ジャニス・ジョプリン 1971年発売『Pearl』のアナログ盤
ジャニスの絶唱。最後のスタジオ録音 全米No.1アルバム。71年に発表されたジャニスの遺作となるスタジオ・レコーディング。彼女の理想のプロデューサー、ポール・ロスチャイルドとのセッション通じて本当に自分の追求する音をみつけ、彼女の可能性は無限に広がっていきそうにみえたが未完のままドラッグの過剰摂取により27才で死亡。"パール"はジャニスが好んだニックネーム、人からこうよばれることをうれしがったという。全米No.1アルバム。全米No.1シングル「ミー&ボビー・マギー」収録。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2020/04/24)
Janis Joplin's second masterpiece (after Cheap Thrills), Pearl was designed as a showcase for her powerhouse vocals, stripping down the arrangements that had often previously cluttered her music or threatened to drown her out. Thanks also to a more consistent set of songs, the results are magnificent -- given room to breathe, Joplin's trademark rasp conveys an aching, desperate passion on funked-up, bluesy rockers, ballads both dramatic and tender, and her signature song, the posthumous number one hit "Me and Bobby McGee." The unfinished "Buried Alive in the Blues" features no Joplin vocals -- she was scheduled to record them on the day after she was found dead. Its incompleteness mirrors Joplin's career: Pearl's power leaves the listener to wonder what else Joplin could have accomplished, but few artists could ask for a better final statement. ~ Steve Huey
Rovi