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Post by jenglisbe on May 9, 2015 14:07:17 GMT -5
^Ahhhh hehehe. So, let me get a hold of this: her show and the Billboard Awards would be starting around the same time? Then she would be performing at the BMA later in the program. This is why I put everything in EST, lordt! BMAs start at 8pm EST. Mariah's Vegas show starts at 8pm (more like 8:15 knowing her) Vegas time, which is 11pm EST. The time different allows for her to perform at the BMAs at a reasonable time and still have time to get to her show and prep. |
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Post by HolidayGuy on May 9, 2015 14:19:30 GMT -5
Oops- I was gettin' all sorts of confused with the BMA telecast time vs. actual time in Vegas. By golly, I think I got it. Muchas gracias. :)
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Post by jenglisbe on May 9, 2015 18:40:38 GMT -5
I love the description of the "Honey" hook being "sinuous," and I love the way they say Mariah's music had become such a combination of pop and urban that you couldn't distinguish them. I don't think some people get that it's about more than just having a rapper paired with a singer, but EW gets it. |
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Post by kmbgs on May 9, 2015 21:05:01 GMT -5
Honey is iconic
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Post by jenglisbe on May 9, 2015 21:14:47 GMT -5
I work in a high school and ran a trivia game for the students. Each round covered a different decade, and I played songs from each decade during the rounds. When I played "Always Be My Baby" during the '90s round, every student was singing along. When I asked "What singer had a #1 single every year of the decade?" no one got it. One student answered Cher. Lol! The most common answer was Michael Jackson.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on May 9, 2015 21:56:15 GMT -5
Over the years, my choice between favorite single of hers has fluctuated between Honey and Always Be My Baby.
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Post by jenglisbe on May 9, 2015 22:34:54 GMT -5
Over the years, my choice between favorite single of hers has fluctuated between Honey and Always Be My Baby. I can see that because those are possibly her two best melodies among her singles (definitely top 5), if not overall. |
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 9, 2015 23:46:05 GMT -5
At the show. Brett and Mariah are filming the video after the show. She asked audience to stay.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 10, 2015 0:07:54 GMT -5
Vision of Love, My All, TGIFY, DFAU were her best moments.
Seriously, find the TGIFY from tonight.
My All was best I've ever heard her do live in person.
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Post by jenglisbe on May 10, 2015 0:19:04 GMT -5
Last fall Complex did a list of the Top 50 R&B Songs of the '90s and Mariah placed 3 songs - "Honey" at #30, "Always Be My Baby" at #12, and "Fantasy" at #6. You can see the full top 50 with descriptions here: www.complex.com/music/50-best-r-b-songs-90s/ |
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Post by The Northern Star⭐ on May 10, 2015 0:19:46 GMT -5
Vision of Love, My All, TGIFY, DFAU were her best moments. Seriously, find the TGIFY from tonight. My All was best I've ever heard her do live in person. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it! |
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 10, 2015 0:28:06 GMT -5
Also, she sounded epic on Touch My Body.
She lipped Infinity three times to record the video. Said she hopes its done and out in a week.
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Post by jenglisbe on May 10, 2015 0:34:32 GMT -5
Also, she sounded epic on Touch My Body. She lipped Infinity three times to record the video. Said she hopes its done and out in a week. So it's a performance video? Ugh. Last fall Complex did a list of the Top 50 R&B Songs of the '90s and Mariah placed 3 songs - "Honey" at #30, "Always Be My Baby" at #12, and "Fantasy" at #6. You can see the full top 50 with descriptions here: www.complex.com/music/50-best-r-b-songs-90s/They also have Mariah on this list: www.complex.com/music/2014/11/50-best-r-and-b-song-with-rap-features/The intro basically says the list is an homage to "Fantasy," and Mariah places "Breakdown" at #23, "Honey" at #12, and "Fantasy" at #4. |
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Post by Relaxing Cup on May 10, 2015 1:01:32 GMT -5
Vision of Love, My All, TGIFY, DFAU were her best moments. Seriously, find the TGIFY from tonight. My All was best I've ever heard her do live in person. thank goodness you didn't get rid of those tickets! I am glad you have had a good time. |
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 10, 2015 1:10:29 GMT -5
Trey called her Slayriah on stage. IIs he reading Pulse??
Another great part was the DJ/drummer before Dreamlover. He was incredible. Played in like an orb or something.
There were definitely rough vocals and about 4 lipped songs. But the audience was super nuts. For real crazy. So it didn't really matter. The audience also went berserk when DFAU started. More than any other song I'd say. That was weird.
Someday was fun cause it was Mariah and her male dancers. Then "young Mariah" was onstage with little boy dancers. Just like the video.
It wasn't sold out. Probably about 90% capacity.
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Post by lambdoll on May 10, 2015 1:34:30 GMT -5
Trey called her Slayriah on stage. IIs he reading Pulse?? Another great part was the DJ/drummer before Dreamlover. He was incredible. Played in like an orb or something. There were definitely rough vocals and about 4 lipped songs. But the audience was super nuts. For real crazy. So it didn't really matter. The audience also went berserk when DFAU started. More than any other song I'd say. That was weird. Someday was fun cause it was Mariah and her male dancers. Then "young Mariah" was onstage with little boy dancers. Just like the video. It wasn't sold out. Probably about 90% capacity. She once referred to herself as "Tittyriah"... so I don't think these ____riahs are a Pulse-only thing. lmao. Glad you enjoyed (?) the show though. Can't wait to see her on the 24th!  |
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Post by HolidayGuy on May 10, 2015 7:27:52 GMT -5
A performance video like "100%"? Wasn't there a quote that she'd be seen in "dangerous" positions, or something to that effect? (though with her shoulder, I don't think they'd be *too* dangerous). She did say they filmed something, I think, so maybe those shots will alternate with the performance shots.
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Post by carrieidol1 on May 10, 2015 8:01:14 GMT -5
Hopefully we get some audio of last night's show! I'd love to hear it. Please post clips if you can find them! I've been looking, not much luck...
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Post by MFM29 on May 10, 2015 8:32:08 GMT -5
Its not gonna be a "live performance" type of music video. There's already those clips inside a house and she was filming yesterday outside in Las Vegas street. So the performance will be just for a part of it.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 10, 2015 9:20:01 GMT -5
I don't know. She said it will be her first performance video since Hero. (No lambs wanted to correct her on that one, I guess).
I think the previous footage shot was just for Vegas advertising. They play small clips of Infinity outside of Caesars and show that previous "video" that was shot.
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Post by kmbgs on May 10, 2015 9:37:12 GMT -5
Love these tidbits JamaicaFunk. We were at the same Xmas show and I agreed 1000000% with your opinions from that night, so I know you're bestowing truth upon us here
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 10, 2015 10:03:59 GMT -5
Honestly, her voice was really rough on some songs.
But, some other live songs it was nearly flawless. Maybe it's just a certain key that bothers her vocal chords.
I was shocked at how good she did on Vision of Love.
She had no shade for IDWC, though. Talked about going in to write it with Narada and how nervous she was.
Said the studio made her write Love Takes Time because the needed a "pop" ballad. (Some shade there, I think)
I hope there are videos of TGIFY and Touch My Body. They surprised me the most, I'd say.
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Post by jenglisbe on May 10, 2015 10:06:46 GMT -5
I could see the video being like an ad for the Vegas show; Mariah prepping, arriving, performing. All of the clips we know about fit that concept.
Funny she said that about "LTT" since we also know she and Walter were writing it for her next album, thus the last minute addition of "LTT" to the debut. It seems odd Sony was already telling her what to do for the next album when the first hadn't been released. Of course, if she thinks "Hero" was her last performance video...
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 10, 2015 10:20:05 GMT -5
Found this TGIFY from last night. I think it was the guy in front of me who filmed it. youtu.be/EgM7SbaT-AI |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2015 11:00:46 GMT -5
Its not gonna be a "live performance" type of music video. There's already those clips inside a house and she was filming yesterday outside in Las Vegas street. So the performance will be just for a part of it. That shot looked straight out of "We Belong Together". I wonder if she's going to do homages to the videos for some of her #1s. |
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Post by vipanonymous on May 10, 2015 11:05:58 GMT -5
YASS! Crybaby vibes <333333333
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Post by Relaxing Cup on May 10, 2015 11:36:45 GMT -5
Damn. This rendition of TGIFY is pretty haunting at parts, especially when she sings "my every wish and every dream some how became reality".
Props to Mariah for being able to sing all these songs following her breakup, having to sing these lyrics and think about a recent breakup would have me crying on that stage. She's a strong person.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on May 10, 2015 12:06:15 GMT -5
That is why I respect her so much. From what I have gathered from interviews, Mariah aside from aspects of her career, some moments growing up, and her children hasn't had a lot to be happy about in general. Yet, she finds away to soldier through it all. I think if a lot of people took the time to assess Mariah's life as a whole, then they might understand her behavior at times. I think being positive, outlandish and humorous is just her way of getting through it all. There are a lot of people who don't survive their upbringing to make something of themselves, and she did. In a way, I think "Breakdown" fits her well..."but in reality I'm slowly losing my mind, underneath disguise of a smile, gradually I'm dying inside...." I think she hides her pain well which isn't healthy, and it manifests itself in awkward ways or bad decisions at times, but she does what she has to do to make it work.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 10, 2015 13:03:07 GMT -5
This was the Vision of Love from last night. IMO, much better than opening night. youtu.be/wTVMblclRyM |
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on May 10, 2015 15:36:06 GMT -5
I'm at the Caesars pools and I'll Be Lovin U Long Time is playing over the speakers. Now this is heaven.
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