Cheap Thrills cover

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother and the Holding Company · 1968

55 min · 11 tracks · hard rock · psychedelic rock

Raw, powerful vocals meet gritty instrumentation in a vibrant fusion of psychedelic rock and blues.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • wave-like pacing throughout
  • raw powerful vocal expressions

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on August 12, 1968, 'Cheap Thrills' was Big Brother and the Holding Company's breakthrough album, elevating them to stardom. This album followed their self-titled debut and featured Janis Joplin at the height of her vocal prowess, capturing the essence of the late '60s counterculture movement.
Stylistic neighbors
Blue Öyster Cult· Steppenwolf· Pink Floyd

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Combination of the Two 5:47
  • 2 I Need a Man to Love 4:54
  • 3 Summertime 4:00
  • 4 Piece of My Heart 4:15
  • 5 Turtle Blues 4:22
  • 6 Oh, Sweet Mary 4:16
  • 7 Ball and Chain 9:37
  • 8 Roadblock (studio outtake) 5:33
  • 9 Flower in the Sun (studio outtake) 3:05
  • 10 Catch Me Daddy (live) 5:31
  • 11 Magic of Love (live) 3:58

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