Tracks
- 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
- Get It While You Can
Pearl is an overproduced album or at least it seems that way. The music is blues rock. There's no doubt that Janis Joplin is one of the greatest blues singers. She demonstrates that clearly on this album. The Full Tilt Boogie Band sounds like a group of competent players.
But this album sounds too clinical and dispassionate. Everyone is playing and singing what they are supposed to sing and no one dares go off script. Blues rock is spontaneous and filled with emotion because that is what the blues is about.
I like this album. I can't dislike Janis Joplin and I think this album is worth listening to. Despite its problems, there is hardly any alternative and it really is a good album. I don't really think it belongs on the 1001 Albums list. There are enough blues rock albums. The only good reason would be because there are hardly any great female blues rock singers and Janis was a peer among men.
All the songs are good. I think Move Over, Cry Baby, Half Moon, My Baby, Me and Bobby McGee and Mercedes Benz are the stand outs.
★★★★★★★★☆☆
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