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Re: Madonna's BBMA performance (89,503) (89,506) by Edward from USA If it's Mariah half-naked with a tit out at 60, it's ok, how dare you being ageist? If it's Madonna, Beyonce or Lady Gaga, the wrath of the lambs is unleashed. Hypocrisy much. (Wednesday 8 May 2019; 02:22)

Mariah vs Whitney (89,298) by Edward from USA At their peaks, Whitney had a more powerful voice, but Mariah was more versatile and an overall better singer. Whitney would've sung circles around Mariah because her voice would've drowned Mariah's, unless Mariah started hitting high notes left and right. While Whitney didn't create melodies like Mariah, she exuded confidence because she was in control of her instrument. She would stand there, and you knew girl was about to blow your wig away, with glue and all, that's why some women hated her. Mariah would get to you not only with her voice, but with her lyrics, the complexities of her melodies and her singing. Many sung Whitney's songs, but when some have tried those Mariah's songs that to the ear seem to be easy, they have struggled, big time. Jessica Sanchez on American Idol matched "I Will Always Love You" note for note, but when she tried "My All", she came to realization that you don't f with most Mariah's songs. Jennifer Lopez looked at her and said: I didn't know it was that difficult. Mariah was great, but she couldn't always matched her perfection in the studio, that's why she resulted to dubbing many performances that many now can't believe were dubbed because she was insecure. Mariah dubbed her performance with Pavarotti for example. I love me some Whitney, I loved her charisma, her confidence, her music, but her music didn't get to me as Mariah's did. As for Aretha and Patti, love them both, but I hate the screaming thing while singing. Some people might call it soulful, some might call it great, I just don't like it, unless you're Chaka Khan singing "Gotta Be There", only time, lol. Whitney's voice was powerful and clear, she never screamed, so, out of all of them, including Mariah, Whitney had the more powerful voice, Mariah had the best voice over all. (Wednesday 24 April 2019; 18:35)

Re: How are singles chosen? (89,099) (89,102) by Edward from USA Bye Bye was meant to be the next One Sweet Day with its universal theme. E=MC2's blessing and curse was the fact that mostly anything on it could've been a single. The critics hailed it as an album that played as if it was a greatest hits. I guess they had so many options that they ended up picking what they thought would connect with the audience, but following an old tired formula instead of what the people were feeling at the moment. Coming from the high of TEOM, E=MC2 showed a Mariah singing with confidence, without straining or anything to prove, she was actually feeling herself in the studio, like literally, lol. I loved I Stay In Love from the first listen, but it was definitely the first attempt a recreating We Belong Together. Weirdly enough was the fact that everybody talked about most of the songs on the album, but they never mentioned I Stay In Love, not even Mariah's people. I didn't surprise me though that it was released as a single. (Thursday 11 April 2019; 14:02)

Re: Caution 93k (89,094) (89,097) by Edward from USA Eric, please don't be sarcastic, last time you did that, B took a 3-hour break from the board. We almost die thinking he would be gone for a whole day. On a serious note: Caution is a great album, I actually can listen to it from beginning to end without skipping a track, a thing I can't say about TEOM, which is is far superior, but with some fillers. I just wish she had pushed herself vocally at least on a couple of tracks. I hope she doesn't wait another 4 years for another album. (Thursday 11 April 2019; 01:30)

Re: How are singles chosen? (89,086) (89,087) by Edward from USA Mariah definitely wanted Migrate released, that's not in question, but once Touch My Body was released, she and the label wanted to continue with the usual formula and it just didn't work, she never wanted Migrate as the second single, that's my point. I remember Migrate actually charted on the Hot 100 purely on sales, along with some other songs from the album just like Betcha Gon Know from Memoirs also charted. What kind of irks me here is the fact that some people keep saying Mariah wanted Migrate released right after TMB was released, when in reality she had her usual formula in mind: an up-tempo then a ballad. They thought Bye Bye would be a universal hit, but it just didn't connect with people like that. (Wednesday 10 April 2019; 13:46)

Re: How are singles chosen? (89,064) (89,081) by Edward from USA Back in 2008, Perez Hilton interviewed Mariah briefly, and he asked her if Migrate would the second single, to what she replied: "No darling, we've been doing this for years, I know what I'm doing." She answered that way because Perez kind of made it sound that Migrate wouldn't be a good choice as a second single. Saying Mariah wanted Migrate before Bye Bye to make Mariah looks good is insane to me. As you said, Mariah followed the same formula, and it just didn't work. Then she basically abandoned the project which I understand because of what was going on in her personal life. This notion that every time a single flops is because it was the label's pick is ridiculous. Mariah stopped being a puppet a long time ago. She's very much involved and in control of what she puts out, in too much control actually. E=MC2 is a great album full of potential hits, but the timing just wasn't right. L.A. Read was also the one who sent Mariah back in the studio to record We Belong Together and Shake If Off because he thought there was something missing. Some fans can't give credit to anybody other than Mariah these days. (Wednesday 10 April 2019; 01:49)

Re: Mariah, Damizza, the car (88,775) (88,778) by Edward from USA I remember, if I'm not mistaken, when Eric was sent a cease and desist letter from printing his little magazine that only promoted Mariah back when she was still popular, and he's in The Netherlands. So you think Mariah's people wouldn't do anything to stop such an "untruth"? Child please. According to Damizza, she read the chapter, didn't see anything wrong with it and Oked it. He talks about Mariah but he doesn't badmouth her or anything, and I'm pretty sure she happily agreed with what he had to say about Tommy and his creepy obsession with her. According to Damizza, he was a no nonse friend/boyfriend with her, and she being used ro her yes people and blind lambs appreciated that. (Monday 25 March 2019; 03:26)

Re: Mariah, Damizza, the car (88,769) (88,774) by Edward from USA Oh wow, I was just writing a post titled "Let's play the blind lamb" almost identical to yours, but you beat me to it. As much as it could hurt the herd of "the follow the leada blind lambs", whatever Damizza wrote in his book was approved by Mariah. Without her consent, he couldn't have used her name, period. And if it was approved by Mariah, she must've been Ok with it. He also talked about Tommy's obsession with Mariah and him trying to kind of recruit Damizza to spy Mariah to what he refused because it was creepy. So, before calling anybody a liar just because they say something about Mariah you might not like, remember those people, good or bad, were part of her inner circle, and while they can exaggerate and lie, they can also state the truth. The truth usually lies somewhere in the middle, and last time I checked Mariah hadn't changed her name to Mary Poppins Full of Grace. (Sunday 24 March 2019; 22:06)

Re: Okay, please nobody get mad (88,746) (88,749) by Edward from USA Mariah can also replicate "ella ella" live. You should've been more thorough in your post. (Friday 22 March 2019; 17:42)

Re: Does anyone here even stream music? (88,687) (88,694) by Edward from USA I always knew that comment would come down to bite her ass because nobody stays popular forever and I knew her turn would come. Besides, at that point it was a rumor what Madonna had said, there was no video or recording of her stating anything like that. It's good that Mariah came to her senses and praised her at the Grammys following TEOM. Madonna and Mariah are iconic and in the same boat now, Madonna can't score a hit and Mariah, well, she's annihilating the R&B charts in Tangamandapio. At least I still like Mariah's music. I stopped listening to Madonna after she released the album Music when I was 7. (Tuesday 19 March 2019; 15:28)

Re: Still listening (88,676) (88,679) by Edward from USA Why do you do that? You know B has a fetish with underarm hair, and here you are rubbing your bush on his face. That's so mean. No wonder he still thinks "With You" is slaying the R&B charts. (Monday 18 March 2019; 22:32)

Another excuse (88,630) by Edward from USA When it comes to remixes, Billboard rules are very clear, and they refer to remixes that morph into a completely different song, like "Thank God I Found You" Make it Last Remix. I love this remix by the way, better than the original. Mariah is capable of making a great remix keeping the song original melody and adding a featured rapper, but that would need creativity, and the will for a quality outcome, she did so on the remix for "#Beautiful" ft. Miguel and Jeezy. Mariah laid down some new vocals, the final whistles were short, but heavenly, and Jeezy’s rap was great. So, let's not blame Billboard for Mariah's inability to create a decent remix these days. A shitty remix is a shitty remix, period. "A No No" remix is what I actually didn't want it to be, a copy and paste uninspired effort. Why on earth didn't she have everything ready before releasing a 10-track album, especially knowing she would be extremely busy with Christmas, Vegas, and a world tour? While Mariah makes her money in concerts and touring, Epic has to recoup their investment from an album that wouldn't be bringing them any money, it's business. I'm pretty sure none of you would be investing their money into pushing a project that was basically dead in the water commercially from the beginning. Yes, it was critically acclaimed, good for Mariah, but if that doesn't translate into some sort of revenue for the label, it doesn't make sense to keep investing. (Friday 15 March 2019; 20:15)

Re: The remix (88,624) (88,627) by Edward from USA B, It's always someone else to blame, Isn't it? There's a thin line between being positive and being delusional, in your case at least. At what point do you even consider Mariah is responsible, at least partially? Oops, that context wouldn't ever exist in your world. I said from the beginning, this remix would work if it wasn't a cut and paste effort, and there it is, so you, like many other delulus, have to look for a escape goat, JD it is, or maybe Epic. No, those two are "A No No", it's Tommy or maybe JLO. It was Cardi or Maybe Lil Kim. (Friday 15 March 2019; 18:53)

Re: Vegas final show this leg 2/21/19 M&G (long) (88,575) (88,606) by Edward from USA I'm deeply sorry for your loss, Mara. I also lost my mom suddenly and unexpectedly, and like your mom, she was an amazing mom. I was in my early teens, so I guess you're lucky she got to meet your kids, husband and to see you being happy and in good hands. Thank you for sharing your story because, just like Martyn's sadly departure from this earth, we could be here one day and gone the other. Family and friendships are important and all we have at the end of the day. Since your mom loved Mariah and you do to, I guess she must be shining down on you from heaven. (Friday 15 March 2019; 00:35)

Re: Original Music Box track listing (88,521) (88,526) by Edward from USA It's so evident it was Andrew. (Wednesday 13 March 2019; 00:10)

Re: Original Music Box track listing (88,470) (88,473) by Edward from USA To me the best ending tracks are: The Wind, Looking In and Outside. When I don't take my meds, I can't play any of those. "Everything Fades Away" is a gem, but I don't see it as part of Music Box, not only because it wasn't in the US tracklist, but because of the genre. (Monday 11 March 2019; 00:10)

Re: Till the end of time (88,322) (88,328) by Edward from USA You're hilarious. Just for that comment you can stream with us for the rest of the week. On Wednesday we stream "Migrate". I was wondering though, if you're from Indiana, why aren't you indian? (Wednesday 6 March 2019; 12:10)

Re: Till the end of time (88,310) (88,315) by Edward from USA You cannot bully an entity who lives on somebody's head. I'll first stream ""With You" and then "A No No". (Tuesday 5 March 2019; 19:53)

Re: Till the end of time (88,311) (88,312) by Edward from USA You don't even go here. (Tuesday 5 March 2019; 19:38)

Re: Till the end of time (88,307) (88,309) by Edward from USA You referred about the full content of a post that wasn't directed at you and that you didn't read because l don't exist to you. If that isn't the epitome of insanity, I don't know what is. And stop trying to play the bipolar victim card. Just don't talk about posts you don't read, it kind of makes you cuckoo-for-cocoa-puffs. I'm starting to think you and Vicky are one and the same. (Tuesday 5 March 2019; 15:31)

Re: Till the end of time (88,294) (88,295) by Edward from USA You and Andrew should get a room already. You totally have a crush on him, it's like you're on a constant drooling and sweating all over every time he comes around. Victoria, you don't seem have a "secret" anymore. Vicky and Andy would look very nice "emblazoned" on a doormat. I forgot my meds again. (Monday 4 March 2019; 03:02)

Re: Till the end of time (88,267) (88,285) by Edward from USA Welcome back, Andrew. I know some of your adversaries here will self-combust when they realize you're back, but oh well, we all know we need to have our ice-cubes ready before binging on the messageboard. Too bad your timeline has been obliterated. (Sunday 3 March 2019; 16:20)

Re: Glitter (88,274) (88,284) by Edward from USA I share your sentiment. I love "If We", actually when I think of Glitter, it's the first song that comes to mind. I wouldn't trade Glitter for any of her albums released after E=MC2. Those gems: "Never Too Far", "Lead The Way", "If We", "Want You", "Twister". Those vocals, the lyrics. I guess Glitter is the last album in which Mariah went all out vocally in the studio since "Music Box" without sounding or her voice being noticeable doctored. I'm happy she's just put Glitter of out of the Jinxed Box. (Sunday 3 March 2019; 16:10)

Re: Gospel album (88,187) (88,190) by Edward from USA I agree, Mariah could definitely pull a great Jazz album with laid back vocals a la Norah Jones. I think a Gospel album would've been great when she was in better shape vocally. (Tuesday 26 February 2019; 01:26)

Re: A No No remix fake news (88,181) (88,185) by Edward from USA B, I won't say: It must be the weed, it must be the E Heard you get it poppin', you get it poppin' Because "I Don't Know You". I do really love all the positivity and fresh facts you bring to the board. By the way, I played "Caution" yesterday from beginning to end, and I loved it. "With You" ain't happening though, so don't over do it, please. A No No with Cardi B could definitely be something if it's well done. (Monday 25 February 2019; 14:56)

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