1001 Albums Summary

It’s sombering knowing that this was her last studio album, and that this released after her unfortunate death. Knowing that going into the initial listen, some songs hit harder than others. This album featured arguably one of her best songs, that being Cry Baby and Me and Bobby McGee (the great Kris Kristofferson song). The sound, and feel of the album fits the time period it was in. Recorded in 1970, released in 1971, it has that sound that we all know and love from that era. Rolling Stones ranked this album in there Top 500 albums of all time, and that’s for good reason. Janis gave her all when it came to music, and it’s apparent in Pearl.

When listening to an album, you want to be able to listen to it from start to finish. I found myself skipping halfway through most songs. I will note, one of their better songs Sabotage is on this album, so it’s not a full loss.

Immediately the first song hits and that 80s vibe takes over. Every song is a banger. You could hear any of these on any 80s tv show/movie/ or video game. The beats, vocals, flow, all perfection. I was pleased with this listen.

Masterpiece. Full of “from the soul” blues. From beginning to end, Muddy Waters gave his all on this album. 5/5 recommend to anyone, regardless of whatever your favorite genre is.

Not great, not terrible. Just authentic to the era “alt rock sound”. This is something you’d hear in a 2000s commercial or video game.

Not my cup of tea. Every song sounds similar, the singer didn’t have strong vocals. Lyrics didn’t blow me away.

Peak 60s listening. This album would’ve been blaring post war coming home.

Instrumentals, lyrics, and flow are good. Vocals lack, but doesn’t kill the whole experience.

Typical 80s British rock sound. Nothing special, but not bad.

If I was smoking the reefer or taking a lil mushroom while listening to this, I’d probably say this is the greatest thing I’ve ever heard. But at this moment in time? It’s meh.

When the first song was 16 minutes long I knew I was in for some trouble. This band, I assume, came from a time when techno was becoming a thing. Hate to tell you this hoss, but it was never a thing for me. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it.

Nice instrumentals, vocals, and lyrics. I was impressed with this album

When you look up perfection in the dictionary, this album is the cover photo.

One of the best albums to come from 90s hip hop.

They don’t call him the “King” for no reason. Michael Jackson was on another level, and this album proves it. From beginning to end it’s full of nothing but bangers.

The first song was a banger. The cover of Imagine by John Lennon was pretty good. Despite having a language barrier, I didn’t hate this album.

This album wasn’t life changing for me. He sang good, the band was good, the flow was good. But every song sounded similar.

Bluesy, a Little Rock, a little Americana. It was good for the era it came from.

Peak southern rock. You know as soon as the music starts it’s going to be good. Duane Allman was a master of his craft. Whether it was recorded live or in a studio.

Some songs were pretty good. Some sounded like toilet noises.

Not my cup of tea. Hard to muscle through this album.

70s UK rock. I’ll probably add a couple of these to my rock playlist ngl.

A good more modern day R&B / pop album. Had some good guest appearances too. I probably won’t ever listen to these songs again, but I didn’t mind listening to this all the way through!

Meh. Vocals and lyrics lacked for me. The band surrounding him saved it from being a total flop for me personally.

Just good, classic, late 60s early 70s music. This type of genre helped inspire music today.

Peak 90s music. This is music your mom would listen to, what you would hear in most 90s movies, etc. masterpiece of the era