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Perfection (103,184) by Edward from USA

I had forgotten about "There for Me". We also need "All In Your Mind" vault version. I'll never understand how great quality songs like "One Night" and "Right Here on My Own" were kept hidden for so long.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 23:23)


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Perfection (103,182) by Edward from USA

The genie is out and the bottle has been destroyed. Disruption has started. The tweaking artists do in the studio is already being done with AI. Artist will eventually end up licensing their voices too and we'll have AI albums from current and deceased artists. The music scene, as we know it, is about to change drastically.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 17:43)


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Perfection (103,181) by Edward from USA

I agree, but Mariah AI "Last Chance" is different. Most Mariah's AI content doesn't sound like her because they need a base voice and then replaces it with her voice. The problem is that AI will still use the base voice style, enunciation,, diction and accent. "Last Chance" was written and produced by Mariah, the whistles at the beginning were originally sung by her. On top of that, the base voice is singing it as Mariah would, so when the voices are switched, it works perfectly. I haven't been impressed with any other Mariah AI covers, but "Last Chance" is perfect for me. I dropped "Closed My Eyes" and "Save the Horrible Day" from "The Rarities" and inserted "Last Chance", "Help Me Make It", "Randy's Theme" and Almost Home", in chronological order of course. Now "The Rarities" is just perfect.
(Monday 14 August 2023; 17:15)


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Perfection (103,170) by Edward from USA

I've always thought Mariah had written "All Cried Out", but it turns out she didn't. It's a remake from the 80's. I'm stunned.

There's a possibility Mariah actually remade "All Cried Out" for herself, shelved it and later produced it for Allure. A demo wouldn't make sense now since the original singer sings it in the same key and could be used as a reference. If Mariah didn't remake for one of her a projects, the chances that there's a demo out there are very slim.
(Saturday 12 August 2023; 13:06)


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Perfection (103,166) by Edward from USA

That's an excellent idea, Robert-Anthony. I hope Mariah's paying attention.
(Saturday 12 August 2023; 00:24)


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Perfection (103,164) by Edward from USA

This is the best AI Mariah's voice cover so far. It helps that it is sung in her style. Just made my own Mp3 just in case they take it down. It's simply amazing. We need The Rarities 2 right now.
(Friday 11 August 2023; 22:14)


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First Vision (103,160) by Edward from USA

What is a DVD?
(Thursday 10 August 2023; 14:17)


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Tommy or no career at all (103,149) by Edward from USA

I love your sarcasm.
(Tuesday 8 August 2023; 05:42)


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Were I Mariah's manager (103,134) by Edward from USA

4 years, 8 months and 19 days to be exact. Basically 5 years. I think Mariah has the theme album and the "Someone's Ugly Daughter" album ready. It seems to be she's having a tough time finding a label willing to invest given the fact that she doesn't sell much anymore.
(Friday 4 August 2023; 17:33)


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Were I Mariah's manager (103,132) by Edward from USA

At least she can still say: "Hey, hey, hey" and "And you, and you, and you". Don't count her out.
(Thursday 3 August 2023; 19:28)


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Mariah's version (103,110) by Edward from USA

Did you just have an epiphany? Of course most of us guys here at MCArchives are not gay. The fact that 99 percent of her male fans love rainbow t-shirts, butterfly hair ornaments and some use MC perfume is pure coincidence. To avoid stereotypes I just use pink three times a week, but keep my MC nail polish collection hidden.
(Monday 31 July 2023; 14:55)


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Mariah's version (103,108) by Edward from USA

Pretty soon we'll be called transphobic, it's the new trend.
(Monday 31 July 2023; 01:32)


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Mariah's version (103,104) by Edward from USA

When she was defrosting leading up to last Christmas, she had ample time to be ready for decent performances during the first few shows, but we saw how unprepared she was. How many wake up calls does she need? The gay pride performance was painful to watch. It seems to be she doesn't really care anymore, which is perfectly fine. I don't see anything wrong with her enjoying the time with her family and retire with dignity. I just don't want her to keep embarrassing herself during these random performances. While the "yass queen" fans love it when she embarrass herself like that, I, instead, feel bad for her and her impressive catalog. She needs real friends who don't lie to her to keep a paycheck coming.
(Sunday 30 July 2023; 13:53)


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Mariah's version (103,096) by Edward from USA

Had she sung it live, it would've been fine with me The fact that was the best she could do in the studio, It's very telling. I hadn't ever watched it before you mentioned it. I wish I hadn't.
(Saturday 29 July 2023; 01:00)


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Mariah's version (103,094) by Edward from USA

Robert, I don't know if you have noticed, but Mariah is struggling even in her whisper register. I know her whisper register is not an easy one to tackle, but she's been struggling in all the facets of her voice. When you see an artist dodging notes, relying heavily on their backup singers, pre-recorded tracks, and expecting the audience to sing for them those notes they can't, it is a signal that something is deeply wrong. She's had an amazing career and she'll always have Christmas, but the Mariah we knew, yes, that Mariah post prime, is also gone. I've always thought she could get better should she discipline herself and put in the work, but that's up to her. I'm looking forward to Christmas now. She's the queen. Hopefully next year she'll surprise us all.
(Friday 28 July 2023; 22:42)


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Mariah's version (103,092) by Edward from USA

Mariah is definitely not in a good place vocally to accomplish what Taylor is doing while she's still super popular. She should've done something like that back in 2010-2013, but I guess that ship has sailed. This is just beautiful. Had she re-worked some of her hits around this time, she would've come out a winner. Sadly, Mariah can't sing two words straight these days. It is sad, but evidenced by her last performance, it is true.
(Friday 28 July 2023; 19:02)


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RIP Sinéad O'Connor (103,080) by Edward from USA

I didn't even realize about the "RIP" from your post. I'm here ready to start listening to "Universal Mother" when the news of her dead just came on TV. Sinéad O'Connor and Dolores O'Riordan had very tormented lives, but their artistry was just unique and great. May she rest in peace.
(Thursday 27 July 2023; 01:34)


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RIP Sinéad O'Connor (103,079) by Edward from USA

I love Sinéad O'Connor. Her song Jealous is simply beautiful. I'll definitely listen to Universal Mother. Thanks for recommending it.
(Thursday 27 July 2023; 01:01)


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Bliss (103,069) by Edward from USA

I love that song. So right for the occasion.

(Monday 24 July 2023; 14:40)


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Bliss (103,064) by Edward from USA

You hoe. Lol.
(Sunday 23 July 2023; 12:44)


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You messing with Daydream? (103,048) by Edward from USA

It is just perfect from start to finish. It's definitely her magnum opus.
(Friday 21 July 2023; 14:16)


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Emotionally stiff (103,037) by Edward from USA

"Daydream was only huge because of Fantasy remix with O.D.B. and One Sweet Day. The rest of the album is just copycat of those two singles."

Uh... No. While the O.D.B remix was more popular, I've always preferred her solo version.

There are better songs on Daydream than "Fantasy" and "One Sweet Day", way better. I won't tell you "copycat my ass" because that would be inappropriate to say on this board, but "Underneath the Stars" is far better than OSD, just to name one.
(Wednesday 19 July 2023; 19:07)


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Time for lists lol (103,036) by Edward from USA

Don't cry for him Argentina. Andrew ain't going anywhere.
(Wednesday 19 July 2023; 18:17)


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MC should come clean (102,991) by Edward from USA

Fast Internet, Social Media and Streaming contributed to the disruption of the revenue model music labels used to have. Music labels are not making that much money from artists anymore. Big contracts like in the 90's are a thing of the past.

Mariah being dropped by Epic doesn't surprise me. She hasn't released an album in 5 years and the longer she waits, the less interested people are.

Let's not be sentimental about it, she's a legend, but labels don't care about that, it's just business. If there's a time for Mariah to go independent, that time is now.

As for how Madonna can hold up, well, in only a couple of venues, Madonna makes more money than Mariah would make in one short tour. Madonna has also being bundling up a copy of whatever album she's released at a specific moment with concert tickets.

Unless you're a prolific songwriter like Mariah, artists have always made their money from concerts, since label tentacles couldn't reach that far into that domain, even though things are changing.
(Monday 10 July 2023; 18:03)


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Emotionally stiff (102,990) by Edward from USA

I think "Never Forget You", "Anytime You Need a Friend", "Everything Fades Away" and "Without You" are very emotional. Mariah's voice on "Never Forget You" is makes me feel her pain, it's like something is piercing her soul, specially during the climax. And let's not talk about "Daydream", those journalists simply didn't like her, that's all.
(Monday 10 July 2023; 14:45)


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