The OFFICIAL Mariah Carey thread! [merged]

[sammyyummy]

so did art of letting go ever charted in the US? or was it sadly a flop?

 

[sammyyummy]

http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/bebe-winans-reveals-how-mariah-carey-dissed-whitney-houston/

 

[andyspete]

Well sadly, it appears as though Mariah's latest song has turned out to be another sales flop. I actually really like the song too. I downloaded, "You're Mine (Eternal)", and have been playing the hell out of it. I could see where, "Triumphant" and "The Art of Letting Go", wouldn't generate mass appeal but "You're Mine" is an amazing song. I love the last 30 seconds of it. And the remix with Trey Songz is awesome.......maybe even better than the original version. Check it out if you haven't heard it. Listen to it 2 or 3 times and you might find yourself hooked like I am.

 

[sammyyummy]

Have you heard about the title of Mariah's 14th record? Me. I am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse.

Oh my LOLZ. Someone isnt taking her meds again.

 

[MoufOfKhaos]

Sounds like Mariah is being Mariah, full of Mariah on planet Mariah, where Mariah is queen, goddess and apparently chanteuse.

 

[JarodA]

Throwback.



Listening to this at least the tone of her voice isn't different these days - just the belting range has shrunk.

 

[AngelFromAbove]

Listening to this at least the tone of her voice isn't different these days - just the belting range has shrunk.

Actually, her voice has changed. She has lost some clarity and depth to her voice. Her range is still the same, but she is not as consistent live.

 

[JarodA]

Actually, her voice has changed. She has lost some clarity and depth to her voice. Her range is still the same, but she is not as consistent live.

Eh, what? Not in the belting part of her voice. Her range I guess is technically the same since she can still do the whistles...but belting her songs in a strain for her these days.

I actually think she should get the nodules repaired. She may lose the whistles...but IMO they're not worth holding onto if she's starting to lose the rest of her voice (which she sadly seems to be). The whistles are a great feature of her voice, but I'd rather lose those than the belting range which IMO is much more important to the vast majority of her songs.

I'm sure she'd rather die than leave her vocal future in the hands of doctors, but if she doesn't do something she's gonna lose her voice anyway. She struggles to sing even "Hero" now .

 

[AngelFromAbove]

Eh, what? Not in the belting part of her voice. Her range I guess is technically the same since she can still do the whistles...but belting her songs in a strain for her these days.

I actually think she should get the nodules repaired. She may lose the whistles...but IMO they're not worth holding onto if she's starting to lose the rest of her voice (which she sadly seems to be). The whistles are a great feature of her voice, but I'd rather lose those than the belting range which IMO is much more important to the vast majority of her songs.

I'm sure she'd rather die than leave her vocal future in the hands of doctors, but if she doesn't do something she's gonna lose her voice anyway. She struggles to sing even "Hero" now .

Mariah can still belt, even in recent performances. If anything, she is inconsistent or does not perform live because she does not take care of her voice (drinking).

 

[JarodA]

Come to think of it even on this rather average recent "Always Be My Baby" performance, she still hit the high F5. Around 2:21.



Even so, she's not sounding as she could/should be. But oh well, that's enough complaining .

 

[miaedu]

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse. New Album 5/27

 

[JarodA]

I actually love the album title, unironically. It's so cray .

"The Elusive Chanteuse" . Only Mariah.

 

[sammyyummy]

Mariah Carey is having a musical split personality - she doesnt know what to do and where to really go with her music. But it is clear as she always touts her #1 singles records, that she is desperate for another one. Her desperation for a hit record after a slew of major flops that really prevented her from coming up with a creative winner.

Her new single, thristy, just sounds so generic. its like an updated, friendlier version of the smash flop, triumphant.

 

[EvilTwinTwo]

It's a shame Mariah hasn't lived up to her the full potential. She needs to focus on quality and not on getting hits.

 

[JarodA]

I honestly think her record is reasonably safe. Could Rihanna threaten it? Maybe, but I don't honestly think Rihanna will REACH the record. She's bound to have a commercial lull at some point.

 

[sammyyummy]

just listened to her record and OH WOW....WHAT HAPPENED TO HER VOICE?
Her voice is scratchy, her high notes (which were clear and powerful) not sounds screechy (kinda like the end of WBT/Stay in Love/etc) and her vocal arrangements lacked the creativity/layering of old. On the George Michael remake she sounded like a bad AI singer oversinging. Compare the original with her version; or even Mary Mary's version of cant give up now vs MC's version - yikes. what happened mimi?

 

[sammyyummy]

listening to her brand new cd me i am mariah...trying very hard to like it but...it sounds stale.
her voice is scratchy, her high notes are screechy and on the george michael classic , one more try and the mary mary's cant give up now, mariah's voice is thin, her vocal arrangement all over the place and she sounds like a bad AI contestant thats oversinging.

 

[jktoooo]

I used to be a devout MC "lamb". I used to rush right out and get new releases. Nosomuch anymore.

Her music does not interest me anymore.

 

[LatinCoffee]

and yet she's #1 around the country with this album

 

[sammyyummy]

i thought Coldplay was hugely #1 around the country with their album