Robin Pearl
Wisteria
© 1998 Caleigho Records
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music which is by turns soulful, sensual, vulnerable, playful and raw
tracks
- 1 Nobody Sees the Angel
- 2 Myth in Blue
- 3 Story
- 4 The Way I Feel
- 5 Stay
- 6 It's Only Me
- 7 Poesy
- 8 It Sure Ain't Love
- 9 Compromise
- 10 An Excusable Affair
- 11 Diner
- 12 Swim Across
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Billboard Magazine says of Robin "Ladies and gentleman, this here's the real thing."
The Album Network says "Her gutsy, soulful vocal style soars above all of her compositions, while the rhythm-based arrangements keep the songs grounded".
hEARd calls Robin Pearl "An artist who will no doubt be making waves on radio for certain with more material like this."
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Wisteria
author: Girlmedia.com -geneva WorldRobin Pearl sings "Nobody See's An Angel", but I think I do! Pearl is a fantastic songwriter. I wish I could sing and play guitar as well as her. She's got confidence in her voice while having the security to let the music also shine through. Pearl can assume a new role on every track. Wistera is a wonderful blend of styles, harmonies and soul.
- author: Terry Allen, hEARd
Coming out of Long Beach California, Robin Pearl's music combines a number of influences ranging from mild country, to traditional rock, to folkish atmospheres, but there's something that definitely stamps each song as her own, whether it's her voice or her distinctive guitar playing. This album contains 12 songs which take in just about every conceivable style change & mood swing in tracks that will have some thinking of artists like a softer sounding Tracy Bonham on "Story" or perhaps of an acoustic guitar backed Kate Bush on "Compromise". My pick here is "Stay", which is one of the most heartfelt tunes here & like the rest of the album, the execution is as near to perfect as you might think possible. Other highlights for me were "An Excusable Affair" & "It's Only Me", which nears "Stay" for it's introspective nature. An artist who will no doubt be making waves on radio for certain with more material like this.
- author: Bryan Baker
Gajoob. Cuts from Robin Pearl's "Wisteria" have been included on the Oasis Acoustic Sampler and in the Spring Issue of Music Reviews Quarterly CD who raved that Pearl, "...gets straight to the heart of the emotion." A verse from "Story" is telling: "I seeded them down and like wisteria my needs have grown wooden and twisted reaching for the sun." Wisteria is Pearl reaching from an undergrowth of reality peppered with undying dreams. "Don't be afraid..." she says, as her voice reaches out from within the steady acoustic/electric blues of these songs with such power and demands you listen, demands you understand, puts that emotion on a stone and throws it at the sun. Robin Pearl is a rare find.
- author: Martin Fullington
Music Reviews Quarterly. Like (Bonnie) Raitt and (Janice) Joplin, she will work the blues from time to time, but at the core of even her blues singing is a rock base which refuses to calm itself down and be subdued. Robin Pearl is a belter. Not an uncontrolled, go for the upper deck seats all the time belter, but a belter nonetheless. She attacks her songs with a fair amount of aggression, and while she doesn’t sacrifice tone for volume, she would rather err on the side of emotion than coy coolness. As additional support to Pearl’s choice to let it fly is the awareness that most of today’s vocalists refuse to take those kinds of chances. Rock has always required a bit of reckless abandon, and while Robin Pearl’s vocals aren’t reckless, they do exhibit a willful abandon that is as refreshing as it is unexpected from a modern performer. The songs themselves are perfect vehicles for Robin Pearl’s vocal stylings. These are blues/rock/pop pieces [but] Robin Pearl isn’t doing some retro thing where she’s trying to recapture a lost time; these are fresh and original pieces, using a mix of instrumentation not common to late sixties’ rock Her band knows how to rock, delivering slide guitar licks, solid drumming, thick steady bass lines, and the occasional keyboard accompaniment. Pearl can stretch her songwriting into the slower pieces, the blues, and even Tex-Mex when she wants to, and these do provide a nice balance for the punch of her more rock-based numbers. Yet her work has a nicely consistent touch, that of a writer and singer who understands what drives her thinking and her styles and is wise enough to construct songs which fit both. Robin Pearl has the chops, the songs, the band, to match up with any male rocker out there. It has been a long time since we have had a talented female rock singer willing to bypass coy and get straight to the heart of the emotion. Robin Pearl fills that void quite well.
- author: Billy Block
Robin Pearl, an L.A. Western Beat star, is getting rave reviews for her debut CD, Wisteria. Billboard recently featured Pearl as a noteworthy new artist, and how right they are. Pure power vocals from one of L.A.'s up-and-coming singer/songwriters, Pearl pulls no punches vocally or lyrically and the result is a strong female artist with a delivery that takes no prisoners. Outstanding tracks include "Swim Across", "Diner", and "The Way I Feel." Robin Pearl, catch a rising star.
- author: John Schoenberger
The Album Network. What you should know: Robin Pearl is an artist who's willing to take creative chances. Her gutsy, soulful vocal style soars above all of her compositions, while the rhythm based arrangements keep the songs grounded. While Pearl cites a variety of music influences--Motown, traditional country and folk rock--she has nevertheless synthesized them into a sound that is clearly her own. Helping her to realize her first recording project are a number of seasoned LA musicians under the guidance of producer Edward Tree.
- author: Chuck Taylor, Billboard
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY This Long Beach, Calif.-based sister is doing it for herself on debut album "Wisteria," released on her own Caleigho Records--and she's doing it with all the certitude of an artist who sees nothing but a mighty destiny before her. Rooted in rock, soul, and blues, her gutsy first release, "Nobody Sees the Angel," opens with a desolate sliding guitar lick and carries through with seasoned bar-band instrumentation so leisurely paced that you can visualize the smoky club where Pearl sits on a bar stool and readily taps into a comfortable vibe night after night. Fortunately, she's able to translate what essentially sounds like a live performance into the studio setting, matching the organic arrangements with a powerhouse vocal that's inviting and rosy but tempered with the signs of a life saturated with lessons learned. Case in point: Here, she tells of a girl whose detachment and alienation are hidden from the world by a cheerful veneer: "Blue, blue, well she's got the blues/And her heart hangs like a new moon hidden/So safe there in the shadows." Triple-A outlets would do well to embrace this gifted singer/songwriter who has all the elements in place, save for the dedicated nurturing of a few enlightened radio stations. Ladies and gentlemen, this here is the real thing. Contact www.robinpearl.com.