I don't mean to diss any other albums in saying that E is her best album
it simply is the most sophisticated... the production value alone is just too perfect to not be noted. The edginess of the lyrics, the beats, her voice and
attitude was never before so confident and compelling.
Like I said before -- its everything that every great Mariah album is missing all in one package.
TEOM, Daydream and BFly are her other best albums imo and they all have one little thing about them that sort of makes them imperfect.
E has Bye Bye that makes it imperfect.
Daydream has When I Saw You
BFly has Whenever You Call
and TEOM has GYN
that being said - I love all those songs and together with Music Box they make Mariah's best 5 albums. THere are no major production issues, vocals are
varied and show great range, emotional context, have fun moments, sad moments, sexy moments, sentimental moments, powerful moments and if you think about the
greatest Mariah songs EVER -- the bulk of them are from these 5 albums.
E is the album I've been wanting from Mariah since Daydream. She finally made a top to bottom banger and there was never a moment on E where I was like
"oh I wish she didn't do this, or she sounds corny doing that"
all I'm saying is -- one day just listen to the album without the prejudgement and sting of it not being a huge hit -- and enjoy it.
its a HUGE album creatively. Theres a lot to appreciate and enjoy.