Catching up on my holiday CD acquisitions, I've really enjoyed the soundtrack to Amy J.Berg's Janis Joplin biopic Little Girl Blue. It consists of a lot of live takes that are different than the well-trodden catalog. Big Brother are still her ultimate feral cat of a backing band. Pro Tools would have ruined It. Thank god that standard of perfection didn't exist! Instead of the rock mama who has become a cartoon long forsaken by the public eye, you get a terrific lady blues singer who rises above all cliche's. Blu Blu Blue!