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Vocal preservation, lip syncing (49,992) by Heinrich from South Africa The type of vocal power/gymnastics that Mariah displays in that SNL performance and pretty much her entire catalogue, is not just taxing on ones vocal chordes, but physically it also requires a lot of stamina and endurance. Now, if Mariah was doing vocal recitals in a theatre, I would find her lipping and using a backtrack inexcusable, but clearly this is not the case. Trust me, belting Mariah Carey songs for two hours, on a outdoor stage, under scorching stage lights, while having to move around is not easy and can easily lead to vocal injury. We've seen this happening with the Daydream tour, hence the lipping becoming more apparent afterwards. In fact, I think the biggest thing holding Mariah back as a live singer now, is the phycological side effects of her past vocal injuries. (Tuesday 10 February 2015; 1:22)

Reconditioning "the voice" (49,903) by Heinrich from South Africa Despite her rescent mishaps, I wan to point out that Mariah's upper and middel chest belts are sounding a lot healthier and fluid lately. Coming from someone who has had nodules twice, Mariah's current voice does not sound like someone who has nodules or any seriouse vocal injury to me. In my opinion her voice has simply fallen back into a "diamond in the rough" state, due to a lack of training and practice. She can sound like her former self, if she reconditions her voice to meet the techinical demands of her songs live again. That being said, it is clear to me that she has been practicing her voice, so I'm not too discouraged by the Jamaica fiasco. (Saturday 7 February 2015; 23:12)