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About Randy from USA: MC is my favorite artist of all time and I love her songwriting skills on her introspective songs. My favorite album: Butterfly. My favorite song: Right To Dream.

Giselle (52,722) by Randy from USA You hit it right on the head. Thank you. I have to wonder if some of these fans live in lamb tent cities, in lamb countries on planet lamb? As soon as I breathe MC's name around friends, students, family: I get snickers and giggles. "She can't sing no more" is the #1 answer I get. All of my gay friends have their favorite divas, and when I bring MC into the conversation I get: "She has the most amazing studio voice of any singer." "Her backing tracks are amazing." The fans constantly on here want to know why she doesn't get tributes like other legends and the truth is: there is a large segment of the population that think she can't sing. Am I the only one nervous every time she makes an appearance on television and has to sing? I mean that is her profession: singer, right? MTV did name her the greatest singer of the past 22 years, right? And listen I'm tired of the you can't hold on to your voice for 25 years excuse. Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner all have semblances of their original magic. I'm tired of earpieces, sick, personal drama excuses. If we are going through a divorce, we still have to perform at our jobs right? Besides I never asked for MC to sound like she used to. I asked for her to sing live and sing well. If you can't sing it live you shouldn't put it on wax. And no, showcasing only your whistle register doesn't mean you can still sing. Remember when MC said in the early 90s she didn't want that to become a gimmick. My, how times have changed. (Saturday 2 May 2015; 15:01)

Nate from Boyz II Men / the voice (52,681) by Randy from USA Nate is totally wrong for his comments in public. My problem is that the voice was a problem long before the Rockefeller performance. That was just when the masses found out. I'm a school teacher in GA and when I ask choir students what they think of MC: "She's great, she just can't sing anymore." I want her to address/fix it. Sing songs in current range without those studio created high full voice belts she can't do live. And what's the end game? I was let down when I heard Infinity, not because of the lyric or production like some of you but because she has no chance in hell of singing that live without smoke and mirrors. And for those stuck in the sand with the "bad vocal day", "sick", "earpiece" excuses, I challenge you to do this: watch her sing 1995 "Vision of Love" at Madison Square Garden and then watch her sing "Vision of Love" 1998 at "The View". That's not a bad day. They don't even sound like the same woman. (Friday 1 May 2015; 19:28)

Marissa / growing (52,641) by Randy from USA Marissa, you were articulate and on point about the voice. What will destroy her legacy more than anything is this lip syncing the difficult parts of songs and being mediocre on television because what is she known for? And during her comeback didn't LA Reid rebrand her The Voice? Which I thought was shady because Oprah branded Whitney The Voice in 1998. Anyway they both are The Voice to me or actually they both were The Voice at one time. Infinity is growing on me. I like the vocals and the lyrics and the throwback feel but it's not the undeniable irresistible sure fire comeback hit everyone touted it to be. (Friday 1 May 2015; 0:37)

Mirage (52,587) by Randy from USA There's no way she won't be lip syncing. I called that a long time ago. In fact what you asked for, is exactly what she will be doing. I wish she would re-arrange her songs more with unplugged, sparse arrangements that she could sing in lower keys to fit her current voice. An emotional, beautiful show would be nice. But that's not MC and that's definitely not Vegas. (Thursday 30 April 2015; 1:58)

The cat's out of the bag (52,524) by Randy from USA Did that interviewer really ask MC if she would be using backing tracks? And did MC really say if there's any confusion you can come hear me sing in the shower? This is not a good look. I had no intention of seeing MC in Vegas because after seeing her during the Charmbracelet tour, lip sync all of the high full voice belt notes, I knew what this tour was going to be. What's going to destroy her legacy more than anything is the fact that she is considered one of the best singers in the world and she is not really singing. And as Infinity shows she refuses to accept the limitations of her current voice and continues to make songs that we all know she cannot sing live. (Wednesday 29 April 2015; 8:11)

Heartbreaker (52,310) by Randy from USA Bored. I'm not feeling the song. I guess it's going to have to grow on me. I was hoping for a song I would instantly love. And this is not #1 material. And once again, why does she insist on laying down vocals she has no chance of replicating live? (Monday 27 April 2015; 10:21)

Jon from the Netherlands (52,040) by Randy from USA No. Nowhere near her best. That was a good performance considering what she was giving at the time, but my criticism is that she was overly using her whistle register to hide the fact that she couldn't hit high full voice notes in the song. Her best live performances are: If It's Over (take your pick venue wise), Vanishing (again take your pick venue wise), any song sung at Madison Square Garden, any song sung at MTV Unplugged, any song sung in Japan in 1996 and that impromptu Jimmy Fallon concert for fans. (Monday 20 April 2015; 0:38)

Fantasy (52,020) by Randy from USA There is a mix with the original chorus and ODB. It's on the maxi-single and it's called the Bad Boy Mix. Come on lambs you should know this. (Sunday 19 April 2015; 12:31)

Nick (51,345) by Randy from USA I'm sorry. I just can't side with most of you on Nick. Here's what I think. Mariah is intelligent enough to have not married someone who would try to make a buck off of her and tell her secrets. I've watched dozens of interviews with him and he seems like the nicest most fun-loving guy and that's what she fell in love with. He has said repeatedly, he is not going to bad mouth the mother of his children and he hasn't. I don't believe he wants any money from her. I don't believe any of this tabloid trash. I do believe this divorce is taking a long time. I do wonder why. But to me both of them have been pretty silent and he's done quite a few interviews since the split. Watching from the sidelines, it seems he was too playful and too revealing in interviews and she decided to get out. That's fine however, it kinda upsets me she didn't try to work things out since she has enough songs to fill a whole album about her father's abandonment and other family issues. She should want better for her twins. Anybody else agree with me? If I'm wrong, then I would definitely feel bad about saying this. (Friday 3 April 2015; 9:22)

She's singing Ken Lee by MC (50,468) by Randy from USA Webmaster please let me post this, I wanna lighten the mood. (Friday 27 February 2015; 4:20)

My All (50,400) by Randy from USA Is sick. Lyrically, vocally, production-wise one of the best pop ballads ever recorded. The drama of the final chorus. The video. I own the CD maxi-single, the My All/Stay Awhile maxi-single, the video single. It's my second favorite of all time by her, Butterfly edges it out slightly lyrically. I'm glad to see it getting love and she killed it on SNL. (Wednesday 25 February 2015; 15:17)

Jaker20 and how to get rid of the MC blues (50,047) by Randy from USA I don't like Rihanna and yet I agreed with your entire post. MC is too legendary to be so nasty to younger artists and Rihanna did sing live and I do not believe MC's Fly Like A Bird was 100% live. And yet at the time when I posted it, everyone attacked me. I'm gonna say this one last time. MC on wax is amazing. Live is something else. What the disconnect is, we can all speculate. But what everyone agrees with is image-wise, eternally 12, and being mean to other artist isn't endearing. I love her. The other day I put on a random shuffle of her catalogue and it reminded me through even my own negativity why this woman is an uncelebrated ICON. You're So Cold, I Don't Wanna Cry, Twister, Reflections, Obsession remix with Gucci, Mine Again and Without You played. Hardly any of that is related genre-wise or producer-wise and name one female artist who can write and produce such an enjoyable and diverse body of work. I challenge you all to shuffle all of MC and be reminded why we fell in love and be hopeful the voice gets straigtened out. (Thursday 12 February 2015; 0:24)

Annie Lennox at the Grammys (49,945) by Randy from USA No ear piece and she sang her heart out. Hasn't she been singing longer than MC? Why can't MC command a stage when it counts? (Monday 9 February 2015; 3:32)

Andrew you're way too harsh / my theory (49,678) by Randy from USA Listen I'm not delusional like some on here but I do think you have gone a bit on the deep end with asking her to retire and implying she's not singing on her records. Here's my theory. I think she's making the full voice belt notes in the studio with a lot of digital aid. Maybe she's screaming the notes and they're toning down the harshness so that she sounds like she's belting. That is her voice though. Now you will agree with me that it is also fraudulent. I don't think she should retire though. I think she should sing in her Right To Dream, I Still Believe, When You Believe, Crybaby range. That lower husky tone is where she can always sing and always do it live without backing tracks, earpiece drama etc. She also needs to readjust her entire catalogue to fit this. Dude I agree that there's a problem but attacking her is not helpful. She's known for her voice and has been trying to keep it together since 1997 and now the cat's out of the bag with her lipsyncing the full voice belt ad libs at the end of songs. She's been doing it since that Oprah performance and has never had to address it. This is going to force her to. You can't look at the impromptu Fallon performance and think all is lost though. Mariah still has a voice. She needs to make music, even if she can't do what she used to. Singing and songwriting is part of her life and she would never retire. (Tuesday 3 February 2015; 7:33)

Vocalists versus performers (49,598) by Randy from USA People keep talking about all the other people that lip sync: Beyonce, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Madonna. I'm sorry, are they vocalists or performers? What should MC be considered? Right. A vocalist. Patti never lip synced. Aretha never lip synced. Barbra never lip synced. And Whitney went out like a soldier regardless of where her voice was. If a fireman can't fight fires he gets fired. If a teacher can no longer teach he gets fired. What happens to a singer that no longer sings well? Oh, nothing. They continue to rake in millions and have fans who make a fraction of what they make and spend a week worth of earnings to see them, defend them. I still believe MC has some magic in her. I can't let go of that Fallon impromptu performance. But what's going on now is going to hurt her legacy and for someone who said this isn't getting the attention of Rockafeller NYC Christmas performance, this is on TMZ. She's becoming a joke and may not achieve icon status if this continues. I also agree with Edward, in addition. You cannot keep throwing whistle noted out there and saying she still has it. Whistle registers do not make great vocalists. If that was the case, Chante Moore, Shanice and a few others would be legends too. MC is supposedly 7 octaves and it's starting to seem that only 2 of them make it to live, not prerecorded shows. (Monday 2 February 2015; 4:03)

The delusion is real (49,559) by Randy from USA When I said she lip synced her high belting notes at every performance years ago, I was attacked. Now I see everyone finally getting the fraud. But what trips me out is how some of you are still making excuses. Someone on this board actually thinks that someone behind the scenes doesn't like her and turned her mic down. She's being sabotaged and bullied from someone in her camp? The Fantasy and WBT tells the story. I could care less about whether she changes her hair, her ensembles, her staff. I want the woman who is considered the best singer in the world to address what has been going on since that fateful performance in 1997 on Oprah. She needs to address it and stop with the smoke and mirrors. (Sunday 1 February 2015; 18:13)

Oh hell no, 18 #1s really ranked (49,334) by Randy from USA I do not agree with that list at all. Here is MCs #1s ranked in quality. 18. Thank God I Found You - No one knows this song but the lambs. The remix is hot though. 17. Hero - Cliche. She didn't even write it for herself. 16. I Don't Wanna Cry - Awesome production but too clean. 15. Dreamlover - Not the version she put together. Tommy interfered and made Wally A add to it to make a pop hit. 14. I'll Be There - A last minute add to a show. Think about that. 13. Love Take Time - A song she never performs or references at this point. 12. Someday - If the album version was the video aka the black version then this would be higher. 11. Don't Forget About Us - Awesome song but it was an afterthought/ written in a rush for a rerelease. 10. Touch My Body - Loveable melody. 9. Honey - Video makes this a top 10. 8. One Sweet Day - 16 weeks. Need I say more? 7. We Belong Together - If it weren't for her comeback and the final hook octave shift, this would be #18 on my list. 6. Emotions - The best she's ever sounded on wax. 5. Always Be My Baby - Pop meets JD. 4. Fantasy - Hip hop meets pop for the first time. Iconic. 3. Vision of Love - Who's first single is this dramatic (the opening and closing)? 2. Heartbreaker- Who puts 3 and 4 syllable words in a pop song? 1. My Al - The lyrics. The voice. The video. Perfection. Nothing like it. (Wednesday 21 January 2015; 3:29)

Redundant (49,217) by Randy from USA MC looked perfect on Ellen. Beautiful, radiant. Guys I don't hate Nick and I think the whole thing is sad. He may be immature but she likes that sort of thing. Who else was gonna be festive during holidays and anniversaries and such? Yes I was shocked by the marriage but there was a part of me rooting for them to work things out. I know she never wanted to raise children in a divorce situation. I hope we do get a #1s package with new songs. I would be very happy. I am not going to see her in Vegas however. I saw Charmbracelet and she struggled through the verses and lip synced the adlibs and high full voice belts. I refuse to travel and pay to sit through that again. But I wish her well and I am happy you guys are excited. (Thursday 15 January 2015; 23:40)

Covers (48,922) by Randy from USA Loving You, How Can I Ease The Pain, My Favorite Things (she promised that one awhile back), I Care For You, She's Out Of My Life, I Can't Make You Love Me, You Were Meant For Me. (Saturday 3 January 2015; 0:33)

I forgot where I was for a second (48,581) by Randy from USA I answered a question someone posed: Why is MC not respected by the industry? I am a fan. Always have been or else I wouldn't spend time on this site. Can we have a dialogue? Some of you are raising valid points I didn't think about. It's not necessary to attack me. I think my problem with MC is that I'm tired of defending her. I think a lot of you must live in cities full of lambs and have only facebook friends that love MC. My co-worker said to me today "Oh I love MC but she can't sing anymore." My mentee asks me "Did MC get her voice back yet?" on a daily basis. My godson's mother thinks MC is nothing but a whistle register. I'm watching Beyonce become the most nominated Grammy female of all time. So I have theories. Since everyone thinks that I am dead wrong; what are your theories on why MC gets so much criticism and hardly any accolades? This is the woman that wrote Petals, Languishing, Right To Dream, Outside, Butterfly, My All and Vanishing. When the image portrayed doesn't fit the deep introspective lyrics that made her a genius to me, and others criticize her, am I not to ask questions, when I know what she is capable of? Wendy Williams, the #2 most watched daytime talk show in the country, since most of you think she's irrelevant, is talking about how bad her concert is today. Yet many of you act like all is peachy keen and the whole world loves MC. And MJ's legacy has been tarnished for a long time so please don't tell me he was getting away with being eternally 12. (Wednesday 17 December 2014; 23:47)

B and Otti (48,557) by Randy from USA I probably was wrong about the general public knowing the words to WBT but I still ask. What is MC's signature song? And I stand by my Thank God I Found You remark. I went to the store to buy the maxi single at the time and it was sold out but yet radio was not playing it. Ask a non-lamb to sing Thank God I Found You by Mariah Carey. You will get crickets and yet it went to #1. I notice people responded to my #2 point but not my #1 and #3 point so my theory is pretty close to correct. (Wednesday 17 December 2014; 2:54)

Why Mariah is not respected as a legend, icon in the industry (48,534) by Randy from USA #1. The problem is that her image: eternally 12, lighting, splashes, dahlings, good side, the dresses, lateness overshadows her talent. The woman who wrote Right To Dream, Butterfly, Looking In, Languishing and Petals doesn't even seem like the same person as what she portrays in the media. #2 Her hits are not hits. A lot of her lambs begged radio stations to play her and bought multiple copies of things so songs like Thank God I Found You, Loverboy, I Still Believe made it to the top 5 but in reality no one outside of us know the words or the songs. In addition, what is her signature song? Vision Of Love? Hero? Dreamlover? Fantasy? We Belong Together? And do non-lambs know all of the words? Pretty much everybody in the United States knows all of the words to I Will Always Love You and My Heart Will Go On. #3 Glitter. The thing is anyone can bury a bad movie performance or a flop album. The fact is all of the comics used her as a punchline and many people still think MC is cuckoo. They see her as someone who is fragile and can't accept setbacks. These reasons are why, although she has outsold a lot of people and broken many records, no one but us sees her as the torch carrier for Ross, Streisand, Franklin, Labelle etc. And these lackluster performances and excuses are making things worse. (Tuesday 16 December 2014; 6:45)

The London Sessions (48,508) by Randy from USA So, I just bought Mary's new album because of the hype it has been getting. It is amazing. I love every track. It's a departure from everything she's ever done. It's very stripped down and caters to all audiences. While I was listening, I couldn't help thinking: Why can't MC strip down the image, strip down the production and only record vocals that she can sing 100% live comfortably at a moment's notice? Then I thought: I'd rather MC keep doing things that she wants to do, even if it ruins her career and keeps her from receiving the respect an icon should get by non-lambs and the music industry, than do something that's not her. I am of two minds. I have a feeling though if MC took my advice she'd shut down the Grammy's, have another chart topping album and a couple more #1s. (Sunday 14 December 2014; 19:21)

This is actually a win for MC (48,343) by Randy from USA I think she will go back and figure out why she can't deliver for TV the way she can for small intimate settings and I gotta hand it to her for not letting her wall of background singers do the singing and not lipping the performance. I really want her to let go of her insecurities and just allow songs to flow naturally from her. I'm glad this happened because it's been smoke and mirrors for way too long. And once again, anyone with an ear can hear she still has a voice. Now what to do with it is the issue. (Saturday 6 December 2014; 14:53)

My two cents (48,262) by Randy from USA Even though there are a few that claim MC is the second coming and never does anything wrong, I am glad to see an objective conversation about her voice and the NBC performance. I have to admit, I was very happy she sang 100% live. That in itself was a feat. No she didn't sound perfect or even good, but anyone with an ear can tell she has a lot of voice still left. It is not over. What I can't understand for the life of me is why Mariah Carey is still nervous, fumbling with her ear monitor, unable to sing in the cold, can't deal with a divorce (her second) etc? She is considered one of the best vocalists of all time. Mariah Carey. I don't think some of you lambs get what that name is supposed to evoke. Sure everyone has a bad day. Sure she wasn't the worst thing ever. I don't understand why she can't just have a performance where she just sings straight without frills and then doesn't get the flack. You all know I have been very vocal about Mariah tailoring her new songs and live performances to how her voice is performing now. No one on that show sounded as bad. No one in the world lamb or otherwise would consider any of them as great of a singer as Mariah Carey. So why the excuses? She needs to strip down the ensembles, the splashes, the vocal acrobatics and just be an artist and sing well enough to not inspire the internet hate. I love her but by God defending her to nonlambs is becoming a full time job. (Friday 5 December 2014; 6:40)

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