It's one of those rare things that happen to one person. Her "sound" or timbre is....perfectly revolting to me. Like it's everything my body(ears) does not want to hear. Even singers that sing a similar style to her, I can tolerate more.
It's not like I'm tied to a genre of music. I've got a Beethoven/Mozart style love on one hand. I certainly hold Mariah Carey in high regard. I've got some video game music I like. I like Max Martin's body of work(which includes the hits of Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, etc). JoJo is also in the "sacred" tier of artists.
the fuck, why though?
I have your same taste, pretty much...but can appreciate what a lot of these people can do with their instrument, even if it isn't my thing. Not that we're comparing these, but for me I would take Adele 98% of the day and 2% would be Mariah Carey, with those names being tossed about. Mariah Carey has range...but I've rarely heard her sing a song that
I want to hear, being sung by her, despite her obvious talent.
Adele, I want to hear her sing. Period. I want to just sit there and listen and whatever's happening I want to hear it.
It isn't the same with someone like Lorde or Billie Ilish or whatever we're talking about, but I
get it--certainly more than I do if I heard someone that was into the same thing with Mariah. I dunno, that makes sense to me, lol.