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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