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We waited 29 years -- 29! -- since her debut album. And 26 years since her first tour. Yes, Minnesota was counting. So when pop diva Mariah Carey made her long, long overdue Twin Cities concert debut Wednesday night at the sold-out State Theatre, does it matter that we waited maybe another 45 minutes into her show to truly experience that voice?
Oh, that voice. Rich and rangy and reassuring. It wasn't Carey's fault. The sound balance just wasn't right. The five-man band was too loud and her voice was not loud enough, often lost amid her three excellent backup singers. The bass -- too prominent in the mix, with a lingering echo -- marred a series of songs from Carey's new album, "Caution," a smartly understated collection of both soothing and sassy tunes.
After her journey into "Caution," Carey exited, returned in a new red...