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Would you rather (104,285) by Andrew from the UK I recently streamed a documentary on the Bee Gees and Andy Gibb. If you haven't seen it, I do recommended it - it's quite extraordinary. One notable thing from it was the retelling of Barry Gibb's move into composing for other artists once the group's career had begun to wind down. He has surprisingly written many very well known and recognisable songs for other world famous artists. Mariah ought to have done this a long time ago. She may still yet have time. In terms of her own releases, a duets album is preferential to a standard studio album that will chart one week only to disappear the next. I don't know about you, but I am already over All I Want For Christmas Is You. (Wednesday 29 November 2023; 22:41) this is a reply to message 104,279

Would you rather (104,279) by Stacey from USA Rarities 2. No question. (Wednesday 29 November 2023; 20:51)

Quality non-album tracks (104,283) by Andrew from the UK Almost Home, Triumphant, The Art of Letting Go, #Beautiful, You Don’t Know What To Do. That was a magical time. (Wednesday 29 November 2023; 22:30) this is a reply to message 104,278

Quality non-album tracks (104,278) by Edward from USA Randy's Theme, Help Me Make It and Almost Home are three quality singles that should definitely be on The Rarities 2. (Wednesday 29 November 2023; 19:58)

Andrew (104,281) by Andrew from the UK He said pompously in a condescending manner. I shall say to you what I said to my father: thanks, but it's too late for your love. (Wednesday 29 November 2023; 22:27) this is a reply to message 104,270

Andrew (104,270) by Bradley from South Africa That's literally all he does, and he's proud of it too. It's the only way anyone engages him, there's no other way he gets attention. I've been here since 2005, and I can assure you that if Andrew was any other way, everyone would just scroll past him. If he were to just give his opinion without being condescending, he'd be a pompous bore with little reason to exist. It was cute at first, but now he's a grown man and it's kind of sad. Bless those who still tolerate him, they keep him feeling worthy. (Wednesday 29 November 2023; 00:53)

Andrew (104,258) by Andrew from the UK Do please stop discussing me. You know I can't abide attention. (Tuesday 28 November 2023; 10:53) this is a reply to message 104,257

Andrew (104,257) by Lady B from USA Original post has 17 likes. Sorry, I just made it 18. (Tuesday 28 November 2023; 07:44)

Andrew (104,248) by Andrew from the UK I love you, too. Keep readin', sweetheart. (Monday 27 November 2023; 16:57) this is a reply to message 104,244

Andrew (104,244) by David from USA Does Andrew do anything on this board besides spread negativity and bad vibes? Genuinely interested. (Monday 27 November 2023; 03:12)

Grio performances (104,236) by Andrew from the UK All three performances were absolutely awful. Jennifer Hudson and Patti Labelle plodded through songs - which are supposed to build in momentum - only for them both to climax in the most awful screeching. It's very easy to see why Mariah sold records in the way she did. And the less said about the lady singing with Boyz II Men the better. Mariah's speech endearing. She was unassuming, funny, concise and beautiful. Her speaking voice is noticeably a lot deeper than before. I think she is now going through a lot more vocally than previously realised. Despite that, it was a good showing from her. (Sunday 26 November 2023; 19:24) this is a reply to message 104,231

Grio performances (104,231) by Robert-Anthony from United States What a welcome surprise for Jennifer Hudson, Coco Jones and Boyz II Men, and the legendary Miss Patti Labelle to sing for MC. I loved all of their renditions especially Miss Patti's beautiful performance of Love Takes Time. I loved how JHud sang VOL in her own way and making MC smile. Coco Jones seemed nervous and kind of messed up the first verse to me with the wrong lyrics and some humming of the words. Maybe I'm wrong about her performance. No one will ever be able to sing MC's One Sweet Day like her. (Sunday 26 November 2023; 10:31)

New music? (104,229) by Andrew from the UK Hey, could you post a link to a URL that shows Mariah has a 2024 Grammys nomination? Webmaster: Here is the list. Terry Hunter is nominated in the Best Remixed Recording category (number 82 in the list) voor the Terry Hunter Remix of Workin' Hard. (Sunday 26 November 2023; 10:10) this is a reply to message 104,223

New music? (104,223) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Yeah, sorry. I realized shortly after sending the message. But it's true I haven't listened to that song very much. And it got a Grammy nomination, like someone said. (Sunday 26 November 2023; 01:56)

Our love will never die (104,221) by Andrew from the UK I really like the way Mariah sings this line now. I first heard it this way during the ICON performance, I believe, and just heard it in during the medley in the Kansas City show: "Our love will never dye-ee-aye". I love it so much I wish it was sung like this on the record. It's how I sing along with it, now. I don't where she pulls these melodies and vocal arrangements from. It's pure musical genius. (Sunday 26 November 2023; 00:01)

New music? (104,220) by Andrew from the UK From where are you getting this information? I can't find it anywhere. (Saturday 25 November 2023; 23:50) this is a reply to message 104,216

New music? (104,216) by MC1989 from Spain Which has been nominated [for] a Grammy by the way. (Saturday 25 November 2023; 10:49)

The sound of MC16 (104,212) by Andrew from the UK What Mariah Carey albums where not "cohesive bodies of work"? Once again, genuinely interested. (Saturday 25 November 2023; 01:37) this is a reply to message 104,210

The sound of MC16 (104,210) by Robert-Anthony from United States What do you want MC16 to sound like? What producers do you want MC to work with? It has to be another cohesive body of work like Caution. I would love for her to work with Babyface, Bizness Boi, Darhyl Camper, Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, Pop and Oak, Wrabel, Akeel Henry, Deputy, Nova Wav and Ryan Tedder. (Saturday 25 November 2023; 00:20)

Billboard performance (104,211) by Andrew from the UK So it was Mariah Carey's best performance of 2023 because of her singing, you say. Cool. But could I ask you to specify which lines, out of the ones she sang live, you liked? I know the song very well so could you just tell me the specific lines, perhaps. Out of the ones she sang live, I mean. Genuinely interested. (Saturday 25 November 2023; 01:36) this is a reply to message 104,207

Billboard performance (104,207) by Robert-Anthony from United States I am only going to be positive about the Billboard performance. The Lovers and Friends and Global concerts were not good vocally when she didn't lip sync to pre-corded tracks. Overall, she sounds better than she did 6 months ago. Either she had sought vocal training or her weight loss has improved her vocal abilities. I feel hopeful for MC to get her new album completed in 2024. (Friday 24 November 2023; 17:14)

Daydream30 (104,206) by Andrew from the UK What does everybody think will be the live release for this? Will it be Mariah Carey live at Madison Square Garden? It would be great to have this on Spotify but I ask because it would be possibly a third release of a live Mariah Carey record feature pretty much the same songs. Don't get me wrong, I love the MSG special and really want it on streaming. But it would be really really good to get Butterfly in Hawaii/Australia and The Adventures of Mimi etc on there, too. Must we wait years and years? I want post '96 live songs on there. (Friday 24 November 2023; 17:07)

Billboard performance (104,205) by Andrew from the UK Could you list the positives of Mariah Carey's performance at Billboard? To caveat: not in terms of the ice-skating or what she wore or the background singers or the set design, etc., but in terms of Mariah Carey's performance, only. What was so good about it as to be called the "best this year" and, in that vein, what were the others you have seen this year lacking? Genuinely interested. (Friday 24 November 2023; 16:57) this is a reply to message 104,203

Billboard performance (104,203) by Robert-Anthony from United States It was her best performance this year. (Friday 24 November 2023; 13:00)

Mariah Barbie (104,204) by Andrew from the UK £100 for a Barbie doll of Mariah Carey that looks absolutely nothing like Mariah Carey? And 4000 have been sold? Anyone who does not think that this is total madness is, themselves, in the throes of total madness. (Friday 24 November 2023; 16:50) this is a reply to message 104,201

Mariah Barbie (104,201) by Robert-Anthony from United States Amazon has some for $117 sale price. Four thousand have been sold on Amazon in the past month. Quite pricey at a regular price of $139. (Friday 24 November 2023; 12:49)

View from here (104,191) by Andrew from the UK I was actually thinking of the E=MC2 era and particularly the TMB video and the presenting of the Friday Night Project. Mariah was so animated and fun. Can you imagine what the show would be like if she presented TFNP now? Well Jamie wouldn't have gone, for a start lol and I might get his name right. I'm an idiot. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 22:54) this is a reply to message 104,184

View from here (104,184) by jaker20 from US Mariah have been stiff in the last 15 years. If anything, she's moving a bit more now. I don't think its the lipo or any procedure. For me, this really started during the release of E=MC2, and my suspicion is right after her miscarriage which would be around the release of Bye Bye. She was pretty active in the Touch My Body video. When was the last time you've seen her move like that? So that is why I attribute it to her miscarriage. And I don't even think it's physical. It's more like mental or psychological or something. But hey, I am not a doctor. Because that is also the moment when she adapted this Paris Hilton/Mean Girls image: super high heels she can barely walk on, super tight skirts ripe for slips that looks uncomfortable to move in. There's a sudden change in how she carried herself in that moment, and it didn't go away, she became a mother and so forth. I would believe medications before I believe lipo, and I hope I'm wrong because I actually prefer the latter. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 21:16)

The JHud Show (104,175) by Andrew from the UK Well, I'm assuming his name is Lexus and 2004 is when he was born. In which case: I'm impressed. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 11:30) this is a reply to message 104,174

The JHud Show (104,174) by Robert-Anthony from United States Andrew, put down the bubbly and take a nap. Just a little too much Monty Python humor for me this morning. I am over here on this side of the pond dealing with a blown head gasket on my 2004 Lexus. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 11:11)

The JHud Show (104,172) by Andrew from the UK There are three people who need to be fired as soon as possible: the person who put those absurdly large breasts into Mariah Carey, the person who put Mariah Carey into that hideously inappropriate black dress and the person who put Mariah Carey in that cringeworthy show. I know, I know, I'm a miserable git. I'll take a turkey round to Tiny Tim's on Christmas Day and make sure the little fella lives. God bless us, every one. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 05:28)

All You Want For Christmas Is Me (104,171) by Andrew from the UK I listened to Merry Christmas for the first-ish time today, sang, danced, and sat to listen when I knew great vocal parts were coming up. Then on YouTube I watched Mariah talking about its lead single. And then other people talking about its lead single. And then even more of Mariah talking about its lead single. Interspersed with yet more other-people talking about its lead single. The song is great. It’s one of the greatest pop music creations of all time. And it came out of Mariah’s head. I get it. I love it. I love her for it. The whole world loves her for it. But can’t it be left to just be a song one year, and not a statistic to celebrate or an interview topic? Or better still: release a *new* Christmas song and talk about that. And how great it was to record it with Taylor Swift. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 05:21)

View from here (104,170) by Andrew from the UK It isn't the lip-syncing that bothers me about the Billboard performance or the Christmas shows. You would have to be delusional with a capital Terna not to have expected there to be lipsync. And, having a PhD in Mariah Carey Lip-Sync, I was quite impressed as I had to replay certain parts to really understand if they were lip-sync or not. (They were.) But the songs sound okay from what I have watched and if people are having a ball in the auditoria then good for them. What's truly puzzling at best (and truly worrisome at worst) is Mariah's rigidity. She rarely moves. More's the point: she rarely moves to an almost inhuman degree. It was even so on the Jennifer Hudson show. I neither see nor know of *any* artist who is so frozen in expression and in movement. I don't even know of any *person* in real life who behaves so. Does anyone? It's really weird, you guys. Something is not right, here. In fact, I would go so far as to say: something is very wrong here. One of the things I loved that Mariah lost was her command of the stage and ability to entertain. She would run up and down the bloody thing, punch the invisible ghosts, slap them in the face many times when going for big notes, activate the garage doors by pressing the secret button in her ear, spin around, laugh, dance, point to people and tell them she sees them up there in the cheap seats, get excited when she can read some of the signs (do people still do signs?) and so on. Where did this go? And why? I don't think anyone is asking for 90s vocals. But I think they're sure as shit asking for 90s performances. And quite rightly so. They were bloody good fun. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 04:55)

Bryan Tanaka (104,169) by Andrew from the UK "Oh no you ruined everything by deciding to not go. Do any of you have lives outside of this messageboard?" Luke? Luke needs to get a life? Luke, who lives in the UK, is flying to New York City for his job and, whilst there, has the option of seeing a Mariah Carey concert? That Luke? Hah Luke, you really need to get a life, mate. Your current one clearly sucks. "To come on here just to announce you aren't going? Nobody cares or asked." I care. Especially now Big Nasty and I are over. And, if memory serves: didn't Bobby-A and others ask to be updated? Alas, if you could only see that Luke was not put here for you to judge him and dispute his inner most truth. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 04:13) this is a reply to message 104,114

Bryan Tanaka (104,114) by JR from United States Oh no you ruined everything by deciding to not go. Do any of you have lives outside of this messageboard? To come on here just to announce you aren't going? Nobody cares or asked. (Saturday 18 November 2023; 22:16)

Never sung in her life (104,168) by Andrew from the UK I knew I liked you. So let's do it. "And, no, asking a singer to sing isn't a big ask, but expecting 1995 or 2000s vocals isn't going to happen no matter the critique." Please do point to the recent post that requests such vocals be produced. I'll be first in line to berate the poster for making such a silly request. Don't hold back on me now because I am lovin' me some Nasty Norman - but I, too, despise gaslighting, or as I like to label it: "flat denial of observable reality". So point to the posts and we can get past the foreplay and have ourselves a moment. "It's okay to only like her 90s stuff and nothing past that. Admit it and move on - you'll all be happier. But no need to constantly bash every effing move and call it constructive when all it is, is tearing things down." Well, Big Nasty, I'm struggling to letcha get to second base with this one so let's unpack it while we get cosy by the fire. I can't remember - nay, imagine - any of the guys, girls or Terna-based species that visit this website ever saying that they only like Mariah Carey's 90s music. It would be an absurdity. They would be, ripped, shredded, slapped... wait. I'm gonna stop that right there because I know I got Bobby A excited and this is a date for two. So pop in the relevant posts where people have stated the absurd 90s things, then pop open the Cristal so we can round third base in a bubble bath. "Now, joy to the effing world or whatever. We mostly love everyone." Big Nasty, how bloody dare you? I'm lying here, bubbles in one hand, some other kinda bubbles protecting my itty bitty dignity, waiting for you to dive in and hit a home run... and you love "mostly everyone"? Nuh uh. I'm a one guy kinda girl. Close the door, lose the key, leave the posts on the mat for me. Show is over. [How pissed is everyone right now for having that song put it into their brains? Serves you right for reading my private love letter to Big Nasty.] (Thursday 23 November 2023; 03:53) this is a reply to message 104,164

Never sung in her life (104,164) by Norman from USA I believe his point is that you guys regurtitate the same complaints every other week and think you're going to change something. It's been how long since Daydream? And you all swear you're the only ones who like her because you tear her to shreds. And, no, asking a singer to sing isn't a big ask, but expecting 1995 or 2000s vocals isn't going to happen no matter the critique. Being at the Hollywood Bowl nights was such a great experience as a fan because it packed with people who were there to have fun and enjoy the show. And enjoy it we did. It was a blast to interact with people who had never seen in concert and enjoyed what was offered and how it was it offered. The energy when she did a medly of part of her catalog was at fever pitch. It was heartening. And as people left, you could hear everyone discussing her voice and how well she did and wishing more of this from her. Having a discussion about the status of her current voice is one thing, and she's not above reproach, but enough with same critical drag and calling it love. No need to gaslight. We've read them for years and know abusive language when we read it. It's okay to only like her 90s stuff and nothing past that. Admit it and move on - you'll all be happier. But no need to constantly bash every effing move and call it constructive when all it is, is tearing things down. Oh, and before anyone comes out with pejorative "yass queen" rebuttal, no one is asking for you to be that. No one. You can have fun on the board without punching down. It's reductive. Now, joy to the effing world or whatever. We mostly love everyone. (Wednesday 22 November 2023; 21:39)

Not sure what to do (104,051) by Andrew from the UK If you're in NYC why not use the money to go see a couple of Broadway shows? It's guarantteed entertainment. (Tuesday 14 November 2023; 09:53) this is a reply to message 104,043

Not sure what to do (104,043) by Jamie from UK I'm gonna be in NYC on 9th December with work. I'm not sure if to go see Mariah at [Madison Square Garden]. Firstly [because] I've had too many holidays this year and need to save. And also mainly [because] I don't want to go and be disappointed. I've seen the Christmas show already and have been lucky enough to go the Daydream, Rainbow and Charmbracelet, Sweet Sweet Fantasy and #1's tours. I missed the [Caution] tour due to being away for my mums 70th. I'm worried if I go and she's not up to par it will upset me and don't really wanna see her not being able to hit the notes. Maybe it's best I hold onto the memories. What [do] you guys think? (Monday 13 November 2023; 21:48)

Underneath The Stars (Unpacked) (104,045) by Andrew from the UK This is I Am Free and even better. The isolated vocals are shockingly genius. (Monday 13 November 2023; 23:01) this is a reply to message 104,044

Underneath The Stars (Unpacked) (104,044) by Andrew from the UK This is awesome for anyone that loves Underneath The Stars and/or likes layers of a track unpacked to have instrumentation and vocals isolated (lead and background). (Monday 13 November 2023; 22:03)

Underneath The Stars (Unpacked) (104,044) by Andrew from the UK This is awesome for anyone that loves Underneath The Stars and/or likes layers of a track unpacked to have instrumentation and vocals isolated (lead and background). (Monday 13 November 2023; 22:03)

Birthday wishes from Mimi to Andrew (104,025) by Andrew from the UK He calls himself a lamb Yet gets on those boards Trash talks who I am My scuffed up vocal cords He goes low with my weight My lighting gets his scorn Today I must say mate I curse that you were born An original poem by Randy. He's on hiatus from the board but it's so funny he said I could post it. (Sunday 12 November 2023; 17:29)

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