jond7699
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Post by jond7699 on Mar 25, 2004 23:21:16 GMT -5
I have absolutely no life >:( . So I thought I would go back to some of my older cd's to re-review them. I am calling it the Gold Series  clever ah. Anyways I chose Mariah Carey's "Butterfly" cd to be my first. :) 1: "Honey" A- (94) One of the best videos in the whole Mariah era :) 2: "Butterfly" A+ (100) Prefection 3: "My All" A+ (100) See above quote  Mariah's best ballad 4: "The Roof" B+ (92) 5: "Fourth Of July" B (89) 6: "Breakdown" A+ (100) Gotta love the collab with Bone Thugs and the video was quite hot as well. 7: "Babydoll" C (81) I don't like this song that much. My least favorite on the whole disc. 8: "Close My Eyes" A+ (100) These words mean so much to me :'( 9: "Whenever You Call" A- (94) 10: "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" N/A 11: "The Beautiful Ones" A+ (100) Mariah at her Urban best. 12: "Outside" B (89) Overall Grade: A- (94.45) I think this is the best grade I gave to a Mariah cd. Although "Glitter" might've actually got a tenth or two higher I don't remember |
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strong4PMB!
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Post by strong4PMB! on Mar 26, 2004 1:54:34 GMT -5
1: "Honey" A (100)
2: "Butterfly" B+ (88)
3: "My All" A (100)
4: "The Roof" A (100)
5: "Fourth Of July" B (85)
6: "Breakdown" A (100)
7: "Babydoll" B+ (88)
8: "Close My Eyes" B (85)
9: "Whenever You Call" A- (92)
10: "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" U (N/A)
11: "The Beautiful Ones" A (100)
12: "Outside" B+ (88)
93.27%
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Jaffas85
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Post by Jaffas85 on Mar 26, 2004 1:57:22 GMT -5
If the album is so great then why didn't it go 10X Platinum like "Mariah Carey", "Music Box" and "Daydream" did/
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jond7699
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Post by jond7699 on Mar 26, 2004 2:31:20 GMT -5
If the album is so great then why didn't it go 10X Platinum like "Mariah Carey", "Music Box" and "Daydream" did/ Different climate different circumstances. No promotion. And there was no "Hero" or "One Sweet Day". But it is her best to date no doubt. Plus it has atleast moved 5 million if not 6 by now. That is pretty damn good. Especially compared to "Rainbow" which only moved about 3 million |
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Jaffas85
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Post by Jaffas85 on Mar 26, 2004 3:15:04 GMT -5
"Rainbow" only went 3X Platinum because it was terrible compared to her earlier albums.
Just looking at the front cover of the album would scare off potential buyers.
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WhySoSerious?
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Mar 26, 2004 8:29:14 GMT -5
If the album is so great then why didn't it go 10X Platinum like "Mariah Carey", "Music Box" and "Daydream" did/ Are you for real? You really equate greatness with sales? Anyway, this is her best album for me too, though it's close between this and her debut. 1. Honey: B+ (88) 2. Butterfly: B (85) 3. My All: A- (92) 4. The Roof: A+ (100) 5. Fourth Of July: B (85) 6. Breakdown: A (95) 7. Babydoll: B (85) 8. Close My Eyes: A (95) 9. Whenever You Call: A- (92) 10. Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise): B+ (88) 11. The Beautiful Ones: A- (92) 12. Outside: B (85) Total: 90.2 A- |
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Ragin
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Post by Ragin on Mar 26, 2004 9:00:19 GMT -5
Are you for real? You really equate greatness with sales? Major agreement here. Sales do not equal greatness in any way. Sales are a result of exposure and being at least decent. Nothing more, nothing less. |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Mar 26, 2004 11:01:47 GMT -5
This is the only Mariah CD (besides #1s) that I can listen to all the way thru... well, for the most part. I'd probably rate the album a C+ or B-.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2004 14:03:03 GMT -5
It's my second favorite album of her's behind "Mariah Carey". She did a lot of great slick R&B ("Honey," "The Roof," "Breakdown," "Babydoll") on this one. Unfortunately, come "Rainbow" she went totally crap hip hop. Mariah's rendition of "The Beautiful Ones" has a beautiful arrangement. I'm not crazy about the ballads. They're incredibly bland. "My All" is good though.
The biggest problem here was a lot of it was retread for Mariah, especially "Fourth of July" which sounds nearly identical to "Underneath The Stars".
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Jaffas85
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Post by Jaffas85 on Mar 26, 2004 18:14:39 GMT -5
Was "Forever" released as a fourth single from "Daydream"?
If so is there a music video for it and how well did it do on Billboard?
I really like the 50's vibe it has.
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jond7699
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Post by jond7699 on Mar 26, 2004 19:46:52 GMT -5
Was "Forever" released as a fourth single from "Daydream"? If so is there a music video for it and how well did it do on Billboard? I really like the 50's vibe it has. Yup "Forever" was the 4th single from 'Daydream'. I don't remember exactly how well it did. But i do believe it went top ten. The video was shot live in Tokoyo if I am not mistaken |
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