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The Art of Letting Go snippet not a snippet (40,591) by Edward from USA By listening to the snippet of "The Art of Letting Go" before it was released, I would hear a totally different song in terms of instrumentation, and some incredible whistle notes I didn't hear on the song. For a moment I thought Mariah was going to pull a Buble of us. Then "The Art of Letting Go" was released, and to me it didn't sound anything like the snippet. So I wonder, was what we heard on the snippet a completely different song? She said she had written two songs with Dark Child, so I hope it is. I do believe that at this point Mariah must be working on finishing her collaboration with Nas, since she said last year that their collabo was nowhere near finished. I hope we have many left over songs once the album is released. I think that when she went back to the drawing board many new songs were incorporated, and many other songs left out. We will be happy to hear them. (Thursday 16 January 2014; 16:56)

Disappointment but not disrespectful (40,577) by Edward from USA I was actually very disappointed because I was expecting news about the single or the album. I knew for a fact that the track listing of the album wasn't it because it is evident that the album is not ready yet. I thought we would be treated to a small sample of the new single or something like that. Many of us were up untill late waiting in anticipation of this announcement, and that contributed to the frustration of many fans. I don't believe in being disrespectful to Mariah though. There's not reason to get personal by calling her names either. At the end of the day we are all eager to listen to her new music. It is as if we were desperate anticipating this album that has taken more than four years to finish and it is not there yet. (Wednesday 15 January 2014; 23:26)

Don't Play That Song For Me mp3 (40,542) by Edward from USA By the way, for those who might be interested in an mp3 or Mariah's version of "Don't Play That Song For Me", just shoot me an email at b_terius@yahoo.com. I can't believe Mariah didn't actually record this song in the studio and put it on her debut album or on Emotions. I guess since it was gospel, and they were selling her a pop artist, it didn't fit well in either one. (Tuesday 14 January 2014; 1:24)

Lamb_O_Chop / about Charmbracelet (40,541) by Edward from USA Lamb_O_Chop, I completely agree with you. In no way were you being disrespectful or pushing your opinion on others. You were just defending Charmbracelet from your point of view without dismissing anybody else's opinion. I personally prefer Charmbracelet over Memoirs. I think that, even though Mariah mainly whispered on Charmbracelet, her soul was more connected to it than it was to Memoirs. Charmbracelet for Mariah was like the sequel to Butterfly, very personal. That's why "Lullaby" was a continuation to "The Roof". I think the problem was that on Buttefly Mariah sung in her mid range, but on Charmbracelet she went straight into a whisper mode that bothered many of us. Memoir was more playful, but disconnected at the same time. (Tuesday 14 January 2014; 1:12)

Lamb from USA / recent posted video (40,501) by Edward from USA Lamb, I agree that the video is mostly live, but the part where she sings "the way" at the end of Hero is clearly lipped. It sounds exactly the same as the original recording from Music Box. She sounded great that night, but let's not fool ourselves either. I don't blame her though, since she was in pain and still pulled it through. I want to remind some of you about what greatness is, this is a completely live performance of Mariah, where she slays "Don't Play That Song", I hope the webmaster posts it. (Saturday 11 January 2014; 0:23)

My favorite song(s) from each album (40,478) by Edward from USA Mariah Carey - I Don't Wanna Cry / Love Takes Time Emotions - Till The End of Time / Can't Let Go Unplugged - I'll Be There Music Box - All I've Ever Wanted / Just To Hold You Once Again Merry Christmas - Miss You Much At Christmas Time Daydream - Open Arms / When I Saw You Butterfly - Butterfly / Outside Rainbow - Can't Take That Away Glitter - Lead The Way / If We Charmbracelet - I Only Wanted / You Got Me Emancipation - We Belong Together / One & Only E=MC2 - Thanks 4 Nuttin' Memoirs - Languishing Merry Christmas II You - The First Noel / One Child (Thursday 9 January 2014; 3:33)

Stacey, oh no you didn't? (40,455) by Edward from USA Dear Stacey, I said that there was not waste on Daydream. I would only leave "Long Ago" and "Daydream Interlude" out should I be forced to with not option. The webmaster almost banned me from the website, and now you put the last nail on my coffin. I consider Daydream and Butterfly her best albums to date. It is so sad that Billboard doesn't allow remixes the way it used to be in the 90's. Now if it a remix sounds distinctively different from the original, it is considered a different song. Because of that now Mariah can't be as creative with her remixes. (Wednesday 8 January 2014; 2:54)

Webmaster, oh no you didn't, lol (40,445) by Edward from USA Eric, I honestly wouldn't change anything from Daydream. I am curious to know which two tracks you would leave out of Daydream should you be forced to. It is weird how Daydream and Music Box with only 10 and 12 tracks were so powerful. (Tuesday 7 January 2014; 17:16)

When I saw you (40,442) by Edward from USA Those of you implying that Daydream could've been fine without "When I Saw You" should be put in jail, lol. There is no waste in Daydream, but if I were forced to leave two tracks out, they would be "Long Ago" and "Daydream Interlude". Whoever suggested "Open Arms" should be crucified, lol. Daydream though not as vocally powerful as Music Box is more soulful. (Tuesday 7 January 2014; 16:34)

Tracks that didn't make it, but should have (40,410) by Edward from USA As we already know, there are tracks that never made it to the final cut on some of Mariah's previous releases. Some of those tracks, in my opinion, should've made it, but some others, I'm happy they never did. Tracks that should've made it: "Everything Fades Away", "Slipping Away", "Do You Think Of Me", "Help Me Make It Through The Night". There's not denying that those tracks well very well produced and vocally great. Tracks that I'm glad never made it: "Imperfect", "Skydiving", "I Feel It" and many others. The latter three could never be put in the same category as the previous four, and there are many other who were just unpolished mediocre tracks to me. I hope Mariah releases a cd full of unreleased tracks. It would be a killer. (Sunday 5 January 2014; 5:19)

Mariah better (40,400) by Edward from USA I'm making a statement of my own opinion, just to briefly remind everybody here that if Mariah doesn't deliver a killer album, and by killer I don't mean popular, but a great cohesive album, I'll complain directly to her mother Patricia. I can't wait for the Stevie Wonder, Nas, Maxwell, and R-Kelly collaborations. I didn't know anything about Maxwell, but I was blown away yesterday when I heard him singing "This Woman's Work" live on YouTube. That was a mother effing soulful performance. I was like, this guy can get to your soul. Even though the performance is old, I hope he still has that soulful voice. (Saturday 4 January 2014; 5:27)

Licia / Wheat Beyoncé did (40,392) by Edward from USA Licia, I completely agree with you on that one. Beyoncé also made us believe that she was releasing her album this way because her record label didn't think she had any potential singles on the album. Well, the truth is this move was completely choreographed and backed up by her record label. Many other artist have done just that, but by not announcing it before hand, Beyoncé created a huge buzz, and curiosity killed the cat. People who didn't even like her music were buying the album just to know what it was all about. Another thing, Beyoncé included 15 videos, and people were forced to buy the whole album because the songs/videos were not released individually at first. So, it was like the old days when you bought an album for maybe one or two songs, or you wouldn't have them at all. Her move was a smart one, but I don't think it would necessarily work for Mariah. Beyoncé is way more popular than Mariah now, and that's a fact. I hope her new single is a collaboration with a hot artist, and then release the album. (Friday 3 January 2014; 21:22)

Bill / NYE performance (40,377) by Edward from USA Bill, the NYE performance wasn't lipped, but it was dubbed. I loved it though. I loved the way the songs transitioned in the medley, way more polished than American Idol performance. As for TAOLG, she left a verse out, it is not the fist time she's done it. I also think she didn't want to be overdramatic on a celebration night. Some people don't notice the dubbing because Mariah doesn't enhanced the recording to sound perfect, she polishes it just enough. The Fantasy at Madison Squared Garden was completly dubbed, even though I don't know why, since she sounded amazing that night. I didn't want to believe it until I found the raw recording on the YouTube. (Friday 3 January 2014; 0:22)

Happy New Year! (40,349) by Edward from USA Happy New Year to the Webmaster Eric, and my fellow lambs. I hope you guys have a great and wonderful 2014. I know Mariah will play a part in that with great music coming on February. (Wednesday 1 January 2014; 6:34)

The reality is her heydays are gone, but... (40,348) by Edward from USA I've come to realized that many of us are still holding on to the idea that Mariah will bounce back to her 90's heydays when we could enjoy her music without worrying about many of the things that are happening right now with her career (voice condition, odd interviews, mismanagement, diva antics, lip-synching fiascos). Mariah didn't need much talking back then, her voice spoke volumes for her (Hero and Without You at Proctors Theater). The nuances and effortless fluidity of her singing was as if an angel was singing to us, and we bragged about her whistle register. Mariah was one of the very few artist who had few to no fillers in her albums, we could actually listen to her albums without skipping tracks, 12 tracks were more than enough. When I saw her sexy image on Honey I almost fell off my seat, she looked stunningly beautiful. It was the perfect combination of looks and voice. Those were the days, and the reality is they are never coming back and it is ok. That's just the way it is, every artist goes through the same process. I have lowered my expectations in terms of chart success at this point, since she has no real control over that, but I still have high hopes for great music in the years to come. I love you Mimi. (Wednesday 1 January 2014; 3:09)

Mariah on interviews (40,342) by Edward from USA I have also noticed that Mariah rambles a lot on interviews lately, constantly interrupting the interviewer. Because of these frequent interruptions many questions stay in the air unanswered. I don't necessarily think she has a mental problem, but it is weird her team hasn't already talked to her about it, since she keeps on doing it. It broke my heart when Andy Cohen asked her: "What's your favorite junk food?" and she replied: "You", but she quickly realized she shouldn't have said that and stated it. Andy was so nice about it, and totally happy that she was there. (Tuesday 31 December 2013; 16:44)

It's been 4 years, and Arianna didn't do it for me! (40,330) by Edward from USA And for those of you who keep using the excuse that Mariah now have twins and a husband, well, there are many women out there who have it worse than Mariah. They have to work two jobs, they don't have money to pay a nanny, and they might or might not have husband, yet they still function. Mariah has luxury to have a studio at home, the money to hire a help when she needs it, the money to take a vacation when she needs it. Those who keep saying she doesn't have a nanny must be out of their minds. It's been four years since Mariah released an album, yet some fans excuse her because she now has a family and she must work so hard cleaning her apartment, cooking for Nick, for the kids, change their diapers, and then go to work, that she hasn't have time to for anything. I don't' think Mariah's heart is as much in music as it once was, and that's ok, people move on. I just hope she releases a great last album at least, it has been four years and I'm getting frustrated. (Tuesday 31 December 2013; 0:20)

Name calling again, really? (40,329) by Edward from USA Many people here have to understand that fans are individuals, and just because they don't light up a candle to Mariah every night and pray to her so that she makes dreams come true doesn't mean they are less of fans. Many fans have expressed concern about Mariah state of mind due to things they have observed according to their own opinion. Well, I don't see why they have to hold their tongues so that some fanatics can feel happy here. I like the fact that here we can discuss anything Mariah without being disrespectful, but every once in a while three or four fanatics come here calling people names just because they saw an opinion they believed didn't agree with their own opinion. Well, opinions are like the ass/arse, we all have one, so if you don't like a post, don't read it. Stop calling people names just because they express their opinion whether it is about Mariah state of mind or Mariah's voice. It is an opinion at the end. It is ok to not agree with an opinion expressed here, but to completely dismiss it because you think yours is better is plain stupid. Chillax, and keep on posting, I rather read different opinions, than going through another Mariah playlist, favorite songs, etc. (Monday 30 December 2013; 23:57)

Forget about Walter in the new album (40,309) by Edward from USA Judging by what Mariah told Andy Cohen about "All I Want For Christmas Is You", we shouldn't expect any collaboration with Walter for the next new. She threw some shade and basically said she gave 50% of the rights to the song just because someone else was playing the chords of the bridge that she was singing to them. Reading the Inlay of the Merry Christmas CD it clearly states: Lyrics: Mariah Carey, Music: Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff. So, when Walter statement about co-writing the song is very misleading. He may have gotten 50% of the song, but he clearly didn't add anything to the lyrics. He put to notes on the piano the melody that Mariah, not him, was singing to him, and he was co-producer, but he didn't add anything to the lyrics. I'm happy she said it because I was also in shock when he stated he co-wrote the song on several interviews. (Thursday 26 December 2013; 4:47)

Not lipped but definitely dubbed (40,303) by Edward from USA ZachMC, I think she sung live, yet they dubbed the performance. Those are two complete different things. I hope her voice is tired from being in the studio too much. I wouldn't like to go to a concert where Mariah is talking half way her performances because she can't hold the notes. I rather see her retire than seeing people walking out of her concerts, because as I said she cannot compensate with other things. I just happened to be looking for her concerts on YouTube, and I found her full 2012 concert in Morocco. I thought that Mariah was assassinating her own songs. I was in shock! At this point in time I think she should change the name of the album, and release a double disc album. Like "For the soul" with ballads, and "For the body" with more groovy songs. While on a break, I think she should collaborate with hot artists to keep her name in the air and possibly score another no. 1. (Wednesday 25 December 2013; 21:09)

Last album or break? (40,291) by Edward from USA I think Mariah is about to pull the plug on music for while after this new album is out. The problem is that the older she gets, the more they'll discriminate on her. Taking a break in her 40's is not necessarily a good idea in the music business, especially when these new pop acts are popping from left and right. I was watching her 2012 Morocco concert online, and it was painful to see. I don't personally think Mariah is in a good place vocally to handle a world tour. Her performance with Buble was great, but it is evident that it was dubbed. I wouldn't like to see the day people start walking out on her concerts, since all she got is her voice, and there's not way to mask that. I rather see she takes a break, concentrate on improving her voice, and then come back. Some of my friends say that she should've left after TEOM, on a high note. (Tuesday 24 December 2013; 5:14)

The pregnant woman (40,167) by Edward from USA It is so weird that many female artist have reported bad voice changes while being pregnant, yet Mariah voice changed for the better. What wasn't Mariah doing during her pregnancy? Oh, she said herself she wasn't drinkng alcohol or even splashing at all. So, for those who prefer to be blinded by their own fanatism, it is ok, but for some people with objectivity and common sense it is evident that not-drinking was a huge factor. The pregnant woman was slaying her performances left and right, One Child in Washington was a vivid example of it. Is Mariah an alcoholic? Maybe not, but just like when she quit smoking to regain her range, she doesn't seem to want to give up her "splashes" that sometimes get her drunk. What will the excuses be when people start walking out of her future concerts like they did to Whitney? Oh, maybe it is because she is a mother and have family now, another excuse. (Tuesday 10 December 2013; 16:35)

How many years? / lame excuses (40,157) by Edward from USA How many years does Mariah need to rest her voice to be able to deliver a great performance? Mariah is a human being, I know that, but she is a singer by profession. Why do we have to hold on to our seats everytime she is going to sing live? Some even say that now she is a mother, well there are many mothers out there who have it worse than her. Instead of making lame excuses for her bad performances, I rather remain silent. Mariah has vocal chords issues, and she should find a way to deal with it. I hope she finds some sort of viable solution to enhance the state of her voice, since the new album is supposed to be full of old Mariah type of moments. She'll need to deliver should she want this new era to be good. We, fans alone, won't make a difference. She needs new fans, and to regain some of the lost ones should she want to have a record deal after this album. Sales like Memoirs won't cut it, since she isn't having multiple platinum singles like Rihanna, Katy Perry or Miley Cyrus. (Tuesday 10 December 2013; 2:10)

At this point / tour (40,101) by Edward from USA I don't even know how Mariah could carry a full concert with all these inconsistent performances. It is like her voice continues to deteriorate even further. At this point the whistle register doesn't cut it on its own anymore. I can't imagine her singing a full concert without lots of lipping to the tough parts. Eversince #Beautiful came out things have been very rocky performance wise. As for IDJ is concerned, saddly Mariah is not bringing the money as Justing and Rihanna are bringing it. (Sunday 8 December 2013; 0:39)

Really? Where is Mariah? (39,969) by Edward from USA At this point I think there are serious issues between Mariah and her label. I have the feeling something's up, and it is not good. Mariah drops a new single, comes back to complain about a mistake that most didn't notice, and disappears into thing air leaving us all rolling our eyes. I am concerned because even if Mariah has a great album ready to be released, all this mess has being killing the momentum. Why didn't she just release TAOLG as an album cut, why call it a single when it hasn't gotten the single treatment? Four effing years, and some dare say that she knows what she's doing as if she can't do no wrong! (Sunday 24 November 2013; 4:57)

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