Pearl

Platene med Big Brother & the Holding Company har bop på bop og er røffe rockeplater. På Pearl er det litt mer nedpå soulaktig og Joplin er fortsatt en av de beste rockevokalistene, men låtmessig og soundmessig gir ikke utvalget meg så mye. Har en snikende følelse av at det ikke er helt ferdig, ettersom albumet kom ut posthumt.

dang Janice from the Muppets sure has some pipes

This slaps.

From her is "Oh lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?"!
Nice iconic voice. I like it.

If this voice doesn’t give you the feels, then I’m not sure that you have a soul.

PASME nunca tinha escutado nada dela ((fora aquele album meia boca da banda dela que passou por aqui))

fortíssimo, hein. surpreendentemente mais blues/r&b do que eu esperava. vozerão, instrumental bacana, parece que todo mundo tava se divertindo fazendo esse disco.
dói dizer, mas os hippies acertavam às vezes.

Easily 5 stars but what is mercedes benz doing here?

Loved it. Also these tight 30min albums are wonderful.

Janis Joplin is certainly one of the great voices of the 20th Century, but unlike someone like Ella Fitzgerald or Aretha Franklin, who seem to have every note and nuance absolutely under control, you feel that Joplin is skating on the edge and any moment could skid off the road into a pile up.

Of course there are great performances here. Bobby McGee, Mercedes Benz, Move Over are all highlights. But the passion and emotion in her voice, which, at times, seems about to overwhelm even her, make every note she sings great.

Perhaps the most affecting track is Buried Alive in the Blues. It's the backing track presented as an instrumental. She was going to record the vocal "in the morning", but died in the night, leaving it as a strak reminder of what was lost with her death.

𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭 captures Janis Joplin at her most focused and compelling. Her voice is unmistakable — raw, powerful, and deeply expressive — even if it sometimes sounds unpolished, as though shaped more by instinct than formal technique. That rough edge, however, is exactly what gives the album its emotional weight.

The songs are strong and direct, allowing her performance to take center stage. At the same time, there’s an unavoidable sense of incompleteness. As her final album, 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭 leaves you wondering how her sound and career might have evolved from here.

Blues and soul stuff isn’t for me.

3/9/26 - Listened during "work". I really enjoyed it and some of the songs I did not realize were Janis Joplin. Specifically Cry Baby and Move Over. This is a classic that I would totally listen to again. Full Monty!

Top Song - Cry Baby

Meh

She had such an outsized cultural influence for someone who was only known for a couple years. She sang at Monterey in June of '67, her debut album with her band came out in August of '68, and then she died in October of 1970. Very sad. She did leave behind a small catalogue of songs and this was a nice send off. Rest in peace.

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.

Wenn ich ein Album unter 40 Minuten sehen kriege ich schon einen Halbsteifen. Album war okay, deswegen auch keine volle Erektion

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.

Good but I wasn't too interested.
Note: I accidentally listened to this in shuffle so that may have affected my experience

honestly liked it more than morrison hotel. though it feels a lil weird bc it clearly sounds like a drugged up white woman trying to sound like a black woman

really enjoyed this album. lot of all time classic songs on it. would listen to it again