Combination Of The Two/I Need A Man To Love/Summertime/Piece Of My Heart/Turtle Blues/Oh Sweet Mary/ Ball & Chain
Part studio, part live. Although nominally credited to Big Brother, this masterpiece is regarded by just about everyone as the debut Janis Joplin album. Cheap Thrills includes the US No. 12 hit single, the cover of Piece Of My Heart. (US:1)
"This is, for all intents and purposes, a Janis Joplin album. The energy and emotion Joplin delivered is unparalleled in musical history - you can literally feel it emanating from the speakers. One only has to hear Summertime or Ball & Chain to understand how Joplin inspired countless female vocalists over the past 40+ years. Honestly, there are very few singers, who have been so influential."
"While all the songs sound like they were recorded live, only Combination Of The Two, I Need A Man To Love, and the album's barn-burning closer, Ball & Chain, were. The rest were recorded in the studio, yet have all the feeling of a live recording. While popular culture dictates that we treat Cheap Thrills as a Janis Joplin LP, we needn't neglect the rest of Big Brother, who deftly blend blues rock licks with psychedelic paroxysms of feedback. The band is tight, full of conviction."
"Alive, raw and organic. Hard rocking, acid psych blues led by the powerful and amazing Janis Joplin. Her voice is like razorblades making the most fuzzed out guitar seem unplugged. And the Band are phenomenal. They complement her so well, just sitting in the pocket waiting for her almost random and unexpected explosions. Such a treat to listen to such awesome musicians. Brilliant."
"For all its ragged glory, Cheap Thrills endures as the best showcase of Janis Joplin's extraordinary singing talent. She really is one of the best white female blues shouters that existed in 20th century music. She sings like silverware in a blender but I buy every minute of it. All of the songs are good, and the rest of the band plays pretty well, even if the music part seems at a lower volume to accentuate Joplin's voice. Not a bad thing because this album is all the better for it."
"This album is an extract of a raw and flourishing musical vibe; heavy psychedelic, intense and eager with massive emotional impact."
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