Cheap Thrills
Big Brother & The Holding Company

What a vocal performance from Janis. This recording was described as a “full-frontal assault on the senses,” and I certainly couldn’t put it better. Although stylistically different, her performance gives me the same melancholy I feel when listening to Elliott Smith or Kurt Cobain; a tragic dread that makes me wish they weren’t so self-destructive, that mourns what could have been. Added to my library.

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