I posted a comment but I don't think it went through so if you get two comments from me, that is why.

Anyway, I like what you said about judging artists by their own standards. I think that is only fair.

I also agree with you on Mariah Carey. I think she is trying to compete with the young singers by putting out album after album but it's only hurting her career and her voice. I think at this point, she could be considered a legend but that status is slowly becoming a joke with every bad performance she does.

Instead of trying to keep up with the Rihannas and Beyonces in the world, what she (and so many other artists...ie Janet and Madonna) should do is accept their legendary status, take significant breaks in between albums and tours to rest up their voices and bodies and to enjoy their successes a bit. And when they do release a record, make it the way they truly want to make it, not what is "in" right now. I would think Mariah is at a point in her career where she can do whatever she wants to musically and maybe even challenge herself to change her style up a bit but I could be totally wrong. She may enjoy putting out record after record, slowly losing her beautiful voice and becoming more and more of a joke.

And I soooo didn't expect this to be this long.