It isn't 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 or so: the simple, crudely played rock & roll, featuring Lenny Kaye's rudimentary guitar work, the anarchic spirit of Smith's vocals, and the emotional and imaginative nature of her lyrics -- all prefigure the coming movement as it evolved on both sides of the Atlantic. Smith is a rock critic's dream, a poet as steeped in '60s garage rock as ...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. 80 gram reissue, originally released in 1976. The follow-up to the acclaimed Horses, this album had a lukewarm reception upon its initial release, but has over time become recognized as one of Patti Smith's most challenging, defining moments, as the band expanded their sonic palette into noisier territory with more straight-ahead rock songs, and Smith's highly individual songwriting continually evolving with raw intensity and integrity. Songs like "Ain't It Strange," "Pissing In A River," and...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Import re-press on 180g vinyl. 'It isn't 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 or so: the simple, crudely played rock & roll, featuring Lenny Kaye's rudimentary guitar work, the anarchic spirit of Smith's vocals, and the emotional and imaginative nature of her lyrics - all prefigure the coming movement as it evolved on both sides of the Atlantic. Smith is a rock critic's dream, a poet as steeped in '6...   [ read more ]

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