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patti smith is like a god to me...
What I really enjoyed was her photographs and art work, also her straight ahead writing ( the lyrics read well, but in the end they are just lyrics). When I want Patti Smith the Poet, I pull out one have her many excellent poetry books. Patti isn't afraid to stir it up, I like that.
An older book - 1998 - but I really liked this. The lyrics are great, obviously, but I liked it mostly for the photos and in particular the contextual notes around the songs and diary entries/poems.
loved this.... she is an amazing writer
My favourites were:-the Jackson Song- Memorial Song- Mother Rose- Peaceable Kingdom- Cartwheels- Strange Messengers
This is a beautiful and moving work containing 30+ years of Patti Smith's songwriting career. Not only does it contain her lyrics, but also bits of memoir describing her lyrical inspirations, much of which is pain and loss. While none of Patti's photographs are included, there are many images of her taken by others including Robert Mapplethorpe and Annie Leibowitz. Highly recommended.
I have a signed copy that my father got for me! He told that I adored her like he had loved the Beatles and it made her happy...Thanks Dad!
A mentor, rock star, lyricist, poetess, goddess. Love her and this volume of monumental work.
I remember seeing "Clapton is God" sprayed on building walls. They got it wrong, Patti Smith is GOD, Clapton is merely good.
I was tempted when I decided to read this, rather than just referring to when I wanted to follow the words to a particular song, to just sit down and listen to the albums as I went, but found myself distracted by the music and less able to concentrate on the lyrics. So I stopped that and it became a better reading experience. Patti Smith is a brilliant lyricist and poet, and reading the words and occasional explanatory notes was almost like reading a book of her poetry. Some of it is quite force...
The lyrics of her songs, arranged chronologically by album, with photos by Robert Mapplethorpe, Annie Liebovitz, etc. Also includes some notes from over the years, and more recent commentary. It is a roadmap of Patti Smith's creative career, inspirations, and transformations.
A TREASURE CHEST FROM A BRILLIANT ARTIST
I am enamored of Patti for a long time, so I am biased, but this could've been great with more poems and less song lyrics.
It always feels like I'm plunging, feet first, ramrod straight, into Smith's writing. Once I'm in I'm sinking, and there's nothing that could be more pleasant in those moments. Back to reality, and I can say that this book has some great photographs that I'd never come across before now.
"Take me now, baby here as I am"! What rocker doesn't know Patti's famous hit "Because the night"?!(If you don't, you should...even my Mother loves it)I love to read lyrics and Patti's songs really can read like poetry. Favorites are Because the night, Pissing in a river and dancing barefoot. She really knows how to belt it, wheather shes in-love or crying.
“I am the innovator! I am the originator! I am the emancipator! I am the architect! I’m rock & roll!” -Little RichardIt was the morning of 9 May 2020. I had just woken up and, before getting out of bed, checked the news to see the latest reporting about the pandemic. For the first time in about two months the leading news story that greeted me was not about COVID-19, but the death of rock n’ roll pioneer Little Richard. I had some cereal with the wife and kids and listened to what is widely cons...
I don't do well with reading lyrics or poetry and I much prefer Ms. Smith's transition narratives. The book design and presentation are terrific and the photos just rock. Ms. Smith and I were in NYC, Manhattan, at the same time back in our day and I probably saw her not knowing her traveling the streets of the East Village. I lived on 6th St.(?) between B and C and I ate at Leshko's and I walked back and forth to and from NYU and then I lived on 6th St.(?) just near the Filmore East and the Fact...
Really interesting read. There are a few notes that refer to milestone events. Patti Smith is from another world. Very ethereal. She must have experienced such grief over her lost and departed loves, but her poems and notes are philosophical and beautiful. I was lucky enough to see Patti Smith up close twice during the recent Melbourne Festival. The first time was a surprise visitation at a screening of the documentary about her life. She honoured us with a song. The second was at a recording of...
