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July 16, 2008
Though Patti Smith is regarded as among the most influential female rock & rollers and her music was hailed as an exciting fusion of rock and poetry I have listen to little of her music after Horses, the first album of simple, crudely played rock & roll. I missed the next albums of the 1970s ---Radio Ethiopia, Easter and Wave and remembered her mostly for the cover photos taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Steven Sebring, Patti Smith, from the film "Dream of Life"
Smith basically dropped out of the music scene until the 1990's, becoming quite productive after 1995 with a series of albums. Mapplethorpe has been replaced by Steven Sebring
I've hooked back into Patti Smith because she is appearing at the 2008 Melbourne Arts Festival, and according to Alison Croggon, over at Theatre Notes, is a central performer:
Patti Smith isn’t merely jetting in to do a concert appearance or two. Her residency permits a good look at this multifacted artist, and includes an exhibition of her photography, an installation, the screening of a documentary and a not-to-be-missed tribute to Allen Ginsberg in tandem with fellow festival attraction Philip Glass.
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Can't say I've listened to her much over the years either, but she opened for Bob one year out here not long ago and she was superb.