In reply to SLAYRIAH CAREY (#1 DIVA).

I have to agree with Slayriah (can't believe I just wrote Slayriah) actually..., I personally think Mariah still has IT in spades despite how some haters wanna throw her under the bus. She used to have a 'Continent' i.e. this is a vocal metaphor for the slow, now she possesses an 'Island' but it's far from barren and devoid of flora and fauna (sorry, the theme ran away from me lol). She has a lot of textures and tones beyond belts and whistles that make her voice interesting.

Anyway, back to business. I think with the right preparation she can totally 'own' each promo moment inc. if necessary a slot of Idol. Lots and I mean LOTS of rehearsal is necessary to make it a success as well as choreography. Let me be clear that I don't mean steps when I say choreo, I mean a Mariah performance quite often comes across as unprepared or as though she hasn't tested the variables such as high heel walk-ability etc. IMO Mariah can slay if every detail has been tested. Lastly, she should prepare some good backing tracks for her voice that she can sing to if her voice is not great on the day.., I don't have a problem with freshly created BT's, unless it is obvious they have been lifted from the studio version.., I agree that a poor performance on Idol will hurt her standing but I do think if her and her team address a few of these factors then she could easily draw a new audience and totally satisfy her existing audience. EVERYONE IMO is a closet MIMI fan as she has literally been serving good to great music since most of us were little so a resurgence of love for all things MariahCareyTM is only ever a great song/era away.