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

Re: The Weeknd (66,950) (66,954) by Bill from the UK Mariah has been the trendsetter in the past, and has never conformed to them. People have said she needs to duet with this person and that person. No she doesn't. The comeback and TEOM's success was down to it being a great album. A sophisticated set of songs, delivered in the way only she can. We Belong Together was a runaway success because it was a decent song, with universal appeal and relatable lyrics, with a dynamic vocal delivery. Mariah needs to focus on making great music, not duetting with The Weekend and Bruno Mars. If she writes with integrity and from the heart, success will come. She had nothing to lose with TEOM and it was her sincerest effort since Butterfly. (Sunday 2 October 2016; 21:41)

Re: Infamous is ok (66,875) (66,883) by Bill from the UK I actually do have a degree in music haha. (Friday 30 September 2016; 17:41)

Re: Infamous is ok (66,856) (66,871) by Bill from the UK I don't think anyone is stabbing Mariah in the back. It's a song, people will either love it, be indifferent, or dislike it. There are songs of Mariah's throughout her catalogue which divide fans. We all love her and want her to have success, but blindly supporting a song just because it has her name stamped on it is madness. Infinity, Why You Mad, and Infamous have, for many, been three duds in a row. Beautiful and MIAM were great, so she is more than capable of her usual high standard. (Friday 30 September 2016; 9:25)

Re: Infamous (66,848) (66,851) by Bill from the UK I can't even remember a note of Infamous, that's how little it struck me. I don't think I even want to listen to it again lol. I hate saying this but please let's not have these "it was for Empire" excuses. Are you saying if it becomes her 19th #1 that it will be discounted because "Kitty" is singing it as opposed to Mariah? As if. MC had a real chance to bring something unique and special to a large audience and we got a Memoirs leftover. (Thursday 29 September 2016; 23:13)

Re: Infamous vocals (66,812) (66,817) by Bill from the UK Earpiece dramas, haha. Infamous hasn't wowed me but it might be a grower. As much as people didn't take to Infinity, at least it had some energy, a melody, and some showmanship to it. Good that Mariah is using current vocals and it is something she can sing live without an issue, but it just made me long for the days when she'd brightly and breezily beam out "I need a lover to give me" or "when you walk by every night", but we are where we are. (Thursday 29 September 2016; 13:28)

Favourite album list (66,778) by Bill from the UK I always have a hard time ranking MC's albums as it varies on mood and what head space I am currently in. What I did was rank each on vocals, then the songs within, to give me an overall ultimate list of album ranking. The result was kind of surprising. This isn't to say any of the albums are bad, Mariah is my favourite because her albums form my "top whatever" no matter who is included. Anyway, I thought I would share for anyone interested or for you to make your own lists this way (sorry to everyone who dislikes lists but I love them). Unplugged not included but it is actually my all time favourite lol. Vocals: 1. Merry Christmas 2. Emotions 3. Mariah Carey 4. Daydream 5. Butterfly 6. Emancipation 7. Music Box 8. Me I Am Mariah 9. MCIIY 10. Glitter 11. Rainbow 12. Memoirs 13. Charmbracelet 14. E=MC2 Songs: 1. Butterfly 2. Emotions 3. Daydream 4. Emancipation 5. Music Box 6. Me I Am Mariah 7. Rainbow 8. Mariah Carey 9. Glitter 10. Charmbracelet 11. Merry Christmas 12. E=MC2 13. Memoirs 14. MCIIY Overall: 1. Emotions (4) 2. Butterfly (6) 3. Daydream (7) 4. Emancipation (10) 5. Music Box (12) 6. Mariah Carey (11) 7. Merry Christmas (12) 8. Me I Am Mariah (14) 9. Rainbow (18) 10. Glitter (19) 11. Charmbracelet/MCIIY (23) 12. Memoirs (25) 13. E=MC2 (26) (Wednesday 28 September 2016; 15:20)

Re: Babydoll nuances (66,751) (66,765) by Bill from the UK What I love about MC's music is, nearly 20 years after first listening to Babydoll, and playing that song literally thousands of times, I still discover new things about it which breathe new life into the song (not that it ever got old). It's happened too many times to mention, but her level of detail to her music is astounding. I remember flipping out when finding out, again only last year, that there are "hidden" whistle register notes going on during the bridge of AIWFCIY. (Wednesday 28 September 2016; 8:06)

Re: Babydoll nuances (66,743) (66,746) by Bill from the UK Thank you for replying. I noticed because I listened to Ring My Bell earlier in the day and then when playing through Butterfly later it went straight into my brain because Mariah sang that line in the same melody. It's cool because it links back to her checking her phone at the beginning of the phone. (Tuesday 27 September 2016; 18:33)

Babydoll nuances (66,738) by Bill from the UK Listening to Babydoll. Love the ad libs at the end ("it's 3:27" etc). Am I right in thinking she lapses into a little bit of Anita Ward at 4:41? It sounds like she mumurs "you can ring my bell, ring my bell" like Anita's song. What do you think? (Tuesday 27 September 2016; 11:17)

Re: Bye Bye (66,702) (66,706) by Bill from the UK I never had an issue with Bye Bye either. When I first listened to E=MC2 I thought it would be a single as it seemed to be the baby that One Sweet Day and We Beling Together would make, and being her two biggest songs it was surprising it didn't chart higher. It was the first song of Mariah's that actually moved me to tears ("I wish that we could spend the holidays together" just struck a chord with me). (Monday 26 September 2016; 10:33)

Re: Everything Fades Away (66,687) (66,688) by Bill from the UK Lol, so weird that we both grew up with that album ending on completely different notes and can't see it any other way. It just feels unfinished to me without Everything Fades Away giving it that sad and melancholy end. Maybe that was why it was left off, in terms of upsetting the general mood of Music Box. Everything Fades Away lacks that "wedding album" feel both sonically and with the subject matter that the other tracks all have. I remember when Rainbow came out Mariah said that "for once" one of her albums had a happy ending. Maybe she always saw Everything Fades Away as the true closer to Music Bix and was equally as perplexed as Walter for it being removed for the US market. (Sunday 25 September 2016; 14:09)

Re: Everything Fades Away (66,680) (66,681) by Bill from the UK Where did you read that Everything Fades Away was considered "too black"? What nonsense (not you, just the notion). I think it was only the US version of the album which didn't feature the track, every other country had it included as the last track (certainly all of the European countries had it), and it completes the album by being the last track, it wouldn't be the same having it positioned anywhere else. I grew up for years and years with it being the final track and never even realised it wasn't on the US version until much later. All I've Ever Wanted is a beautiful song but it's no album closer in my opinion. To me, Music Box isn't finished until Everything Fades Away slowly fades away. One of the best songs she has ever done. I remember Walter saying he was devastated that it didn't make the US release. (Sunday 25 September 2016; 11:47)

Re: Article: 25 Great songs produced by Jermaine Dupri (66,648) (66,653) by Bill from the UK I agree, it was a huge oversight that Always Be My Baby was not featured on the list and yet Sweetheart (a cover song) was. As it's been mentioned, it started their happy and successful partnership all those years ago, and is still routinely played on US radio stations some 20-something years after its release. (Saturday 24 September 2016; 17:16)

Re: What is Mariah's most under-rated song (66,617) (66,618) by Bill from the UK Ribbon is indeed brilliant and was my fave on Memoirs upon first listen. It is my most played track from the album. I think Fantasy is her most underrated though, especially the remix, as it completely changed the shape of music to come ever since. It is literally up there with "Rock Around the Clock" for how much it ushered in a new sound and changed the landscape of pop music. Only a handful of critics have ever picked up on its importance and sadly it probably won't be until long after we're all dead and buried that Mariah and the song get the recognition it so deserves. The same came really be said for Vision Of Love, in that it popularised the melismic singing style and has affected and influenced every female R&B singer since. Girls don't try to sing in a straightforward fashion like Karen Carpenter anymore, they go all out with trills and licks like Mariah did. The only song of hers that gets its dues is AIWFCIY, and rightly so. A genius song. I could write for days about it. (Friday 23 September 2016; 12:22)

Re: Your own private concert (66,576) (66,610) by Bill from the UK 1. Make It Look Good 2. Prisoner 3. Lead the Way 4. Everything Fades Away 5. Till the End of Time (Friday 23 September 2016; 7:55)

Re: Through The Rain (66,555) (66,572) by Bill from the UK I remember when I first heard Loverboy, here on this very forum, it was the first time I felt a little deflated and let down by a launch track. Now however, I love it and it grew and grew on me over the years. When TTR was launched, I liked the fact that she launched the album with a ballad, but I thought the production was lacking and it could have done with some strings, a snare drum, and a choir (that Afanasieff schmaltz if you will), but now, I wouldn't change a single thing about it. The spareness is what sets it apart and the quiet beginning that crescendos to the final chorus is perfect. (Thursday 22 September 2016; 9:50)

Instagram (66,510) by Bill from the UK The contrast between the pictures of Mariah on the bed and then the one with her and Rocky at the table is unbelievable. Mariah looks so youthful and happy and like her old self in that natural picture vs the staged ones. If only she would have the self belief that her beauty is natural and radiates from within. (Tuesday 20 September 2016; 16:20)

Glitter (66,491) by Bill from the UK That was a great article about Glitter. That album, sorry, "soundtrack", is so underrated and features some of my most favourite MC songs. If We, Don't Stop, Lead The Way, Loverboy and Never Too Far are great songs. The video for Loverboy still remains one of my faves all these years later. (Monday 19 September 2016; 22:43)

Re: Butterfly (66,448) (66,453) by Bill from the UK Yes I'm aware Can't Let Go stopped her original run of chart toppers. But as Mariah has said, they also didn't want her at-the-time streak of #1's to end, from Fantasy to Honey. It's likely because other artists (like Whitney) had long mid-career streaks. (Monday 19 September 2016; 10:32)

Re: Butterfly (66,421) (66,433) by Bill from the UK Tommy is a business man and if he didn't want to release Butterfly because of its subject matter, the entire project would have been shelved. Butterfly was released as a single internationally in several countries and got full remix treatment etc. Mariah has gone on record saying the reason only two singles got a "proper" release from that album was because the execs didn't want her streak of #1s to end as they were trying to beat Whitney's streak of 7. Butterfly in fact had more videos on rotation on MTV (Honey, Honey remix, Butterfly, My All, My All remix, The Roof, Breakdown) and more singles released globally than any subsequent album. (Sunday 18 September 2016; 16:41)

Re: Give me a break (66,341) (66,352) by Bill from the UK For me, Mariah looked sexy and desireable in videos like Emotions, Can't Let Go, Dreamlover, Always Be My Baby and Fantasy. She had natural sex appeal because she was always so photogenic and attractive. It's too in your face at the moment. Remember how amazing she looked on Ellen when she announced her Vegas residency? More of that is all that's needed. (Friday 16 September 2016; 14:20)

Morgan and Alison (65,915) by Bill from the UK What baffles me, is Morgan previously called Mariah a "witch" for not helping Alison. He is currently belittling the help MC previously gave to her sister by saying that "you don't give money to a heroin addict", which I do agree with. So, my question is, what does he want Mariah to provide Alison with that he himself can't, if not financial? Has he actually said, and I missed it? (Monday 5 September 2016; 21:43)

Re: The Emancipation Of Mimi evokes feelings of nostalgia (65,758) (65,765) by Bill from the UK To The Floor is my favourite track from Emancipation. So light and breezy and free. (Wednesday 31 August 2016; 20:42)

Re: Classic 90's Mariah (65,100) (65,108) by Bill from the UK I couldn't get beyond the first 25 seconds. (Tuesday 9 August 2016; 19:02)

Vanishing (64,226) by Bill from the UK Never before has that song and those lyrics been so poignant and heart breaking. (Tuesday 12 July 2016; 13:55)

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