Lol It's gonna be hot. It's a hot Summer Urban Anthem.
Well in Memoirs she was trying to "take us back" To old School Mariah,she was going for a more Butterfly like era,mostly because some of her fans were complaining of wanting some
"old School Mariah"
Mariah likes to have our opinion,and she'll do almost anything if she has a big consensus of Lambs agreeing. I'm not even gonna lie, even though my sig makes me look like a crazy ass stan,I'm not. Some lambs can be ungrateful and over the top..Ugh!
Memoirs had a lot throwback feel on it and slow jamz.I think this new album will satisfy everyone. It'll be more edgier,urban and unique unlike anything else out.She'll probably have a couple of AC ballads for older/hardcore fans, Cool Hip-Hop/ urban "up-tempos" and who knows since everyone is doing electronic,she might just have that one random dance song.Can't wait for remixes.
With Mariah at this point, anything is possible.I just know vocals will be awesome. The last time she was officially in the studio was MCIIY,and she took it back to the super sonic Music Box esque chest belts. Also her recent live concerts(Morocco, Monaco) she's done here and there have been pretty solid vocally.
So her voice seems well rested and fresh.
I'd love her to work with David again though <3
My major concern is that she is going to pull a "Monica" or "SWV" and release a dated sounding album. I love Mariah and esp love Remix Mariah! I am hoping like hell this is not a dated sounding record!
"Nah, it's got stronger vocals & is faster. But for someone who hasn't heard the song, that was a really smart comparison. lol
I have no idea what song I would compare this to. Unless it's totally obvious (WBT/DFAU, My All/After Tonight, UTS/FOJ), then I'm never good at this game. I'm going to make a prediction - the best compliments for this song will be for the hook, bridge, lyrics & melody. The worst complaints for it would be for having a lot of rap and possibly about the production (I can already see people thinking this is going to sound like Rihanna's "uptempo r&b" aka club songs... it doesn't). But I think almost everyone would love her vocals on it. I can't think of any "whispering" in the song.. maybe only the ad-libs over the rap parts (which I find very melodic and add a lot to the song)."
I'm so happy that BOTH of my favorite female artists are making their comeback next month. I sincerely hope that both Christina and Mariah get their shot at that #1 hit though. I'll judge when I heard both songs in full. What I heard from Triumphant already sounds promising to me.
I don't think that TRIUMPHANT will be a surefire #1. Sources indicate that the song is not tailored for the current music landscape and that the record company wanted it to be more Pop.
So, I guess it's more urban and not too danceable.
But I don't care. Mariah obviously loves the song so I think it will be amazing.