The specific images chosen to express these ideas were recently identified by patti in her book, just kids, which discusses her life up to and during the making of horses. Horses is a document to this epicene mystique, and it plays out like a tug of war. My choice of patti smiths horses as an irreplaceable desert island keepsake must appear such a pandering to the canon that i winced when i settled on it. Features song lyrics for patti smiths horses album. Patti smith performs bob dylans a hard rains agonna fall nobel prize award ceremony 2016 duration. Patti smith horses tapestry by morverndesigns redbubble. This new, 30th anniversary legacy edition, includes a bonus disc which is a live version of the album and the bonus track, recorded in on june 25 in london, england. Click here now to find out here why others like this album. This blog has reached the end of thanks all friends for all the years we have traveled.
In 2009, we asked a similar group of 100 experts to. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Horses is the debut album of american musician and poet, patti smith. To some degree, patti smith simply wants to be a threechord rock and roll monster wearing wraparound shades. Filmmaker brendan toller takes a look at a new documentary, horses.
Movie music documentaries 2018 1 hr 14 min in celebration of the 40th anniversary of her landmark album horses, patti smith and her band performed the lp in its entirety during a twonight stand at l. Patricia lee patti smith born december 30, 1946 is an american singersongwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the new york city punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album horses. Robert mapplethorpes photo of patti smith on the sleeve of horses is considered one of musics best. Lou reed john cale sterling morrison maureen tucker doug yule vocal collaborator.
Canterbury scenejazzrockjazz fusionpsychedelic rockprogressive rockexperimental. Specifically, she describes land as having wildboy imagery fused with the stages of hendrixs death. New patti smith concert documentary announced pitchfork. Tracklist with lyrics of the album horses 1975 from patti smith, including the top song. For anyone interested in early punk rock as it evolved in new york in the mid 1970s, or anyone interested in the history of rock and roll in general, patti smith s horses is a must own. The seminal punk classic, newly remastered by vic anesini. Producer john cale respected smiths primitivism in a way that later producers did not, and the loose, improvisatory song structures worked with her free verse to create something like a new spoken wordmusical art form. Produced by john cale velvet underground, patti smiths poetic lyrics and the bands protopunk sound continue to inspire countless bands. Patti smiths horses which became the first majorlabel punkrock album when arista unleashed it in 1975 not only helped spread the gospel of bowery artpunk around the world, it set the.
Do you know how to pony like bony maroney do you know how to twist, well it goes like this, it goes like this baby mash potato, do the alligator, do the alligator. I can thank the tv series millennium for being my introduction to patti smith during my teen years. The same music from the last flight is piping through the system into the economy cabin. Patti smith lyrics land the boy was in the hallway drinking a glass of tea from the other end of the hallway a rhythm was generating another boy was sliding up the hallway. Released in 1975 and recorded in the late jimi hendrixs electric lady studio, smiths debut is considered by many as the. It isnt hard to make the case for patti smith as a punk rock progenitor based on her debut album, which anticipated the new wave by a year. In 2015, patti smith and her band embarked on a tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her seminal debut album horses. Called the godmother of punk, she integrated the beat poetry performance style with threechord rock. Then about a month before the release of horses, patti and the full band did a showcase gig at a dance recital hall on 14th street everyone had to take off their shoes and my god, they were a rock band and patti was a star, not shy, just owning the stage, but. Printed top, finished edge, fine line detail and intense vivid colors. Patti smith 20414 rome, it fmflac fm broadcast flac a live and direct fm radio broadcast by radio2 live, radio2 rai second channell of italian national radio from sala santa cecilia, auditorium del parco della musica, roma italy, on sunday 14 april 20, 21. For anyone interested in early punk rock as it evolved in new york in the mid 1970s, or anyone interested in the history of rock and roll in general, patti smiths horses is a must own. Smith, a fixture of the thenburgeoning new york punk rock music scene, began recording horses with her band in 1975 after being signed to arista records, with john cale being enlisted to produce the album.
Listen to your favorite songs from horses by patti smith now. Horses is the debut studio album by american musician patti smith, released on november 10, 1975, on arista records. Patti smith is considered a poet whose energy and vision found its voice in the most powerful medium of our culture, music. Kicking off 2014 with a bang, a slew of albums and a few rarities from the legend that is patti smith i have a disc of here performing on stage cleveland with television, but i have not only already posted it best television post ever, it is unfortunately near unlistenable. The post punk progressive pop party the p5 was a radio show that aired every saturday night on 88. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. But she knows well enough that her words and ideas are bound to betray her. Horses patti smith to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. I just dont know what to do tonight my head is aching as i drink and breathe memory falls like cream in my bones, moving on my own there must be something i can dream. He saw horses, horses, horses, horses, horses, horses, horses, horses. Without missing a beat, the nations linotypers seem to have shifted from springsteen to smith, and there is no escaping this strange new jersey nightingale.
Horses here comes in its originally remastered incarnation with the same bonus track. This is the version with horses printed in black lettering on the cover. Cold gentle machine wash, line or tumble dry on low, dont bleach. Patti smith landhorsesland of a thousand dancesla merde 08. These test pressings come with a slick fold over replica of the artwork.
In addition, this version has horses printed in black lettering on the cover. The boy was in the hallway drinking a glass of tea from the other end of the hallway a rhythm was generating another boy was sliding up the hallway he merged perfectly with the hallway, he merged. In 2003, rolling stone asked a panel of 271 artists, producers, industry executives and journalists to pick the greatest albums of all time. Includes diecut arista paper inner sleeve with light blue a logos circling the sleeve center hole. The tp itself in a plain white sleeve with patti smith and horses written in carrying spots. I was loosely aware of two things about patti smith and her 1975 album. Patti in a cool,short interview followed by horses live. All songs considered npr music intern and classic rock fan charlie kaplan listens to patti smiths 1975 masterpiece for the first time. The 8th and final track on the original lp version of smiths debut album horses 1975.
Thurston moore remembers buying tickets to a joy division show days before ian curtis tragic demise, recalls his feat of. Back in 1978, it was among the first stations in the u. Although this is an entirely different plane going to a new destination it is still the same trackthe night song from cats. Can totally see where bands like sonic youth, the meat puppets, husker du, just to name a few, came from. Patti smith and her band, that captures the power of smiths debut album, forty years after its release since 1996, we have witnessed the twodecade resurrection of patti smith go on, make the. Doors opened for those who picked up patti smiths first album, horses, when it was released 40 years ago. Horses 30th anniversary legacy edition patti smith. With flea, lenny kaye, jack petruzzelli, tony shanahan. Patricia lee smith born december 30, 1946 is an american singersongwriter, musician. Npr music intern and classic rock fan charlie kaplan listens to patti.
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