Reviews (page 10 of 13)
It’s boring for me.
Imagine the hammer God must have used to pound this mighty voice into this little body. 3.5/5
Not a Big Joplin fan but if I had to pick one this is it
Obviously love "Piece of My Heart." Some of it is a little too hippie 60s for me. The bluesy stuff is great
If it weren't for Janis Joplin, this would be a plain 2. The songs are not too bad with the covered ones the better, the instrumental delivery is amateurish. No real joy here.
I never knew Janis Joplin sang with a band....or never really gave it a thought until now. Very good, not great. Her voice tho.
3.5 I liked it and Janis is great but sometimes her vocals just irritate me
Solid
Do not love this album.
Sounds like Whites in the 60s wanted to show appreciation for Black music by having a White woman screech over some music
This album was fine, I just wasn't in the mood to possibly enjoy it more than maybe the credit deserves. Definitely gets an A+ for the album cover artwork.
This was ok for a 60s blues rock album. Joplin's voice is an acquired taste, but the backing band was pretty good.
I already listened to this one wtf
3.5, deserves a second listen. Soulful showing of Joplin’s voice accompanied by quite standard bluesy licks and solos. Overall a nice album.
I'm not a big Janis Joplin fan. There's still some decent stuff here, and she does sing with big emotion/passion, so that's good.
This record is really carried on by Janis Joplin. It has some good moments, it has some very cool guitar solos and like aI said before Joplin's raspy voice really is the main attractive of the record. It doesnt feel to longas a record, but really I didnt find many highs or many lows on this album, is quite consistent, but it didnt have anything that really surprisedme
The cover might be more iconic than the album, honestly. Blues-rock that became so ubiquitous that it now sounds dated and commonplace, but at the time was surely groundbreaking. Wikipedia suggests the live treatment is completely studio-driven, which really just means it sounds like it was recorded in the very back of a long room. More than anything, it highlights the fact that Janis was too big to be contained within a band. It's fine, but I doubt many people listen to this for the "backing band."
Doesn’t hold up
Didnt finish it
Not my normal jam. Appreciated it though, and my foot was tapping along occasionally.
Not something I'd seek out, but I definitely didn't mind having it on. Quite a fan of some of the guitar parts. 3/5
Yeah, ya know? It's fine. Like most of these albums. It's perfectly good.
Janis needs a cough drop after all the fucking screeching she did.
She seems influential but I’m not a big fan of her voice or her story.
This was pretty good a couple of very good songs.
It was quite an interesting listen. Janis Joplin sounds like a cross between Marge Simpson and Robert Plant. The songs are quite good to listen to. Adding applause to a studio album isn't a smart move and should be avoided. "Cheap Thrills" is a nice psychedelic album. I'll give it 3 stars.
Ok
Some of the songs are way too long and rambling. This gets three stars only because of Janis Joplin.
Raw, dirty bluesy album. Stand out for me was Ball and Chain. Jains Joplin would have been awesome to see live. But listening to her in car or home is something I can only take in tears, small doses.
I enjoyed Sam Andrew's guitar playing. Janis I can take or leave. Sometimes her voice is really something special. Sometimes it just sounds forced and grating. The fake live sounds were cheesy, but overall I enjoyed listening to this album.
Live rock and roll with female vocals. OK background music, but nothing I will come back to.
Bluesy and spicy, with lots of Janis Joplin sauce. The sound gets old pretty fast, but I can definitely appreciate the music for what it is, and Janis's singing is quite masterful. Three stars.
Good listen fo today i like when artists do cool things with my headphones and make noise move around and shit its cool 3.4/5
You know what? This might be the best Janis Joplin album. First time hearing it and even without Piece of My Heart which might be her best song, this is chock full of good tunes. Sam Andrew's vocals and the bigger influence of psychedelic music than on Joplin's solo work add another dimension. Interesting trick they used here is incorporating the "live audience sounds" even though only 1 song here was recorded live.
Quite good.
The album cover is fire. The music on the other hand is a bit meh. Competent performances, but nothing that truly stands the test of time. Janis' voice, like Joe Cocker, Robert Plant, and Axl Rose gets a bit gimmicky and tiresome after awhile. None of these tracks made it into my regular rotation.
Good music but probably wouldn’t listen to again
Not bad but just ok
Easy listen. Felt like I was at a small venue, standing room only, with a cold beer.
I want to like Janis Joplin SO BAD, but her voice is grating
Solid
aaah janis. albumcover huuuere geil. oke s isch afoch bluesrock i guess. und s isch live und sochli semi guet ufgnoh? combination of the two findi en funny titel. uuh uuh aah. i need a man to love het e sehr cools riff. gfallt mer irgendwie. summertiiime. afoch crazy song. sie singt huuuuere chratzig mann. finds scho fast unagnehm. ah holy shit s isch keis live album d publikumsgrüüsch sind spöter dezue tue. bi piece of my heart singt sie chli klarer tönt vieel besser. coole song. mbappé blues au sehr nice. sie cha scho singe. aber au nöd meega geil. oh sweet mary singt nödmol d janis heee. finds au easy whack gad ball and chain isch chli vibier, joplin beltet und d band spielt moody blues in moll. pässlet mer. gut glaub e solids nöd enthusiastischs 3.
decent
Sometimes that Janis caterwaul comes through like late 70's Donna in the Dead and it's all I can hear.
I’ve heard Another Piece of my Heart before and all of these songs sound like drunks at a BBQ. 3 stars for Janis though
There's an incredible album buried in here but it's covered up by so much noodling. Janis is predictably excellent and Piece of My Heart is an absolute classic. There is just a lack of taste throughout. Even Summertime is loud and long. Everyone involved is a talented musician with some tasty lines but it just feels like they're trying to fabricate big emotions instead of having those big emotions flow from them. Ball and Chain is the most egregious. 9 and a half minutes of mostly yelling. Check out Big Mama Thorton's version for some excellent music.
Janis’ signature voice is always good, the acid rock music though really needs the LSD to be appreciated and listening sober it’s just noise
When I first got this record on vinyl I had no idea Joplin sang; who would’ve known given the name? It’s an incredibly strange album (both song and art wise), never doing anything to hold on to any sound for long. Janis Joplin’s vocals are of course powerful and raw, but it’s never been quite enough to keep me fully engaged throughout every idea thrown at the listener.
One of those albums that really grows the more you listen to it. Started at a low 2. I'd now rate it a high 3. I love the album cover too.
Janis Joplin has a really special voice. It was interesting to learn that Piece of my Heart is a cover -- the original by Erma Franklin was released a year earlier. I didn't get a chance to give this album focused listens, but I found myself playing it in the background more. I could see going to 4 stars with more listens.
Thought I'd like this more than I did, based on "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart" but most of me didn't grab me nearly as firmly.
While Janis' voice is downright chilling in its intensity at times, the loose, live-sounding vibe just wasn't as compelling as her solo work. Besides the always great Piece of My Heart, enjoyed the bluesy Turtle Blues and Summertime cover.
Piece of my Heart (Janis Joplin) is such a classic
Not terrible but not for me. Sorry Janis.
favourite: oh sweet mary, ball and chain least favourite: piece of my heart how they get marge simpson on this second half is way better than the first cool album mayb 7/10
Reasonably good. The hits I know are hits for a reason, the rest was ok.
I may not be the badass punk rocker I thought I was. The album was a little too rough around the edges for me. I loved a lot of the instrumentation but had a hard time connecting to the vocals, to the point where I was savoring the parts with no singing. My favorite songs were at the end, Roadblock and Flower in the Sun. I also liked Piece of my Heart, which I've heard on classic rock stations plenty of times. I'll give it a 6/10 because I did add the aforementioned songs to my liked songs playlist. I don't think I'd listen to the album ever again.
Good vibes and joplins voice, love energy capture
not bad, classic bit of 60's hippy rock - Janis joplin needs to lay of the smokes and be healthier she sounds so unhealthy its sad🙄
Another classic find I’d never heard of. It starts really strong but the lead guitar droning and grating lead vocals detract from the staying power.
Chill
This album could have the second worst record cover in existence, just behind the 'Lionel Blair Does Aerobics' LP I saw in a charity shop the other day. One cannot wipe the image of him in a tight t shirt and skimpy shorts from one's head that quickly. The music is pretty good, a product of its time, garage style psychedelia, with a young Janis screeching over the top of it, as though she has been impaled on a rusty pitchfork. I like that some of it is live, to capture the energy of the songs. It might get another listen in the future, but I have no idea when that may be. A low 3
Piece of My Heart is a classic , the rest is pretty heavy with Janice going from a whisper to a scream. Roadblock has some good guitar buried in the mix and the lead in the end. The original album ended with Ball & Chain and was titled 'Sex, Dope and Cheap Thrills'. Columbia passed on that. You wonder what Janice would have done with the right band, like Hot Tuna. There is a tape called the Typewriter Album with Jorma playing and Janice singing around a kitchen table. 3*
Average blues, with ‘Piece Of My Heart’ standing out, just with an excellent singer that bumps this up a star.
Musically, some nice arrangements of classic tracks. Vocally, I really wouldn't be a fan of Janis Joplin.
Eg
Great classic 60s blues based rock album. Janis’s voice is definitely unique and you either love it or hate it.
две Джоплин подряд это интересный ход. не уверена что за весь день осилила его целиком... всё смешалось и не отложилось(
I had no idea Jennis Joplin was in a band before her solo career I was pleasantly surprised it was a great album that I had never heard of.
Fun and trippy blues rock, with the iconic Janis Joplin on vocals. Not the most interesting thing I've heard, but I am one listening experience richer.
It all comes down to the voice really. I'm not a big fan of that creaky thing she does. Production is not great either. Couple of cracking songs
Janis Joplin - insane voice!
Better than Dusty, Janis voice though, not my favourite... Sometimes sounds like Kermit the frog on speed!
I can see how this would have been appreciated at the time but it hasn't aged well. Janis Joplin is an interesting character
Interesting early rock, not amazing, but not bad.
Piece of My Heart is an all time great.
(Mai ascoltato prima) Janis Joplin ha una voce pazzesca, però come album non mi ha presa molto.
Some good sounds here. Like some other reviewers here, I hadn't known that Janis Joplin fronted a band before going solo. I've never liked her songs much, but on some of these it suits the music really well and there is enough going on to prevent her rasping from outweighing the songs (like some of her solo stuff). Some good numbers here, with urgency to the music and lots of momentum. Others are more forgettably bluesy, and insignificant other than as part of music history.
fun album, love Janis voice, not exactly my genre, too much swinging
Well I guess you had to be there. I wasn’t. The stars are for “Piece of My Heart”, a great song by any reckoning, “Turtle Blues”, and maybe “I Need a Man to Love”. The rest is the acid-addled musings of her backup band. Maybe this is why she went solo.
Well done for its time and style.
This album has exactly what's missing from the Motown albums - soul. So much soul.
Decent Classic rock ablum
This album is fine as a time capsule. I haven't really listened to any Janis Joplin before, so I was surprised by how bluesy some of the tracks were. Not bad, not phenomenal. I probably won't listen to it again.
Sounds like it was probably a fun show to see live...except apparently it wasn't actually a live album, they just added crowd noise. Weird. Pretending like it's a live album is like giving yourself a license to be raw and unpolished in the studio, which I guess is fine if you're going for a raw sound, but I didn't like this one as much as I wanted to. Definitely some good stuff here, though. Can't deny that Joplin is a powerhouse.
I liked this one alright, Janis Joplin's vocals and energy are definitely the highlight.
Combination of the Two - 9/10 I Need a Man to Love - 7.5/10 Summertime - 7.5/10 Piece of My Heart - 8.5/10 Turtle Blues - 7.5/10 Oh, Sweet Mary- 7/10 Bell and Chain - 8/10 Roadblock - 8.5/10 Flower in the Sun - 8/10 TOTAL - 63/90
My first impression of this album was "Hmm... are my headphones broken?" I suppose stereo was 'it' in the 60s and everyone was doing it – some better than others. I enjoyed most of this as I was listening, seemed like some sort of middle-ground between blues and rock. Now as I go to review, I realise none of it has really stuck with me. Perhaps I should give it another listen to really get a feel for the album, but I probably won't find the time.
Never knew Janis was in a band before she was solo. Had heard of BB&THC before. But didn’t know anything about them. Wouldn’t listen to this over and over. By wasn’t bad.
This album was okay. There definitely some recognizable songs on there which were cool. But I found the faux live album thing to be odd
I’d give this one a 3.5, it has some potential to be good for sure.
Favourite song - combination of the two
Sometimes good, sometimes medium. Piece of my heart is definitely the best one.
3.3/5 Best Track: Piece of My Heart
Just ok. Not sure about the hype surrounding this album.
Rating: 7/10 Very good album overall. Janis Joplin's voice is very unique, she sings with a lot of personality even though I don't like it all the time. Instrumentally this album is pretty standard for this era, nothing stands out too much. Everything sounds good but overall this album is nothing special (besides Janis Joplin) compared to its contemporaries at the time, the highlights were quite good though. Favorite songs: Combination of the Two, Piece of My Heart, Turtle Blues, Oh Sweet Mary, Flower in the Sun. Worst song: Summertime.
Woodstock Feelings
Lot of energy. Piece of my heart is always amazing. I don't always care for Janis' voice. She has a lot of volume, but not a lot of range. 3/5
Joplin's voice just cuts straight through. Incredible power. And some incredible cuts on here! It wore a bit thin for me though, and I found it treading too much similar ground. Fave track: Piece of My Heart
Wusste gar nicht, dass Janis Joplin in ner Band war... Geiles Cover, krasse Stimme. Kannte nur Piece of my Heart. Album wirkt stellenweise 'improvisiert' und es werden belanglose Füller gedudelt. Stört mich irgendwie. Sonst aber ganz gut. 3,5
Die ersten paar Lieder waren der Horror, die kratzige Stimme.. Ab Piece of my heart gehts bergauf. Oh, Sweet Mary fand ich ziemlich cool. Das Albumcover hat für jeden Song eine eigene Zeichnung. Die sind zwar boomerig, aber coole Idee. 2,6.
Fast and wild, yeah.
Wasn’t rlly feeling it idk why
Janis Joplin good. The rest...eh.
I have a deep ambivalence for Janis Joplin. On the one hand, she was a force of nature. Her stage presence was primeval and electric. Her voice is emotive and raw and it is fully a rock that paved the way for many others. On the other hand, she really doesn’t have a good voice. I don’t mean she’s a bad singer, as traditional vocal skill has nothing to do with a good voice or good rock and roll. I mean that when I hear Joplin, I really don’t enjoy her voice very much. So, I chalk this up as “I get why she was huge, but it’s not actually very good.” But rating this is hard because this album is very influential and Joplin is singular. The energy is undeniable, but is it any good? If I could give 2.5 stars, I would, as that is the way to rate something I am this torn about.
Some bangers but overall a mixed bag. Certain elements have not aged well.
Míticas canciones de Janis Joplin que conocía y no sabía que estaban aquí. Muy bueno pero igualmente, al rato de escucharlo, me aburría
3/5
Solid album. Probably won't revisit it but nothing to complain about.
Not my cup of tea but 3 stars for Janis.
Sloppy psychadelia, loose let it all hang out acid rock based in blues. The bass provides a solid danceable foundation with some pretty deep grooves, the drummer kicks it along, and then the extremely awesome sounding fuzzy as hell squealing guitar and Janis Joplin take it turns wailing over the top (or not and both just go for it at once). I used to have a licorice-type reaction to Janis Joplin's vocals, but they've grown on me. She's maxing out, pushing her voice into the red: there's something earnest about the hoarse, scratchy delivery where you can hear the effort exceeding the limits of her ability. Nothing complex musically here but its very effective and one of the most enduring artifacts of hippy culture. The guitar on here is really great - that 60s Santana, loud and fuzzy reverby mostly pentatonic thing that gets epic/melodic and then descents into scattered squealing - basic as hell, but so much fun. Favorites: Oh Sweet Mary, I Need a Man to Love, Ball and Chain, Peice of My Heart
An album that pairs well with its cover. Piece of My Heart is the stand out, of course, but this is all pretty listenable.
Good classic rock, kinda psych which im into. Janis sounds like marge simpson.
So so psychedlic music. Most doesn't really stand the test of time.
Didn’t love it.
3/5
Solid album. I wasn't very familiar with Janis' work before this but I can see why Janis eventually went off to have her own. Technically sound, and I personally like the live album gimmick, but it's not something I think I would revisit. "Piece Of My Heart" is a classic though.
didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. but I love Janis Joplin. Would be a 2.5 if I could but we move. Ball and chain and I need a man to love has been added to the likes 🤠
Det är väl egentligen inget fel på skivan, låtarna är inte asdåliga osv men de är inte heller minnesvärda öht. Den enda låten jag skulle lyssna på igen är PoMH, vilket är den klart bästa låten och dessutom en cover. 3 kanske är lite harsh men jag skulle aldrig lyssna på det casually, trots att det inte är särskilt dåligt
Ich mag Chanis, aber die Platte irgendwie nicht so besonders.
Listened Before? N Janis Joplin. A powerful and instantly recognizable voice. She's respected but not my cup of tea. I definitely get why she's so admired, and I can't help but wonder what would have happened had she lived longer. A moot point but still a thing to ponder. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Piece of My Heart
Con Yannis Yoplin.
Not really a fan of Janis Joplin but liked this one more than I thought. Rating: 3.3
The live sound is a bit gimmicky but I guess it works. Janis is just awesome. Certainly a good fun album with Piece of My Heart the standout track.
Never a big Janice fan as I can do without her screeching. But as a record itself this is extraordinary. The guitar work here is phenomenal.
Good, but not really my shit. Also, I never understood the hype around Joplin.
This album was pure 60 rocks in a bottle. Good listen overall
A pretty average blues album that only really has two stand out qualities - the big, fuzzy guitar solos that I could give or take, and Joplin’s powerhouse of a voice Unfortunately even that is a bit inconsistent here. On tracks like the classic Piece of my Heart and Ball and Chain she sounds absolutely mega, but then on some other tracks like Summertime (which is usually gorgeous but is absolutely butchered here) she sounds like Marge fucking Simpson
An unexpected delight. Joplin wailing over some psychedelic blues riffs…what’s not to like?
Very 60's album... hot take but Janis Joplin is a bit overrated in my opinion, no question she is talented and unique but there are better front women out there.
The band is very good, particularly the bass player.
Didn’t know Janis Joplin was part if a band before going solo. Interesting!
2nd album with Janis in a week...not as good as Pearl imo. good listen though
This album is the kind of thing I'm here for. I had never heard of this band nor did I know that Janis Joplin fronted any band, and I feel like I should have known that. Now I know. I didn't really care for her solo album on the list, but I did like this. Her voice here is incredible. I don't think I'd listen to this album again but I appreciated it just the same.
This was pretty nice, and Piece of My Heart is a classic for a reason. It didn't absolutely captivate me, but was enjoyable overall.
I like Janis and the band but I can’t help but think (and always have) that this is one of the most overrated classic albums ever.
Combination of the Two - 3 I Need a Man to Love - 5 Summertime - 3 Piece of My Heart - 4 Turtle Blues - 4 Oh, Sweet Mary - 3 Ball and Chain - 3 Roadblock - 3 Flower in the Sun - 3 Catch Me Daddy - 3 Magic of Love - 3
My Favorite Album of all time. You must own this LP if you consider yourself a real music fan. We played this entire LP at my Wedding and everyone danced til they could stand no more. If there was a "gone with the Wind" equivalent in Rock, this is it. Buy it Play it Buy another one after you wear it out!
Nostalgia trip.
Pari kovaa leiskautusta ja muuten mukavaa kuunneltavaa.
Hyvin kuljetti työpäivää, perushyvä.
It’s aight. Not much character to the album but I like the sounds.
I actually enjoyed the raspy voice on some of the songs. The album as a whole however was pretty average.
uneven but some parts are outstanding
Fun album. Never listened to Janice much before.
Impressions: Not a fan of the screeching. Favorite tracks: Ball and Chain Rating: 3/5
#42. It was alright, I guess. Her voice is a bit much at times. I suppose I never really got the hype about Janis Joplin. 3/5: acceptable
It's no wonder that Janis went on to have a solo career. Nothing against the backing band, but the tracks where Janis' vocals are allowed to shine (Piece of My Heart, duh) are just phenomenal. The other tracks are fun too, just not as creative or interesting. It's also not often I talk about the album art, but R. Crumb doing the art for this album definitely secures it as a time machine to the late 60s. Looking at his cartoon images transports me back 60 years, complete with racist caricatures. Favorite tracks: Piece of My Heart, Flower In the Sun
Janis joplin is a delight. I wouldn't hear this music often though
Pretty solid album
There was a some cool blues and rock on this but it didn’t really do it for me. Don’t think I’d go out of my way to listen again. -B
I love the raspy female lead vocals. I’ve never heard a female blues singer of this rasp. Though, the songs do get repetitive pretty quickly.
Janis Joplin got an insane voice that's crazy, some good songs
I didn't realise that song came from this band
Janis’ voice is iconic. Summertime was interesting. Every song went on way too long.
A trip into my boyfriend’s thought process when looking for music that makes you nostalgic even though you’re 20 and you were a concept in 1969. Also very good for when you’re cooking. Not really my genre I would say
Hadn't heard the full album and sent me down a rabbit hole about Janis Joplin. Is she the female Jim Morrison?
great energy, but it’s not my genre and the age shows - even if it sounds great for its time.
Everything psychedelic is present in this record and it is a perfect depiction of this style of music. I just wish I liked this style of music, jam band noodling is just not my thing.
Another typical Mafia 3 soundtrack...
Really sounds like the 60s, quite cool to hear Janis Joplin starting out, great energy too
enjoyable but not mind-blowing. The recording is not my favourite - feels a bit 'life show soundboard'-y to me. Joplin is obviously a talent... but also a bit grating after an entire record. Lots of great instrumentation in here - this was a cool band.
Yep, good. JJ has a cracking set of lungs, and is able to really display power and vulnerability. The band are talented, although at times I think it left me a little cold somehow. This might be the most I've oscillated between a 3 and a 4, and if Joplin's reading this, I apologise for coming down on the side of three.
“I guess i’m just like a turtle” This album excited me because of Janis Joplin’s name on the album, but after reading the history of this band, how they brought her to the light and she left them in the dust, I have a little bit less respect for Mrs. Joplin. For the first couple songs, I was really enjoying the album, and T4- Piece of my heart was such a great song to be able to hear in the context of the album (playlist song). another notable track is T5- Turtle blues (nice 12-bar blue). After 6 or so songs, everything started blending together with the Joplin vocals, although I really enjoyed the inspired guitar solos throughout the album. Album could’ve been a 4, and started that way, but I know i’d never listen to it again. 3/5
The sound seems to be representative of the period, though I had never heard of this band. I recognized Janice Joplin's voice and that is how I learned that she started as part of a band.
Psychrock? Klinkt best wel lekker, en weer iets compleet anders na een 80s rock en vooral een soort van country album van Neil Young! Ben benieuwd! Eerste nummer klapt er behoorlijk stevig in, vooral met de gitaarsolo op het einde. Die had ik niet echt verwacht, maar verdorie dat zet wel even flink de toon! I need a man to love, ik weet niet waarom maar de vocals doen mij ontzettend denken aan Marge Simpson hahaha Oh god, Marge doet de meeste vocals van deze band(?) maar op sommige nummers klinkt het zeker erger dan op andere. Piece of my heart is echt een heel fijn nummer en ik heb mezelf zeker betrapt op een klein beetje meezingen. Ball and chain heeft ook een gekke outro, wtf... Overigens, staat er nou approved by hells angels rechts onder? Ik weet het niet zo goed, sommige nummers op dit album pakken me heel erg en dan denk ik wat een fantastische stem is dit zeg, maar op andere nummers vind ik het weer helemaal niets. Ik ben vooral in de war van dit album. Terwijl ik verder nadenk over of dit album voor mij 3 sterren of 4 sterren verdient zet ik nog maar weer een keer Piece of my heart op, wát een topplaat is dat zeg, jezus. Ik ga uiteindelijk toch voor 3 sterren, hoewel ik piece of my heart echt fantastisch vind, vind ik de vocals en de instrumenten grotendeels niet overtuigend genoeg. Vreemd man. FAVO: Summertime, Piece of my heart
Good tunes!
Ставлю лойс за песню из рекламы духов "Кристина" 6/10
This is an ok album carried by Janis Joplin as the lead singer. Her voice is obviously super unique, and there's moments where it's great, though I don't know that I'm a massive Janis Joplin fan overall. I think I appreciate what's going on here, while also being somewhat indifferent for the most part. Sound-wise, it was much more bluesy than I expected. They also did this thing where a few of the songs have added background noise to sound like they're live recordings, this was a bad choice. The cover art is kind of fun though. Favorite song: Piece of My Heart Other: I Need a Man to Love, Summertime
Classic, but not my everyday listening
3,85!!!
Piece of my heart was great
Great high/trip music. Love Janice Joplin's voice. Gets a little boring after a few songs.
Pretty fun record, even in Janice Joplin's voice is a bit OTT for me at times. Favourite tracks: Combination of the Two, Oh Sweet Mary.
You can almost taste them.
"the band and producer incorporated recordings of crowd noise to give the impression of a live album" pssht at least have the guts to put on a laugh track
Definitely has a bunch of familiar classic rock songs. For some reason didn't know this is where some of Janis Joplin's famous tracks came from. It's good, would be good if in a classic rock mood or building a classic rock playlist. Joplin's voice is pretty incredible.
Janis' voice is otherworldly. Just didn't click with a lot of the tracks on this one.
It’s fine. Yes, her voice is amazing, and the band is good, but this is another album I’m burnt out on due to overexposure to its most popular song.
Interesting album but not my taste
3.5
I like the bluesy feel of this album. Can see why Janis and Pigpen got along so well. Her vocals are truly unique, but sometimes get tiring. 3.5/5 Would listen again
had het graag een 3.5 gegeven
Rock n’ roll 🤟🏼🤟🏼niet mijn muziek
7,1
The real deal rock sound it's pretty nice. This album cover is also pretty nice.
Janis Joplin is something else, the raw energies are great, but it’s down to a couple of tracks (Summertime & Piece of My Heart) to hold this album and it’s just not enough to render it truly great.
A pretty mediocre album. Some obviously famous songs, but pretty boring otherwise. 5/10
This was one album where the live versions didn’t fail to exceed the studio versions. Overall Janis Joplin had a sensational voice and sounded great however it was recorded. This album was 60s rock with a mix of psychedelic and lo-if sounds. This was counterculture enveloped in an album. Overall very solid. 6.9.10 (nice)
"Piece of My Heart" is a classic. Other than that just an ok album.
not the type of music I enjoy. got pretty boring
Bästa låt: Summertime, I News a man to love
Ik schreef eerder dat de rockstem van Janis niet zou misstaan in een stevige band. Blijkbaar kwam ze daar al vandaan, hoor ik nu. Het is inderdaad een fijne match. Af en toe schiet de balans er wat uit. Hoort er wellicht bij. Maar het kost het album wat mij betreft toch de vierde ster.
Alright - liked Summertime
Janis has quite the unique voice and I’m glad I got the chance to experience it.
Not bad, but not great
This feels like a record specifically done to highlight Janie Joplin, in particular her vocal chops. She has so much personality, charisma, and passion in her voice here with how she shouts, screams, croons, and just the wild almost unhinged nature she has. It's really something to behold, but it did become a bit grating at points like near the end of Ball and Chain. The actual music here is alright, lot of blues, jazz, and psychedelia mixed together often with some crunchy guitar tones. I did really enjoy the classic 16 Bar Blues on Turtle Blues.
Not the strongest album from a creative perspective but well-performed and passionate. I expected Janis Joplin to have a big ballsy showstopper voice, and she does obviously do that, but I was impressed by her range and sensitivity. The band is solid too with some great blues guitar. Not an all-time great but a worthy inclusion. Best song: Piece of My Heart
Cool jam, not much to dislike. Not exactly my style but I did enjoy it.
First half was a little sedate with old pop songs but really liked the second half oh sweet Mary and ball and chain jumped out
Sounds like a Janis Joplin album. Good stuff.
Okay, listen. I love the music, love the jams. Janis Joplin was incredibly talented and being such a big fan of Remi Wolf it’s really cool making the connection in their style. However, Janis’s voice is really something you have to be in the mood for. It’s perfect for vibing with friends & smoking, or going to a show, seeing her live would have been incredible, but I listened to this album while I was highly caffeinated and getting angry at something at work so it was just not a good time for it lol. But I can recognize that in the right setting this album is great.
3.5 stars Janis Joplin's powerful vocals bump this up a bit from being more run of the mill rock/psychedelic rock. Standout is leadoff "Combination of the Two" and "Pieces of My Heart."
Raspy af
Sans surprise, l’interprétation forte mais à fleur de peau de Janis est ce qui ressort le plus de cet album
a fun jammy time, I personally don’t love it when janis goes full rasp with it
Joplin, psychedelic, took a little piece of my heart
So we just gonna ignore the racist caricature cartoon on the cover?
Yeah this was really good! Spunky and fun
Realmente é relevante para conhecer o começo da Janes Joplin.
Joplins voice started to grow on me. Puece of my heart tipped the balance. The original but best tho I'd never heard it before only just a 3
This was good. I liked the game love feel. But Joplin isn't my thing. I'm glad this is on the list.
Very good
I know it's Janis and all but I didn't really enjoy that album to be honest
I'm not a big fan of Janis's vocals, but the album wasn't bad at all, especially the side B.
Some good songs but I’m not a fan of Joplin’s screeching.
Using recorded crowd reactions to simulate live album is an interesting concept. Nonetheless it's just typical '60s rock album.
I like Janis Joplin, but this album didn't do much for me.
Great Janis Joplin vocals!
I think this is ok but pretty similar to jefferson airplane to me
I enjoy the high energy.
It took me a long time to get used to Janis Joplin's voice, but now I kind of like it. There are some good songs on this album, but also just a lot of yelling over repetitive music.
This is eerily similar to the other Janis Joplin album on here when it comes to my opinions, that being that there's one especially notable song with the rest of it being not all too notable for me. I did like this album more, as some of the rock reminded me of other groups I enjoy and the such, but the fake "live" sound did start to annoy me near the end, and songs generally felt relatively similar. None of this makes this a bad album, because I can see the importance here, it just isn't my cup of tea musically.
discovering that janis joplin sounds like marge simpson with a bit of angus young at certain points was the highlight of my day. this was most noticeable to me on I need a man to love and summertime. beyond that, though, I'm not sure how many of these I'll come back and listen to. favorite tracks: summertime, piece of my heart
Joplin in her prime. A lot better than expected.
A good musical representation of the time
good moments
3.5
- more classic rock - A good Zeppelin-esque sound - Great guitar work that blends well with the vocals - I Need a Man to Love, Piece of My Heart
love some janis joplin. that cover is yikes tho
Ok blues rock album with great instrumentation, particularly the guitar playing which is the highlight. The songs themselves are pretty good I just did not like Joplin’s vocals at all. They’re very bluesy and incredibly raspy, they’re unique just not my thing. The production was strange too, it had a live feeling and a few of the songs were actually recorded live. I think this was less of a factor than the vocals though.
Have to appreciate how strong Janis Joplin's voice was. Literally raw energy
Helt ait
Nice enough background rock 'n' roll, but unremarkable. Another 3*, I think.
Áhugavert fyrir Janis Joplin fólk.
I know this is sacrilege, but I think I really do not like Janis Joplin's vocal style. I don't mind raspy or gravely, and her baseline is totally fine! But it's specifically when she goes for high notes, her voice gets really *breathy* in addition to all that and it hits my ears badly. Like there's having a singing style, and then there's "this sounds like these notes are out of your range and you keep trying to go for them anyway"
Very cool to hear JJ on another album than her famous one. I saw in the description that they incorporated recordings of crowd noise to give the impression of a live album, for which it was subsequently mistaken by listeners. I find that really funny especially given how much I'm not a fan of live albums, I did have to do a double take. This was a fun album to kick off the week, felt very in the vein of Janis and also similar to Jimi Hendrix and just that whole woodstock feel.
Technically our second Janis Joplin project. Not sure which came first; I could look it up, but I'm gonna treat it as a chicken or the egg conundrum. They've got a solid sound here, and her vocals are grating as ever (in a good way). It's certainly not on the same level as Pearl for me, but can't deny there's a bit of heat here. Favorite tracks: I Need a Man to Love, Piece of My Heart, Oh Sweet Mary. Album art: Really love the style of this one, like a Mad magazine compilation or something. A couple racist cartoons on here though which is troubling. 3/5
Top 3: 1) Summertime 2) Piece of My Heart 3) Ball and Chain Bottom 3: 1) Oh, Sweet Mary 2) Combination of the Two 3) I Need a Man to Love
Never been a big fan of joplin's voice but this a great summation of psychedelic SF. Aged pretty well.
A lot of famous jams but I never really got into Joplin. I have a love/hate with her voice... Hate is a strong word I guess.
Good ol (blues) rock, nothing beats that
I just don't like JJ's voice. An unpopular opinion, I know, but it is what it is.
i mean janis joplin is undeniably great but this just did not do it for me sorry
La ignorancia es infinita. Es imposible saberlo todo. Descubro este disco, este grupo y aún más, descubro que aquí empezó Janis Joplin. Está "Piece of My Heart" así que no hay mucho que decir, no me ha enamorado el disco pero tiene canciones muy buenas que merecen escucharse.
Toad lickingly face melting entry into the album with Combination of the Two which I remember fondly from the Fear and Loathing soundtrack. Janis has the grit and soul to bring this sucker home and make a two pack a day smokers throat feel sore. Really good album.
Great live performances. Amazing voice
It was alright. I knew some of the songs. I am indifferent to Janis Joplin but thankfully Mercedes Benz was not on this album because that song is excruciating. I was surprised that I wasn't overly annoyed with the album.
Good stuff, defiantly a chill rock typa album. Janis Joplin's vocals are ITTTTTTTTTTTT
Cool hearing the hits from Joplin, but was meh about most of the musicality
Singer kind of reminds me of Robert Plant. Music is bluesy, kind of Allman brothers vibe. Very 70s. Good but very standard
Janis is the draw here for me. Without her, they'd be a competent blues band but nothing to catch my interest. But you know...it's Janis. Her voice, and that definitive live version of "Piece of My Heart"--classic vocal blues. At 37 minutes, this album is not a minute too short.
blues psych rock classic. Average for today's standards.
HL: "Piece of My Heart", "Oh, Sweet Mary", "Summertime" February 18, 2023
This is just on here for Piece of My Heart, which, fair. A lot of the other tracks had the feeling they were made up on the spot. A cool time capsule I guess. My favorite part was at the end when the guy was promoting “The Who, from England”
Not a huge fan of Janis
This album is part of my cd collection, but I am not a big fan of this group. Just like those Jefferson Airplane albums or Joplin solo, the music has classic status, but it is simultaneously a bit boring and exhaustive to listen to: Musically these blues/psychedelic rock songs are not always so interesting (it is not Jimi Hendrix say). On the plus side: once you get into the music again and ignore some of the over-the-top elements, it is not bad of course, and in this case: Piece of my Heart is a perfect example of how an interpretation of a classic song can truly exceed the original version.
Nice blues-rock album but I prefer Janis Joplin solo.
I really dug the blues rock vibe for a while but it started to feel kind of samey near the end. Janis Joplin's voice is such a powerhouse that it's no wonder she's as iconic as she is. Really serviceable early blues rock who's influence can still be heard today. 3
3.5 Album cover hasn’t aged particularly well, though the art style is really cool. I didn’t go into this expecting a whole lot since I’m not the biggest fan of the Janis Joplin stuff I’ve heard (see: Pearl), but right off the bat, I found Combination of the Two more fun than anything of hers I’ve heard prior. While Pearl felt like a take on soul and blues, this album is a burst of pure rock n roll energy, a genre I feel her voice and presence is much better suited for. The production isn’t quite as clean here, but that’s rock n roll baby!! I didn’t even realize Piece of My Heart was done during her time with The Holding Company till listening to this, but considering the sound of the track, it makes a lot of sense in hindsight. I had also kind of forgotten about the song, but this was a nice reminder that it’s actually a pretty quality track. So, probably a hot take, but I think I can confidently say I enjoy Joplin’s time with the Holding Company more than her solo career. In fact, I really wasn’t even sold on her until I heard this. You can definitely tell she’s carrying the group (Oh, Sweet Mary is instantly escalated from a generic rock song to iconic when she jumps in on vocals), but the musical backdrop provided does wonders to enable her performance. Tripping on 60s drugs during the Summer of Love while listening to this stuff live sounds like an absolutely incredible experience. Favorite songs: Combination of the Two, Piece of My Heart, Ball and Chain
Cool Crumb cover, but cohesiveness eluded me on first listen. The Holding Company reminds me of the Sugarcubes: Well-known frontwoman, middling impact band album. It would surprise me if I need to listen more carefully for Joplin's voice, but it didn't rise above the variable-as-skillful playing.
3/5. A pretty good blues psych album. Janis really stands as the key component here but despite the uniqueness there, there are only a few that are good. But those ones are really good.
Black face on the album cover.... hmmm... still a great album and man can Janis sing!
Bold but not my cup of tea.
Janis Joplin can sing alright. And on this record you can hear the same loving obsession with black roots music that fueled much of '60s rock. One foot in traditional blues and the other kicking towards psyche. It's the classic rock blueprint, fresh off the press.
Smells like 60s but still surprisingly fresh.
Janis's voice is iconic, but I prefer Pearl. I see the appeal of the rough-around-the-edges production, but it's a little too rough.
Interesting to hear Janis Joplin in such a raw set of recordings. The "fake liveness" of the album is gimmicky and bad, but it was the 60's.
I enjoyed most of this quite a bit. Love the bluesy rock. Janis screeching got a bit weary after a while though.
Definitely a classic but a bit too raucous for me.
We all know the classics but I thought the rest of the album was pretty forgettable. Also hot take but Janis's voice low key sounds horrible but it works
Big brother is always watching. And this album is always pogging
I've never been a fan of Janis Joplin's voice. It's good solid rock but just doesn't do it for me. Very dated sound, lyrics etc. Very late 60s summer of love type stuff. I can't bear to listen to any more (got halway)
Eh, it's fine. It turns out I like Janis in moderation. And the numbers without Janis are pretty forgettable.
i get the vibe that janis was one of the lads. no idea what that means but it was what this album made me think. some good some bad.
Bluesy, Rocky, Janisy
3 Fun!
4/11, 36%
Interesting album
This was a nice rocky album, though only a couple of the songs reached out to me. I have to say that some of the raspy vocals were quite grating on my ears, but maybe it's just the recording technology of the 60s. Favourite: Roadblock
Glad to have heard it, but not one I'm likely to return to. The cover is fantastic, some of the coolest illustrations to ever grace the cover of an album. Joplin's voice perfectly matches the scratchy, wild guitars. 20/10/22
These songs are so intense, this is what I imagine a cocaine high to feel like. Janis really brings the heat on the vocals, and some of the guitar solos are just scorching. Honestly, I have a hard time getting into this but I respect it nonetheless.
Dripping with soul. The fake live sound is odd but believable. Would have been a spectacular live show. Not something I'd put on everyday, but the passion in their playing is undeniable.
Carried by Janis Joplin. Fine music but beyond "peace of my heart" it was just okay for me.
Janis Jopis is historically great, but this just doesn't do much for me...
Needs more time Cover art 4/5
A serviceable rock album with a great Joplin lead. Does get a bit stale by the end due to a lack of melodic variation (and really, this LP is just an excuse for guitar noodling and theatrics), but maintains enough raw power to remain interesting.
Amazing vocals by Janis, instrumentals were pretty good but didn’t quite understand lyrics
These are superb musicians and of course, Janis' voice is unmistakable and wonderful. I like the raw, garage-rock, surf-rock, blues-rock style of most of the tunes. Sometimes gets a little to late-60s trippy sounding -- the kind of late 60s sound bands would use to make themselves sound psychedelic that I just personally don't like much -- but overall, this is an album with grit, heart, and soul. Still one of my all-time favorite renditions of Gershwin's 'Summertime'. Beautiful, soulful, and at times even a little unsettling in a good way. (If you like that song, go to YouTube and check out the version Billy Strings and Marcus King did for Carter Vintage Guitars. It's inspired by Doc Watson's version but they really make it their own.) Janis. Love her. And, oh WOW, what an INCREDIBLE album cover by Robert Crumb. Fan-freaking-tastic.
Before Janis Joplin hit is big with her solo career, she lent her voice to Big Brother & The Holding Company for some classic psych rock tracks. Big Brother came about around the same time as Quicksilver Messenger Service and Grateful Dead, so be ready for some jams. "Jams" is a neutral term in this context, as it would have lengthy improvisation parts that were usually instrumental. The band is good. Joplin is not. I've never liked Joplin; I've found her voice to be too scratchy for my liking. Aside from Joplin, I don't love the band. I think they have some good stuff going for them, but the overall product didn't grab me or leave much of an impression.
"Cheap Thrills" is the second studio album from Big Brother & The Holding Company and the last one one with Janis Joplin. The band and producer, John Simon, incorporated crowd noise to give the impression of a live album; they been a big success at the 1967 Monterrey Pop Festival. I was not a big fan of this audience noise. The album cover was supposed to be the band naked in bed but they were forced to use something different and went with a Bill Crumb comic strip which Rolling Stone rated at #9 for best all-time album covers. I wonder what them naked in a bed would have rated. The album itself was a huge success spending eight weeks at #1 in the US Billboard charts. The music is classified as blues rock and acid rock. I'm mixed on this album. The highlights for me were the decent combination between and sometimes within songs of blues and pyschedelic music and Joplin's vocals. I did not like the muddled sound and production and at times the music and band were just sloppy. The album starts with the created audience noise and "Combination of the Two." It's chaotic, pyschedelic and generally sloppy. It changes into a more soulful song than goes back to the pyschedelic. Side one ends with probably their two biggest songs, both covers. Joplin's soulful voice steals their rendition of Gershwin's "Summertime." The pyschedelic guitar and dual guitars are also pretty cool. Another great guitar intro on "Piece of My Heart." A Jerry Ragovoy/Bert Berns' written and Erma Franklin sung cover. Joplin's vocals tear this song up again. Side two begins with "Turtle Blues" and maybe Joplin's best vocal performance. A bluesy piano. The album ends with another blues number "Ball and Chain." A cover of a Big Mama Thornton song. The searing guitar is a highlight for me. The only song recorded live. This album obviously captured a big audience back in the day. Some real high points here with Janis Joplin and the guitar at times. The sloppiness and production prevented me from really, really liking it.
Kind of reminds me of the Allman Bros' At Filmore East, but (a) it's not actually live (they added crowd noise to the studio recordings), and (b) it's not as good. "Piece of My Heart" is of course the standout, and "Summertime" is a pretty good cover. I guess as a paragon of the late 60s San Francisco scene it deserves some credit, but it's just a lot to get through if you "weren't there, man."
It was OK - bit of history I suppose
Great vocal performances and production. Favs: Piece of my Heart, Ball and Chain
Janis has a belting good voice and the band is tight. Hard for me to judge otherwise as this jammy style of hoe down rock just isn't something that excites me
Classic 60s Janis.
Liked the music on most tracks a lot, even if I dont like Joplin's voice
3/5 Sounds like it was at least 10 years ahead of its. Interesting to listen to in that respect, but otherwise not amazing. Really lacked any sort of dynamic, probably due to when it was recorded.
this is cool overall. Never really listened to Janis Joplin - she’s powerful. The songs and music itself is a bit uneven. 3
Solid rock n roll