Originally Posted by ladyislingering

Agreed. Love their sound. Something about that San Francisco groove just gets me.

The thing I love about Janis is that she didn't just sing. She bled. She had this incredible war going on in her head, so much pain in her heart, and she just bled on stage. She was authentic. You could feel her; you can still feel her. I get chills listening to her (especially live footage - you can't get the full Janis experience just listening to studio tracks).

I don't really feel there was a tragic loss when she passed. I feel that she accomplished what she needed to in the short time that she was alive, and had she lived on, she would have seen nothing but agony (and chances are, she would have had to stop sharing that with us).

Here's Janis at the Monterey Pop Festival. I lived not far from the fairgrounds where this historical event took place. There's not much there but buildings, and it's all fenced in. Not exactly as magical as I would have imagined. (Sorry to break anyone's heart, but it's gone.)



"Ball and Chain"

at 3:31 you can see Mama Cass - another legend we lost too soon.



RIP Janis, you lost little girl. Love you.