Cheap Thrills

some good, classic psych rock. nothing super special unfortunately but this was the first time i’ve really heard Joplin’s chops and damn they hold up

Blistering guitar and vocals. Piece of My Heart is a classic. 3.5

If you've ever listened to a 60's playlist you probably already know half these songs already. But if you don't like the blues you probably won't love them. I don't love the blues. It's okay.

Vocals are great. Very fun. Not something I’d listen to everyday

So hippy. I wonder if Joplin's voice would have worked as well with better audio quality.

Very good, but not my style.

1001 Albums #2 - TUE 12/11/24 18:31: Why do they say whoa so much Lowkey just had it on as background noise, not really my thing but not bad. It's about a 60/100 to me. Understand why someone could enjoy it/don't think it's bad but not my thing.

Piece of My Heart is an all timer, I just wish the rest of the album was as consistent

This album was already familiar to me before I began listening to it and for the most part I was quite the fan. Janis Joplin is a legend in the music world and I felt she delivered her raw talent perfectly, however I thought it was quite long and if I had listened to just the good bits, it would’ve been a 4/5

I should have chosen a stronger coffee to drink to this one. Joplin had such a powerful voice, didn’t she?

Decent. Spirited performances. Better than I expected. I'm not the biggest fan of Janis Joplin. It's the blues.

Good

Pas mal

i believe ive listened to this album maybe once before. janis joplin’s vocals are great, i can see a through-line from her vocal style to robert plant’s. the guitar work is awesome and the effects create really awesome textures.

decent album. I am not a huge Janis Joplin fan, but can appreciate the praise she gets.

Die Band ist schlimm, die Songs sind von nix bis genial, Janis ist Janis. Ich kann verstehen, dass sie diese Garagenband verlassen hat.

Great performance from Joplin on this album. Fav song: Piece of My Heart

Funny hippy tunes from a better era.

Gear: Abyss DIANA MR Artwork: 💥🗯️🙅🏿‍♂️ Production: 🎧😐🆗 Music: 🎤🌈💊 Rating: 🌈🌈(🌈)/5

At first I thought "who on earth is singing?" so I went to look up the album. I knew I had heard of Janis Joplin before but I didn't know anything other than her name (and a select number of songs of hers they still play on the radio). I think this album is good but would be more impactful to hear live.

Was okay - couple of banging tracks

Con Yannis Yoplin.

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Surprisingly decent. Wonderful? No. Very 60s, and Joplin is as screechy as ever. But eminently listenable.

Another solid album, didn't blow me away, but will listen again.

Janis joplin is really good and I have never heard her sing before this! Now yes I am trying to catch up and I will but Let me be behind I thrive that way

Do we consider this early psychedelic rock? This album is a studio recorded record, yet is produced and performed in a way to make it sound live. I think Janis Joplin is another one of those Artists similar to Bob Dylan, in that you love or hate them due to their voice. There’s a ton of fun guitar jamming here. I think this record has a TON of room to grow on me, I really do like it, I just need more time with it to fully appreciate it. Favorite tracks: Summer time Ball and chain

The lead guitarist and Joplin are standouts against a backdrop of boilerplate rock numbers. Otherwise, its spot here is boomer fan service.

Very much of it's time and not what you'd call an easy listen. You can definitely smell and taste this album. Didn't know any of the material before listening other than the ubiquitous Piece Of My Heart but itvwas alright.

I didn't absolutely hate this like I thought I would, but there is a lot of cultural baggage here that I'm not sure I can disengage from that. It seems like my 3 rating is my o can't decide what to do with them rating.

This is the kind of music that should be playing in the background of every record shop you walk into. The kids loved it.

I enjoyed this album much more than I thought I would. The album was listed as psychedelic rock in Wikipedia, a genre that is over represented in the 1001 challenge. After a few worrying, live guitar noodlings this album quickly turned into an awesome listen. Janice Joplin's voice is so distinct and emotional; such a great loss at such an early age. Loved the album art. This would be a 3.5 but I'm rounding it down for the noodling.

I thought I'd enjoy this more - and I did enjoy it, but I think maybe it's just a genre that is so overrepresented. Janis Joplin's voice is incredible - she really tests it limits in this album, so raw and passionate! The musicians really know their craft! The cover is pretty wild, though not as wild as it could have been reading about the album!

went hard but a bit bland tbh

Late 60s rock. Playful, fun. Janis Joplin was lead singer before going solo. Her voice is something else. Interesting Summertime cover. Piece of My Heart just knocks me off my feet. There are absolute pearls on this, other tracks don’t really appeal to me.

Until you start doing an exercise like this & realize how much of the music completely sucked, this might be how you imagine 60s rock: bit rough around the edges, guitar solos partly standard blues lines and a rumbling thunder of psychedelia. obvious blues influence on everything, vocals dripping with it in a range from 'cool, electric blues takes it to the limit' to 'hmmm uhh this might be kinda uh blackface??'. you know. 60s stuff. if it were all interesting, and not as often like the worst of Byrds/CSN.

Rough production but influential

Janis Joplin was truly one of a kind. Her voice is her signature, never to be duplicated. This is a pretty good album with decent songs and the band backs Janis perfectly and rises to the occasion when featured. The classic standouts song is "Piece of My Heart". The version of "Summertime" included will never allow me to hear the song the same way ever again.

Raw album, wasn’t a big fan of her voice

This was good and I enjoyed it, BUT it's a lot of Janis Joplin. Obviously talented and unique but better in small doses in my opinion. 6/10 (3/5)

I'm not TOTALLY sure what to make of this album. Love the cover, at least. It's solid stuff and some notable songs but I'm not entirely sold either.

Musically this rips; psychedelic rock 'n' roll fused with soul and blues. I am, however in the minority, in that I really don't like Joplin's vocals. Honestly feel like it sounds like someone torturing a cat. She actually sounds more haggard on this recording than some of the later ones I've heard. Everything is at its best when the band is really jamming on something. I think because Janis's voice becomes the focus when they slow down and show some restraint. If this was an instrumental album it would be amazing.

Pre-listening thoughts: I have no idea who this band is but upon further inspection it seems they were fronted by Janis Joplin which means crazy impressive vocals are on the way. Kinda hype Post/during listening thoughts: as expected Janis’s vocals are crazyyyyyy. She was so so talented. Why why WHY is Ball and Chain almost 10 mins. No song needs to be that long! I think most of these songs could use some editing/shortening tbh. I think it’s good overall but I think so much of it is carried by Janis Joplin. Like the songs themselves are fine and the arrangements and production is fine but without Janis idk it would be kind of mid. 6.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no bc personally I would pick Pearl over this in terms of Joplin material but this was good Fav tracks: Summertime, Piece of my Heart, Ball and Chain if it were 5 mins shorter 😭, Flower In the Sun, Magic of Love Least fav tracks: turtle blues (man maybe I don’t like blues sorry!), Ball and Chain length

Like the music and playing, hates Janis Joplin's vocals. Low 3.5 stars

like the sound of the band -- there's some very cool fuzz guitar -- and Janis' voice is cool, but the songs themselves leave a bit to be desired. The stuff I knew was my favorite, but the rest was kinda filler. 3.5

Fun album. Tbh I didn't always love JJs vocalising

A unique vocalist. And the drumming has be a very organic sound. Some of the tracks feel like jam sessions though which isn't really my jam. Standout track: Combination of the Two

"Piece of my Heart" is the one memorable song. Interesting live recording but mostly forgettable for me.

К сожалению, этот альбом не сильно зацепил, хотя такой добротный хард-рок, очень драйвовый.

One good song and some classic guitar sprinkled throughout.

3.5 rounded down a bit too wandering and bluesy for me i think. album cover goes hard tho highlights: combination of the two, piece of my heart (sep 8 2024)

Recognized Janis Joplin's voice.

Pretty generic folksy rock to me.

It's a bit inconsistent, and some of the songs are a tad too long, but it's an enjoyable enough listen.

The late great JJ... must be a drag to know that, as a band, she was the one made you and then just went off to do her own thing. Lovely listen, but not something to write home about, so right down the middle we go....

Idk what it is, because I don’t really love this music, but there is something undeniable about Janis Joplin.

i know Janis sings with heart and all that, but to me she sounds like a thrown rod.

To preface this review, I'd like to mention how this album was reissued as recently as 2016 without the album cover being altered.....huh.......the album itself is pretty solid, nothing that absolutely blew me away besides Piece of my Heart. The rest of the album kinda lags pretty far behind that track though. I did like listening to this, but I probably won't ever do a full relisten on this one. Good record with some excellent performances, especially from Janis, but far from an essential listen.

This album was quite unique from anything I had listened to previously, I was a big fan of the instrumentals but not so much the vocals. My favourite songs were Combination of the Two and Ball and Chain.

AMAZING production, but it kind of falls flat and feels repetitive in some of the slower songs. Favorite song: Combination of the Two & Ball and Chain soft 7/10

Okay, I guess.

Mostly too bluesy 4 me. I liked "Oh, Sweet Mary" and "Piece of My Heart" obv.

piece of my heart summertime

Amazing. Piece of my heart alone cements this in history. Some feels like filler. Grade A filler, but still.

I had no idea Janis Joplin started with this band. Surprising. A little piece of my heart has been on my playlist for a long time.

Oh man that album cover has not aged well

I like the Janis solo stuff, surprisingly. But man, take a lil piece will always be her great banger.

Cheap Thrills I’ve never listened to this despite Piece of my Heart being so well know. I didn’t know it was made to sound like a live album until reading a bit about it. It’s kind of an interesting one, rightly lauded for Janis’ voice, which is of course fantastic throughout, so distinctive, rough and smooth, just brilliant really. Despite much of it being relatively generic blues rock, there is a level of excitement and urgency to the guitar, which combined with the voice just about sets it apart from the other blues/acid/psychedelic rock we’ve had from this period. But I suppose we need to remember that at the time this would have been quite striking, and would not be affected by the fatigue that we suffer from a lot of stuff at the shittier end of the west coast blues rock scene. It is a bit of a shame that they went for a fake live production style, it definitely gives an unnecessarily dated feel. It would absolutely have benefitted from a bit of ‘normal’ production to give the music, and the drums and bass, in particular a bit of clarity and a better place in the mix, while keeping the rough edges. The ‘live’ sound of some of the lead guitar too, particularly on Summertime, that kind of fuzzed up needle in the red sound, is a bit grating, and again it would benefit from a normal non fake live sound perhaps. Combination of the Two is good, but Summertime, Piece of my Heart and Ball and Chain stand out. It outstays it’s welcome a little, but Turtle Blues’s 30s kind of barroom piano blues is a nice break from the heavier blues rock, but the remaining songs aren’t really that notable or memorable outside of her voice. It’s certainly a decent example of west coast blues rock, clearly due to Janis’s voice as well as the overall sense of musical exuberance, but it is absolutely let down by the dated production style and the patchiness of the quality of the songs, as evinced by the best songs being the covers. Its not its fault that it feels dated of course, and although it does work as a much more listenable historical snapshot than say Iron Butterfly or the Grateful Dead, it probably doesn’t have a great deal of re-listenability - one of those ones to file under ‘Glad I listened, not terrible, may or may not re-visit’. That puts it firmly in the 3s. 🤏☮️❤️ Playlist submission: While the version of Summertime is great, I think it has to be Piece of my Heart.

Kinda wacky You can definitely tell this is from the 60s LMAO there's a certain musicality to it

Last year, I read a history of The Mamas & The Papas (All the Leaves Are Brown), and that was the first time I'd heard of Big Brother & The Holding Company. The book chronicled quite a bit about the Monterey Pop festival, so I know this album has a lot of significance when it comes to rock music. Janis Joplin is a fellow Texan (I think my mother in law has a friend who knew Janis growing up), but I've never really listened to much of her music, so I'm interested to see what's in store on this album. I thought this album was pretty good for the most part. While I'm not the biggest fan of Janis's gravely singing, she has so much power and energy in her voice, and that really made some of these songs more enjoyable. The combination of blues and psychedelica created a really unique sound. "Oh, Sweet Mary" is probably the best example of this sound; there's a really heavy bass line that gives the song a good groove, but the frantic guitar playing and fast paced drumming give the song a heavier boogie-feel. "Piece of My Heart" was my favorite song on the album. I always thought this was a solo song from Janis, so I was surprised to find it on here. Janis's singing and the ebb and flow to the song make this one of best songs to come from San Francisco in the late sixties. While there were some songs that I enjoyed, most of the album wasn't too remarkable in my opinion. Granted, I'm not really fond of blues rock for the most part, and psychedelic rock can be pretty hit-or-miss with me. Both of those genres can be a bit dull and repetitive to me, and parts of this album fell into that category. Still, I know this album is incredibly influential, and I understand why it's on this list.

Janis had one of the best voices in rock, no doubt. Piece of my heart is one of the great all-time rock songs. But man, the amateur level production, fake crowd noise and disappointing backing instruments/vocals bum me out. When you had Janis in the studio, her voice should have been front and center with as little in the way as possible. No wonder she went solo after this.

Not bad

Janis Joplin has an interesting singing voice. She can project good power and emotion. Combination of the Two: I like the energy. Cheap Thrills: I like the guitar. Piece of My Heart: a classic!

Dit album klinkt als een hoop fun. Dit ervaart de luisteraar in volle glorie, door de bijzonder lo-fi productie, waarin weinig weggefilterd is. Het klinkt als een groep hippies, die gewoon ff wat muziek maken na het roken een paar flinke toeters in een oude schuur bij een ranch in de San Francisco valleys. Puike bluesrock, maar de vrijgeestige jam-vibe zorgt er ook voor dat er weinig echt sleutelmomenten te vinden zijn. Iets meer to the point zoals 'Piece of My Heart' had wel gemogen. Maar daarmee doe ik één van de beste covers van één van de meest gecoverde nummers ooit 'Summertime' wel te kort, geweldig gitaargeluid. Een 7, deels ook door de hoes die nooit verveelt. 7/10 Highlights: Summertime Piece of My Heart

Nice album that I want to return to.

Love Janis’ voice. So raw.

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.

Janis is a great vocalist but I find the band sloppy.

(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 Song added to playlist: Piece Of My Heart I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

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.