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Mar 18 10 3:09 PM

rainbow1199 wrote:
This is the one Mariah CD that could disappear from her catalog and I wouldn't bat an eyelash. It's not even that it's that terrible; it's just utterly generic, bland, and faceless. It could have been recorded by Ciara. 'Charmbracelet' is an inferior album, but at least it has that Mariah Carey nature to it. The album has a 'fun' vibe that I did appreciate briefly, but the songs grow old fast and the album lacks cohesion. There's no song that touches my heart ('IWKW' is too bible-thumping, and the rest of the ballads just suck) or makes me want to dance ('Migrate' and 'ITC' are ruined by their slow pace, and in the former's case, a lack of a strong hook).

Contrary to popular belief, I don't think the album ever could have been that big- there are no major crossover hits on it a la 'WBT'. I do think they could have done a better job by releasing singles like 'IBLULT' and 'Migrate' after 'TMB' instead of 'Bye Bye', but that probably would have just given Mariah a couple digital hits.


I think that's a bit harsh/exaggerated. Every album has songs that are worthy, and songs like IBLULT or T4N definitely have that Mariah Carey vibe.