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In the fall of 1975, Patti Smith gathered her band in Electric Lady Studios in New York City to record her debut album, Horses. Released on November 10th by Arista Records, it has come to be regarded as a seminal and landmark recording that continues to have resonance and relevance for succeeding generations of musicians and artists.

Horses clarion call was: "three chord rock merged with the power of the word." A poet and visual artist, Patti had begun improvising her unique blend of song and hallucinatory imagery two years before, appearing on cabaret stages and small clubs with the support of guitarist Lenny Kaye and pianist Richard Sohl. She honed her songs in this live setting, allowing them to develop at will, garnering an ever-growing audience within the Manhattan underground. By the time she launched a seven-week residency at the relatively obscure Bowery club, CBGB, in winter of 1975, her band had grown, adding include guitarist Ivan Kral and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty. It was during this time that she was signed by Arista president Clive Davis. John Cale was chosen by the band to produce the album, and it was released on November 10, the death date of one of Patti's most important influences, the poet Arthur Rimbaud.

Opening with an anthemic declaration of personal responsibility - "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine" - folded within Van Morrison's classic "Gloria", Horses was a return to rock's primal instincts, seeking to awaken the spirit and promise of the music at a time when it seemed as if this sensibility was at risk of being forgotten. The album's artistic reach took shape in the free-form flights of "Birdland" and "Land," where the expansive soundscapes of free jazz and propulsive rhythms and incantatory lyrics intermingled to provide an expansive sonic landscape. "Redondo Beach," "Free Money," "Kimberly," and "Break It Up" presented a worldview both idealistic and romantic. With the album's final cut, "Elegie," rock's past and future were entwined within the "sea of possibilities" that became the present. Infused with poetry, Horses is an uncompromising exploration that helped lay the groundwork for what would become known as the upheaval of "punk," though Smith and her band always attempted to avoid categorization: "beyond race gender baptism mathematics politricks," as Patti wrote in the liner notes, adding "...as for me I am truly totally ready to go."

Robert Mapplethorpe's iconic front cover photograph of Patti with her jacket slung over her shoulder perfectly captured this moment of becoming, and indeed, Horses was the beginning of a long musical career that resonates even greater today. The album has achieved many notable recognitions over the years, notably The Charles Cros Award and included the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry. It has been followed by another nine albums the National Book Award winner, Just Kids; world tours and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Now, fifty years later, Smith will honor the longevity and lasting influence of the album with a series of special shows performing Horses in its entirety. She will be accompanied by two members of the original group, Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, along with keyboardist/ bassist Tony Shanahan, a part of her Band for thirty years. Jackson Smith also joins on guitar. Special Horses concerts have been set for eight cities in Europe: Dublin, Madrid. Bergamo, London, Brussels, Oslo and Paris. Nine cities in the U.S.: Seattle, Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. Please join us to help celebrate the final ride of our irreverent thoroughbred.

Setlists

    1. 1.Grateful
    2. 2.If I Needed Someone (The Beatles cover)
    3. 3.Dancing Barefoot (Patti Smith Group cover)
    4. 4.Long, Long, Long (The Beatles cover)
    5. 5.Isn't It a Pity (George Harrison cover)
    6. 6.Peaceable Kingdom / People Have the Power
    7. 7.Blue Jay Way (The Beatles cover)
    8. 8.Beneath the Southern Cross / Within You Without You
    9. 9.Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover)

  2. Encore

    1. 10.People Have the Power (With Robert Rominiecki)
    2. 11.My Sweet Lord (George Harrison cover)
    1. 1.Ghost Dance (Patti Smith Group cover)
    2. 2.My Blakean Year
    3. 3.Ravens
    4. 4.Man in the Long Black Coat (Bob Dylan cover)
    5. 5.The Oracle
    6. 6.Dancing Barefoot (Patti Smith Group cover)
    7. 7.She Walked Home (Patti and Jesse only)
    8. 8.A. Rimbaud: A Rats Poet Laureate (excerpt from Mummer Love in Auguries of Innocence) (Patti and Jesse only)
    9. 9.Beneath the Southern Cross (with “Third Stone From The Sun”)
    10. 10.Work (Charlotte Day Wilson cover)
    11. 11.Pissing in a River (Patti Smith Group cover)
    12. 12.Peaceable Kingdom / People Have the Power
    13. 13.Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover)

  2. Encore

    1. 14.Frederick (Patti Smith Group cover)
    1. 1.Farewell Reel (Patti Smith and Jesse Paris Smith)
    2. 2.Wild Leaves (Patti Smith, Jesse Paris Smith, Tony Shanahan, and Rebecca Foon)
    3. 3.These Days (Jackson Browne cover) (Nikolai Fraiture, Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon) (without Patti Smith)
    4. 4.Legacies (Jesse Paris Smith cover) (Jesse Paris Smith, Nikolai Fraiture, and Rebecca Foon)(without Patti Smith)
    5. 5.211th Chorus (Jack Kerouac cover) (Patti Smith and Jesse Paris Smith)
    6. 6.Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Bob Dylan cover) (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Jesse Paris Smith, Tony Shanahan, Nikolai Fraiture, and Ben Harper)
    7. 7.My Madrigal (Patti Smith, Jesse Paris Smith, Nikolai Fraiture, and Rebecca Foon)
    8. 8.Wilderness (Patti Smith and Ben Harper)
    9. 9.Frederick (Patti Smith Group cover) (Patti Smith, Jesse Paris Smith, Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan, and Ben Harper)
    10. 10.Ravens (Patti, Jesse Paris Smith, Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan, Rebecca Foon, Nikolai Fraiture & Ben Harper)
    11. 11.Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover) (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan, Nikolai Fraiture, and Ben Harper)
    12. 12.People Have the Power (everyone on stage)
    1. 1.Farewell Reel (Patti Smith and Jesse Paris Smith)
    2. 2.Wild Leaves (Patti Smith, Jesse Paris Smith, Tony Shanahan, and Rebecca Foon)
    3. 3.These Days (Jackson Browne cover) (Nikolai Fraiture, Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon) (without Patti Smith)
    4. 4.When She Believes (Ben Harper cover) (Jesse Paris Smith, Jaclyn Jonet, Nikolai Fraiture, and Ben Harper)(without Patti Smith)
    5. 5.211th Chorus (Jack Kerouac cover) (Patti Smith and Jesse Paris Smith)
    6. 6.Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Bob Dylan cover) (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Jesse Paris Smith, Tony Shanahan, Nikolai Fraiture, and Ben Harper)
    7. 7.The Jackson Song (Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, and Ben Harper)
    8. 8.Frederick (Patti Smith Group cover) (Patti Smith, Jesse Paris Smith, Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan, and Ben Harper)
    9. 9.Ravens (Patti, Jesse Paris Smith, Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan, Rebecca Foon, Nikolai Fraiture & Ben Harper)
    10. 10.Wilderness (Patti Smith and Ben Harper)
    11. 11.Reading from Sonic Life (Thurston Moore book)(passage about Fred Sonic Smith, read by Jesse Paris Smith, then Lenny Kaye)
    12. 12.Because the Night (Patti Smith Group cover) (Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Tony Shanahan, Nikolai Fraiture, and Ben Harper)
    13. 13.It's My Party (Lesley Gore cover) (Lenny Kaye lead vocal, everyone on stage)
    14. 14.People Have the Power (everyone on stage)
    1. 1.Milet (from Woolgathering)
    2. 2.There was a Field (from Woolgathering)
    3. 3.On Clear Peculiar Nights (from Woolgathering)
    4. 4.Those Times (from Woolgathering)
    5. 5.Art in Heaven (from Woolgathering)
    6. 6.Indian Rubies (from Woolgathering)
    7. 7.Barn Dance (from Woolgathering)
    8. 8.His Name was Harry Riehl (from Woolgathering)
    9. 9.Flying (from Woolgathering)
    10. 10.Wing (a cappella)

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Rating: 5 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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  • Simply incredible

    by N. B. on 2023-10-25Rating: 5 out of 5

    I was privileged to see Patti rock Toronto in August 2023. She was captivating, and charismatic. Her voice although aged, has held its raw emotion, and has added a sound of wisdom. If the opportunity comes to see Ms. Smith, do yourself a favour, and buy a ticket. I am so glad I was able to see her live.

  • Wonderful Patti!

    by NickoN on 2014-01-02Webster Hall - New YorkRating: 5 out of 5

    I attended the New York show for her 67 birthday. She is awesome! Funny, funky, punk... Best lady ever. She opened and closed with Lou Reed.

  • Patti still sings and rocks like the icon she is!

    by OMC1 on 2011-01-02Bowery Ballroom - NEW YORKRating: 5 out of 5

    It was a great concert with everything I expected. She did the hits and some new material but most of all she sang and performed with energy and her usual social commitment. The audience kept yelling "We love you, Patti!, a sentiment we shared. The band was exceptional especially Lenny Kaye on guitar who treated us to a great rendition of the Blues Magoos' "We Ain`t Got Nothin', Yet``. This was an exceptional and very intimate show. Patti also gave us a gentle cover of ` Daydream Believer` which was delivered with sincerity and warmth. Unexpected but beautiful! Yes, we love you Patti!