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

Mariah - queen of the intro (89,221) by Bill from the UK Vision of Love, You're So Cold, Emotions (Unplugged), Dreamlover, All I Want for Christmas Is You, Fantasy, My Saving Grace, You Don't Know What To Do to name but a few. Love the slow build intros she has across her catalogue. (Thursday 18 April 2019; 09:01)

Always Be My Baby (89,190) by Bill from the UK If MC does sing ABMB it needs to be the Mr. Dupri Remix and she needs to bust Da Brat out of jail to join her on stage. The original is great, but she can't sing it live, let's face it. It will be the usual "but inevitab-" and then the backing singers will chime in with the "ly" because it dares to transition two notes higher than what she was singing in, and after the climax that's been lipped since 1997 we will be treated to her either barking out "gonna linger on gonna linger on" or an off key "and weeeee". The remix is much better suited to where she's at vocally now and it's something different yet familiar. Pink yet lavender. Love to all. (Sunday 14 April 2019; 23:45)

Artist of the Millennium (89,151) by Bill from the UK Just in case no one realised, Artist of the Millennium was awarded at the World Music Awards. (Friday 12 April 2019; 15:30)

Re: Caution 93k (89,120) (89,121) by Bill from the UK You did leave for like an hour though that one time. (Thursday 11 April 2019; 20:39)

Re: How are singles chosen? (89,100) (89,103) by Bill from the UK Single choices by the label are a mystery not just for Mariah but for most artists. To those of you who know Tori Amos, her first single in the UK was a track called Me and a Gun, a harrowing acapella account of her rape. Needless to say after a few weeks of no airplay a much more radio friendly song was chosen to launch the album. (Thursday 11 April 2019; 15:18)

Re: "Alone In Love" (89,062) (89,069) by Bill from the UK Interesting. I never paired them as a part 1 and part 2 before. (Monday 8 April 2019; 20:38)

Re: "Alone In Love" (89,056) (89,060) by Bill from the UK Really? To me they have very noticeable differences both in theme and sound. Thematically, All In Your Mind is about reassuring a partner that you're committed, and Alone In Love is about a partner who has left you after a whirlwind romance. All In Your Mind has that brilliant faux-reggae outro that is one of the best things on the debut, and is structured in a standard verse-chorus-verse-chorus arrangement, whereas Alone In Love has a brilliant arrangement of chorus-verse-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus. (Monday 8 April 2019; 12:14)

Re: One thing Mariah does that pisses me off (89,039) (89,047) by Bill from the UK I can't say I disagree with you. She has also dismissed the debut album in a similar fashion before, especially Someday and I Don't Wanna Cry, both of which are highlights. I agree Through the Rain is a great song and doesn't deserve to be written off like that. (Sunday 7 April 2019; 17:47)

And You Don't Remember and So Blessed (88,995) by Bill from the UK Hey you all. I've been playing Emotions an awful lot recently. Question for you all: at the end of And You Don't Remember and So Blessed is, what I assumed to be, some form of high pitched wind instrument for the last 30 years. However, I actually think this may be Mariah's upper register blended into the background (as it sounds similar sonically to the opening of Can't Let Go, where she does just that). What do you all think? (Thursday 4 April 2019; 19:40)

Re: Bye Bye (88,949) (88,957) by Bill from the UK "I wish that we could spend the holidays together" really, really struck a chord with me and moved me to tears when I first heard it. Such a simple statement, yet absolutely heartbreaking. (Tuesday 2 April 2019; 13:16)

Re: Before we move on (88,930) (88,932) by Bill from the UK Agree, let's relish and enjoy Caution as it was a long wait, but well worth it. Now Mariah's a mother and touring constantly, I suppose we have to get used to longer periods between albums, we really were spoilt in the 90s when she pounded out an album virtually every year. (Sunday 31 March 2019; 15:57)

Re: Daydream (88,908) (88,912) by Bill from the UK Well I was at the Daydream London concert and that was amazing. I was so glad I got to see her during her prime. I do agree her live performances during 1995 and 1996 were fantastic, which makes it even more intriguing that the album's vocals aren't as impressive. (Saturday 30 March 2019; 14:26)

Re: MOAIA (88,902) (88,907) by Bill from the UK Agree, Ribbon is a master stroke and the best thing on the album. Obsessed the absolute worst. I have a playlist with Obsessed and those tacked on remixes removed and the album flows wonderfully. Obsessed is so jarring and upsets that laid back dreamy vibe of the album. (Saturday 30 March 2019; 06:58)

Re: Daydream (88,877) (88,883) by Bill from the UK My dad's words, not mine. (Friday 29 March 2019; 00:22)

Re: Final verdict (88,871) (88,880) by Bill from the UK Randy Randy Randy. The holy trinity of vocal greatness in my mind are the debut, Emotions, and Merry Christmas. There are some great moments on Daydream but except for Fantasy nothing really packs a punch for me vocally. (Thursday 28 March 2019; 23:45)

Re: Playtime (88,874) (88,878) by Bill from the UK There's probably something in that. Making an album accessible is smart. I know if I want to listen to Charmbracelet end to end with the lyric book in one hand and a glass of red in the other, I have to book the afternoon off work lol. (Thursday 28 March 2019; 23:38)

Re: MIAMTEC and Caution (88,868) (88,876) by Bill from the UK Vanishing as well. (Thursday 28 March 2019; 23:34)

Daydream (88,865) by Bill from the UK It's interesting seeing Daydream rank either at the top or bottom of most lists. It was always at the top for me but over time has gradually slid down my ranking. It was a great era, she was at her peak of popularity without a doubt, but when I listen to the album now, it's the first one where her vocals we're noticeably different. Somewhat nasally and strained and her melisma was all broken up. My dad summed it up when I was playing I Am Free one day, and during one of the verses he was like "she sounds like she's drunk". (Thursday 28 March 2019; 19:36)

Re: Lucky G.M.L (88,829) (88,830) by Bill from the UK Yes, agree, really lucky fans. Like those at the Royal Albert Hall in London seeing Luther when Mariah walked out on stage from nowhere and sang with him. Those moments are priceless. (Wednesday 27 March 2019; 17:11)

Happy Birthday (88,822) by Bill from the UK Happy Birthday Mariah, thank you for everything, you're loved so much. (Wednesday 27 March 2019; 13:06)

Re: MIAMTEC and Caution (88,811) (88,821) by Bill from the UK I love lists, it's been a while. Not counting live or compilations, here is my rundown: 1. Merry Christmas 2. Mariah Carey 3. Emotions 4. Music Box 5. Daydream 6. Butterfly 7. The Emancipation of Mimi 8. Glitter 9. Rainbow 10. Caution 11. Me I Am Mariah 12. E=MC2 13. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel 14. Charmbracelet (sorry Licia ) 15. Merry Christmas II You (Wednesday 27 March 2019; 13:01)

Re: Mariah, Damizza, the car (88,790) (88,791) by Bill from the UK Cool. But I'm right. (Monday 25 March 2019; 20:17)

Re: Mariah, Damizza, the car (88,786) (88,787) by Bill from the UK And yet, when I said Thirsty was indeed about Damizza, everyone mocked me and said it was about Nick, when it so clearly isn't. (Monday 25 March 2019; 15:19)

Re: Mariah, Damizza, the car (88,775) (88,784) by Bill from the UK We won't know what really happened during that period until Mariah's book, The Elusive Memoirs of an Emancipated, Cautious, and Imperfect Chanteuse, is released. Assuming of course she even addresses it. Personally I'm not sure why Damizza would lie, but as it's been said it's probably an exaggeration of the truth. (Monday 25 March 2019; 06:24)

Re: Okay, please nobody get mad (88,741) (88,746) by Bill from the UK The only song I can see Mariah covering these days is Rihanna's Umbrella. Only because Mariah can pull off the "eh eh eh" part live, as that's all she can manage without a wall of backing singers, pre-record, hoists, pulleys, chaise lounges, ear pieces, corsets and lip syncing. God loves her. (Friday 22 March 2019; 16:17)

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