Mariah Carey's Breathy Voice

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CrimsonChaos

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Originally posted by: meltdown75
Norah Jones > Mariah

actually Norah's voice isn't hot, it's more like velvety sultry dusty beauty. In comparison, Mariah sounds like she is squealing IMO

To each his own. Norah's voice does nothing for me. You are apparently focusing on Mariah's "whistling". I don't like the "whistling" thing, nor the constant runs she does, but there's no female pop-star that has vocals anywhere close to Mariah.


Originally posted by: Summit
mariah is not only old, she's washed up. at least britney spears is a milf.

You have absolutely no taste.

Originally posted by: QueBert
she has one of the greatest voices, outside of Chaka Khan I don't think anyone can really fuck with her range and ability to move up and down. She looks fine as shit in hew new video and is worth something like $200 million. It don't get better than that.

Agreed.


Originally posted by: Calculator83
I just listened to the YouTube vids. I can't say it's bad, but it does not turn me on at all. Mariah isn't squealing, She does it sometimes with the really high whistle register thing, but that's not the only thing she has.

I'd venture to say Mariah Carey looks much better than Norah Jones.
I don't get the Destroy urge when I look at Norah Jones.

Her hands also look very n00b when she's playing piano.

Agreed. Mariah has one of the best voices I've ever heard. Norah's not even close. And of course, Mariah is beautiful -- plus she is crazy, which makes her even sexier! :eek:

 

Baked

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Originally posted by: Farang
I saw her newest music video and couldn't understand a single thing she was singing.

You were suppose to use the mute button.
 

KeithTalent

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I'm not a big fan of the high-pitched female voices that seem to just sing scales all the time, like Mariah, Whitney, Christina (I actually do not like any of their songs, but I can appreciate a decent voice when I hear one).

I prefer something smooth/sultry like Norah Jones or Jennifer Charles.

KT
 

QueBert

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Originally posted by: Calculator83
All this talk makes me actually contemplating joining her fan club, LOL. Nah, no way I'd pay for that. And yes she is real hot in her new video. If you've watched the 137mb version of it, And look closely at her face you can definately see the lines coming in. even during a relaxed gesture. Lot of foundation going on there. Oh well, she is still Awesome for 37/38.

dude she's 38, I have seen her pretty close up with not a lot of makeup less than 2 years ago and she looked outstanding for her age. Most 38 year olds have some lines here and there. But most DON'T have hundreds of millions of dollars and a body you could hump on all night.

therefor Mariah = teh wins! Anyone who would rather get nasty with Norah Jones go ahead, more Mariah for me. :)

 

Calculator83

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Originally posted by: QueBert
Originally posted by: Calculator83
All this talk makes me actually contemplating joining her fan club, LOL. Nah, no way I'd pay for that. And yes she is real hot in her new video. If you've watched the 137mb version of it, And look closely at her face you can definately see the lines coming in. even during a relaxed gesture. Lot of foundation going on there. Oh well, she is still Awesome for 37/38.

dude she's 38, I have seen her pretty close up with not a lot of makeup less than 2 years ago and she looked outstanding for her age. Most 38 year olds have some lines here and there. But most DON'T have hundreds of millions of dollars and a body you could hump on all night.

therefor Mariah = teh wins! Anyone who would rather get nasty with Norah Jones go ahead, more Mariah for me. :)

well, I'm just saying, she could touch up those lines, Not so hard when you're a star with lots of money
 

marvdmartian

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Well, when you've got a gazillion dollars and your own personal trainer(s), you don't age as ungracefully as the rest of us, ya know?? ;)

Mariah's always had an excellent voice, and as long as she takes care of it, there's no reason to believe she'll lose it any time soon. She may eventually lose part of or an entire octave, when she's older, but with her range, no one will really notice (imho).

Christina's the only other singer I've listened to that comes close to Mariah's range and talent. IMHO, really a waste that she uses her voice for the music she puts out, but she's catering to what sells, not what sounds good. Britney's a washed up has-been trailer trash, who wishes she had half of Christina's talent.
 

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: Calculator83
Originally posted by: QueBert
she has that raspy tinge to her voice and I agree it's sexy, I don't like higher pitched voices much at all. Mariah & Alicia Keys both have that breathy, deeper voice thing and I would rock both their worlds hard.

IMO there are two types of Females.

Type 1: Girls

Type 2: Girls you want to destroy. Not just bundle up and take home,, there has to be umph.

personality takes secondary to this.

Good thing you like guys then.
 

meltdown75

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Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I'm not a big fan of the high-pitched female voices that seem to just sing scales all the time, like Mariah, Whitney, Christina (I actually do not like any of their songs, but I can appreciate a decent voice when I hear one).

I prefer something smooth/sultry like Norah Jones or Jennifer Charles.

KT
*high five*