Here than on any of her other records, it has its moments, The Jefferson Airplane Takes Off) although Janis is less prominent West Coast pseudo-folkie proto-psychedelia (think (JA)īig Brother & The Holding Company (Big Brother: 1966) Unfortunately, I've never seen a copy of either version. I have been told that the sound quality is poor. Rhino Records released the same tape at the same time under the title Big Brother & The Holding Co. The track listing is quite unusual, with a bunch of blues and folk numbers the band never committed to disc. 1984)Ī live album recorded in San Francisco in 1966. (JA)īig Brother & The Holding Company: Pete Albin (bass and guitar) Sam Andrew (guitar, vocals and bass) Dave Getz (drums) James Gurley (guitar).įull Tilt Boogie: Richard Bell (piano) Brad Campbell (bass) Ken Pearson (organ) Clark Pierson (drums) John Till (guitar).Ĭheaper Thrills (Big Brother: rec. ![]() It's so thorough it's downright obsessive. Without question, the best non-commercial Janis Joplin site I've seen is Kozmic Blues. As many would say about Joplin's fellow Bay Area cult figures the Grateful Dead, I just don't get it. Unlike Stewart, Janis is revered as a pop icon and classified as a "serious" artist. Unlike Stewart, who dabbled in proto-funk, orchestrated balladry, English folk, and electrified blues/R& B, once Big Brother got away from West Coast folk rock Janis' repertoire consisted of a slightly acidified take on the latter. Unlike Stewart, who consistently teamed with Wood to write his own material, Janis stuck largely with cover versions, although a few originals were big hits ("Move Over" "Mercedes Benz"). Unlike Stewart, who worked first with Jeff Beck and later with Ron Wood and the Faces, Janis' musical collaborators were completely unremarkable. A good comparison is with Rod Stewart, another distinctive, highly emotive late 60s singer who people either love or hate. One thing for sure: Janis ain't like nothing else.Īnd in addition to being distinctive, she was the first really high-profile female rock singer to carve a completely independent path, making her a feminist icon.īut her body of work strikes me as being thin. Another 60sĪrtist (like Hendrix) whose myth has overshadowed her real musicalĪccomplishments, she's well worth getting to know. Her life only a few years into her recording career. Personal problems, which often interfered with her music and ended Was a legitimately great blues singer with correspondingly huge Passable impersonation of a black blues singer? I vote "No": she ![]() Propelled to stardom because she was a white woman who could do a Was Janis Joplin just a blues-rock Elvis, a second-rate talent Big Brother & The Holding Company - Live At Winterland '68 -Ĭheap Thrills - I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! - Pearl - Joplin In Concert - Farewell Song
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