janis71

It's a pretty bold move to attempt to fill Ms. Joplin's shoes. She had a passion in her that can't be duplicated. It took me a few times through this one before I could say that I liked it. Make no mistake, it's not due to a lack of talent on your part. You are incredibly talented, and have an absolutely beautiful voice. But, after 40 years of hearing her smokey, dare I say, gritty voice perform this, it requires a little adjustment period to hear anything different. I've always believed that there are two ways to remake someone else's song. You either hit it spot on exactly the same, or you take it and make it entirely your own by tearing it down and using the pieces to rebuild, maintaining only the foundation. You've done a damn fine job at the former, I'd love to see what you could do with it in the latter. That's my opinion, for what it's worth.

Take care.
V.

You've tried - and you did it well too!

I got the blues ! Fantastic work !

well done. keep up the great work.

Wow Carole!
This track is great! You did a wonderful job here.
And the last 30 seconds really gave me goose bumps: you are such a huge talent!
Ciao, Domenico

long time never heared a new one from My artist friend ,& I had missed her singing style ...so first a friendly huge tighT & then congrats for ability of such true & impressive execution .. if Corina & Ester & Brandy & other don't kill me for this sentence I should say I think betwen my singer friends just U & Bonnie could execute such originality level of music ...& how it's sensible U have deep subjective feeling abouT this music ...Carole who had made this instumental cover version ?was so adorable & exacT !...
how much I loved those days , those musiX , those orchestrations & singers even those old crazy fashion styles more than these new altrnatives ...wished We could overcome in time & stop ticking of the time ...
Carole if someone had been heared your voice while talking normal too like me ,then he was agree with me that it's soooo good that U don't change your voice for singing & it's the reason why your music never sounds fake & is always impressive . take care & the rest + ( a bit mutter ) in mail ..many thnx for sharing deary.____B

I already told you once that your voice sounds really good ;) This is a really good cover you made, Thanks for sharing.

Greetings John ;)

Carole - as your biggest fan I have to say that this is technically very good and I liked it a lot. I don't think it had the rawness and vulnerability of Janis1 which is hard to replicate.
The tracks where you use your considerable vocal talent to interpret through the lens of Janis are always surprising and brilliant.
I liked this but I've loved other interpretations more.
-clindsay

OH MY DAYS, I have never heard the original but DAMN this was soooo good. This is another reason why people should listen to all genres, as I said to StaticNomad I need to listen to different stuff as I am missing out on a lot of talent.

Steve

Damnit - if i hadnt heard the original so often - i would say this is just remastered!!! Goose bumps all over - just great.
Merci madame!
So proud that u joined the bus :D

Oh that voice of yours, you are so good!! GREAT cover.

Big challenge ... mastered perfectly !

Oh my....our lady up and done the blues...Janis Joplin was one of a kind...and so is our janis71....Perhaps you know that blues is my home genre and comfort zone...so you know I love this one...wonderful expression/emotion in those vocals...very nice piano, bass & beats....Its all good Carole....well, I knew it would be before I hit play...but this is waaaay beyond good....outstanding young lady....definite fav of this ol blues guy......Ed

perfect ;)

This music Carole really brightened the dark ugly view I use to see. Really like the energy of your performance here, connecting well with the instruments and shared a positive message with me. Very good try at it in my honest opinion. I am sure this will get others thinking about some deep stuff..women! Ha, Thanks for sharing I know what to do now. Good to hear from you. Peace.

fabulous vocals, totally awesome all round. Hats off!!

Fantastic! Well done, it's just brilliant. M :))

Beautiful rock piece
nicely crafted :D
I love rock music and loved this song !!

Hell Yeahh...
Strong and Rock
Go crazy and enjoyed that
TanX

This is what I call a signature song.Great musical concept, memorable vocal melody lines, Classic song form. Ihave to agree with Byecity, a little better mix and master, and what a master piece. PEACE. THE MACK MAN OUT.

Speaking of Michael, where has he been?

I like the separate vocal tracks and how they are set in the mix. This rocks, reminds me a bit of Garbage(the band,lol). Well done putting this together. Always a pleasure!

Wayne

Love the bass line and lead guitar work...although I would have liked the lead guitar saved for the chorus and a more muted one in between your verses...agree the sort of honky tonk keys are a bit out of place with the overall "mood"...but most of all your vocals are just so adaptable and strong...no pun intended...great to hear you again!

As always...you have done a superb piece of musical art Carole....I like Michael`s "burn...burn....burn" reference...for many years I have adopted the theme from an old song by John Kay...."Feed the fire".......The world could use many more people to face each other in peace..and state the cause for love.......Ed

Hey!

This is great stuff. My favorite part is between 1:07 - 1:15 and 3:19 - 3:27. I'm weak for expressions like that.

I Also notice your time spent on puting together variations in the arrangement which makes a huge difference in this song comparing to if they would been left out.

I think you do it well and this is an execlent song that makes me think of the group Garbage in the 90's. Anyway, great job

Cheers, Anders.

althoug im not into rock so much but ur song sure is a nice one...
also ur vocals are awesome