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Mimi tries to follow up a great album like Emancipation. Let's see how this one faired:, 2008-08-02
Just so you know, I received the album 2 days ago. And I've listened to every song at least 2x, my favorites even more.
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Migrate 8/10 Used to annoy me. Should've used some other rapper other than T-Pain.
Touch My Body 9/10 Great song but overplayed.
Cruise Control 10/10 A nice rhythm to it. Composition is nice too. Melodic.
I Stay In Love 10/10 What else is there to say besides the fact that it blows Touch My Body out of the water and 95% of the other tracks also.
Side Effects 8/10 Great lyrics, average rhythm.
I'm That Chick 9/10 Very dance-able and vibe-ish. Nice Mariah. Nice.
Love Story 7/10 Nothing special in my eyes. The rhythm is boring and the song on a whole, takes you nearly nowhere.
I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time 9.5/10 Amazing for a modern pop song. The production, strong, rhythm, nice.
Last Kiss 7.5/10 Like Love Story, this track is one of the weaker ones. OK rhythm but the melody isn't strong and you probably won't remember this unless you like the unexciting lyrics.
Thanx 4 Nothin' 9.5/10 One thing I've noticed is that a lot of these songs are midtempos that don't separate themselves apart too much. What I'm saying here is that a lot of them like Love Story and Last Kiss sound very similar. The Emancipation wasn't like that.
O.O.C. 5/10 Unlisten-able. Boring. Ugh.
For The Record 8/10 Not much to say. It's better than some of the previous tracks.
Bye Bye 10/10 My second favorite track (behind I Stay In Love).
I Wish You Well 6/10 An endearing gospel kiss off to the people that have hurt you. Doesn't come close to comparing to Fly Like A Bird but is better than the boring O.O.C.
126.5 รท 14 = 9.035714285714
9.035714285714 = 9.04
4.52 stars.
end note: I can't believe this album wasn't as bad as I anticipated. When I heard Touch My Body and early versions of Migrate and Bye Bye, I was only super-impressed with Bye Bye. Touch My Body was next up but it wasn't classic material.
3 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 Same old same old..., 2008-07-30
Mariah keeps repeating the same old material and repackage into something new. Calling the album E=MC2 is ridicious, is she trying to tell us this is a the replica version of the last album with steriods injected?
First single 'Touch my body' sounds like a tone down version of "always be my baby' she done more then ten years ago. The second single "bye bye" fare even worse - sounds like any other ballads she had done yeaRs ago.
Unspiring beats, familiar chorus keep repeating all over and over again in the last ten yrs of her career.
Maybe is time for her fans to tell her 'bye bye'?
5 of 9 customers found the following review helpful:
Stop with the whispy vocals Mimi!, 2008-07-28
E = MC2 by Mariah Carey is intolerable to say the least. I wish Mariah would stop singing in a hush, quiet voice. What happened to that sexy, rich and gutsy powerhouse I used to admire. Her self-image doesn't help either, she still dresses like a 20-year-old. Songs like I Stay in Love, I Wish You Well, I'm That Chick, and Touch My Body are weak and embarrassing. I'm sorry to say this but Mimi has lost the magic, see ya!
1 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 Not her best but it's still okay, 2008-07-25
There's been a lot of debate over this album and whether it measures up to "Emancipation"...I agree, Emancipation of Mimi has a fresher sound, more uptempo beats and Mariah seems more in control of her game when one listens to the album.
Before she released E=MC2, Mariah described this album as the "dessert" to Emancipation, which was the "main course"....I can see how that works. This isn't meant to be better than her last album but rather, complement it. The vibe is the same although the second half of the album slows down quite a bit. Mariah also said that this album contains some of her most personal lyrics and if you listen to tracks like "Side Effects", "Bye Bye", "For the Record" and "I Wish You Well", I think you'd agree these four songs have more depth and emotion than some of the others like "Touch My Body", "Cruise Control" and "That Chick".
It's too bad that this album isn't as well received as her previous albums because there were very high expectations for this release. It's a fun album and if you don't want anything too serious, it's worth a listen. Mariah sings much more in her lower register these days which is a relief. She's also far away from throwing in the towel when it comes to her career so let's hope she'll get the message that many of her fans crave a bit more of the "old skool Mariah" and would love to hear that sound on her next album. In the meantime, give E=MC2 a try... Who knows? It may end up growing on you after all.
4 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
 Disappointed :(, 2008-07-23
I bought this CD hoping that it would be close to as good as her previous (which was fabulous) and was disappointed. There are only about 2 songs that I actually "like" and the rest I could do without. If you like rap then this is probably for you. I like rap to an extent but there seems to be much more of it on this CD. I have all of her CD's and I wish I didn't buy this one.
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