![]() The energy builds and her vocal power matches it step for step. There is a swagger to her vocal performance as her confidence grows with each verse. Her gritty rawness is perfect for this song. Then we get the splendid “Me and Bobby McGee” which is the Kris Kristofferson penned track with Fred Foster. A great country sounding solo adds more flavor to an already full palette. The rocking, blues track sees Janis dig deep and she just soars with those choruses with some great backing vocals added in for texture. “My Baby” opens side 2 as grand as “Move Over” did side 1. Turn this one up to 10 and maybe play it a few times so you can take it all in. ![]() All instruments shine and they compliment each other so well. The Full Tilt Boogie Band is simply amazing. This instrumental had been recorded but Janis died before any vocals could be added so they kept it as is and no offense, it is pure joyous bliss as an instrumental. “Buried Alive in the Blues” is a total blessed place to be. The chorus is super charged and when you have the piano and Hammond going toe to toe with her vocals it is almost magical. When she sings, she doesn’t hold back and when she needs to pull back, she does it with ease. Her raw power and gritty vocals give the song so much character and you can’t help but get sucked in. They take this Garnett Mimms cover and make it their own in the only way Janis knows how to do it. It starts with a scream from Janis and then “Cry Baby” comes in all sultry and seductive. It’s bluesy sound and rocking beats are a superb combo. The bass line is the driving force and all wrapped in a nice bow with Janis. The Hammond makes the song sound so full and the guitar picking is first rate. The music is abundant and sounds perfect. “Move Over” is the only song on the album that was written by only Janis Joplin. Alright, let us get to the music, shall we. Not sure if this was originally in it or not, but a cool piece of history in my opinion. It has little articles about a lot of bands at the time including Chicago, Paul Simon and Carlos Santa to name a few. You could easily pick this one up for $1-$5 especially if it is in as bad a shape as mine. It is a Pitman Pressing from 1971 and not very rare or sought after. My album cover is pretty old and pretty beat up, but man does the vinyl sound sweet. The album was much more polished and refined then some of her previous works thanks to producer Paul Rothchild who brought his expertise he gained from working with the Doors. The album was mostly covers, but did have a couple songs penned by Janis. It also had a pretty famous guest on one song, the one and only Bobby Womack played acoustic on “Trust Me” which is a song he wrote. The album is the first one recorded with her final touring unit called Full Tilt Boogie Band and it consisted of some great musicians including Richard Bell on piano, Ken Pearson on Hammond Organ, John Till on guitar, Brad Campbell on bass and Clark Pierson on drums. It would go on to hold the #1 spot on Billboard 9 weeks and has been certified quadruple platinum. Four months after her death, the album was released on January 11, 1971. Janis had been recording her new album at the time of her death as they had started back in July and had recorded up to her death. Janis Joplin died on Octoof a heroin overdose at the tender age of 27 like so many musicians and actors before her. The August choices will be up on Saturday! JANIS JOPLIN – ‘PEARL’: AC/DC – ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap’ – 2 votes.Sly & the Family Stone – ‘There’s a Riot Goin’ On’ – 3 votes.Johnny Cash – ‘American IV: The Man Comes Around’ – 6 votes.The winner was Janis Joplin’s 1971 album ‘Pearl’ which is one I do have in my collection. There was a lot of back and forth between Johnny Cash and Janis Joplin, but once Janis pulled ahead there was no stopping her. Alright…You Picked It! And this one wasn’t ever really that close.
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