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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.

August 17, 1968 · CBS

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

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 Listening 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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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Cheap Thrills sound next to the rest of Big Brother & the Holding Company's catalogue?

Cathartic+2.7σ

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

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