Lightyears

As much as I do not really agree with the record company for releasing this song as Mariah’s 3rd single, I’ll Be Loving You A Long Time sounded quite nice live, at least at the the Japan MTV VMAs.

Anyway, I really disgusted with how Bye Bye has been promoted, if there were actually promotions done for it at all. A potential hit that sort of vapourised… Hope that the future singles from E=MC2 will do well.

I think Mariah Carey, or Mimi, really knows how to make music, and make it relevant in today’s world. E=MC², the latest work from Mimi, really sounds great. It still has a great music mix from great songs for clubbing to great ballads.

On first listen I was rather disappointed, given that the album was so hyped about, and also very much the most anticipated album of the year. It also didn’t help since a lot of people who previewed it gave it all thumbs up! After listening continuously for the past 24hrs, I think it is really a great album!

“Migrate” starts the tone for the whole album, very club-ish, and tunes that are rather sexy, urban, and the beats and all are just perfect! Will only touch on the other tracks that I really love on first listen, i.e “Touch My Body”, “I Stay in Love”, “I’m That Chick”, “Thanx 4 Nothin’ “, “O.O.C”, “I Wish You Well” and of course, “Bye Bye”.

“Touch My Body” needs no further introduction, I mean it created (pop) music history. “I Stay In Love” sounds great, and in my opinion, is the real “We Belong Together Part 2″, in terms of the whole feel. Not sure about lyrics-wise though…

“I’m That Chick” was mentioned here some posts ago, and as much as it sounds simple, it has a cheeky feel to it. A very enjoyable number.

“Thanx 4 Nothin” ” is a wonderful ballad, with a bit of sarcasm used I believe. I just love it when MC sings her lungs out!! Haha!

“O.O.C” is probably my favourite fast number in her entire album! Hope she releases this as a single because it would probably shoot up the charts! The beats, the tune, the arrangement are just in perfect harmony! You have to listen to this song!

“I Wish You Well” is the only song with very simple accompaniment, and it ends the whole album nicely. She shows her vocal prowess on this track (probably the only one where she does her whistle-register in the tune). Very nice song.

And lastly, “Bye Bye”, the 2nd single off E=MC² is unbelievably amazing! Probably a “One Sweet Day Part 2″! Hope it creates history again as the 19th number 1 single for Mariah! I teared like crazy just reading the lyrics. I think people can really relate to this song. The best track of the album!

I think she got the formula right (again) this time round! I think Mariah Carey has become synonymous with Good music and Good Urban/ R&B music. While she does some music that she likes, she still doesn’t forget her fans and what the people want to hear. A truly amazing album! Go get it!

(4 out of 5)

Mariah Carey just created history by surpassing Elvis Presley last week to become the recording artiste with the #2 most #1s in history! I think “Touch My Body” was rather lucky to become a number 1, as much as I like it, because I don’t really like the live performance & arrangement of this track. Nevertheless, it’s still number 1!

Anyway, her next single is supposedly “Bye Bye”. This song sounds like a number 1 hit to me, and hopefully it will be! Although I don’t think it was really a live performance, the recorded track itself sounds good enough.

Just realised that her album would be released on the day of my first examination, i.e. 15th April!

Anyway, amazon.com has short preview clips of each of her song in her new album. Not sure about the link though..

You’ve heard “Touch My Body” and “Migrate”, now comes “I’m That Chick” from E = MC ^2, Mariah Carey’s forthcoming release due on 15 April. You can watch a live performance of that song on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaSKL4VKPUU . It’s a rather simple song in my opinion, but it’s nice anyway.

Anyway, just in case you have not seen the new album cover, it is this:

I’m not sure whether dropping of the classic Mariah Carey fonts is a good idea, but it probably signifies a change for her.

Mariah Carey will also be a mentor on American Idol this season, and singing live on 16 April if I’m not wrong!

Also, “Touch y Body” is finally available for downloading! Make this song her 18th number 1 single!

Migrate, by Mariah Carey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3L6kyonHx8

Very hip-hop, and not like anything she’s done. Her performance for ‘Migrate’ on SNL definitely outshines that of ‘Touch My Body’. And do not let the track title fool you- the song is actually very good!

Mariah Carey’s new single “Touch My Body” sounds great! Preview the clip here at her website: www.mariahcarey.com . Well, although she does not use much of her vocal acrobatics stuff, nor is the song a strong powerful ballad, she does not disappoint with the lead single to her much anticipated follow-up to the best-selling album of 2005 - The Emancipation of Mimi.