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Re: Magazine scans - help (71,467) (71,469) by Billy from Greece Wow, thank you so much for that. I had no idea about it. Unfortunately, apart from the cover of the magazine, none of the other scans could be retrieved. With other magazines it works, though. I just need to have the specific ones, their page numbers and publication details for citation purposes. So close. (Friday 20 January 2017; 0:09)

Magazine scans - help (71,463) by Billy from Greece Does anyone have the scans from the actual magazines from Mariah's cover stories in Essence (2005) and America (2005)? And is anyone willing to send them to me via email? Mariahdaily used to have all the scans but the site has been defunct for a while. Thanks. (Thursday 19 January 2017; 19:07)

Re: MW Ep 6 - Hero (71,380) (71,384) by Billy from Greece Strangely enough, the performance of "Hero" that they showed was not from the concert in Paris, but from an earlier date in the UK, judging from the hair. Also, it would make more sense to show the actual tribute to Prince, that is, "One Sweet Day", since including "Hero" made it seem as if that was the song dedicated to him, but anyway, she looked and sounded great at least. Finally, I can't stress enough how utterly disgusting was the way that twelve year old was talking to Mariah and the fully unlikable character that she exuded, and I don't care at all if she is twelve or whatever. Similarly vomiting was the mother's insistence when talking to Anthony that they know what they are doing. I think that the guys from the Mariah Report on Facebook put it best when they said that clearly that woman (and her offspring, obviously) has no idea who she is actually managing and what that person's image actually consists of. On a more positive note, I am happy that the professional footage that they show from the concert has mostly her live vocals, which sound excellent, just as I witnessed them on the tour. (Tuesday 17 January 2017; 14:07)

(70,584) by Billy from Greece Hi Eric and a happy new year. Just in case you have not come across this yet. (Monday 2 January 2017; 1:20)

Pamela Anderson / background vocals (70,244) by Billy from Greece So, apparently Pamela Anderson did some background "hollering" parts on "Loverboy" probably. Here's what she says. (Friday 23 December 2016; 21:54)

Re: Lionel Richie on Facebook fans attack Mariah (70,168) (70,174) by Billy from Greece Also, if we take a closer at the comments we'll see that most of the hate comes from middle-aged, middle-class female fans of Mr Ritchie, if that is any indication of anything. (Wednesday 21 December 2016; 16:02)

Buzzfeed article (69,954) by Billy from Greece Impeccable article, fully capturing the essence of Mariah. (Wednesday 14 December 2016; 22:10)

Re: Mariah's SHM-CD question / new "Greatest Hits" (67,572) (67,574) by Billy from Greece I meant to say, "I'm not an audiophile expert". Still, I am keen on finding out which is the best sounding version of a given CD. (Friday 28 October 2016; 1:27)

Mariah's SHM-CD question / new "Greatest Hits" (67,572) by Billy from Greece Does anyone here have any SHM-CD versions of any Mariah albums? Is there a difference in audio quality? I'm an audiophile expert, but is there any point in getting, for instance, "Charmbracelet" in SHM format? For those unfamiliar with SHM, it corresponds to "Super High Material CD", meaning, better developed CDs, presumably with better sound too. Also, has anyone bought the new "Greatest Hits" digipack? (Friday 28 October 2016; 0:17)

Patti 1996 - hilarious (67,493) by Billy from Greece "Where [sic] my background singers?" I'm cracking up. (Tuesday 25 October 2016; 17:15)

2015, Mariah at Beacon, December 17 (67,426) by Billy from Greece A career highlight as far as live performances is concerned. (Sunday 23 October 2016; 1:50)

"The Wind" (67,400) by Billy from Greece Ditto for "The Wind". The first minute before the whole orchestra kicks in is unreal. The subtleties in her instrument are unprecedented. "The pain is gone, gone with the spirit in your eyes." Listen to how she reads "gone" in two totally different ways within the same sentence. This is a song that truly showcases her impeccable qualities as an interpreter of lyrics. Say what you want, the woman has created a legacy that will last forever. (Friday 21 October 2016; 21:07)

"If It's Over" (67,399) by Billy from Greece And on a sidenote, "If It's Over" is a complete, total, unprecedented and absolute vocal masterpiece, catharsis, whatever. Goosebumps. (Friday 21 October 2016; 20:59)

"Cry." / "And You Don't Remember" (67,398) by Billy from Greece I'm giving "Emotions" a spin after a while and, oh my, am I hearing a little bit of "Cry." in "And You Don't Remember" (or vice versa)? Aw, sweet. (Friday 21 October 2016; 20:50)

New "Greatest Hits" CD? (67,136) by Billy from Greece I found a new "Greatest Hits" double album on Amazon and Ebay, with an updated tracklist, and the Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour photo as a cover. Is this legit? (Monday 10 October 2016; 0:09)

Re: Video (66,495) / Mimi L. (66,503) by Billy from Greece In a caricature-esque publicized version of Greece, yes, what you describe, as well as camp "opa" moments may be considered acceptable or occurring at night clubs of a certain "quality". In reality, though, no, you won't see a person randomly jumping on a table at a restaurant in the middle of the day to "celebrate" (celebrate what?). This whole "celebration" thing may have been a Greek concept at one point (more related to actual celebratory moments like weddings or parties), but it has been blown out of proportion so much and is generally discussed out of context that it just makes me cringe. That's why tourists who come here and buy into that, or scream "opa" every other second and try to behave accordingly just seem totally ridiculous. (Tuesday 20 September 2016; 12:13)

Article: Return of an icon (64,685) by Billy from Greece How stunning is she in the Clash photoshoot? Wow. Classic Mariah photoshoot. Mixed feelings about the Complex photoshoot, though. It looks like she did it prior to the Andy Cohen interview, as the hair and makeup are exactly the same. (Tuesday 26 July 2016; 19:25)

"My All" (63,790) by Billy from Greece Speaking of the gorgeousness of "My All", it was a big hit here in Greece and is still played regularly on the radio. It might as well be my most played Mariah song in the past two years for some reason. I adored it ever since I first heard it, but these past couple of years, I just can't get it out of my head. I'm singing it constantly, probably because of the many variations in the vocal arrangements she's done over the years, I don't know. She did sing the hell out of it during The Elusive Chanteuse Show also, when in fact its lyrics were a reality for her, probably more than ever before. Her rendition in the Amsterdam show this year was also amazing to witness (that "baby can you feel me" just snatched all wigs I've ever owned) to the point that I felt a lump in my throat after its climax. To me, it's one of those songs that can floor you if you surrender to it. (Saturday 25 June 2016; 14:46)

Grammy interview 2006 (63,784) by Billy from Greece This is a post Grammy interview MC gave in 2006. The shade towards the end of the clip where she refers to the 1996 Grammys is just impeccable. (Saturday 25 June 2016; 12:14)

Disgusting video (63,686) by Billy from Greece To anyone that finds this video and commentary about Mariah as disgusting as I did, please leave a comment like only a lamb knows how. (Tuesday 21 June 2016; 23:55)

TGIFY 17-6-2016 (63,584) by Billy from Greece I just cannot stop smiling. (Sunday 19 June 2016; 0:36)

"Vision of Love" 17 June 2016 (63,579) by Billy from Greece The woman is a true vision of love personified. Simply divine. (Sunday 19 June 2016; 0:14)

Actually (63,392) by Billy from Greece Now that I come to think about it, Mariah is responsible for all the problems in the world. How could I not see that in the beginning? Tsk tsk. I mean, what kind of person is she when she is not even tweetting us, like, every time that we think she should, right? This is real proof that she is a despicable, totally insensitive, person, you're right. Because, unless she tweets about it, she doesn't care, of course. How could I forget? That's where true deepness lies, you guys. No doubt. (Wednesday 15 June 2016; 0:55)

Article: Mariah Carey Q&A: Visions of (unconditional) love (63,340) by Billy from Greece Fantastic piece. Exceptional questions. Only a fan would ask these questions and I'm so happy that there was this opportunity for him and for us. Mariah did try to have a more light or "general" approach to certain of her answers to some really excellent questions that were what many fans have been begging to ask her. But the interviewer did manage to get her around to doing a "deeper" interview of sorts, which we really haven't seen in a long time. Just great, I can't praise this piece enough. (Monday 13 June 2016; 22:16)

Re: Billy, B, Giovanni and One Sweet Day (63,310) (63,315) by Billy from Greece Randy, I think you have to realize that you don't really like Mariah apparently, sorry to tell you. It seems you marvel at all these other divas, and you can only see Mariah as inferior to them. Which is fine, but I don't see the reason why you want to believe in Mariah when in fact you don't. It seems to me you love the big belters. I love all the classic big voiced divas (not screamers with no sense of melody a la Aguilera) but I relish Mariah's voice both for the resonant mid belts but also for those textured hypnotic areas of her voice (which they sound even more seducing live) as well as for the all the sophisticated jazz influences she brings in, which become more and more prominent as years go by. Whitney could just open her mouth and floor you, no doubt. But the intricacies of Mariah's vocal "decisions" and transitions are simply unmatched. The subtleties and nuances that her voice achieves cannot be undermined by comparisons to big belters. (Monday 13 June 2016; 13:54)

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