Title: JANIS--LIVE, RAW & STUPENDOUS!
Product review: I picked this up recently, having owned the original 2-lpset back in the 70's. Since I listen to her studio albumsquite often, I hadn't played this in a long time and Iwas shocked at how great it was. The songs are a littlerougher than the versions you know (not that Janis wasever silky smooth), and in some cases better. "Try" isfaster and punchier than the Kozmic Blues version, althoughI do miss the horns. "Get It While You Can" has 2 extraverses (one instrumental, one vocal) and "Ball And Chain" endswith Janis going into a funny/heartbreaking rap. As a matterof fact, her onstage patter is one of the highlights. Yes,there is a definite "hippie stoner" vibe to her chats withthe audience, but she is funny, engaging and VERY perceptive.I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in thegreatest female rock star of all time.
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