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Cheap Thrills
Rock · 1968 · 5 tracks

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & the Holding Company

A high-voltage collision of psychedelic fuzz and raw blues. Janis Joplin's uninhibited, shredded vocals define the chaotic heart of the San Francisco sound.

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It sounds like Janis Joplin is trying to tear her own soul out through her throat while the band tries to keep up.

A relentless explosion of raw emotional catharsis and jagged psychedelic energy.

Cheap Thrills · vs · Big Brother & the Holding Company
Cathartic+2.7σ

Cathartic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
Combination of the Two
5:48
03
Summertime
4:01
05
Turtle Blues
4:23
06
Oh, Sweet Mary
4:16
07
Ball and Chain
9:30
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, throat-shredding scream that punctuates the climax of Ball and Chain
The twin-guitar fuzz interplay on Combination of the Two that sounds like it's melting the tape
The stark, intimate shift to solo piano and world-weary vocals on Turtle Blues
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