Pearl

Excellent album but ultimately depressing due to the whole "what could have been". Janis and her band lay down a half hour of power, soul, longing, desire... Raw and uncut, flesh and blood. One of the quintessential american albums.

Een dame met een opgeruwde stem die niet zou misstaan in een stevige rockband. De muziek is juist wat meer gepolijst en gaat meer richting soul. Je denkt met die combinatie al snel al de latere Amy Winehouse, maar dan zonder de nasale stem.

She's another name I've always heard, and I've heard some songs on the radio and whatnot, but I've never really sat down and actively listened to. This album's pretty good though. She's got some pipes.

Haven't listened to Joplin properly for 20-odd years, incredible.

An absolutely amazing voice that is sadly restricted by some pretty generic songs from the era. Certainly not bad music, but it's hard to really get into music that if anything sounds like something from the late fifties. It's a shame, because there are some musical hints of greatness and definitely would've evolved had there been time to do so.

Ms. Joplin just couldn’t live long enough to see her second album released. Talk about a rise and crash! Well, what about this one? A lot of convincing covers and a couple originals, including the silly a cappella ditty, “Mercedes Benz”. I actually think she’s got the best “Me and Bobby McGee” out there, too. What haunts me about this album is that one of the tracks is an instrumental because Janis died before she could record the vocals. So they just kept it as-is, a testament to her untimely death.

Tiene "Baby" y "Mercedes Benz" que ya suben el nivel, el resto se deja escuchar. Imprescindible entiendo que es peor tampoco obra maestra. 3 estrellas.

I thought this was a bit...meh on first listen. Might give it another go tomorrow. Her voice was fantastic but I'm not mad about how she used it at times, some of the screeching was a bit too intense. Me and Bobby McGee is a fantastic song though!

Amazing, startling, arresting, wonderful, complex, emotional, and brilliant.

Herranjestas miten hyvin tämmönen belttaus ja sähköurut toimii, ainoa miinus on ehkä pieni itsensä toistaminen. 4/5.

Somehow I'd never heard her before, but she's got a unique voice paired with intelligent lyrics.

I have never really listened to a Janis Joplin album before, strangely enough. I knew some of the 'hits,' but nothing really more than that. I now know I was missing out. This rocks!

One of the voices of the 60's - instantly recognisable and some of the best known songs of the era. Not sure how well it's aged, but certainly worthy of inclusion.

So soulful and expressive. Feels deeply heartfelt. Would've been intense to see live.

Janice has a great blues voice. A Woman Left Lonely is a wild tune, transcending the genre. Half Moon Comes in with this funk rock intro and I'm all for it. Wow what a back half of an album.