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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 19, 2014 14:08:04 GMT -5
I loved the extended part at the end of "Emotions" with the Funkadelic interpolation (when she was presumably backstage for a wardrobe change). So fun and full of energy! I wish she'd re-arrange the song even more if she's going to sing it now (other than just bringing the key down a notch). I don't think she sounds bad, but I don't think her vocals shine best with a song like "Emotions" that has a lot of quick register changes. The fans go nuts when she starts ad-libbing, improvising, and riffing. She should incorporate more of that into her performances instead of trying to stay so tried and true to the album versions. We get little teases of that here and there, but I think her shows would be even more enjoyable at this point if she weren't so concerned with sticking close to the originals. I agree with this. The thing is that there are certain song where the structure allows her to do this, but there are some Others where she can't really do much (i.e. "Hero"). She'd have to drastically change the productions and sadly she won't do that, because she feels like those songs are "ear candy" and people want to hear them as closely to the original arrengement as possible.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 19, 2014 14:14:45 GMT -5
Side note: I love the "Off the Wall" interpolation at the end of "I'm That Chick". This band is the best she's had in a long time, Big Jim Wright is a much better musical director.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 19, 2014 16:32:53 GMT -5
I'm dying to see the full video of this performance! Her voice sounds so clear!!!
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Post by theedge12 on Oct 19, 2014 18:12:02 GMT -5
Slayed! her voice is sounding so crystal clear!
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Oct 19, 2014 18:22:07 GMT -5
That dress in the clip for I'll Be There. sigh...
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Post by Positive Tension on Oct 19, 2014 18:41:58 GMT -5
She sounds so good in that "IBT" clip! "Hero" was also good as well.
I'd love her to book a couple of high profile performances in the US.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 19, 2014 18:49:21 GMT -5
I feel like the term "performance" was just used in the true sense of the word, with no indicator of talent involved. What do you see as the true sense of the word? I mean, the categories were "best vocal performance." The term "best" as it relates to a "vocal performance" implies it's about the quality of the vocal. Now, one can argue what that means in a lot of ways. For instance, I consider Janet's vocal on "Someone to Call My Lover" to be a great pop vocal even if she doesn't display a huge range or power.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Oct 19, 2014 19:14:19 GMT -5
Amazing??? She sounds like one of the drunken fans at her shows doing Karaoke. I'd rather her not sing her old material if she's gonna do it like that. I don't think she sounds that bad. I think she sounds great when she is in her lower register and even the upper register parts she used were decent. There were certain parts that sounded terrible like when she did the "I don't know if you're real/but I like the way I feel" part, but overall a decent effort on a song she has avoided doing for a while. I think Emotions was used as a show piece for the whistle register and nothing more really. I actually would prefer she use the whistle sparingly from here on out.
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Post by Dreams on Oct 19, 2014 20:20:29 GMT -5
LAMBS!!! Mariah uploaded a new video on her YouTube channel; she's hitting that whistle register while cleaning. Yes train that voice, Queen!
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Oct 19, 2014 20:44:29 GMT -5
LAMBS!!! Mariah uploaded a new video on her YouTube channel; she's hitting that whistle register while cleaning. Yes train that voice, Queen! Just posted this on my facebook. dedicated it to all them nasty folks DIRTY TANK TOPS who said her voice was gone but just a week ago. told them several seats were available over there ---->
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 19, 2014 21:00:19 GMT -5
Her voice certainly isn't gone, and I'm glad to see she's getting better with each concert! With that said, her voice has deteriorated over the course of her career and that's what I was talking about last week. She can still sing, there's no question about that, and I'm floored with all of the videos surfacing from the past few shows displaying Mariah's voice in perhaps its best form since TEOM era.
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Post by Dreams on Oct 19, 2014 21:04:35 GMT -5
Is she whistling the melody of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" or am I imagining things?!
I hope she uploads a video where she's belting next. LOL!
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Post by Mean A$$ on Oct 19, 2014 21:17:02 GMT -5
And people were saying she should retire... Hahaha. Never count Mariah out! Never ever!
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Oct 19, 2014 21:19:55 GMT -5
Well, all it takes to shut anyone up is a candid video like that. The buttery tone, the flawless whistles, but...I am not exactly hearing that from the improved videos posted. All I hear is chopped up versions of classic Mariah songs, punctuated with "hey" "hey"s and awkward note dodging. Oh well. As i have said before, she keeps putting out classics like MIAM and I will keep coming back for more and stanning like I do for no one else.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 22:05:45 GMT -5
LAMBS!!! Mariah uploaded a new video on her YouTube channel; she's hitting that whistle register while cleaning. Yes train that voice, Queen! I love Mariah Carey. She heard the worlds disses, she didn't respond or cower ot hide. She just went into full on prove y'all ain't shit mode. Now the bitch is walking around the house cleaning singing high notes to the GAWDS, In a day and age of sex tapes and pictures leaks, ughhhhh how sweet it must be that all she needs for attention is high notes outside the bedroom!!!
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Post by die Lotterie on Oct 20, 2014 0:59:23 GMT -5
Found a full version of her Chengdu show. I am so fucking blown away by her vocals in this show. She absolutely slayed "Cry.", "Don't Forget About Us" and "Fly Like A Bird" as well as "Heartbreaker". In "Heartbreaker" her vocals are on par with the live performances from 1999. Only half way through the video at the moment. "Mio todo" makes an appearance as well. Disclaimer: homegirl from China squeals like a piggy in the background quite often and everytime Mariah hits a high note which is understandable.
Video above is hilarious. Slayed. <3
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Post by surfy on Oct 20, 2014 1:14:33 GMT -5
I don't usually post in here, but hello lambs!!! :) Those whistle notes sound extra lovely lately!! <3 Also @ DIRRTY TANK TOPS!!!
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Post by Hashtag Pow on Oct 20, 2014 1:23:32 GMT -5
Were the whistles ever the problem though? It was her singing in full voice that sounded like shit. I didn't find anything about that video impressive at all...especially knowing that she probably did it in 15 takes and 19 different camera angles.
But go Mimi. Cute way of clapping back.
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Post by lancey on Oct 20, 2014 4:23:55 GMT -5
Slayed! her voice is sounding so crystal clear! Amazing, it's like she heard about the bad press and aimed to prove them haters wrong!!! This women still has it, incredible singing..loved this last notes...
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Oct 20, 2014 8:22:05 GMT -5
As her voice has improved ten fold, I'm going to need her to stop lipping that scratchy vocal to Fantasy. She needs to re-record it, or attempt it live. It sounds so out of place now that her voice is clear again. Does that make sense? Do you all hear what I mean?
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 20, 2014 9:06:05 GMT -5
LAMBS!!! Mariah uploaded a new video on her YouTube channel; she's hitting that whistle register while cleaning. Yes train that voice, Queen! Oh nie studio magic! Lipping! Ready for retirement!! SLAY QUEEN!
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Post by Dreams on Oct 20, 2014 11:47:59 GMT -5
Mariah is the first western artist to play 5 stadium shows in China as part of her world tour, "The Elusive Chanteuse Show." Watch this montage of MC's Chinese fans singing along to her timeless hit "Hero" in Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Tianjin and Shanghai.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 20, 2014 12:47:59 GMT -5
Keeps moving up...
Top 1,500 iTunes Songs:
1187 Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Is You
It is the #1 holiday song on iTunes still, even beating Halloween music within the top 10. Reigning Queen of holiday music!
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 20, 2014 12:56:58 GMT -5
Mariah is the first western artist to play 5 stadium shows in China as part of her world tour, "The Elusive Chanteuse Show." Watch this montage of MC's Chinese fans singing along to her timeless hit "Hero" in Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Tianjin and Shanghai.
Queen of Asia...all these years later. Beautiful video!!! People can say all they want about that song but it is THE song that catapulted her into international superstardom. Yasss Lordt!
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 20, 2014 13:38:21 GMT -5
Well, all it takes to shut anyone up is a candid video like that. The buttery tone, the flawless whistles, but...I am not exactly hearing that from the improved videos posted. All I hear is chopped up versions of classic Mariah songs, punctuated with "hey" "hey"s and awkward note dodging. Oh well. As i have said before, she keeps putting out classics like MIAM and I will keep coming back for more and stanning like I do for no one else. I think nerves/stage freight explain a lot of the issue. Notice she pretty much always sounds great in low key, intimate settings that are also a controlled environment (this new video, but also things like the Fallon improv and that jazz club). It's when she gets into live performances on big stages that she often struggles. Those are also shows that last longer than 1 song or whatever, so vocal endurance could be part of the issue, too.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Oct 20, 2014 13:48:31 GMT -5
I will need to listen to that full concert so I can FINALLY hear Cry. Maybe THEN I will be satisfied.
Edit: I should have known that she would not sing that song live. Ugh. Whatever.
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Post by Mean A$$ on Oct 20, 2014 14:19:04 GMT -5
Wow, the Chinese really love her. I love how they come with like high tech "I Love You Mimi" posters all decked out with lights and probably fireworks... lol. The best she gets in the states is glitter posters. lmao.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 20:44:33 GMT -5
The emerging People's Republic of China!!
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Oct 20, 2014 21:12:51 GMT -5
Crazy high notes video making front page of Yahoo. Okay, there's some positive(ish) press.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 20, 2014 21:23:45 GMT -5
Taiwan getting ready for the Songbird Supreme....
Wow, her Asian fans really do go all out, I absolutely love how festive they are. YASSS get'em
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