Title: Nothing New Here
Product review: Alice Echols new biography of blues legend Janis Joplin is essentially a rehash of what we already know about this great artist. The details of the singers life are stated in a very academic fashion, with a slight edge of emphasis from the perspective of a feminist and lesbian view. The author appears to have little knowledge of Joplin's music, and a reader does not get a sense of what was important about Janis. I am baffled by reports I've read that this biography contains a new perspective on Joplin. This book covers no new ground that hasn't been covered previously in Myra Friedman's classic, Buried Alive.
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