Reviews
4 Stars Out of 5-"With Tight, Stax-Influenced Arrangements.", Ranked #7 in Rolling Stone's "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" - "...Joplin helped invent modern country rock...", "An Instant Classic, Featuring Some of Joplin's Most Mature and Well-Played Material...", 4 stars out of 5 - "...her most fully formed album. Joplin was working with excellent musicians who raised her game accordingly....her voice has a new control and fluidity...", "...The voice cut off was clearly in its prime...there is every indication that Janis was working toward a new maturity and confidence....With PEARL it's a case of a conscious attempt to make something of Janis' talent; simply having it won't do anymore...", 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...a poignancy that is as undeniable now as it was upon its posthumous release....'Me and Bobby McGee' is her greatest studio recording....frightening beauty...", 4 stars out of 5 - "PEARL was Joplin's most mature and diverse collection and suggested there was no limit to where she might have taken that extraordinary voice."
