+ نوشته شده در پنجشنبه سوم دی 1388ساعت 17:47 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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+ نوشته شده در پنجشنبه سوم دی 1388ساعت 17:35 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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If you listen to some of the biggest hits of 2009, they'll seem familiar. That's because they came from albums released in 2008. That Beyonce smash? From "I Am... Sasha Fierce," released last year. "Poker Face"? It was on Lady Gaga's 2008 debut. It's the same with the Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift.
Though last year's releases dominated, great music was still put out in 2009 that helped define the year sonically. The best of the best, starting at the top:
1. "The Here and the Now," Sam and Ruby
2. "The Fall," Norah Jones
3. "The E.N.D.," Black Eyed Peas
4. "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," Mariah Carey: OK, so it's hard to take Carey seriously — she of stiletto heels, spandex dresses and girlie, butterfly motifs — but her music is always on point. On this CD, she is poignant, romantic and hilarious — sometimes, all in one song.
5. "The Blueprint 3," Jay-Z
6. "Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future," The Bird and the Bee
7. "BLACKsummers'night," Maxwell
8. "Songs From Around the World," Playing for Change
9. "Zee Avi," Zee Avi
10. "11:11," Rodrigo y Gabriela
Though last year's releases dominated, great music was still put out in 2009 that helped define the year sonically. The best of the best, starting at the top:
1. "The Here and the Now," Sam and Ruby
2. "The Fall," Norah Jones
3. "The E.N.D.," Black Eyed Peas
4. "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," Mariah Carey: OK, so it's hard to take Carey seriously — she of stiletto heels, spandex dresses and girlie, butterfly motifs — but her music is always on point. On this CD, she is poignant, romantic and hilarious — sometimes, all in one song.
5. "The Blueprint 3," Jay-Z
6. "Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future," The Bird and the Bee
7. "BLACKsummers'night," Maxwell
8. "Songs From Around the World," Playing for Change
9. "Zee Avi," Zee Avi
10. "11:11," Rodrigo y Gabriela
Resource : www.mariahdaily.com
+ نوشته شده در سه شنبه بیست و چهارم آذر 1388ساعت 17:14 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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PART I : Mariah Interviews with UK's This Morning - ITV1, Nov. 26, 2009
PART II : Mariah Performs "I Want To Know What Love Is" Live
This Morning, ITV1 UK, November 26, 2009
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+ نوشته شده در جمعه ششم آذر 1388ساعت 1:57 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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PART I : Mariah Interviews with UK's GMTV, Nov. 24, 2009
PART II : Mariah Performs "I Want To Know What Love Is" Live - GMTV
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+ نوشته شده در جمعه ششم آذر 1388ساعت 1:44 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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Megastar Mariah Carey is teaming up with Westlife again for an exclusive single. She told me the secret after I was the only journalist to be given an XS All Areas pass when the world's biggest selling female singer arrived in town this week.
In our eXSclusive chat she revealed she can't wait to work with Kian, Nicky, Mark and Shane again. Mariah said: "They're very exciting artists and I love them."
She last worked with the lads in 2000, and Against All Odds topped the charts. But this time the record will only be released in Britain. "I want it to be the next single here and different to the rest of the world," she said. "I can't wait to do it."
Mariah, 39, was in London to switch on the Christmas lights at the Westfield Shopping Centre. She invited me backstage for a chat, and I can tell you the 20 white kittens and 100 white doves that she'd been rumoured to have demanded were nowhere to be seen.
In fact, the diva's area was quite modest - she even had to use a portaloo while she signed autographs for hours (though it was a luxury one with pink walls and a heater).
"This diva tag is never going to go away but it doesn't bother me anymore," Mariah said. And setting the record straight she added: "I didn't ask for anything."
Mariah performs new single I Want To Know What Love Is on tonight's X Factor from new album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.
Resource : www.mariahdaily.com
+ نوشته شده در جمعه ششم آذر 1388ساعت 1:34 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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Mariah Performs "I Want To Know What Love Is" Live
X Factor, Channel 4 UK, November 22, 2009
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+ نوشته شده در جمعه ششم آذر 1388ساعت 1:18 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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+ نوشته شده در پنجشنبه بیست و هشتم آبان 1388ساعت 16:9 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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Once again among the best R&B and pop music representatives
What else does an artist need music for if not for self-expression? We learn from the songs of the most varied genres’ performers what they think, feel, what they dream of, what they regret about, what they strive for and what they are pleased to remember. Of course sometimes a musician’s personality is not connected to one’s creations that directly but the absolute majority of songwriters does have at least one autobiographic song. This is especially true with women – their creative work often has a personal character, and Mariah Carey is not an exception in this respect. Today it is no more up-to-date remembering that in the past there were first ups, then downs in her creative work – the pop-divas two last albums have demonstrated well that Mariah is once again among the best R&B and pop music representatives. Thus her twelfth album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel does not only continue the series of Mariah Carey’s successful works but also proves to the most personal in her discography – here you will find quite a number of stories from the singer’s past and learn about the events that have influenced on her life.
Each of the tracks on Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel touches upon a certain theme
Most of the songs on Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel are written by Mariah herself, Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart and Terius ‘The-Dream’ Nash, and all of them have resulted different, as Carey has planned. Each of the tracks touches upon a certain theme, among which there are, naturally, relationships, the theme of a powerful woman, a bit of humor and a bit of introspection. Stylistically it is a quality collection in the best of R&B traditions with a good portion of lyrical ballads. The albums opens with a romantic composition Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue), on which Mariah’s vocals sounds wonderfully intimate and sensual, while the first single Obsessed is a traditional club hit. The audience has already appreciated it as it deserves – it has got on the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100, which coasts a lot – Mariah’s songs have not been that success since 1998’s My All. The minor-key composition H.A.T.E.U. has proved one of the most beautiful on the album, whereas the sensual number Ribbon can boasr a contagious sample. A more rhythmic track Standing O and melodious It's A Wrap have turned out to be great grounds for demonstration of Carey’s still impressive vocals. Two compositions on the album consist of two parts – the stylish Up Out My Face and the sensual The Impossible, and the record’s main theme is reflected on one of the highlights Angels Cry with a memorable tune and the lyrics which are very personal for Mariah. Another shining number is the cover of Foreigner’s song I Want To Know What Love Is, it is the second single and a splendid soulful ballad.
Joyful in spite of anything
Listening to Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel and looking at its cover on which Mariah is presented three times at once one can realize: despite that the things have not been always perfect in her life, this woman knows that it is better to live happily than to be depressed. Carey’s three different images are meant to reflect her different moods, but there is hardly one among them that associates with negative emotions – and this is probably the best way to be. Even if we hear different stories on Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, among which there are some sad and thoughtful moments the singer still remains joyful not forgetting about being feminine and sensual – these qualities prevail throughout the entire new record. It goes without saying that she still has a perfect control over her voice, expressing the necessary emotions on all the tracks, and due to the great production successful arrangements only underline the vocals’ good points. Judging by all, we will not have to wait long till the splendid diva’s next creation and it will certainly prove the same many-faceted, rich and stylish as Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, pretending to the year’s best R&B album and the best in Mariah Carey’s discography.
+ نوشته شده در پنجشنبه بیست و هشتم آبان 1388ساعت 15:48 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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Mariah on Late Show with David Letterman, Nov. 13, 2009
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+ نوشته شده در پنجشنبه بیست و هشتم آبان 1388ساعت 15:41 توسط Saeed Mohammadi
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