63: Patti Smith – Wave

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Patti Smith is weird. Everybody knows that including Patti. But she is that kind of weird that makes me wish I could sit around and drink with her and let her rattle on with her poetry. I had two of her albums when I was young. Patti Smith's Wave (1979) is my favorite above Horses. Yeah, so kill me. The problem with Wave is the inclusion of one of the greatest rock songs of all time: "Dancing Barefoot". When I hear that song it summons all of my latent teenage angst and uses it against me. "Dancing Barefoot" is the rock equivalent to Catcher in the Rye without all of the assassinations.

Own this record, then maybe back track to Horses where you can catch the evolution of neo-beatnik to godmother of punk.

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