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Track Listings
| 1. Combination Of The Two |
| 2. I Need A Man To Love |
| 3. Summertime |
| 4. Piece Of My Heart |
| 5. Turtle Blues |
| 6. "Oh, Sweet Mary" |
| 7. Ball And Chain |
| 8. Roadblock |
| 9. Flower In The Sun |
| 10. Catch Me Daddy |
| 11. Magic Of Love |
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is West Coast psychedelia at its best - and recorded live. Janis belts them out but don't underestimate the power of those twin guitars from Sam Andrew and Jim Gurley. They're transendental at time, climactic at others - hammering away as the perfect foil for those screaming rasping vocals. It's improvised at times but everyone knows where each other is and where they're going. Then it all comes back together behind Dave's drums right on cue and into the next section. The bonus tracks are a bonus too - certainly not just fillers. Okay, so 'Piece of my Heart' and 'Ball and Chain' are the stand out tracks but I love 'Sweet Mary'- partly because Janis doesn't have the feature vocal but mainly for the soaring meandering guitar work and the oh so archetypal sixties hippy sound.
Rest your soul Janis. When I listen to this and the early stuff I gotta believe your happiest years were when you were in a gigging band. The later stuff's good but it's orchestrated and produced and somehow lacking. This is raw, earthy, full of passion, a sense of being and togetherness. Big Brother are still gigging and play an excellent set if you see them on tour. Certainly worth checking out as they're usually at affordable and intimate venues. Seminal stuff.
Rest your soul Janis. When I listen to this and the early stuff I gotta believe your happiest years were when you were in a gigging band. The later stuff's good but it's orchestrated and produced and somehow lacking. This is raw, earthy, full of passion, a sense of being and togetherness. Big Brother are still gigging and play an excellent set if you see them on tour. Certainly worth checking out as they're usually at affordable and intimate venues. Seminal stuff.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
That's what the announcer says at the beginning of this live/studio masterpiece... and for good reason because what follows is an outstanding example of blues-rock singing at its very best. But there's a lot more on offer here than just the touchstone that catapulted Janis Joplin to international stardom. First off, the band, in particular James Gurley's guitarwork, lay down some seriously impressive playing that's not only fully up to the task of keeping pace with her but which provides the perfect backdrop for her raw, stunningly powerful vocals. Then there's the quality and range of the songs themselves (other than the unnecessary, second rate "bonus tracks") including the "hippy" enthusiasm of "Combination of the Two", the driving acid-rock of "Sweet Mary" & "I Need a Man to Love", and the quite outstanding electric blues of "Summertime", "Piece of my Heart" & "Ball & Chain". And finally, the whole "style" of the album itself with it's quintessential Robert Crumb artwork, its atmospheric, often heavily reverbed sound, the enthusiastic audience reaction and the announcer's wonderfully laid-back contributions, all of which combine to capture what San Francisco's hugely influential ballroom scene was all about. A perfect time capsule that stands the test of time because it's more than good enough to and which, on the way, showcases a truly great singer on absolutely top form.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Cheap Thrills is a great, raucous, exuberant celebration of life with Joplin's at times desperate, always intensely emotional vocals and the enthusiastic playing of Big Brother in their powerful acid rock/psychedelic onslaught. Piece Of My Heart sweeps the listener along in its maelstrom of sound, while Combination Of The Two has a certain addictive, hypnotic quality that is the trademark of great rock music. Summertime and Ball & Chain are innovative interpretations of the Gershwin and Big Mama Thornton tunes respectively, while of the added tracks, Magic of Love is the only one that matches the intensity of the original album's songs. Because of the Big Brother onslaught, it does sometimes seem that there's a cosmic battle taking place between Joplin's vocals and the band's wall of sound, but this creates a further element of tension that adds to the overall force of these performances. This is a great show of Joplin's magic.
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Superb signature album
I adore Janis Joplin and have most of her records on vinyl bought as they were intially released. Subseqently I have also bought them as CD's, this one I bought probably when it... Read more
Published 2 months ago by marshwader
oozes the essence of late 60s rock
From Robert Crumbs album cover, through the first chords, to the final glorious note, this classic album ooozes the musical essece of the 1960s rock. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Captain Kirk
Classic Joplin
I've discussed this album with several other Janis fans, and we all agree this was her finest album. I own all her albums, and never again was she this raw and gutsy. Read more
Published 5 months ago by James N. Beatson
Wow
Monterey 1967. Mama Cass Elliot is captured on film reacting open-mouthed to Janis and the boys ripping through Ball and Chain, Hurley's wailing SG sounding at once apocalyptic and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Claude T Ripper
certainly good value thrills
remastering does not seem to have changed this much from the version on black plastic, but nice to have it in electric format, a burst of nostalgia every time I listen to it.
Published 17 months ago by C. Heneghan
Still Exciting, and Functions Almost as a Best-Of
"Cheap Thrills" (Exp) [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered], is a live recording by Big Brother and the Holding Company, a psychedelic blues... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Stephanie DePue
500
This is generally accepted as one of the top 500 albums of all time. Listen to it and find out why. Not only that, but the live album captures the band at it best.
Published on 11 Nov 2007 by P. Loebig
Just love it!
One of my favorites. I expected to enjoy it, must say it exceeded my expectations. If you like ... well, if you like music and are serious about it, you must definitely own a copy. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2005 by 1972, male, civil servant, married, 2 kids
Gutsy psychedelic blues-rock!!
This is an example of the heavey blues influence on the San Fransisco music at the time. Dominated by Janis Joplin's frightening voice and the screaming guitar of James Gurley,... Read more
Published on 18 May 2004 by "edward5736"
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