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

Butterfly juice (44,728) by Bill from the UK Judging by the fanfare, press conference and media attention associated with it, I wouldn't be surprised if the Butterfly juice shifted more units than the album. (Friday 13 June 2014; 22:19)

The promo debate (44,577) by Bill from the UK I was thinking, Mariah was readily promoting her albums and singles just like she used to until the marriage to Nick happened. For Touch My Body and the launch of E=MC2, she was everywhere. Maybe Mariah decided herself to halt promo to enjoy her new husband. Then she went through that strange statue-esque period at the end of E=MC2 when she was clearly medicated (to help her conceive or deal with her miscarriage?), and then when she was pregnant, it was awkward and difficult so she probably couldn't physically do too much, and now she's a mother she probably wants to spend time with her children rather than jetting around the world. To me, it seems more on Mariah's part than the label's. It's natural and right that she's winding down the machine at this time in her personal life. (Sunday 8 June 2014; 14:59)

IDJ (44,552) by Bill from the UK Has it been explicitly stated anywhere that Mariah is desperately unhappy with the support her label have given her? I know she had a hang up about Migrate not being released, but on the main they've pretty much let her do what she wants creatively. A lot of people here are saying she's glad to be out of her contract, but how do you know? She may turn around and sign for another three albums. (Saturday 7 June 2014; 9:07)

PJW / Ian James (44,431) by Bill from the UK It's a sorry state of affairs when Mariah may genuinely give a great live performance and her fans automatically assume it is lipped. WBT was clearly live, Fab completely ruined any illusion that Money was live, but I think Heavenly was. I think the reality is that it was recorded live, then dubbed or fixed up in the studio. And here's a wake up call for all the naysayers, (caps) that has always been the case (end caps). Not just Mariah, but every artist. Mariah's home videos on Sony (Unplugged, Here Is Mariah, MSG, Around the World) were all dubbed, no singer in the world can have an unerring sense of pitch when performing live. You watch those back and compare them to today's "real" live performances (ie caught on smartphones) and it's obvious. PJW, great post on Meteorite. Ian James, loved the Emotions video. Proof she still has it. Really half the time it comes down to alcohol. She must have been off the sauce then as she was pregnant. What a difference. (Monday 2 June 2014; 20:57)

Dani / Ronan / QHM (44,393) by Bill from the UK Dani, thank you for your post, that was exactly what I wanted. What did you think of it? Ronan, thanks for the link, I've just watched it and I agree it was great. I did laugh at how FAB didn't even bother to lip sync at some parts haha. That said, Mariah appeared to either sing live or at least to a live pre-recorded track, so I am grateful she re-sang parts. Heavenly was fantastic. QHM, your description of MILG was right on point. To me it has that "Fantasy" feel, probably because they both sample a 70s track, it gives it that summery boardwalk kind of vibe. The layers and wall of sound and instruments have a similar set up to Fantasy, which we'd all agree is another career defining composition of Mariah's. Make it look gooder than them other fools Mariah. (Sunday 1 June 2014; 18:54)

NBC Special (44,379) by Bill from the UK Hey all, please can the US fans let us outside the US know what songs she sang and post any reviews please? I'm dying to know what it was like. (Sunday 1 June 2014; 11:29)

TR / Darryle (44,368) by Bill from the UK I think you're right, thank you. (Saturday 31 May 2014; 23:14)

Loverboy (Firecracker) (44,356) by Bill from the UK The remix to Loverboy on the Glitter album kind of features the Firecracker sample. Da Brat's "hate on me" rap is to the tune of Firecracker, and rather cleverly calls out J. Lo ("you can't do what the (cough) I do, just be imitating me daily"). I imagine and would hazard a guess that the chorus to Loverboy was originally sung to that melody. (Saturday 31 May 2014; 14:17)

Lee / TR (44,351) by Bill from the UK I'm obsessed with every single note of MILG. I have played the song 50 times a day minimum since the album came out, it is glorious, and the best thing she has ever done. I can't work out if she says "gooder than them other guys" or "gooder than them other fools", and no idea what she says rapidly before "supposed to be" in the chorus. But I get what you're saying about her voice sounding like a harmonica. It just blends with the instrument Stevie plays perfectly. I am so glad there are others on here who "get" the song lol. It is an absolute masterpiece. (Saturday 31 May 2014; 9:47)

To the floor / PJW (44,327) by Bill from the UK To the Floor was indeed known as "Tonight" when it was initially leaked after Say Somethin'. I still often refer to it as Tonight by mistake, probably because I think it's a better title. I do love that song to pieces, one of my faves from TEOM. (Friday 30 May 2014; 23:19)

Skip / the label (44,313) by Bill from the UK That was a good series of posts Skip. Playing devil's advocate (or angel's, if you prefer), single releases have been a mess from the outset. I Don't Wanna Cry was due as the second single from the debut but LTT replaced it. You're So Cold was the original lead from Emotions but was changed the last minute. And You Don't Remember was supposed to be the final single from Emotions but was dropped. Underneath The Stars was a song Mariah wanted as the second single from Daydream but OSD was chosen instead. Butterfly had two singles (Breakdown, The Roof) which were due for release but held back by Sony. We all know the debacle that happened over CTTA from Rainbow. So I wouldn't place the blame squarely on Island. With any single release, there will be a team involved testing what will work in the charts and what is best to promote the album, and as much as Mariah may like a particular track, it may not be right commercially in the label's eyes. She'll always have this problem unless she goes independent. (Friday 30 May 2014; 15:59)

Stacey / MIAM (44,282) by Bill from the UK Stacey, I love it when posters here say how much they like Make It Look Good. I must have listened to that song literally 300 times. It's on repeat on my iPod too and from work and on in my car and plays on Spotify in my house lol. I just think it is a wonderful, brilliant song. When I can tear myself away from MILG and listen to the rest of the album, I must say I've not enjoyed an album this much since TEOM came out. I think every track is a blast and aside from MILG, my other favourites would be Money (when I leave the house I mentally say "money, this, that, the other" as a checklist for my wallet, door keys, car keys and work pass), Cry, One More Try, Beautiful, Dedicated and Supernatural. I love hearing "dem babies", especially when one of them says "I love you so much", just adorable. (Thursday 29 May 2014; 23:27)

Homeslice from Canada (44,198) by Bill from the UK Mariah's 7 track Unplugged EP from 1992 was eligible to chart on the Billboard 200, so there's no reason Mahone's cannot. (Wednesday 28 May 2014; 12:21)

Lee / Johnny (44,125) by Bill from the UK Lee, it's not really fair to tell somebody to not buy/download a song because they're put off by the obscenities in the lyrics. Plenty of us have children and have to monitor what songs are played or simply don't appreciate that kind if language, whether it comes from the mouth of the rapper du jour or Mary Poppins herself. #Beautiful is a great song. I like the structure, Miguel's caramel vocal tone, the instrumentation, the guitar, the driving beat, the theme, the vocal arrangements, to me it is a fantastic song and one of the freshest sounds Mariah has released in a long time. I'm not going to fold my arms stubbornly and miss out on it, but if there is the option of a clean and explicit version, I can choose the clean. I'm not anti-censorship in the slightest, but my character and background just doesn't appreciate the "n word" being bandied about freely, and I won't be alone in feeling like that, so the choice should always be there. (Monday 26 May 2014; 21:50)

MIAM clean/explicit and Nick (44,119) by Bill from the UK I have a Spotify account so have been streaming the album for most of the day. I haven't seen the clean version on the iTunes UK store, so I'm holding out purchasing the album until such a time. I actually cancelled my pre-order, because as somebody said here, the older I get, the more I find the cursing somewhat immature and offensive. I get it's a culture thing but Mariah is a good enough songwriter to not fill her lyrics with curse words. Not sure who she's trying to impress lol. Anyway, as for the album being about Nick, I doubt she'd be so brazen as to cuss out her husband on her new album, especially as she writes in the notes how her family is a "treasure", that was so lovely to read. She has truly been blessed with her twins and a husband who is clearly besotted with her. (Monday 26 May 2014; 20:20)

Triumphant (44,105) by Bill from the UK I didn't like Triumphant when it first came out, and I didn't listen to it for ages. Then, when the album's release was inching closer, I made a playlist on Spotify of her new songs for the era (Triumphant, Almost home, Beautiful, TAOLG and YME), and then the track grew on me. There's a certain urgency to it which is kind of cool, and I love her ad libs at the end of the song. It probably would never have worked as a single (especially lead), but I also think it deserved a place on the album. Really the deluxe should have featured Triumphant and Almost Home instead of the MOAIA rehashes. (Monday 26 May 2014; 10:27)

Will from Australia (44,098) by Bill from the UK Glad to have another MILG fan on here. I burned that one track to a disc so I could blast it on repeat whilst driving. I've never known a Mariah song to hit me in the way this one did. It works for me on so many levels. The old school sample, the vocal arrangements, how if you stripped out the music the melody sounds like it's from the 50s/60s. The rapid fire singing, Stevie's harmonica, the O Jay's sample, it is pure perfection. The greatest composition she has ever done. (Sunday 25 May 2014; 23:48)

New EPs on iTunes and Spotify (UK) (44,094) by Bill from the UK I'm not sure how long these have been up, so sorry if it is old news. iTunes and Spotify have some new (old) Mariah EPs available. The Rainbow singles (Heartbreaker, CTTA, and TGIFY) as well as My All and three remix EPs for I Still Believe. One of which features the wondrous Pure Imagination Remix, of whose non inclusion on The Remixes album still has me scratching my head. (Sunday 25 May 2014; 22:30)

Make It Look Good (44,047) by Bill from the UK I cannot stop playing Make It Look Good. This is the best Mariah Carey song I have ever heard. And I'm one of those untouchable 90s pro-Afanasieff fans lol. Stevie Wonder's harmonica playing has that pure celestial and distinctive beauty it has on his own recordings. The song sounds retro and modern. The vocals, the harmonies. Can you believe that when I was listening through the album, I reached this song and immediately hit the repeat button, and continued listening to it about 10 tens before getting to the rest of the album. That has never happened to me before. This song is so fine, so divine, and so, so sublime. (Friday 23 May 2014; 22:23)

Mariah - Pointless (44,011) by Bill from the UK (Interjects the album reviews) Someday, Emotions, Anytime you need a friend, Endless love, My all, Heartbreaker, Thank God I found you, Don't stop, Boy (I need you), Shake it off and Get your number were on "Pointless" answers to the question "Top 40 hits by Mariah Carey" on the UK game show Pointless (contestants have to answer a question with answers they don't think anybody would have said). Nobody said the above interestingly, which is weird considering some were top tens. (Goes back to waiting for the album as I can't access iTunes Radio and the YouTube versions are all weirdly pitched.) (Thursday 22 May 2014; 21:25)

GG (43,770) by Bill from the UK GG, they might be promotional copies of the album? I'd imagine they'd start making their way to the newspapers and magazines soon for reviews. (Saturday 17 May 2014; 21:36)

Today show (43,751) by Bill from the UK Loved the performances, especially the new song. Looks like that's gone down well with everybody which is great to see. Glad she sang live (except the crescendo of ABMB that she always lips), thought she sounded great. I am so excited for the album, I really can't wait. (Saturday 17 May 2014; 7:14)

Mimi L / buzz singles (43,621) by Bill from the UK Lol, sorry but is "buzz" now a trendy word for "flop"? I find it funny how Triumphant, TAOLG and now You're Mine are being designated as buzz singles because they didn't impact any charts. TAOLG I can believe, but the others, no way. If Triumphant had been a runaway success and a number one hit for 15 weeks running, the album would have been out last year and you all would be singing its praises. If it has a video produced, comes with remixes and is available to buy (and therefore chart), it's a single. This hasn't been Mariah's best string of singles (chart wise), but these excuses are becoming tired now. I love Thirsty. (Wednesday 14 May 2014; 20:20)

Thirsty (43,561) by Bill from the UK I read all your comments before I could listen to it and I thought I was going to hate the track but after one listen the hook was in my head straight away. I think it's a great song and hope it really helps to launch the album. (Tuesday 13 May 2014; 21:45)

Dan / You're mine (43,465) by Bill from the UK Dan, when an artist has been around for 25 years and has covered numerous styles during their career, and has a large fan base across different cultures and continents, nobody is going to like everything they do. There are several songs of hers I plain don't enjoy (Did I Do That, Boy, Makin It Last All Night), but that doesn't mean I'm not a fan of her music, it's just that those songs are not to my taste. A bunch of fans felt You're Mine was a rehash of a ten year old hit, and fans are entitled to an opinion. Personally I'm indifferent to the track, but I can see why others weren't won over by it. Doesn't in any way make them any less of a fan. (Sunday 11 May 2014; 19:12)

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