Greatest Hits [Remaster] by Janis Joplin

Pros: Amazing songs...what more could a girl ask for?
Cons: Only ten songs (or twelve with the reissue/remaster)--most certainly short-sighted.

Somewhere between the time “grunge” died and I turned to alt-pop and Brit-pop for an outlet, my time and energy toward music was devoted to classic rock. My favorite band of that variety has always been Led Zeppelin. But there are runners up in the form ...

Pros: This Is The Best CD of Janis Joplin's To Own, In My Opinion.
Cons: She Died Too Young

That's right, Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits, I like it. Today is my Birthday, and I decided to put some music on and let my hair down a little. Well, this is what I chose to start with, Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits it is re-mastered.
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Pros: has most of her greatest songs
Cons: lacking "Mercedes Benz"

I am usually not a big fan of “Greatest Hits” albums, but there are occasions when they are perfect. I am a long-time Janis Joplin fan, but find that I have a number of favorite songs. While all of her original albums are fabulous in themselves, I find...

Pros: All of Janis's best known songs, sung with pure passion and a fantastic voice.
Cons: Janis didn't live long enough to record more albums (but that's not this album's fault, is it?)

Janis Joplin has always been one of my favorite musicians, and by far my favorite female musician. She combined sheer passion, an unmatched voice, and a true sense for the music to form one of the greatest bodies of work left by an artist, especially...

Pros: Beautiful, powerful shrieks -- a musical masterpiece
Cons: Not enough music on this album!

Why I bought it and why you should, too:

I had always thought Janis Joplin to be a Woodstock-playing hippie with crazy music and a drug addiction. This is mostly accurate, but I've discovered the beauty in her raw blues, and it's become some...

Pros: It's Janis at her best - need I say more?
Cons: There are only 10 tracks on it.

I have a confession to make. I am a "Greatest Hits-er". The way I look at it, if you want to get a feel for an artist you're not familiar with, why not check out a "greatest hits" collection? The main drawback to this theory is...