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

Re: Bipolar and vocal issues (85,662) (85,664) by Bill from the UK It was written in jest Chris, chill out. (Tuesday 6 November 2018; 15:28)

Re: Bipolar and vocal issues (85,655) (85,658) by Bill from the UK Okay so to clear it up and make the definitive list of excuses, we have the following reasons for why MC can't sing anymore: 1. Nodules 2. Cold/lack of humidifier 3. Divorce proceedings 4. Alcohol abuse 5. Marijuana abuse 6. Prescription drugs 7. Thyroid 8. Bipolar 9. Michael Jackson's casket 10. Vocal preservation 11. Anthony Burrell 12. Corset 13. Stage fright 14. Clone of original dead Mariah (illuminati) 15. Tommy sabotage 16. J.Lo stole it 17. She's had kids 18. Nothing to prove so why bother There you go. An excuse for every number one. (Tuesday 6 November 2018; 10:17)

Re: Blue Caution album cover (85,653) (85,657) by Bill from the UK Yep totally the wrong choice. The alternative cover is brilliant. I can't quite believe the Avatar/In the Zone cover is going to be timecapsuled like Butterfly, Music Box, Merry Christmas etc. I mean an album cover is forever and part of her legacy for generations after she has left this world. Even the pink caution tape with the blue eye peeking out was better than the actual cover we got. (Tuesday 6 November 2018; 10:10)

Re: No No (85,637) (85,648) by Bill from the UK Oh you don't like a Mariah song? Never thought I'd see the day hehe. (Monday 5 November 2018; 21:04)

Re: Biannual appreciation post for Triumphant (85,638) (85,647) by Bill from the UK Part of me wishes Triumphant and Almost Home had joined TAOLG on the Deluxe version of MIAM instead of those stupid Memoirs cut and paste lazy "duets". What a waste of disc space. (Monday 5 November 2018; 21:03)

Re: Always Be My Baby/Slipping Away CD (85,644) (85,646) by Bill from the UK Haha, enjoy. Great CD and great song. Slipping Away is such a gem. (Monday 5 November 2018; 20:56)

Re: Mariah's voice returning (85,615) (85,618) by Bill from the UK Those vocal stylings were all part of MJ's brilliant and iconic delivery of his songs though. He also pretty much managed to sound great live right up until the end. Yelling "eh" and not stepping out of the speaking voice octave was not part of Mariah's brilliant and iconic delivery of her songs. This is why it gets criticised as much as it does. Her ticket prices are astronomical when you consider she neither moves nor sings during the 90 minutes she's on stage. All these great vocals from Asia are pre records. This time though Mariah's got a new trick. Rather than the classic and timeless hand out at arms length, head bowed gesture she did when lipping a climatic note, it's now stick a finger in the ear and waggle your head slightly. That's worth $100 surely. (Monday 5 November 2018; 00:10)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey still gets "goosebumps" thinking about WBT (85,571) (85,582) by Bill from the UK It’s interesting to read Mariah’s feelings on one of her biggest hits. I love hearing stories about how these moments of genius come together. I’d love to know the behind the scenes around The Roof or My All. Those songs are pure poetry and the imagery and feelings they bring to the surface are something I can never quite put into words. But it’s as if I have lived those experiences, they are so well written. (Saturday 3 November 2018; 13:18)

Re: Caution tracklist (85,508) (85,516) by Bill from the UK I'm glad I Don't and the others didn't make it into the album. She needs to put that whole era behind her. I wonder if she'll keep drip feeding songs so that we end up having the entire album on November 16. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 15:25)

Re: 8th Grade (85,490) (85,500) by Bill from the UK So glad Open Me (Like A Bottle) isn't real lol. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 06:32)

Re: Voice appearance (85,459) (85,466) by Bill from the UK Great words and a brilliant post but the sticking point for a lot of us in the deception. The lip syncing, the studio manipulation. I agree she should be lauded for what she did in the past, but don't pretend like it's still there and you're hitting those whistle notes as easily as you did in 1991, because you're not. Stop the lies and deception and be honest with where you're at vocally, and that it came through a mix of a genuinely fragile and overworked voice and her own bad lifestyle choices. (Wednesday 31 October 2018; 14:30)

Re: Track list snippets (85,438) (85,444) by Bill from the UK She also said she’d never lip sync but, well, here we are. (Tuesday 30 October 2018; 18:33)

Re: Caution standard edition tracklist (85,415) (85,417) by Bill from the UK Haha, I had the same feeling of dread wash over me when I read track 8's title. Seems interesting, especially Truthfully. I wonder if it will be a gospel closer like she's did for Emancipation, E=MC2 and MIAM. Time will tell. November 16th seems so far away haha. (Monday 29 October 2018; 17:30)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey surrounded by creepy clowns (85,384) (85,399) by Bill from the UK It was the blades in their heads and eyes and their scary faces that made me question why on earth she would do that to her young children. (Sunday 28 October 2018; 16:57)

Re: A No No (85,377) (85,398) by Bill from the UK There's a difference between physically sold and scanned copies vs copies shipped to territories to be sold. Daydream sold 7.5m in the US (in total, since release, not in 1995 alone). (Sunday 28 October 2018; 16:55)

Re: A No No (85,369) (85,370) by Bill from the UK Indeed. But if we're to believe the hype of 200 million records sold, then the debut far surpasses everything, selling c. 61 million units. It's the only album not captured by Soundscan so simple arithmetic will get you to that figure when you consider her other album sales officially total 139 million. Unless of course Mariah's album sales are counted by Enron's accountancy firm (they were known to, shall we say, round up). (Saturday 27 October 2018; 23:53)

Article: Mariah Carey surrounded by creepy clowns (85,368) by Bill from the UK Goodness why would you allow these clowns aound your young children? (Saturday 27 October 2018; 22:35)

Caution to feature a cover song? (85,351) by Bill from the UK Anybody hopeful that Caution will house another classic remake? I do love Mariah's remakes, and I'm sure we've all got lists (I love a list). Reasons by Minnie Riperton or The Impossible Dream are top of mine. (Saturday 27 October 2018; 12:51)

Re: Brat bankruptcy (85,291) (85,292) by Bill from the UK Haha. It took me longer than you can possibly imagine to make it lol. (Thursday 25 October 2018; 21:06)

Re: Brat bankruptcy (85,285) (85,288) by Bill from the UK It would be quite something if Mariah paid for Da Brat’s debt whilst at the same time refusing to even acknowledge her dying sister’s pleas for help. Hashtag just saying. (Thursday 25 October 2018; 19:29)

Re: Limited edition of Caution (85,258) (85,260) by Bill from the UK Yes yes yes and yes. The limited edition cover is brilliant and so much better than Avatar 2 meets In The Zone. (Wednesday 24 October 2018; 21:20)

Re: Mariah Carey dragged into Da Brat's bankruptcy case (85,239) (85,245) by Bill from the UK I find it incredible and unbelievable that Da Brat is unable to survive on nine thousand dollars a month. Live within your means like everyone else. (Wednesday 24 October 2018; 13:08)

Re: Big news (85,223) (85,225) by Bill from the UK I was listening to CB too and also thought of our dear Licia. I did of course skip Boy (I Need You), and I do get a bit bored by chorus 157 of Lullaby, but otherwise, a nice album to go back to from time to time. (Tuesday 23 October 2018; 18:25)

Caution World Tour (85,191) by Bill from the UK So that was the big news. I was half expecting her to announce a starring role in Avatar 2 after the album cover reveal lol. (Monday 22 October 2018; 17:15)

Re: The Asia tour and MC15 Caution era (85,088) (85,091) by Bill from the UK Completely agree that MC should really capitalise on her tours this quarter to promote her new material as well as delivering her hits. Some audience members may be attending "for the nostalgia", so for them to hear her new, great material as the album hits the shelves seems a bit of a no brainer. (Friday 19 October 2018; 10:55)

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