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Feb 16 08 10:45 AM

mcrespect wrote:

There is definitely a change in Mariah's direction and that became obvious first with CB and then with TEOM..I'm not in the least comparing these two albums but you don't find any "classic Mariah ballads" in them..And these ballads once upon a time used to be her trademark..And there are people like me,call us romantic,old-fashioned,whatever,who still expect to hear Mariah belting and doing her magic in a song like that..Why does "moving forwards" have to mean skipping those songs and just giving us the "We belong together" type of ballads?There is nothing wrong with it but,when it comes to ballads,I want the real thing..The last time we actually heard classic Mariah ballads was in Rainbow (I'm letting aside Glitter)..And these songs like Can't take that away or Petals or even her cover of Against all odds stand out in her catalogue,are fan and non-fan favorites and have longevity..The ballads of 2000 and onwards lack that quality..

Ditto!I feel the same way.Her voice in the big ballads hits me right in the heart.I;ve been many time sliterally moved to tears jusr from the way she sounds when singing a single word in the much hated by herself IDWC:(((