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Thanks for sharing.

She wasn’t here to give a sedate performance like Astrud Gilberto. She was a high-energy performer, a raw, from-the-guts, rock and roll/soul singer. She gave her all and wanted the crowds and the fans to get the full experience and that she didn’t leave anything behind.

I guess some folks don’t like that. We can’t all like everything. Of course, given how much she’s been imitated by far-lesser performers, it shows how popular and influential she was.

I also am one of the few I guess, who thought that Janis Joplin was vastly overrated as a singer too. Neither of those had much in the way of dynamics IMO, dynamics meaning you could sing sweetly and nice and then bust out when it was appropriate, their niche was just raw hard screaming, yelling vocals, sure they were both very talented and pleased millions of people, they just weren't my 'cup of tea' so to speak.

Just so you know, since it's pertinent to the conversation, I've been an onstage rock and roll performer myself since I was a young man, starting when I was about 16. I guess you would call me a semi pro, since I've always held a day job too, but I made a lot of side money doing my thing on stage and I have what seems like a million stage hours under my belt.

I'm just throwing my opinion out there for all that care to read. I know that, and 3 bucks, will buy you a cup of coffee and that's all.