Pearl

Not for me

nah fam

Grating doesn't begin to describe it, this voice could shred rocks. I admire the vibe and feeling, but still feels a little like Amy Winehouse or another soul music recycler, a bit hallow like why are you so upset again?

Kind of OK

Puh… Nervt. 1.7

Su voz es única, tiene coherencia, pero no es algo muy inmortal en el tiempo. Te tiene que gustar ese tipo de música para poder disfrutarlo más.

Phu, damit tu ich mir einfach schwer. Is sicher mal super gewesen, aber zipft mich einfach an...sorry janis

girl power

Good voice ugly cow though

Listen to like half of it, not bad but very much not my thing.

The songs were all very similar, there was some nice guitar, but the album was forgettable. The one song that was just her singing was stupid and another one of her songs she sounded like she just finished smoking. Not a fan.

I know it's not a popular opinion, but I don't like this. She's okay, but not much more than that and this has the twangy 70s sound I dislike more the more often I hear it.

Det är en väldigt trevlig röst att ha i öronen. Trots att den är rispig och inte mjuk som den traditionella(?) rösten kanske ofta är. Gällande albumets kvalite är det genomgående helt okej. Men det är inget som triggas igång inom mig när jag hör det. Utan bara en känsla av det är håller och att jag inte har något emot att lyssna på det. Jag upplever att några av de alternativa versionerna är intressantare. Det händer lite mer, det är lite mer utsvingningar och lite mer vågat. Det är väl ofta fallet med album dock, att man vill nå ut till massan och genom det så tar man inte så mycket risk med de vanliga studioversionerna. Jag tror med andra ord att det skulle trigga igång mer saker i mig om det var live.

Just...not my thing.

такое

Нет. Не самый популярный альбом в стиле конца 60-х, начала 70-х. Не зацепил вообще.

Don’t get the hype.

Talented musician, there is no doubt there. I can see the appeal she would have, but honestly I have to say that a lot of the songs were a bit hard on the ears. 2/5 stars because there were a couple of songs I liked.

Great voice, poor songs. Starts well enough but found it pretty tedious to get through. Won’t revisit.

One song composed by Bobby Womack which is good, the rest gives me zero emotions.

Nothing special. Best track: Buried Alive in the Blues

She’s talented but the laziest recording engineers I have heard so far ruin anything.

She shows great range, and the lyrics are reminiscent of Dylan. I'm likely to listen to once a year.

Int bängeri. ett par ok sånger men int någå att hänga i julgranen

She has passion and that blues energy. Credit there. And the story/feeling of the songs are fine. But i really find her voice repelling, and i just can't say that i want to listen to any of these songs ever again.

Not sure I am going to make it through this without forwarding . . . "Get It While You Can," the closing track, is my favorite.

Appreciated but not enjoyed.

It was good but really not me

Sorry, I know she is a legend and shit, but man, her voice is pretty grating. Great guitar work though

:(

I'm not really into JJ, save Bobby McGee. So, when I saw this was my mission today I wasn't thrilled. (I have had a LOT of clunkers recently). The, I heard that first song and it piqued my intrest. "Oh this is interesting and better than other Joplin so gs I am aware of." But then I heard the next 3 songs and I forgot all about that first one and the rest of the album continued to disappoint me. One star for Move Over

Ni siquiera lo escuché

actually couldn't finish this her voice hurts my throat

She had a great voice, and I get this album was of a time, but it's not for me.

It’s clear from this record that even Janis Joplin’s voice didn’t bathe either.

Listening to this album was painful for me. Now more than ever, I don't find her voice bluesy or soulful. This album was a 34 minute abyss of shrieking. Influential music doesn't mean "music for everyone."

Going to rate by how many songs I added to liked playlist from album. 1) Me and Bobby McGee

1.5/10 I didn’t like this too much Crybaby was a good track though.

28 - Janis Joplin - Pearl - Rating = 1 Look - this was put out the year I was born so it’s going to sound dated and it does. I don’t really like her voice, the big song on this album, “Me and Bobby McGee” is one I’ve heard and don’t really like. I don’t like the sound, there’s very little I like about the music. This is a strong no for me.

Podría ser mejor

Shite

One of the most overrated singers of all time. Her voice is so grating.

DID NOT LIKE

Too loud and random to hear

Appreciate the artistry but this album is not my cup of tea, it has too much of that country twang for me, and i wanted the album to end the entire time while listening through. You could imagine your older aunt waltzing around her living room with a glass of wine while blasting this on her radio. Found Joplin’s voice to be grating at times, and most of the songs started blending in with each other with little to no standouts. Highlights: None. Would not revisit this album at all, but i do understand why some people may like this record as it does have a few redeeming qualities. I give this a 1,5/5

Do not care for her voice…too screechy

not my vibe

Kind of think this stinks!

Not my thing at all. Sounds like a bad Aretha and the vocals to background mix was all off

straight ass

Dont rate it

Bin ich nicht reingekommen.

Everything she ever did was done a hundred times better by a Black singer.

I would rather listen to a vacuum on a moderately dirty carpet for an hour.

Nope

Just boring 1,5

Oh boy. Voice gone by this point.

Not my thing, I'd rather hear a black artist sing soul music with actual soul than a white woman with substance abuse issues. Not dishing on people going through shit but I think her music stands as a testament that white hippie artist overshadow important black artists during this time.

nah

Inauthentic

скукота хуета

A pale mimicry of established blues and soul forms, this regressive and backwards-looking record has little new to offer, especially in the context of the revolutionary transformations that were happening to soul and R&B at the start of the 1970's.

Not completely unlistenable but borderline

Nothing here is memorable to me among these jammy jams…got to the point where I was straight up annoyed by the noodling/posturing and didn’t want to finish, hence the 1. Sorry, Janis 🤷🏼‍♀️

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz? My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends

i hate everything about this....literally can't get myself to get through it sry.

Very rubbish

just cant

Oof... that voice, tho... seriously... Thankfully, none of these tracks had particularly outrageous runtimes, though they did all seem VERY long...

Not my thing. Can't stand her voice.

- nicht meine Mukke, aber ist auch nicht total schlimm

I had forgotten just how bad this was.

I only liked a few songs on this one.

Jahas ja jumalanpilkkaa....

standard Janis. Gravelly and dull.

this sucks

1. move over - 1 2. cry baby - 1 3. lonely - 1.5 4. moon - 0 5. bluez - 1 6. baby - 1.5 7. bobby - 1.5 8. mercedez - 1 9. truzt - 1 10. get it - 0

meh

Absolute junk.

God I cannot stand her voice. For reference Billy Corgan is a favorite of mine. This is just atrocious.

Janis has the talent and raw vocal power to be in awe of, but the music itself isn't really in my wheelhouse.

As per my Cheap Thrills review " hope I never have to listen to another band fronted by Janis Joplin The highest praise I can give it is that I could easily forget that it was on" Unfortunately none of these came true for this album

H

Not Really my thing , sound is ok. Ot special , lyrics never matter , emotion is yes there is

It was a good album for what it was. I don’t really like that genre and I can imagine people loving it.

I couldn’t get past her voice. Didn’t enjoy her style very much.

Pearl was okay, Janis has the vocals and the melody, but the upbead nature of the songs wasn't to my taste today.

I can see why it is highly regarded, but I don’t like it. Not a ton of variety across the album. I just don’t like screamy vocals.

not a fan

I can't stand her.

I cannot find, with a very open ear, any musical value in her music or vocals

Only liked one song on the album.

Heard before: some I catch a fair amount of crap for this in my house, but Janis kind of sucks. She's got one trick - the raspy blues shout. Beyond that, her mumbly stylings sound physically painful and bum me out. I get the appeal and influence I guess, but there are so many other soul singers I'd rather listen to. My one joy on this record: Mercedes Benz is supposed to be satire (I think), but the gusto with which it is sung and re-sung lays bare the secret heart of the hippies that I can't stand. Top tracks: Me and Bobby McGee, Cry Baby, Move Over

OMG I hate it so much. Everything about her. I know people love her, but just no. She had no regard for her own life, so why should anyone care about her music.

Not for me

Listening to this woman is making me irrationally angry

not for me

I'm sure that from a technical standpoint Janis was a talented singer. I simply cannot endure her voice much beyond the 30 second mark. It is absolutely grating to me. Mercedes Benz is one of the worst songs ever recorded. It's a song that makes me envy the deaf. I will never understand the appeal.

The voice grates on me so much that I found this unlistenable! Soz Janis!!

Solo puedo destacar la gran voz, es un estilo que se me queda muy anticuado, género muy quemado, no se que sacar de interesante

Such a distinctive voice...Ms Janis. Liked a few songs but not my favorite music for a whole album

I hate her voice.

Je veux pas ecouter de Janis Joplin