Janis Joplin + Big Brother & The Holding Company - Ball And Chain (live) - 1968

[merlinchanelle]

Fucking intro man wow!

[mgrindberg]

killer guitar solo

[keepthefaith2day]

Perhaps only Billie Holiday could compare to Janis in terms of conveying raw pain in a song and in both cases you've got to believe that pain was real-would love to have heard this in concert but will have to make do with watching clips of the Monterey Festival

[produccionestrigal]

!Qúé recuerdos, qué voz, qué época!...Un acierto esta publicación.

[chinzebo]

THANK YOU THANK YOU AND THANK YOU...Your endeavors are WAAAY appreciated...THANKS!!

[Sids60sSounds]

@chinzebo and thank you too!. Made me think I should pull some more tracks off this LP

[chinzebo]

@Sids60sSounds Heck ya!! Even tho I also own this LP no need in depriving the rest...Right!!(smile)

[argentofan123]

One of the greatest pieces of psych guitar.

Fucking god.

[oggmagog]

Had this tape on four-track in my fifty-six chevy!must of tracked thru this tape several hundred times.Love big bro and the holding com.Janis Joplin was amazing ,sheer raw power.Thanks for posting

[xMeanBean]

Holy God.. I love this song like no other.

[ZombieOwen23]

I'm sad for kids born in 2000's

[ZombieOwen23]

Timeless song, epic voice

[tinymanthebeast]

hippy music :D

[zombiestars42]

@tinymanthebeast at its best !

[littlemaltese1]

WOWWWWWWWWW

[hugatag]

Janis was best with BBHC because they were the most fantastic musicians.I think some of them went on to Blood Sweat and Tears

[markstar777]

WELL DONE YOUTUBE SUGGESTIONS

[ixcreme]

good. heard the vinyl 68 on the radio the other day

[sterndoug]

Oh good Lord. Seeing this record and turntable reminded me of how I listened to this album...over and over and over again. Lordy.

[skonerr]

Thanx Mr. R. Crumb !

[ChrisEvans420]

WOW. After Hearing This, I'm Definitely Buying The Vinyl For This Album. It Sounds AMAZING.

[popularcultureboy]

oh my god this is incredible.

[huichol53]

saw you do this killer track at the fillmore and in the front row at Monteray. This is the the most smokin song I've ever heard live Miss you Janis, and i hope the rest of Big brother are all alive, well and mellow.

[bloodsect]

awesome song

[irishbaroo]

Wow....... She was amazing. I'm practically speechless. Oh, I've heard this before....but after each time all I can say is ......Wow. Thx so very very much for putting this up. I truly appreciate it.

[sugganutts69]

Groovy Man!!!!!!!!!! Peace

[fozzdick]

I saw her in concert at music hall in Cincinnati when I was in high school.I was never so impressed with a performer,not even the Beatles.This is Janis at her best ever.I

[sunnyd737]

My new favorite song. Janis is the Queen of Music. Period.

[Israfvel]

Longshotsblues:

Wait. Somebody forgets his history - by any chance ye happen to know Roky Erickson?

[louiseduvee]

that's some turntable you have!

thanks!

[Longshotsblues]

Thanks for your screaming guitar James Gurley. Heaven is Jamming this Christmas. Your sound and style will live on for future guitarists forever. You were the inventor of Psychedelia and won't soon be forgotten.

[fozzdick]

totally changed me in the sixties

[51mikemiles]

wow is all i can remember janis at the fillmore

[MichaelSxe555]

Monterey was the best!

[zorbazig]

Best version of this song !!! Thanx for adding it (though I've already got both the vinyl and the CD !)

[DeathRiderHDG]

i agree

[mrhulot101]

Janis sang like there was blood on the floor after, this is my favorite cersion , the piano player was playing the keys like a drum! Still a great recording, one of my favorite rock recordings of all time

[soylentgreen666]

piano player? i thought it WAS a drum. the drummer was David Getz

[artbyval]

My God probably one of the most explosive expressions of rock and blues ever imagined. A guitar that can fire as hard as Janis sings, fire and pain all from this collection of genius talented musicians. Janis is not performing, she is experiencing, this is how she felt and if anyone could ever love her with the intensity of this song, the moon would surely turn to rubble.

[littlemaltese1]

@artbyval I couldn't agree with you more. This song grabs you so hard you chould choke on it.

[mondo1949]

@artbyval yes you can really feel her pain..i loved then and still

never be another like her

[louiseduvee]

Damne! I'm practically illiterate when it comes to getting what I WANT out of a computer...LOl Thank You!!!