If you can listen to Janis Joplin's "Ball And Chain" at the Monterey Pop and not get goosebumps,

[Atticus]

you have my sympathy.

Just-----

[markie]

1. Gawd...

I so wanted to be Janis Joplin!

[SharonClark]

2. No sympathy needed. I never liked her screeching and screaming.

[dpibel]

7. Just out of curiosity

what do you like?

[SharonClark]

11. I like too many musicians and genres to list.

[dpibel]

12. Well, gosh. "Screeching and Screaming"

That's what you don't like, as demonstrated by Janis Joplin.

Surely you can provide an example of what's not screeching and screaming.

Abba? Frank Sinatra? Dolly Parton? Luciano Pavarotti?

Just a clue of what, in your world, is not "screeching and screaming."

You wanted to weigh in with your "screeching and screaming" insight. Surely you don't want that to be a content-free hit and run.

[Haggard Celine]

3. That's my favorite song by her.

And that was a beautiful performance!

[MyOwnPeace]

4. Forget 'sympathy'.........

they're probably out there calling in to report neighbors that are planning "Texas Abortion Parties" right now.....

(I know - that's 'harsh' - I'm sure that there is a GREAT number of people out there that 'don't get/like' Janis.
But wow, she DID deliver a message - unlike anybody before or since.)

[Mister Ed]

5. It sure wowed Mama Cass (5:25). n/t

[Tomconroy]

6. I was there in the late 60s. I graduated to Cole Porter. But she was an enormous talent.

[Jim G.]

8. My Mom Had An Album Of Hers...

(On vinyl ) that was stuff recorded when she was real young & she sang some jazz songs on it. Really cool.

[love_katz]

9. Incredible performance.

Thank you for sharing.

[BadGimp]

10. OMG Yes!!

[msdogi]

13. wow, just, wow

she had it all

[aka-chmeee]

14. I worked with a guy in Houston who was from Port Arthur and went to school with her

He hated Janis and made many terrible statements about her (and this was before the "Class Reunion" incident). Anyway... the salient point here is:

I'll be damned if I can remember HIS name.

[TomWilm]

15. And she always had amazing bands with her