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Whitney Houston (103,594)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 28 September 2023; 02:23) | | |
| I have been very nostalgic this week from MC's early ballads to Toni Braxton to now Whitney Houston. I have to say love Whitney's early ballads like All At Once, Didn't We Almost Have It All, For The Love Of You, You Give Good Love, Saving All My Love, and Where Do Broken Hearts Go. I would be filled with so much joy listening to quiet storm radio in the late 80s and here a Whitney Houston ballad come on. You felt the pain and emotion in the song that she was singing about. Interpreting the emotion in a song and singing it with such conviction was Whitney's other gift. RIP Whitney. |
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Drake gets his 12th number one (103,590)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Wednesday 27 September 2023; 16:21) | | |
| AIWFCIY will always be MC's greatest accomplishment. It will only get bigger from the previous year. |
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This is a reply to message 103,589 by
Edward from USA
(Wednesday 27 September 2023; 14:09) | | |
| To be honest, I don't really care about that anymore like I used to. That record will be broken eventually, especially now that anybody can debut at number one, first was Mariah, then Ariana and now Drake. What none of them has is a song like "AIWFCIY". The "OSD" record was more important to me. Once "All I Want for Christmas Is You" becomes the longest running number one single on Billboard, now, that one will be tough to break. If OSD took 16 year, that one will take decades. |
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Drake gets his 12th number one (103,587)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Wednesday 27 September 2023; 10:45) | | |
| The Lambs should be worry if he at his 17th number one by this time next year. His album For All The Dogs is due October 6th. |
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This is a reply to message 103,582 by
Randy from USA
(Wednesday 27 September 2023; 04:33) | | |
| Should we be worried? We went through this a few years ago with Rihanna, but she has all but retired from music. Drake is cranking out songs and albums. I can definitely lob the Mariah criticism non fans give her at him. I can't name more than two of his number ones. He is tied with Madonna and ahead of Janet, Whitney and Stevie Wonder. I like Drake but his name does not belong in the same stratosphere with any of those four. |
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AIWFCIY (103,581)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Wednesday 27 September 2023; 00:28) | | |
| I just thought about this today. With so many millions in radio impressions and streaming sales, why doesn't AIWFCIY make it to #1 on the Urban AC, Hot AC, and Adult Comtemporary charts too? This question came to my mind because feel something special is planned this year for AIWFCIY by the label or MC. |
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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,573)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:13) | | |
| Are you talking about that "working the street" song with the great vocals and Price Sisters harmonies? |
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This is a reply to message 103,571 by
Edward from USA
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 00:55) | | |
| Rumor has it she has a phenomenal track from Daydream called "One Night". |
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Essential II Mariah Carey or very best of cd (103,572)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:09) | | |
The previously released Essential Mariah Carey cd is quite boring with too many of the same tracks already on her #1's collections, Greatest Hits cd and Playlist: Mariah Carey cd. I think it is time to release Essential Mariah Carey II cd with the 2nd disc containing eight fan favorites and eight rare and remix tracks including Skydiving, Right To Dream, Beautiful# Hermosa, Triumphant (Vintage Throwback Mix), Shake It Off ft. Jay Z (Remix), Bye Bye ft. Jay Z and Lil Wayne, Crybaby, You're Mine ft. Trey Songz, Can't Take That Away (Morales Club Mix Edit) and Always Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix). These tracks are my favorite MC tracks for a roadtrip. We need a more rounded and representative look back now that MC has been business in 30 years. Arista and LaFace have released some fantastic Toni Braxton collections including her Essential collection. I will not be buying another #1's collection from MC. I am over those type of collections. Lol. Don't believe me.  |
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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,565)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Sunday 24 September 2023; 13:35) | | |
| I thought about this IDWC this morning. It kind of reminds me of WBT in 1990. I know MC and Narada disagreed during the recording of IDWC because MC kept adding vocals to what he thought was the final version. I would love to hear the two versions side by side one day. I am pretty sure Narada's version is the one on the album. By the way, I hope we hear Lose Control one day too. |
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Imperfect (103,562)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 19:15) | | |
| I would love for Imperfect to remixed as a club version and brought to life by Gorgon City or Disclosure. They are known for taking a song and injecting some life into the track. I wonder if The Dream and Tricky Stewart are actually the writers on Imperfect because it does not sound like a The Dream collaboration. |
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#Beautiful (103,561)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 19:11) | | |
| I just wonder if some of the tracks intended for The Art Of Letting Go album will be found in the vault. |
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This is a reply to message 103,553 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 04:03) | | |
| On the way home today I was listening to music from around this era - including #Beautiful, The Art of Letting Go and Triumphant. I am getting a new rekindling for this era. And especially Triumphant. I used to quite dislike it. It's really fresh sounding still. Really awesome to listen to. |
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Triumphant (103,560)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 18:32) | | |
| I think MC envisioned the video at the same time she wrote Triumphant. The MC is like the cheerleader who cheering on two contenders in the song and video. It worked for the video, but not for radio airplay and live performances. |
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This is a reply to message 103,559 by
BFF from United States
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 16:08) | | |
| I think "Triumphant" had potential, but she should have scaled back the guest artists. I also remember one of the complaints about "#Beautiful" was her lack of presence on her own song. I love "#Beautiful" as a record, but I do remember wondering why Mariah was featured so little on her own song. I suspect that Miguel had already partially written/recorded the song before he and Mariah decided to collaborate. |
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David Guetta and Fred Again (103,547)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Friday 22 September 2023; 14:08) | | |
| I think a David Guetta and Mariah Carey collaboration would be an instant radio hit. There is not one bad song that he's ever done for a major artist. Fred Again would be a nice collaboration too. I am hoping for more dance songs on the new album. |
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New album 2024 (103,538)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Tuesday 19 September 2023; 06:41) | | |
| Just type in Mariah's new album in the search bar and the post will come up. The comments from fans immediately put TEOM II in my mind. This dry era period reminds me of that uncertainty after CB failed on the charts and we were all waiting on MC to take us there again. |
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This is a reply to message 103,535 by
Stacey from USA
(Tuesday 19 September 2023; 02:04) | | |
| What Facebook post are you referring to? Where did you see this post? |
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Fandom base (103,537)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Tuesday 19 September 2023; 06:34) | | |
| Shhh, here is my thumbs up. |
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This is a reply to message 103,534 by
Edward from USA
(Tuesday 19 September 2023; 01:22) | | |
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New album 2024 (103,533)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Tuesday 19 September 2023; 00:44) | | |
| I just hope she has lots of surprises for us. I am getting TEOM II vibes from the Facebook post. |
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This is a reply to message 103,530 by
Victor from Costa Rica
(Monday 18 September 2023; 23:48) | | |
| I read the same thing in Facebook today. I expect an album with spectacular vocals, modern sound (maybe pop/rock) and easy lyrics to sing along. |
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Your top 5 pick of career defining moments (103,526)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Monday 18 September 2023; 08:07) | | |
1. Love Takes Time made it onto debut album because Tommy said it was too good to be saved for Emotions.
2. MTV Unplugged showed that Mariah was more than a studio singer.
3. One Sweet Day spends 16 weeks at number #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 which had never been done before.
4. We Belong Together saved TEOM.
5. I Want To Know Was Love Is becomes a surprise hit in Brazil when it spends 25 weeks at number #1. |
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Happy 26th to the real magnum opus (103,524)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Sunday 17 September 2023; 09:44) | | |
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This is a reply to message 103,519 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Sunday 17 September 2023; 02:48) | | |
| Do not pity yourself: pity the blind and stupid for not noticing your greatest. You are as a part of space and time as any atom at any point in the stretch of the knowable Universe. Nothing - and nobody - takes precedence over you in any objective moral reasoning. No atoms are more or less entitled to existence than the billions of which you are made. You are the perfect version of you surrounded, merely, by imperfect interpretations of you. We are all made of stars. And we all shit. Dry your eyes, Bobby-A. Or I don't even know you. |
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Happy 26th to the real magnum opus (103,515)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Sunday 17 September 2023; 01:06) | | |
| Randy, your post about Butterfly brought tears to my eyes. Your comments are spot on. I remember Butterfly and how every song that year in 1997 was my life. It was the joy of Honey to the alienation in Outside that spoke about how my mother was treating me because she had a gay son. I must stop typing now to the wipe the tears from eyes. Butterfly is the real magnum opus. |
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This is a reply to message 103,514 by
Randy from USA
(Sunday 17 September 2023; 00:50) | | |
| While everyone is celebrating Music Box and incorrectly calling Daydream MC's artistic zenith, I'd like to interject and celebrate the real magnum opus, Butterfly, which turns 26 today. On this day, 26 years ago I unwrapped the cellophane off of this CD in my fathers basement and popped it in the disc changer. I never before heard an album where every song is a single. Every verse reads like poetry. And every vocal is astounding. Rasp, falsetto, belting and whistles are all used here. My biggest issue with R&B music is artists always sing about romantic love or break ups. This Pop/R&B album includes songs about childhood pain and alienation. It is in one word stunning. Happy anniversary to Mariah's favorite. And the best album of all time. From any artist. |
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Something's going on behind the scenes (103,509)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 16 September 2023; 05:08) | | |
| Andrew is just messing you. I had to toughen up during MIAM era because he criticized my every post. Then I realized he just wanted my special guest star status. Lol. I am glad that Andrew is back because I am stronger and wiser now. Since he has been back, I grown to like him even more. So what I am saying is just smile and laugh about his posts on the board. He is really just a harmless sweet tiger. |
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This is a reply to message 103,506 by
Brandon from USA
(Saturday 16 September 2023; 02:53) | | |
| My comment was out of concern for Mariah and nothing else. As a dedicated lamb from the beginning, I can be concerned and question things as I see them. You choose to follow blindly and that's ok for you. I want the best for MC and if something doesn't look right, I will speak on it. With that being said, I hope everything is ok and that we get to see more of her healthy soon. |
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90s R&B Mariah covers (103,508)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 16 September 2023; 04:53) | | |
I would be so elated if Mariah coverd my two favorite 90s R&B songs.
1. Soon As I Get Home
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Something's going on behind the scenes (103,507)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 16 September 2023; 03:37) | | |
| It was only that I didn't want to ruin our MB 30 celebration and MC mania about new music since FILAC (a Christmas song). Also, I learned growing up in a small Baptist church is that you don't comment on someone's sudden weight loss. What I saw or heard at church stayed right on the pew or in the Sunday School classroom. |
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This is a reply to message 103,505 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Saturday 16 September 2023; 01:58) | | |
| "Yes I do concur. I have thusly not kept silence on anything at all anywhere on any subject any time. But I have also thought for 14 days that Mariah was demonstrating said unspecified behaviour deviating from her normal abnormal self to the point of abnormality in that it was not normal. But I just decided to not mention this one thing ever. In all the things I say about Mariah - most of which, too, are completely without substantiation and me just guessing and throwing out random baseless opinions. But *this* I kept to myself." |
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Something's going on behind the scenes (103,501)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Friday 15 September 2023; 23:05) | | |
| I noticed that two weeks ago, but didn't want to say anything. The weight loss was so sudden. I pray all is well. |
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This is a reply to message 103,498 by
Brandon from USA
(Friday 15 September 2023; 17:52) | | |
| While I'm enjoying this moment of MB30, I hate to be a negative Nancy, but did MC seem a bit "medicated" in those videos? She looked beautiful but something seemed a little bit off to me. I can't put my finger on it. I'm a very long time fan and can notice when she's a little different and there was something interesting going on here. Plus she's pretty much been MIA for a while. Maybe it's just me. Let me know what you guys think. |
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Daydream is Mariah's magnum opus (103,480)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 14 September 2023; 12:50) | | |
| Which part can I see Jamie in? There are like 5 parts on YouTube. |
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This is a reply to message 103,473 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Thursday 14 September 2023; 06:02) | | |
| E=MC2 is a much better record than The Emancipation of Mimi. It's one of Mariah's best. You should also check out The Friday Night Project on YouTube. Mariah looks amazing. So does Jamie, actually. |
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Since we're wondering (103,472)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 14 September 2023; 01:45) | | |
| Unfortunately, February 24, 2024 is the release date for all retailers and her store. I wouldn't be surprised if Wal-Mart and Target have on their websites this Fall for pre-order some type of exclusive colored vinyl. She did it for Mariah Carey and MTV Unplugged. |
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This is a reply to message 103,470 by
Brad from USA
(Wednesday 13 September 2023; 22:54) | | |
| Has anyone decoded the "coat of arms" on the windows Mariah shows in her latest ""Dreamlover" tribute post where she is wearing the black and white flannel shirt? I think this is all very intentional on her part. It's a clue as to where she is (obviously) and what she is up to. I know September 15th will lend some insight too at MSG. I think it's a clue just like pointing to that poster of "I'm gonna need a bigger boat" from back around her birthday. Also, do we have to wait until 2024 for the physical forms of MB30 to be available, I read that somewhere. Thanks. |
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Daydream is Mariah's magnum opus (103,471)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 14 September 2023; 00:28) | | |
| Isn't it really TEOM? WBT skyrocketed album sales to 5 million. WBT will always be her biggest radio airplay hit. |
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This is a reply to message 103,469 by
jaker20 from US
(Wednesday 13 September 2023; 20:38) | | |
Some say it's Music Box, Butterfly, TEOM, and some even say it's Caution or Merry Christmas, but that's only because she has so many.
But Daydream is really where she hit the pinnacle, when she got the most Grammy noms, and hit her 11th no.1. She could have said it's a wrap (no pun) at that point, but she went on and on and gave The Beatles a run for their money.
But Daydream is what I would call a perfect pop album, start to finish. You can sense a longing for more maturity here before she went full blow emancipated in Butterfly, the writing is some of her best, and the melodies are classics.
"Fantasy" is a just a perfect pop song and best example of sampling. It is so good that even the remixes are top notch bops and its stands out a rework such as BE. It even works so well as a film score in multiple variations because it just have so many facets. Rolling Stone putting at no.400 in their 500 greatest songs of all time is just criminal because I can't think of a more perfect pop song. Oh and the rest of the album slays too. Classics each one of them. |
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Crybaby (103,462)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Wednesday 13 September 2023; 00:35) | | |
| Andrew, I just want Mimi to sing and write again like she did when she took out that Casio keyboard and wrote the biggest song of her career. I know she is capable of it. I just wish Kuk Harrell would get the contract to help MC get her voice. |
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This is a reply to message 103,460 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Tuesday 12 September 2023; 22:14) | | |
| Bobby A: I will agree with you to any degree, on any subject, for a whole ten minutes, if you stop pretending Mariah can climb a building like Batgirl. And give her her bloody head back. She's pretty good looking, y'know. |
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