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

London Daydream Tour Attendee.

Mariah on Ellen (49,221) by Bill from the UK
I loved loved loved the crowd's reaction to Mariah giving them tickets to her show. Still smiling from ear to ear now. I think this time in Vegas and the new #1's album is an absolutely fantastic way to celebrate such a wonderful and successful career. Well done Mariah. You worked so hard for this, went through so much, suffered both personally and professionally, yet you still shine and glow like the star that you are. I love you so much.
(Friday 16 January 2015; 1:07)
Mariah and Nick (49,139) by Bill from the UK
We all know Mariah had a tough upbringing. It affected her in ways we can't even begin to imagine ("I gravitated towards a patriarch, so young, predictably"). The terrible and sad irony of her marriage ending is that two young, three-year-olds are now likely to be raised single-handedly by their singer mother. Just as she had been.
(Monday 12 January 2015; 22:55)
First Mariah album / Shelly (49,074) by Bill from the UK
Out of interest, what was everybody's first Mariah album they heard? Mine was Music Box back in 1993. I had the cassette, and I remember listening to it on my Walkman in bed at night, and just loving the artwork and the excitement of seeing she had other albums I knew nothing of (there was an advertisement for her other albums in the sleeve). Until then I thought Dreamlover was her first song. Hi Shelly. Well I was doing a round the world trip, I was definitely in Australia during March as it was the "wet season" up North, and Las Vegas was my last stop, so it may have been in April. I can't recall if it was early, mid, or late though. I will find out and let you know. I remember being somewhat perplexed that Celine never sang Think Twice during her show. That, and Titanic, were the only songs of hers I knew, and Think Twice was #1 in the UK for weeks and weeks. Maybe it wasn't as popular elsewhere.
(Friday 9 January 2015; 22:12)
Abraham / Shelly (49,051) by Bill from the UK
Abraham, I have been listening to You Need Me more than ever, to try and make up for the times that you skipped it hehe. The mood and sonic style of the song really reminds me of Chains by Tina Arena (or that should really be, Chains by Tina Arena reminds me of You Need Me). It has that kind of edgy, angry vibe to it. Great stuff. Shelly, we are the same age. I wonder if we were at Celine's concert the same night? Wouldn't that be weird (exclamation mark).
(Friday 9 January 2015; 0:45)
Shelly / Vegas show (49,026) by Bill from the UK
Hi Shelly. I loved your "A New Vision" post, that would be a great title for her show. I went and saw Celine at Caesars back in about 2004, and I'm not even a fan of hers. I appreciate she is a very gifted and intelligent singer, but I always found her songs and delivery very "same-y". Anyway, I went because of her reputation, because it's Vegas, and why not? The show she put on was absolutely fantastic (exclamation mark). With my hand on my heart it was one of the best concerts I have ever attended. Mariah will have a cash rich casino fund the thing, no expense spared. I think it will be incredible and I will certainly hope to book a flight out there to witness it first hand (funds permitting of course).
(Wednesday 7 January 2015; 23:24)
Emotions (49,007) by Bill from the UK
Feel sorry for Emotions not making it on to the Twitter cover page, that's one of my faves.
(Wednesday 7 January 2015; 7:20)
Abraham (49,006) by Bill from the UK
It's odd you say that about the debut album as I have been listening to it for the past few days too. I go through stages of not playing it for a long time, then bingeing on it for two weeks. Please give "You Need Me" another chance though, I think it is great. I love the way she sings "before you act so hastily", it just sounds so good each time. I've now switched over to the singles and am listening to the TGTBAW remixes and Someday remixes. I love the 12" Jackswing Mix of Someday.
(Wednesday 7 January 2015; 7:19)
Danny (48,975) by Bill from the UK
Hi Danny. Well, I read an article that the artist Shakin' Stevens rakes in £250k per week in December because of his Christmas song. That's really the only song of his that sustained longevity. Mariah's AIWFCIY would eclipse that as it is far more popular and reaches across the globe. Plus, her other radio hits like Hero will bring in a steady stream of income due to the royalties she would be paid.
(Monday 5 January 2015; 10:04)
#1's (48,952) by Bill from the UK
I think another #1's album would be great, but as the Facebook picture implies, also include AIWFCIY. That would be a concise and relevant summary of her career to date. Not many artists can put out a #1's record and then have to update it several years later. I would also of course love some new tracks alongside it to promote it.
(Sunday 4 January 2015; 1:23)
Covers (48,942) by Bill from the UK
Thank you for answering about the avatar. It's a great picture of her. I nearly changed mine to something else, but I've had ABMB for so long it would feel odd lol. As for songs I'd love Mariah to cover, there are only a couple. The main one is Reasons by Minnie Riperton, not many know it as her most famous song is Loving You, but Reasons is amazing and has the best use of her upper register. I'd love to see what Mariah would do with it. I'd also like to see her cover The Impossible Dream and Amazing Grace.
(Saturday 3 January 2015; 18:59)
Marissa (48,921) by Bill from the UK
Hi Marissa, I love your avatar. What event is it taken from? Mariah looks like a dream.
(Saturday 3 January 2015; 0:27)
Billy from Greece (48,902) by Bill from the UK
You're right. It was mentioned in the book by Chris Nickson that the Thanksgiving concert had several parts re-filmed, and he praised the patience and perservance of the audience. It was quite noticeable as certain shots from Hero and other songs, usually close ups, are of a totally different quality and as you rightly say her hair has clearly been fixed up again for the shoot. I agree though, it honestly didn't need any dubbing in my opinion as it was a great concert, but who knows what the sound quality was like in 1993, maybe they had to be dubbed due to audience noise and acoustics etc. It would explain why it was common practice throughout the industry.
(Friday 2 January 2015; 15:51)
Angelo / Shelly (48,889) by Bill from the UK
I agree with you Angelo about the anniversary, it's a big stretch of the imagination for Mariah to embrace that era, especially as she is now very cagey about her age and doesnt like dwelling on how long she's been around. But, there is of course "the art of letting go" and just celebrating a great and deserved achievement. Plus it would make us all so, so happy. Hi Shelly, thank you for the message and Happy New Year to you. Lots of love.
(Friday 2 January 2015; 0:17)
Darryle (48,877) by Bill from the UK
Hi Darryle, I love your idea to commemorate the debut album. A few years back a "Legacy Edition" of the debut album appeared on release schedules, but never saw the light of day. We never knew the content, but the other Legacy Editions Sony released for other artists included the original album remastered with a second disc of new material - either unreleased tracks, live songs, demos, remixes etc. As for Mariah buying into the project, I'd love her to but she does have some issues with that period. She hates the videos (which I'm convinced is why The First Vision never got a DVDS release outside of Japan), and she said the demos were better than the finished product because everything was over produced. It'd be great if she herself remastered the album and stripped the songs down to how she originally wanted them to sound. How cool would that be?
(Thursday 1 January 2015; 8:54)
Angelo (48,855) by Bill from the UK
Hi Angelo, yes all the concert DVDs are dubbed. Mariah would have sung live at the actual event but then they would have been "tidied up" afterwards with her either re-singing parts or the vocals being fixed up in the studio. But this practice happened across the entire industry and was not unique to Mariah, everybody did it.
(Wednesday 31 December 2014; 8:37)
Manny / TS (48,765) by Bill from the UK
Those videos are incredible, thank you for posting. I agree, they really need no comment as the performance speaks for itself. JTTW was totally awe inspiring. Those high notes were beautiful and she sang with such passion and energy. What a woman and what a voice.
(Tuesday 23 December 2014; 22:04)
Lee TS / demo tape (48,752) by Bill from the UK
I hate to say it but I think the picture is fake. Vision Of Love was written after she signed her recording contract, and all the sources say her demo tape only had five songs on it (Alone In Love, Someday, All In Your Mind, Prisoner and Do You Ever Wonder).
(Tuesday 23 December 2014; 13:55)
Andrew (48,672) by Bill from the UK
I cannot for the life of me understand why you visit this website.
(Saturday 20 December 2014; 23:06)
Baby (48,586) by Bill from the UK
Baby, huge thank you for posting the acoustic AIWFCIY. That was incredible. I think those unheard ad libs will be from the original '94 session, as they are in keeping with the original, and also the "I don't need nobody else" ad lib was used in the Low Sunday dance remix which came out in 2008/09 (I forget when). Loved the jazzy kind of scatting she started doing too. Every time I play the song, it is over too quickly, and I remember as an 11 year old when I first had my cassette single of it, how I wished so badly to know what else was sung after the fade out. I guess between the Low Sunday and this acoustic version, I now know. Thanks again, a real pleasure to listen to.
(Thursday 18 December 2014; 0:27)
Response to Randy (48,566) by Bill from the UK
Sorry Randy but I disagree. There are hundreds of artists who have had multiple #1 records which I cannot name, remember, or recite. We all know Mariah's songs because we are fans of her music. I have never once listened to a Rihanna song. If she played on the radio, I would not know it was her. Yet, I understand she is popular, has had a huge string of #1 records in the US and around the world, and know of her by her reputation alone. If you haven't worked out that Mariah's signature song is AIWFCIY then I don't know what to say to you. Everybody I know both knows and loves that song. And if you honestly value the opinions of stand up comedians and Perez Hilton over your own sound and reasonable judgement, then that's the way you're programmed. I know what I enjoy, and why I listen to Mariah every single day of my life. I think she is the best musician ever and I love her dearly. I don't have to have the media big her up for me. I don't have to see her at the top of every chart to recognise her ability. Mariah is always grouped in the same category as Celine, Whitney, Barbra, Diana etc., so I don't know why you are thinking she isn't. I don't think you have anything to fear about Mariah's legacy, she has already gone down in history for her performance in the 90s, and people will remember AIWFCIY in its timeless state, not the one and only ropey performance she did of it in 2014. Whitney did several shockingly bad renditions of IWALY, and nobody's bothered.
(Wednesday 17 December 2014; 13:24)
Wow (exclamation mark) (48,546) by Bill from the UK
Thank you for the O Holy Night and AIWFCIY videos. The show looks like it was absolutely incredible. The NY fans are so lucky, I wish I could have been there. OHN was beautiful, and AIWFCIY had me smiling from ear to ear. Her voice sounded wonderful and she seemed in great spirits despite the bad press she got the last time she performed. I knew Mariah would deliver. There's a light in her that shines brightly. They can try, but they can't take that away from her.
(Tuesday 16 December 2014; 20:54)
Rockefeller / Nikki (48,238) by Bill from the UK
I knew after watching the performance the type of comments I'd see on this fan site. Rather than dissecting every single note (and I agree Nikki, an isolated track without the music is borderline bullying of her), can't we just enjoy it for what it was meant to be? A fun, festive, live performance? Mariah gets ripped apart by the media every time she performs. Yet she gets back on the saddle time and time again, when a lesser person would have given up. And why? For her fans. She loves us so much, it's time we reciprocated.
(Thursday 4 December 2014; 22:48)
Darryle (48,140) by Bill from the UK
This post has a leaked track listing from what I believe was the original TAOLG album. You'll see Make It Look Good, You're Mine, YDKWTD and TAOLG were all there originally. No mention of Supernatural though.
(Tuesday 2 December 2014; 14:49)
MCIIY (48,085) by Bill from the UK
Great to read all the posts about this great album. Mariah described MC as Christmas by day, and MCIIY as Christmas by night, and she was completely right. The second album is much more chilled, mellow and I always listen to it with the lights low and a (half) bottle of wine by my side. The original songs are brilliant. I hope for "Under the Merry Christmas III" (great title someone mentioned a while back) the entire album is self composed Christmas songs, as she has a great ability to capture the different moods, feelings and timelessness associated with the season.
(Thursday 27 November 2014; 14:48)
Baby (48,062) by Bill from the UK
Supernatural is clearly about Luis.
(Tuesday 25 November 2014; 7:35)

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