Cheap Thrills
Sony - Sony
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Release date: 1999-08-31
Audio CD
Acid Rock, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, Popular Music, Psychedelic, Rock, Rock/Pop
1. Combination of the Two - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Andrew, Sam
2. I Need a Man to Love - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Joplin, Janis
3. Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Gershwin, George
4. Piece of My Heart - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Berns, Bert
5. Turtle Blues - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Joplin, Janis
6. Oh, Sweet Mary - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Albin, Peter
7. Ball and Chain - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Thornton, Big Mama
8. Road Block - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Joplin, Janis
9. Flower in the Sun - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Andrew, Sam
10. Catch Me Daddy - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Albin, Peter
11. Magic of Love - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Spoelstra, Mark
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Date undefinedLet's just take Turtle Blues. No bass, no drums, just one guitar, a wonderful piano, Janis and some bar noises. It's gotta be one of the best blues performances on record. If you are new to Janis, this is a very accessible place to start.
Let's think about San Francisco in 1968, saying "How about a nice Gershiwn standard from Porgy and Bess?" It was a pretty outrageous thing to do, and they pulled it off in Summertime.
Ball and Chain is heart wrenching. Check out Big Mama Thorton's version, too. Both great.
For me, those are the enduring highlights, after the Filmore guitars have faded into history. Yes, this was a great guitar band, too. But they did something unique and enduring with the blues.
Cheap Thrills
Date undefinedI have the original album and was concerned that maybe the CD wouldn't measure up in audio quality - not the case at all! It is a great quality and Janis's vocals sound almost like they did in person all those years ago!
Cheap Thrills
Date undefinedAs Janis' first mainstream outing, I believe that this album is the finest of her career. You can feel the enthusiasm between the band personnel in the all out "balls to the wall" drive of the music.
Done before the influence of the monied producers, you will hear a miracle. Artists doing what they love.
