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If I post here, at least veterans of the site know that what follows is definitely not "easy listening".
Janis never was, in anything recorded.
The following song, from the "Cheap Thrills" LP with Big Bro, may not rank high (or be well-known) even among Janis fans.
"Turtle Blues".
A strange song in ways among those recorded for the LP.
Seemingly recorded in some bar, the background noises would fit. Unplugged.
Credited only to Janis without collaborators.
A raw blues that Bessie Smith might have appreciated.
(Appropriate health warnings have now been duly issued.)
Yep, the version from the "Cheap Thrills" album with Big brother and the Holding Company from 1968. The clip I chose has the album cover.
Complete with the sound of breaking glass at the end of the guitar solo.
Seems there are issues about YouTube clips when borders are crossed; I've had several with links in posts by Miguel.
Of all the 1960's musical acts, the one I could be very happy not ever hearing again is Janis Joplin. Her voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
Jeff Beck, singer Beth Hart, fire-fingered bassist Australia's Tal Wilkenfeld (still looking underage at then 27 26 - she first played with JB in the 2007 CGF), and an uncredited (as far as I can tell) female violinist.
How does this shrunken Leprechaun manage to populate the stage with three such ...
Dang. Keep forgetting. He's by far the most versatile genius of the three guitar giants who played guitar for the Yardbirds.
Every time he showed up in Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, his performance was an absolute highlight. If you can, listen to his sets.
Of all the 1960's musical acts, the one I could be very happy not ever hearing again is Janis Joplin. Her voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
From the Wikipedia article about her:
"At the same time [1999], Hart was singing the lead role in Love, Janis, an off-Broadway musical based on Joplin's letters home to her mother."
And at least one of her musical collaborators sees some similarities; again from the article:
"Describing his collaborator's performance at Blue Balls Festival in Switzerland, Joe Bonamassa told Music Radar: "I was totally knocked out by Beth. Here's this lady who's acting like I'm the cool one, and meanwhile I'm thinking, Man, she's got it all. She's the new Janis Joplin, Tina Turner - the real deal, you know?"
I don't give two ... or even one turd. I like Beth Hart and Tal Wilkenfeld, and I can't stand Janis Joplin.
It doesn't matter what Joe or anyone else thinks to me. Janis is overrated, and Beth is underrated in my book. You have given me an idea for a new thread...
Moving on (again) ... If you want a contemporary, then look no further than Grace Slick...