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Post by MFM29 on Feb 10, 2015 19:06:41 GMT -5
she's acting so weird on these jamaica performances.. like she was on ecstasy, looking so ephoric
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2015 19:13:06 GMT -5
She looked like she was trying to put on a happy face for those Jamaica performances, but you could tell she wasn't really happy.
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Post by Positive Tension on Feb 10, 2015 19:45:24 GMT -5
If she doesn't stop throwing the mic out to the audience, I don't want to hear the audience's off key and screechy voices. But, her voice is on point and Vegas ready. Yeah, I don't like when she does that. For example, she sounded fine on "Always Be My Baby," but she only sang about 1/2 or 2/3 of the song since she kept turning the mic toward the audience. Hopefully she doesn't do it that much during her Vegas shows.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 11, 2015 10:36:27 GMT -5
So you all don't want her lipping, don't want her to sing live a miss a note, and don't want her to throw a moment to the audience as opposed to doing either of the first two things. I can see why she's a nervous wreck on stage.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 10:52:28 GMT -5
I don't like when any act keeps turning the mic to the audience. It's fine for a sing-along at the end of some songs, but when it's over and over it's like... I didn't pay $200 to listen to the audience.
My issue with her recent performances is what looks like a lack of preparedness. The Christmas shows proved she's fully capable of putting on an incredible show when she wants to. When she was lipping in Jamaica, she wasn't even lipping to the right words. If people are spending money, the expectation is that she's there to give it her all. Her voice not holding up for a note here or there is fine, but having a backing track and not even moving your mouth or giving up and leaving the stage or just letting the audience sing like she was doing in Jamaica isn't fair to the audience.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 11, 2015 11:13:38 GMT -5
My issue with her recent performances is what looks like a lack of preparedness. The Christmas shows proved she's fully capable of putting on an incredible show when she wants to. When she was lipping in Jamaica, she wasn't even lipping to the right words. If people are spending money, the expectation is that she's there to give it her all. Her voice not holding up for a note here or there is fine, but having a backing track and not even moving your mouth or giving up and leaving the stage or just letting the audience sing like she was doing in Jamaica isn't fair to the audience. Her "recent performances" are the Christmas shows, which you acknowledge were strong, and then this one show in Jamaica. So, how do her "recent performances" (multiple) show a lack of preparedness?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 11:27:49 GMT -5
My issue with her recent performances is what looks like a lack of preparedness. The Christmas shows proved she's fully capable of putting on an incredible show when she wants to. When she was lipping in Jamaica, she wasn't even lipping to the right words. If people are spending money, the expectation is that she's there to give it her all. Her voice not holding up for a note here or there is fine, but having a backing track and not even moving your mouth or giving up and leaving the stage or just letting the audience sing like she was doing in Jamaica isn't fair to the audience. Her "recent performances" are the Christmas shows, which you acknowledge were strong, and then this one show in Jamaica. So, how do her "recent performances" (multiple) show a lack of preparedness? I'm not using "recent" to refer to the past two months (which would also include the Rockefeller mess by the way). I'm using it to refer to the past couple of years (although these issues have been going on for far longer). Her televised performances and first couple shows of her tours are complete messes much more often than not. The fact that the tour (and her voice, in particular) drastically improved after the first two nights suggests a lack of preparedness. If her voice improves from using it night after night, she should be getting it into shape before opening night. There's a pattern of bombing these opening nights and one-off performances, and it's damaging her image. That's completely preventable, considering she's sounded (better than) just fine as recently as late December..
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Feb 11, 2015 17:43:26 GMT -5
So you all don't want her lipping, don't want her to sing live a miss a note, and don't want her to throw a moment to the audience as opposed to doing either of the first two things. I can see why she's a nervous wreck on stage. I don't really care what she does as long as she does it to the best of her ability. If she is going to lip, then make it believeable. She can mess up live in fact I would prefer she do that. The problem with throwing the mic out to the audience is she does it for like half of the song. I can understand doing it for a key moment, but I came to hear you sing your song. I didn't come to hear you throw out your mic and hear your audience sing along to your song. All I ask for is some effort on her part. If you are going to sing your song sing your song. Don't be lazy and let the audience sing half of your song for you. I get that it is a fun moment, but make it a moment not like half of the song. The key words I said are "to the best of her ability." Other than her voice getting stronger, nothing else has suggested to me aside from the Christmas shows that she is putting in more of an effort to put together solid shows. She could be a great touring artist if she worked harder on her shows.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Feb 11, 2015 17:50:14 GMT -5
Mariah is not someone who throws the microphone to the audience often. She did it quite a bit in Jamaica, but that's the most I've ever seen her doing it.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 11, 2015 23:06:02 GMT -5
Bruno Mars was asked about "One Sweet Day" (I don't know the context if him being asked) and sang a line from the chorus:
It's cool he knew the song like that since people act like no one remembers it. I'd love to hear Mariah sing with him at some point.
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Post by Candy Bling on Feb 12, 2015 10:06:26 GMT -5
Her "recent performances" are the Christmas shows, which you acknowledge were strong, and then this one show in Jamaica. So, how do her "recent performances" (multiple) show a lack of preparedness? I'm not using "recent" to refer to the past two months (which would also include the Rockefeller mess by the way). I'm using it to refer to the past couple of years (although these issues have been going on for far longer). Her televised performances and first couple shows of her tours are complete messes much more often than not. The fact that the tour (and her voice, in particular) drastically improved after the first two nights suggests a lack of preparedness. If her voice improves from using it night after night, she should be getting it into shape before opening night. There's a pattern of bombing these opening nights and one-off performances, and it's damaging her image. That's completely preventable, considering she's sounded (better than) just fine as recently as late December.. She was sick at the start of TECS! It was nothing to do with her not being prepared.
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Post by emanlikewhoa on Feb 12, 2015 14:32:17 GMT -5
Mariah is not someone who throws the microphone to the audience often. She did it quite a bit in Jamaica, but that's the most I've ever seen her doing it. I think she did that at the Jamaica show so often to overcompensate for the lipsynch flub that happened earlier in the show. Almost to prove that she was "all the way live" in those moments.
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Post by die Lotterie on Feb 12, 2015 16:22:25 GMT -5
Mariah acknowledged "Anytime You Need A Friend" on Facebook! "#TBT #Nowplaying #AnyTimeYouNeedAFriend #MusicBoxEra"
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Post by JACKIE on Feb 12, 2015 16:26:35 GMT -5
I am SO excited about hearing SOMEDAY live! and I DONT WANNA CRY. I am going to Vegas only bc she is finally going to sing these songs!
wish there was a way to get FOREVER also!
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 13, 2015 3:43:54 GMT -5
Did Mariah freestyle every song in Jamaica besides Fantasy? Watching the videos from the shows, looks like she was just freestyling. I mean, it's kind of weird, but I liked it at the same time lol.
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Post by Tea-why on Feb 13, 2015 9:45:01 GMT -5
This has always ben one of my favourite house remixes of hers:
Love the "I'll Be There" performance.
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Post by MFM29 on Feb 13, 2015 10:17:46 GMT -5
Mariah was mentioned on the new ABC's hit comedy "Fresh off the boat" which is set at 1995. I loved the "pre-Nick Cannon" LOL I'm loving the show
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 14, 2015 10:52:21 GMT -5
Mariah was mentioned on the new ABC's hit comedy "Fresh off the boat" which is set at 1995. I loved the "pre-Nick Cannon" LOL I'm loving the show If it's set in 1995, how did they know about Nick Cannon?
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Post by grandelf on Feb 14, 2015 10:57:54 GMT -5
^It was part of the narration which is set in the present.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 14, 2015 11:23:55 GMT -5
Mariah was mentioned on the new ABC's hit comedy "Fresh off the boat" which is set at 1995. I loved the "pre-Nick Cannon" LOL I'm loving the show If it's set in 1995, how did they know about Nick Cannon? It's the main character narrating from 2015. It's a look back on his childhood.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Feb 15, 2015 10:27:15 GMT -5
I am not worried now that she is back at LA Reid. He might have his issues, but he won't tolerate any of her bullsh!t. He will keep her on point.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 11:19:01 GMT -5
I want IDJ to release a double album Greatest Hits vol.2 to compliment her first Greatest Hits CD. (14 songs on each disc again).
Disc 1. 1. Through The Rain 2. Boy (I need you) 3. Bringing On The Heartbreak 4. I Know What You Want 5. It's Like That 6. We Belong Together 7. Shake It Off 8. Don't Forget About Us 9. Say Something (feat. Snoop Dogg) 10. Fly Like A Bird 11. Touch My Body 12. Bye Bye 13. I'll Be Loving You Long Time 14. I Stay In Love
Disc 2. 1. Obsessed 2. My Love (feat. Dream) 3. I Want To Know What Love Is 4. Hate You 5. Up Out My Face 6. Angels Cry (feat. neyo) 7. One Hundred Percent 8. Triumphant (feat. Rick Ross & Meek Mills) 9. Almost Home 10. #Beautiful (feat. Miguel) 11. You're Mine Eternal 12. You Don't Know What To Do 13. Thirsty 14. Oh Santa
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 11:25:09 GMT -5
I don't even think an IDJ hits collection would be worth the production and promotion costs, and it would just eat into the (already relatively low) catalog sales for The Emancipation of Mimi. She had a handful of major hits with IDJ, but most of them came from one album, and the rest of her releases on IDJ were minor hits or total flops. I'm sure critics and the press would just focus on how that hits collection highlights how much less successful her run with IDJ was than her run with Sony. I think their decision to just tack her two Mimi three IDJ #1s on to a career retrospective that includes all her Sony #1s as well, and using the Vegas show to promote it, is the best decision if she's going to release another hits album.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Feb 15, 2015 11:27:49 GMT -5
The Touch My Body shade @jazzysoul47
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 11:28:50 GMT -5
The Touch My Body shade @jazzysoul47
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 11:31:33 GMT -5
Yeah, that's true...for #1's album. But Mariah's always been different when it came to "greatest hits" she included songs like "underneath the stars" so they could use that same philosophy for a second IDJ greatest hits (or "singles collection"). Including songs like "fly like a bird" (or "my saving grace") would show that she has certain favs that she wants featured.
Either way, I wish there was never a: Playlist, Ballads, or Essentials CD released... that's what is killing "greatest hits". way too over saturated.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 11:40:20 GMT -5
Either way, I wish there was never a: Playlist, Ballads, or Essentials CD released... that's what is killing "greatest hits". way too over saturated. Digital music largely contributed to the decline in sales for hits collections. The days of monster sales for them is probably over. Prior to about 10 years ago, if you wanted many of an acts big hits, you either purchased a greatest hits album or spent $100+ buying all the studio albums with those songs. Now you can just download the 5 hits you want for $5-7. Updating #1s and letting the Vegas residency promote it won't take much effort on the label's part. If it sells a few hundred thousand over the next few years, it would be a success. I don't see an IDJ hits collection doing that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 11:43:15 GMT -5
That sucks. In the same token then it seems the days of whole albums being released in the future. Maybe it will come first circle and they will go back to releasing EP's with 6 songs at a time. (Kinda like Madonna was forced to do, indirectly).
Digital, killed the old model. Time to change. Hopefully Mariah will release one more full album on a PHYSICAL CD before it all changes for good.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 11:48:06 GMT -5
I'll take the current state of the industry over the "old days" where it would cost a fortune to get the hits if the act didn't have a hits collection, or you got the hits collection but it was missing a moderate hit you liked and you had to buy a $20 (or more) hits collection and a $20 studio album to get a handful of hits that you liked. Then you had acts like Whitney and Madonna who put newly remixed versions of the hits on the hits compilation, so if you wanted the original hit versions, you had to purchase all their studio albums. Industry greed.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 13:33:49 GMT -5
^Remixed hits aren't always bad...look at Donna Summer's On the Radio
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