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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 15, 2015 8:24:12 GMT -5
HitBoy didn't just produce "Dedicated" though. The sample could've been on "Money" or "Thirsty."
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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 15, 2015 8:25:22 GMT -5
She sounds good, just slightly nasal. It was a nice performance though :)
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Mar 15, 2015 9:09:41 GMT -5
I am kind of glad she has taken an "I don't give a fcuk" approach to criticism. I don't think she is ever going to come out on top with public perception.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 15, 2015 10:43:52 GMT -5
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Post by carrieidol1 on Mar 15, 2015 10:46:32 GMT -5
Woah, she looks stunning!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2015 11:15:43 GMT -5
She looks like caramel tastes! But who is that guy with the bad weave?
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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 15, 2015 11:18:26 GMT -5
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Post by Dreams on Mar 15, 2015 11:23:48 GMT -5
Her speech ( ) & performance. "I'm a little hoarse 'cause I'm working on a new album and it's a lot of work in the studio..."
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Post by carrieidol1 on Mar 15, 2015 11:27:19 GMT -5
WTF none of the videos are working due to copyright bullshit
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Mar 15, 2015 11:41:41 GMT -5
They are f#cking ON IT right now. Whether good vocals or bad... nobody will know until Vegas. No more videos about how she has lost her voice because won't get the chance to know.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Mar 15, 2015 11:48:11 GMT -5
Epic and Sony are on point! They are like you are gonna need some coin if you want a taste of her brand.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Mar 15, 2015 12:02:47 GMT -5
The fact is she did really well. I wish this would make the press..
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Mar 15, 2015 12:15:54 GMT -5
Nobody wants to hear about the good things she did. She looked flawless and sounded great. She needs a better PR machine that will get the good out there and diminish the bad.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Mar 15, 2015 12:20:27 GMT -5
I thought she sounded good. I really wanted to hear her speech though which I can't see cause It's blocked.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 15, 2015 12:22:11 GMT -5
I've been able to see all the videos just fine
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Post by Dreams on Mar 15, 2015 12:26:43 GMT -5
It's not working for people stateside it seems?
Anyway, JD posted on his site that he's "officially started work on Mariah's new record."
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Mar 15, 2015 13:04:55 GMT -5
It's not working for people stateside it seems? Anyway, JD posted on his site that he's "officially started work on Mariah's new record." Yeah it's not working here in the states. So are they're working on the #1's compilation AND a whole new studio album?!
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Post by die Lotterie on Mar 15, 2015 13:15:19 GMT -5
YASS. New album AND #1's compilation please!!
And she looks gorgeous! Hair is so Daydream.
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Post by lambdoll on Mar 15, 2015 20:26:14 GMT -5
Do you guys think this is real? :o
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Post by jenglisbe on Mar 15, 2015 20:26:31 GMT -5
Here's a new (well, old) rare interview with Mariah from the Rainbow era. It's pretty long but very intersting. She talks about her voice, songwriting, songwriting partners, career up until that point, her mixed racial background. We need to be talking about this more! I'm only 40 minutes in, but there is so much good information. Here she says the house records with Morales are almost her favorite thing to do, yet she hasn't put much effort into her dance remixes since the time of this interview I loved hearing about Mariah's input on the "HB" remix, though. It was interesting to hear her talk about being visually perceived as white by many people. And that she was told "Sent From Up Above" was too urban to be a single. She mentions having conversations with Snoop and Jay-Z about "Vision of Love." I didn't realize all of that was mentioned so much. She says she's written alternative things no one knows about. Well, release it Mariah! It's interesting she says the pop ballads are not the most stimulating creatively. We knew that, but I wonder if any of Mariah's albums have been truly stimulating creatively as a whole, or if she always keeps commercial success in mind a bit. What would an album of hers be like if she didn't worry about success at all? Yasss at her talking about how intricate and innovative "Breakdown" was and how it didn't get promoted the way it deserved. Ugh at her shade in saying "going from 'Vision of Love' to those other songs." She sounded so dismissive of the other singles off the debut, which we know. I guess her resentment of them is more about the label going more pop with her. I guess her resentment of that really stems from her being seen as white and pop is tied to that? I did like the interviewer's question about whether working with hip-hop producers/guests makes her feel accepted because I've thought about that, too. I love her singing Missing Persons' "Destination Unknown." I feel like she liked new wave a decent amount. I wonder why she's never really incorporated that in her music. She really knows a lot of 'underground' 80s stuff. We see some of that on Glitter, but she could have gone even further. I'd love it. This is a rare interview where she pretty much directly answers questions. She does ramble some, but they also make sense. It doesn't come across as strange or disconnected. She also talks about technical things in music a lot. I didn't realize she had said back then the script to Glitter had issues. I didn't get the part where Mariah mentioned Tom Tom Club during the "Heartbreaker" stuff. What was she saying about the Tom Tom Club sample? I find it interesting because of how many people thought "Heartbreaker" sampled "Genius of Love," too. I like how she mentioned there are going to be similarities in songs since she writes them, and I was really interested in her drawing parallels between "HB" and "DL." Interesting. Mariah said she almost forgot about the chorus of the album version of "Fantasy" and she doesn't listen to that version. I love that Mariah acknowledged how they flipped "Ain't No Fun" in terms of the female point-of-view. I love that it was conscious as an answer record because I've always seen it as that. It was kind of funny to hear her mention "Because You Loved Me" and N Sync. And then she straight up said "After Tonight" isn't her favorite and won't be a single. LMAO!
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Mar 15, 2015 20:31:51 GMT -5
ummmmm.... How am I just now finding out about this? Pretty sure it's 70% lipped but still..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2015 21:47:19 GMT -5
^ That interview was good. I would love him to do another with her now (and find out what really happened during MIAM). Anyway, it makes me feel like she really did loose her marbles a bit during Glitter. She has never been the same since 2001.
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Post by Dreams on Mar 16, 2015 8:37:57 GMT -5
It's not working for people stateside it seems? Anyway, JD posted on his site that he's "officially started work on Mariah's new record." Yeah it's not working here in the states. So are they're working on the #1's compilation AND a whole new studio album?! I think it's just the #1's album for now. I remember when they announced they had gotten back together in 2010; a lot of lambs hoped they were working on a regular studio album along with the Christmas one, but they weren't. That said, after the #1's album gets out of the way this May/June, I can't see Mariah wasting any time so I guess she'll get to working on a new album asap. Epic should want a studio album from her soon, too, right? I definitely don't see the next studio album taking as long as MIAM did to come out. But that's all my guess. I'm just waiting for an announcement of a new single to promote this compilation now.
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Post by jenglisbe on Mar 16, 2015 9:08:01 GMT -5
Supposed clip of "Someday" demo:
And interview where Michael Ealy talks about Mariah:
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Post by ant on Mar 16, 2015 10:19:24 GMT -5
Doesn't she already have several Greatest Hits compilations including one that contains all of her #1 hits?
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Post by jenglisbe on Mar 16, 2015 10:23:35 GMT -5
Doesn't she already have several Greatest Hits compilations including one that contains all of her #1 hits? Yes, she has a handful of hits collection, but no she doesn't have one that has all of her #1s. She doesn't have any hits collection that contains hits from both her Sony days and her Island days.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Mar 16, 2015 10:56:59 GMT -5
That interview made me very sad because I could sense the sadness and stress she experienced of that time frame. However, it is a very real and interesting look into her music mindset and perception in general. I would love a follow up interview with the interviewer as he seems to be one of the few who is smart enough to know her as an artist and ask the right questions people should be asking her. I think he could give us a lot of perspective from her Island days. In particular, I am curious how she feels about her Charmbracelet and MIAM moments. She seemed very comfortable with him. I think he could get some good responses from her.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2015 11:53:20 GMT -5
Interesting that all of this old material is "leaking" now that she's back with Sony...
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Post by ant on Mar 16, 2015 12:01:16 GMT -5
Doesn't she already have several Greatest Hits compilations including one that contains all of her #1 hits? Yes, she has a handful of hits collection, but no she doesn't have one that has all of her #1s. She doesn't have any hits collection that contains hits from both her Sony days and her Island days. What about this?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2015 12:05:07 GMT -5
Yes, she has a handful of hits collection, but no she doesn't have one that has all of her #1s. She doesn't have any hits collection that contains hits from both her Sony days and her Island days. What about this?That came out in 1998. It doesn't even have all her Sony #1s, let alone any of her Island hits.
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