E=MC2,” Mariah Carey’s follow-up to 2005’s chart-topping “The Emancipation of Mimi” (and the biggest opening-week sales of her career), shows that the songstress has learned a lesson from her embarrassing misfires (“Glitter,” “Charmbracelet”) by following a formula that keeps her sound current and cool to pop music patrons’ fickle tastes. Hooks and beats The 14-track lineup’s hooks [...]
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Rating: 8/10 It’s business as usual for record breaking Mariah Carey with the new album E=MC². Her first single from the album ‘Touch My Body’ proved to be her 18th Number one, overtaking Elvis in the process and moving her into second place in the all time number one’s list behind the Beatles. The second single [...]
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Rating: 4 Stars Right, first of all, shut up, OK? Don’t be putting that sneer on your face just because Mariah is Mariah and can sometimes come across as being about as sincere as Alexa Chung giving a compliment. And don’t assume that just because this song contains a clear attempt to poke people in tender [...]
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
She’s a canny one, that Mariah Carey- sing a song about a family member dying and it makes it impossible for even the most hard-hearted of reviewers to pan it. Fotunately for all concerned, Mimi has nailed this track. Emotional without descending into over-sentimentality, this is a delicate ballad, tinged with nostalgia that’s more likely to put [...]
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Mariah Carey is one of those singers whose private problems and public persona are hopelessly entangled. From her rocky marriage to music mogul Tommy Mottola early in her career to her much-reported breakdown in 2001, the superstar crooner has battled her fair share of demons during her time in the spotlight, and these struggles have [...]
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Dublin’s hit music station, 104 FM, has reviewed Mariah Carey’s “Bye Bye.” This is what they have to say about the single release: Mariah’s new “E=MC2” was released mid April and to be honest hasn’t really made a huge impact until now. Her second single Bye Bye rumoured to be about the death of her father is typical [...]
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Having a pop at Mariah Carey’s lyrics is a pretty lazy pastime, but it’s tough to resist when confronted by her schmaltz-packed new single. If her opening gambit (”This is for my peoples who just lost somebody”) doesn’t have you reaching for the sick bucket, then the succession of other toe-curling lines (”This is for my [...]
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
This album is one of Mariah Carey’s greatest CDs. The first two days I had the CD, I pressed repeat over and over. I wanted to listen to the whole CD because I like every song, but I also couldn’t stop listening to my three favorite songs. I like “Cruise Control” because she adds a reggae [...]
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Rating: 7.6/10 At precisely the time that contemporary soul is going through a fairly radical reboot thanks to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Estelle and others, Mariah Carey returns with a follow-up to her hugely successful The Emancipation of Mimi that offers a formula as recognizable as it will undoubtedly prove rewarding. Lauded as “incredibly good” [...]
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
One “Touch” was enough to convince the masses that at 38, Mariah Carey is as much a chart tigress as anyone half her age. Sure enough, “E=MC2″ launch single “Touch My Body” became her 18th No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single. That playful romp is followed by a reminder that Mimi is as capable of [...]
Friday, July 18, 2008
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