I kind of want to agree. Memoirs is really one of my favorite Mariah albums and Ive been a hardcore fan since Honey dropped (casual fan prior). I feel like these two albums cant be compared they are too different lyrically and musically. As Mariah said if you had heard the album as a whole a body of work, you'd think otherwise. If #B and YM were fresh to the ears upon listen. The album would be all the rage.
TBH though I like the overall feel of MOAIA, it felt like she was free styling on songs like Candy Bling. Like she were singing from a diary and taking you on a personal journey. I could slip it in and get lost for hours. One of my top 3 MC albums for sure.