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About Bobby A from United States: I have been a Lamb since 1990. I know Mariah. I love her music. I breathe her music.

Re: 8th Grade (86,724) (86,728) by Bobby A from United States That's my jam too. I totally agree. We need a 8 track album next summer with only Timbaland songs. They make magic together. (Saturday 1 December 2018; 19:08)

What if Caution was released in 1994 (86,716) by Bobby A from United States I was just thinking today that if Caution was released in 1994, MC would have given us some powerhouse vocals. GTFO would have been sung in the same airy vocal style similar to Underneath The Stars. 8th Grade would have been sung in a higher key with MC's vocals swooping over Timbaland's keyboard programming. Giving Me Life's vocals would sound stronger and better. One Mo Gen's vocals wouldn't be so hard to understand as MC sings in that fast rapping style. Stay Long Love You would have some strong whistle notes at the end of the song. Caution would have some stronger Fantasy type vocals. Portrait would have been that powerhouse vocal with a gospel choir that Caution is missing. With You would have been sung in a totally different way. It would have been We Belong Together 1994. (Saturday 1 December 2018; 01:31)

Re: Why 8th Grade? Butterfly marries TEOM (86,703) (86,712) by Bobby A from United States Part of my message was left off when it was posted. I was referring to how she sounds on One Mo Gen. (Friday 30 November 2018; 22:48)

Re: Why 8th Grade? Butterfly marries TEOM (86,661) (86,675) by Bobby A from United States You are so right. I do it all the time with my new friend. She loves how MC sings in that sexy Brandy styled vocal. (Friday 30 November 2018; 00:38)

Merry Christmas (86,630) by Bobby A from United States I think as a vocalist, MC was at her finest on Merry Christmas. When I listen to the Merry Christmas album on vinyl, I can hear her lovely tone and fullness of her voice so clearly. Also, the dual disc CD version of the album brings out the same clarity in CD form. AIWFC just may make Hot 100 top 5 this year. Radio is playing it like crazy this year. (Wednesday 28 November 2018; 23:02)

Re: A No No (86,578) (86,587) by Bobby A from United States I really think Missy is going to be on the remix. If she jumps on it, MC is going to have her first 10 pop hits since Obsessed. (Tuesday 27 November 2018; 19:20)

Re: Skydiving (86,583) (86,586) by Bobby A from United States I have a version that was put on a R&B mixtape from Atlanta but it is still a low quality version. (Tuesday 27 November 2018; 19:16)

Re: Lil Kim (86,549) (86,557) by Bobby A from United States No, he just receives credit for providing additional production. Missy could add some flavor on the remix hook. She has a very distinctive voice. She can add a short verse at the end of the remix like she said on Not Tonight' "Y'all aren't gonna leave me just to be singing hooks." (Monday 26 November 2018; 19:18)

Re: Mariah sales (86,476) (86,477) by Bobby A from United States Very funny Bill. (Saturday 24 November 2018; 22:40)

Re: Mariah sales (86,474) (86,475) by Bobby A from United States There was a disconnect with the general buying public and radio programmers that took place after Rainbow. Her breakdown and Glitter only escalated that disconnect. When Through The Rain was released, Pop radio wouldn't play it. It only garnered some airplay on Adult A/C radio. So fast forward to We Belong Together [Webmaster: WBT was her 16th number one hit] and Touch My Body as her 17th and 18th number one hits, it was all because of LA. Reid pushed those songs to the media and radio programmers to play Mariah Carey. But today, the buying public is really not interested in Mariah's diva persona because she is seen unrelateable with the music she is delivering to world. I can remember during her album promotions she was always involved in some type of humanitarian effort or annual social event like Camp Mariah. None of my friends or co-workers like Mariah Carey. People just don't get who she is anymore. The buying public seems to stop liking an artist if they have some type of so called weirdness about them like a mental illness or a over grown persona. Look at what happened to Michael Jackson and Madonna. Maybe A No No remix will make the buying public listen to Mariah again. I tweeted an article about the remix happening and my 980 followers went crazy about my one tweet. It was liked 40 times and retweeted 16 times by others who followed my followers. So the interest is there for something new and exciting that Mariah will bring to the table. (Saturday 24 November 2018; 22:21)

Re: Everytime I Close My Eyes (86,468) (86,469) by Bobby A from United States Not really. MC's and Babyface vocals are set to a different beat/track compared to the original. (Saturday 24 November 2018; 19:11)

Re: GTFO - the greatest album opener (86,453) (86,466) by Bobby A from United States Great observation. Giving My Life was probably one of the first songs recorded. This is how I think the last 4 years went down in the studio from the first song recorded to the last song recorded. 1. GTFO 2. With You 3. Giving Me Life 4. The Distance 5. One Mo Gen Poo Bear Sessions in Spring 2018 6. 8th Grade 7. Runway 8. A No No 9. Portrait 10. Stay Long Love You 11. Caution (Saturday 24 November 2018; 17:07)

Re: Stay Long (86,456) (86,463) by Bobby A from United States I used to do the same thing last week until I just focused on the chorus during an accidental play after 8th Grade. And just last night, I heard the short breakdown towards the end of the song. It really is a feel good song as MC said. It could be one of songs she chooses for the Caution World Tour set list because it doesn't have a lot of key changes. She better perform Giving Me Life as the opener. I love this song now. We need a mashup with The Roof. It is definitely The Roof Part 2. (Saturday 24 November 2018; 12:14)

GTFO - the greatest album opener (86,452) by Bobby A from United States Before Caution came out, I was concerned how GTFO was going to fit into the context of Caution. GTFO is MC's most aggressive track ever. But after two weeks, GTFO is MC's greatest album opener. (Saturday 24 November 2018; 00:17)

Everytime I Close My Eyes (86,432) by Bobby A from United States This is one collaboration no one hardly talks about. One of Babyface's greatest songs and MC did the vocal arrangements. There are four remixes out there by Soul Shock & Karlin, Raphael Saadiq and producer extraordinaire Timbaland. Timbaland's remix is the best one. And I have all four remixes in my collection. (Friday 23 November 2018; 03:41)

Re: The promo tour (WWHL, Fallon, GMA) (86,383) (86,429) by Bobby A from United States This week has to be the best start to a new era since the TEOM era. I really feel some great things are going to happen in the next few weeks to end 2018. I hope MC picks Joseph Kahn, Diane Martel or Billie Woodruff to direct her next video. Has anybody noticed the ad libs and background harmonies on 8th Grade? I can't wait to hear 8th Grade on vinyl. I have these vintage 80s speakers that really bring out the full recording sound from my vinyl records. (Friday 23 November 2018; 01:17)

Re: New Rolling Stone article (86,415) (86,422) by Bobby A from United States Thank you, Edward. I appreciate it. Going to read the news section to keep up before I post. (Thursday 22 November 2018; 21:50)

Re: New Rolling Stone article (86,410) (86,412) by Bobby A from United States Thank you, Ribbon B. (Thursday 22 November 2018; 16:26)

Re: New Rolling Stone article (86,409) (86,411) by Bobby A from United States Webmaster, I am so sorry. I am really good at reading the news section before I post. It dawned on me after I posted that I didn't check the news section first. Can you forgive me? I didn't mean to make you mad at me. I will be more diligent in checking before I post. Again I am sorry for my stupid mistake. Thank you for MCArchives. (Thursday 22 November 2018; 16:25)

New Rolling Stone article (86,408) by Bobby A from United States Rolling Stone has a new article on the web about Mariah taking back control for Caution. This article really explains how Caution came to be in our hands today. Checkout it out. I wish I knew how to link it to my post. Somebody tell me please. (Thursday 22 November 2018; 15:35)

Re: A No No remix (86,360) (86,369) by Bobby A from United States This is going to be Epic. Yes. Yes. I bet JD is just smiling saying I got this one. (Wednesday 21 November 2018; 15:48)

Re: A lengthy meditation on the album (86,306) (86,340) by Bobby A from United States I reread your post again. I can understand how you feel, but every artist has to evolve as the music industry changes. MC is just leading the evolution of R&B music into the pop arena. Who's still in the game like MC from 25 years ago? Let's see what type music she releases when she is 50 years old. How much will her voice have changed from 2018? (Wednesday 21 November 2018; 04:02)

Re: A lengthy meditation on the album (86,306) (86,310) by Bobby A from United States Let's look at Caution's as Mariah Carey's debut album. I try not to think about her as artist who was once this huge vocal powerhouse from the 90's whose pengame was well ahead of her peers. She is putting out R&B music that is filled with hip hop lyrics and rapid repetitive style singing. This is what she is most comfortable with at this point in her life. I believe she is going to bring something different when she performs the album on the Caution World Tour. I am predicting huge things are coming in 2019 like Caution Part 2, a making of Caution DVD, and a DVD of the Caution World Tour. We have to hear those JD tracks in 2019. Can you imagine the things her team can do to the stage set and dancer performances on this intimate tour? Remember how good she sounded on the intimate Angel's Advocate tour. The 90's MC is gone from her mind at this point. Embrace the R&B Mariah because she is here to stay. (Tuesday 20 November 2018; 19:47)

Re: Caution next single should be? (86,295) (86,303) by Bobby A from United States MC needs to move fast with sending The Distance to Rhythmic and Top 40 radio stations. And send A No No remix with Lil Kim and Cardi B to Urban and Hip Hop. If she doesn't do this, Caution is going to fade after Christmas CD sales. (Tuesday 20 November 2018; 18:36)

Re: Understocked album (86,300) (86,302) by Bobby A from United States I mentioned last week that a physical copy would be hard to find in many retailers. The Target store I purchased mine from in the DFW area had to be asked by me to put it on the shelf. Call your local Barnes and Nobles or check back at Target since they will be selling Caution for $7.00 through Black Friday according to Mariah's Twitter. Epic must be sending more copies to Target stores for Black Friday. FYE in the malls has copies for $9.99. (Tuesday 20 November 2018; 18:30)

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