Patti is an acquired taste, I guess. I like her music. She spouts impromptu poetry as if she's delirious from a fever, and when she belts out a song, her voice could probably move a mountain. When I hear Natalie Merchant's version of "Because the Night" and then go for the Patti Smith rendition, there's no comparison.

Then again, why should there be comparisons at all? Music is music, and if one artist does a song one way and another does it a different way, it's still music, still new and fresh, still worthy of a listen, right? 

ducking and running...

Provinssi 07: Patti Smith VIII by ~ineb
Beni Köhler  ©2007-2010 ~ineb

Patti Smith performed in Provinssirock, she did a very good gig, and even though I was only allowed to photograph during the first song, I managed to get a good selection of colourful photos.

Published in Pohjalainen 2007-06-17

I don't know what happened to the rockin' Patti of my youth, but this ain't it.
Bill, feel free to play anything from Patti's rockin' days, thanks. 
My my path never cross this song again.

Alpine wrote: She looks like an ugly man. She can sing pretty good though.
 
denmom wrote: 

Thanks, denmom. You said it way better than I could have. I mean, who cares, Alpine, what your opinion is on that score? WTF are you thinking?!

 Alpine wrote: 
Makes comments like a gibbering idiot.  But spells pretty well, though.

 le_colonel wrote: 
I was thinking same , but i hope its coming up another good one!!

Just tuned in again and found I missed out on a pretty awesome set:

Patti Smith - Paths that cross
R.E.M. - Rockville
Doves - Compulsion
Cloud Cult - Journey of the featherless

 RadioDoc wrote:or neil young.

 RadioDoc wrote: 

Okay, I'll give it a 5. But it sounds like an afternoon magazine TV show intro.

"Grotesque" just doesn't cover it.

How about something off her "Easter" album?

Funny thing is if Springsteen were singing this most of the complainers would be tripping over each other to give this an 8.  Hypocrites, all.

Give her credit for having some range.  Not everything needs to be Horses, and considering her contribution to the art she could sit and hum for three minutes and still deserve at least a 5.

 faehnledj wrote: 
Yeah, I'm not sure what happened to Patti on this one or why they're playing it.  She often rocks and puts on a kick-ass live show (saw her in Chicago a long time ago).

For a moment I thought my computer had switched itself to the soft rock adult contemporary boring pop station.

 horstman wrote: 
In Texas she has what is called a classic "horse-face", long and angular.

Doesn't necessarily mean that she put the U in ugly, just that she is "handsome" and not "pretty".

 horstman wrote: 

SNAP!

I don't think paths that cross will cross again necessarily.

slowhand wrote:


at first I read your post wrong - I thought you said "...The greatest female rock liver ever."
Hmmm...maybe that's how it should read?
:)

Zep wrote:

This is not your father's Patti Smith.

Alpine wrote:

It's comments like this that make me think that "Alpine" is a code name for backwoods redneck doofus.

Is this the same woman rocker from the 70's?

I loved Gilda Radner's imitation of her....

She looks like an ugly man. She can sing pretty good though.

Still 1/10.

davin wrote:

Either that's a Glamour Shot for ol' Patti or some major airbrush work...

25demayo wrote:

Yet another falls for the obvious troll.. sigh :)

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