Added: Feb 5, 2007

From: larystar

Duration: 5:31

Performance of the first big concert of Janis Joplin, singin Ball and Chain, with the Big Brother and the Holding Company band, on the Monterey Pop Festival, summer of 1967.

Channel: Music

Tags: 1967  60's  and  ball  big  brother  chain  company  festival  holding  janis  joplin  love  monterey  music  n  of  pop  rock  roll  summer 


Rating: 4.91 (631 ratings)    Views: 245850' favoriteCount='1655    Comments: 25

CitrusAltoid Says:

Sep 20, 2008 - gives me chills everytime, amazing

jsmadray Says:

Oct 2, 2008 - Excellent. I love the vibe. Total expression in her vocals and the entire band.

GrowTheCaine Says:

Oct 4, 2008 - its not entirely possible we dont have the total difference in perseptions from our parents like back then

Mike2008and2008 Says:

Oct 8, 2008 - I was there! She was more than great and the Hells Angels showed up for her act! Monterey was awesome!

CelticReject Says:

Oct 10, 2008 - Agreed. These days there's almost no gentration gap, and it's not by accident, it's social engineering at its worst. So who do the kids rebel against?........themselves.....divide and conquer!

GrowTheCaine Says:

Oct 10, 2008 - tell me about it theres the rich kids the middle kids and the poor kids.....the rich kids hate the poor kids for obvious reasons and middle ones cause they just dont have the same class....the middle kids are just trien to get through not entirely sure of who or whats going on......and the poor kids just hate everyone for belief that it is they who forced them into their position....this isnt all true obviously but its just my position from what ive seen

frankyputube Says:

Oct 11, 2008 - Sonds alot better on DVD. Rent it. Quality of sound is bad on youtube. You will love it on DVD. Monetery Pop Festival.

bayridgegroove Says:

Oct 15, 2008 - 3:25 to 3:43 you can see a transfixed Mama Cass in awe of Janis's performance ,and,at the end of the tape,turning to her friend and mouthing what looks like "Oh wow!...that was really out of sight!"

MantasiaHater Says:

Oct 15, 2008 - Love Janis, but the band... yeah, not that good. They sounded like a mess in some parts of the song. But Janis' vocal is truly brilliant. So much power and enthusiasm. One of the best artists ever.

punk91 Says:

Oct 17, 2008 - I understand where you're coming from. I wish I could help be the start of a new generation gap like these people were, cause I hate that we aren't much different from our parents. well I am... but most kids listen to stuff their parents wouldn't hate too much. That's scary. Parents shouldn't like most of what we listen to! Music is too fuckin safe now basically! And there is music that could take care of that but it ain't mainstream... I'm sure my parents would hate deerhoof or lightning bolt!

GrowTheCaine Says:

Oct 17, 2008 - well music could honestly be soo much better for example Black Label Society they got something good going on but all local and popular music is just the same goddamn repeated message like...god...Fallout Boy & 50 cent..it basically is im a rich ass hole and im going to tell u why and because of that territory ppl neglect to think of the marketing value of GOOD MUSIC so they just continue to refine the same stupid im a rich asshole routine we need to bring these rich dumbasses back down to earth

largolegato Says:

Oct 18, 2008 - wow~~~~~~~~~

salynredoran Says:

Oct 22, 2008 - awesome! I hate that I missed out. you are truly lucky.

ByrdWhiteMovie Says:

Nov 2, 2008 - I highly disagree. Big Brother & the Holding Co. were raw, powerful & the perfect compliment to her southern style. Alot more gritty & real then those glitzy pretty boys that played behind her later. You ever heard the album "Cheap Thrills?" That might change your mind.

deepcosmiclove Says:

Nov 3, 2008 - That's the San Francisco Sound man.

bigstereo Says:

Nov 6, 2008 - Big Brother and The Holding Company were amazing. I wish Janis had stayed with them. Cheap Thrills needed an equally outstanding follow-up :(

loksartre Says:

Nov 8, 2008 - se me pone la piel de gallina cada vez que la escucho....

warehambr Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - The session musicians were technically more correct but not nearly as exciting. James Gurley's guitar work gave BBHC their "psycedelic" sound and was very complementary to Janis in terms of power.

fridaylove1690 Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - haha they were probably high as hell... but you can totally feel the music, you know? so it doesn't really matter to me if it wasn't all ways the right notes

hatshepsut7016 Says:

Nov 11, 2008 - ill never forget the first time i heard her voice, i have a love for janis i will carry till death this video in classic she was quoted as not being beutiful but she was to me janis got me through nay bad nights.I LOVE U JANIS R.I.P. she ids truly one in a million truly.

kntshrm Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - LOL you got that right. Check out the bassist first 25-40 seconds in. But the passion and guts in Joplin's voice--you can tell even then she'd already lived the pain she was singing about

MOSKII58 Says:

Nov 16, 2008 - amen i totally agree & boy do i miss her.beautiful inside and out

MOSKII58 Says:

Nov 16, 2008 - love you Janis r.i.p.

hatshepsut7016 Says:

Nov 16, 2008 - MOSK1158 NO SPACE ON OTHER COMMENTARY JANIS WAS A TRUE GODDESS OF MUSIC SHE HAS GOT ME THROUGH MANY NIGHYTS AS I HAVE SAID.cANT WAIT TO SEEE HER IN HEAVEN EVERY WOMEN CAN RELATE.sHE WAS GENIUS I LOVE HER TO DEATH!!!!!!!

mcrrokkergirl Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - The best vocals on this entire earth. R.I.P.