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The Official Mariah Carey thread
Topic Started: Dec 31 2007, 06:24 PM (23,825 Views)
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Jan 13 2008, 01:26 AM
Whatever the name of the single is, one thing is sure. It will top the US chart.

:queenbitch:

Her last single "Lil' Love" with Bone Thugs N' Harmony and JD (her only single in 2007 and her first single since early 2006) missed the Hot 100 completely late summer.

"Say Somethin'," the last single from TEOM, only peaked at #79 on the Hot 100 in early 2006.

Mariah has had just as many singles miss the Hot 100 in the 2000s as Madonna. She is guaranteed nothing with this next era.


thank you darlin!!!!

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Janet and Mariah - First listen!
So, Def Jam were showing off the two female jewels in their crown today with playbacks of the new Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey albums.

Label Boss Antonio "LA" Reid seemed very excited about both of them, although that is his job, and mentioned plans for six singles from Mariah's That Chick, which hits the stores in April.



First up, though, was Janet's Discipline. If you've heard the single, Feedback, you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the album. It's crisp, danceable R&B lavished with Janet's trademark velvet harmonies.

The stand-out track was probably Tonight, a bubbling club track which can only be Jackson's response to Rihanna's Don't Stop The Music. Reid mentioned that some of the tracks weren't finished - and this one sounded like it was missing a sample somewhere in the mix. Once that's added, this could be Janet's biggest dance success since Together Again.

Love, Love, Love and This Can't Be Good saw the lyrical return of the sweet singer who first raised her head on Let's Wait Awhile - all coy and bashful while falling head over heels in love.

But the sleazy siren of 20 YO is also present. Title track Discipline is a gruseome plea for fetishistic S&M sex - with Janet referring to her lover as "Daddy" while asking to be tied up and disciplined. Given that her father is a well-documented control freak who used to beat his kids, this is more than a little uncomfortable.

Speaking of family connections, there's long been a rumour that Janet and Michael will team up again (as they did on 1996's Scream) this year. Well, nothing I heard today confirms that rumour - but there is a track called Rock With You that appears to sample the single of the same name from Off The Wall. Could the finished version feature guest vocals by the former King of Pop? I genuinely hope not.

The remaining two tracks, Rollercoaster and Greatest Ex Ever, didn't really set my world alight - but you never know what'll happen on repeated listens.

The main thing seems to be that Janet is back on form, vocally and lyrically. The record is very safe and commercial, although I'm not sure where they'll go for the third single (Tonight surely has to be the second). But as a first step towards career rehabilitation Def Jam have made a strong play for their newest diva.



Their old diva (in terms of contract, not age, of course) is Mariah, who is riding high after the 7xPlatinum-selling Emancipation Of Mimi.

We got to hear 10 tracks from the follow-up, That Chick, which I have to say sounded more polished and commercial than Janet's effort.

One track in particular is set to make big bucks, and that's Bye Bye - a torch song for people "who lost they grandmothers". I guarantee that Simon Cowell will be sick of hearing badly-realised auditions of it by the end of the year.

Lyrics were never Carey's strong point, mind you, so her paean to loss is summed up with not-very-insightful Hallmark platitudes like "I'd give the world to see your face" and "Life goes on". Profound, eh?

Still, at least it's better than when she desperately attempts to prove how bang up to date she is. In Touch My Body, she purrs to her lover: "If there's a camera up in here then I best not catch this flick on youtube (youtube)". Not exactly the sexiest boudoir come-on you've ever heard, is it?

But there are plenty of good tunes to counter the awesomely bad lyrics. Migrate, about a night out with Mariah while she wears jeans ("yeah, they fit", she informs us) is sure to be a candidate for heavy MTV rotation, although I hope to god they excise T-Pain's hopelessly strained vocals. Lovin' You Long Time, meanwhile, is a strutting uptempo number very much in the style of It's Like That.

So, what have we learnt from this listening "event"? Well, I wasn't overwhelmed by the music - despite (or perhaps because of) the fact it was played so ear-splittingly loud that it felt like I was being punched repeatedly in the ears by a cyberman. Both artists have turned in a tuneful, competent set of R&B songs, but I'm not sure that any of them have the charisma or vitality to compete with the Rihannas and Beyonces of this world.

Both albums: 6/10 (scores may go up or down after further listens at levels tolerable to the human ear).
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the review doesn't sound that positive. i'm sure there will be 2-3 good tracks on each album and that will be it...
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Jan 16 2008, 11:33 PM
the review doesn't sound that positive. i'm sure there will be 2-3 good tracks on each album and that will be it...

Following the tradition LMAO :queenbitch:

I hope Mimi delivers another Get Your Number :alexz:
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Well the thing is, the review is just from a guy who heard both albums once at a listening party. I think those reviews are pretty much pointless.
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How can you have a valid opinion on 25 songs played at ear splitting volume back to back? It's impossible.
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Jan 16 2008, 11:34 PM

I hope Mimi delivers another Get Your Number :alexz:


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Jan 16 2008, 11:25 PM




One track in particular is set to make big bucks, and that's Bye Bye - a torch song for people "who lost they grandmothers". I guarantee that Simon Cowell will be sick of hearing badly-realised auditions of it by the end of the year.

Lyrics were never Carey's strong point, mind you, so her paean to loss is summed up with not-very-insightful Hallmark platitudes like "I'd give the world to see your face" and "Life goes on". Profound, eh?

Still, at least it's better than when she desperately attempts to prove how bang up to date she is. In Touch My Body, she purrs to her lover: "If there's a camera up in here then I best not catch this flick on youtube (youtube)". Not exactly the sexiest boudoir come-on you've ever heard, is it?


oh my, mumu has finally realized that grandmothers get to die at some point in our lives. in her world, this just has to be one of the greatest tragedies a person can face. GROW UP, U LOUSY COW.

oh and the youtube related lyric? i bet the brain damaged fat pig thinks it's so clever and relevant.
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So it looks like the album is called That Chick!
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Jan 17 2008, 12:41 AM
So it looks like the album is called Fat Chick!

loves it.
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Jan 17 2008, 01:04 AM
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Jan 17 2008, 12:41 AM
So it looks like the album is called Fat Chick!

loves it.

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Posted Image :manson:
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is that pic new?? official???

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In Touch My Body, she purrs to her lover: "If there's a camera up in here then I best not catch this flick on youtube (youtube)".


:manson:

YouTube ISN'T exactly the first thing that springs to my mind when I think of sex.

Maybe if she mentioned Xtube it would make more sense :chuckle:
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not sure if that's the official cover or not:

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:ph43r:

I think it's official.
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GOOD GRIEF :manson:
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God, she's hideous.
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well, that cover is VERY mediocre, bland, and uninspiring.

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Jan 16 2008, 10:59 PM
well, that cover is VERY mediocre, bland, and uninspiring.

Just like her very existance.
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