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Caution (86,038) by darrian liu from taiwan Hands down, her best body of work in more than a decade. The album's sonically more experimental, less formulaic than her usual, yet still preserves the Mariah signature sound. The album is cohesive and concise, the hooks are strong without being too in-your-face, and the productions great. Her voice no longer sounds as artificial and engineered as how it sounded in MIAM. I should note though, her whistles here are used really sparingly and in a way I have never heard Mariah do before. For example, in 8th Grade we can hear her whistles being chopped up and reversed, making it an actual part of the music instead of an additional embellishment. I do have to say though, Caution is not as melodic as MIAM. However, it more than makes it up by its cohesion and experiment. I've never heard Mariah do a song like Giving Me Life before. The album feels current, fresh, and inspired. Very impressed with it. (You know something's good when you go "Mariah? Mariah this is a serve" with nearly every song lmao.) Favorite tracks (in no particular order): GTFO, With You, Caution, A No No, The Distance, Giving Me Life, Stay Love Love You, Portrait. (Friday 16 November 2018; 18:25)

Re: Runaway (86,031) (86,037) by Tevin from USA Edward can I get Runway also? tevin_eubanks@yahoo.com. Thanks. I downloaded a link earlier, turned out to be a fake, probably got a virus now, but totally worth it lol. (Friday 16 November 2018; 18:12)

Caution (86,036) by george golden from uk Amazing album. Congrats MC. Highlights: 8th Grade, Caution and One More Gen. Oh hell the whole album is on fire. This is coming from a fan since 92. This is better than Bruno's album of the year, Grammy winning 24 carat Magic. Love love the new sound. Bravo. (Friday 16 November 2018; 18:06)

Re: Glitter #1 (85,993) (86,035) by B from USA I did as a welp. (Friday 16 November 2018; 16:57)

Caution (86,034) by Jhonny from Canada My top 5: 1. A No No 2. Portraits 3. Caution 4. The Distance 5. Giving me Life (Friday 16 November 2018; 16:45)

Re: Runaway (86,024) (86,033) by Licia from USA Y'all like this song? I like the use of the Butterfly sample, but other than that this song is meh to me. After the first listen I was kind of happy Japan got the bonus track lol. Let me listen again. It might be a grower for me. (Friday 16 November 2018; 16:17)

Giving Me Life (86,032) by B from USA Has me feeling myself like I'm Norma Jean. Mariah definitely delivered with Caution. (Friday 16 November 2018; 16:14)

Re: Runaway (86,026) (86,031) by Edward from USA My pleasure, email? Lol. (Friday 16 November 2018; 16:12)

Re: Caution (85,998) (86,030) by Terna from Nigeria Seriously? Haha. And here I am thinking the opposite. With the first Listen I couldn't wait for the song to finish. That hook she sings over and over again gets on my nerves. Lol it's the only song I don't like. (Friday 16 November 2018; 15:55)

Re: Caution (85,996) (86,029) by Terna from Nigeria Gee thanks. That name made me cackle out loud when I read your post. (Friday 16 November 2018; 15:50)

Caution review (86,028) by Tevin from USA I love it. Yes I wish there were more in your face vocal moments (like at the end of Portraits, I wish she would have let loose lol), but overall it was a great body of work. It sounds like a Mariah album and it definitely sounds fresh a current. (Like the extended ending to GML, sounds like a Drake or Chance The R song.) I love the vibe and feel of this album. For those saying they wanted a more upbeat in your face album, to be honest this time of year I don't think that would work. It's fall/winter and this is a perfect laid back groove album to listen to. Highlights: Portraits, sounds like an updated version of Petals. Stay Love You L: Early 2000s throwback sound. Love hearing Mariah's low and mid range voice. The harmonies was good. Lowlights: Her higher belts sounded a bit strained, nasal and forced, I'm a bit worried that if its sounded like that after production and editing and perfecting, she must be going through something with her voice right now (think Rainbow era problems). Hopefully she can get whatever is happening negatively to her voice in check. Song ranks 1. A No No 2. Caution 3. SLLY 4. Portraits 5. Giving Me Life P.S. Don't hate me but I do not like One Mo Gen. All in all it's a great reintroduction to the GP for Mariah. 4.5 out of 5. (Friday 16 November 2018; 15:50)

Portrait (86,027) by anonymous from UK This album is impeccable, but how is nobody here raving about Portrait? I guess it comes from being so emotionally unstable huh? Whatever. It speaks to me on so many levels. If this song was on Daydream or Butterfly, I know it would be a forever classic. Mariah, Mariah... you've done it again. I love Caution, I love Glitter, thank you for opening your bleeding soul. Some of us aren't scared to bleed, and you doing it, wow. My favourite artist of all time will always be Miss Mariah Carey (Friday 16 November 2018; 15:45)

Re: Runaway (86,024) (86,026) by May from Denmark Omgawd share. Haha. So lucky. (Friday 16 November 2018; 15:38)

Yep, the dark era (86,025) by Matthew from USA I know this is the dark note era, but I was still holding out hope she would muster up the energy to fly on one of the songs, even if it would be impossible to reproduce live. She can do it, because I hear bits and pieces of bright moments on the ad libs in the background. Instead we have songs that she probably can sing live but don't translate well live. I mean, The Distance is a bop, but Mariah in a ballgown and heels trying to sing this song doesn't translate. Anyway, I will purchase and stream. Hopefully she gets a #1 album. The Distance is my fav, followed by GTFO, then they all kind of start to blend together. Portraits was a nice nostalgia moment, but she should have at least went bright there at the end since she didn't do it on With You. Also, even on her whisper notes, I used to be able to understand Mariah. Is it just me having trouble with half the lyrics? I probably just need new headphones. Anyway, it's a very moody album with MC exploring a lot of her dark/lower/nasal range only. C+/B- for me. (Friday 16 November 2018; 15:37)

Runaway (86,024) by Edward from USA Now that I got my e-hands on "Runaway", I'm ready to listen to the whole thing. (Friday 16 November 2018; 15:28)

Re: 8th Grade (86,017) (86,023) by RibbonB from USA More mature sounding in the 8th Grade than at 48? Right. (Friday 16 November 2018; 14:34)

Stream and buy (86,022) by T from USA What we did for Glitter was nothing short of amazing. We can do it again this week for Caution. It's so much fun watching it rise up the charts. I'm going to buy one physical, one digital and stream all week long. (Friday 16 November 2018; 14:18)

Re: Glitter #1 (85,993) (86,021) by MusicfanJ from Germany Me too. I bought it at the store in 2001. And my best friend did the same. (Friday 16 November 2018; 12:58)

Caution (86,020) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) After having the opportunity of previewing four tracks before the release date I was unsure what to expect and I have to say that I am in awe because MC once again shows that her artistry is unmatched she is in a class all by herself. To able to work with some of today's biggest and brightest producers and still create an album that sounds like Mariah but still sounds fresh and current. I wish there was more because MC once again blessed us with a great body of work. [...] Honestly speaking after listening to the album as a whole I can say I all the songs for different reasons. Bravo MC job well done. (Friday 16 November 2018; 12:36)

Portrait (86,019) by Dennis from Underneath the Stars After first few takes, my favorites are Portrait and Giving Me Life. Portraits sounds like a Stevie Wonder cover, I mean it in a good way. It also reminds me a reworked Camouflage – one of her best retrospective ballads. I like #JusticeForGlitter, but what about MIAM? General Public knows about Glitter, and they have no idea how great MIAM was. I believe that should be the next step for us lambily. (Friday 16 November 2018; 11:21)

Caution (86,018) by Marise from Russia All songs sound the same to me. I'm tired of this slow motion beat and the same monotonously melody in every song. This nasal whispery vocal scratching on high notes is already annoying. I didn't expect much from this album, but some variety would be appreciated, but no... I'm trying not to feel dissapointment. "Caution" and "With You" are good though and stay in my playlist. (Friday 16 November 2018; 10:55)

Re: 8th Grade (86,002) (86,017) by Shezz from Pk She tweet that the song gave her a nostalgiac feeling of 8th Grade. (Friday 16 November 2018; 10:52)

Re: One Mo' Gen (86,008) (86,016) by Bill from the UK Haha. I stayed up to midnight for the album and was up until 1am playing One Mo Gen on repeat. If I didn't have to work today I wouldn't have gone to bed. I played the album again and One Mo Gen got repeated several times on my way into work. Really, really love this one and as much as I also loved The Distance, it got knocked out of pole position straight away. (Friday 16 November 2018; 10:12)

Re: Glitter #1 (85,993) (86,015) by RJJ12 from USA I bought Glitter on September 11th along with Jay-Z Blackout and Alicia Keyes Songs in A Minor. It was a weird day because of what happened that morning and I drove around mostly playing Loverboy and If We (should have been a single). I didn't care for the album at all but I actually appreciate it more nowadays. Want You and All My Life have grown on me and even though the ballads are pop leaning because of the character I do like the vocals and lyrics (Reflections being the fav). (Friday 16 November 2018; 10:11)

Re: One Mo' Gen (86,008) (86,014) by Billy from Greece Let's hear it one mo'gen for "One Mo'Gen". Addicted. (Friday 16 November 2018; 10:08)

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