fans. (Saturday 11 February 2017; 14:57)

Re: Tommy Mottola (71,815) (71,829) by Bill from the UK The problem with Mariah is deeply psychological. It all stems back to her childhood. She was abadoned by her father. She married Tommy (I gravitated toward a patriarch so young, predictably), whatever happened between them happened, and with their being two sides to every story, she perceived his actions as abuse and spent years living with the "side effects". She got cheated on by Luis Miguel. Screwed around by Damizza. Then along came Nick. He got her, she got him, they married and after the pain of a miscarriage, were blessed with beautiful twins. Watching her interviews during that period, she was grounded, funny, engaging, sensible, and clearly grateful for what she had. Then whatever happened behind their closed doors happened, and imagine the effect of your own traumatising childhood being re-enacted. A literal history repeating of three year old children being brought up in an unpredictable environment by their singer mother. On WWHL, her obvious uncomfortableness when asked about Nick was heart breaking to see. Packer was a rebound. What better security blanket for her kids than a billionaire? Then with Stella manipulating her in the background and keeping that wine glass topped up, she's now a shadow of herself, mired in misery, clinging to her youth (Tanaka). Her voice is gone, her endearing personality is gone. Mariah was a girl blessed with a five octave voice, stunning ethereal looks, a warm personality, a humbleness, and carried herself with poise and grace. Now she has none of those things. That is the true tragedy of this. Her search for acceptance in any form (race, father, lover) has left to her being the loneliest woman I know. I wonder if she still feels like a child when she looks at the moon. This is why, in spite of everything she does and my continued frustrations with her, I will always, deeply and sincerely, love her to pieces. (Tuesday 31 January 2017; 0:14)

Triumphanousinitippet (71,715) by Bill from the UK Well that snippet was more of the usual bland and boring trite she's been pedalling for years now. But what was I expecting this break up anthem to be? Another I Don't Wanna Cry? Another Forever? Another Butterfly? Hell, even another The Art of Letting Go? Of course it was going to be the same tired Mariah/JD/rapper du jour formula. Jesus wept. (Saturday 28 January 2017; 17:58)

Re: New single in 5 days (71,560) (71,563) by Bill from the UK Hahah, Trumphamousinity. Brilliant. (Tuesday 24 January 2017; 14:12)

Re: Vision Of Love or We Belong Together (71,528) (71,538) by Bill from the UK As much as I love We Belong Together it can't compete to Vision of Love. That song is perfection from start to finish. 3 and a half minutes, 5 octaves, and a 10 second note later it was like, I've arrived. What an entrance. (Monday 23 January 2017; 20:35)

Re: Charmbracelet on replay - The one? (71,483) (71,490) by Bill from the UK The One has long been my favourite from CB, from first listen in fact. I was mortified when Boy replaced it as the second single lol. I too have played CB after reading everybody's comments. It does have some great moments. TTR remix is a great closer to the album, ending on a truly uplifting note. Surprised to see Lullaby standing out as some fan's favourite track. By the 17th chorus I'm like, end already lol. (Friday 20 January 2017; 20:39)

Re: Mimi L (71,436) (71,440) by Bill from the UK The Rainbow tour was great. Throughout the show she had all these little skits going on, which were so funny. The best one was a beauty pageant where the contestants were called things like Miss Understood and Miss Informed etc., and Bianca also made an appearance too. (Thursday 19 January 2017; 7:38)

Re: Article: Russian billionaire spends £2.5million hiring Mariah Carey (71,309) (71,324) by Bill from the UK Completely agree Marissa. I never thought the day would come when I would say these words, but I can actually sing better than Mariah Carey. Wow. (Monday 16 January 2017; 7:19)

Re: Camouflage or Close My Eyes (71,151) (71,153) by Bill from the UK Close My Eyes. The imagery in the lyrics is beautiful. It's haunting, soft, hopeful, poignant. Great underrated gem from the back catalogue and what made Butterfly one of her best albums. (Wednesday 11 January 2017; 14:37)

Re: Tommy Mottola (70,963) (70,975) by Bill from the UK Just so we're clear Terna, Mariah is responsible for every great performance, yet every bad performance is down to ear pieces not working, monitors not playing, the weather, colds, sickness, bronchitis, nodules, tiredness, time zone shifts, break ups, breakdowns, divorces, J.Lo scrolling through Instagram and putting her off, malfunctioning humidifiers, Stella, back up singers being on stage and taking her cues, back up singers not being on stage and missing her cues, sabotage, Tommy, mic feed leaks, chaise lounges lifted incorrectly, missed sound checks, creative directors, pre-nup negotiations, post-nup negotiations, and Dick Clark Productions. Did I miss anything? (Sunday 8 January 2017; 5:04)

Re: Tommy Mottola (70,963) (70,973) by Bill from the UK By that token she is also the common denominator in all her failures too. (Sunday 8 January 2017; 4:22)

Re: Tommy Mottola (70,849) (70,866) by Bill from the UK Tommy's statement was genius of course, but then he is a genius mind. If anything it serves as a reminder to all who may have forgotten that her most successful period was under his guidance. There is probably an element of guilt associated with it too. He must look at the Mariah of today and realise he set her down that path because of his overbearing nature when they were married. The irony in Stella's response, insulting him because of his age etc., just further helped to prove his point though about the type of people MC has chosen to manage her career. Look, Stella clearly has Mariah's back and fends off who she deems to be haters and attackers and bad press, which is somewhat noble of her, but the manner in which she does it is just embarrassing and low rent. Mariah's established, revered and aspirational career is all but finished now, and that legacy she had is all but forgotten. No casual spectators know of the Daydream tour, the groundbreaking Fantasy remix, the spectacular live specials, the brilliant back catalogue of expertly crafted songs, the career defining approach to remixes. All she's known as now is a vain egocentric with an attitude who gets wheeled out every December to sing All I Want for Christmas Is You a few times, then gets hoisted back up to Mount Diva to hibernate for 11 months. That's the tragedy of this whole thing. We are literally watching the career she worked so hard to achieve slip through her hands, destroyed by her own doing. And Jesus was a cross maker. (Thursday 5 January 2017; 20:13)

Re: New Year performance (70,547) (70,555) by Bill from the UK I course I watched the clips, what a stupid comment to make. She sang "feels like a dream", "got me feeling", "yeah", "oh" and another "oh". Honestly Terna, even Mimi L and other champions of her career have admitted it was a complete unmitigated disaster. (Sunday 1 January 2017; 15:47)

Re: New Year performance (70,526) (70,545) by Bill from the UK Terna pull yourself together. She's had bronchitis since 1997 according to you. Her voice is shot because she's an alcoholic. How many colds does she have to have before you realise that? The NYE "performance", if you can call it that, proves she lip syncs across her entire range now. I wonder how long the upper register has been falsified for? At any rate, I honestly give up with her now. She is not the dedicated, hard working, music loving, grown up, respected, mature, great singer she was when I fell in love with her. Now she cares about diamonds, billionaires, splashes, sparkly jump suits and click bait websites. Mariah's gift went years ago. I'll always be a fan of her earlier Sony days, and if all Stella has done is lift the lid on what that naive New Yorker with a gift from God became, then thank God she did. I had a vision of love, and it was all that you turned out to be indeed. (Sunday 1 January 2017; 14:44)

Re: Bleak (70,446) (70,462) by Bill from the UK Randy, I love how you mention Right To Dream in every post lol. Stop trying to make Right To Dream happen, it's not gonna happen. Lol. (Saturday 31 December 2016; 1:00)

Re: Leave her boobs alone (69,691) (69,694) by Bill from the UK It was sarcasm, chill. (Friday 9 December 2016; 0:52)

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