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~~MicShazam~~ · 09-12-2017, 05:52 AM

Well, I don't agree, but I'm not about to call it a great album either. Here goes:

Mariah Carey - Daydream

I've heard this album a few times before so I'm feeling comfortable writing this before I'm more than ½ way through this time. I've been exploring all sorts of genres of music since 2009 and a couple years ago, the turn had come to modern mainstream soul and R&B. Basically, most of the artists I heard in this genre wasn't my cup of tea at all, but I did find Mariah Carey a bit more tolerable than most.

Basically, I think there's a few allright songs in her discography, but they're spread out really thin among loads and loads of goopy, syrupy power ballads and other mush like that. Carey has a tendency to over-do her vocals with lots of melismatic warbling - but I guess everyone does that in this particular corner of this genre of music. When she shows a bit of restraint and has a decent melody to sing, I actually find that she has a really good voice. Just a shame that she choses to use it on mostly pretty dull music.

Those slow, plodding Celine Dion drums and soft crescendos are overdone like almost nothing else in music and this album is quite overloaded with that kind of power balladeering. Somehow this type of music doesn't annoy me if the singer has a good color to her voice, but it isn't exactly very involving either. If I was at a dinner party at some friends' place and they put on some Mariah Carey in the background, I would be ok with it. It's pleasant muzak, sometimes even with some really musical nice details in the background if you listen carefully.

As far as listening to this album on my own time, so to speak. Well, that's a bit more tricky. I can find some decent songs, like Long Ago and Always be my Baby for example. Most of the album is sadly rather forgettable.

The album of hers I'd be most likely to put on would be her first Christmas holiday album.

That one has a few horribly cheesy tracks, but also some fun, catchy, feel-good music of the most inoffensive kind. We're not talking about that album though, so I'm not going to be too kind to Daydream here.

Too many ballads. Carey's in good vocal form, but the songs aren't quite there. Completely bearable, but nothing special at all what so ever.

This is what 5/10's are made for.

09-12-2017, 05:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Well, I don't agree, but I'm not about to call it a great album either. Here goes: Mariah Carey - Daydream I've heard this album a few times before so I'm feeling comfortable writing this before I'm more than ½ way through this time. I've been exploring all sorts of genres of music since 2009 and a couple years ago, the turn had come to modern mainstream soul and R&B. Basically, most of the artists I heard in this genre wasn't my cup of tea at all, but I did find Mariah Carey a bit more tolerable than most. Basically, I think there's a few allright songs in her discography, but they're spread out really thin among loads and loads of goopy, syrupy power ballads and other mush like that. Carey has a tendency to over-do her vocals with lots of melismatic warbling - but I guess everyone does that in this particular corner of this genre of music. When she shows a bit of restraint and has a decent melody to sing, I actually find that she has a really good voice. Just a shame that she choses to use it on mostly pretty dull music. Those slow, plodding Celine Dion drums and soft crescendos are overdone like almost nothing else in music and this album is quite overloaded with that kind of power balladeering. Somehow this type of music doesn't annoy me if the singer has a good color to her voice, but it isn't exactly very involving either. If I was at a dinner party at some friends' place and they put on some Mariah Carey in the background, I would be ok with it. It's pleasant muzak, sometimes even with some really musical nice details in the background if you listen carefully. As far as listening to this album on my own time, so to speak. Well, that's a bit more tricky. I can find some decent songs, like Long Ago and Always be my Baby for example. Most of the album is sadly rather forgettable. The album of hers I'd be most likely to put on would be her first Christmas holiday album. That one has a few horribly cheesy tracks, but also some fun, catchy, feel-good music of the most inoffensive kind. We're not talking about that album though, so I'm not going to be too kind to Daydream here. Too many ballads. Carey's in good vocal form, but the songs aren't quite there. Completely bearable, but nothing special at all what so ever. This is what 5/10's are made for.