Mariah, Mariah, Mariah ... because you'll never learn! The people do not understand your irony überkandidelte unfortunately and keep you more and more for an escapist, strong-forcing for attention and not age-appropriate foil made Truller! That I'm almost in the soul hurts, because I have been following your career since their early days!
Or so so many disappointed fan would like to contact Mariah Carey - finally some straight talking with her because it seems no one else does in their environment! This is demonstrated at least the always embarrassing expectant news, but partly also from the Carey himself on her Facebook account initiated. The former naturalness of their first steps in the pop Olympus are now more than 20 years ago. The styled to the last detail Diva there is already much longer. Her newest album cover is a testimony of how the Carey likes to see itself perfectly illuminated to the last detail and partially retouched almost beyond recognition. Here I am well aware that the cover in 2013 arose when Mariah was a bit toned. But the face on the Deluxe Edition! That must not be! I would so not waved in its place! Unfortunately, all of this hoopla plays to Mariah's diva exemplary demeanor and her love for Photoshop is now more important than their music. And the whole thing should actually go. Also I have already written a lot, but still no mention of the music on the album! And as a fan! But the cover and the title of the album were incomprehensible to me! Kinderbild or not the self-glorifying Zwischentext must Carey but have been clear! A better way to scare potential buyers there are hardly! And that's a shame, because the music is really worth listening to!
The first track Cry. performs a directly back to the year 1990 as Mariah vocal power to sparsely instrumented piano blared their 5 octaves. Certainly the track is thematically an odd choice to start an album, but Mariah's soulful interpretation immediately awakens hope that Mariah has finally regained its former strength. Her voice was the beginning of the last millennium as well. In the same category are the ballads and camouflage The art of letting go, the former do not as enthusiastic as the latter. Modern sounds Mariah on the mid-tempo tracks Faded and Thirsty, both would fit so well on their last two albums. The previously decoupled singles Beautiful with Miguel and Youre Mine (Eternal) both go well with summer, with the fleet-footed old-school-inspired duet with me was as early as 2013 on heavy rotation and even today still makes for excitement! Youre mine initially sounds like a hybrid as We belong together and Careys numerous other R & B mid-tempo ballads from Jermaine Dupri, but I liked the sparingly instrumented verses very good and the song has blossomed for me a real album highlight. Another highlight for me You dont know what to do featuring Whale, which begins with an a capella intro and then like once Now that I know from the Music Box album - merges with a brisk beat. Also meteorites recalls Carey's collaboration with Clivilles & Cole from the early 90s and is really strong sung! In the Soul-number Make it look good even Stevie Wonder plays his well-beloved harmonica. Anyway, you will not get rid of this retro feel! Mariah Carey appears on this album to have more than usual based on their album Emotions, because they rarely sounded so in soul and gospel arrested. Even her voice sounds strong and soulful. She whispers and murmurs as good as not at all! Only the numerous backing tracks, it has partially sung completely change, care still occasional confusion, because it is difficult to focus on one of the voices! The babble of voices remains fortunately but limited to a few songs; for example in the Gospel Track Heavenly it is at the end, despite a great start bit exhausting for the listener. As would have been less is more! The cover of superstars George Michael One More Try as is better managed and adheres to the very original. What would a Mariah album but without Hip Hop! Since 1995 bribe sometimes more, sometimes less tracks by guest appearances and grooving songs with rap style. On this album there are the retro-heavy Dedicated with Nas which as quite successful can be called and the summery Money with rapper Fabolous, which drops only slightly in comparison. Unfortunately, this album comes in many successful songs not without filler of time in the form of the song Supernatural, in which Carey is accompanied throughout by the babble of their admittedly sweet twins. The track is a love song to their children in the form of a typical R & B Slow Jams, but, alas, has no appreciable peak, but ripples so to himself. As also superfluous I feel the two duet versions of both songs Betcha Gon Know (feat. R. Kelly) and Its a wrap (feat Mary J. Blige) the Deluxe Edition, which of the original on her album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel to find 2009,. There are two highlights You are here in the duet version considerably worse since both duet partner could add nothing new.
Conclusion: Mariah Carey's latest album makes no concessions to current sounds and trends, but relies on Soul, R & B, Hip Hop and Gospel and thus adapts perfectly to the tastes of their old and new fans. Especially lovers of their first albums from the 90s as well as those who want to be Emancipation of Mimi, come into their own. Mariah sounded vocally for a decade not so good. Since one can only hope that the album long but still finds its way into the hands of former fans and new listeners who similar to Michael Jackson not be put off by the exaggerated posturing of the Diva, but give this consistently successful album a chance. It is worth it!