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Re: The Rarities - track by track review (sorry) (95,956) (95,964) by Boy from The Netherlands Yasss keep this energy. So happy for you. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 17:39)

Re: The Rarities vinyl version (95,959) (95,963) by Bill from the UK Is the vinyl definitely including the concert? I would have thought it would have just been the first disc? (Sunday 4 October 2020; 17:16)

Re: Amazon (95,950) (95,962) by enwar00 from usa Update: The Rarities is back in stock at Amazon so mine is getting delivered tomorrow. Lol. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 16:11)

Re: The Rarities - track by track review (sorry) (95,937) (95,961) by MusicfanJ from Germany Nice review indeed. I'm completely shocked how good the rarities are. What a joy to listen to. After the first listen I really feel like back to the good old days. It feels like a complete new album but with just the best of the best. The Firecracker version is fantastic and hot. "Can you hear me", "All I live for" are my new favourites. And "Cool on you", "Mesmerized", "Lullaby of Birdland" and of course "Out here on my own". What a gift for her fans. Cheers. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 15:31)

One Night (95,960) by Edward from USA Am I the only one in love with "One Night"? It has single potential written all over it, even now. Love the sample on "Mesmerized", I think she picked "Meteorite" over it. I think there's going to be a Rarities 2. I'm pretty sure that Mariah recorded over 20 or more tracks for each album in the 90's. I suspect there's going to be a new album next year. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 15:28)

The Rarities vinyl version (95,959) by Bobby A from United States Did anybody else purchase the vinyl version? I am just curious about how is Legacy going produced 32 tracks on a 4LP set. I think we there will have to be a 5th etched (blank side) vinyl record included. Only time will tell in December. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 15:27)

Re: Walter A (95,953) (95,958) by Dennis from Miami, FL If you are talking about the photo on the page with All I Live For, it's not Walter, it's Dana John Chappelle. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 15:18)

Re: Walter A (95,953) (95,957) by Bill from the UK That was Dana Jon Chapelle. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 15:13)

Re: The Rarities - track by track review (sorry) (95,937) (95,956) by Andrew from the United Kingdom Oh Big Willy, have you lost your mind? One Night is effing brilliant. It absolutely ahould have been on Daydream heading up the cassette B-side (after I am Free, before When I Saw You) or it could have been a good closer after Looking In. I love love love this track. Here We Go Round Again is, likewise, a stone groove winner and a brilliant album opener. How could this not make the album but nonsense like There's Got To Be A Way could? But Firelover Crackerboy is absolutely the best. I would go as far to say as it is one the best things Mariah Carey has ever recorded. It has unique momentum and bounce. When she uses full voice for "ride" for "take me for a ride" I had a mini orgasm. I know 100% I will be playing this song every day for the foreseeable future. The Rarities is a brilliant album. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 15:00)

Re: Walter A (95,953) (95,955) by T from USA I don't think Walter was one of the boys at the table that night. It was TM, Cory Rooney and the manager. (Cory confirmed he was there and a knife was present.) (Sunday 4 October 2020; 14:55)

The Meaning of Mariah Carey (95,954) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Mariah does paint herself to be a victim in the book that it does overshadow how much of a survivor she is. It does get annoying at times, but like people have said here before, it's her story to tell. Whatever we think of it and however she comes across while telling it doesn't matter at all. She has made it very clear in the various promotional interviews that the goal of the book is to give the young Mariah a voice (she wanted the back cover to be the main cover, but I guess others decided against it), which I believe has been achieved. It was our decision to puchase it to learn more about her, and while much of the contents has been common knowledge for most of the Lambily for decades now, those were just bits and pieces of the story that we have gathered here and there throughout the last 30 years. We really just want to hear it from her and how she states it. I feel like the writing of it is still very much Mariah. Vivid, unpolished, cliched at times, dramatic - exactly like herself. I'd rather have that than some pretentious narrative of how much she has, over time, gained a more mature perspective of what she experienced or what was done to her, because she clearly isn't there yet. It's imperfect, but it's a celebrity memoir - no one is buying it expecting some expertly written, completely balanced account. So what if she sounds like she's stuck in the past? So what if the language is quite provocative and explicit? That's how she is at times. No respect lost from me. I'd be more concerned if she came across as very put together. That would just be pretentious. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 14:47)

Re: Walter A (95,949) (95,953) by Joe from United Kingdom I thought it was kind of closure/moving on when she included the photograph of her and Walter in The Rarities booklet. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 13:56)

The Meaning of Mariah Carey (95,952) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia Interesting to read the different opinions here. For me, I thought it was incredibly well written. And to be honest, I was still interested in the music, but not so much the person as of late - however reading this has completely changed that. As stupid as this sounds, I really feel like I know her more now, and the connection that I used to feel to her (similarly to Andrew, MC literally saved my life in the late 90's), has been restored. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 13:47)

Re: Walter A (95,949) (95,951) by Bill from the UK I was glad Mariah didn't bring up Walter, Eminem, Stella etc. and what went down with them. Throughout the memoir it became clear she, under advice from her therapist, is more about looking ahead and focussing on the future and making the best possible life for her family, and to cut out toxicity. I see the whole memoir as a cathartic piece giving the "wayward child" her voice, and closure, and acknowledging that where that little girl is now, is a good place, surrounded by unconditional love and stability. Something she never had until recently. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 13:22)

Re: Amazon (95,943) (95,950) by MusicfanJ from Germany Amazon allows the downloads when you buy the physical CD. That's cool. So I can listen to the mp3's today. So I know what I'm going to do today. Lol. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 13:17)

Walter A (95,949) by Matt from Australia Was anyone else hoping for some closure on the professional break up of Mariah and Walter? Though I wonder if he was one of "Tommy's boys" who watched him put a knife to her face. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 12:54)

Here we go around again (95,948) by MusicfanJ from Germany This is such a fun and happy song. I love the carefree mood of it and the Jackson 5 vibes. I'm also addicted to "Lullaby of Bidland". Jazz-Mariah should be the next thing. I haven't heard the complete album yet because I'm waiting for the physical CD. But it's hard, I think I can't resist to start the Firecracker version on Mariah's channel. Greetings to you all and keep enjoying the one and only Mariah Carey. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 11:52)

Re: The Rarities - track by track review (sorry) (95,937) (95,947) by Lainsky from Philippines Thanks Bill for the review. Nicely done. I was about to do mine but I know someone would do it and I could not agree more. You made me laugh with your comment on STD lol. Also, I got that Chris Nickson Mariah book too and now, I remember she mentioned that song. CD1 gives me the same feeling I have during the 90s and 00s when I was finally listening to her each new album. Similarly, it is on repeat since October 2nd. Although honestly, I skip some tracks that I heard before. Loving Mesmerized, Cool On You, Can You Hear Me, and Here We Go Around Again. Plus I Pray in my solitude moment. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 06:52)

Re: The memoir (95,935) (95,946) by RibbonB from USA I'm just getting time to crack it open this weekend. I wasn't expecting much on self reflection, but I'm pissed she was so stingy on the picture sharing. Not even a good selection of Dem Babies. Pics. She could've at least given us some good new shots, or old exclusive never before seen shots of herself. The old personal family photos are nice I guess. With respect to the racial stuff, Michaela said in some article that Mimi had strong feelings about it and insisted that they be put in the book. I will likely breeze through this text by Sunday. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 02:34)

Re: The memoir (95,935) (95,945) by Lee from USA Well, I really want to read it now. If other celebrities could hold grudges and not look or sound immature, then why it is a different story when it is Mariah? Hell, she get blamed way more than she get credited. You wanted her to look more responsible and self-reflective, but she has been that while being denied and/or sharing credit for her success. If she's "trapped in the past", then it is because people keep bringing it up, duh. Mariah has been pretty much a nun for 3 decades now, and you're freaking out over bad language. It's not like you're getting a refund, so I don't know what to tell you. (Sunday 4 October 2020; 02:06)

How could we get Loverboy to #1 ? (95,944) by ksquarred from paris Hey guys, I love the original Loverboy, and I think if it had been released it would've been one of Mariah's #1s. It really bums me out that it wasn't, because it's one of her strongest uptempo to me, I can dance to it all night long whereas I can't dance to Fantasy of Honey. Mariah was clearly robbed of a song that could've been one of her biggest, long lasting hits. I really want her to get payback by getting it to #1. Music releases are kinda slow atm because of the covid, and I'm thinking she's not the only JLo enemy, and maybe, if we joined fanbases we could get some big names to help her get Loverboy to the top. Mariah is getting a lot of buzz with her memoirs and many celebrities are promoting it. She mentions this incident in the memoirs. I did my research and apparently Mariah is not he only one to hate JLo, there is also: Rihanna, Nicki Minaj , Cher, Brandy and Ashanti. If someone here has a foot in one of those singer's fanbases, maybe we could start a campaign for them to collaborate on a remix? Also, if there are young tiktokers reading this board, start a challenge with the song. (Saturday 3 October 2020; 23:30)

Re: Amazon (95,942) (95,943) by enwar00 from usa Yes and I almost just cancelled my Amazon order and did exactly what you did but there was a line at Target and I didn't feel like waiting. I'm currently streaming the album in the car because that's my only option but I want the CD for home. The book was delivered Thursday night even though they originally said next Tuesday. Can't wait to get back home and read some more. (Saturday 3 October 2020; 23:08)

Amazon (95,942) by Tevin from USA So I pre-ordered Mariah's book on Amazon, and it came in on time, but my pre-ordered The Rarities CD said that it wasn't coming until November. I'm like what the heck. So I canceled my order and bought the CD from Target. Amazon is slipping. Anyone else has a problem getting their pre-order book or CD? (Saturday 3 October 2020; 21:14)

Re: The Rarities - track by track review (sorry) (95,937) (95,941) by Tevin from USA Nice tracklisting post Bill. (Saturday 3 October 2020; 21:12)

Mariah Carey vinyl (95,940) by Bobby A from United States I ordered a Mariah Carey debut vinyl from a indie record store here in Atlanta called Comeback Vinyl. It was delivered to store on Thursday. I picked it up today. It is not 180g or 150g. I am sort of disappointed that the vinyl is not heavier quality. The vinyl promo label just says "Remastered at 24 bit Hi Res Audio-Recreated from the Original Release". Bill, I sure hope the Walmart Exclusive is least 150g. We will find out this coming week. (Saturday 3 October 2020; 18:51)

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