Patti has the power

The great Patti Smith apparently still has it
— at least according to David Fricke in Rolling Stone. I am a longtime fan, but I have never been lucky enough to catch her live where she apparently brings a level of power and mystery to her work that she can only hit at on records. (Check out the anniversary edition of her seminal Horses, which features a live recreation of the album as a second disc.)

Patti is on the short list of bands/artists I still hope to see, which includes: Blondie,
Tom Verlaine, Pere Ubu, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, X, XTC, the Blasters, Roseanne Cash, Tom Waits, Neil Young — the list is pretty long and grows longer as I find new bands, hear new songs.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet