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Re: St John the Divine (91,207) (91,211) by Bobby A from United States I can't wait either. I can't sleep tonight. Do you know that a St .John the Divine live version of Hero is included on a new AIWFCIY CD single sold at Mariah Carey.com for 2.98? It has 4 tracks on the CD. This will make my fourth item that I have purchased since she announced the Deluxe Anniversary Edition on her website. Something tells me a DVD of the concert is coming soon. (Friday 1 November 2019; 04:31)

Re: My Mariah year - 1997 (91,208) (91,210) by Bobby A from United States I love your post. (Friday 1 November 2019; 04:24)

Re: St John the Divine (91,207) (91,209) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada I know Bill. I seriously can not wait. (Friday 1 November 2019; 00:07)

My Mariah year - 1997 (91,208) by Randy from USA I have to tell you, I loved MC from the debut. I can remember singing Vision of Love to the top of my lungs in the basement and my father opening the door at the top of the stairs and yelling down, "Stop all that screaming." I remember loving the Emotions album except for The Wind. Hey I was 11. I remember listening to Music Box and it being a flawless album. The first time I listened to Daydream, I remember loving it too. I felt it was flawless as well. But for me, a lover of R&B music, I was more partial to Deborah Cox, Toni Braxton, Aaliyah and my #1 at the time Whitney Houston. Then two things happened. I started writing serious poetry and lyrics became more important than soul for the first time in my life. That's when I fell in love with Jewel. Then Butterfly happened. When I tell you that is the best album of all time. Lyrically you will never be able to match it. The rasp that creeped into MCs voice provided the soul. What MC was doing then was unmatched and to this day doesn't happen. R&B songs not about love? That's when MC surpasses Whitney for me and that's why despite the ditzy image, the boobs, she refuses to sing live and her newfound love of experimental R&B it's so hard for me to let go. But I'm starting to lose interest. (Thursday 31 October 2019; 23:15)

St John the Divine (91,207) by Bill from the UK I can't believe we will hear this tomorrow. (Thursday 31 October 2019; 17:01)

Re: My Mariah Carey year - 1995 (91,203) (91,206) by Taylor from USA My Mariah Carey year was also 1995. I had first discovered Mariah on MTV and VH1 in 1993, but did not know I could go out and buy CDs and CD singles. I moved to the states two years prior from a third world country, and that concept was foreign to me. But I digress, and that’s a whole other post. Until the release of Daydream, my parents indulged me with all of Mariah’s back releases including any CD singles I could still find because the remixes themselves were like brand new songs unto themselves and I was completely mesmerized. Daydream was my Mariah Carey year because it was the first time I got her album on day one. I remember the excitement when Fantasy was released and the release date for Daydream was announced. The anticipation was agonizing, because at this point I had listened to her back releases countless times and I was eager for more. This was my Mariah Carey year because I will never forget the excitement that I will experience something brand new from her. And it was from this release that I felt like I have crossed into the realm of Mariah. Listening to Mariah is an experience that is transcendent, and this was the year that encapsulated my connection with Mariah. (Thursday 31 October 2019; 04:49)

My Mariah Carey year - 1995 (91,203) (91,205) by Lainsky from Philippines Nice topic Robert-Anthony so, here's my MC year. It was "Love Takes Time" when I first got to know and listen to her. Since then, I became a fan and followed her through song hits magazines. I was in my early years of high school when I first bought my first album of her in cassette tape. That is "Music Box" and bought it with an unofficial locally produced "greatest hits" of her. She became my theme whenever I study and do my assignments since 1994. Hero became a source of inspiration and strength during down times of my high school years. She was always in my background and that remains until today from time to time. (Thursday 31 October 2019; 04:24)

My Mariah Carey year - 1995 (91,203) (91,204) by TJ from Norway I want to say he same year as you because the first time I heard Fantasy was crazy. It was so different but reminded me about Dreamlover (which had the best remixes ever). I have to say that 1993-94 was my Mariah year. I was 17 and everything she touched turned into gold. Dreamlover was something I never heard her doing before. She released singles in different versions and I started collecting. I guess that Dreamlover was the first CD-single I bought. Then came Hero, AYNAF and so on. The German magazine, Bravo, had articles every week, and I did my best reading them. It was magical, and everyone around me thought I was crazy because I loved and lived (for) her music. (Thursday 31 October 2019; 03:51)

My Mariah Carey year - 1995 (91,203) by Bobby A from United States My Mariah Carey year was 1995. I had already been a fan since 1990. I was a young a gay man living in a major city in the Bible Belt. I lived and breathed Mariah during her first four albums. At that time, I was amazed at the songs she was writing and singing. Then I heard Fantasy on the radio and was like this woman can really write some great songs. My life was crazy that year in 1995 and Daydream got me through some tough times in my life. One Sweet Day was just so beautiful to hear on the radio back then. I had a bad roommate who had a beautiful voice. He sang Always Be My Baby all the time and said it was a great song. ABMB was just awesome to hear everywhere. Nobody was writing like Mariah back then except Babyface. What is your Mariah Carey year? (Thursday 31 October 2019; 01:28)

If you are lucky as I am (91,202) by Gilles from Malta Hello everyone. If you own a Sony headset and a Tidal account you have now access to 360 degrees audio. It is just wowwwww. Please webmaster leave my wow this way because it is so so wow. Mariah is the queen of audio layers and this audio system just make her justice. It is like you have 8 speakers in front of you and at your back a kind of super surround. The experience is out of this world. You realize a big work in the studio to get those results. Sometimes it is like she breaths close to you (the end of One More Try for example), it is bluffing. Anyway if you are a lucky one as I am please share your experience. I've noticed that the albums in master quality offer a better experience than the high fidelity. Enjoy it . It is pure happyness. (Wednesday 30 October 2019; 12:21)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,200) (91,201) by Anonymous from I love eating butter on a Monday in my sweatpants, my farts stick. (Wednesday 30 October 2019; 00:49)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,197) (91,200) by Edward from USA Yes, if you're wearing sweatpants and it's Monday. (Tuesday 29 October 2019; 02:01)

Caution vinyl (91,199) by Bobby A from United States I found the Caution vinyl that was released in December at Barnes and Nobles on birthday last Friday. I was really reading the lyrics on the album jacket and found the editor incorrectly lists the wrong songwriters for Stay Long Love You and Giving Me Life. Has anybody else noticed that? Oh, well beautiful think album jacket with some really cool pretty inserts and MC photos. The sound on this vinyl is unbelievable crystal clear. Now, I just need Me I Am Mariah on vinyl. (Monday 28 October 2019; 23:58)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,146) (91,198) by Nikki from usa It's not likely she'd perform there. She was the headliner for 5 years running. She actually began that performance acapella and it was awesome. Her inner ear monitors cut out in the middle of the performance, so she tried to sing "under" the music while she was deaf. She did it successfully enough because there were only 2 notes that sounded off during the one minute they cut out before coming back on again. It was hailed as a great performance by headlines the following day and no one in the audience was any the wiser. It wasn't until that afternoon where a one minute isolated vocal leaked of the four minute song. No other part of the song was leaked, only the part where she was singing while deaf. She got a lot of flack for it. Rockefeller asked her to come back the following year, but she declined. They said she was "holding a grudge". Mariah had her own special on the Hallmark channel that year and kicked it off with God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman a capella. It spurred her on to do her own shows at Beacon Theatre and turn Christmas into a tour. She has a lot of shows already lined up. She's always busy for December. She doesn't need Rockefeller, she'd be better off doing a Christmas Carpool Karaoke. (Monday 28 October 2019; 23:54)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,194) (91,197) by enwar00 from usa Is butter a carb? (Monday 28 October 2019; 23:07)

Re: Christmas tour (91,170) (91,196) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago I'm going to the Atlantic City show as well. Wow - first person here who knows of and has been to my home country I think. (Monday 28 October 2019; 20:54)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,192) (91,195) by Bill from the UK Thank you. I do find some people on here take things a little too seriously. In other news, can you believe we're days away from St John the Divine? I think I might pass out. Because I'm never satisfied, here's my dream for Merry Christmas - 30th Anniversary Pearl Edition: Disc 1: Re-mastered album *however* we are now extending out all the tracks with the new vocals that have surfaced from the stems. Full versions of AIWFCIY, O Holy Night, Christmas BPCH, and that demo of Jesus Born On This Day that surfaced then got removed by Sony (thanks for that lol). Also both versions of God Rest Ye Merry Gents. DVD Blu-Ray: St John the Divine and all the videos. Disc 3: Mariah's original rendition of Where Are You Christmas and, for the hell of it, MCIIY, for completeness, with Star and Lil Snowman, even though they are dreadful lol. Disc 4: JTTW and AIWFCIY remixes. Disc 5: Track by track commentary from MC about why she chose each song and the stories behind them. (Monday 28 October 2019; 17:27)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,191) (91,194) by Edward from USA Bill, he was referring to Andrew, Randy and me. Your [sic] safe. Don't joke too much now though, you might end up posting with the freaks, but if you promise to bring a not so over-sized pink shirt, you can always post with us. And bring your muffin, unbuttered of course. (Monday 28 October 2019; 16:30)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,187) (91,193) by Bill from the UK Haha, thank you Jade you dear thing. Hope you are well. (Monday 28 October 2019; 15:08)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,191) (91,192) by MusicfanJ from Germany Bill I love your posts. You've got great humour and your favourites from Mariah are like mine. You never said a bad word. Personally I appriciate almost everyone on this board. Ecxept one or two who seems a bit strange. Lol. People without humour are always stressfull. Your list was funny and not mean because you clearly love MC. I had to laugh although I love Mariah. (Monday 28 October 2019; 15:04)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,189) (91,191) by Bill from the UK Wait a minute, am I one of the three? If so, yikes. And if so, can I be Karen please? Lol. I've said plenty of positive things about Mariah, and I've never ganged up on anyone here. I do however call our delusional fans, as that's not healthy. (Monday 28 October 2019; 12:32)

Re: 90s R&B and 1994 albums (91,182) (91,190) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Great analogy. Erotica was considered Madonna's "love letter to the gays" at the time and is one of the first albums to bravely address the AIDS epidemic and homosexuality, both of which were taboo topics at the time that pretty much everyone shied away from. One difference between the Erotica + Sex and the Glitter soundtrack + movie eras was the intent behind it. Mariah did it to launch her movie career and broaden her musical horizons, while Madonna did it in hopes of desensitizing the public when it comes to discussions relating to sex, especially female sexual expression. Another key difference is that Glitter bombed by every standard imaginable largely due to the fact that the movie sucked and because of the 9/11 incident; while Erotica + Sex were still very successful and only bombed compared to Madonna's previous successes, it's just that the public were already tired of her penchant for controversy at the time, thinking she had gone too far. Which makes me appreciate Bedtime Stories more because it was the first time since Madonna's debut where she didn't rely on deliberate button-pushing for promotion. The focus was on the music. Even the promotional strategies were clever. She promoted Secret via a snippet online (which was revolutionary in 1994), and used the tagline, "Madonna wants to tuck you in bed with her new album", tuck with a "T", which is obviously a naughty wink to her oversexualised Erotica image. (Monday 28 October 2019; 05:29)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,178) (91,189) by 123 from USA Eddie I just call em as I see em. You three like to gang up on the zealot posters here because you find them easy targets but people can say some scathing things about Mariah or make racial "jokes" and no one bats an eye because they are fans of the vitrol comments because they get a lot of likes. I hit dog will holler. (Monday 28 October 2019; 04:43)

Re: 90s R&B and 1994 albums (91,185) (91,188) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines The Babyface + Madonna combo is still probably one of the most random collaborations in pop music. Babyface did so well in the production, especially how he layered Madonna's vocals to make it sound more full and plush. That instrumental is still everything, though. The pentatonic notes in the intro is so distinct that the song is instantly recognizable within the first 2 seconds of hearing it. If there was one Madonna song that I wish were Mariah's, it's Take A Bow. So lush, cinematic, elegant and even expensive. (Monday 28 October 2019; 04:17)

Re: Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting (91,166) (91,187) by Anonymous from Bill you are wonderful and lovely. It's sad that your humour makes you vile. (Sunday 27 October 2019; 19:39)

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