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About Bill from the UK: I love Mariah more than you do. London Daydream Tour Attendee.

Re: Change (99,154) (99,156) by Bill from the UK She's been pumping a humidifier at her vocal chords since the late 90s. It doesn't work. And yes, of course rhinoplasty would impact your voice. The reshaping of the nasal cavity would massively impact the air passing through and your breath control. Why do you think her voice sounded full bodied on her first four albums, then nasally and thin from Daydream onwards? (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 21:02)

Re: Change (99,151) (99,152) by Bill from the UK Yes, I said this years ago and got crucified for suggesting such a thing, but the rhinoplasty plus her breast augmentation would have had an effect on her voice in terms of breath control and tone. Her voice lost its "body" in 1995 and the Daydream album was very nasally and brassy. Equally at this point her melisma became all disjointed too. Those elements (plus further rhinoplasty and breast augmentation later), and the overuse of alcohol and marijuana, have all contributed to the voice we have today. They were her choices and I'm sure she stands by them. As Mariah says, it is what it is. (Tuesday 14 December 2021; 17:32)

Re: Uncertainty (99,133) (99,138) by Bill from the UK Please Mariah. Do not remake Vision of Love. Please. (Monday 13 December 2021; 17:12)

Caterpillar (99,135) by Bill from the UK All this talk of Mariah "reimagining" tracks from Butterfly is making me nervous. Hero's reworking in 2008 was abysmal, and her voice was in relatively good shape back then, although nothing by comparison to the 1993 vocals. To take one of her most iconic albums and tinker with, what many consider to be, her masterpiece is such a massive gamble that I worry if it is going to pay off. Close My Eyes on The Rarities was a car crash, and I imagine everything else will be if she's using her 2021 voice. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) did not sound good. At all. I'm sorry but a fact is a fact. The Butterfly anniversary needs to be commemorated with the original album remastered in high resolution, the videos upscaled to 4K, the accompanying tour released as a DVD and audio, and any outtakes from the original sessions. Plus a new booklet with some previously unreleased photographs from the album shoot. Otherwise, it's just another nail in the coffin for her legacy, by destroying an album that was so critically praised universally, regarded as her "magnum opus", and that contained her most delicate and vulnerable vocals ever recorded. It's a beautiful work of art. These intentions will be a massive step backwards and crap all over one of her best albums. (Monday 13 December 2021; 14:45)

Re: Tokyo Dome again? (99,097) (99,099) by Bill from the UK Yep it's a snooze fest. Even the audience barely even blink. Plus it's dubbed to within an inch of its life. (Friday 10 December 2021; 11:04)

Re: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (99,084) (99,091) by Bill from the UK Lol, it's the same for everything she released after Touch My Body. (Thursday 9 December 2021; 19:47)

Re: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (99,072) (99,083) by Bill from the UK Precisely, Mariah's fans have nothing to do with AIWFCIY being a success, it's, simply put, just a brilliant song. If it was purely Mariah's fanbase that saw it reach #1 across the globe, Save the Day would have had the same success. But it didn't, because it was a horrific song. (Thursday 9 December 2021; 13:58)

Re: I stopped by to talk about... Drake? (99,064) (99,070) by Bill from the UK "Remakes of her remakes that sound like an alien singing in auto tune." I'm dead. Good to hear from you Randy, hope you have been well. (Wednesday 8 December 2021; 16:19)

Re: Who's loving you / debut era (99,056) (99,057) by Bill from the UK Well put Jamie. She hit that balance when she married Nick. I've posted this before, but this is one of my most favourite Mariah interviews. She seemed in such a good place, was relatable, down to earth and friendly, funny, engaged, looked great and just seemed very self assured but also unassuming. Exactly where a singer of her accolades should be. (Monday 6 December 2021; 22:55)

Re: Who's loving you / debut era (99,049) (99,050) by Bill from the UK Funny, I was on my way to share this as well. All we had previously was a tiny snippet of MC and the backing singers on the stairwell from The First Vision video, so hearing this, with those gorgeous whistles and the agile and full-bodied 1990 vocals, is such a joy. CBPCH 2021 version is sung by a completely different person it seems, doesn't it? (Monday 6 December 2021; 15:47)

Re: Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,039) (99,040) by Bill from the UK In comparison though, the Grammy performance is incredible to this mess. We all criticised it at the time but "I'd give my all" to have her sounding like that again. (Sunday 5 December 2021; 12:21)

Christmas BPCH (Magic Continues) (99,034) by Bill from the UK Yikes. (Saturday 4 December 2021; 14:59)

Re: Joy to the world (Celebration Remix) (99,006) (99,009) by Bill from the UK I agree this is one of her best club mixes, but it was a collaboration with David Morales, not C&C. ❤️ (Saturday 27 November 2021; 19:13)

Re: Baby Please Come Home (98,997) (98,998) by Bill from the UK Yep. Everything on the original Merry Christmas album is untouchable. The re-recordings of AIWFCIY, the "live" version of O Holy Night, the hip hop Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, the new CBPCH all pale by comparison. It's like that dreadful re-recording of Hero she did in support of The Ballads album. What was she thinking? Leave the past in the past and move forward. (Wednesday 24 November 2021; 19:28)

Re: Adele (98,982) (98,984) by Bill from the UK I meant from a publicity/popularity standpoint. Daydream was Mariah's popularity and some would say, vocal peak. All I was saying was let her ride the crest of that wave because, as we all know, nothing lasts forever. (Monday 22 November 2021; 19:46)

Re: Adele (98,972) (98,974) by Bill from the UK I streamed the album this morning and it's not terrible. In fact, I was quite surprised there were some songs with a bit of "oomf" to them, as usually it's all dreary rehashes of Someone Like You (Adele's We Belong Together). Her voice was a bit much towards the end though. The good thing about MC is her voice has so many facets her records are never uninteresting. No one can make an album with Petals and Bliss and Can't Take That Away and Heartbreaker. Just that one album has so many vocal styles and different vibes going on with it. (Sunday 21 November 2021; 17:42)

Re: Where Are You Christmas (98,953) (98,957) by Bill from the UK If Where Are You Christmas was put out with 1994 vocals the issue is, it would totally outshine Fall In Love at Christmas. Here's hoping for Rarities II in 2022 to include that, Lose Control from the debut and her demo tape. (Wednesday 17 November 2021; 14:32)

Re: MC's Range Media has ties to TM (98,954) (98,956) by Bill from the UK Adele's in her Daydream era now. I'm like, let her have it. Mariah doesn't really need to have an aggressive campaign like Adele's album roll out in my view. (Wednesday 17 November 2021; 14:30)

Re: MC’s Range Media has ties to TM (98,942) (98,943) by Bill from the UK Tommy's been married to Thalia now for over 20 years and is in his 70s. He's not going to actively try to sabotage Mariah. (Sunday 14 November 2021; 19:13)

Re: One Sweet Day (98,916) (98,917) by Bill from the UK "And all that I know is I'll wait, patiently to see you in heaven." (Thursday 11 November 2021; 11:26)

Re: Mariah - new label (98,906) (98,915) by Bill from the UK I'd be happy with either really. I do agree with you that the gospel album ship might have sailed back when it was more effortless vocally for her, and yes, she has always been perfect for a jazz album. The Wind still remains one of her greatest recordings in my view. (Thursday 11 November 2021; 08:55)

Re: Mariah - new label (98,900) (98,903) by Bill from the UK I'd love a gospel album from MC. Even if it was 50% new songs and 50% existing songs I'd be happy (My Saving Grace, Fly Like a Bird, I Wish You Well, Heavenly). Imagine if she re-worked Sent from Up Above WBT Valentine's style. Would be a great project. (Wednesday 10 November 2021; 13:49)

Re: Babyface (98,886) (98,889) by Bill from the UK I do love their four outings together. Never Forget You, Melt Away, Every Time I Close My Eyes and When You Believe are all gorgeous songs. My only issue with Babyface is that his production is a bit "samey". It is worth noting though that Mariah self-produced Melt Away so it doesn't seem as though he was involved in it enough to be considered controlling. (Monday 8 November 2021; 19:21)

Re: MC home videos (98,861) (98,875) by Bill from the UK They're there for pre-order (released December 7th). For those that don't have the DVDs, they are £5 each. The First Vision is £9 and Tokyo Dome is £11. So glad TFV is being released as the DVD from Japan is far too expensive. Plus I doubt this will have the Japanese sub titles throughout the interview with MC either. (Sunday 7 November 2021; 19:56)

Re: Fall in Love at Christmas (98,864) (98,873) by Bill from the UK You're spot on with this post. (Sunday 7 November 2021; 14:28)

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