carlos b fly wrote:
whitney70 wrote:
carlos b fly wrote:
BeyondIdolization wrote:
Entertainment Weekly: Aguilera's performance reminiscent of Whitney in her prime!
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. EW has officially lost it.
Yeah, it was a good performance but comparing it to Whitney at her best is ludicrous. Whitney was so good when she was on top of her game that vocally I dont even think Mariah could match her.
Whitney didnt come close to Mariah in her prime.
Whitney tends to get more praise as the 'voice of our generation' over Mariah by critics, regardless of what you say or think.
That may be true, but Mariah has been widely cited as the major influence for the typical American Idol female performer, as well as often being mentioned by reviewers as a template for singers like Christina, Leona Lewis, Jessica Simpson, etc. Whitney may get more praise, but Mariah's influence on the new generation of female singers is greater.