Reply #30: I think she was too real for a lot of people to deal with at that point in time. [View All]

[davsand]

Mainstream woman were pretty "sanitized" back then (as mentioned up thread think girdles, bras, lots of hair spray, makeup, etc.) and that was just not Janice's thing. She scared hell out of a lot of people just by how she looked, let alone her lifestyle. I remember reading an interview with Janice one time and the interviewer wrote in the article about one of Janice's braless nipples erecting during the time they were doing the interview. She just freaked people out--ya know?

Something that it kinda tough to step back from, is the fact that she was cutting edge for her time. I think that her raw talent would still put her head and shoulders above 99% of the rest of the people out there singing, and I think the sheer power of her voice would stand the record industry on its ear even today. Her looks were a big deal back then, but I honestly think that in today's less structured fashion environment she would probably be a lot better accepted.

I know an entire generation of women that were influenced by the look Janice and all the women of her day. Frankly, I find her beautiful, but I am one of those women that were a product of the 60's and 70's.


Laura