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by Brandon from USA
(Tuesday 21 November 2023; 14:56) | | |
| Old school MC fans from the 90's know a lip synced performance when we see one and it was definitely prerecorded which is the norm for her these days. Her nerves along with the inconsistency of her voice has has caused her to lean on prerecorded vocal tracks. I just want more movement from her if she's going lip sync. |
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This is a reply to message 104,147 by
Bill from the UK
(Tuesday 21 November 2023; 08:39) | | |
| I hate to be the one to spoil the party, but the Billboard performance wasn't 100% live, or even 50% live. Or even 25%. She was lipping to the Extra Festive version and had pre-recorded parts kick in at the beginning and the end. It's the same as every other "live performance" she's done in the last 10 years. Bah humbug. |
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Performance (104,146)
by Brandon from USA
(Tuesday 21 November 2023; 04:53) | | |
| I don't think asking a singer to sing and work on stage presence is being negative. Us diehard fans knows what she is capable of (Daydream tour, Butterfly tour, Charmbracelet tour, etc). Everyone is entitled to an off day but it's a problem when it happens frequently. We have a right to be concerned and ask questions. |
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This is a reply to message 104,142 by
Victoria from USA
(Monday 20 November 2023; 23:35) | | |
| Lol seriously lol. I pray that she's never visited this website. Maybe she did and then read all the disgusting things some of you say about her right before the Christmas concerts started. I've been a lamb since 1990 and I would never say the horrible things that I've read on here, from people that weren't even born in 1990. I don't think of this site as a Mariah fan site anymore. I miss the old ones. |
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Article: Mariah Carey has new rose gold hair colour (104,085)
by Brandon from USA
(Thursday 16 November 2023; 14:51) | | |
| I take back what I said. Looking at the pics and videos from the show, it actually looks really good on her on stage. |
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This is a reply to message 104,076 by
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(Thursday 16 November 2023; 03:35) | | |
| It's too "wiggy" for me. I prefer more natural looking styles and wigs on her. |
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Article: Mariah Carey has new rose gold hair colour (104,076)
by Brandon from USA
(Thursday 16 November 2023; 03:35) | | |
| It's too "wiggy" for me. I prefer more natural looking styles and wigs on her. |
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This is a reply to message 104,075 by
Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 16 November 2023; 00:53) | | |
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Kudos (104,061)
by Brandon from USA
(Wednesday 15 November 2023; 05:50) | | |
| Kudos to Mariah's current glam team. Hair, makeup and ensembles have been on point for her recent interviews with Jimmy Kimmel, ET and Jennifer Hudson as well as the Grio Awards. I love to see Mariah in high fashion moments. More of this please. |
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Mariah, please be ready (104,012)
by Brandon from USA
(Friday 10 November 2023; 16:03) | | |
| Andrew, I totally agree with [you]. You aren't being negative but just keeping it real. Some of us fans don't believe that Mariah is untouchable and can't be criticized. Anyone who has had the same job for 30 years should be an expert at that job, not still looking like a deer in headlights when on stage, which Mariah does in her live shows a lot. We are just asking her to put more effort into rehearsing for her shows, practicing singing her songs in her current range, put together a great entertaining show, and taking care of her voice for preservation. Isn't that what we all want? We aren't asking her to perform brain surgery or something that she isn't capable of. All of these things are within her control. She just doesn't seem that interested. |
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This is a reply to message 104,008 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Friday 10 November 2023; 09:15) | | |
I don't know how much money Mariah makes from royalties each year but it's surely got to be around the US$50m mark? I can appreciate the "rug pulled from under you" theory - but it's so unlikely as to be an impossibility.
I cannot now see, at this age, and with the experience she has, why Mariah cannot lower the keys of the songs, sing them, and move around the stage once more. Madonna is ten years older than Mariah, recently got out of hospital, clearly still has an injury to her leg, and still is still delivering a reasonable energised and effective show (although there's a lot of criticism of a different nature that can be levelled at that artist).
I have always said that I think Mariah's weight, and ever expanding breasts, have negatively impacted her movement and her singing - if she cared about her fans she would do something about it. She would lower the keys of her songs, put on a pair of pants, move about the stage again and have actual fun rather than looking like a (rein)deer in headlights. And we would have a lot more fun with it.
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Mariah, please be ready (103,992)
by Brandon from USA
(Wednesday 8 November 2023; 17:42) | | |
| It irritates me when she just wings it because it's so evident. Some people who are natural and confident performers (Celine, Whitney, Fantasia, etc.) could get away with it but performing in front of people is just not where MC is strong. She has even referred to herself as a studio artist in interviews. However, with constant practice and working with seasoned professionals, she could get there. I've never understood why she hasn't called Frank Gatson who has helped Beyoncé become the performer that she is today. For some reason, it comes off that she is only concerned with the glam aspect but doesn't really care about actually performing and giving people an experience at her shows. It feels lazy. I feel like she thinks "I'll just stand here, sing (lip sync) these songs right quick, collect my check and go lay back down and be pampered." If she won't practice and rehearse, she could at least properly warm up her voice. I'm going on a rant. Let me stop lol. |
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This is a reply to message 103,987 by
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(Wednesday 8 November 2023; 06:46) | | |
| Honestly, that's my concern as well. I know what she's still capable of vocally, but there have been so many times where it's just basic upkeep and vocal maintenance as her problem. She's not even trying. She still has a good arsenal of vocal abilities and now that she's older she's got richer low notes accessible to her too. Over the past couple of years, it doesn't look like there's a whole lot of prep, planning, or management before performances. She just wings it. If she's going to draw this much attention to herself and then not deliver, I don't see things ending well. Her hardcore fans will always love her, but this is the public entering the chat. |
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Mariah, please be ready (103,977)
by Brandon from USA
(Monday 6 November 2023; 20:22) | | |
| Mariah, please be prepared for your upcoming Christmas shows. Please do not step on that stage looking and acting as if you are under rehearsed and don't know what to do on stage because we can tell when [you] aren't ready (which seems to be the norm unfortunately). Please be professional and have your voice ready. And make sure your pre-recorded vocals match what you can do live. We hate a rough transition from live to pre-recorded. |
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Jimmy Kimmel (103,954)
by Brandon from USA
(Friday 3 November 2023; 15:50) | | |
| She definitely looked beautiful. Call me Negative Nancy but the interview was all fluff. If [you] didn't see the interview, you didn't really miss anything because nothing of substance was talked about. Very little talk about her upcoming shows, no new project news but plenty of talk about prank calls and lighting (insert eye roll). |
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This is a reply to message 103,952 by
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(Friday 3 November 2023; 12:45) | | |
| I loved the interview. So funny and witty. And slightly annoyed which I love. |
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Mariah lately (103,873)
by Brandon from USA
(Wednesday 25 October 2023; 21:10) | | |
| She looks flawless right now. I hope a new era is coming soon and she blows everyone away. |
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This is a reply to message 103,871 by
"MariahHater" from Hell
(Wednesday 25 October 2023; 18:28) | | |
| Exactly. She looks nice and [gorgeous]. [I hope] she is in good spirits now. No demands as a lamb but good health for her. |
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Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (103,859)
by Brandon from USA
(Tuesday 24 October 2023; 20:22) | | |
| From all the clips I saw, she seemed in really good voice for most of the tour. I really enjoyed the improvisational moments and seemed to go for it vocally and was very confident in her voice. I also liked how she interacted with the dancers more and had small choreographed moments with them (Fantasy remix, Obsessed, IKWYW) as opposed to them just being background props. She also stayed in shape the entire tour and I loved her ensembles (even the leotards). Her confidence was on 10 and she seemed to like what she was doing. She seemed to be stepping outside of her comfort zone with this tour. I wish she had continued with that style of performance and not slip back into her old ways. |
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This is a reply to message 103,856 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Monday 23 October 2023; 20:53) | | |
Often imitated, never duplicated.
It was as professional as a tour from her I had seen. And it visually quite great. Plus, the variety of songs from the discography of course better because it was late in the day.
I remember Martyn asking my opinion at the time and I could only say that I didn't really care about the lipsync or the awkward transition because it was just like a big Mariah Carey nightclub. And Martyn liked it. Although he was a lad of very, er, questionable taste. 
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Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (103,855)
by Brandon from USA
(Monday 23 October 2023; 18:36) | | |
| Great minds must think alike because that’s exactly my sentiments. I hope we get a similar style show in the future from MC. |
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This is a reply to message 103,849 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Sunday 22 October 2023; 12:56) | | |
| That I literally had just posted that SSFT was the best show ever is what made me think you must be joking with your message. |
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Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (103,846)
by Brandon from USA
(Saturday 21 October 2023; 22:53) | | |
| No not joking. I loved the SSFT. One of her better shows IMO. She brought back Loverboy, WYB, AAO, etc. [You] disagree? |
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This is a reply to message 103,843 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Saturday 21 October 2023; 20:27) | | |
| Are you joking? |
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Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (103,831)
by Brandon from USA
(Saturday 21 October 2023; 03:47) | | |
| Anyone else misses the Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour? I feel like that was one of her better tours, from the choreography, the outfits, her renewed confidence to her amazing voice. I wish she would've kept going in that direction of performing and entertaining. Anyone else feel the same way? |
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Mariah as a performer (103,826)
by Brandon from USA
(Friday 20 October 2023; 18:20) | | |
| What do [you] guys think holds Mariah back from being a dynamic performer? Or do [you] think that she already is a dynamic performer? I'm curious to know your thoughts. |
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Tis the season for something... (103,791)
by Brandon from USA
(Wednesday 18 October 2023; 04:59) | | |
| With all due respect, MC is not that girl when it comes to fashion. She's had a few good fashion moments here and there throughout the years, but fashion and designing clothes is not her thing. Her personal style is not good. |
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This is a reply to message 103,789 by
SM from Somewhere only u kno
(Wednesday 18 October 2023; 00:48) | | |
| Mariah can't do a thing without getting criticism. I mean you're really gonna judge her dress in a photo with her children? That's just pretty low. Most of these comments on this board are low, it's sad. |
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What is wrong with Mariah? (103,734)
by Brandon from USA
(Friday 13 October 2023; 16:01) | | |
Just because you are tired doesn't mean [you] give a lazy performance to people who have paid money to see [you]. It's not as if she was in the midst of a long tour and made a special effort to perform at this wedding. Her last performance was months ago. Beyoncé just came off of a 50+ date tour in stadiums with an almost 3 hour high energy show and gave it every night. I'm sure there were nights when she didn't feel like it but still gave her all. We shouldn't blame jet lag because she should have gotten there early enough to get some rest and be prepared, knowing how long it takes to get over there. I'm confused as to why some fans lower to bar to the ground for Mariah when she is capable of so much more. She's only 54 and still young and beautiful in my eyes. She's not some frail old woman. She just doesn't try much anymore which is frustrating.
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This is a reply to message 103,733 by
Scftydreamer from United States
(Friday 13 October 2023; 14:41) | | |
| I don't think something was wrong maybe she was tired and the concert was private maybe it was quick little gig like how a few of todays artist perform at colleges they do their one two and leave treating it like a gig and besides she's proven herself by just standing around and giving effortlessly vocals for many years she don't have to anymore in my heart but I'm so excited to see what she has planned in the next few days and I can't wait. [Webmaster: What a long sentence.] |
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What is wrong with Mariah? (103,729)
by Brandon from USA
(Thursday 12 October 2023; 22:34) | | |
| Something is definitely wrong here. I have been saying the same thing. Although she looked beautiful in the MB30 videos, I'm like why can't she just move and act naturally. It's very irritating sometimes. Then when she performs in Qatar, she's almost lifeless on stage, standing almost completely still and not performing at the level of a superstar who's been on stage for 30+ years. Let's not even talk about how much of the show she was lip syncing. I'm not sure what is going on behind the scenes but something definitely isn't quite right. |
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This is a reply to message 103,725 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Thursday 12 October 2023; 15:52) | | |
Mariah is completely incapable these days of remaining still in a shot: she does about 20 different facial expressions that are not natural (that is, not reacting normally to the external input), she hunches her shoulders, clenches her fists, she gives up after a while then throws her arms in front of her face whilst diving out of shot, she seems incapable of breathing at normal places during a sentence, and she stresses love vowels which is irratating ("you said do the hiiiigh nooooote").
It's weird. No, it's super weird. No, its super-[censored] weird. What on Earth is going on in her head? Can't she just be natural, for once?
And she should stop with the All I Want For Christmas Is You nonsense until after Thanksgiving. It is not as if it is not possible for people to get sick of the song - and (whilst I may only be able to speak for British, and perhaps Western, people) it will turn good-will on its head if people thing she is using Christmas for self-promotion to fill a bank account. Good will is so easy to lose. |
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Qatar wedding performance (103,688)
by Brandon from USA
(Monday 9 October 2023; 01:56) | | |
| I saw the same videos and from what I saw, her Mike was mostly off. The backing track was very prevalent and is making its appearance more and more in her shows these days. Expecting a live show from a "singer" is asking too much? Expecting a singer to sound good is asking too much? No one expects her to sound like 90's Mariah but we do expect her to sound good. |
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This is a reply to message 103,687 by
JC from USA
(Sunday 8 October 2023; 22:52) | | |
Most of what I've seen her mic was on but likely singing over herself. I think she sounds great. My All sounded the best it's sounded in recent years. I'm excited.
I feel the lambs have an unrealistic expectation. I noticed this during LA Pride, for example, where I (and many others) felt she sounded amazing, yet lots of hate from the lambily. |
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She's checking her list - she's checking it twice? (103,682)
by Brandon from USA
(Sunday 8 October 2023; 05:48) | | |
Andrew, I am in total agreement with everything that you said. I think she hasn't progressed as a live performer because she's always in her head trying to remember when the recorded vocals are gonna kick in. She's constantly looking down to the teleprompter as though she is singing karaoke to her own songs because she needs reminders for the backing track. It's so annoying. She needs to lower the keys even more already so that she can actually sing her own songs start to finish. Whitney, Patti, Mary J, Barbra Streisand, Chaka, Gladys, etc would never even on their worst days vocally.
Also, why does she keep giving these low energy performances like she did in Quatar? What is going on? |
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This is a reply to message 103,678 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Saturday 7 October 2023; 21:13) | | |
If Mariah had "literallly" already done what I was suggesting, I wonder what definitions of "alternating" and "interspersing" you are using?
Let's not have an argument about it. I appreciate what you are saying - there was possibly more variety than in previous Christmas shows. However, I really do mean going Christmas song, non-Christmas song, Christmas song, non-Christmas song, and so on.
Moreover, I really do think she should start lowering every song substantially in key - and by several notes. Nobody is expecting to hear her get to stratospheric heights anymore and I think even the press would cut her some slack on it for she is, after all, admired. But I think everyone would appreciate a smoother slide from lipped to non-lipped.
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Something's going on behind the scenes (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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This is a reply to message 103,502 by
Andrew from United Kingdom
(Saturday 16 September 2023; 01:44) | | |
| So, if I may rephrase: "I am inferring that Mariah, in unspecified videos, was under the inflluence of drugs which I cannot see or name, leading to indeterminate behaviour, for which I have no evidence to present." Slow down there, Columbo. Don't crack the case too early, you won't make the end of the show. |
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Something's going on behind the scenes (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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All I Live For Extended Mix (103,421)
by Brandon from USA
(Sunday 10 September 2023; 18:23) | | |
| One word, masterpiece. This sing embodies everything I want in a song from MC, lyrics, melody, and of course that soaring voice. 10/10 |
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Nodules (103,198)
by Brandon from USA
(Thursday 17 August 2023; 20:00) | | |
| I’ve been wondering if that is where she has been. I hope so. |
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(Thursday 17 August 2023; 13:42) | | |
| I think she got her nodules removed and the news will be her new voice. |
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Bye Bryan (103,013)
by Brandon from USA
(Monday 17 July 2023; 01:15) | | |
| So it's very obvious that MC and Bryan are no longer together. Who do [you] think would be a good match for our queen? |
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