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STILL HIGH ON REBELLION She calls herself a reluctant star and, if life had gone to plan, Patti Smith would be living in retirement making art. But George W Bush has raised her hackles and the intellectuals' rock star is back with an album of heartfelt protest songs.
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In 1975, Patti Smith's debut album, Horses heralded the arrival of a truly original voice. Her lyrics melded the sensibilities of 19th century French Symbolists to the mid-20th century American beats. In her own words, "three-chord rock merged with the power of the word."
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Patti Smith knows a thing or two about rock iconism. The idiosyncratic punk and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer recently offered up takes on her fellow icon's tunes with her latest album, 'Twelve.' Among the covers featured on the record is a song that defined both a movement and a generation: 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.'
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A Tribute to Patti Smith, featuring recordings by various artists, was issued in 1998, while Smith's eighth album, Gung Ho, was released in March of 2000. The album featured Kaye and Daugherty, and was produced by Gil Norton of Foo Fighters/Pixies fame. In the spring of 2002, Arista issued Land (1975-2002), a double CD compilation, including one disc's worth of previously unreleased material. A retrospective of her artwork, Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith opened in Munich's Haus der Kunst in December 2003. Smith and long-time collaborator Kaye have been recording new material for an album due in April 2004.
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After a period in retirement, Smith recorded the albums Dream of Life (1988), Peace and Noise (1997), Gung Ho (2000), Land (2002), and Trampin’ (2004). Her books include the poetry collections Witt, Seventh Heaven (both 1972), and Babel (1979), and a collection of short stories, Wool Gathering (1993). In 1972 she co-wrote the play Cowboy Mouth with Sam Shepard.Â
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Smith's third album, Easter, released in March 1978, would became her most successful to date. Through producer Jimmy Iovine she hooked up with Bruce Springsteen, with whom she co-wrote her only chart single, "Because the Night." The song reached #13 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #5 in the UK, while the album made the U.S. Top 20 and remained on the charts for half a year.
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