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About Bill from the UK: I love Mariah more than you do.

London Daydream Tour Attendee.

Re: I don't know her shade (61,550) (61,565) by Bill from the UK
It's the fans/lambs who won't let up with the "I don't know her" nonsense, not Mariah. If a fan wants to make a special top with it emblazoned on, or hold up a sign with it on whilst posing for pictures with her, Mariah can't help that. It's not her fault, or the fault of MC's team, that the "slay queen slayriah" crowd who've insisted on giving her this "shade queen" title behave like they do. I completely agree, it does nothing for how Mariah is perceived and paints her as a jealous person who is bitter of somebody else's success. There's this whole niche of stupid Mariah fans who have created this perception and only they are to blame for any bad press that comes off the back of it.
(Sunday 24 April 2016; 8:34)
Re: Best songs from albums released in the 2000's (61,530) (61,533) by Bill from the UK
It's been a while since we did a list here.
Glitter: If We
Charmbracelet: The One
Emancipation: To the Floor
E=MC2: Last Kiss
Memoirs: Ribbon
MC2Y: O Come All Ye Faithful
Me I Am Mariah: Make It Look Good
And for the nostalgia:
Mariah Carey: Vision of Love
Emotions: Make It Happen
Music Box: Anytime You Need a Friend
Merry Christmas: AIWFCIY
Daydream: Fantasy
Butterfly: The Roof
Rainbow: Crybaby
(Saturday 23 April 2016; 17:41)
Re: MIAMTEC vs Butterfly (61,473) (61,486) by Bill from the UK
Whoa whoa whoa. Daydream is her best career vocals? In terms of the related tour, absolutely. Studio wise, it doesn't come close to Emotions or Merry Christmas.
(Thursday 21 April 2016; 21:30)
Re: Sprung (61,294) (61,295) by Bill from the UK
What I love about Sprung is the Halloween backing track (only way I can describe it). That was one of my faves from Emancipation.
(Thursday 14 April 2016; 11:22)
Re: Thank you for understanding (61,140) (61,142) by Bill from the UK
Tiina, we love you, you've done nothing wrong.
(Friday 8 April 2016; 15:59)
Re: Meet and greets confusions be clear people (61,123) (61,131) by Bill from the UK
Egg hair?
(Friday 8 April 2016; 13:03)
Good job Mishka (61,037) by Bill from the UK
Because really, when has there ever been this much noise and press and buzz about one of MC's instagram pictures before? It's actually hilarious.
(Tuesday 5 April 2016; 0:07)
Picture (61,013) by Bill from the UK
It's just a picture guys. Relax.
(Sunday 3 April 2016; 18:59)
Stella (60,888) by Bill from the UK
I've avoided this message board for a while because it is becoming a childish game of one upmanship with each other and constant Stella bashing. Everything that has been said about Stella is an assumption based off a few instagram posts. Is it such a big deal that her child appears in a couple of pictures? Who cares? Why does this make her "an evil witch"? How do we know that Mariah spends more time with Stella's children than her own? Maybe half of the time they are with their dad. From what I can see, since Mariah hired Stella she's seemingly got her mojo back. Her voice is in fine form, her concerts in Europe have been extremely well received, she is getting good press and lots of publicity. That is a manager's job and Stella is doing it well. This is exactly what everyone was complaining to JD about for not happening when he had his stint as her manager. Make up your minds. JD was quickly taken out by the "lambily", and a happy and successful partnership probably won't be the same now as a consequence of how he was relentlessly hounded for something which we now all know was totally out of his hands and not anything he could have commented on. I don't blame Stella for reacting how she has to a handful of fans who have insulted her and accused her of wrongdoings based on speculation. It's all a nonsense. Grow up.
(Tuesday 29 March 2016; 0:29)
Sweet Sweet Fantasy (60,607) by Bill from the UK
It's great reading all the positive reviews going by in the press. If the only thing they have to complain about is her time keeping then so be it. She was late for her predicted start time on the Daydream tour. She was probably late out of the womb knowing her. It's not that big a deal.
(Saturday 19 March 2016; 15:22)
Re: Do you think of me (60,535) (60,543) by Bill from the UK
Slipping Away is quite clearly about her crumbling marriage so maybe that's why it never made it onto the album. It's a real shame, that song is just sublime.
(Friday 18 March 2016; 0:21)
Re: Only one MC song (60,249) (60,273) by Bill from the UK
Great topic and I love seeing everybody's song choice. It is honestly so hard, it would be either Vision Of Love or AIWFCIY. I can listen to just those two for the rest of my life and die a happy man.
(Tuesday 8 March 2016; 21:51)
Re: Ease for new generation / 14th number 1 (59,960) (59,961) by Bill from the UK
But this is the time we are living in. If Mariah did something similar and tied up her new album with Samsung and it rocketed to the top of the charts, nobody here would be complaining. Equally if Mariah's next single featured Drake and as a consequence scored her 19th number one, we'd be celebrating and not saying she is "manipulating" the charts. Mariah's record will at some point be broken, either by Rihanna or another artist, just as she broke Elvis' record. Let's not be bitter and baying for Rihanna's blood because she is successful, just as Mariah was during the 90s. So long as Mariah continues to make great music and is happy in her life, then that's it for me. She made her mark in history, she has absolutely nothing to prove and she should never feel threatened by anybody. Her talent is completely unmatched and there will never be another Mariah Carey.
(Tuesday 23 February 2016; 17:15)
Re: Mariah live - February 20th wow (59,905) (59,911) by Bill from the UK
So glad you enjoyed yourself.
(Sunday 21 February 2016; 22:33)
Re: Top 3 favorite rap collabos (59,851) (59,859) by Bill from the UK
Mine would be:
1. Fantasy with ODB - It's obvious, but it lit the fire and I never tire of hearing it.
2. If We - My favourite song from Glitter. Have it on repeat for hours on end sometimes lol.
3. I Still Believe/Pure Imagination - So serene, melodic, inventive, soothing, slick, and soulful. For me this remix far eclipses the original version. It has absolutely nothing in common with the original except the title and for that reason I love it. Not that I don't love the original of course, but it just amazes me how she can produce a completely new song for a remix version.
(Friday 19 February 2016; 12:57)
Re: Ten years ago (59,822) (59,825) by Bill from the UK
Haha. I was born in the early 80s and became aware of her during the Music Box era when Dreamlover was released. Fell in love when I first saw her running around that field and haven't looked back since. It was great riding the crest of the wave of her popularity. When Fantasy was released it was incredible. It's sad that a generation miss out on saving money to buy her singles, walking into the record store and seeing the single cover and it being completely against your expectations (I had a mini freak out when I saw her straightened hair on AYNAF haha), collecting the records she put out in other countries, having MTV on all weekend and requesting her videos. All so accessible nowadays, but so great that she scoops up new fans with every era. Little do they know the treasure trove of past masterpieces that awaits them.
(Wednesday 17 February 2016; 19:08)
The Remixes - a missed opportunity (59,804) by Bill from the UK
Ben's post about the Classic Bossa Nova remix of Butterfly reminded me of how disappointed I was with The Remixes album when it was released. The first disc, with the club mixes, was great (although I did miss the ABMB Morales mix, that was a major omission and wish it had been included instead of the rather lacklustre TTR remix). The second disc was a real let down though. It started off okay but it just ended up being half filled with album cuts like Sweetheart, Crybaby, Loverboy and even remixes already on previous albums like Heartbreaker, there were so many great mixes that should have been included. Where on earth was the Pure Imagination remix of I Still Believe? The Drifting Remix of UTS would have been great for fans who never heard it before, likewise for the Butterfly and DYKWYGT club mixes. It could have contained some really hard to come by mixes, but instead it fell a bit flat. Great for the casual listener I'm sure, but MC has committed so much to her mixes over the years it was sad to see the opportunity to show off the rarer ones pass by.
(Tuesday 16 February 2016; 21:14)
Re: In Rainbow's defense (59,776) (59,783) by Bill from the UK
I think Rainbow is a great album. It took a while, but it's actually now one of my favourites. I do agree though that the sound quality is not great. You can really hear the distortion on the last chorus of "After Tonight" when she belts out those words. Shocking really considering the label, artist, and resources. But Heartbreaker, CTTA, Bliss, X Girlfriend, Crybaby, Petals, Rainbow... just excellent top-shelf songs. Much more varied and interesting than some of her other albums.
(Monday 15 February 2016; 23:10)
Re: Mariah Carey - My All Caesars Palace 02.02.16 (59,749) (59,750) by Bill from the UK
The thing is as well, the trolls compare a current performance recorded on a phone, of all things, against professional televised soundboard/dubbed performances from 20 years ago. Do like for like and listen to an undubbed Music Box concert recorded on a handheld tape recorder and there's really not much difference considering the twenty year gap. (Strokes pet unicorn lovingly.)
(Friday 12 February 2016; 12:16)
Re: MC sings with the interviewer (59,642) (59,646) by Bill from the UK
MC was smiling when she was singing, laughed afterwards, and was graceful about being put on the spot. Andrew, baby it's all in your mind. Just enjoy the moments of festivity, life's way too short.
(Saturday 6 February 2016; 21:13)
Re: MC sings with the interviewer (59,588) (59,604) by Bill from the UK
Gesture: something said or done by way of formality or courtesy, as a symbol or token, or for its effect on the attitudes of others. (Source: Merriam Webster)
(Friday 5 February 2016; 16:15)
Re: MC sings with the interviewer (59,568) (59,581) by Bill from the UK
I agree M that was a wonderful moment. She sounded as beautiful as when I first heard her sing those lines on the Butterfly album. Mariah's gesture has given that interviewer something I'm sure he will cherish for the rest of his days.
(Thursday 4 February 2016; 21:34)
Re: Walter (59,428) (59,443) by Bill from the UK
The Walter songs are all great, but I'd much rather see what MC and Ben Margulies would come up with all these years later. I still play the debut album probably the most out of all of them.
(Saturday 30 January 2016; 15:52)
Re: Five songs I wish were Mariah's (59,381) (59,405) by Bill from the UK
Interesting topic. I've always wanted to hear Mariah's take on the following:
1. Reasons by Minnie Riperton
2. My Smile Is Just A Frown Turned Upside Down by Carolyn Crawford
3. River by Joni Mitchell
4. Dream A Little Dream Of Me by Mama Cass
5. Jesus Was A Cross Maker by Judee Sill
The upper register on the Minnie Riperton track are astonishing and I'd love to hear Mariah add her own flair to it. The other songs are all favourites of mine but think Mariah's vocals would really lift them to a whole new level.
(Thursday 28 January 2016; 20:56)
Re: Loverboy unremembered (59,218) (59,231) by Bill from the UK
Great post Nikki.
(Thursday 21 January 2016; 23:48)

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