Cheap Thrills

Janis es una cantante que escucharía si estuviera bien high pero para el día a día definitivamente no es mi estilo

Janis is such an immense and powerful talent. Here though the songs don’t shine and I found this album pretty boring. It feels like they were taking too many drugs making this.

The voice is good, but the writing lacks and most of these tracks go on for way too long

31/1001. Bluesy, hippy, raw and the one and only Janis. I already had Surrealistic Pillow on my turntable for this project, and I guess this — by geographic area and time at least — could be grouped together. But as Airplane was more varied in their songs, this one is about the ding-a-ling, and for me it just doesn't speak too much. Joplin's solo efforts were more interesting, and started exanding out of the hippie rock scene, but it seems every bit of cough she has ever produced has been put an a 14th extended-great-best-of-mega-box-special-edition collection, which kind of makes me go meh, (similar thing of course has happened to many others with similar fates, take Hendrix or Drake for example). But waiting for Pearl. 2

Cheap Thrills is fine I guess. I’ve got no issue with it being live, actually kind of like that, but I do have an issue with boring, bland blues rock. And this doesn’t do much for me, Janis wailing included.

Janis Joplin has one gear, and it's not for me.

Cool to hear Janis.

If you have Janis Joplin in the band, why the hell is an out of tune male hippie singing???????? Janis rules though and I love the vibe

Not really my kind of music, but a couple of songs were good.

meh. I don't get the appeal of Joplin

Live album with that very distinctive hippie late 60's-early 70's sound. Unfortunately not my thing, really struggled trying to get through this one and eventually just gave up. From a "technical" standpoint it's well put together, just not a sound I enjoy.

Decent, kinda boring

not a fan

Not a fan of Joplin's voice but otherwise a classic album

One Janis Joplin song at a time, please. Too much pretend blues here for me.

I do enjoy Janis Joplin and her unique voice, but listening to a full hour of it is too much for me. I expected more out of this album, but it was ok. Listen again: probably Purchase for my collection: maybe Favourite Song:

musically it was ok. vocally, Janis' voice is like nails down a chalkboard.

This is just the kind of Blues oriented rock noodling that was extremely prevalent in the 70s, and that just leaves me shrugging. Very cheap thrills, indeed. 2/5

c: ball and chain

Love the bluesy guitar work but cannot stand the vocals.

OK, Janis very loud and in your face at times. 2.8/5

Not my type of thing. She has an incredible voice though, especially on Summertime. Quit after Turtle Blues which was good, but...blues.

Verstehe, dass es gut ist, aber es ist nicht mein Fall.

Not good at all.

Was indifferent to this until 'Piece of My Heart' started but that was sadly the only bit that grabbed my attention

Didn’t grab my attention

Lead singer sounds like Marge Simpson but the instrumentals are very good. Ruined by the vocals

Easy to see why Janis went solo.

Rock, but not really that much better.

there was too much stuff going on and at the same time it was all really underwhelming 2/5

Never been a big fan of substance fuelled blues jamming

Jeg er ikke fan av Janis Joplin, lærer jeg. Den rustne innrøyka skrike viben er ikke noe for meg.

Janis Joplins raspy voice works wonders in certain conditions but becomes a bit much over a full album. Interesting listen but not something I would return to.

Not enough of a bop

The guitars and vocals are raw and fuzzy and great, but the songwriting is non existent. Just endless bluesy noodling. Sure it sounded good at the time, but that time has passed.

Janis Joplin is totally wasted on me.

Some excellent guitar. Didn't like the vocals particularly. All sounded quite samey. Roadblock raced along - enjoyed that.

This album is 10 days younger than me! I don't mind it, some cool bluesy guitar. Is it just me or is Janice Joplin the most overrated singer of all time?

Gotta be Marge Simpson’s finest work

I don't really like it at all. Not really feeling like explaining why because I think that the things I don't like are pretty consistent and this is one of them. Favourite song: Piece of my heart Overall around 3/10

Zeitdokument. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger! Mehr Blues als Rock, das ist ok!

não fui com a cara segunda feira ruim

Good album but I just can’t get behind her voice unfortunately

Janis Joplin's voice makes me want to clear my throat. Difficult to listen to, but a bonus star for "Piece of My Heart."

Probably was cool in the 60s. Not very good sound and pretty run of the mill blues rock. Janis sounds like Marge Simpson sometimes.

It wasn’t that good

not sure if I really like it... all sounds very similar... I can appreciate the groovy chords, bass and drums, not a massive fan but nice to listen to some new stuff!

Bold to use Combination of the Two as the lead song for the album because it made me not want to listen to the rest. Repetitively screaming "whoa" just doesn't do it for me. I stuck it out and was pleasantly surprised by most of the other songs (not sure if that really says anything since I hated the first one so much)

Probably was pretty cool in 60s, but now sounds really dated. Janis kinda sounds like Marge Simpson on a lot of this. Sometimes it works though, but mostly this isn't a great record. I'd stick to the singles

Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight! I (don't) love Cheap Thrills! With just a few exceptions, the songs don't go anywhere. They start out one way. They middle the same way. And end the same way. Roadblock was good though. R. Crumb cover boosts its rating.

Janis Joplin isn't my jam but I can appreciate how this album was groundbreaking when it came out!

Not my jam. Too much Janis Joplin with basic late 60s rock. Janis is at her best when the music is slow and soulful. Too upbeat for her voice and what she has to offer.

Once again an album that is mostly relying on one great song and that's about it. "Piece of my heart" is great, and so is Janis, but most of the songs are a bit meh. Maybe the 60's are just not for me.

It was nice but it's not for me

Couldn't quiet get into it, although I respect Janis' voice & passion, and how they pushed musical evolution forward.

The cover art is more interesting to me than the album. (I love R. Crumb's work!) It's not a good sign when I was already bored half way through the first song. The raw passion and energy are definitely there in Janis Joplin's vocals but I've always found them to be grating and unpleasant to listen to. The album isn't without merit outside of her vocals but I can't get past that voice.

Too distracted by the cover

I respect the energy with which Janis Joplin threw herself into singing but this music is not really for me

i've always been more interested in Janis Joplin the persona than the musician & this just reinforced that belief for me. everything going on with the rest of the rhythm section is a lot more captivating than any of the lead guitar noodling or vocals for me, which is tough when so much of the music relies on the vocals being cool. her style gets a little grating after a while even if its technically impressive & she clearly has a unique way of using blues vocab. most of this plays like a live album (sounds like some it was recorded live?) which is fun & boosts the improvised parts a bit; the energy never really falters side note that i have a pet peeve for album covers that have cartoon representations of every track it's kinda corny!!!

Some of the songs were kind of interesting, but Janis Joplin sounds like Marge Simpson

Was debating between a 2 or a 3, but ultimately I just can't get past Janis Joplin's voice. She sounds like if Marge Simpson tried to sing after chain smoking five packs of cigarettes. It works on Piece of My Heart purely due the fact I've heard that song so much over the years that I've gotten used to it, but its just not working for the rest of the album. Music and talent is great, but just her voice is not doing it for me. That, and that 60's blues sound is just starting to feel too dated to me.

I can see why Janis dropped these losers and went for a solo career. There was way too much busyness that didn’t gel with her distinctive voice.

Classic I guess. Pre-70s just don’t hit for me man

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5/10

too much for me

Primer cosa que oigo de Janis. Tiene una voz increíble aunque no es muy de mi agrado y no me encantó la música, aunque tiene muchísima potencia (potencia del LSD). \"Summertime\" fue lo primero que me gustó al escuchar el disco, porque las guitarras se pusieron a tirar unos muy buenos solos. \"Piece of my heart\" es la más pegadiza sin dudas, pero tampoco me gusta muchooo. No sé, por ahora no cazo la onda Janis. Turtle Blues es literal un blues, y es interesante pero saben qué pasa? En su momento habrá sido una novedad de la reputísima madre pero este estilo de blues y un minón cantando ha sido taaan parodiado u homenajeado en la historia que me aburre. Actualización...seguí escuchando el disco. No sé, se me hace que tenés que estar re drogado para disfrutar esto.

2/5

The vocals made me think of ACDC, but not in an enjoyable way. I respect Janis, but not got me. Enjoyed the instrumentals more than the vocals. 2*. That's a racist album cover. Highlights: piece of my heart

Urgh. This was a tough listen. Not much variation in the music.

Holy fuck I hate this album. Joplin’s voice is just grating. The band is only middling talent. People give way too much credit to anyone in the 27 club.

Huh, I didn’t know Janis Joplin was originally in a band. This has more of the raw sound I was expecting from her solo work, but I guess I enjoyed it about the same - her voice is impressive but the material isn't. It seems like very generic bluesy stuff to me, with the most memorable song being a cover. Sounds like they had a good time making it though, and it'd probably be fun in a live setting. Also that's one GREAT album cover. 2.5

A surprisingly good chilly commute soundtrack but I will never willingly listen to this again

Piece of my heart was the highlight. Didn’t always get on with JJ’s vocals.

Janis Joplin, Jazz/Funk/Psychedelia, just not for me. I recognize the artistry. Her voice was one of a kind. But this is the second time I've listened to this album and both times I couldn't wait for it to end.

Some good live energy and chemistry. Janis is a good vocalist. Not bad but isn’t amazing the whole time.

Janis Joplin had a unique voice, but this name is kind of all over the place

Boring

Never really been a fan of this album

Sigh! There is only so much of Janis wailing like a banshee I can take!

Not my bag baby

I just can’t take to Janis Joplin - there’s some great musicianship on this album but every time she opens her mouth it ruins it.

"Piece of My Heart" is fantastic, but the rest of the album paled in comparison.

Not a live album. Even though it sounds like it. Not just the crowd noises (added afterwards) but also the loose, off the cuff atmosphere. There's lots of soloing and freak-out moments. Not really my thing. Lots of screeching and hollering from Janis Joplin. Also not a big fan. A cover of Summertime. Some blues-y things with more soloing. Also not for me. There even seems to be bass solo at some point. I liked the opening song. Had a nice punch to it, in a hardrocking r&b sort of way. The rest not so much.

I enjoyed those compositions, but her voice got to be too much at times. I would listen to individuals tracks again, but not the entire album for sure. 2.5/5 stars

2.5, siisti kansi.

REally not for me but not bad

I can see its place in psychedelic rock. Piece of My Heart is a classic for a reason. It's wasn't bad, but I don't think the album really has enough variety to stand out. It was short enough to not overstay its welcome, but I would have liked if they had pushed a bit wider.

Portada icónica (a cargo de Robert Crumb). Un disco muy reconocido, sobre todo por la versión, en clave blues-rock de Piece of my heart, que de ningún modo supera a la original de Erma Franklin. Es un disco muy bueno, pero porque lo sostiene Janis con su voz y energía, el resto de la banda están lejos de ese nivel. Más discos excelentes de 1968: THE BEATLES- White Album , THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Electric ladyland, Odessey and Oracle de The Zombies, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - White light, white heat, THE KINKS - The Village Green Preservation Society, VAN MORRISON - Astral weeks, THE ROLLING STONES - Beggars banquet, CREAM - Wheels of fire, THE BYRDS - Sweetheart of the rodeo, THE SMALL FACES - Ogden's nut gone flake, THE PRETTY THINGS - S.F. Sorrow, OTIS REDDING - The dock of the bay, BLOOMFIELD , KOOPER & STILLS - Super Session, JAMES CARR - A Man needs a Woman, Dance To The Music de Sly & The Family Stone, Safe As Milk del Capt. Beefhart, Surrealistic Pillow de Jefferson Airplane, Lady Soul y Now de Aretha Franklin, The Notorious Byrd Brothers y Sweetheart of the rodeo de The Byrds, We're Only in It for the Money de Zappa, Idea y Horizontal de los Bee Gees, For Once in My Life de Stevie Wonder , A Saucerful Of Secrets de Pink Floyd, Spirit de Spirit, Bookends de Simon and Garfunkel, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida de Iron Butterfly, el Soundtrack to 1968 TV special de Elvis, Nuff Said! de Nina Simone, Blood, Sweat & Tears de Blood, Sweat & Tears... Debuts de JEFF BECK GROUP, NEIL YOUNG, THE BAND, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, OS MUTANTES, SILVER APPLES...

Janis certainly has a voice, ain't for me

Getting real tired of listening to rock only albums on this 1001 albums experience, and I'm on day 45.

2.5

couple of good hits but just kinda blended together

I know what im going to say is sacrilege but her voice really didnt bring me joy. I didnt know anything about this band and only realised who the singer was afterwards. I listened to this and enjoyed the whole psych, 70's, vietnam feel to it. It made me want to watch Forrest Gump. But the covers weren't good and i had to force myself to finish the album.

Piece Of My Heart was on high rotation as a kid (my mum loved the China Beach Soundtrack). Hadn’t heard anything other than that by these guys and the rest is alright but I probably won’t listen again. The janky mixing at the start had me freaking out that my headphones were busted and the album artwork is pretty naff.

Mediocre album. Not a 60s fan

2.5, siisti kansi.

It was ok

I don't have anything to really mention about this album, Janis Joplin's voice is a bit too harsh for me to enjoy and I didn't like the music a massive amount. The only track I found myself liking the most is Piece of My Heart.

Live albums are not my thing, personally.

Looking at the Robert Crumb cover, I thought psych, the name didn't ring a bell and conveyed funk vibes. I only tweaked when Ms Joplin's voice resonated. Apart form said. Voice there were not anything special about this album.

Kinda fun with the fake live stuff, but nothing else really stood out for me. I did have a headache when listening to this tho, so maybe it wasn’t the optimal time to try to appreciate Janis Joplin’s singing.

Albumi #6, 02.08.2024 Janis Joplinin bändin toinen levytys ja viimeinen ennen kuin Joplin siirtyi soolouralle. Albumi on tunnusomaista 60-luvun lopun blues-rockia pienin psykedeliavivahtein. Albumi on pääosin studiotallenne, mutta siihen on miksattu jälkikäteen yleisön ääniä luomaan vaikutelmaa livetaltioinnista. Singlejulkaisu "Piece of My Heart" on cover-versio Erma Franklinin vuotta aikaisemmin levyttämästä kappaleesta ja se on levyn ehdottomia kohokohtia. Levyllä on myös kaksi muuta cover-kappaletta: Summertime (George Gershwin) ja Bell and Chain (Big Mama Thornton).

the music is ok but the vocals sound like you put a dying chicken through a meat grater

would this be on here if not for Piece of My Heart?

Funky

It’s good. But I wonder what the hype is about. The live tracks are great.

Great, great broad, not very pc intro Combination of the 2: Starts psyche, but quite quickly soul pop a la early Dead. Some pitchy moments, bloke singing lead but even on backing vox she drowns him I need a man t love Aretha would destroy this. Dreadful lead tone. But the rest are decent. Feels like a bit of a Piece Of My Heart rewrite, possibly because that works well for them. Summertime: Making this raucous misses the point. It’s fine, and it’s a physically impressive if not emotionally

Too much blues and only one good song

Not for me

A big late-60s nostalgia hit. Unbelievable at the time, not my thing these days. But there's Janis!

Besides “Oh, Sweet Mary” this is just a platform to deliver Janis Joplin’s voice straight to your skull, which wears thin pretty quickly. Production and arrangement are irrelevant as nothing else is getting through.

not my cup of tea

Zu viel Rock. Weiß stimme der Sängerin, allerdings nicht mein Geschmack.

Ooft turns out I’m not a fan of Janis Joplin’s voice. Blimey, I was tensing and grimacing all the way through this. Musically, it was decent enough though but it’s still a low scorer for me

Pretty boring

I don’t care for live albums

4/10 This one falls squarely into the "clearly good at what it is, really not for me" category Bluesy jammy serious rock music with seemingly no room for fun Certainly evokes the time and place I am now a couple of Joplin albums in, and am developing the take that she might be in the elite league of most overrated artists ever...

Not my thing. Doesn’t groove

Janis Joplin....

6/4/24 not crazy about janis joplins voice. i like the heavy rock sound but the vocals take me out of it. 3/10

Interesting that the name Janice Joplin gets thrown around all the time. But she was just a member in a band. Some classic songs on here. But Janice does have a big Kermit the frog vibe.

I get that she has an instantly recognizable, iconic voice. I just can take an hour of it all at once :/ 2/5

Joplin's backing band. Not a Joplin fan and the guitars have that sloppy sound that permeates so much hippie music. The bass is on point though.

I do not like this. Good to put Janis into a bit of context (I didn’t know she was in a band before the solo stuff) but this has only cemented that I don’t enjoy her singing. Everything is too fuzzy and raw. I don’t get how ‘sounding like you were recorded live, when you have all the advantages of being in a studio’ is a good thing? - Just a poor use of a studio, surely.

Not for me

I liked the vibe but the singing made me feel stressed lol

Janis Joplin sounds like a dying cat. It’s awesome when she’s belting like in Piece of My Heart, but unbearable when she’s soft like in Summertime

DNF. Not for me. I see the appeal though.

It’s ok - joplin has a great voice but album is pretty boring

1. the tuuo - 1 2. man to love - 1 3. zummertime - 1 4. piece of my heart - 2 5. turtle bluez - 2 6. zuueet mary - 1 7. ball and chain - 1.5 8. roadblock - 1 9. the zun - 1 10. daddy - 1 11. magic of love - 0

Okay…probably won’t listen to it again

Better Ok werk Marge Simpson Love the cover art

solid whatever.

I accidentally put my note and rating for this album in with The Band's self-titled, which is great and I would have given a 4/5 to. This is deeply unimpressive. 2/5.

impressive performance by janis joplin rip but sometimes it was too much or for me not perfectly matching. And the graphic on the cover for summertime... different times but still not cool imo and didnt liked this version of the song either. Oh, sweet Mary is fucking great! Good blues elements too. Sometimes some moments would be much more if janis did much less imo.

I think you had to be there to appreciate the value of this band and it's efforts, there in the 60s, to know what this lifestyle was like and about. I find nothing appealing about this music other than it being a historical place marker. 2 stars.

Not terrible but also didn't really enjoy this one

Average sounding blues/rock band with a singer who stands out. Listening to a song or 2 with can be enjoyable given the sheer power of Janis Joplin, but can't make up for songwriting and instrumentation which doesn't sound particularly good. Listened to about half the album, before I got tired of it.

Nope, not for me. Clash of styles and very aged production quality.

intersting...

This album didn't quite get me excited but there was some foot tapping.

Probably an interesting album. But Janis Joplin's vocals are not my thing. And I don't like the Beatles harmonies and arrangements very much either. It's a matter of taste, of course. But I didn't like the quality of recording, neither mixing, nor quality of guitars, nor quality of overdrive.

Liked the guitar solos

Marge Simpson singing, one recognisable song: Piece of My Heart

Didn't love this one. It was okay.

Nope. Not for me 😂

Good album, tragically short life. 2/5

Couldn’t completely attach myself to this. I was more moved by Joplin’s solo album that we listened to. There’s still a lot of energy and passion you can hear, but I didn’t fall in love with this record. Two and a half. Fave track: Piece of My Heart

Boring, album art rules though

Gefällt mir nicht. Zu unruhig, Stimme gefällt mir nicht.

Not my style. Don't love jam bands and I don't love blues. I appreciate the impact that those styles have on music as a whole, I just don't love listening to it with my ears.

Not a fan of 60's jammy psychedelia.

I can see why Janis went solo. Not that anyone was bad, but she was definitely the most unique and interesting part of the line up. Without her, this would just be any given competent 60’s rock album rather than a standout.

Not bad, recognized one song (Piece of My Heart, a real banger), overall meh.

Not bad, not great. Typical psychedelic rock but gets repetitive. Joplin’s voice is the best part of the album.

la voix de janis. pas pour moi. sinon du rock / blues. pas tripper 5/10

Afraid I've come away thinking the best thing about this one is the (awesome) album artwork from Mr. Crumb. Maybe it's just that I wasn't in the mood, but dare I say I found Joplin's screeching and howling on every single song a bit grating? Works on "Piece of My Heart" but I'll argue that's the exception and not the rule. Grumpalump over and out!

I like the funk aspect but too slow for me

Being so ignorant, I didn’t even know Janis Joplin had a band. I’m not her biggest fan but was actually enjoying the first tracks and her rusty voice. After a while and especially after realizing they chose to add effects to create the illusion of a live album, it’s a no for me. [0110/1001]

To my ears, it's just shrill. Is she passionate? Sure. But it's no more musical, to my ears, than Screamo. I'm sure it was shocking when it came out. And that was 1/2 of the point. But looking back, they spent far too little attention on the other half.

Not sure of this sounds like a load of tunes just thrown together no direction .

Disappointing. I thought this would be better. Really not great at all

It was alright. I don't remember any particular songs

Not a huge Janus fan, only in small doses.

J'aime bien la pochette. Je peux mettre un nom sur la chanson Piece of My Heart c'est cool. 2,5

Mouais, pas convaincu

Meh.

I can recognize that this is good music but it's just not what I'm interested in.

Not a big fan of live albums, but definitely took me to the 70s. Janis's voice is just insane 🤯

I remember reading somewhere that if you listen to the albums in the order they are placed in the book, you begin to appreciate Beatles when you get to them. Honestly, sounds believable. I keep wondering what kind of music I would have listened to had I been born at that time, and I've yet to find the answer. Can't see myself not listening to anything, but if this album is a must hear from that period... It's like trying to play Beta 1.7.3 after having played modern Minecraft, it was concidered fun back then, I remember enjoying it myself, but if you launch it now you'd be at a loss of what to do. Some people still play it, I'm just not one of them.

I hope I never have to listen to another band fronted by Janis Joplin The highest praise I can give it is that I could easily forget that it was on

fine

Janis Joplin is vastly overrated as a vocalist. Also, Fork this forkin album art. 4/10

Pretty straightforward blues rock album, with some psychedelic flair. Not enough to make it psychedelic music. Only standout is the single everyone is familiar with, Piece of My Heart. Live audience sounds are an odd choice, but not too distracting. Production sounds live, which almost makes me think the live sounds were an afterthought, covering up for less production.

I get it is a classic, but too screechy for me

Fine but I got bored and didn’t finish it

I like Joni's voice. Didn't save anything to a playlist though. 2.5

I hate when chicks sing like that

Mid

This album was fine, Janis Joplin has an amazing voice, but I think the album was mid. I’m sure this was incredible for 1968, right before this type of sound became so popular. But from todays perspective it didn’t do it for me.

aburrido, se nota q todavia no le enganchaban la vuelta al genero

For a bit there, I was enjoying hearing Janis Joplin in the context of the band, with other vocalists and the psychedelic stomp. After two songs, I was wearing down, and by the time "Roadblock" came on, I was thoroughly and completely done. Joplin's capacity to wail is a signature sound, but it has never appealed to me. On top of that, her inability (or unwillingness) to dial it back and sing sweetly — or ANY other way — is both uninteresting and hard to endure over multiple tracks. I couldn't take any more, and had to bail before the live tracks played. So whatever I did like about the album... it's too much rasp and scream and blues at 11.

This did not age well for me.

Not my scene. Screechy vocals and lacking quality at times.

Its okay.

2+ Janis Joplin

Old rock and roll

Only song I liked was Piece of My Heart - all others sounded the same. Janis Joplin is a talented singer but her voice isn’t really for me

pretty raw, lots of yelling, almost no dynamic.

Not a fan of Joplin's voice

I’m trying to set myself in San Francisco at that time. In that context, this must have been pure fire, especially live. That said, bluesy stuff co-opted by white folk is generally not my cup of tea, especially when Janis sings and then all the others bellow the same lyrics behind her. Ok, I’m trying again. Some impressive lead guitar, dynamic and unique lead vocals, and I like the warmth of the amplifier. Envisioning a nice goldenrod or brown amp pumping this out. Ugh. So many hippies surround me in this concert in my mind. They’re shifty, and they smell. Gotta go…

So I really like Janis Joplin’s voice and the album artwork is terrific. I didn’t really get much else out of this. The band is good but much like the first Rolling Stones album, it’s so-so blues workouts without much more to it.

Grubby bloody hippies and the boring album company more like. The cover art is the most interesting thing about it. Might be wrong but I get a bang of spoiled rich white kids cosplaying a chitlin' circuit blues band off this. Hard to enjoy once that idea takes hold. Also a faint tang of prog rock?!

En klassiker

Was fine, idk. Not much thoughts. Favourite song Piece of my Heart.

Can't stand her voice. This album contains possibly the worst version of Summertime I've ever heard. If you must make a fake live album, make the crowd sound consistent throughout the album. At some points it's a rowdy Fillmore crowd, at other times its a genteel dinner party. I spent half of Turtle Blues trying to figure out what they were discussing in the background.

I hate her voice so much. People say it’s strong but it’s just loud. And like she drinks a cup of milk before recording. There are some iconic songs but they’re ruined by Janis. She’s still got nothing on Bob Dylan, though.

Piece of My Heart is pretty much interchangeable with La Bamba, Wild Thing or Twist And Shout. And maybe Magic by the Cars.

Piece of my heart is great

2,5

ok but a bit trippy for me

finished it. what more do you want from me?

I previously listened to Pearl by Janis Joplin after she went solo, but have minimal knowledge her beyond this aside from Piece Of My Heart, which can be found on today’s album. Pearl amazed me so much that my socks blasted off my feet, so I’m hopeful for today. Songs I already knew: Piece Of My Heart Favourites: Piece Of My Heart Perhaps my hopes were set a little too high, but I’m left quite disappointed with this album. Piece Of My Heart stands out as the best track, while everything else is left somewhat boring. The vocals are still as distinguished as I’d expect, but everything else just felt empty. From this, it definitely seems like going solo was for the best in regards to Janis’ music.

Not my favourite genre

Teenage me, a 15-year-old classic rock and blues fan, would’ve loved this. But now it mostly reminds me why I’ve grown distant from that era. The endless guitar solos feel obligatory rather than expressive, and there are a lot of them. It’s fine for what it is, but I won’t be coming back to it.

Not my style

this one was ok! never heard of these folks. will prob not listen again as nothing made it to a playlist

I never understood the hype about Janis Joplin.

60s psychedelia just isn't really my thing.

It was eh

Janis Joplin really has a powerful voice. The live atmosphere of the album was quite nice too, but the album doesn't click with me really. Heard a version with two extra songs. + Combination of the Two + Flower in the Sun

Ik daag je uit om 3 mensen te vinden die een grotere hekel hebben aan Janis Joplin dan ik. Ik denk dat je het dan hard te halen hebt. Hekel aan dat vaak hysterisch drukke geroeptoeter met die van zware Van Nelle doorspekte stem. Je ruikt bijna het vergeelde behang en de vette, ongewassen haren. En dan nog die extreme uithalen die klinken alsof Marge Simpson wordt aangevallen door een roedel dolle straathonden. Enorm subjectieve 2 sterren, want ik denk dat het objectief gezien beter verdient maar ik ben gewoon echt geen fan.

- Didn’t realize this was gonna be Janis Joplin - Such a unique voice, almost similar to Robert Plant - Voice gets old after a little while

Gøy plateomslag! Musikken var helt ålreit?

Great album cover. Ok songs. Janis Joplin was involved. Still not interested in listening. If I hear it on the radio, I might keep it on, but not going to listen to the whole record. Not my jam.

badly produced, and dirgy. And not that good tbf.

I'm sure it was amazing live and in person.

Joplin is a great singer but this album is forgettable

I did not like a single song, and I was actually a little annoyed by the end of the money. Too much. At the same time, the only reason I'm not giving one star is because you cannot deny the amount of effort the singer put forth in her performance. There is a lot of raw energy that I appreciate in every song of this album. It just isn't the type of music I like, and I didn't want to completely fault it for that.

The cover is the best about this.

I had no idea that Janis Joplin was in a band, always thought she was a solo act. Also thought this was a live album and didn't realize they were just trying to make it sound live. Anyway, sounded like a party and I bet her live shows were pretty good. Hell, I'd say most live shows are generally pretty good. I couldn't find too much to bitch about, but not too much to race about either. Her voice is very good in some songs, and then I find her voice to wear on me in other songs. Piece of my heart is a classic. One of the few songs where a remake is better than the original; see Sammy Hagar's Standing Hampton album. A great album all the way through, btw. I read some reviews and was surprised at the number of folks saying Robert Plant and Zeppelin ripped off a lot of her sound and singing style. I listened a 3rd time through to see, but I didn't pick up on it.... Anyway, decent album. Her voice kinda wore on me after awhile, but I bet she was fun to see live and put on a good show. I'm going to rate at 2.5, but will score a 2 because I didn't find anything I would downloaded off this album.

The only worthwhile songs here happen to be covers. In such cases, I always try to listen to the original and any other notable versions. So let's break these down. "Summertime" from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" has no shortage of memorable versions. Amongst them, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, and most notably Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (how is he NOT on this list??) all surpass the BB&THC rendition. "Piece of My Heart" originally by Erma Franklin. Not much between the two versions, in such cases I'd go with the original. Erma's voice is a little more palatable too. "Ball and Chain" by another absolutely criminally excluded artist, Big Mama Thornton. No contest with this one, Big Mama's is the definitive version. And there we have it, there rest of the songs are alright, the band is alright, the singer is a bit of a tryhard though. 2 sore throat lozenges out of 5 🍬🍬

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I never understood Janis Joplin before this. No closer to understanding after this.

Very bluesy feeling Amazing album cover Great guitar Not the best production, but that’s because of the time period this album was made in Not the best lyrics either I do like the distorted feel

Menihän tämä live-massavyörytyksenä. Hittibiisejä, vähän jammailua. Ihan kiva. Joplinin ääni aina makee, mut menee ehkä paikoin täällä vähän yli.

Jos tekee levyn näin vahvalla livesoundilla, levy välittyy livekeikan tapaisesti, eli toimii yksittäisenä kokemuksena, muttei kestä pitkitettyä kuuntelua. Ainoastaan Piece of My Heart -klassikko nousee tämän asetelman yläpuolelle.

Felt like an old man listening to this. Not bad but I probably wouldn't go back to it. Previous albums were much better.

Apart from Janis Joplin’s amazing voice - I struggle to find anything interesting in this record - generic white blues that other white blues artists have done better.

More a curiousity item (with Janis) than a great album

det var ganska lame

Vocals✅ Too loose

Cheap Thrills is the second album by American rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. It is a blues rock album and the producer added recordings of crowd noise to give the impression of a live album. Although the final track "Ball and Chain" was recorded live. The album was well received by critics and the general public, and remains a staple of blues rock and acid rock. This was the last album by the band to have Janis Joplin as the lead singer before she went on her solo career. I liked the music somewhat (blues rock isn't always my groove) and just wish the album was a little longer.

no offence but her voice is really aggravating to listen to. yoko ono over janis joplin anyday of the week, thats what i say. "Pieces of my heart" was surprisingly decent. overall, this sound isn't for me. i don't like it and i really, really don't like janis' vocals here. this is a real drag to get through.

Combination of the Two: great groove I Need a Man to Love: blues, I guess Summertime: more blues - bad vocal Piece of My Heart: the single Turtle Blues: oof. blues. Oh, Sweet Mary: some psychedelia Ball and Chain: BLUES

Not so much

I liked Piece Of My Heart, Turtle Blues, Ball and Chain (9 minutes, phew)

Not a fan of Joplin's voice, and instrumentation is a bit rambly for me

Normally like Joplin - overall not feeling this album though

I can understand why this made a splash at the time, and the Janis-ites love it, but not for me.

piece of my heart is ok

some enjoyable tracks but mastering/production rubbish in parts with balance of instruments and vocals

meh 2.4

Wel ok!

whatever

Old school rocky vibes, some great vocals. Take another piece of my heart the highlight

Cheap Thrills zdecydowanie zasluguje na swoj tytul, bo chyba pierwszy raz slysze album studyjny, ktory sie koloruje na livowy, bo przeciez zwykle jest w druga strone, drugi krazek bandy Big Brother & The Holding Company rocznik 98, z ktorej kojarze jedynie postac wokalistki Janis Joplin, bo szybka kariera w szybkim zyciu, wiec stala sie pewnego ikona silnej kobiety potrafiacej dobrze grzac po kablach, przynajmniej tak zawsze o niej myslalem, a po przesluchaniu tego cheapowego krazka jestem o tym jeszcze mocniej przekonany, bo o ile sam plan stworzenia krazka studyjnego, ktory bedzie imitowal wystep na zywo nie tylko surownoscia, fejkowymi efektami z widowni, ale na skupieniu wokol postaci wokalistki, ktora gra tutaj pierwsze skrzypce swoim glosem, ktory w tym przpadku juz tak nie cwierczy jak na wczorajszym picku, ale potrafi wrecz zawyc, to chyba cos srednio wysokiego, ale efekty specjalne plyty dodaja tutaj dziwne odczucia, bo nie wyobrazam sobie takiego naturalnego wokalu miejscami, gatunkowo jest to podobno kwasowe rokowanie lub bluesowy rock, z bluesa zawodzenie sie zgadza, ciezkie zycie kobiety nadal motywem przewodnim, z rokowania instrumental w twarz rowniez wiec wiki jakas racje tutaj ma, gdzie tu szukac psychodeliki w tym nagraniu, nie jestem w stanie stwierdzic, bo to 37 lub w wersji rozszerzonej 56 minut bardziej zacheca do walenia po kablach niz kulturanego czilowania, na plejke dodam roadblocka, ktory chyba najlepiej oddaje energicznosc pani Joplin na wokalu, gdy jest wspierana z troche bardziej spokojnym meskim wokalem, wiec fanem nie zostalem, ale przynajmniej przekonalem sie czemu jest to postac legendarna, bo sama big brotherowa banda pozostaje gdzies w cieniu jej postaci

Meh. Janis would get a lot better and not sure BB&THC were ever any good.

2, good music but not enjoying the Janis voice

Bland

God. Damn. Hippies.

Raucous. Unpolished. Summertime is a great cover, though. On a completely unrelated note. This is listed as an “Apple Digital Remaster”. Sounded like it had been filtered through Woodstock mud. Not sure whether noise cancelling headphones have made me a (far) more discriminating hearer, that my hearing is deteriorating, or …

Not my piece of cake

not as good as some of their other catalog

The way Janis Joplin sang! It's still so unique, even after all these years. That being said, I'm just not a big fan of this type of music and this album.

I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone unless they are determined to listen to as many works by Janis Joplin as possible.

Too intentionally heavy, and only intermittently (e.g., "Ball and Chain") do the blues feel authentic and cohesive. Otherwise I hear more screaming than singing on. Non-Janis cuts are muddy and ragged and kind of predictable. Some moments, but overall nothing special.

Bluesy rock, very much of the age

Ultra ungewaschen, Katzen Kreischend, Schuhe staubig, klarer Kolorit in puncto Zeit, was mir einfach nur ein Jucken in der Ohrmuschel bereitet. Robert Crumb gibt weit mehr als 2.0

It was quite good. Again nothing remarkable.

Joplin was obviously such a massive and unique talent, and there's some really good stuff on here (Piece of My Heart being the obvious classic, but Oh Sweet Mary was also great, as was I Need a Man to Love despite Joplin's voice being a bit Marge Simpson in places). The framing of the studio cuts as faux-live performances was also interesting and added a lot of energy to the record However there were a couple of quite boring blues cuts on here, and the cover of Summertime was... not good. A mixed bag for sure, and not one I expect to go back to

Meh

Definitely better than i was expecting. The jam band, overdone backing vocals, repetitive shout/screech delivery, blues cliche all is tiresome and unpleasant. The good news is that there is actually some really good blues/guitar grooves and soulful delivery in here as well (summertime, piece of my heart and ball and chain). Still, too much of the former to want to listen to again.

Not a big Joplin fan (one of the most overrated 60's artists). Enjoy Piece of my Heart but could pass on the rest. would never choose to listen to this 2/5

Not my cup of tea

Nel corso dell'ascolto, ho cercato di soprassedere al fatto che Janis, come cantante, mi stia un po' sul cazzo, ma è stato uno sforzo invano. La gente vede energia e anima nel suo modo di cantare, ma a me ricorda una cornacchia. Musicalmente stiamo al livello "band del liceo che suona durante l'autogestione". 2

Mi dispiace ma questo album non fa per me. Non sono sicuramente mai stato un fan di Janis Joplin e tantomeno degli album dal vivo quindi non sono l'ascoltatore ideale per questo album. Comunque gli sproloqui chitarristici e Joplin che se spacca la gola a forza di virtuosismi non aiutano molto. Diciamo che i pezzi sono il solito blues mediocre noioso. Comunque poi alla fine si lascia sentire ma me lo so già scordato. Direi 2 scarso.

Good quality, but the lead singers voice is not something I like. Personal preference stands in the way to enjoy what I believe is good music

Found it pretty forgettable

i didn’t really like the singing part of it, i thought it was scraggly but yeah just not really for me.

2nd listen. Still good.

It's fine.

pretty cool music but the woman just sounds too much like marge simpson smh

Geht okay. Für damalige Zeiten beeindruckend

Never was a fan of Janis

Meh, her voice is a bit grating. The music is alright

Janis Joplin c'est surcoté bordel

Doesn't really hold up to modern listening. Overlong and unfocused. Some good moments along the way but not anything too great.

Woof. Fake crowds throughout the whole record? The production on this album is gimmicky and awful and if I never hear that cover of "Summertime" again, it'll be too soon. Janis Joplin's vocals are raw and singular, but it can't save the rest of the record. Favourite tracks: N/A

"Piece of My Heart" is the real winner here. Not really my cup of tea -- I can appreciate the once in a generation voice but don't love the rambly, jam band songs.

Pretty unremarkable. Even the 'big hit' isn't that much of a draw.

Great musicianship from the band but still somehow flat, boring and hard to enjoy. I am a huge fan of Janice and her voice, but this is not her greatest work. Overall a poor record.

The production value scales back the power of intensity of Jopplin's vocals, for me resulting in a lack of emotional connection.

No quite my cup of tea

Another one of those "important" albums that I just could not get into.

Nope

I like it. Very manageable. Janis is cool. Nothing life changing here that makes me want to dig deeper into Janis or this band but an easy Monday listen. 2.5.

Not a Joplin fan so the vocals really drained me.

Not much to say on this. Was very much just okay. Not terrible, not great.

60’er rock, autentisk, “fake” live, energisk

not bad, it's a period piece for me

before listening: oh god this is gonna be bad... the cover says "janis joplin vocal" so we're gonna start at 1/5 even without hearing a note. while listening: ok so it's a live album, sounds old-timey rock n roll. joplin not as annoying as solo stuff, sounds almost like robert plant lol. after listening: ah yeah, not too bad but doesn't really go anywhere. it's ok background music. according to wiki it's a fake live album too, lol. 2/5. 1 point for not boring me to death, another for joplin giving it a red hot go. no points for anything else.

Not really for me

2/10 Very much not on my radar.

I like how its little comic things just don't like the songs

Maso

No soy fan de Janis, su voz en mis oidos no es algo satisfactorio en ciertos momentos de las canciones, tampoco diría que tiene una voz 'fea'. Hace algunos años hubiera dicho que era irritante y sucia, que cantaba como un gallo, rogaba a mi hermana por que pusiera cualquier otra cosa, pero ahora que escuché con un poco más de atención, decir eso sería insultar el talento que Janis tiene con alcanzar notas dificiles e intensas, supongo que solo no me termina de agradar. Pensándolo mejor, me desagrada mucho cuando grita, pero eso no quiere decir que no pueda reconocer que veo el motivo por el cual a muchos otros les gusta. Mi calificación es carente de objetividad, hace unos años me tenia algo irritado escucharla diario en mi casa gracias a mi hermana... no era agradable en lo absoluto y llegaba a tener dolores de cabeza por ello tras escucharla por horas, pero en lo absoluto puedo culpar a nadie, es algo personal. No lo volvería a escuchar por voluntad propia. Mi único descontento sería la voz de Janis, a quienes les gusta su voz podrán disfrutarlo mucho más que yo seguramente.

Подошва от старого ботинка соседа. Не интересно, скучно и пусто. Да я точно соглашусь, что песни из альбома в отдельных случаях и обстоятельствах даже могут заставить танцевать. Но если оценивать альбом, то слушать его невозможно. Если поставить на фон и заниматься совершенно другим - не поможет. Оценка 1/10.