Mariah Carey's "My All," [LIVE on SNL 1998] - SINGER REACTS
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- This is my reaction, analysis and breakdown of Mariah Carey performing “My All,” live on SNL. This song is so good, such a powerful, feel good ballad with a very 90s aesthetic. I love how she starts with a lot of air in her sound, the minor sounding runs, and how the song builds to a belty power ballad typical of Mariah. Her sound is a lot brighter here, which was commono in this era for her, and she gives us some good moments of switches between registers, which she is great at.
I love this video and thought she looked great. Mariah is a great performer in addition to being a great vocalist. Though there were a few moments that indicated her voice may have been tired or irritated, she still sounded great and did a great job of powering through.
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Mariah Carey is unparalleled !
Your sense of humor is everything 😂. Great reaction. Please react to Mariah Joy to the world live at St. John the divine.
Thank you!!!
@@erikatorresmusic_ Anytime. I hope this means you're going to react to that particular performance of hers that I requested lol. 😃
I think this is one of her best performances
I think this is a virtuoso performance. The falsetto had a couple of tired moments at the beginning, but the rest was such a masterclass of agility, resonance, musicality. So good.
Her voice gained rasp in this era (although it always had hints of rasp due to the nodules - I believe - regardless of vocal condition). Plus she's singing in an ultra breathy place using fifth octave falsetto and complex melisma. To still pull that off (minus those two tired moments) is highly impressive
girl, tired where?
@@mariahwhitneycelinejanetmadona I mean, yeah, they're so subtle that it's not even worth mentioning but I just referenced them because Erika noticed the subtle falsetto run that didn't quite come out.
Lol i get so excited whenever you pause and explain the techniques and demonstrate/show the differences. I’m such a vocal nerd. And yes!! Please do a deep dive on Mariah’s vocals and this song’s riffs and runs!❤❤❤
AWE I love to hear that :)))
Your reaction to and vocal explanation of this performance is such perfection 🥹❤️😍
Thank you; your comments are really helpful for those of us who are attempting to sing this song. I've seen this performance many times and I never noticed all those subtle runs, little flips and other details, until you analyzed them.
The hoarseness, airyness and little stops in some phrases are all the result of vocal nodules, but Mariah is a very skilled singer and can make it sound like they're stylistic choices. From this era on the nodules noticeably started to negatively affect her singing. Although she's had many amazing performances throughout her career, I don't think her voice ever fully recovered after '97.
You’re so welcome! I’m so pleased to hear that it helps you. Please note that you don’t HAVE to do all those little things. A warm, round tone will sound beautiful with or without the little flips or runs. I choose take runs out all the time because I don’t think they’re always necessary. Though it’s great to notice the details so that you can make an informed decision about how you yourself want to approach the song.
You’re so right that Mariah really makes these little hiccups seem intentional, and even though her voice is fatigued she still sounds great. Thank you for your comment :)
Gurl, break down the riffs. Mariah is always top notch.
I think you'd like to react to her performing on tour. The quality isn't always as good as tv performances, but there's so much worth listening to
I love your mariah reactions and analysis
Hey hey!! Happy Thanks giving! My all is one of the hardest song in the way she does it.. It has almost everything in the way she singing it... whispering,constant register changes,octave jumps, switch between head/chest/falsettos ,run,rifts,super lows,breathy vocals,softness,hardness,intentional lil cracks,vocal fry....ok except whistle register. For me its a very special performance cause it was one of her last completely live performances that aim to sing it like it was on the studio and pretty much mostly nailed it.. it wasn't as good as the studio but the emotional addition made it on par if not even better than studio,which is the last time she did something better than studio and completely live(same goes for that era butterfly). after this she avoided stuff,she changed it way too much or added lipped parts... and all these became a new common for her future live performances becoming the new normal for her and every year those habits became more common till now that she almost prerecord everything and its like 20% live and all others are prerecorded and/or dubbed.. also a new habit she started a few years later (a bit on next album,Rainbow with more noticeable and overdone it at charbracelet) she altered her vocals on studio over pitched them up and it was very noticeable,notes that she never could sing live not even at her peak (like belting A5 + )becoming an obsession with a new vocal style more mixed,very light,bright mimic girly pop sound super lack of vibrato,almost always shouty/screaming the notes earning some higher belts in range but loosing so much quality etc. anyway at 1997 she was still amazing and this was the point she should take a 1 year break and get some rest,instead she overdid it and damaged her voice,her body and her mind... the rest is history.. Anywayyyyyys I enjoyed you video! very good analysis,pointers and great Vibes as always!!
Hi!!!! This is definitely such a hard song and she really uses SO many different skills you're totally right. I didn't know this was one of her last totally live performances!!! You're right that this one is so special, and even little flaws sometimes make it more charming. I need to delve more into her later stuff because I know her sound changed a lot. I've listened to Charmbracelet and Rainbow but I'm curious about the things you mention. But I'm so happy you enjoyed this video & came back again!!! :)))
@@erikatorresmusic_ she did 100% live after that many times just not as good or better as the studio :P also to point out that there are songs that she never lipped or prerecorded,that is Vision of Love and I'll be there. It's not that these songs are easy but I think its an "internal" respect she has towards those songs..
Urgh you make so much sense. So smart! And I love your yapping before the reaction haha.. Anyway let's continue watching this reaction. Sure it's going to be great! 👌🏼😊
You're so sweet!! Happy you enjoy it :)
I love the way you react!!
Nice breakdown!! Please react to Mariah Carey Joy To The World live BET 2001.
react to can't let go, pleaseee
btw, great reaction
During 1997 till 2002 she sas always exhausted (overworking and had major sleeping problems mostly sleeping 3 to 4 hours a day for long period of time explaining the exhaustion)
Heyyy girlll🎉 You gotta check her performance of “Emotions live on tokyo dome 1996” 🥹
I would love to hear an analysis of her voice
more mariah!
Incomparable
I think this is one of the hardest ones because of the low notes and the shift to the belting, not necessarily whistle tone but still a vast register change
The airy falsetto is the worst for me.🤣🤣
plsss react to her singing if only you knew/somewhere over the rainbow at patti labelle tribute in 1998, already followed you on ig
Erika, can you please react to Mariah Carey Fantasy Live at Tokyo Dome 1996. I just want to learn on that specific video.
Also pretty sure I sang this in the car on the way to SH last year and you were shook 😏
HAHAHA
Can you please react to Whitney Houston singing All The Man That I Need at the HBO's Welcome Home Heroes performance? Besides Whitney's vocals it has great saxophone too!
Love your reactions!
Whitney is def on my list for the new year :) thank you so much!
Wassuuppp ERIKA! you've just reacted to Mafiah Carey's Versiin how about reacting to MORULISSETTE's Verdion of ' MY ALL ' She's with REGINE V. on a Collaborstions performance Thank You if you do my request!
Another great one to add to the list!
😘😀
Butterfly says a petty hi to My All.
FYI I was the second group of students at USC in Music Industry to graduate with classes by Don Passman and other juggernauts in the business
Awesome. My school has a Music Industry major, I was music Ed then jazz performance
I graduated in 1999 and I feel like you could be my daughter... I am gay so I will just take you under my wing like a mother hen...
You have a great voice and I appreciate your deep dives into MC
Congratulations 🎊 on your double degrees 👏 🙌 ❤️ 😀
You can reach me anytime you need insight on her. I dated Benny Medina in 2005 when she was managed by him.
Question, when someone says someone is airy during singing, is that necessarily a bad thing or just a technique?
Good question! Being airy can have a lot of factors. It's physically caused by someone singing, but their vocal cords don't close all the way which allows air to pass through as they're resonating. If you aren't sure what this sounds/feels like, try letting out a very big sigh while saying out loud "Haaaaa." You should hear and feel some air in your sound! You may notice you can control how much air is in the sound, you can add more breath or take some out. Even if you aren't a singer!
Sometimes a very airy sound is caused by irritation because the vocal cords are inflamed which prevents them from closing all the way. That's why people sound airy and raspy when they're sick or hungover.
Being airy is NOT always a bad thing! Many singers choose when, where and how airy to be and can use air to get BEAUTIFUL sounds. I loooove a little air in the tone sometimes. It is definitely a technique!
It can be problematic when someone is TOO airy, as that can sound bad and strain the vocal cords. Or when being airy is the ONLY way they know how to sing. In this performance Mariah gets a lot of great sounds using airiness, but there are a few moments where it sounds to me like her voice is a little irritated which is giving us a VERY airy quality.
Thanks for leaving this great question! Hope this answers it :)
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*the break that you saying is her unintentional vocal breaks due to nodules. she master that and almost everybody is copying it.*
you don't need nodules to do intentional vocal breaks
@@ilovetati91 that's what I'm saying, Mariah's break was due to her nodules and it was copied by singers nowadays by intentionally breaks during singing
@@kennethsoshi03 Mariah did intentional vocal breaks often.
@@ilovetati91 yes but obviously not here
Nah, Whenever You Call is mariah's hardest ballad
The climax of it all. 😱😱😱😱😭😭😭😭❤❤
LEAD THE WAY technically Harder than Whenever You Call if u look by the Sheets but THE LEGATO ON THE BRIDGE WHENEVER YOU CALL was really insane
your explanation when it comes of analysis you always point out the comparison between the belted/mixed (or what do you call that) & the head voice (airy whisper tone) then the combination of both. What i'm trying to say the "persistence" you've do that all the time to us viewers. I mean we know it already & it's actually kind of a bit annoying. JUST SAYING.
I'm so happy that you're able to hear those changes between registers and you don't need me to keep hounding on them! But for people who are new to the channel or who still struggle to hear them I like to continue to point them out
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The irritation you’re hearing started coming out visibly in 1997 around when her voice started changing rapidly. I am always fascinated by how throughout her career she sounds different in each era cause she’s adapted her singing style to the changes in her voice. It must not be easy to deal with nodules and not always be able to trust your voice but I think the increasing airiness and hoarseness are linked to that, yet she went ahead and turned this into a signature style, queen.
Have you ever reacted to Mariah and Luther Vandross singing Endless Love? Please do!! It’s so so beautiful, and their chemistry is *chef’s kiss*. Live your Mariah reactions!!
Ooo that's a great suggestion I'll have to get to that one one day!!
Mariah definitely has the hardest songs ever written for a singer - not considering classical like opera.
Emotions, If It's Over, Forever and Outside are vocal suicides!
Butterfly Era (1997) was a success time in terms of her career, but quite stressful in terms of her personal life that somehow affected her voice.
Totally love all your Mariah's reaction videos. It gives new life and prespective to the way she sings it. Much love from Singapore!
Something I definitely want to look at for the future. There are sooo many things that likely came into play.
17:54 LOL I love your sense of humor. And... love Mariah reactions!
HAHA thank you. I love that I can be myself here hahaha
@@erikatorresmusic_ Love that you appreciate Mariah. And girl you can Sang. 😍😍
I would love for you to do a react on her 2006 GRAMMYS performance, was one of her bests
I love this reaction!! And love how you explained to us (with your own example) at the beginning of the video that so many things can affect the voice.
Mariah around this time was going through a divorce and taking over handling a lot of aspects of her career she hadn't before (in terms of business). So there were probably a million things happening in her life that didn't let her rest as much, aggravated by mental turmoil.
You definitely should do a video on her voice and nodes but in conjunction with how perhaps her mental state and situation could also affect her voice. Like her miscarriage in 2007-08.
Thank you!! Omg you bring up so many things I didn't know about. I knew she went through that divorce and it changed a lot but didn't know it was during this time, or that she had a miscarriage! I know she's struggled with her mental health & has been through a lot in her career so that definitely is something I want to research and eventually talk about. I can't even begin to imagine trying to perform under all that stress & pressure.
@@erikatorresmusic_ I love the respect you have for Mariah Carey. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I used to think the song My All was one of the easier songs of her to sing, just bc it didn’t have the high notes. Yep, I couldn’t be more wrong.😂
Yeah I honestly think it's easier than some of her other ones!! But there's still some very hard things about it, like the minor riffs, the melody is a little tricky, there's some loooong notes that require a lot of control. And ofc what you and I find easier someone else might find more difficult & vice versa you know.
Hey ! I would love for you to do a voice analysis on Mariah Carey. We all know she’s always had nodules but what else affected her voice?! What caused so many changes through the years
There are so many reasons that might have caused her nodules to get worse, it's impossible to know what affected or not, but probably a combination of all of those things. Her career was very demanding in the 90s with albums and promotion every year, she have said a couple of times she doesn't like to warm up her voice, do vocal exercises, she just sings. She would go on tour sick and hoarse (Music box tour). She didn't stop to rest when her voice was sending the first signals of a more dramatic deterioration during 97-99, instead those were years she worked the most. She have said she would spend nights without sleep recording on studio and writing songs, there's also alot of stress she did go through in the 00s, depression, bipolar disorder (that come along with a bunch of medication that can affect your body), abuse of alcohol. She had a miscarriage in 2008, and her twins pregnancy in 2011, since those are a hormonal explosions it can affect your voice alot. Even the dramatic accident she had in 2013 that left her with a clavicule and ribs fracture, and nerve injury in her arms and hands, she had to take alot of medication like corticoids for years, not sure about the voice, but it affects your body alot. She have benn through a LOT in her life, and many of those things certainly have affected her body and voice.
Omg reading this comment gave me so much anxiety I can't IMAGINE the toll it must've taken on her voice. I feel like if I have a glass of wine the next day my voice is not feeling great .... I can't believe she was pushing so much. That's so scary and stressful
Love your reviews ❤❤❤
Hi Erika. Thanks for reaction. Very detailed breakdown of her performance. I was able to learn a bit more about Mariah's singing ability. To me she sounded the tone sounded very smooth.
Hi Lily!!! Thanks for coming back. I also think she had some lovely smooth moments in her sound :) happy you enjoyed it
I loved this! This channel and Erika never fail to make me smile. We also get to learn so much. And you chose a true beauty of a record, "My All." - I hope you're feeling better, Erika!
So lovely to see your username pop up!! And so happy I could brighten your day a little :) thanks so much I am feeling better now!
Please react to Mariah Carey Vanishing at MSG in 1993. One of the best performances
Queen Mariah!
Amazing performance, OMG that tone, those runs😍
This is clearly not her hardest ballad, Forever, Whenever you call, Just to hold you once again, I'm free, Outside etc...All of them are harder
thanks for the reaction Erica, can you react to Mariah performances after her prime? Like "Vision of love live at BET 2005"
"I wanna know what love is live at X factor 2009"🙏
You're so welcome!! I also think Forever is harder, but that's just me. Like I said, someone else might find My All to be more difficult. I do want to check out some of those later performances. I just need to do some research! :)
@@erikatorresmusic_ Thank you so much
What Mariah song is easy ? 😮 Outside - Vanishing - You are so cold - The One - Vision of love - Emotions - We belong together…… and ………..
she is a legend and amazing songwriter and producer 🎉 🎶 🎼 🎵
To be the most successful artist during the 90’s is a HUGE thing , she competed with a true artist; boat just singers, ARTIST. Like Celine - Whitney - Alanis - Sarah Mc- Michael - Janet - Björk ……
I love how you dissect every run - because you can! And still paying Hommage to Mariah’s performance. This was fun to watch - looking forward to the next one!
So happy you enjoyed it :) 💜
React to her Joy to the World (Live at St. John the Divine), one of her best!
Please react to Mariah Carey's Fourth of July
Fully dissected!!!!
Could you please react and break down her performance of joy to the world at St. John the Divine Cathedral, please?
yes
do the mariah voice video plz
I just want to say you did a great analysis and breakdown to this song. I am actually trying to find a live performance of her that is closer to what she did in her recording. There are parts that has a long phrases with no rests which is hard that she can't even do in any of her live performances. I believe that's the magic of recording.
Thank you so much! You're probably right that it's the magic of recording, we can really do so much that you can't always do live.
This is the most difficult song by far, the breathing between phrasing needs to be executed with absolute precision. This performance isn’t her best live of this song, the tokyo dome performance was by far the most accurate execution. My only gripe with it is that the first chorus is lip synced, but I think by that time she realized she needed some space to preserve her voice for the climax of the song, the last two chorus’s.
This was by far the best performance of the song. Her whispery vocals might've sounded raspy, but the belts were amazing, and she performed it exactly like the studio version. The Tokyo Dome one is most probably dubbed with lip-synced chorus. She also dodged a few E5s in that performance.
As always a masterclass analysis!
Sometimes Mariah did things on the record that can hardly be done live.
Thank you sososo much!!! I agree, recording gives you the freedom to try more things.
@@erikatorresmusic_ yes, e.g. whistle notes, I guess those are hard to pull off live; you have to be physically in your peak form; what's your take on that? Do you use whistle notes in live performances as well? I know you did whistle notes in your recordings.
React mariah Carey I don't wanna cry Tokyo dome✌️
Give us the Mariah deep dive!
Her voice is complicated with her nodules etc but I think you’d give us a lot of insight!!!!
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The hardest are My all and butterfly from the butterfly Album which is the most vocally balanced album of Mariah between belts and head voice. Those two songs are masterpieces to me.
Pls try male version of Mariah Carey -Gabriel Henrique. ( I want to know what love is ). His falsetto is absolutely amazing!!!!
Reacciona a la versión de esta canción de Gabriel Henríque.😉
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Too much pausing and because u paused too much at critical moments. U missed the great part
Caloy quemada my all version. Please react thank you
Hi pls, watch morissete amon, cover song my all
Yes! !00% want a video on Mariah's voice!
Alot of her 97 and 98 performances were like this. She was way overworked
this one is amazing tho
React to Celine Dion Mr Paganini
u should do ariana grande focus at the amas
She does that to prove she is LIVE!
Very solid reaction!!! Love you and the energy you bring❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much!! Love you!!!!
You are definitely on the right track. That was really interesting. Maybe look at Ella singing Mr Paganini. She was v young singing it and it used all the shades of her voice. Analyse that. Please.
I love her version of that tune. There are so many beautiful recordings of it. Hope to one day bring some jazz to this channel
soo good thank u for this 🤍
My pleasure 😊
This is the year that her voice started to weaken but I think this performance is the best from that year.
100% The higher mixes and belts started to weaken for sure. Still sounds amazing.
That year was not peak Daydream level, but I still consider her vocal prime to be 1990-1998. The Butterfly era had gorgeous agility and tonal variation despite the loss of ease in her upper belts.
Hi Erika. Would love for you to react to Morissette's take on this song, though it's shortened, being the first in a 3-song medley: th-cam.com/video/2ziTV9EONEw/w-d-xo.html
Not my favourite reaction. Way too much focus on the negative aspects, I was left confused whether she was throwing shade in an otherwise positive reaction or whether she was picking a few positive bits in an otherwise negative reaction. Very puzzling to me.
Just because she doesn’t delude herself into thinking Mariah is a machine and doesn’t make mistakes, get tired, get hoarse etc doesn’t mean she’s being negative. If anything, she’s the most respectful reactor I’ve seen. Come back to reality sis!!!!
@@Jo-qf1gd did you honestly understand what I said? Let me tell you, SIS, you did not
I don't agree that it was a negative reaction or she was throwing shade, BUT I do wish she had spent more time talking about how skillful this performance is rather than focusing on the two very very subtle rapsy moments. What other singer could pull off a virtuoso performance like this?
@@MrTheLionKing1986 She really likes Mariah though. She wasn't shading.
I agree! Way too much focus on the negative aspects! Plus if she has a right to speak her mind, why can't I? Double standards for some commenters...
annoying … stopping every 3 sec .. sorry i could not finish it