Mariah Carey's "Caution" Is Such a Good Album 😍

[I Always Sing Live]

Ok, y'all... I'd never really been a big Mariah fan. I mean, I know the hits, but that's about it; however, something happened this week, and I ended up watching this hour-long interview of hers:

I loved it so much, and it truly gave me a new outlook on Mariah and her music. Afterwards, I decided to give Caution a listen and I really liked it. I'd of course heard GTFO and A No No before, but the whole thing is just hit after hit. I also love how relatively short it is - it makes for a really satisfying and nonintimidating listen. The only song that's kinda boring is One Mo' Gen. Anyways, stream the hits, besties:

 

I also listened to Memoirs and Glitter, but they were kinda boring. I thought I'd be obsessed with Glitter, but it wasn't as 80s-influenced as I thought it would be. As for Memoirs, I was kind of distracted while listening to it, so I need to give it another chance or two.

[I Always Sing Live]

This has got to be one of the ugliest lyric videos I've ever seen, though:

It's a genuine hate crime.

[Rik]

It is! I’m listening to her audiobook rn

[I Always Sing Live]

5 minutes ago, Rik said:

It is! I’m listening to her audiobook rn

I've seen people talking about some memoir. Did it come out recently? I'm assuming that's what you're listening to. Also, you have to count how many times she says something along the lines of, "As a songwriter ..." There's a whole-azz compilation of her saying that in interviews and stuff, so I wonder if she does in the memoir too.

[I Always Sing Live]

@Rik

[bad media karma]

It's amazing. Mariah is such an underrated music artist, probably because of her over the top diva personality. But she writes and co-produces absolutely everything in her career, has penned 18 #1 hits and builds every song from the ground up (working with another producer). She's a quality lyricist and storyteller IMO. Someone with that kind of talent will be able to make great albums for a long time.

[Avenger]

100%, did deserve butterfly kinda success it's a beautiful album.

[I Always Sing Live]

6 minutes ago, bad media karma said:

It's amazing. Mariah is such an underrated music artist, probably because of her over the top diva personality. But she writes and co-produces absolutely everything in her career, has penned 18 #1 hits and builds every song from the ground up (working with another producer). She's a quality lyricist and storyteller IMO. Someone with that kind of talent will be able to make great albums for a long time.

Yeah, that Genius interview I posted makes her seem a lot more personable and down-to-earth. They also talked about her vocabulary and how she often uses words one wouldn't really expect to hear in pop music, and now I can't unhear it. It's definitely one of her signatures as a songwriter.

Moreover, she doesn't get enough credit for making it cool to collaborate with hip-hop artists. In my eyes, she pioneered the marriage between pop music and hip-hop that's still so prevalent today.

[FemmeFataleBrit]

Love that it’s only 10 tracks but 10 perfect tracks (plus Runway)! Artists need to start making short good albums with no fillers like Caution! Love the album so much. It’s in my Top 3 Mariah albums!

Also, I don’t know why Mariah was trying to convince everyone Glitter was 80s inspired? It didn’t sound 80s at all to me. 

[sparrowhawk]

OK THERE IS A GOD AND HE LOVE US!! This is the thread i've been waiting for on here!! This album is a complete masterpiece. I still stan it three years later, and this is coming from a LAMB who is a Daydream fanatic (me..i am mariah the elusive asdlkfjasldfjlas was a MESS, to be fair).

Caution is EXCELLENT SUPERB AND MASTERFUL. I bop to it EVERY fall through Christmas. A no no deserved a Cardi remix (or a lil kim remix) and to be a top ten single. The Distance does SO much and executes it all FLAWLESSLY. Giving me life GIVES ME LIFE. ugh. this album is a masterpiece and further proves why Mariah Carey deserves MORE acclaim than she gets. also, **** the grammys!! Should have been an album of the year nominee, but they're too busy nominating the people who pay them off.

[JordanMiller is Fggt]

That album was pure perfection! I loved 8th grade! 

[Samer]

I adore everything about this album! A true gem in her discography 

[Martini]

it makes me wanna drink champagne and have s** with my man

[JordanMiller is Fggt]

This should have been the official album cover 

 

[GodneyLovin]

I always have wished britney will do an interview like this about her catalogue.

[bitbitboi]

omg YES! I was thinking the exact thing the other day! I was like "Why do people expect more from artists when they already have underrated masterpieces??" The same goes for Britney with "Glory".

[Jordan Miller]

16 minutes ago, Touch my GigaBrit said:

This should have been the official album cover 

 

Loooove this artwork. And yes the album is *chef's kiss* 

[I Always Sing Live]

2 hours ago, sparrowhawk said:

OK THERE IS A GOD AND HE LOVE US!! This is the thread i've been waiting for on here!! This album is a complete masterpiece. I still stan it three years later, and this is coming from a LAMB who is a Daydream fanatic (me..i am mariah the elusive asdlkfjasldfjlas was a MESS, to be fair).

Caution is EXCELLENT SUPERB AND MASTERFUL. I bop to it EVERY fall through Christmas. A no no deserved a Cardi remix (or a lil kim remix) and to be a top ten single. The Distance does SO much and executes it all FLAWLESSLY. Giving me life GIVES ME LIFE. ugh. this album is a masterpiece and further proves why Mariah Carey deserves MORE acclaim than she gets. also, **** the grammys!! Should have been an album of the year nominee, but they're too busy nominating the people who pay them off.

Yeah, at least the album was very well-received by critics. 82 on Metacritic is seriously impressive for someone who's never been a critics' darling.

[I Always Sing Live]

3 hours ago, FemmeFataleBrit said:

Also, I don’t know why Mariah was trying to convince everyone Glitter was 80s inspired? It didn’t sound 80s at all to me. 

There's like 2 or 3 songs that are pretty overtly 80s, I'd say, but those were the covers if I'm not mistaken, which automatically makes me care less. I thought I'd be getting Into the Groove, but there was very little. I need to give it another chance without any expectations, though, because a lot of Lambs swear by that album these days.

[Martini]

2 hours ago, Touch my GigaBrit said:

This should have been the official album cover