Madonna vs. Mariah

(I posted part of this elsewhere anonymously)

Tuesday morning I was at amazon ordering the new Madonna cd. At the time there were only a handful of reviews and some of the interesting ones where:

It's Definitely not my Mariah!, November 15, 2005
Reviewer: Viagra Lamb (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
Mariah Carey is the hottest female singer out there right now. Madonna is an old flop. She's over with! It's over! Please don't buy this album and request to your local radio stations that they NOT play Madonna's songs anymore. She's a bad influence on children. We need better role models like Mariah Carey.

I can't take anyone named "Viagra Lamb" seriously. Also, that last sentence? Funniest thing eva!

Mariah is the new Queen of Pop, November 15, 2005
Reviewer: Shrimp Pasta Lamb (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews
Madonna is old, ugly, and fading. She can't sing or dance like Mariah. Mariah's Charmbracelet tour was one of the most successful tours of all time. Madonna's Reinvention Tour flopped. This album has ONE good song: Hung Up. The others belong in the trash can. Go away old lady! It's Mimi's turn

Mariah dances? And it's not like Mariah is a young thing either.


A Madonna fan wrote:

MARIAH IS NOTHING compared to MADONNA, November 15, 2005
Reviewer: Alexander W. Groleau - See all my reviews
This is absolutely the best Madonna album. It is her quintessential piece of artwork. While Mariah is around flapping her fat behind on MTV, Madonna continues to actually have a brain. Madonna's work is deeper and more inspiring than even. No one can compare.

lol. Yay, I am a biased Madonna fan.


And now there are more than 200 reviews.

The Godess and Queen of Pop is fully back..Sorry, Mariah, you are not the queen!, November 15, 2005
Reviewer: S. Park (boston usa) - See all my reviews
Hey there it is. People, even including madonna haters and not to mention, mariah fans, have waited for this. well, at the moment or since the time we can't even remember, the US has been overworked and overflown by R&B and Hiphop Rap. now madonna has still done her thing with fresh, sophiticated, and even sensual sound for this album. mariah has called herself that she is the best selling female artist of all time. well she is such a liar and exaggerated ad. in the US, Barbra and Madonna has sold more albums than her. Internationally, Madonna has sold more than her. besides that, mariah is just a R&B yelling and screaming crack as well as a trend follower, while madonna creates something new and tries something fresh out of the system. no doubt that mariah shakes her hand while singing

Uh, yeah, what they said. I think of Mariah as a R&B singer and Madonna as an Dance/Pop singer.


Another Madonna fan speaks directly to Mariah fans:

Look Mariah's fans (aka L.a.m.b. team), it's rather sad you're this desperate, November 15, 2005
Reviewer: Tanu Attajarusit "Tan" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
If you are going to trash someone, at least be tactful. Your pattern of nicknames and comments is just wayyy obvious, and for once - at least have some guts to use your real names. When Madonna trashes someone, she does it with pride and dignity.

Obviously she is now a real threat as the biggest album/comeback of the year, but you know what, why don't we just sit back and let their music speak for themselves - in a fair and civilised manner. Your dirty tricks are just wayyyy low, that even mariah herself would not want to have anything to do with you. I am infact a Mariah's admirer as she is a great singer, sad that she has some really crook fans.

BTW, I'm totally blown away by her madgesty's new album I'm still quite speechless about it atm lol. Each song has it's brief and simple statement - that is never preachy - something that makes American life an uncomfortable listening to some.

Lol, Madonna stays dignified when trash talking


Yay, the voice of reason:

Great album, she's back!!, November 15, 2005
Reviewer: C. Bright "CMB" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
First off, Mariah and Madonna do two different types of music. It is stupid to compare them. Why can't we buy both cd's? They are both great in their own particular genre. My favorite song it probably Isaac. Everyone else thought it was weird, but it gets stuck in your head. This album is much better than American Life. I think the album flows well together. I can see all these songs being played in the club if not for the beats alone. I'm a member of Team L.A.M.B. but I can support other artist as well. When you back yourself into a corner, your mind will never expand.

What's Team L.A.M.B? *Googles* Seems they are a group of hardcore Mariah Carey fan that are out to sabotage Madonna's album sales so Mariah can have the best selling ablum.

I have never heard of anything so lame.


Another L.A.M.B. bashing review:

Don't Pay Attention to The Negative Reviews on Amazon, November 15, 2005
Reviewer: Charles Ballard "Open-Minded" (New York City) - See all my reviews
Don't bother reading most of the negative reviews on Amazon for this album...they're all written by the same few people, who are members of the pathetic "TeamLamb", an organization whose website was "dedicated to bringing Madonna down" as well as artists such as The Beatles, Barbra Streisand, and Joni Mitchell. Their website was recently shut-down due to "legal issues" (i.e. slander) and complaints (i.e., the animation of Madonna being thrown off of, then trampled by, a horse). Notice how most of these negative reviews basically say the exact same thing, are only two sentences long, and are all posted by members with names like "G.G" or "C.C." or "B.B."...they're just trying to get as many "one stars" out there as possible.

How icky. And the must be seriously crazy in the head if they are trying to compete with The Beatles


I agree with this kid:

I don't care...., November 15, 2005
A Kid's Review
I am tired of the Mariah VS Madonna race. Madonna has sold more records than any other female recording artist. Ask the Guiness Book of World Records. Period. End of story. And, she's done it by making interesting pop music, challenging and inventive. She has nothing to prove to retarded lambs.

Carey has made the same record for the last 15 years. Over and over and over. Creatively, she never left high school. If you played her singles back to back, you'd never be able to tell them apart.

This record is a jam from start to finish. I can't wait to get it home and crank it on my stereo.

Every Mariah song sounds like the same song. Too bad the song isn't very good.


Someone pulls out their gay creds:

Not Music for the Dance Floor, November 15, 2005
Reviewer: Jerald Skilton "Justjerry" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
Im been going to Gay clubs for 25 years and this is not dance floor music. Madonna you have suckered me in. It's just Madonna with a diffrent beat that nobody I know would dance to.

Haha. An earlier reviewer said he liked it, but didn't love it, possibly because he was not "gay enough." I guess you have to have the right balance of gayness to like this cd. Not to gay. Not to straight. Just right



Anyway, I'll be waiting by my mailbox for my cd!





P.S. Madonna wins!