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"Can't Let Go (Live in Osaka)" (85,421) by Billy from Greece Really beautiful and heartfelt performance. (Monday 29 October 2018; 19:09)

"Cry." (85,325) by Billy from Greece A masterpiece, period. I wonder how it's not on most fans' favorites as much as I would think. (Friday 26 October 2018; 18:43)

"Music Box" title track (85,317) by Billy from Greece My goodness, the utter gorgeousness that this song is. The concluding "Wanna give you all of my love" and the high note lurking in the background has me floored once more. (Friday 26 October 2018; 17:11)

MC on The Voice (85,218) by Billy from Greece One surprise after the other. (Tuesday 23 October 2018; 15:17)

Re: Too many bubbles for my taste (85,180) (85,189) by Billy from Greece "Elderly woman"? For crying out loud. (Monday 22 October 2018; 16:58)

Re: Distance - my theory (for laughs) (85,122) (85,138) by Billy from Greece Although structured as a love story gone wrong in the lyrics as a whole, I also believe "GTFO" is a message to that snake. (Saturday 20 October 2018; 12:04)

"Caution" (85,048) by Billy from Greece I'll use one word for the way I think this era has been shaping up: bold, especially if I am to judge by the super "vamp" cover. Love, love, love the new track. Listening to three new songs one after the other creates an excellent listening experience, the one enhancing the other. I love the nuanced details she has injected in each one of them, melodically and vocally (that second "for laughs" in "The Distance", the gorgeous prehook in "With Me", the deliberately restrained verses in "GTFO"). MC is here to play no games this time around. Caution. (Thursday 18 October 2018; 18:11)

"Caution" - November 16 (84,888) by Billy from Greece Always get butterflies upon a Mariah album announcement. Quite a surprising album title, I would say. "Caution"? I wonder what the concept behind this choice is. I just realized it's coming in only a month from now? Ok, now it's time to start freaking out. Yay. (Monday 15 October 2018; 15:55)

Re: The video (84,749) (84,754) by Billy from Greece Yay to the darker lipstick. (Thursday 11 October 2018; 18:14)

Re: Big Jim (84,521) (84,530) by Billy from Greece I can't find any updates about the causes of his death. Very strange, indeed. I don't know if the rumors about him were true or not, but he was great during the SSFT and a great asset in Mariah's oeuvre. I've always felt he was her own "Jam & Lewis" if that makes sense. Just sad. (Monday 8 October 2018; 11:09)

Re: The Guardian article (84,420) (84,439) by Billy from Greece Fantastic article, and so very true. Thanks for sharing it. (Saturday 6 October 2018; 14:09)

Re: With you (84,258) (84,259) by Billy from Greece Great post, Yiorgo. (Wednesday 3 October 2018; 09:50)

Re: Worst Mariah song (84,210) by Billy from Greece I had totally forgotten about "Little Snowman". That is a weird song right there. I think I have listened to it one time, if not less. Other than that, I don't get all the hate when it comes to "Infinity". It's ok to me, though I don't listen to it that regularly. The similarly much hated "Boy" is also ok as far as I'm concerned, though the chipmunk vocal annoys me, but I also find interesting how she structured her vocals in the verses. There's a subtlety in the groove and I consider it more of a ''transitional" mood piece in CB. But, yes, choosing it as a single instead of "The One" was totally stupid on behalf of Def Jam. (Tuesday 2 October 2018; 11:12)

Mariah / Barbra (84,208) by Billy from Greece If Mariah's album is coming in November as it is rumored, then it will be 2009 all over, since Barbra's new (pop) album is also coming mid-November. Even after more than fifty (!) years in the business, Barbra's team is kicking a*s. I totally love Barbra, but I hope MC gets the bigger debut this time around. (Tuesday 2 October 2018; 11:00)

Big Jim Wright (84,151) by Billy from Greece Big Jim was found dead in his apartment? What on earth? His work with Mariah was truly special. Just sad. (Sunday 30 September 2018; 08:20)

#1's (84,103) by Billy from Greece Just a reminder: in less than two months we'll be commemorating the 20th anniversary of this legendary compilation. Now you can start feeling old once more. (Saturday 29 September 2018; 16:28)

Showbizz 411 "article" (83,966) by Billy from Greece Is Roger Friedman obsessed with Mariah? (Sunday 23 September 2018; 18:01)

"Triumphant (acoustic)" (83,896) by Billy from Greece A real transformation. (Thursday 20 September 2018; 19:14)

New release (83,869) by Billy from Greece I probably just found on Ebay the "new" release that someone found on Amazon a couple of weeks ago. It is as yet untitled yet on the cover (that has a very nice photo of Mariah) it writes "Japan Best". (Wednesday 19 September 2018; 08:34)

Re: GTFO (83,716) (83,720) by Billy from Greece Apparently, this is a buzz track. Video comes tomorrow, yay. First official single arrives October 5, called "With You". GTFO gets more and more addictive as you listen to it. (Thursday 13 September 2018; 14:42)

GTFO (83,716) by Billy from Greece First thoughts: quite current aesthetically yet classic Mariah-esque vocal layering. Hook that seems to be addictive. It does bring to mind the flow of "Candy Bling" with the fast-paced singing. Very subtle, somehow dreamy. The "aggressiveness" of the title is juxtaposed with the relaxed tone of the song. My only problem: I can't imagine it translating well live. (Thursday 13 September 2018; 14:11)

Outside (live - snippet) (83,656) by Billy from Greece Oh me, oh my. Super short but still she did it. (Tuesday 11 September 2018; 11:33)

Re: Mariah's next look (83,632) (83,640) by Billy from Greece He was indeed unequivocally revolting and a person I wouldn't want to associate myself ever in real life. Just a bitter, negative subject with tons of issues quite possibly, and in pop culture terms a pure nobody. (Monday 10 September 2018; 17:16)

"Music Box" (83,572) by Billy from Greece I had no idea that "I've been thinking about you" samples Melvin Bliss' "Synthetic Substitution" and Slave's "Just a Touch of Love". Weird that it is not indicated in the credits. I think the same thing happened with the sample used for the "Make It Happen" club remix in the single's credits. (Sunday 2 September 2018; 21:46)

Christmas show 2014 (83,374) by Billy from Greece That was a really great show with excellent vocals. I put it on just to have a look and ended up listening to the whole thing and halfway I started checking tickets again for the upcoming Christmas shows. (Wednesday 15 August 2018; 11:53)

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