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May Céline inspire Mariah? (106,856) by Jamie from UK I'm sorry I'm not ashamed to have said that, I love Celine and I never said it wasn't awful what she's been through. It's a terrible disease and I can't imagine how it's been for her. However let's be realistic, this is the entertainment industry and where's there's money to be made the industry and its stars will make money out of such things. That's not me taking away from her illness as you think I am. I'm just stating a fact. Could Celine have chosen just to get better and not even mention about her voice then just release a new album, absolutely. Or does she document her whole experience and make money off it, then release an album and make double the money, course she will. She's a business woman at the end of the day. It's heartbreaking what she has been through and wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. So don't tell me I'm being callous when you don't even know me. (Wednesday 10 July 2024; 08:45) this is a reply to message 106,854

May Céline inspire Mariah? (106,854) by Will from England "Miraculously she will soon be able to sing again and then a new album and book will be released about her struggles and then she's laughing all the way to the bank." To be so callus about a life threatning condition with no cure that triggers when she is doing something that brings her joy, is honesty horrible. I would hope that is there is nobody in the world who, after watching her actually have a seizure and what it looks like, would ever have the momentary flash of genuine thought that she would be "laughing all the way to the bank". What a careless, heartless comment to make and you should be ashamed. (Wednesday 10 July 2024; 01:31)

May Céline inspire Mariah? (106,850) by Jamie from UK I disagree, Mariah has said her voice isn't where she has liked it to have been on various projects and when she is performing live and not hit the note how she wanted she's said on numerous times, it is what it is. I think she does acknowledge the change in her voice but just on a personal level and doesn't feel the need to announce it like Celine has. Celine had lip synced for a while now too, had she not got this illness would she be doing this documentary and saying she can't sing, I very much doubt it. Whilst she has been really ill, she's capitalising on the fact and throwing in that her voice wasn't what it was, because let's face it, the programme wouldn't be as interesting if it was just about her being ill. Miraculously she will soon be able to sing again and then a new album and book will be released about her struggles and then she's laughing all the way to the bank. Sorry to sound cynical but it's easier to associate the loss of a once powerful voice to something else than just older age, if Mariah had been severely ill like Celine she too could have done a programme and said that's what attributed to her vocal decline but without that it doesn't make an interesting story. (Tuesday 9 July 2024; 18:03) this is a reply to message 106,848

May Céline inspire Mariah? (106,848) by Brandon from USA I totally agree with Shezz when he says that Mariah is fine doing what she's doing. She's not interested in selling out stadiums anymore. She's happy with doing shows here and there throughout the year and then popping up at Christmas time to collect her coins. I don't get the hunger to master her craft like Celine has right now. Celine could have just lipped her way through entire shows like MC is doing right now but she is hungry to be the best and not ok with deceiving her audience. Celine also has always admitted that the older she gets, her voice has changed and she can't sing like she did when she was younger. MC would never admit the significant changes in her voice. It all comes down to confidence. Celine is confident and MC is not. Celine has done the work to become a dynamic performer and MC has regressed in her craft in my opinion. I'll always champion for MC but she has to get off autopilot and clock in. (Tuesday 9 July 2024; 14:39)

Honey (106,819) by Jamie from UK Just off on holiday/vacation I'm sat in the airport and Mariah Honey is playing out loud. Great start to my day. Have a good one everyone. (Monday 1 July 2024; 06:24)

Remastered Rainbow album (106,771) by Jamie from UK Yes it's crazy I've been hearing lots a vocals I'd never heard before. (Saturday 22 June 2024; 09:00) this is a reply to message 106,762

Remastered Rainbow album (106,762) by Terna from Nigeria First off, I'm loving the attention this album is getting, as it's one of her hidden gems. I played the record on speakers for the first time yesterday, been listening on Airpods all this while. I noticed her voice is placed forward and center, and the sound quality is polished and overall more rounded, with a cleaner sound, than the original version. This makes the ballads pop, the vocals on TGIFY less muddy and reveals parts on the songs one did not catch before, listening to "Bliss" was an experience. Remastering records sometimes marrs an album, this one makes it better. Thumbs up Mariah. (Friday 21 June 2024; 14:53)

Rainbow Mariah (106,750) by Jamie from UK Yes Rainbow Mariah was on fire. (Wednesday 19 June 2024; 16:01) this is a reply to message 106,748

Rainbow Mariah (106,748) by Mara from United States Living through all of Mariah's album releases and "eras" in real time, I've always said that "Rainbow Mariah" always seemed like someone I could be best friends with. So much fun. I don't know if it was the fact that she proved herself since Tommy already with Butterfly or what, but everything during Rainbow was so carefree. No jewelry, fancy dresses, just pure fun and remixes for days. I know the vocals were not perfection but that's what I loved. The organic rasp was everything. She just seemed so carefree not to mention we got the best live performances and acceptance speeches ever from #1's leading into Rainbow. FunRiah is what I remember during that time. Not to mention she was always a trendsetter. Having Jay-Z on Heartbreaker when she had the song "How Much" with Usher and it sampling Tupac "Me and My Girlfriend" way before J and Beyonce. She always was ahead of the game or shall I say industry. (Wednesday 19 June 2024; 05:05)

Favorite Rainbow track (106,740) by Jamie from UK The background vocals on [Can't take that away] triumphant mix is it the [Price Sisters]? (Tuesday 18 June 2024; 17:02) this is a reply to message 106,731

Favorite Rainbow track (106,731) by Libra Lamb from USA So I've been really enjoying this new anniversary edition of Rainbow and the song that stood out the most for it's haunting, sincere lyrics and vulnerability is Petals. I absolutely love this song, though it's always been one of my favorites, lately I can really appreciate how beautiful and real it is. Mariah does her best writing when she dives deep into her personal heartaches and lets the pen flow. The Petals Pound Boys remixes are really good too, it's a shame they were excluded from the MC30 releases. Do you have a new favorite Rainbow track? I know it's hard to pick just one. (Monday 17 June 2024; 15:46)

Mariah Carey reflects on 25 years of Rainbow (106,727) by Jamie from UK Sorry to didn't get to go. But my mum would have been the same if I was younger. I got to go to the Daydream tour too. I wanted to go to see Madonna's Blond Ambition tour in 1990 but I was only 12 at the time and my mum was the same lol. (Sunday 16 June 2024; 22:06) this is a reply to message 106,726

Mariah Carey reflects on 25 years of Rainbow (106,726) by MusicfanJ from Germany Wow, you lucky one. I had tickets ordered for the tour for a friend and me. But I was a young teen back then and my mother didn't allow to travel only with a friend to a city 2 hours away from my home at night. So I had to resell the tickets. In 2003 I was finally able and old enough lol to see Mariah for the first time (Charmbracelet tour) and the wait was worth it. One of the best nights. But back to Rainbow, I revisit the album too and I have so many good feelings and memories about the music and the time. As I said, I was a mostly carefree teen and I remember it like it was yesterday. I really was Mariah "obsessed" in 99. Lol. Most of my friends were fans of boybands but I was a Mariah fan since Daydream. Now the time has changed in so many ways, people and things, but the music and memories will stay. I feel a little old too now. (Sunday 16 June 2024; 19:43)

Mariah Carey reflects on 25 years of Rainbow (106,725) by Jamie from UK I loved the Rainbow tour. Lots of people say this album was rushed just to finish with Sony. I disagree, there was so much put into this album, tours, resung vocals for remixes, catchy songs, great music videos, live performances etc. (Sunday 16 June 2024; 17:31) this is a reply to message 106,723

Mariah Carey reflects on 25 years of Rainbow (106,723) by Special K from USA I love this album. Favorite song is Bliss. First time I saw Mariah in concert was during the Rainbow Tour and it was the first time I met her. I almost passed out. Glad to see Mariah reflect on the Rainbow album. Why do I feel so old? Great memories. (Sunday 16 June 2024; 16:10)

Debut and Emotions anniversaries (106,721) by Jamie from UK I wonder if the reason she never celebrated these anniversaries was due to the royalties that Ben Margulies would get. We know she signed a bad deal with him and he'd get a big chunk of money, decreasing by each album. (Sunday 16 June 2024; 11:49)

Rainbow 25 (106,705) by Jamie from UK That's how I felt, it's almost like the vocals don't fit. (Saturday 15 June 2024; 15:41) this is a reply to message 106,700

Rainbow 25 (106,700) by Lee from UK The Mariah Only TGIFY sounds to me like it was always intended to have featured artists. The new Mariah vocals sound like demo cuts of Mariah indicating what she wants the featured artist to sing. (Saturday 15 June 2024; 12:01)

Rainbow 25 (106,699) by Jamie from UK Just listen to both simultaneously and you can't hear any difference, if anything the enhanced Dolby version is just clearer. (Saturday 15 June 2024; 11:48) this is a reply to message 106,695

Rainbow 25 (106,695) by Alexis Carrington-Colby from United States The question becomes what do they mean by "original mixing problems"? Does that mean the mixes we've known for 25 years are not what she initially wanted? Are these new mixes what 2024 MC prefers? I just realized that on Spotify the OG album has been updated with these new mixes and that's annoying. I was listening to the climax note of the Vulnerability interlude and the ending of that sustained note is missing something that was in the OG. (Saturday 15 June 2024; 03:38)

Rainbow's End (106,698) by Jamie from UK I think Mariah should have done a 3 minute version of Rainbow's End. Added a second verse like the one at the beginning and reduce all the extras and released that version as a single for Pride season (Saturday 15 June 2024; 11:00)

Rainbow 25 (106,684) by Jamie from UK It's always the 90's in my house lol. (Friday 14 June 2024; 17:16) this is a reply to message 106,682

Rainbow 25 (106,682) by Libra Lamb from USA After listening to the reissued album last night, I too have a new found appreciation for Rainbow. I absolutely love it. There For Me and it's acapella version? I can't believe it. I'm ecstatic and I love Rainbow's End. Just what we needed for Summer. Feels like 1999 again, not really, but whatever. Have a great weekend. Stream and buy if y'all can. Thank you Mariah. (Friday 14 June 2024; 16:15)

Rainbow's End vocals (106,681) by Jamie from UK She sounds so good in this, is it completely new vocals? (Friday 14 June 2024; 16:13)

25 vs 30 (106,673) by Jamie from UK I wonder why Mariah chose to celebrate some albums at 25 years and others at 30 years. I would love for her to have celebrated the debut and Emotions albums, I wonder why she didn't. (Friday 14 June 2024; 09:53)

Article: Mariah Carey's "Rainbow" gets remastered (106,654) by Jamie from UK I sometimes feel Mariah spends too much time on projects, perfecting them. Sometimes the best ideas are sporadic. And analyzing and perfecting things can sometimes take away from the original idea. I also think when you analyse something over and over something that isn't that great from the start can almost feel better after becoming over familiar with it. It's like when a song is released from her that isn't that great and after a while you learn to love it as you have become over familiar with it. I bet most of her big hits were all in the moment songs that were great from the offset. (Thursday 13 June 2024; 16:30) this is a reply to message 106,651

Article: Mariah Carey's "Rainbow" gets remastered (106,651) by Scott from USA While I am excited to hear the remastered album and any unreleased material, I am not so sure that I agree with this article's assertion that "Mariah had invested quite a bit in this album". Rainbow was created quickly and in response to delays on the development of the Glitter film. Additionally, it completed her contract with Sony, which I think was Mariah's strongest motivation for putting an album out at the time. She wanted to close that chapter of her life. There are certainly some moments on Rainbow that I love - Heartbreaker is an instant classic, and songs like Petals and Ex-Girlfriend gave us some (somewhat uncharacteristically) autobiographical lyrics about Mariah's life at the time - but overall Rainbow feels to me like Mariah's most rushed work. That being said, it's fun, it's sexy, and it's perfect for Pride Month. (Thursday 13 June 2024; 15:20)

Mariah queen of remixes (106,624) by Jamie from UK My top 10 would me: 1. Dreamlover (Morales) 2. Anytime You Need A Friend (C&C) 3. My All/Stay A While 4. Fantasy (Def Club) 5. Heartbreaker/If You Should Ever Be Lonely 6. Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise) 7. Emotions (Special Motion Edit) 8. Sweetheart (The Dance) 9. Bringin On The Heartbreak (Global Soul) 10. The Roof (Mobb Deep Extended) (Monday 10 June 2024; 01:30) this is a reply to message 106,622

Mariah queen of remixes (106,622) by jaker20 from US Mariah Carey's 10 Greatest Remixes according Slant Magazine: "Mariah Carey is the quintessential crossover artist, with a catalog of hits that bridges the gap between pop, R&B, hip-hop, and house music." 10. "My All/Stay Awhile (So So Def Remix)" 9. "Heartbreaker (Remix)" 8. "I Still Believe (The Kings Mix)" 7. "H.A.T.E.U. (So So Def Remix)" 6. "Someday (New 12" Jackswing)" 5. "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) (Morales Revival Triumphant Mix)" 4. "Butterfly (Def B Fly Mix)" 3. "Fantasy (Bad Boy Mix)" 2. "Dreamlover (Def Club Mix)" 1. "Anytime You Need a Friend (C+C Club Version)" Do you agree with this list?? I think it is missing I Still Believe / Pure Imagination (Damizza Remix), Breakdown (The Mo' Thugs Remix) and many others. (Monday 10 June 2024; 00:09)

Rainbow25 (106,591) by Jamie from UK Do you think we will have to wait till November for Rainbow25 and the remix. As that’s when the album was originally released or do you think she do it during Pride period? (Monday 3 June 2024; 11:19)

Finished Rainbow song is coming (106,570) by Jamie from UK Yes she's confirmed it on Instagram in her replies to people. Sounds so good. (Friday 31 May 2024; 20:14) this is a reply to message 106,569

Finished Rainbow song is coming (106,569) by Bobby A from United States MC just posted a snippet on X today. Ooh wee y'all. Her vocals and Mary's, Trey's and Charlotte's background vocals are really good. It is on the way like I said it was in June along with Pride merchandise. I have my insider source in NYC. Lol. Check it out. (Friday 31 May 2024; 19:43)

Attitude magazine (106,553) by Jamie from UK Attitude magazine have posted some very unflattering pictures of Mariah on their Instagram. Clearly very drunk. I don't agree with them being able to post these as they are making fun of Mariah. They didn't even have the nerve to tag her in it. (Monday 27 May 2024; 17:36)

Me. I Am Mariah (106,533) by Jamie from UK One More Try should definitely have been omitted, I got excited when I first heard she was doing it but the arrangement is all wrong. Not a lover of Cry either. I hope we get to hear those other songs at some point. (Saturday 25 May 2024; 16:26) this is a reply to message 106,532

Me. I Am Mariah (106,532) by BFF from United States The album is full of great songs, but the weird title kind of ruined it for a lot of people. I think the album should have been released in its original incarnation as "The Art of Letting Go" without songs like "Money", "One More Try" and "Heavenly". I don't know if this track list is accurate, but this was the rumored original track list in Summer 2013: 1. Make It Look Good 2. #Beautiful (feat. Miguel) 3. You're Mine 4. You Don't Know What To Do 5. Hope Street 6. Lullaby of Birdland - Interlude 7. The Art of Letting Go 8. I Can't Love U (feat. R. Kelly) 9. Mr. Operator 10. Hurricane 11. This Cannot Be Love 12. I'll Still Be Around (feat. Stevie Wonder) 13. Heart 14. Save The Day It seems credible since half of these tracks were released in some incarnation. I have a feeling Mariah has a ton of unreleased material from the 2009-2014 period. She could definitely release some more "Rarities" from the aborted "Angels Advocate" remix album and the years-long sessions for "Me I Am Mariah". (Saturday 25 May 2024; 14:52)

Portrait remixes (106,512) by Jamie from UK Yes a great summer vibe. I'm loving these remixes. I'm listening on headphones and her voice sounds great even the belts I'm not disappointed with, yeah it's not early Mariah belts but it's great to hear her having fun with remixes again and they have definitely got an old Mariah vibe. (Friday 24 May 2024; 10:25) this is a reply to message 106,511

Portrait remixes (106,511) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I actually like the remixes, it's some old school Mariah remixes for you, gave me nostalgic feelings, but yes, her voice is very strained. Her breathy vocals are as pleasant to listen to as always, but her full voice and whenever se wants to jump up an octave, you can hear she is struggling, it takes her much effort to just sing one or two words in the upper register and it sounds more like shouting than singing. Yes, maybe she should do an album with all the studio magic you can think of, and she can lip synch her way through her performances. We are very harsh against Mariah for her use of prerecorded tracks which seems to be 90% of her live shows these days, but the general public really don't seem to care, it's been a long time since I've seen YouTube videos bashing her lip synching. It seems like the people attending her concerts don't care and is just in for the experience. Anyways, the Portrait remixes is new music from Mariah I'm actually going to play this summer, such a nice summerly vibe to those remixes. (Friday 24 May 2024; 10:16)

Portrait remixes (106,510) by Jamie from UK I’m listening now and I’m actually thinking they are good and her voice is good too. Great to hear her ad-libbing and resinging the lyrics to a remix again. (Friday 24 May 2024; 10:14) this is a reply to message 106,508

Portrait remixes (106,508) by Bobby A from United States Her vocal state has been confirmed that it is irreversible and probably won't improve anymore. MC seems to be okay with it. I am okay with it too, but it is very painful to listen to the Portrait remixes. Where does she go from here? I say just finish recording MC16 with some technology magic and release it to the world to enjoy one more Mariah Carey album. (Friday 24 May 2024; 09:19)

New house mix? (106,509) by Jamie from UK They are out on iTunes in UK. [Webmaster: You can also fin them on YouTube.] (Friday 24 May 2024; 10:06) this is a reply to message 106,507

New house mix? (106,507) by Matty from Vancouver Canada I'm not gonna pay for another subscription (audible), even thought I'd love to hear the new connect. I like to read a physical book. And I like podcasts when I am driving. I'll read a book, then jump in my car and listen to a podcast, I don't want to listen to a book-on-tape (which is what it was called before it was a corporate money maker) My questions is, when can I hear the new Portrait House remix? I expected it on iTunes today with the release of the audible stuff. Why not? (Friday 24 May 2024; 05:06)

Portrait (106,494) by Jamie from UK So Portrait remixes are being released tomorrow, does anyone know the reasoning behind this? (Thursday 23 May 2024; 16:49)

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