Patti Smith Easter Rising (CD, Leftfield Media, 2011) **
Genre: American pop/rock
Places I remember: Marbeck's Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Babelogue/Rock n Roll Nigger (the link below gives you access to this visceral slab of brilliance)
Gear costume: 25th Floor; Privilege (Set Me Free)
Active compensatory factors:
I've written about Rock and Roll Nigger before. Babelogue seguing into the song is one of the best moments in music. Full. Stop!
Unlike a lot of music from the late seventies, none of this feels dated. Commitment + passion + intelligence = Patti Smith. Always.
Side Two in particular is a rush. Perfect songs, perfect playing (Lenny Kaye is terrific) behind Patti's perfect lyrics.
Easter Rising is a 1978 broadcast from a concert in Oregon. The quality is okay, the performance is rough and ready. One of those - you had to be there moments.
Where do they all belong? Wave is next up.
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