Saturday 31 October 2009

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

While pundits seem evenly divided on this CD; some call it one of Mariah's top five CDs, others dismiss it as a downer, one can't deny the resilience and presence Mariah still maintains in the industry. With The Dream and Tricky Stewart handling production chores, one could expect hard-driving R&B with hip-hop elements coursing through the songs, and maybe that's where listeners get thrown off.

Call this the Mariah Confessional Hour, or her harking back to her heyday of swooping ballads and mid-tempo tunes, because this is what dominates the tracks of this CD. While Obsessed is an upper, most of the other strong tracks (Candy Bling, Ribbon and Up Out Of My Face) meander in mid-tempo mode. And what is delivered are a number of break-up songs and tunes that revolve around Mariah as misunderstood and fragile. Good tunes though, so worth the listen.

(The Philippine Star)



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