onsdag 20 Jun 2007, 8:05

There is no one who has a better voice than Mariah Carey. Her vocal reach is astonishing, and only living legend #2 Whitney Houston has a voice that comes near to the sound Mariah utters out of her mouth. They both have been through enough in the past, and while Whitney is currently struggling to get back to business, Mariah did a huge comeback in 2005 with The Emancipation of Mimi.

Well, okay. It was a comeback in that we heard her beautiful voice again, and she experienced more commercial success (only a Mariah album can sell 3.5 million copies worldwide and still be called a flop (Glitter)). But for me, Mariah hasn't come up with a classic Mimi album in decades. Don't get me wrong. I love all her work (even think Glitter and Charmbracelet are fantastic), but nothing can beat the classic albums of her. Like Daydream.

Every freaking song on that album is perfection. From start to end, all songs are beautiful. There is no strong commercial sound on the album, everything is pure Mariah. She even wears clothes on the album cover, now that is saying something. Well, that album cover maybe defines the whole album, now that I think about it. Just look at it. She's pure, no heavy makeup, her hair all-natural, no revealing clothing, no focus on *certain objects*. And that is what Daydream was. An all-natural Mariah Carey.

With all the hyping of todays industry, I don't think we'll ever get natural Mimi back. She has changed since the album, significantly. Fame has made her, well, a bit crazy I guess. I love her, but sometimes she acts like it's all a popularity contest, and she's the queen, empress and goddess of it all. And I guess it is all just a popularity contest nowadays. Too bad, 'cause I'm craving for some daydreaming music.