Word: smith
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still, the crowd made it clear that the evening should contain moments of nastiness. Smith herself was cautious, wanting to be respectful of the church while joking that if her act lasted past midnight (which it did) then it would mean everyone watching would be in church on Sunday. "Just remember," she said, "This is art. No wait, I shouldn't say that. This is an attempt...
...first 40 minutes of the hour and a half show, Smith read from Early Works 1970-1979. Opening with an early poem, "Ballad of a Bad Boy," her jagged voice revealed her hard-core side--the punk Smith, utterly defiant and deviant...
Later, she wielded a guitar she said was out of tune. Smith's voice, however, was in fine form. It became a ratty snarl when she sang "Dylan's Dog," but in other tunes such as "About a Boy," a song off her upcoming album, she had all the resonance of a harmonica. Her voice rose octaves and at points even seemed to purr...
Guitarist Lenny Kaye, a longtime member of the Patti Smith Group, accompanied Smith for most of the songs. Towards the set's end, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore came out with another acoustic guitar; the unplugged session produced had soulful harmony...
Whether she was interrupting herself, taking notes, or telling witty anecdotes, Smith's stream-of-consciouness style was thoroughly enjoyable. After she elaborately introduced one work, just as she was about to begin, her mood changed and she read a more mischievous one, "Cowboy Truths." While reading it, she also sang the refrain, exemplifying just how easily her lyrics translate into music...