![]() ![]() From here she seizes control of the track as the guitar and piano subtly tag along for the buildup to the chorus. ![]() ![]() The swaying soul of “Cry Baby” has that voice reaching for the sky before going into the opening lines. The only problem is that she hits her stride only as the song hits the home-stretch. Only Joss Stone might come close to giving the song justice, and maybe Melissa Etheridge wouldn’t be out of her league here either. Joplin really lets loose here during the chorus, as piano and tambourine join the fold. Pearl opens with the boogie-based, up-tempo, Southern-tinged “Move Over” and set things off on a distinctive late-era psychedelic-rock path - although it still has oodles of soul. On top of that, there are six added alternate versions, demos and alternate takes on the first disc, along with the album itself. Now, the album has once again been re-released, this time with a special bonus disc of songs culled from her week-long 1970 Canadian tour with Ian and Sylvia and the Grateful Dead, which was documented in the recent film Festival Express. This album, released after her death in October of 1970, only solidified her status among rock’s ’60s elite, as well as disappointing all in the face of what might have been. Like Tina Turner, the soul in her voice could make any follicle stand on end immediately. Few names even deserve being uttered in the same sentence. But while she was here, Joplin managed to deliver each song and each performance with an intensity that few have ever approached. What can you really add to this singer’s legacy? Sang her heart out, died too young, legacy has lasted longer than her own lifespan. ![]()
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