*”No one alive comes close to Janis.”*
We all have our own tastes, but I beg to differ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn5QpfQLREM&feature=related
Superior, I believe, in every respect - and still alive.
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Dude - listened to the whole thing. Sorry, not even close.
Her voice was thin, and had NO texture, no character at all. The song provided ample opportunity for interesting improvisation and we got - nothing. Sorry to burst your bubble. No soul whatsoever.
Very cheap imitation of Janis. Maybe she was prettier in her day, but that’s not what Janis was about, obviously.
Her band may have been better, but the guitarist has got to go.
Sorry, dude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVpDOIPx_sY&feature=related
A personal favorite of mine, nice little nugget from, of all places, the old “Tom Jones Show”.
Janis singing “Little Girl Blue”.
Genya Ravan - lol.