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About Terna from Nigeria: Fan since 1998 - The "Butterfly" Era. Fave Era - The Emancipation of Mimi, watching her break that Night was Everything.

Re: Music now (98,584) (98,592) by Terna from Nigeria Check out Diana Ross's [new song] "If The World Just Danced". I kinda love it. (Does this woman have a bad song when you really check? I don't think she does.) And yeah I don't really even checkout new music at this point, everything is in the same key, same beats, same voices, same auto-tuned soulless crap - listen to one, you've heard them all. The music doesn't have color anymore. It's so unfortunate. Seems Mariah Carey's gonna have to save music again for the third time. Haha. (Thursday 9 September 2021; 17:05)

Re: Lead The Way (98,574) (98,577) by Terna from Nigeria I always thought this was one of her most engaging and creative vocal performances ever, the way the song just builds steadily and climaxes. She really begun exploring new ways of singing songs in the late 90's and early 2000s that had a "wow" effect like the verse she sang on the "Make it last" remix of "Thank God I found You" and the live version of "O Holy Night" - very unexpected and unpredictable. By "The Emancipation of Mimi", she's an expert with this style of singing which we hear on songs like "Mine Again", "We Belong Together", "Joy Ride" and "Circles". (Sunday 5 September 2021; 10:18)

Re: Post Malone (98,545) (98,548) by Terna from Nigeria At this point, I'm not looking forward to any more rap collaborations. At this point, that rap thingy is so tired. It is time for Mariah to do something out of the box. (Thursday 26 August 2021; 00:41)

Re: Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,535) (98,538) by Terna from Nigeria That's so heartbreaking. I recall the "More Than a Woman" video dropped after her death and I liked it so much more than "Rock The Boat". (Saturday 21 August 2021; 20:25)

Re: Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,528) (98,533) by Terna from Nigeria I'm still not over her death. Such potential, she was just getting started. Smh. Worst still is there's actually video footage of her last day - the day of the plane crash on YouTube. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 20:45)

Re: Christmas secrecy (98,530) (98,532) by Terna from Nigeria Remember when last she went missing in action back in 2004? And then we got "The Emancipation Of Mimi". Exactly. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 20:38)

Take a little trip vs. Giving me Life (98,531) by Terna from Nigeria Did Mariah Carey and Dev Hynes [sample] Minnie Riperton on her song "Take a Little Trip" for "Giving me Life"? Sure sounds melodically very similar. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 19:39)

Re: Collaborations (98,521) (98,523) by Terna from Nigeria Honestly, I really don't care for Duets with Mariah and other artists period. I have found out that my best Mariah Carey songs are rarely the duets and more when she's alone on the track. Something about her sound, talent and gifting strikes me as larger than life and doesn't quite merge well with other artists, I guess this is what Chaka Khan meant when she said "artists are like planets and not everyone is compatible". Lol. A few times she's gotten it right - the duets that is with Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men and Miguel. (Tuesday 17 August 2021; 21:24)

Re: Mariah's voice (98,408) (98,413) by Terna from Nigeria Hello Andrew, troll account much. Smh. [Webmaster: This account had already been deleted.] (Thursday 22 July 2021; 03:21)

Mariah's voice (98,406) by Terna from Nigeria I [love] this woman so I am not gonna bash her nor rehash what she could've done different then, I respect her enough to acknowledge she was young, made mistakes like we all have and did the best she could at the time. What I wanna see Mariah do now is seek professional help. Ditch the bubbly and become more disciplined and dedicated to her craft and instrument. Yes Mariah you're a songwriter but you are also a [singer] and not just a singer, but a [vocalist] of the highest caliber and one third of the vocal trinity. I [still] believe in her gift, talent and writing abilities a hundred percent. (Wednesday 21 July 2021; 17:21)

Re: One More Try (98,301) (98,314) by Terna from Nigeria I guess that would be the fact that vinyl is an analog sound and so that digital over compression on her vocals would be absent. I really don't care for that song though not hers nor his version. (Sunday 4 July 2021; 23:37)

Re: Nick, why oh why? (98,239) (98,242) by Terna from Nigeria I actually feel you hit the nail on the head - it's attention seeking at this point. Nick messed up, he let his dad's opinions on what [manhood] means to mess up his dream marriage and filed for divorce from Mariah in 2014. That divorce stunt is really what messed Mariah's MIAM [era] up and everything went south (damn you Nick that record had so much potential). In hind sight now he must be full of regret and all these kids with different women is his way of being passive aggressive maybe or an indicator to a deeper issue. Either way, Mariah's done with him and he knows this. (Tuesday 22 June 2021; 20:21)

Re: Worst song ever made? Triumphant (98,210) (98,213) by Terna from Nigeria I love "Triumphant" too, matter of fact with the very first [listen]. For me the chorus and vocal performance at the end made up for the fact that she didn't do the verses which I didn't mind at all. I don't know why the Lambily rebelled on that one. Haha. It also makes a good workout song for jump rope. (Saturday 19 June 2021; 09:15)

New Mariah Carey era (98,209) by Terna from Nigeria Honestly, after all the success she's had and major [hits], I honestly don't think we've seen the best of her yet. There's still at least one major, massive (all caps) era left in her and I have a feeling were about to witness it, but she needs a team that believes in the music and is capable, kinda like during the "Emancipation of Mimi" era. The music too has to deliver as well as her vocals - top notch quality as expected when it comes to a Mariah Carey record. Caution came close, but lacked vocally, was too brief and haphazardly promoted. (Friday 18 June 2021; 21:08)

Re: Worst song ever made? Triumphant (98,198) (98,208) by Terna from Nigeria So we're just gonna pretend like "To The Floor", "Stay Long Love You" (such trash), "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"(hideosity at its finest) and Irresistible don't exist right? Now those are the real worst of her career and I know I can speak on the behalf of the Lambily on this one. Haha. (Friday 18 June 2021; 20:48)

Re: Undeniable MC (98,178) (98,207) by Terna from Nigeria I agree with you on this one, Mariah's sound is deeply rooted in everything she does musically, her choice of melodies, chords, vocals and even song arrangement is very distinct so much so that she's identifiable even when she isn't the performing artist. A very good example are the songs she's written for other artists - "Allure", "Faith Hill" to name a few. Immediately I heard those songs I thought to myself that they were "Mariahesque" so to speak which I later confirmed. (Friday 18 June 2021; 20:21)

Re: Wedding song (98,166) (98,174) by Terna from Nigeria "Joy Ride", "Music Box", "With You" and "Whenever you call" come to mind. (Tuesday 15 June 2021; 12:25)

Re: The lyrics (98,149) (98,158) by Terna from Nigeria Oh, I didn't know that but now it totally explains the disjoint which by the way after a few spins isn't as obvious. The song definitely gets better the more you listen to it, which is a good thing. (Saturday 12 June 2021; 11:09)

The lyrics (98,141) by Terna from Nigeria The missing piece for me was her diction and as soon as I played it while reading through the lyrics. It changed immediately (almost like an unveiling) and made a whole lotta sense. Solid effort. Kudos to a genius for getting the correct lyrics. (Thursday 10 June 2021; 21:12)

Somewhat Loved (98,135) by Terna from Nigeria I can already tell it's gonna take me a while to fully get this song as with some of her songs. The harp intro is reminiscent of Sting's "Shape of my heart" song from a while back, but the first listen was underwhelming as the song lacks a definitive melody line, isn't really memorable save for the chorus, nor cohesive (peep the jarring way the first chorus jumps into the mix) almost like two songs merged together jarringly (maybe on purpose). On a positive note it does have that Mariah Carey sound/magic, the production is top notch as expected - it is Jam and Lewis after all they never disappoint and it gets better towards the end. All in all it's pretty decent but isn't gonna do anything on the charts, I don't think that was the intent either. Just a bop with a slick sick beat. (Thursday 10 June 2021; 14:10)

New management (98,133) by Terna from Nigeria I guess this is legit since it's Billboard reporting, back with Melissa, I hope for the best. (Thursday 10 June 2021; 13:27)

Re: So much better (98,060) (98,077) by Terna from Nigeria Honestly, YG's rap diminished the song for me and was borderline irritating, this no-rap version is so much better. Lol. Plus the video also didn't do much for the song, such a waste considering that Donnell Jones song and album is such a modern classic. (Friday 4 June 2021; 17:25)

So much better (98,059) by Terna from Nigeria Now I can listen to this song without getting irritated. Phew. (Tuesday 1 June 2021; 22:12)

Re: Rumour (98,018) (98,025) by Terna from Nigeria I love your optimism. A duet with Brandy would be [epic], those two with the background vocals they do. (Monday 24 May 2021; 22:04)

Re: Walter (97,999) (98,003) by Terna from Nigeria "If there is one person I wish I could erase it's him. Lets forget everything he did in 90's." Thanks but just no. For Mariah that would be everything she recorded from 1990 - 1998. Lol. I know we're Lambs and all with solidarity to Mariah, but let's not act like Walter Afanasieff isn't one of the biggest, most successful music producers in the world, we're not gonna disrespect him like that. (Saturday 22 May 2021; 21:06)

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