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...will always be steady for us," Locker said. "He gets his teammates going and is a very good vocal leader...
...DOES A SINGER AS TALented as Mariah Carey continue to limit herself to churning out generic pop songs? Her self-titled debut displayed great promise, showcasing her gospel energy and vocal range on such hit songs as Vision of Love and Vanishing. songs as Vision of Love and Vanishing. But Carey's third full album, Music Box, seems perfunctory and almost passionless . . . and that raises a lot of other questions...
Carey cites soul singer Aretha Franklin as one of her influences. But on her new album, Carey tones down her vocal fireworks, seemingly in an effort to be more "mainstream." On the basis of just this album, select the pair of words that best indicates a relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair ARETHA FRANKLIN: MARIAH CAREY...
...true talent is one reason why Top 40 radio often prefers the talentless. They're not taking chances, so they're easier to program, easier to manipulate. To be sure, there are some great moments on Music Box. The gospel-flavored Anytime You Need a Friend demonstrates Carey's vocal power, although too fleetingly. And the title cut is one of Carey's loveliest songs to date, with her voice humming and hovering above a tinkling, childlike melody: "And your love/ breaks away the clouds surrounding me." Such moments are too rare on this release. One gets the sense that...
...area's cultural deforestation ("Give us this day our daily discount- outlet merchandise,/ Raise up a multiplex and we will pay the sacrifice"), and closes with Famous Last Words, a snapshot of a resort town after Labor Day ("Nothing left for a dreamer now,/ Only one final serenade"). With vocal vigor and melodies that evoke the Beatles, the Kinks or Blood, Sweat and Tears but are tweaked to sound fresh, the piano man sells angst and redemption to the bar crowd. He's a hip pontificator -- the Boss with a higher...