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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off
Patti Smith has always been a very sentimental artist for me since my mum played her in the car when i was a kid. Horses and Easter are classic, the latter i was blasting out last night no less, and i do think she is a wee bit underappreciated here!
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Patti Smith took such a long haitus from music that many younger music fans don't realize what a big impact she had on popular music in the Seventies. Like Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and the New York Dolls, she was a musical bridge that connected the early Seventies glam rock underground to CBGBs punk rock scene that changed the course of popular music forever. The British punk rock revolution of 1977 had the music of the Stooges, the Ramones, the New York Dolls and especially Patti Smith as a foundation.
I'm supplying a link to an excellent profile of Patti Smith that appeared in the Guardian in 1997 by Michael Bracewell. It's remains the most perceptive piece ever written about Patti because Bracewell connects all the dots and fully understands the significance of Patti Smith's contribution to music.
Patti Smith: Woman as a Warrior and Mystic