tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post1813365248830631488..comments2023-12-21T14:15:52.545+00:00Comments on Diva Devotee: Mariah Carey Confirms Place On American Idol Judging Panelrosbi ullotovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983679935573744584noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-62062705217149018872012-08-06T18:09:59.094+01:002012-08-06T18:09:59.094+01:00I only hope she plays it well and it does her some...I only hope she plays it well and it does her some favours! I doubt it will have much impact here but if it can get her some positive exposure in the States again the I am all for it! I think out of the entire series though she is without a doubt the most qualified to judge fledgling talent (other than Tyler & Kara).Stueynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-2987984089685419302012-07-27T09:40:48.564+01:002012-07-27T09:40:48.564+01:00yes she's good but think of it this way - mayb...yes she's good but think of it this way - maybe with her being a judge american idol could really find an extraordinary talentmistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-72972945712624210142012-07-27T09:40:04.815+01:002012-07-27T09:40:04.815+01:00i stopped watching after the second season
and ye...i stopped watching after the second season <br />and yeah i will only tune in to see how mariah does as a judge <br />TBH i am stoked - in case u didnt know lolmistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-22521063557025412552012-07-26T15:25:54.602+01:002012-07-26T15:25:54.602+01:00I love that song as well. So nice to hear it spoke...I love that song as well. So nice to hear it spoke to you too. I hope you will like her other videos as much as I did as well.Opie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-17625215895946527322012-07-26T15:12:45.300+01:002012-07-26T15:12:45.300+01:00I do not like the news. Mariah is too good to be o...I do not like the news. Mariah is too good to be on the chair. This is J-los and other amateur divas thing. Not Mariah's. So sad!L. Henriquehttp://twitter.com/lholivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-35923404485513090022012-07-26T11:50:13.179+01:002012-07-26T11:50:13.179+01:00Opie,... "Annabelle Lee"... I'm lost...Opie,... "Annabelle Lee"... I'm lost for words! I will pop in later to listen more stuff. When darkness falls.<br />Thanks a mil!T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-76945337363130047322012-07-25T17:13:45.388+01:002012-07-25T17:13:45.388+01:00Yes, I think Sarah is a major young talent and tri...Yes, I think Sarah is a major young talent and triple ( or rather 6 fold) threat as it were. Girl can really sing and interpret a song, can write good songs and plays 4 instruments on quite a high level. ( she actually got a Grammy nominations for an original instrumental on her very first album at 18 years old)<br />I'd say her base is bluegrass but she draws from all genre. It's real Americana. If you don't like bluegrass/country but you do like Sarah...you should look into that genre "Americana". ;)<br />If you want to hear some more songs, here's a link to a playlist on my youtube channel...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL991B28C3E5CEA564<br /><br />I was not offended. And certainly am not now, after your imo very flattering explanation. ;D<br />Just was not clear on what the distinction was between the two terms in your mind.<br /><br />Not offended by that dude trying to patronize me by the use of that "Opie person" either. I think it is amusing how he tries to tangle with me in an area I feel pretty confident I can beat him. I know I am real good at patronizing speak.<br /><br />The gender confusion is mostly my fault due to the choice of tag name but I always feel it more honest to correct people when it is clear they make the obvious assumption.Opie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-62948127454040549872012-07-25T12:35:55.432+01:002012-07-25T12:35:55.432+01:00Sarah is great. I've never heard anything of h...Sarah is great. I've never heard anything of her before. I like her minimalist approach, emotional though. That's very inspiring combination of jazzy sound with folk style vocal (her distinctive folk-ish "howl"). She's a diamond. I can't call blue grass or country my favourite genre (rather opposite) but in this case I'll definitely look for her other songs (I noticed she's released 2 albums already).<br />As for "Opie person/individual"... I followed discussion you had couple days ago and you had been called "Opie person". That really made me laugh. So bloody patronizing. I just used that in ironic/sardonic manner. I didn't mean to offend you. "Individual" would sound better as the word describes original and distinctive person who differs significantly from the majority. I think it would sound even more patronizing than "Opie person". LOL<br />PS.<br />I'm sorry about mistake concerning your gender.T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-20551142075167170352012-07-24T23:15:26.654+01:002012-07-24T23:15:26.654+01:00Don't know who those "we" are you ar...Don't know who those "we" are you are speaking for but I do know I am not part of that "we"Opie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-24606529173873739602012-07-24T22:27:33.623+01:002012-07-24T22:27:33.623+01:00We all know she's onily there for that 17 Mill...We all know she's onily there for that 17 Million $ checkNikkinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-5470303794183635022012-07-24T19:27:15.824+01:002012-07-24T19:27:15.824+01:00Not surprised really. Just unsure whether it'...Not surprised really. Just unsure whether it's my opinions or the way I word them. Unlike with real mosquitos...the stings on the internet are not that much of a bother to me.And I actually also make many friends with my opinions. :)<br /><br />But please..do explain how you mean that differentiation between "Opie person" and "Opie individual"? What you mean to convey with it.Opie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-80267837629270677682012-07-24T18:48:30.638+01:002012-07-24T18:48:30.638+01:00Well, come on now...that very first hit of her was...Well, come on now...that very first hit of her was quite something and like I said...contrary to Whitney, I felt at that point anyway, she kept her belting to the point as it were and also I felt more truth in her performance.<br /><br />I think you keep being surprised at my tastes because a lot of my dismissal of todays pop divas is not so much connected to their singing abilities as it is to their material and the choices they make musically.<br />I always appreciate a good singer. But if I start comparing them, those with generic material and those with generic choices will bear the brunt of my criticism. ;D<br /><br />But indeed! Your work is far from done. I am pretty sure we still have years and years of divas ahead of us. ( unless that Mayan thing finally comes through)Opie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-42977421346838992072012-07-24T18:39:28.040+01:002012-07-24T18:39:28.040+01:00I'm very surprised that you like(d) Mariah! Bu...I'm very surprised that you like(d) Mariah! But since you were already a fan, it means my job on this planet isn't done yet!! Darn!Diva Devoteehttp://www.divadevotee.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-54514702394628682972012-07-24T18:35:43.679+01:002012-07-24T18:35:43.679+01:00Definitely you've already pissed off too many ...Definitely you've already pissed off too many people.<br />I'd say that Opie person (not saying "that Opie individual") has great gift for sticking a stick into beehive. And later he is surprised he's got stung. LOL<br />RegardsT.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-71695376659101134972012-07-24T17:42:44.018+01:002012-07-24T17:42:44.018+01:00T already handled what is most "wrong" ,...T already handled what is most "wrong" ,by my definition, with your comment but I'd like to clarify that the kind of team effort in order to produce meaningless generic pop ditties is not what I consider song writing. Hence any diva involved in that kind of writing DOES imo fall in the category I was talking aboutOpie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-10858793184233521172012-07-24T17:38:57.111+01:002012-07-24T17:38:57.111+01:00Totally and exactly my point T. Must say I am surp...Totally and exactly my point T. Must say I am surprised though.<br />That little "rant" was intended to inspire debate but it seems in fact many agree.<br /><br />I am also surprised those many like your comment but not mine. LOL<br /> I am not sure that is because of my wording or whether I pissed off so many already. ;DOpie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-80625128004822038252012-07-24T17:36:17.444+01:002012-07-24T17:36:17.444+01:00Oh I was convinced of her talents from the very fi...Oh I was convinced of her talents from the very first time she appeared on tv. I think it was the Arsenio Hall show? Least, that's where I saw her first. Not sure it was her very first tv appearance but for sure one of her very first.<br />And I stated right there and then...this girl is better than Whitney ( the emotive factor ;D).<br />Even bought her first album I vaguely recall.<br />But as with most modern divas...the material couldn't hold my interest.<br /><br />However, never watched interviews and don't follow pop "news"i.e. gossip and therefor had not a clue on her personality. But I liked it. <br /><br />And I think it is a real statement regarding this kind of show if many think she might be "too nice". <br /><br />Anyway...please don't leave us earthlings yet! :)Opie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-41254875514763826942012-07-24T17:29:43.374+01:002012-07-24T17:29:43.374+01:00LOL Right on T!
Though I wouldn't go as far as...LOL Right on T!<br />Though I wouldn't go as far as to break up with my tv. There are some good comedies and drama etc on. <br />And I am in the lucky position of being a European with the ability to receive BBC channels. And in particular 4. A channel with a lot of great music programming.Opie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-71288171356298575602012-07-24T17:26:42.518+01:002012-07-24T17:26:42.518+01:00Yes, Brian, Mariah was not the first to come to mi...Yes, Brian, Mariah was not the first to come to mind during my little "rant". It was more general.:)<br /><br /> But still, I am not familiar enough with her writing to be able to say anything on it's quality or progress or unique style developed.<br />I will check out some of the songs she has written to see if those are really Written or more the generic stuff supposedly "written" by all these divas.<br />I will get back to you on that in a bit. :)Opie Everhttp://www.facebook.com/opie.evernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-2685545563209487602012-07-24T16:25:15.125+01:002012-07-24T16:25:15.125+01:00I feel like my admiration for the woman is startin...I feel like my admiration for the woman is starting to become too large but dammit Mariah is (I believe) the one true artist in pop music. Whilst most people spend some time in studio and use the rest of their time promoting, Mariah works nonstop. Especially in her debut- she would spend days, weeks, even months in studio without stop preparing her work and focused mostly on the music. Album after album instead of taking a month or two off she went right back to the studio. She didnt even really promote it (which is where a lot of her early criticism came from) and was accused of being a studio artist incapable of singing live. Her determination to prove herself as a songwriter more so than a vocalist led to her being hospitalized! Now that's what i call true artistic determination. Her art shined the most in her first few albums. I personally still think her newer material is decent but the sound and lyrics from her first three albums is incomparable to any other pop singer I've heard. If you aren't familiar with Mariah's glory work I would recommend any song from Mariah Carey, Emotions, and Merry Christmas and I would definitely recommend Vanishing.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-87484470155973887462012-07-24T16:13:44.944+01:002012-07-24T16:13:44.944+01:00I would agree for the most part, except the part a...I would agree for the most part, except the part about studio work, because Mariah write's and produces all of her own material (aside from covers and even then she reproduces the tracks) along with doing most of the vocal arrangements alone. She doesn't even allow the technician in the room. As for the rest of them...Britney used to write her own stuff-not so much anymore. Also this could be a publicity stunt since Mariah has been gone a few years,Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-57039820920353904412012-07-24T13:42:19.976+01:002012-07-24T13:42:19.976+01:00Reality show which is decent and not pointless? Eh...Reality show which is decent and not pointless? Ehmm... sounds very strange for me. Are you trying to tell me it is valuable and it wouldn't be a waste of time to watch it?<br />Sorry, I didn't mean to be mean and ironic. No, actually I meant to sound this way. I just broke my relationship with TV about 2 years ago. We meet sporadically now (documentaries, old movies). Surprisingly I don't miss it and I'm not suffering any detox effects.T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-91150152726162594382012-07-24T12:22:45.455+01:002012-07-24T12:22:45.455+01:00I have helped one person see the light of Carey!! ...I have helped one person see the light of Carey!! Huzzar!! My work here is done, goodbye Earthlings!Diva Devoteehttp://www.divadevotee.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-13908334070391407622012-07-24T12:18:56.065+01:002012-07-24T12:18:56.065+01:00Yep, it'll definitely be great for the show. I...Yep, it'll definitely be great for the show. I just think she isn't at a point in her career where she doesn't needs to be on this panel....dare i say, she's better than it....Diva Devoteehttp://www.divadevotee.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341723937148634092.post-10205939200274359522012-07-24T12:15:04.979+01:002012-07-24T12:15:04.979+01:00It's time to choose a diva, and take up a mic....It's time to choose a diva, and take up a mic...it has began! Perhaps this is what the Mayan 2012 prophecy was really about!Diva Devoteehttp://www.divadevotee.com/noreply@blogger.com