I think the difference nowadays is that she sings incredibly good in some days like this one and not so much in others, but still good. Back to 90's she could sing incredibly every day.The funny thing is even in her "bad days" she sings so much better than the most of singers today haha

1:14 "is my right ear in use YEEEEEAAAAH" Is one of my fav moments... Simple but so effective! Her musicianship SHINES so BRIGHT when she just sings how she see's fit.

"no way ya neva gonna maaa AAAaaaAAAaaAAAAA!! NOOOOO!!! NEVERRRR!! Neva Gonna Do It neva gonna do it noooooo" sends chills up my spine!!!! ever though the performance isn't 100% live the parts she sang live are great!

Damn, even though the climax were lipped, all of the rest was live and damn, this may be one her best recent ABMB lives, her voice and tone was sooo on point, everything came out so effortlessly, i'm truly impressed.

And we're gonna linger on, gonna linger on Eeeh-eeeh-ee-eeeey! 'Cause you'll always be my baby Gives me chills every time 3:57

"Do you know this one? Does it make you feel like a long time ago? Sing it if you do. But you see, we made the intro, a little long. Just for laughs just for laughs just for laughs. And it goes..." LOVE. I sing that almost every time in the beginning of the studio version. It just melts me hearing her sing it like that.

1995 memories of daydream :)

This was the first time after a really long time (not sure how long it is) that she was able and confident to use her falsetto/head voice live!!! And her belts were on point! Love you, Mariah

I love the 'ey, ey, ey yeah' and then 'NEVER NO !' In the growl ! This performance is fierce I can't stop watching it !

If u compare this to her 2009's Stripped performance, the difference is absurd! Here she has some of 90s tone for sure.

I lost my wig from 3:57 till the end! PHEW!

I miss this kind of Mariah.... With a lot of movements when she's on stage.....

Best Mariah has sounded this decade. Along with Beacon Theater 2014. That tone and fluidity. 😍

At 4:00-4:04 I go crazy....

actually her voice hasnt change that much from daydream she can still songs from that album

@4:50 that lamb must have been slayed for life with that beatiful adlib prior to her reaction. Can't blame her. It was so eargasmic and really fits the song well 😍. This just goes to show the true musicianship of Mariah.

Do you know this one? Does it make you feel like a long time ago? Sing it if you know it But you see, we made the intro a little long Just for laughs, just for laughs just for laughs

Where all that energy come from at "gonna linger on ey ey ey".... her voice lit up even more. love it!

This concert is her best performance of 2012 by far. It was damn near flawless.

Love her confidence here. I hope she'll gain it back someday and her voice would never stop demanding such high notes.

For all of you saying her voice has changed, obviously it's not going to he the same almost 22 years later ! Mariah is still arguably the best SINGER in the music industry today ! People age it happens to all of us ! Mariah is and always will be the best !

All this time the only thing she truly needed was some time out and rest to regain That effortless quality back in her voice, Dem Babies did her good, you can really see she's loving being back out on that stage, and that makes this performance just that much more enjoyable to watch.

Ad-lib at 4:00 is like Obsessed

It is shocking how much her agility, flexibility and ease of voice has decreased over these past three years. This was at a time when she was getting good sleep, coming off the pregnancy and all, and probably hadn't gotten back into drinking as much. Her quality still from 3:58-5-4:04 and 4:43-4:48 is still stunning, though. Also she looked like a million bucks, too.

I miss this Mariah Carey.

The Emancipation of Mimi era was the best She looks full of energy and confident💕

she feels the music totally!!

Diva is every sense of the word. Incredible talent, unmatched beauty and incredible generosity 💛

I really can't believe how amazing this performance is. I love the end: "No way you're ever gonna shake me-hey, hey, HEEEEY! NOOOO! Noooo!" ahhh, bliss. Her voice heals me on many bad days.

Mariah being possessed by highbelt-riah 3:57

OUR LOVE WILL NEVER END NOO we love you MIMI

Hands down my favorite Always Be My Baby performance of hers

very true that mariah is more comfortable & usually shines more in concerts...she always adds extra stuff..ALWAYS. Soo different than when she performs for award shows i think that's when she's out of her comfort zone.

3:58 "and we're gonna linger on gonna linger on!" love it!

I love so much this era, she was so confident and the best vocal agility ever

Real live performer

gosh, she makes me feel excited

She did a great job here.

Ok..WHY can't NO ONE ELSE make me MELT like Mariah does?? I'm talkin fingers shaking, shoulders rising, scooting out of my seat, heart warming up, eyes watering, throwing my hand at the screen like u better SANG!!! The entire into before verse 1 is just A+mazing, as well as the ending & rest of the song!

WOW I heard something new at @3:58 - @4:00 !! First time she's done it and it sounds perfect. The ending was phenomenal as well! Arghhh so good! I want a new album now!!!!!!!!

EN ESTA CANCION DEMOSTRO QUE ES LA MARIAH DE SIEMPRE! MUY FUERTE CUANDO SE DEBE MUY SUAVE CUANDO SE DEBE ! Y ESAS NOTAS QUE IMPRESIONAN A LAS MAS GRANDES!

good to be back mariah welcome back... i miss her singing live....

Nobody will ever take her place. She's the best.

SLAY!!! QUEEN MARIAH

the queen is back! the voice is back! long live queen mariah

she seems so much happier :) her vocals have become even more creative and unpredictable than they already were :)

She was really feeling this song like wow, now a days I feel that this is song is almost a chore for her to sing. It’s thrown in the set list, but it’s as if she doesn’t want to sing it.

goddess mariah never seems to dissappoint me...even when the "glitter" era, she was still amazing i love this woman...A LIVING LEGEND..i see another hit album the will go down in history books

She sounds like gold, This is Mariah Carey! ♥

This was her best performance of this track I've ever seen in years! I love all of the ad libs and extra notes at the end. She looks so happy to be up there and was really just SANNNGIN! X

I agree! In I'll be there from this same performance.. she ends it with one of her signature riffs.... Where she starts super low and brings up an entire octave while riffing the whole way.... lol. It got me so excited!

Words cannot explain how good this performance was!!!

and we kept on singing them doo doo doo's

That song is just perfect..!!!

Thank you for posting such gr8 quality!!!

This was a very great performance of ABMB. Why am I just seeing this now? Good lawd ❤

:handsdown: Thanks for uploading this. I can't help watching over and over and over again..like no end. i♥u Mariah!

agreed! she sounds amazing! can't wait for her new stuff!

This was beyond excellent! Voice is in amazing shape ;)

I love Mariah, I was sooo worried when she wasn't able to perform the way we loved her but I stayed true.. Turns out she was trying to have a family and was taking meds that changed her voice. She back, doing it better than most. Welcome Back Mimi!

Perfection!!!!

oh! my goodness!!! she's TOTALLY AMAZING!!! STUNNING!!!

i love this she looks so pritty and she never ages girrllll!!!!

Sounds great! SHE'S BACK!!!

Amazing voice

OMG i love her some much!!!!! i swear i love that shes more creative and happier now!! she has inspiration now and her voice sound amazingly beautiful like always!!! MARIAH 4EVA

THE TRANSITIONS DON'T STAND A CHANCE WITH THAT DAMN NERVOUSNESS!!!

Love the talk singing during the intro.. Her falsetto is just effortless! Amazing :) QUEEN!

I love her

OMG those runs and embellishments are beautiful, best Singer EVER!

I love this. LYM MC!

Daaaaamn. Incredible!

Her voice was in great shape here :), love that song, it always sounds fresh for me.But does she really thinks that we don't know that she always lip sync the "A matter of timeeeeeeeee my all oooooh uoooh yeeeeeeeeeah yeeeeeah!"????

Mariah is bac in form ya hear!!! love the way she sang this was like if it was the firs ttime i hear it NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Supreme Songbird/Diva/Queen... HAS FINALLY BACK.!

Happy Anniversary Mariah!!

Plus her voice is still amazing.

HUHU D+++ INCRIVELL!!!!!!!!!!!

You can clearly see the cameraman swaying to the song ❤

i love the part linger on , onwards :) she so the daydream era mariah :))

i love how she sung the words she wanna say!!!

Hay quá!!!!

Yesss sing MiMi she sounds AMAZING! LAMB 4 LIFE:)

Love her whisper transitions! xD

being a singe rmy self i can say for a fact that lots of times we hold back when singing on "PURPOSE" s and sing inlower keys to preserve the voice when singing live. the "eh" dosent mean she can not hit or sustainit just means she dosent want to sing the note's so that her voice can last all through the night. belting constantly tires the voice and when the voice istired the tone and texture are lowerd and changed from how ur voice woudl sound normally.

la amo mucho

OMG I just can´t wait to see her in Austria on April30 :)

Yall, I Just Cant Find The Perfect Words To Say How Perfect This Was 4 Me.

4:06 is always my fave part of the song - whether its long like the Palms or Stripped or short (like here)

4:41 ❤

eh eh eheh!!!! god i love her

I was there vip baby nice

Amazing high voice at the beginning random parts

THE END IS UGH!!!!! she took ona musical form. :)))).

i love 4:00 - 4:03 part...

OMG!!!

3.58-3.40 my fav!

....okay so i've been watching other videos from her performance and i dont think the quality of those videos showcase how amazing her voice really did sound that night....like you know when people are always like "she sounds like her daydream era"? well SHE REALLY DOES sound like her daydream era. As mariah would say "IMPECCABLE" performance!

She sounds well rested. I hope she brings it with the new project.

I think everyone such as interviewees, media, some fans, and other should stop rushing her for her new album. Let the perfectionist work. Don't rush the almighty queen !