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Gotta get back on the review grind - I've been demotivated after this website, great though it is, compelled me to write a very long review of The Bends before hitting me with an hour-thirty Miles Davis album afterwards. Still, I march on. Janis Joplin is a vaguely familiar name, though I've no idea what to expect from this album going by the cover. It has a rock look to it, though 1971 seems too early for a female rock artist to break onto the scene. I'm locking in rock regardless. I've no clue what it could otherwise be. Blues rock. On da money. Oh, now I know why I'm familiar with Janis Joplin. She's a member of the infamous 27 club. Rest in peace. It's funny to me that there's been superstitions around and scientific research into the phenomenon of a few influential musicians dying at 27. Anyways, this is alright. Joplin's vocals are the centrepiece. They pack a good amount of punch, and they're constantly put to good use with how varied the songwriting is. I'm just not into the blues style. Feels like a cop-out, but it's sadly the truth. The instrumentals don't move me. Compared to Joplin's vocals, they slouch quite a bit. There isn't that kick to them, and the instruments have that slightly-blown-out quality which I find to be obnoxious. Overall, I can respect this album, but it just wasn't my speed. "Move Over" is a familiar tune, but not from having heard the original before. "Slayed?" by Slade, another list album, features a cover of the song. It's pretty good, especially the first half. The vocals are kick ass and very impactful. The guitars underscore the song nicely, though what surprises me most is how good the organs sound. I'm not traditionally a fan of the instrument, but they have a cool sound here which meshes nicely with the other instruments. The second half of the track lingers around for a little longer than it's welcome, but not enough to undermine my enjoyment. Solid tune overall. Book time. "...premier blues singer of the era". "Buried Alive in the Blues" is an instrumental track because Joplin overdosed before she could add vocals to the track. That's pretty morbid. Anyways, Joplin seems to be a prominent musician if she's a respected member of club 27, so I guess I can let this one through. I cosign this inclusion.
Not a huge fan of Janis. Her voice can at times be grating and her song writing has never resonated with me.
Hadn't ever really listened. Died of alcohol/heroine OD. I get it she was pretty badass.
Kind of think this stinks!
Not my stuff
Janis Joplin's catalog is the blueprint and foundation of raspy voiced over-singers for the following 30 years. Good album though.
What an album, no notes, perfect as is
Loved hearing, sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast with my daughters, not at all what I associate with Janis Joplin. Loved
Great!
Joplin has the kinda voice you either love or hate. Unfortunately I don't love it. The band is also pretty mid - run of the mill bar boogie blues. I have gained a respect for JJ over the years...I bet she would have been great to see live. But I still don't enjoy listening to this record.
I think this is the first album by a woman in weeks? Months? Thank god it’s not another indie alt rock album. Guitar is so good on move over, especially how it works with the organ. Not the most catchy but good song. Really good musically and Janis has pipes. Cry baby is a lot slower. Not my fave but I will say it’s ahead of its time. Sounds like a paranore song kind of. Good piano and well written. A woman left lonely is really good. Absolute ballad. Great vocals and great background track. Half moon is more of the same in a great way. That piano towards the end is so good. And janis Joplin ca flat out sing. Hard to have a bad song with vocals that good. Throw anything simple behind it. Buried alove is super interesting. The music is good not great but the story behind the song is really cool. Wont affect my rankings but cool either way. RIP Janis. Back on track with my baby. Another good song. The way the work the piano organ and guitar is like I’ve never heard before. Me and Bobby McGee is so well written. Love the switch up to primarily acoustic. Best song on the album. Very catchy. End to end banger too, solo at the end is great. Mercedes Benz is on the same plain as “blues”. It’s not a song I’m going to add to the playlist but the significance and where it is in the album is perfect. It’s very well written too. Trust me is good as well. I really like this album. There’s a lot of song that sound kind of similar, but then some so different which is how an album should be comprised. I don’t want to hear the same sound over and over again, you will not on this album. And it closes with get it while you can which is just more of the same. Great album 4/5
Very cool. This list has so much generic mainstream blues rock from the 60s and 70s. When I saw this I had some fear. It's so beautifully expressive though. The voice is incredible. The choices of the band are excellent and serve the songs very well. The guitar is bluesy in an awesome slightly jazzy way and syncs with the other elements seamlessly. All great fun.
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Sympa un peu jazzy en fond ça marche bien
Oh lordy
Classic rock album. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #259 Best Songs Cry Baby Me and Bobby McGee
Classic. Raw, powerful, soulful. Janis was a force of nature and this album is a testament to her ability to rip your heart out with her voice, but also keep a playful edge. 4.5/5 for me.
good instrumentation.
Feels like I've heard her name hundreds of times before, but never heard her songs. Good lyricism and political commentary, but not really my style.
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lotta songs about men !! as a lesbian i cant relate but she’s such an icon i don’t really care
The softer Aretha Franklin worship stuff does not work for me. Pretty great stuff to be had, here, though, as her voice really elevates the songs. "Mercedes Benz" is such a banger though
I can appreciate the voice but most of the songs didn't connect with me.
Great voice
I don't have a whole lot to say about this album, its pretty good. I've never taken it upon myself to dive into Janis' music aside from Piece Of My Heart, so this was a decent time.
fuck yes! I have never really listened to a full Janis album - what a legend!
Truly enjoyed the use of piano and guitar throughout the album. Janice has a very unique voice, and it really comes through on the album as well making it a joy to listen to.
Some of her music just isn’t my personal taste but I really loved a few songs on this album. It was just very up and down for me with songs I’d either be fine not hearing again and ones I’d love to revisit. That is just my personal taste in music speaking though so I still wanna rate this 4 stars because her vocals are INSANE and it just feels like a very cohesive and great album especially being released posthumously
I dig her bluesy groves man.
It's good and she has a great voice. Didn't grab me though.
sonido cohesivo me encanta su voz la textura me parece muy atractiva rockerona letras muy meh o muy poco metafóricas poco uso de figuras literarias todas en tema y muy gracioso ese tema sobre kerer un mustang
amazing voice. top songs; cry baby, move over, me and bobby mcgee
I don't know how to feel about this one. When I was a kid my dad and my sister would play this one a lot, and I didn't like her voice, so it's not something I've listened to in a while. Today, I'm still finding that grating quality on songs like 'Mercedes Benz'. She's a really tragic fucked up depressing figure and frankly it frightens me. This album also reminds me of my own futility and mortality so it sort of bums me out. 3 stars I guess? Not sure what else to say. 'Cry Baby' was used in a Dior commercial a few years back. Again I just feel really really bad for her.
I have no background with Janis, but I gotta admit, she was extremely charismatic. The album overflows with it. Couldn't help but smile while listening.
Cool person, unique voice
One of those albums where you wonder how anyone in the world dislikes it. The band and her voice are perfectly calibrated. The sound is so warm that you feel like you are right there. She's one of those performers like Paul Simon or Joni Mitchell where you can tease out a subject to any given song, but mostly all the songs are just what it's like to be inside this particular person's head. Or more like heart for Janis. As with the Jimi albums, I just wish there was more.
amazing voice, really lied some tracks on this
Not my thing at all. Sounds like a bad Aretha and the vocals to background mix was all off
She is absolutely brilliant.
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It was good. Very churchy like when a pastor is speaking during a sermon at certain times lol
Mercedes Benz is an all-time song for me, especially sealed up with that awesome laugh at the end. Otherwise, I’m not a huge fan of Janis’ ‘Aretha Franklin and Joe Cocker mash-up style’ - I wouldn’t turn it off, but I probably wouldn’t put it on either
I loved Janis as a teenager. Her voice is one all time greats and this album great although o prefer earlier Janis. Get it while you can is still one of my favourite songs though.
Mercedes kannte ich natürlich, aber der Rest war mir neu. Genauso wie beim Amy Winehouse Album: Tolle Stimme, schade das sie nicht mehr Alben aufgenommen hat
Wenn ich ein Album unter 40 Minuten sehen kriege ich schon einen Halbsteifen. Album war okay, deswegen auch keine volle Erektion
Knew more than half of the album but never heard it as a whole. Still one of my favourites.
So fun! I love the energy, the whimsy, the yearning of this one:) Favourite tracks: Half Moon and Cry Baby
Wow. I’ve never listened to her before, apart from one live album that didn’t really grab me. Tonight, listening to this, I felt incredibly sad that she died so young. Incredible record. “Mercedes Benz” really twists the “she was taken from the world too soon” knife in the chest that “Me and Bobby McGee” planted so firmly, but the rest of the songs shine, too.
Mercedes benz was less enjoyable than nails on a chalkboard. The rest was fine though.
Just don’t get it, never have and I guess I never will. She’s like a one trick pony and I just really don’t like that trick.
solid 4
Ya lo habia escuchado pero Janis Joplin siempre tendra un lugarcito en mi corazon - which has been torn apart by her beautiful, heartbreaking vocals- mi corazon termina mallugado despues de escucharla cantar, un abrazo a donde estes Janis <3
Good album. It's an album that's on rotation in my home. For me, it's a great album to listen to after having a few drinks with friends after 1am and you want to keep the vibes going while things are starting to wind down. Lots of great singalong moments in every song but also moments where the music isn't overtaking the evening's conversations.
not bad but i wouldn't listen to it again
Sounds country is some songs
Hieno ääni ja laulaja, mutta jotenkin tähänkin tulee ähky jossain vaiheessa levyä, eikä yllä sinne korkeimmille pisteille
Ei tääkään resonoinu, paiskataan kagone
Jotenkin Joplinin naama ja ääni ei täsmää yhtään. Mutta eipä sillä väliä, hyvinhän tuo vetelee tässäkin. Ei nyt välttämättä ihan lepposinta musiikkia kuunnella, joten keskitien kolmosella mennään.
Aika samat kun siihen Cheap Thrillsiin. Kivaa laulantaa jne. joten kolmosta.
Janisin ääni on ainutlaatuinen, mutta levy vaatisi hieman muutakin. Ei huono, mutta laulun ulkopuolella, jää sisältö hieman latteaksi.
Toimi itselleni kyllä paljon paremmin kuin se livelevy jossa Joplin karjahteli. Ihan hyviä biisejä kautta linjan, huippuna kyllä ehdottomasti Kris Kristofferssonin orkkiksella lattiaa pyyhkivä Me & Bobby McGee.
Other than "Bobby Mcgee" I had only ever heard Janis with Big Brother and the Holding Company but man this did not disappoint. There's so much passion in her voice, I love listening to her sing.
Fantastic
I don’t have anything negative to say apart from small moments on the album I didn’t love. Her voice is very interesting, and I enjoyed the instrumentals. I feel it would continue to grow on me with more listens.
Never listened to Janis before…but I love Ian Gillan and she reminded me of him! Sensational range, emotion, energy. Love this.
NO ONE sings like Janis.
Me and Bobby McGee is the one I enjoyed the most. The rest were also good. I also enjoyed the instrumental Buried Alive in the Blues. Her voice is also great. Mercedes Benz is nice. Get it While you can, was the last one In the album; a nice music to end the album to.
Best album yet, love Janis and the song Crybaby is one of my favs. Would absolutely buy this on vinyl
I mean… classic, jammy, soulful. Her voice was rough and that’s why it was so good. I love the emotion she conveys in her lyrics.
Powerfull voice and a bit irreverent. Also, likes to have fun.
was niet zo mijn stijl
I didn't have much time to listen to this. I liked what I heard, but not enough to go back to it.
I very much enjoyed that. I'm sure I've heard the album before. JJ had an incredible voice and the band are too shoddy either.
The cover says it all. Joyful flamboyance with a smoldering cigarette in the center. Burned out too quickly.
I love Janis, and the album is very good. I just feel like I need to consume a bag of lozenges for some reason!
voz sensacional linda, mas as músicas são um pouco parecidas entre si. É um daqueles álbuns que me faz detestar ter que obrigatoriamente pôr uma nota numérica. It's a really nice listen though e a história por trás é fascinante + me and bobby mcgee é banger as everyone knows
Great band, raw and soulful vocals, super cohesive as an album
Hyvää blues-pohjaista meininkiä, bändi vetää mahtavasti (Half Moon etenkin)
#235/1001. I had Big Brother & co at #31, didn't give it too rave reviews, but said that I'll wait for Pearl. And here it is. This album makes me want to step in to a time machine, tune in, turn on and drop out and move to Haight and Ashbury, get high, find some lovin and cosmically groove eternally to the bongos and finish the day with a religious celebration ritual of listening to this album (which did come 4 years after the summer of love, but since I have a time machine I can pick it along). But then I read Joan Didion's article "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" on the Haight-Ashbury in the September 1967 issue of The Saturday Evening Post and it made me rethink,especially about what happened to Susan, then 5 years, whose mom had been giving her Peyote and acid for a year. So I'll stick with my normal life, thanks.
Absolutely amazing, rip Janis Joplin you would've hated how the world is now
-Love the groovy guitar in Move Over. -Really like the power ballad "A Woman Left Lonely" and the bassline. -Fun album. A lot of the songs kind of sounded similar to each other, but it's still good, groovy, 70's fun. Favorite Song: Me And Bobby McGee
Blues é rock Rock é blues Lord…
I have heard janis joplin before. Mostly live tracks, and she is great, but never was my cup of tea. So i went it expecting more of the same, but the album vocals were much cleaner and smoother than what i was used to. Really caught me by suprise. I went in wanting to give this 2 stars, and came out debating 3/4
I was aware of some of Joplins work, but have never fully listened to her properly..amazing album. I’m a huge Prince fan & can hear similarities..brilliant
As the son of Deadheads, Janis along with all the big 60s psychedelic artists play a big role in my music upbringing. It's very upsetting she did not have long for this planet like many of those artists, but what she left still has a big impact on popular music today. Pearl is the last of her recorded work and contains some of her strongest stuff, although I still prefer the Big Brother and the Holding Company records. Would've been really cool for her to not die and be a cool guest for some future Grateful Dead shows.
Like a delicious biscuit, very digestible but not much nutrition.
I feel like I should be rating this higher but it just didn't hit me like I wanted it to
ахуенно поет ахуенная музыка но не вызывает лично у меня никаких эмоций
Amazing
This is not my favorite type of music, but you cannot deny Pearl's greatness--or the impact of Janis Joplin. I appreciate the authenticity of this. This feels real and gritty compared to today's artifice. Songs are iconic. It is hard to listen to Janis without feeling sad and wondering what things would have been like if she didn't die so young. Alas.
Vocals were not it for me (very scratchy and not like in a metal way?). and I didn't hear too much special with the instrumentation. It is definitely experimental and creative in a lot of aspects and has it's own tone and personality, but just not for me. One thing I do praise about it is its very upbeat attitude. Kinda like the B-52's except easier on the ears.
I liked HALF MOON but this record was kindof a slog
#1 track, not what I expected but 9/10 #2 track, a bit slower - I prefer it to 1, although there is it a bit of ‘talk singing’ which I don’t love #3 track, ok this is my favourite so far #4 track, little bit funkier and upbeat, less singing more music #5 track, very nice nothing special #6 track, good again doesn’t stand out to me #7 track, her voice is so much clearer and nice without the loud music (I love the music but it’s nice to have a slower quieter vibe) #8 track, can’t lie don’t love the start.. not my fav #9 track, oo I way prefer the start of this song, #10 track, good didn’t stick out to me
Vocals on top with cool guitar riffs, LOVE HER VOICE A LOTTTTT HOLYY
No es el tipo de musica que me gusta/puede gustar; no lo termine de escuchar.
A great album I didn’t pay much attention to the words but it was great to work to. Janis had killer vocals mmm. It made me think of American pie.
Screeching
This is Janis Joplin backed by a locked-in, funky band that finally lets the groove breathe. Tracks like “Half Moon” showcase musicianship that’s too often overlooked in favor of the myth. I don’t need the screechy moments, but the rest is soulful, confident, and flat-out rocks.
Meh.
Such a unique voice and talent. This album felt like an invitation to feel any and everything.
Grew up on her music. Great lyrics and Mercedes Benz is my family’s fav. That being said, I don’t listen to her often but very nostalgic
Banger vibe, not the biggest blue fan but I could listen to this for a while
this was lowkey really good but not something i often would listen to
Not usually my kind of thing, but Janis' voice is unique and full of expression, which makes it worth a listen. Honestly, prefer this over the 'Big Brother' stuff. Faves: Move Over, Me and Bobby McGee, Mercedes Benz
Hadn't heard much Joplin before. I get why people like her but this was not for me. I didn't enjoy her voice or lyrics much
Janis was a legend. She had such raw emotion, passion, and power in her voice. The material on this album is great and elevated highly by not just Joplin, but also her backing band, The Full Tilt Boogie Band. Imagine being a band so good, that you get an instrumental in the middle of a Janis Joplin album. Apparently, Buried Alive In the Blues was originally meant to have vocals, but Janis died before they could be added. Her death was tragic, taking her away when she had so much more amazing music to give to the world, but what she gave us was still amazing. 5/5
Amazing strong album!! Glad I finally listened to it in its entirety. The only album on here so far that left me wanting more when it ended. Beautiful voice and lovely guitar work.
What an icon she was, may lord give her that Mercedes Benz ;) She was such a talented vocalist and i aspire to be as excentric as this diva <3
Si l'on peut dire que l'album est constant dans son approche, je trouve surtout l'ensemble répétitif. Les instruments apportent parfois de la diversité tout en restant dans les sons de l'époque, et la voix de Janis Joplin est un énorme plus. Je n'ai pas passéø un mauvais moment, mais je doute réécouter ça un jour.
The world was not ready for such a baddie I don't know if I love more music or women but god do I love her This shit might change me forever
Pleasantly surprised by this! Heard the name Janis Joplin plenty of times but never listened to anything from her and had no idea what to expect (always had the idea she was similar to Joan Jett or Debbie Harry for some reason?) but this was great - "My Baby" had me pointing at imaginary players like a conductor. 4.5
Brought me back to my college days once again. I always thought of this as more of a collection of tracks in an actual album since she had passed before the album was released. But still a stone-cold classic. Every track. Wonderful.
Refreshing vocals, production is outstanding. The songs do get a bit repetitive after the first few tracks but its a short listen so its not a really big deal. Solid album 👌
i liked half moon. that's it. would not listen again sorry ms. joplin 🙏
Such a unique and powerful voice. Songs are a mix of bluesy gospel that fit her vocals really well.
Holy shit I had never listened to this album the way god intended and I’m so glad I finally did. Such nuanced and complex representations of pain through music I love you Janis Joplin
I struggle with this as i can see why some would consider this a great album, but it’s just not for me. Cry Baby unfortunately just makes me think of the perfume adverts it currently soundtracks. Half moon shows off Joplin’s vocals but just doesn’t connect. My Baby just sounds like an earlier incarnation of of Cry Baby. Me and Bobby McGee and Mercedes Benz provide an enjoyable change in style, but there’s not enough to lift this album from just middling.
I much preferred this offering of Janis Joplin than the previous - I found her voice to be much less grating and actually enjoyed quite a few tracks (and was surprised that I knew a couple of them). In particular, I enjoyed “Half Moon”, which had a funky style, and “Buried Alive in the Blues”, which was meant to have vocals but, as Joplin died before they could be put down, remained on the album as a sort of tribute in its instrumental form. Normally I don’t like instrumentals but it works here. The rest of the album is pretty tolerable, and I didn’t find it a hardship to listen to, much to my surprise.
The generator decided to follow Joni Mitchell with Janis Joplin - the 70s female singers are out in force. Janis sounds like she must have had a permanent sore throat, but I do really like her voice - it's raspy and bluesy, and so full of emotion. And this album has a ton of Hammond organ on it (which I love). And it's a snappy 34 minutes! I would say I think I enjoyed this a little more that Joni yesterday, but not quite enough for a 4, so 3/5
էս շատ լավ առաջին ալբոմ էր պուցս գմփավ: շատ թարմ ա ու աքշուալի ման ուզում էի սենց մի բան լայք դիս իզ վերի գուդ; ալսո առաջին անգամ եմ իրա մասին լսում յա տակայ նիշեվայա յագոդկա ֆոռ նուինգ հըր
Había escuchado otras canciones de ella y su voz me pareció maravillosa desde siempre. Primera vez escuchando un álbum entero de ella y debo decir que fue agradable, lo más destacable su voz, esa forma desgarradora de cantar ciertas partes. También este álbum tiene una vibra divertida y emotiva. Puedo decir que ahora me dieron más ganas de revisar sus otros trabajos también.
8/10! Actually very interesting and sounds awesome; songs are a little similar to each other but not so much that it feels uber-repetitive. LOVE the passion in each song, really scratches an itch in my brain; pleasantly surprised!
Probably 3.5 rounded up to 4
Some stand out songs but not something I see myself listening to often
2.5
- фімейл рейдж албум - лав жіночий рок 70х - ноу вондер чому це класика, вері гуд - улюблена пісня райт нау - cry baby - гуд албум фор 70ті - трошки одноманітно, але різонабл - класний голос - мені подобається як завершується альбом 8/10
Gospel-esque album with extremely strong vocal performance from Joplin. Perfect for a sing-a-long while road-tripping or getting the entire bar to join in chanting the chorus of "Cry Baby".
Litt for raspete, men likte da bedre enn forventa
Unbeatable.
Pearl is carried by the volcanic brilliance of Move Over, with the rest feeling like loose jam sessions circling Janis’ raw power.
eh
Judging artists who die tragically young on their work is always hard. We see them a perhaps the height of their creative talent, and without the long years of either slow decline or transforming into new and different sounds. Their work becomes exceedingly difficult to judge: does one look at their work at it's moment in time when it meant the most to the people it was written for without the judgement of long years, or instead do we look at the work firmly placed within its years and those surrounding it? I can think of a fair number of artists whose cultural impact was so great, but it is hard to tell if it was so powerful on it's own merits, or if part of its power comes from the brevity of the artists' lifespan and the small collection of work that comes with it? (I think this about all of the members of the 27 club, even though I myself wrestle with it). Janis Joplin's Pearl comes into this picture. Though some of the work points toward a direction rock was going in the 70s, it's hard not to feel as if this is more of the same from Janis. It is also hard to decide whether her solo work surmounts that of the work she did with Big Brother and the Holding Company. However, there are some killer and unforgettable tracks on this, and Janis's idiosyncratic vocal styles certainly make it a memorable work.
Funky! Knew one track (Mercedez Benz).
5⭐️ Me and Bobby McGee is an iconic top 100 song of all time. Cry Baby is as Janis as it gets. For me the missing vocals of Buried Alive in the Blue to remind you this is a posthumous album and that her vocals will always be missed is what makes it perfect. 1/5 didn’t finish the album 2/5 didn’t keep the album 3/5 kept it and will listen when songs randomly show up on shuffle 4/5 kept it and will listen to it again front to back on my phone 5/5 buying the vinyl
Hyvä levy. Pitää kuunnella lisää Joplinia. 3,25/5.
pretty good
Very good
Iconic Joplin - includes "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Mercedes Benz" (which I've always found to be extremely odd). This I think is also her work that is easiest to listen to and understand. Love it!
Very raw and strong voice. Such an icon
I get the iconic, legendary status, but her voice was an acquired taste that I'm not sure I'll ever appreciate. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10)
I have listened to this album so many times in so many different contexts (but mostly while drinking/partying). I think any context is a good one for this album. Classic album and great for drinking to oblivion. Waking up in a bathtub. Covered in your tequila-tinted puke. And just hoping that maybe next time you won't be drinking that shite...pipe dreaming. 4 stars for all the good times.
24/12/2025 *1. move over - nice drums at the start. guitar and vocals together are great!!! bass and pianos just started... great!!! oooohh one minute in and it is sooooo good. the bassline is immense! guitar solo great as well. her voice is incredible. very bluesy and groovy... <3 2. cry baby - who doesn't know this song already???? phenomenal voice..... the organ in the back is really nice. such a powerful song!!! loving the way it's building towards the end. wow...... *3. a woman left lonely - loving the switch from louder song to quieter now.... lyrics are reallll nice, voice impeccable as always :) organ in the back giving a gospel feel, as well as how powerful and soulful her voice is. *4. half moon - loving it immediately. going from a metal album yesterday when i couldn't hear the bass to this is heavenly.... funky bassline save me..... gospel and blues rock save me.... guitar solo, going to explode this is sooooo goooood. janis joplin's voice is literally angelic. 5. buried alive in the blues - loving the groooooove of these songs. fuzzy guitar!!!!! oooooo. the piano in this is sosososo good. wasn't expecting an instrumental track, but this is fantastic!! great ending. 6. my baby - more psychadelic vibes from the intro.... don't know why... her singing is just incredible....... nothing more to add than what i've said already. this is ecstatic. 7. me and my bobby mcgee - know this already from rw fassbinder's berlin alexanderplatz (fav movie/tv show <33 also has kraftwerk and leonard cohen. peak soundtrack). more country-ish... sooo grooovy. god her voice is incredible. 8. mercedes benz - acapella. really shows how raspy her voice is, but also how powerful it is that it can stand completely on it's own. everybody and noone answers.... that's it at the end.... so good. 9. trust me - all the instruments work so well together.... all of them stand out, but none overpower each other. such a powerful, growly voice!!!! 10. get it while you can - album hasn't felt slow or sluggish at all! don't want it to end! real great album! loved every song :) loving the bluesy/country/gospel/rock sound, very groovy songs. most of the albums i've been getting so far have been really great and this is no exception, been meaning to listen to janis joplin but not gotten around to it, feel very bad for putting it off now. will def give another relisten soon :)
very cool and powerful! probably won’t reach for it again tho
Her voice stops me in my tracks. So powerful. No one like her and the songs kick ass. I didn't expect to love this as much as I did.
Janis joplin has a very unique voice it gives the whole album a very unique sound to go on. Its also a fun look into the past
not my personal style, but i love janis joplin and everything she stood for. she could’ve been the lead singer of led zeppelin sorry
Mae mía… en mi opinión, musicalmente muy sobrevalorada
Sterk begin met Move Over en Cry Baby. De emoties en storytelling schreeuwen door haar stem. Vette groove in Half Moon. De afwezige zang (hoe tragisch) laat wel extra goed zien hoe hard de sessieband gaat. Album is jammer genoeg aan de korte kant. Even wegdromen en het is alweer bijna voorbij. Get It While You Can is goed, maar had gehoopt op een meer uptempo einde. Al met al een vet album waar de emoties door de speakers schreeuwen.
Solid album through the whole. The beginning always hits harder for me but kind of blends together in the end. Solid, just a not as memorable.
Fantastic Album. "Me and Bobby McGee" is the classic off the album, but "Move Over", "Cry Baby", and "Trust Me" are great tracks as well. great album from beginning to end.
Janis is an UNBELIEVABLY talented singer, and defined a generation. The songwriting is fantastic and the music is great. But it's just not my bag. I can't get into her no matter how hard I try. I just don't like her style. The album should get a 5 but I am basing my rating off of how much I like it, just like the others.
Liked the alblum. Like JJ. But this is the extent. I enjoyed listening but JJ and the alblum is a one time listen through.
I was pleasantly surprised and have a lot more respect for her music. I was expecting a lot of her loud, whining, crying and yelling music like in Me and my Bobby McGee. I really enjoyed this record.
Nice solid album
Such a great blues record, Janis was such a brilliant singer with so much personality and makes all these songs her own.
Janis Joplin was here for a good time, not a long time, and she sadly wouldn't live to hear her greatest accomplishment. 'Pearl' is perfect from start to finish. Janis lets her powehouse vocals do the talking through 10 tracks that, although she didn't write most of them, are quintessentially her own. With a voice well beyond her years and reflective of her hard-living and mayhemic lifestyle, Janis bears her heart and soul on 'Pearl' and covers everything: rock, soul, folk, acapella, you name it, she gave it a try. There are few voices that can simultaneously move you and send you into mania quite like Janis', and knowing that she died of a heroin overdose just three months beforehand makes 'Pearl' a bittersweet listen. One can't help but wonder what Janis' career had been had she not joined the infamous '27 Club', but 'Pearl' is very much the sound of a talent, unique artist hitting her peak as much as it is a sombre footnote on a career that ended far too soon. Jim Morrison would follow soon after and it would signal the end of the hippie counterculture movement of the late-60s/early 70s. 'Pearl' is the timeless reminder of Janis Joplin's starpower, which burned viciously and was extinquished in almost an instant. Best songs: Move Over, Cry Baby, Half Moon, My Baby, Me and Bobby McGee, Mercedes Benz, Trust Me
2.5
****
A classic. Not really the type of music I listen to but good nonetheless.
With a powerful voice and soul-inspired sounds, this album felt like a blend between gospel and rock n' roll. However, I didn't find anything particularly striking. A lot of the songs started to blend together as I listened. The instrumentals were very similar, but I liked the energy Joplin brought to every song.
wokal mi się średnio podoba i sam styl, ale doceniam, aranżacyjnie jest bardzo spoko, instrumenty bardzo git
Same as the rest of her stuff. Rubbish.
Strong album!
This is exceptional and sounded great. The instrumental treatment is superb. Janis is just the absolute best female rock and blues singer. There are classic tracks, tracks that sound better every time you listen. Grabs your heart and does everything music should. A 6
For all the hype Bobby McGee, and ...
- parece uma tentativa de voltar à fórmula do primeiro álbum, que é mais energético e hard rock que o segundo. gostaria de saber como seria o álbum finalizado por completo - também tem elementos de psicodelia e blues rock que são marcas registradas dela. o que mais impressiona é a emoção e potência da voz e como ela é influenciada pelo blue raiz, como Bessie Smith é Otis Redding.
Loved it!
Pleasant listen. Never listened to a janis album before.
I have tried to get into this album in the last 6 months and purchased an old 2nd hand vinyl copy in the summer, but the overiding feeling I have listening to it this morning is "when is this song going to end" and then get shocked it's only been going for 2 minutes. The kind of rock that Old Grey Whistle Test viewers used to moon over whilst dissing any music that sought to break the mold and move things forward. Her voice just doesn't do it for me (painfully shrill and strained through a meat cutter at times), which is a shame.
I completely appreciate her amazing singing ability and style - amazing - but I find it quite annoying. Can’t listen to more than one song. Just too much fry and volume I guess.
This was *insanely* good. How have I never listened to Janis Joplin before? Embarrassingly, my only real exposure to her to date has been... what, I think she comes up in School of Rock, and there's that 30 Rock arc, but that's about it. This album is super good, listened to it straight through and then immediately started listening to it again. Genuinely difficult to pull out a couple favorites but the two that immediately ended up saved were Move Over and Me And Bobby McGee. I'm honestly leaning towards a 9 or 10 out of 10, five stars.
It was good but not my thing I think.
This was a good album. The first songs really captivated me and Janis' voice is so unique and meaningful tha it is really hard not just stop everything and pay attention. Some of the lyrics are justbout of their time. 4/5
Her voice is not my favourite
There is no question as to the brilliance of Janis Joplin’s voice, it is undeniably great, a masterful blend of blues, soul, and pure power. While "Pearl" sits comfortably within genres I typically enjoy; blues-rock and female vocalists, there's something that doesn't quite click with me that would make me want to add this album to my collection or indeed listen to it again. There is a strong soul influence, that flows through the album, perhaps it is that? "Pearl's" true highlights for me were the stylistic shifts found in "Me and Bobby McGee" and the raw, a cappella charm of "Mercedes Benz". However, the inclusion of 'Buried Alive in the Blues' felt jarring and out of place with the other tracks. Ultimately, Pearl is a fine album featuring a five-star voice; but while the talent is undeniable, the album as a whole earns a solid four stars for my personal taste. Side one 1 "Move Over" (5/5) 2 "Cry Baby" (5/5) 3 "A Woman Left Lonely" (4/5) 4 "Half Moon" (3/5) 5 "Buried Alive in the Blues" (3/5) Side two 1 "My Baby" (4/5) 2 "Me and Bobby McGee"(5/5) 3 "Mercedes Benz" (5/5) 4 "Trust Me" (4/5) 5 "Get It While You Can" (4/5) Total - 42 Average - 4.2 189/1001 104/189 albums reviewed were new to me.
Absolute bop. Soulful, fun, of social and political import.
A great showcase of Janis Joplin’s abilities as a singer and her backing band’s ability to morph around her and uplift her sound. It’s a phenomenal and bittersweet final album from her cause it’s obvious how ready she was to keep going. Her singing on this album is half gospel and blues with a bit of country and what makes her stand apart from just having that sound is how she brings her feelings into it.
Great album, strong vocals, killer instrumentals, and Top track: Move Over
A very fun album, the singer has an strong voice. Glad I listen to it at least once 3/5
It’s about what you might expect. Pretty middle of the road
otra voz increíble de una mujer!! me gusta mucho la onda de los temas. no tengo mucho para decir, este álbum es excepcional en todos los instrumentos. el timbre de ese órgano x ej en buried alive in the blues es increíble🙏🏻 el soul es un género q en general me cierra bastante, y este álbum no es la excepción!! muuy bueno
Starts off with a pretty groovy track in Move Over. I've never been much of a Joplin fan--I've tried a couple times but it never sung to me the way some of her peers from this era did. Anyway, on re-assessment, it sounds a little better. Even Me and Bobby McGee didn't annoy me as much as it use to. Probably still just a high three though, but I can start to see where the appeal is at least.
10
Janis Joplin was undeniably a great singer and a very important musician often defined by her early passing. Many songs on Pearl build to Janis crooning dramatically over the entire band joining together. Despite Janis’ domineering voice, I wasn’t drawn in by this album, and I realized that this combination of ideas just doesn’t move me.
330/1089 - The description for "Buried Alive in the Blues" makes it seem like the song is gonna be a dirge but it seems more like a celebration of life. There's a lot of energy on the tracks but I'm not a huge fan of this era of rock music. A lot of the songs seem like "let's play blues lick number 7 for four bars then switch to blues lick number 23 for eight!" and so on. This is definitely the case with this album, but it was still an alright listen.
I like it! Will probably not incorporate it into a playlist but could see myself putting it in the background whilst I work. I like her grit and the music is really pretty and developed. I like trust me a lot and her voice is fun! Probably 6.5/10
Amazing, raw and unexpected
Co tu dużo mówić, rozpierdol absolutny.
This is one of my favorite albums ever and I didn't know how much I've missed it
Probably the best recording we ever heard her on. Her other albums were engineered and produced for shit. Proficient arrangements and performances. And I'll be honest, I only find Joplin merely a competent rock singer, not an exceptional one.
Slow melody ,fun different voice!
straight ass
Powerful vocals and pretty good instrumentals too. Very fun listen
Her performance is great and makes for a great listening experience, Janis unfortunately lost to the 27 club we were robbed of what she could’ve gone on to further deliver, this album also has one of the greatest covers of all time. In saying that this album is hurt by being mostly covers which imo as always hurts its legacy
Very helpful for heist planning
Good listen and an iconic voice. Shame her life was so short.
A great voice and decent album, classically 60s/70s rock
wild fire energy, soul and blues 70s, husky voice. now i know more about club 27. i understand why it's important release but it didn't catch me
det är bra men lite mycket samma skrik hela tiden. blir lätt utmattande
A name I've heard before, but I wasn't actually familiar with Janis' music at all before this. It's your pretty standard hard and blues rock from this time in a lot of ways, not unlike groups like LZ or the Stones, but Janis is clearly also very inspired by the Soul (and a bit of funk) music of the time. She's certainly got more vocal chops than a lot of her contemporaries, 'Cry Baby' being an early and very soulful display of that. 'Me and Bobby McGee' is the sort of country blues song you'd expect out of your usual Stones album, for example, but I can't express enough how much Janis' vocals add to this otherwise pretty run-of-the-mill blues jam, especially in that final minute or so as the song reaches its climax. 'Trust Me' was maybe my favorite song here, just a super well-rounded track that really draws from the very best of '60s soul. I especially hear a lot of Aretha Franklin in this one. I also felt similarly about the closer 'Get It While You Can' which had an absolutely killer guitar solo. So yeah - this was pretty good, again Janis Joplin's music sits in a very interesting fusion area between some of the most iconic '60s and early '70s genres, Soul and Blues Rock. And she does a pretty solid job balancing them here I'd say.
This is full of so much emotion and personality. Love it.
8/10 Very good - such an incredible voice. If a couple of the cover choices were stronger then this would be a solid 5 stars
Sometimes you can see a picture of somebody and be completely surprised to learn they have a drug problem. Other times, less so.
Long possessed, even longer loved album. Every song is a unique classic and brought to a new level by her amazing voice. Blues and soul perfectly combined in a heartfelt album of utter joyfulness.
"Pearl" is the second and final solo studio album by American singer Janis Joplin. Blues rock and soul blues are the Wiki-listed genres. The album was released posthumously, three months after her death from a heroin overdose. It was Joplin's only album with the Full Tilt Boogie Band. Joplin was lead singer and played acoustic guitar. The Full Tilt Boogie Band included Richard Bell (piano), Ken Pearson (Hammond organ), John Till (electric guitar), Brad Campbell (bass) and Clark Pierson (drums). Commercially, the album reached #1 on the US Billboard 200 and #20 on the UK Chart. A constant, repetitive drum beat opens the album and "Move Over." Joplin comes in beltin' her vocals as she tells her partner to commit or get out. The electric guitar follows Joplin's vocals. The piano and organ enter and we get a full-fledged bluesy romp. An echoing guitar solo. Joplin continues the vocal onslaught in the more soulful "Cry Baby." Howling, impassioned, scorched. The organ and piano are upfront. A soft-loud-soft dynamic. Joplin plays acoustic guitar in the Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster-penned "Me and Bobby McGee." Electric guitar accents. A song that builds vocally and musically. Soulful organ fills. The bittersweet paradox of freedom and love. Joplin sings a capella in "Mercedes Benz." Gospel-like in a song critiquing materialism and happiness. The album comes full circle with the drums shining again in the soulful jam closer "Get It While You Can." Loaded with piano band and organ. I don't think the Black Crowes exist without this song happening. Janis leaves it all out on this album. Her vocals are impassioned, powerful and soulful. They're an instrument in and of itself seemingly coming from every joint in her body. The band is very solid and tight; you can tell the album was recorded while the band was and had been touring. They cover blues, soul, rock, R&B and gospel. This is a very good album with an incomparable lead singer. It sounded much better than I remember it. A very high recommendation.
Não gosto muito da voz dela, e acho as composições bem pedestres. Pra quem curte seu estilo vocal, esse álbum é um prato cheio. Pra mim foi som de fundo, bem esquecível e irrelevante. 2.5
Fav song-cry baby
Normally I adore powerful singers, but this album was very average to me, I am not quite sure what it is missing, but there are better options my favorite track was half moon.
Have heard this woman's name a lot before and she really delivered, banger after banger, listened to the album twice and then went on to the rest of her work.
The only times I liked Joplin's singing were in the tracks Move Over and Mercedes Benz. Her vocals tend to have a raspy, rough edge to them that is unpleasant to listen to, though it works well in Mercedes Benz. The slow ballads are bad. The way Joplin sometimes stretches syllables is annoying. In one of the songs she doesn't even sing.
4th album with group. Good Songs - Move Over, Cry Baby, A Woman Left Lonely, Half Moon, Buried Alive in the Blues, My Baby, Me and Bobby McGee, Mercedes Benz, Trust Me, and Get It While You Can. Bad Songs - Nothing. It’s a shame how some people would insult her for her appearance even though she’s an amazing musician.
*1971. *A little Janis goes a long way for me, so this 34 min album is perfect. *She sounds so young (she is) but her voice is complex and the songs feel layered and emotionally charged. *I'm surprised I liked this, but I will revisit. RATING - 6.5/10
Janis has a fantastic voice and she sings brilliantly. Maybe what's most overlooked is the very high quality of the band.
Great bluesy psychadelic sound with JJ’s vocals…lots of organ and heavy drums… finger snapping and toe tapping
An iconic voice and personality with 4-5 iconic tunes. The rest being good enough to listen to again!
God I love Joplin.
I understand why she is an influence to other artists. Not for me though
This album is great, and Janis has the weight behind her voice I always feel is missing from Robert Plant's. First two tracks are definitely my favs but Buried Alive in the Blues and Me and Bobby McGee are highlights. I also love Mercedes Benz if only for how sardonic it is and how it proves she can dominate a composition with just her voice. That one "Everybody!" with absolutely no one joining in is so good. Actually, that's my favorite.
Meh. Janis J has always struck me as way overrated in the scheme of things. Still feel the same. 2.5/5
Ok
Will listen to this album many many more times
Songs that I didn't realise I knew so well
Holy hell, can she wail. She's got pipes for weeks. Yass queen. The front and foremost presence here is that stellar voice and there's no forgetting it. Vocals sounding like a brandy on the rocks. And this rocks.
Dont rate it
Shouting
A little Janis goes a long way
Some solid cuts on here
“Pearl” is Janis Joplin's posthumously released final album and a deeply moving masterpiece. That expressive voice—and the singer who uses it uninhibitedly to make every song unique! The tasteful arrangements and the great work of the Full Tilt Boogie Band fade completely into the background. I had only sporadically explored Janis Joplin's work before and really enjoyed this album.
Janis Joplins wonderful voice is accompanied on Pearl by the rambling soulful, bluesy funk sounds of the skilful band. The first two tracks hit hard and Bobby McGee is an all time classic. I do think the album loses focus at times but maybe they wanted to keep it loose. Majority of the record is fantastic 4 stars
Great. It's Janis. You know what to expect.
What an amazing voice!
Love Janis. This album makes me think of my mom so it is usually a good one.
Classic
Can’t go wrong with Janis
I must make amends
La mejor voz del rock de la historia..sin palabras. En el resto el album suena bien pero no lo sentí tan innovador para la época. Pero con Janis alcanza. 8/10
Some really great songs and some duds.
Bin ich nicht reingekommen.
Bin nicht wirklich in das Album reingekommen.
Man merkt schon sehr, wie krass die Songs auf ihre (zweifelsohne großartige) Stimme zugeschnitten sind. Das Songwriting dahinter finde ich aber eher mittelmäßig, sodass hier neben wenigen Highlights auch viel Durchschnitt zu finden ist.
Erscheint mir als sehr solides, aber auch sehr repetitives Album.
Grad echt ein Lauf für mich was Alben angeht, hat mir erneut sehr gut gefallen. Würde dem eine 3-4 geben wollen und lande dann aber eher bei einer starken 3
Folk, blues, country, screaming. I could listen to this again.
Lots of intensity here. I really don't care for "Bobby McGee," probably because I've just heard it so many times. But this album has a lot of energy. You can feel how intense she must have been live. Of all the tracks, "Mercedes Benz" really caught my attention. Despite it's kind of silly lyrics, it does an amazing job of showcasing her voice, which is awesome. Realistically, I won't revisit this, otherwise it would probably get five stars.
I only know Janis Joplin by her hits and her place among rock icons who died young. I also knew enough to know she isn't really my thing, but this was still enjoyable—even if the first half of the album's focus on "man done me wrong" songs gets tiresome thematically. The instrumental "Buried Alive in the Blues" is pretty great (though the story behind it awful), and of course "Me and Bobby McGee" is a classic. Glad to hear it, probably won't come back.
It just sounds all the same, not a fan but I’ll give it 2 stars because of Bobby McGee.
"The Good Die Young" That is unless you're Henry Kissinger, George Bush, an d Dick Cheney. I'm not sure it that truly applies to Janis Joplin but in the cultural zeitgeist she is seen as one of those cut down too early. This album was whatever the most famous song off of it was written by Kris Kristofferson.
Excellent.
Great Songs: Cry Baby, A Woman Left Lonely, My Baby, Me and Bobby McGee, Trust Me, Get It While You Can Good Songs: Move Over, Half Moon, Buried Alive in the Blues, Mercedes Benz Mid Songs: Bad Songs:
Fantastic voice, and what a great album. Sad that it is her last one. Could listen to this all day.
An undoubtedly great album, bit unfortunately suffers from what I call John Fogerty syndrome. Joplin's voice is so harsh that I'd rather put on one of two songs than listen to the album all the way through.
Sure there is talent here, but I can only take so much of the shouting vocals in my headphones My musical education began with punk and new wave - the antidote to this kind of 60's/70's MOR rock So it was never going to work for me
Perfect performance and production. Great separation where you can hear each instrument but it all combines perfectly. Not a skip on this record.
Fantastic album. I love it from beginning to end and only wish it were longer.
Pretty good. I am liking this way more than the last time I listened to it. Making delayed trains around Köln much smoother.
Rauchige Stimme, tonalität und Rythmus. Musik die Stimmig ist.
Love that voice
Classic Janis Joplin. Mixing rock and blues, this album delivered some high highs, some jokes, and even threw in a 50's "Grease"-like tune in the last song. Could have used clearer vocals, but the raspy Joplin sound has become a classic. Better than expected overall!
Really enjoyed most of this.
Very good. Love Janis. Keeping it at 4 because it is a little grating after a while and doesn't have the song writing to put it over the top. A very good blues album would by my comp. Completely unrelated: I have been listening to a song from several albums ago "It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night" by Prince from Sign of the Times. The song rules, but it's obviously not entirely "live", audience etc but edited, so went looking for the live version and came across an A++++ concert film. I would strongly encourage watching a lot of this but labeling minutes 12 and 58.5 as MUST WATCH. I have been converted to a full blown Prince guy. He is incredible and so is the band etc. I don't understand how I am just now seeing this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDPX_GZ-0R0&list=RDnDPX_GZ-0R0&start_radio=1&t=3638s
You couldn’t make an album more suited to my taste than this. Bluesy riffs, plonky keys, RAW SEXUALITY. The songwriting isn’t elite. Janis’ soul is elite. On some songs it feels like you can hear the scarring in her throat, but I like it.
Joplin always seemed like the goddess of Haight Street that I did not pray to. A life force that died with her time and certainly not in the league of Hendrix, Mamas and Papas, The Doors and the Dead. So when I saw this was her LAST work, my fears of this being overrated were HIGH. It has all the signs of martyrdom induced popularity (MIP)…, but… it actually delivers This album sounds like the 70s without giving up the psychedelic raspy charms of what Joplin brought to the 60s. Its Carol King with some Aretha Franklin, except if they grew out their leg hair and rode motorcycles without helmets on and swung both ways (giggity). We get some upbeat FUNK in Half Moon and Buried Alive In The Blues (which sounds like a Doors song). And maybe my favorite tune, Mercedes Benz, just sounds incredible and so genuine. Trust Me could honestly have been sung by Rod Stewart and I wouldve believed it. Joplin rips on this record. She was so dynamic and a force for generations to look up to. Far more of a loss than I thought.
I guess I’ve only heard Janis’s folk stuff - this rocked way more than I expected.
Obviously "Me and Bobby McGee," "Move Over," and "Mercedes Benz" are classics, but I also particularly enjoyed "Half Moon" and "Buried Alive in the Blues."
Opa, mais um pra minha lista Hippie que curto, show. Energia clássica dela, começamos bem. Curo demais a vice do Me and Bobby McGee, uma das minhas preferidas dela, sempre dá um sentimento bom, um sentimento de road trip com os brothers. Cara, Mercedez Benz aqui também. Foi uma das primeiras músicas que tirei com o Will... nostálgico. Que álbum bem feito, energia boa do início ao fim, mesmo nem todas as músicas sendo fodas triple A, ainda sim foi uma ótima meia hora, bem condensadinho com músicas boas. Daria 4.5, mas vou com 4.
Baaaaita álbum, pourrans. Nunca dei o devido valor à Janis, e esse álbum mostra que eu tava vacilando mesmo. Só musicaça. A mulher canta com a alma mesmo, muito expressiva. Destaque pras linhas de baixo também, só groovezão daóra.
Classic.
Truth in naming.
Very good album
4 out of 5. First time listening to one of her albums, liked the big sound it has.
Never understood the fascination. People hear “raspy” or “sultry” - I hear “WTF?” I mean seriously- another junkie who benefits from sympathy at dying young. It’s just not all that.
There's an interesting quality to her voice: It feels alive and her attitude is a big part of why it feels that way. I don't think it stands out as much today for me since so much music has been influenced by it already but this is still a good listening experience and I wouldn't mind listening to it again.
Smashing. What a voice.
Hey, I want a Mercedes Benz too!
Good but I wasn't too interested. Note: I accidentally listened to this in shuffle so that may have affected my experience
By far the most druggie album I have listened to.
This was quite a listen, she goes very high and the songs lyrics are very passionate and personal.
A massive advance from the promising but ultimately flawed "Cheap Thrills", this is boozy blues with solid melodies, tight performances, and of course Janis' incomparable voice - now developed with more personality and richer styling than in the earlier record. Like Amy Winehouse decades later, it suggests so much promise that would go unfulfilled.
3.2
This was really good, better than I expected. Obviously I know "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Mercedes Benz," but I don't know that I've ever listened to her albums the whole way through. Joplin has a unique and unmistakable voice, and if you enjoy a certain amount of vocal fry, as I do, it's very rock and roll. What really sold me, though, is the backing band really going the hell off. I expected passable, but got very good.
lowkey not my vibe yall
Janis is a one of a kind but a studio album has a hard time capturing why. This is a solid effort but the real magic was in person.
i just couldn't get into it tbh
Janis is always great. Much more refined than her earlier releases.
I enjoyed this a bit! Good blues rock, got me reading into her story a bit, a shame what happened.
Good
banger
I cannot decide if I love her voice or hate her voice. I think it's that it sounds great during parts and bad during others. I'm having trouble rating this one.
"Move Over" je fakin hud začetk albuma. (Glih včer sm pomislila, da že sedmič zapored poslušam moške. Skrajn cajt. In kdo boljši, da prebije the sausage fest k Janis? Je pa skrajno annoying, da je to že tretji izvajalec ta teden, k bi ga loh poslušala prek fizične izdaje, ampak nimam trenutno res kvalitetnega načina za poslušat cdje. Tko da, prek bluetooth it is.) "Cry Baby" je amazing. "A Woman Left Lonely" je mal bl chill, fak, sam Janis gives it her all. "Half Moon" picka up the tempo. Klavir mi je kul kle. "Buried Alive In the Blues" je instrumentalen, ker ni uspela posnet vokalov. "My Baby" je spet kul komad, ampak "Me and Bobby McGee" je pa amazing. Ta mi je bil zmer en ljubših. Všeč mi je kok unhinged rata prot konc. Uf, po pa njen zadnji posnet, "Mercedes Benz", brez spremljave. Sam njen sfukan, ampak lep glas. "Trust Me" je v bistvu prou lep. "Get It While You Can" indeed. Kakšen komad za zaključek, glede na vse skp. Kr mal upsetting.
i love her voice! half moon stood out to me. great production
Janis’ vocals have a pulsating energy that is a bit intoxicating, even when it’s at the more abrasive end. Charisma abounds. The recording could be better but this doesn’t detract from it capturing the interest. Would have been quite something to see her and Jimi at Woodstock amongst other performances in her all too brief career. Would have loved to see a longer career as I imagine she would have become an artist of great depth but the talent and star power is clear from this album.
Vocal range was impressive. "A woman Left lonely" very soft then as example "half moon" - Quite funky with some solid piano and varied elements. "Me and bobby McGee" - Complete vocal change again Common theme is mega energy and the ability to transition it to maximum effect to deliver emotional dimension which is rarely pulled off so well. For sure the USP of this album. The main negative / oddity is the production is excellent for the most part as her vocals a bit like a distoried guitair if not held in check can become tiring. I think they just about strike the right balance here but close at times.
I found this album quite compelling. I sometimes find this style of all-or-nothing singing can be too abrasive, but I think in this case she pushes to the limit of soulful expression without becoming too fatiguing. The band provides solid, big-band bluesy sound which is recorded in a natural, organic way. I love the rawness and vulnerability of Joplin's performance which is at its best during the slower tempo tracks. A lot to like and more to discover on repeat listens.
Everything she ever did was done a hundred times better by a Black singer.
That was actually quite decent, if a bit shouty. 4/5
This is the stuff I come here for. I’ve obviously heard of Joplin but couldn’t name a single song. I knew her harsh scratchy voice but that’s that. Anyway this is an incredible album! It’s a beautiful mix of psychedelic rock with soul. I really appreciate the lead guitar playing which often plays as a second vocal (and indeed likes to double and harmonize with Joplin). Joplin herself is amazing! So emotional and soulful and such a huge range of expression and deliveries. Definitely a must listen.
Pretty good, some of the songs could have been stretched out in length as this is a pretty short album.
Stare, dobre czasy, kiedy muzycy żyli szybko i przedawkowywali młodo, a nie umierali na raka prostaty. Petarda. Głos, energia, delivery. Nie jestem fanem pośmiertnych wydań, ale cieszę się, że to wyszło. "Cry Baby" kojarzy mi się z filmem "I kto to mówi" z Travoltą, tam to było. Jako chyba jedna z niewielu singer-songwriter wokalistek, Joplin stawiała też na warstwę muzyczną i pozwalała instrumentom się wyszaleć. Normalnie to tylko akompaniament dla wokalu. Joplin musiała być mega fajną osobą. Brzmi jak ktoś, z kim chciałbym przegadać noc. Wchodzi do rotacji.
I think her version of “Little Piece of My Heart” is a top-tier rousing anthem. I knew it must be a standout. This album meets expectations. Enjoyed it, but wouldn’t listen again on my own.