Rate This Singer - Female Edition - Day 8 - Mariah Carey

[Clayton Endicott]

Anita is 7.5-7.8 at best..
she’s not better than Lisa Fischer or Jazmine or Leandria Johnson or Kim Burrell who range from 8-8.7 in vocal ability.
Aside from Anita’s smooth, velvety tone and romantic demeanor what can she do vocally that puts her on their level? be real? Hell tbh.. If you put prime anita baker on stage and told her to sing with any of these ladies hell even Beyonce she’s getting washed breh..im talking singing singing.

Lisa Fischer does not get the respect she deserves

 

[The_Phonz]

Im really baffled. What can/has Anita ever done with her voice that puts her on the pedestal most of u are placing her on. Anita wouldn’t even be able to sing these women’s songs you guys are saying she’s better than. help me understand breh

I can’t explain other than Anita opened up Rapture with Sweet Love and I can’t get over that. I’ll agree that Mariah is the better vocalist but Anita got them joints from the soul that hit too good for me.

 

[Bmezy]

Vocal ability is more than the science you're making it out to be. Yes the women you mentioned can flat out blow but when we're talking about Anita vs Mariah, I admit while Mariah is the better vocalist, I'd take Anita over her because once you break it down passed all the sciences of voice and technical abilities, your can just FEEL Anita more.

Her music can sway my emotions because she never made music for the ear ala Beyonce/Mariah. She made music for the art of it; for the love of it. Bey and Mariah are just looking for that next #1 hit and it shows. Lemonade may be Beyonces only attempt at an album of some actual substance.

Neither Mariah or Beyonce has a song that's is more complex and more heartfelt than Anitas Giving You The Best That I Got...Well Mariah is close on that One Sweet Day song but I digress.

I judge the intangibles as well as the skill. Anita just has more soul and meaning in her music and that's why she rated so highly.

I guess I just see and listen to music a little differently.. Anita’s voice is beautiful but it doesn’t really move me like that tbh and when rating vocalists i detach my personal preferences and judge based on skill, control, creativity and interpretive/musical wit. My favorite singers are Leandria Johnson, Brandy and Kim Burrell.. its not because of me ‘feeling’ their music, but vocal musicianship, their ear, how they interpret a line, melodically or rhythmically .. it’s just the way my ears hear music (im an instrumentalist too) ..its the same musical traits i find in my favorite Jazz organist Corey Henry



vocal ability is based a lot more on the actual skill than feeling, cause if not any funeral mourner and grief could be considered a elite vocalist bcause they ‘felt’ it.

 

[Bmezy]

Lisa Fischer does not get the respect she deserves

she’s a beast




those are actual 8.9/9.0 level vocals.. Anita has a gorgeous instrument and a captivating way of singing but it wasn’t on a really elite level.

 

[Coco Loco]

@YourMumsRoom @Kiyoshi-Dono @JordanwiththeWiz @EndDomination @8WON6 @GigoloGeoff @Coco Loco @feelosofer @Jesse B. Semple

10! Vocals plus songwriting ability, top notch! This one hurts. Prime Mariah was in the upper echelon of singers. She lost it.

 

[Luke Cage]

I gave her a 10. Perfection in her prime.

 

[Standing on business]

I guess I just see and listen to music a little differently.. Anita’s voice is beautiful but it doesn’t really move me like that tbh and when rating vocalists i detach my personal preferences and judge based on skill, control, creativity and interpretive/musical wit. My favorite singers are Leandria Johnson, Brandy and Kim Burrell.. its not because of me ‘feeling’ their music, but vocal musicianship, their ear, how they interpret a line, melodically or rhythmically .. it’s just the way my ears hear music (im an instrumentalist too) ..its the same musical traits i find in my favorite Jazz organist Corey Henry



vocal ability is based a lot more on the actual skill than feeling, cause if not any funeral mourner and grief could be considered a elite vocalist bcause they ‘felt’ it.

Scores would look a lot different if everyone had the ability to do that, however Whitney and Mariah would still be 10’s

 

[Luke Cage]

Scores would look a lot different if everyone had the ability to do that, however Whitney and Mariah would still be 10’s

I agree

but just because Beyonce isn't on their level doesn't mean we're not doing that.

 

[Standing on business]

I agree

but just because Beyonce isn't on their level doesn't mean we're not doing that.

Yea okay h.e.r and Beyoncé had the same score for vocal ability, lauryn hill a better singer


I put my biased aside and these threads and have named numerous current artist that can sing better than Beyoncé. And Truth be told as much as yall joke about me and the Beyoncé shyt the Coli overall has a natural hate for her that exceeds me being a Stan.

 

[Archangel]

FINAL RATING 9.52/10

 

[Luke Cage]

Yea okay h.e.r and Beyoncé had the same score for vocal ability, lauryn hill a better singer


I put my biased aside and these threads and have named numerous current artist that can sing better than Beyoncé. And Truth be told as much as yall joke about me and the Beyoncé shyt the Coli overall has a natural hate for her that exceeds me being a Stan.

Allow me to apologize then, i thought all your Beyonce fandom was just jokes and trolling. But judging from all the hurt and pain i feel in your post, you really do love her as an artist. I respect that. One thing about her that is indisputable is that her talent as a whole package is once in generation. Very few artist ever reach her level.

 

[Standing on business]

Allow me to apologize then, i thought all your Beyonce fandom was just jokes and trolling. But judging from all the hurt and pain i feel in your post, you really do love her as an artist. I respect that. One thing about her that is indisputable is that her talent as a whole package is once in generation. Very few artist ever reach her level.

The hurt

My bad I thought we were discussing music on a non biased level. Continue to get the jokes off, you’re funnier than most.

 

[Standing on business]

FINAL RATING 9.52/10

Should be higher

 

[feelosofer]

I didn't vote on this one but Mariah is one of the few 10's I would have given out. She is a masterclass in vocalism and in her prime the only one seeing her was Whitney.

 

[SATAN]

Underneath the Stars

Waiting on Toni Braxton!!

And T-Boz, that rasp