I agree with you loco in most of the things you said, but I really like her past two albums. Her voice was better on MCIIY though.
I wouldn't mind a full gospel album! And I would love it if she had country elements in one or two songs, like Right To Dream.
My dream album:
4 Hip-hop/R&B songs, like Breakdown, Honey and Say Something.
4 pop songs, like Fantasy, but more updated, really uptempo.
2 Country inspired songs.
4 BIG ballads, with little whispery vocals, mostly belting, like in the old days, and not just about lost love, more inspirational lyrics, like Hero.
1 Song where she uses her whistle register more, like in Bliss or even Angels (Prelude).
1 gospel song at the end, like Fly Like A Bird, the closer of the album.
And she could have one or two bonus tracks where she experimented with different sounds, that'd be cool.
If she made an album like that it would be my favorite album ever. But it's probably too much to ask for lol!
No, she tweeted that she'll be back at work as soon as the babies are born.
She seriously needs to go back to a TEOM type production. E=MC and Memoirs were huge disappointments.
She needs to reduce breathy vocals. That's why I was impressed with MCIIU, because it was full of nice belts and strong vocals. Memoirs was way too breathy and too hip hop. She needs decent ballads. Angels Cry, Languishing were the only decent songs.
Id say something lik TEOM or Butterfly(one can only dream).
If i had to choose a 5 song template for her next album:
1. Close My Eyes
2. Stay The Night
3. Anytime You Need A Friend
4. Fantasy
5. Forever
I like E=MC2 I thought it was a good album a sequel to TEOM in my opinion
Mariah Carey
Emotions
Music Box
Merry Christmas
Daydream
Butterfly
Rainbow
Glitter
Charmbracelet
The Emancipation Of Mimi
E=MC2
Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel
Merry Christmas ll You
For the ones that didn't know she had so many albums..
Have bought every single one of these Albums (and loved them all) and cannot wait for Album #14!!!!!!!!!!!!!