About this title: Janis Joplin: This Ain't No Tribute Series -- All Blues'd Up! is an unusual way to pay tribute (or apparently not pay tribute) to the music surrounding Janis Joplin, whether it be songs that she wrote or just performed. Offering new versions of "Piece of My Heart," "Mercedes Benz," and many others, the album features modern electric blues artists like Taj Mahal and Tracy Nelson delivering fairly straightforward blues renditions of these songs. Joplin was heavily influenced by the genre, but her music was more soulful than the renditions offered here. There is an empty feeling to the material ...
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Tracks on this album
Tracks:
- What Good Can Drinkin' Do
- Move Over
- Ball and Chain
- Piece of My Heart
- Maybe
- One Good Man
- Down on Me
- Get It While You Can
- Trouble in Mind
- Turtle Blues
- Try
- Me and Bobby McGee
- Mercedes Benz
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
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