The second album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and the last with Janis Joplin on vocals, Cheap Thrills was originally supposed to be called Dope, Sex and Cheap Thrills but the record company decided against it.
The second album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and the last with Janis Joplin on vocals, Cheap Thrills was originally supposed to be called Dope, Sex and Cheap Thrills but the record company decided against it.
It reached number one on the Billboard charts for eight weeks and was also named one of the 500 best albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
Embark immediately on an exhilarating world tour with some of music’s most iconic bands and artists!
Head to Melbourne, Australia for a stroll along AC/DC Lane before crossing the iconic Abbey Road pedestrian crossing in the company of The Beatles. Visit Janis Joplin‘s home in San Francisco and find out how Johnny Cash ended up playing his greatest hits to a crowd of prisoners in San Quentin. Travel the winding roads of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and stop in Japan to catch up with Deep Purple, Phil Collins and Daft Punk. Drive down the Tina Turner Highway before entering some of the most legendary studios in music history. Go back to the troubled origins of Billie Holiday and make a pact with Robert Johnson at the famous crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Embark immediately on an exhilarating world tour with some of music’s most iconic bands and artists! Relive the Jimi Hendrix concert on the Isle of Wight before paying tribute to Bob Marley in Jamaica.
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