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About Matty from Vancouver Canada: I love music of all kinds, with R&B and pop toping my list of favourite genres. I've been a Mariah fan since Charmbraclet, there was something about that album that connects on a deep level. Other favourite albums are Glitter, Daydream, The Emancipation of Mimi, and Me. I Am Mariah. My Favourite Mariah Songs are: The Art of Letting Go, Fantasy & Shake It Off. My Least Favourite album is Music Box. My most start-to-finish listened album (don't-skip-a-track albums): Emotions, Butterfly, The Emancipation of Mimi and Me. I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chanteuse.

Missy Elliott (71,682) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Missy Elliott's new single "I'm Better" feat. Lamb is amazing. Check it out if you haven't heard it, and the visual's are amazing. Love all the pool scenes. This is a comeback single, get it girl. (Friday 27 January 2017; 18:09)

Re: New song: Side Effects comparison / The Weekend (71,656) (71,658) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Ohhh. That's right, they were at Leo's party, not in the studio. I let my daydream get away from me, because I love The Weekend and his sound is so ethereal and moody, so I would love for them to do a collab. Sometimes his sound gives me vibes of a dark-Butterfly album. The layers, the lyrics, the personal connection every note. Even if The Weekend was just a producer on the track, it would crush. (Friday 27 January 2017; 0:16)

New song: Side Effects comparison / The Weekend (71,652) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Yas yas yas, if this new song is being compared to Side Effects, and if Mimi's been hanging out with The Weekend and DJ Khaled in the studio this is exactly what I can for. The Disco-dark vibe that The Weekend has ushered in over the last two years is killer and I can see a great new direction coming out of this. (Thursday 26 January 2017; 18:55)

New single - Sunday, lets talk (71,594) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I hope we hear something killer, fresh, exciting, number one worthy. IMO #Beautiful and You Don't Know What To Do both could have gone to number one with unique, new, different video concepts and a push on radio. #Beautiful was all over the radio in Canada, and the video was really nice cinematically (not groundbreaking). But You Don't know What To Do got nothing and it deserved it. I hope she goes in a Soul-Disco-Pop direction and less of the "Triumphant" direction. YG being on the track could be super fresh, but they should've said nothing about him being on the track and just made it a surprise. I think that announcement has made most of us nervous it's a rehash of a tired concept and genre that MC has already squashed and conquered as an original in that arena. (Wednesday 25 January 2017; 3:58)

The Social (Canada's version of The View) (71,503) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I'm just saying. Mimi should visit the ladies of The Social, they're cool, chill. I think they very accurately represent general Canadian views. Plus Canada generally supports MC (not nearly as much "hateration" press as in most countries I see posted (U.S and Uk for example), we're more on the Australian level), but it would be a fun and chill chat. Anyways [...] on this day in history, America. Stand up. I've been listing too Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can't Give Up Now) for all of us. (Saturday 21 January 2017; 9:25)

Re: Docu-series (71,191) (71,202) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I've really been enjoying Mariah's World, but 100% agree with you. That clip is exactly what I was hoping for: specifics about her voice, what she does to maintain, more of the creation of her music. That's the problem, Stella isn't a music person. (Thursday 12 January 2017; 19:38)

Trey Lorenz? Blurred face (70,058) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I'm really curious why Trey is not in Mariah's World. And further, why the f*** is his face blurred? Anyone have insight? (Monday 19 December 2016; 6:04)

#5 in Canada (70,041) by Matty from Vancouver Canada AIWFC is #5 on Canadian iTunes. (Christmas Baby Please come Home is at #185.) (Sunday 18 December 2016; 7:06)

B.Tanaka (69,228) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Bryan is the hottest guys Mimi has dated since Christian Monzon in the mid-2000s. Mariah is all cute and blushy around him, the way she was with Nick Cannon, Derek Jeter and Luis Miguel. I love when she's with a guy you can tell just makes her laugh. (Wednesday 7 December 2016; 22:50)

Amazing: Mariah's World (69,129) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Mariah's World: Love. Not sure what there is to hate about this. As a general assessment it's one of E.'s most well produce programs, ever. Mariah isn't pulling the one diminutional diva bit and she's hilarious AF. JLT: Job long time, is a hilarious moment. My only question what the hell was that cardigan Molly was wearing? Seriously, a gun motif on a Cardi. MmmK. (Tuesday 6 December 2016; 2:12)

Re: Jojo's new album (68,543) (68,581) by Matty from Vancouver Canada i would love if MC's new album had the vide of JoJo's new album, Mad Love. I love Jojo's new album, I have it on constant replay. F*** Apologies, FAB, Honest, I Can Only, Vibe, High Heels, Mad Love. It's very R&B but fresh AF and has great dance elements. Just a correction though, the only reason Jojo released all those mix tapes is because she's been in battles with her former label for years trying to reclaim ownership rights of her voice. Her record label legally owned her voice and she wasn't allowed to legally release any proper albums because of the contracts that were signed when she was 12 years old (a very similar situation to what Ke$ha went through at the start of her career). That's the only reason Jojo hasn't been on the music scene in a major way for years, and why she focused more on her acting. She was absolutely taken advantage of by the music industry, FAB is a tribute to that. "I been down in the trenches, you should know but you don't pay attention." Everyone should give Jojo's Mad Love album a listen from start to finish. It's gold. (Wednesday 23 November 2016; 2:28)

Infamous - I like it (66,942) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I like Infamous. Get over the hate and criticism. I agree with everyone on this forum that says, "If you don't like it, cool, but you don't need to ruin for those would do." Her voice gave me One Sweet Day vibes at point and I agree, I love how she used her whistle in an "early days at Sony" way (like on her debut album). Is it a lead single from a new album? No, certainly not. But if this was an album cut, people wouldn't be judging it so hard. I don't like the auto-tune on Jesse. That's my only criticism. But the piano is beautiful, and Mariah's voice is appropriately subtle, especially considering the story line it's meant to reflect (Jamal's still dealing with his shooting). Not to mention the Empire soundtracks all have a vibe and trajectory, and Infamous will flow nicely with that given the first two seasons' soundtracks. (Sunday 2 October 2016; 4:51)

Re: Article: All 64 Mariah music videos, ranked from worst to best (65,217) (65,228) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Maybe you're right about the "I want to Know what Love" is video. I think I've got a personal bias, because I love her look during this era, long tight brwon curls (like when she was on Oprah), I love those damn boots she's wearing in the video, the song itself slays me and I love that the video is filled with proper lambs. But the CGI is outta control. So maybe on second thought I'll switch IWKWLI video for the Get Your Number video. That giant phone. Lol. (Saturday 13 August 2016; 20:42)

Re: Article: All 64 Mariah music videos, ranked from worst to best (65,186) (65,202) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Thanks for reminding me of this article. I loved when this blog was more about listing our fave moments, vids, songs etc. And less about how polarizing Mariah persona is. I totally disagree with this persons ranking of the vids (ie: I still Believe and AIWFC would be at the bottom of my list, far out done by Almost Home and Bringing On The Heartache, IMO. I still Believe and AIWFC are as lame as the Hero, and Love Takes Time vids). But I love reading the commentary, it's funny and fair lol. My top 10 in no order are: Honey, Boy, Up Out My Face, Heartbraker, Oh Santa., Touch My Body, Almost Home, I Want to Know What Love Is, Lover Boy and Shake It Off. (Saturday 13 August 2016; 4:18)

Almost Home (59,793) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Can we believe "Almost Home" was released three years ago? Holy. Great song. (Tuesday 16 February 2016; 4:51)

Urban Outfitters and HMV vinyl (58,508) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I Love that Urban Outfitters and HMV are now selling Mariah vinyls. This is a good sign that MC is grabbing the attention of a younger audience recently and dare I say even tapping into the arduous hipster crowd. Urban Outfitters by my apartment has a big display set up front as soon as you walk in the front door with the Merry Christmas album. (Thursday 17 December 2015; 2:21)

Empire - Sky Summers (58,208) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Does anyone else get the impression that the character Sky Summers (played by Alicia Keys) on Empire is either based on Mariah Carey or is it the role that we were told Mimi would play in the series? Watching it, there are so many Mariah-isms in Alicia Key's performance and there's still no word if MC will actually appear in the series. This week's "half black" store line, Sky's diva ways, her performance style etc. are all very Mariah real-time to me. (Saturday 5 December 2015; 4:30)

Merry Christmas deluxe vinyl (57,465) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Hey Lambs. Does anyone know anymore information about when and where the Merry Christmas deluxe vinyl will be available? The only release date I've read about is tomorrow, October 23rd in the U.K. Is it going to be released everywhere, or just in the U.K? HMV in Canada just started carrying Mimi vinyls in the past couple months, so I hope I can get it in Canada this year. (Thursday 22 October 2015; 22:20)

I saw the commercial on TV (57,034) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I just saw the Game of War commercial on TV in Canada for the first time, haha. (Thursday 1 October 2015; 21:04)

Re: Don't Stop (56,609) (56,613) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Don't stop could absolutely be a number one today. I love the base, and Mariah's verse and that whistle note give me full-body chills every time I listen to it. Mad love for this song. (Saturday 12 September 2015; 23:01)

Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF: thank you (56,585) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Thank you Deedre. I completely agree that the listener-experience is 150% subjective. I hate when people say "this song/album is better then this song/album" in a definitive way without a reason beyond "I like this one better". It's so subjective and based on what you're looking for from Mariah's music. To Andrew's point about E=MC2 being better then TEOM, I don't know how you can pit the two against each other. E=MC2 is one of the best summer albums ever (so in this context, yes it's a great album), TEOM is one of the best classic-R&B albums ever. They are for different occasions and different moments. I don't appreciate how some posters on this board state their faves as the ultimate and unarguable and all the others with their opinions be cray. Subjectivity and objectivity are key, and personal. (Friday 11 September 2015; 5:32)

Vinyl #1 To Infinity (56,418) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I'm just curious, who all bought #1 to Infinity on vinyl? Like this post if you did. Since the vinyl went on sale August 28th (I just received my copy in the mail today), I'm curious if the album will re-enter Billboard because of vinyl sales. I'm so glad Epic released this album on vinyl, I've always been sad that MIAM was her only standard Island Def Jam album not to be released on vinyl. My full-album Mimi vinyl collection includes: Charmbracelet, Emancipation, E=MC2, Memoirs and now #1 To Infinity. I'd love Butterfly on vinyl. (Tuesday 1 September 2015; 2:19)

Ben: Rainbow Charmbracelet (56,108) by Matty from Vancouver Canada This is what I love about posting on this kind of forum. We individually had almost a completely opposite reaction toward the Rainbow and Charmbracelet albums. The way you describe Charmbraclete would be how I describe Rainbow. I wonder how much our own personal memories and experience during that "Mariah era" effect our nostalgia for our respective album preferences. I would disagree with you, in that I don't believe Mariah started making music she personally loved until after Glitter. I don't think she had the freedom to create her artistic expression until she was done with Sony. She made beautiful and monumental music with Sony, but I don't think it was always what Mariah wanted to do musically. I think Butterfly and Charmbraclete [sic] are Mariah's two albums where she set out to only satisfy herself and no one else. Mariah didn't have time to focus on Rainbow because she wanted to get away from Sony a.s.a.p which is why she only spent 3/4 months recording it start to finish. However, "Rainbow era" is the most fun, chill, carefree Mariah I think we've seen. She was truly loving life as a Butterfly and was the image of pop-perfection. Plus, lest no forget, Bianca came to life (the original Sasha Fierce). (Monday 17 August 2015; 5:23)

B / Re: Three album groupings (56,087) (56,091) (56,106) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I also wanted to say, in reference to how you responded to the Mariah Carey debut album: I wouldn't be the Mariah Carey fan I have been for the past fifteen years if Mariah didn't write or produce her own music (which we all know is why to compare her to Whitney, Britney, Kylie, JLo, Christina Aguilera or Beyonce isn't fair to Mariah's artistry). But again that wasn't what I was doing or talking. I was speak to the vibe, style, sound and trendiness of the music MC created at that time. (Monday 17 August 2015; 5:04)

B / Re: Three album groupings (56,091) (56,105) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I think you misunderstood me a bit, I never said Mariah copied anyone, not Whitney, Celine or Beyonce (a musical trend and "copying" are extremely different things, and we all know Mariah has never copied anyone). I was referring to when Mariah panders to the current musical climate of the moment. You're totally correct in your comments such as, Music box being more R&B leaning etc. etc. but that's not what I was referring too. I meant that with those albums, Mariah was indulging what was general pop audience was wanting/buying at the time, but of course she did it in her own Mariah-Carey-way. I'm also not saying this is a negative, and defiantly in no way insulting those albums or saying they are less then any other album. I meant to include Daydream in the listings with Emotion, TEOM & MOAIA. And the Pop Gold verses artist masterpiece with that album would be: Always Be My Baby vs. Looking In. I didn't include Christmas albums because I believe Christmas albums and soundtracks are a lot more specific and directed then a standard album release, and can't be judged in the same context. I 150% agree with what you said about Butterfly, Charbracelet and Me. I Am Mariah. I also wanted to say, in reference to how you responded to the Mariah Carey debut album: I wouldn't be the Mariah Carey fan I have been for the past fifteen years if Mariah didn't write or produce her own music (which we all know is why to compare her to Whitney, Britney, Kylie, JLo, Christina Aguilera or Beyonce isn't fair to Mariah's artistry). But again that wasn't what I was doing or talking. I was speak to the vibe, style, sound and trendiness of the music MC created at that time. (Monday 17 August 2015; 4:50)

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