Horses

Some good songs, definitely influenced a lot of bands

Gloria is a classic and the energy palpable. But I just don’t like her voice. The music is really good and the lyrics are fine. I can even take some of the spoken word, but nope, I just don’t like her vocals. I get why this is on the list though.

It was better then i expected.

Call it a 3.49. Gloria, Free Money, and Land are absolutely perfect. The rest... eh.

This was very artsy. Which is often code for, I am not really sure if I fully get it. And honestly, I not a big lyrics guy. There are songs that I have heard 100 times that I don't know the lyrics of. My simple brain just pays more attention to the music than the lyrics. This album is lyrics forward and tells a troubled story. I just wasn't able to follow along while doing my work and I hope to be able to go back and listen again being able to focus on the lyrics. All that being said, I can most definitely hear inspiration for music that followed, which is seriously something.

Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine. What a great line. Just from the first song you see where all the female artists from the 90's got their inspiration. It all sounds like musical theater. As a theater guy you figure I would like it more.

Allt í lagi en náði mér ekki við fyrstu hlustun. Áhugaverðar pælingar, vil hlusta aftur

I never got into patti smith. I know I'm supposed to like her. I just don't. I've tried many times. 'break it up' is good.

This was bit of a rollercoaster for me. Still can't decide if I like it or not but I can totally see how a lot of people were influenced by this record if that's a thing that happened. 2.5 really...

It was good but nothing that notable about it. I didn’t like birdland unfortunately. Wouldn’t bring to island with me

Highlights: "Elegie," "Redondo Beach," "Break It Up" Depending on how you count it, it's way way ahead of its time. Something about the production as well as the 'minimalism' is the kind of thing that would get anachronistically called post-punk or new wave. The case against that is to look back at Velvet Underground, which also has a lot of that going for it in 1967 -- the dry, ungospelled Warhol Factory vamping. Smith's main "contribution" to that is to take away the cold, understated observational lyricism of Reed and replace it with a rumpus fusion of Captain Beefheart and Yoko Ono. The lyricism has this promising scene-setting and characterization that rapidly degrades over the course of the vamp. Maybe what's good in it mostly owes to the source material, because she's usually cribbing. No wonder critics vaunt this circle-jerk hero worship: one's about Jim Morrison, one's about Hendrix, one's about Burroughs, one's about a book on psychoanalysis. Rimbaud has to keep hearing beatniks use his name to dignify unedited transcripts of LSD-induced free-association. I don't get much out of her saying her baby sister's soul is a network of spittle and glass balls in streams of cold logic that she's waiting for lightning to crack open. I don't think it warrants the degree of repetitive fixation it gets. But she has to do that because that's the generic convention she's set for herself. "Experimentalism" is as much a convention here as any bestselling Serious Novel about a stuffy academic's sordid affair. But if we ask ourselves "what was the Library of Congress thinking inducting this," I think this was the period where po-mo naivete was most justifiable, and Smith is readily able to *account for* and *expound on* her artistic choices, which is all a postmodern artist needs to be taken seriously. Any incoherent or ridiculous idea in a song can be explained away as occupying another point of view or redeeming from the pawnshop of pop culture or simply exploring the limits of language. The question is who's still buying that.

I didn't expect this from the punk and rock tags but I still liked it. Every song was unique and seldom boring. The first lyric in the first track blew me away. The anatomy imagery in Land was also pretty interesting, in a good way. Also cool album cover. Fave track(s): Free Money, Kimberly

I heard this once a long time ago and I honestly forgot what it sounded like. I'm glad I got to revisit this, though. It has this singer/songwriter style that's a little artsy, but also kinda punk. It's very unique. It wasn't entirely great for me, but I did enjoy a good chunk of it

Patti Smith is punk as fuck

I like this album, but didn't love it

Lyrics and songwriting are so great. I love Patti smith as a writer and artist, she’s so cool and so creative. I enjoyed listening to the album but wasn’t really moved by much of the music. I’m usually not super into punk or folk and I feel like this is simultaneously both of those things

2.5

Not bad but not for me

I like the album, her voice is nice and it has a punk kind of melody. I like the way she experiments with her lyrics but its hard to understand a bit. I think its cool so many artists were inspired by her, and I feel like I would listen to this album more.

Can tell this is a trailblazing album for female vocals and rock in general. Nothing catchy, lots of deep lyrics. Could be worth a relisten when feeling like following along with the lyrics.

This was interesting. It's certainly a creative album, and Smith's got a great voice, which is why I was a little disappointed by how much of the album was closer to spoken word poetry than actual singing. Nevertheless, the album certainly belongs on the list, and I suspect I'll be seeing more of her, which I'm totally okay with.

Solid album in MOR 70's style

Never listened, despite all the accolades. Turns out its ok, just not my lane really

Amazing opening track, the rest of the album is a little inconsistent but it's still very good.

3/5. Okay respect the originality and the straightforwardness of it. In your face yet complex and smart. However, not a listenable album really. Definitely an experience and may be better the more I listen to it. But from the get go, hard to not switch at some points.

I liked three of the songs (Gloria, Redondo Beach, Land) but didn't care for the rest.

i love horses, best of all the animals, i love horses, they're my friends! https://youtu.be/lA13V84zOPI

A thunderclap of mediocrity

Had a lot of hopes with the first track. Clear voice, right amount of instruments. Then the next 5 tracks sounded just like track 1... Nothing memorable

Good groove but I really dislike her style of singing

what an interesting album. i didn't really have much time to listen to it as it was a busy day, but i managed to squeeze it in at the end of the day while doing my physiotherapy for my fucked up knee. that doesn't really have anything to do with the album though does it. this girl has a fantastic voice. beautiful, especially with the poetic nature of the lyrics as well. i really enjoy this vibe. gotta say though, not ALL of these songs did it for me. it was a it hit or miss - good enough that i think it averages out to a 3/5, which is fine. a bit hard to follow some of these tracks since they don't always get broken up in the way you would expect a song to, they just sort of go on and on and on. i don't hate that! i actually really like the ones that get a bit structurally weird. like the one called "Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer(de)", which just seems to involve her rattling of lines of a poem for almost 10 minutes while someone pumps a bass underneath it. no fucking clue what it's actually about, i'm sure it's something cool lmao. according to wikipedia this album has 8 tracks, plus one bonus track from a cd reissue, plus an entire additional bonus disk with the same 9 songs but performed live this time. i didn't really have time to listen to the bonus tracks unfortunately, so i guess i'm basing this just off of the original 8 tracks. hope that's not a faux pas of some sort. oh well. fave track here is Break It Up.

This album really wasn’t my thing, but I can see how it would have a big impact on the early punk movement. I put this on twice, hoping that it hit me a little more the second time around but no such luck. I kind of liked “Redondo Beach” and “Free Money” so I’ll be generous and give this a 3-star rating since there wasn’t anything I really hated about the record.

Some cool songs, others not so cool - 3 stars

This was a strange listen. I couldn't tell if this was derivative or ground breakingly original.

Not half as punk as I thought it would be. Some cool moments but mostly not my bag.

Interesting, weird but emotive. Not life changing but goes somewhere. Has great examples of vocal chord versatility. Solid 3 :)

Patti is an icon but I dont like this album that much

Patti SMITTTH G L o R i Aa

Blah

Good blend of genres

Well I have to admit I don't know Patti Smith that much and whilst I enjoyed a good section of this, I have to say I didn't some of it. I guess I could see where it was going and the style but it just wasn't all my bag. Maybe it needs a relisten. Soz James don't @ me

I've never heard of this album before not really my kind of thing but i can respect it feels like it could of been made today

Some great highlights and some below parity.

Very experimental with good energy in places.

-S Tier- Birdland -A Tier- Gloria Free Money -B Tier- Kimberly Break It Up Elegie -C Tier- Redondo Beach Land: Horses AVG SCORE: 3.25 / 5 - - - Patti’s voice is just haunting. Birdland brought me to tears.

Weinerliche Stimme

I like her vibes and her politics but jesus you can smell the condescending arrogant "I'm cleverer than you" new york art scene of the 70s bullshit dripping off every one of her tracks.

C’est moyen pour etre franc. Precurseur du punk… pascertain. 3

Pleasant

Enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. Giving it a 3.5, but reckon further listens would bump it to a 4/4.5.

Horse Girl Rock - twisted

This was good, 3*

Okay some speak singing stuff and fun guitar stuff. but I am not as into the abstract stuff without really interesting instrumentals.

Not bad by any means but it really didn't impress me much

Straight-up overrated, though the great opening line raised expectations perhaps unfairly. Being ironic about things like "Gloria" and "NIght of a Thousand Dances" really isn't that ironic, much less arch; and if it's a deconstruction exercise, is it worth the time? How this is an advancement on punk is just not clear. Would we feel differently about all this if Mapplethorpe hadn't shot the cover? Passion and commitment only get you so far.

Dark and lively, jivey kind-of-goth. Emotional to bits.

Patti Smith is a fascinating artist. This album showed her punk and gentle sides, which I thought was cool. The album had a definitive late 80s and 90s vibe.

I really want to like this one. Patti is a serious rocker, and a couple of tracks (Gloria) show that off. Nevertheless, most of the material here is simply not for me. I don't understand most of them. Why is Land of 1000 Dances done this way? No idea.

Yeah aight

I rocking little number!

I prefer music that is less atonal. It works as it is intended and it makes sense that it is included here. Just not my taste.

Punky Patti has a pretty keen poetic vision that translates loudly and proudly on her debut produced by the great John Cale. I prefer the more structured bits over the long two-chord rambles.

I was excited to finally give this a listen, but ended up respecting it more than really loving it. Somehow it stands apart from the music came before it (despite not really introducing any new sounds), and had a massive influence on what came after (despite not really sounding like what ‘punk’ eventually became). It also very clearly inspired Razorlight - make of that what you will. I like the energy and there are some thrilling moments but also lots of meandering in between. I don’t feel compelled to keep returning to this album. 3 / 3.5 for influence or whatever.

Eh

You gotta really be ok with Patti Smith's voice to get through the entire album. I prefer it over Janis Joplin, but I can understand a similar criticism. Notable tracks: "Gloria", "Redondo Beach", and "Free Money".

I can hear a lot of bands that came after Patti in this album.

What can I say? It's grunge, it's passionate, it's noise, it's sometimes tuneless wailing. At its best it's deep and meaningful, at its worst it makes you think about opening a vein.

I see why it's a classic, but it didn't hold my interest all the way through.

there’s something compelling here, but i found it hard to focus on the lyrics and didnt love the production.

Cut like 12 minutes off the runtime and this is at least a 4. Too many of these songs drag on way too long. Even still, a very good record

6/28/2022 - ALBUM #152 Today's Album: "Horses" by Patti Smith - This is hailed as a pioneer for it's influence in the history of punk rock music and it's avantgarde approach to songwriting and I have to agree with that report. This album did not impress me upon first listen. The simple chord progressions and eclectic vocals made the first song feel like a strange amalgamation of dramatic country and cracked up Alanis Morrissette. However, once I learned this was produced by The Velvet Underground's John Cale, I took the time to really listen to this album deeply and appreciate the subtle minimalism of this punk album. The way many of these songs start with dramatic and rich piano chords, but build with sailing guitars and melodic bass make each song have this punching impact that is only pushed further by her cracking and whining vocals. The track Birdland demonstrates this very well by telling this extremely strange story of a boy seeing his dead father in the belly of a ship and wanting to crawl inside of it. It's a really long experimental piece that is quite frankly hard to listen to, but it has such this chaotic and impressive build to it. I do think sometimes her vocals don't completely live up to the sound she is going for, but I think that also sometimes adds to the experience. I think the thing with punk rock it I would really like it more if there were absolutely any vocal effects added, but I believe it's part of the genre to have very raw vocals. It's something I really wish I could accept more than I do, but it does take away from many of these tracks that I just have to sort of tune out her singing to really enjoy it. The band is going absolutely insane on many of these tracks and as much as I would try to give that credit to John Cale's production, I think a lot of the fun of this album is found within the songwriting, which is all Smith. I love the soundscapes that Smith builds. though, with the end of Free Money ranking pretty highly in that regard. I like the sailing guitar lines on the track Break it Up as well and some of the percussive hits before the last chorus are captivating. I do think the track Land: Horses... is very impressive, but I also think it goes on just a tad long to be very enjoyable on an attentive listen. It's definitely more of something you put on in the background to observe casually. This album is pretty lucky that My Generation - Live is included on the first disk, because I think it acts as a way more exciting closer than the track Elegie, which kind of just ends the album on more of a shrug. My Generation is an incredibly fun and lively cover of The Who's My Generation and I think it exceeds the original by a lot. It's a great way to end this ultimately mixed punk album. Overall, this was a very good exercise in tolerating some pretty difficult, yet rewarding music. If you have the time to give this album a listen, maybe try to give it a few more spins if you don't immediately like it. It seems very clunky and awkward at first, but by my third listen I really have grown to respect what this album is going for and trying to accomplish. Give this one a listen if you want a challenge. Highlights: Gloria in Excelsis Duo, Redondo Beach, Free Money, My Generation - Live Score: 7/10 A strange and awkward punk album that grew on me over time

1975 - Punk rock; art punk; garage rock

Ihan semi ok levy ja toisena päivänä olis vaan 2* mutta tällä kertaa taipuu kolmoseen.

Pattitudee, ihan jeekkis levy

It's alright 3

a bit whiny, have to like it

This might be a fun live show, but as an album, it falls flat. Honestly, I wanted to hate this more than I actually did. Best track: Kimberly

Can women rock? Yes they can.

proto prunk proetry

Uuujee tykkään kyllä! Hieno kokonaisuus joka antaa tilaa sille mitä on tulossa tämän levyn jälkeen! 3/5

Musta on hienoa, että Patti Smith on olemassa ja yleisesti tykkään kyllä sen musasta. Tässä levyssä ihan siistejä juttuja, ja ehkä tulevaisuudessa nousee arvosana mutta toistaiseksi 3/5

This is quite an audacious debut album and I think her rendition of Gloria surpasses Van Morrison’s in terms of passion and emotion.

Not bad but for today's ears, the revolutionary and groundbreaking aspect of her music style has disappeared. A decent album without any real highlights

I can see how this influenced a lot of music, but it just wasn’t listenable enough for me to come back to in the future

3.5/5. Gets better every time I hear it.

leuk als achtergrond

Just alright

Reminds me a bit of early Nick Cave, though I'm sure that's the wrong way around. Highlight: Kimberly.

There are parts that are kind of cool, and parts that I hate. Birdland is a good example. Lyrics seem cool. I hate the singing parts - the style of barely forming words with your mouth and just making noises. I like the instrumental parts of Gloria, but I hate the way she spits out words like the worst kind of punk and/or grunge, especially in the first half of the song. This is also how I feel about the album in general: I like the instrumental parts and most lyrics, but I don't much like the vocal style. In the end, I feel like it's very close to something I would like. Parts of it remind of like...PJ Harvey or something (who can be extremely good).

da familia smith e tals

It's fine but not my favorite

3, was a nice listen

Not bad not bad 6/10

Eh.

I can understand the influence this had and the songwriting is unique, but it was not pulling me in on first listen. Could definitely be a grower though.

One of those albums I felt so familiar with the existence of, it made me feel like I knew the album itself, but on listening realized I was slightly familiar with the first song and not at all with anything else. Honesty didn't care for it that much. The vocals are so absolutely the defiant "I'm not part of your system" arrogance of youth and I'm just too old for that shit anymore.

My go-to Patti Smith albums for enjoyable listening are Wave and Gone Again; Horses was new to me and I found it a harder listen. It's just so raw, so visceral. Which is true of the albums I know as well, and maybe it's just a result of being better acquainted with them idk, but Horses was a less melodic listen somehow. Ultimately, like others have said Patti is more edgy poet than musician, especially here, and some level of discomfort is perhaps the point. The standout tracks for me were Free Money and Birdland. I'll definitely listen to this one again.

Unique. I like a lot of it but it's not sub-genre of punk I'm excited about. Probably should have listened to the lyrics harder

A classy classic. And I really like the album cover

very simple punk rock

Bah, no me a encantado. Un poco igual y gritona sin ritmo.

Its okay. I get the feeling this didn't age well, but it feels like the kind of album that would be acceptable to make brunch to. Giving it 2 stars feels and equating it to the flaming lips feels sort of harsh, so if 2.5 were an option that's where I'd go on this one. Might give the live version a listen

decent creative album, very unique

Patti Smith's distinctive voice works perfectly with some pretty haunting lyrical themes. I found the album an ok listen.

listened

This isn’t my favorite style of music, but I can see the influence on future work and artists. This must have been jarring at the time.

decent rock album

It's hard to rate this one. I'm glad I heard it, because it's unique. I like the variation between tracks, the edginess, and the poetic lyrics. I especially liked the pretty piano contrasting the grungy sound. That said, the overall sound is not pleasing enough to put on repeat, but I might come back when I want a lady to yell musical poetry at me.

Interesting - one of those albums I've known about for a long time, but never actually listened to from beginning to end.

I didn't dislike it. I didn't know what to expect. It had hints of Stevie Nicks and maybe influenced The Motels. Birdland was way, way, way waaaaay too long. Didn't add.

Weird, avant-garde proto-punk rock. I appreciate the songwriting, even if I'm not a big fan of the music. Favorite Track: Redondo Beach Relisten: No

Varied and interesting, really enjoyed listening to it in its entirety, not something I had done before. Top tracks: Gloria, Land: Horses

7.5/10. Solid album. Definitely something I could turn on to chill or drive. I think I really liked Birdland.

Interesting and diverse sounds, some of the vocals sound rather rough

So much of this feels like an inside joke. Like you had to be there to get it. Either that or I'm just not stoned enough. Beyond that, great lyricist. Not a fan of the music though.

Damn, people really wanted to be Dylan

I'm surprised I've never heard of her before, especially after reading how much influence she supposedly had on a lot of people. She influenced the punk rock scene with this debut which I can definitely see. She mixes the punk singing style with 70s rock and poetry which is alright. I enjoyed this album but it didn't really stick with me.

An album loved by first year sixth form college lit students. I'm sure they think if they quote this or get a bad lyric tattoo that it would be something they cherish for ever. Bang on average. Best Tracks: Gloria: In Exclesis Dio; Free Money; Kimberly

Worth to listen again!

Really looking forward to this. I don't know anything about her music. There is no way the "ay-ay-ay-ay-ay" in "Gloria" wasn't an influence for the vocals in Talking Heads's "Psycho Killer" a couple years later. Right? Anyway, I like Patti's vocal delivery. It's always braver for a female singer to not be "good." She did this really well. I mean, she's a good singer. But before her, "good" meant "angelic or soulful or both." She rewrote those rules. I also like the sound of this record. Like a band with mics in front of everything. That's all. Also appreciate the reggae elements happening here. I'd like to learn more about how reggae rhythms ended up in NYC punk music.

I thought I would dislike this album (not a big Smiths/Patti Smith fan) - but, overall, I enjoyed it. Smith's mumbly, squeeky, talk-singing gets old after a while, but it's definitely unique and (the good parts of it) clearly influenced some female vocalists of the 80s (Pet Benatar, Joan Jett, etc.) - so I'll give her credit there. It was the band that held this together for me. I really liked the music (even when I didn't like the vocals). Redondo Beach was the standout track for me.

3/5 Creative, love the arty direction while keeping the only good thing from the punk-genre; the energy. Enjoyed it, though none of the songs specifically piqued my interest.

Very good, loved her voice.

Fun album

Another album I am supposed to like but doesn't do much for me

At first - harder work than I’d hope from a classic album. Perhaps I’ve not the patience, as it’s sounding pedestrian (and perhaps even indulgent). As the record warms up, I begin to hear the artists who must owe Patti and incredible debt: Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, Kathleen Hanna. By the time “Free Money” is done I’m several shades more optimistic about the record.

So so strange. In the best way.

Poesi til punk musik... På den måde jeg synes er lidt træls. Hvis jeg lyttede efter tekster tror jeg den ville være god

Wasn’t a huge fan of the vocal style. There were some catchy songs I enjoyed like, free money.

really unique collection of sounds, especially for the genre and time period. Some fun songs to keep listening to.

I like the voice. Its very unexplainable, but its catchy.

Inte lyssnat så mycket på Patti, men det är något jag kunnat se mig själv tycka om. Mycket väl verkar det som att jag känner mig själv ganska väl. Det är något med den rispiga rösten som känns rätt, visst sticker den ut lite men det är inte på ett störande sätt utan mer något som gör resten mer intressant. Bäst: "Gloria: In Excelcis Deo"

It was ok, liked the first 2. Felt like i needed to pay attention to the words

Little slow for me.

Her voice was annoying but had some great lyrics

Land:horses est très bien. Autrement ça s’écoute bien mais ça m’a pas retourné

Really ahead of its time. Tons of sounds and concepts that are way more modern than 1975. Not really my jam overall but very interesting.

Really interesting sound, immediately impressed by how it sounds like a fusion of American early rock n roll, country music and early punk like The Undertones. 2nd track sounded like reggae influence. Also got BOB Dylan vibes. Really interesting, enjoyed it. 3/5

Kinda enjoyed it, no strong opinions on this one. My mum likes it

Bits to like

Fine album, lost it in the background most of the time. Really enjoyed the run in the middle of Free Money before it really picks up and finishes strong

cool music and the lyrical concepts are really interesting. sometimes the vocal delivery is so obnoxious it made me want to turn it off, (especially in the early songs) which is a shame bc her voice itself is not bad.

Enérgica. Rock sin estridencias. Estilo propio de la cantautora-poeta. Sin nada que destaque especialmente, más allá de su energía al cantar.

Probably my favorite version of Gloria from anyone.

Probably gotta have a few more listens before I can fully appreciate this. As is, I think she had some interesting musical and lyrical ideas but didn’t really deliver a knockout punch on either front, so it just ended up sounding awkward and a little anticlimactic.

No me atrae

Twas fine

Not really my style, didn't draw me in

It was not exactly very notable for me

I'm not generally in the mood to listen to this type of primal, 3-chord led, rock music. I understand its importance, but I just can't make myself listen to this album back to back.

Semibängeri Patti Smith e ju ganska kova

Pretty cool! Weird, interesting sound. Patti Smith has an awesome, iconic voice.

eh

Honestly not bad, has that 70s vibe.

Kinda of meh

Album piacevole, energico, mi ha ricordato a tratti sonorità di altri grandi dello stesso periodo; alla stesso tempo però non possiede un carattere proprio che lo renda memorabile. La voce della Smith assume diverse sfumature e intenzioni in ciascuna canzone e a tratti sa essere anche dolce.

love patti smith but i dont think it's her best

🐎

ponies alligator vending machine

I'm not a music critic and these are kinda just notes i jotted down while listening. 1st track, Gloria, was really really good. 2nd Redondo beach is grading tbh. I'm not a fan. 3rd Birdland is my favorite song on this album. I absolutely love her lyrics that just go on and on. It stays on the edge of a climax for nearly the entire song. Very poetic Land reminds me of a similar style to the 3rd song. Elegie is good final track but I don't love it. This album was pretty good but not something I would normally listen to. Very very 70's sound, but one of the best examples of it. I know Patti Smith was kinda responsible for the New York punk scene with this album, which makes it very important. I liked it overall but I'm not sure how much I will come back to listen to it.

I never wanted to listen to this album before, not really knowing anything about Patti Smith or wanting to find out about her. This was the first album selected for me and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Not really my style but I’m glad I finally got around to listen to it.

weird

Yet another titan id heard of but not sure I’d ever heard. Her lyrics are so beautiful and descriptive. This album is so all encompassingly passionate.

Some songs were really enjoyable, some not so much. There was one that went on forever and it was just brutal. Still, this was one that was notably absent from my knowledge base, so I'm glad I finally listened to it.

I can understand why this is loved but not my thing

Good. Nice version of my generation

Förstår hennes storhet. Rivig skiva, men i slutändan inte riktigt i min smak. Bäst: \"Gloria: In Excelsis Deo\"

Best songs: Free Money Rambling over a chord loop Ok 5/10

Kimberly is the best. I can see where grunge and other lady rock groups grew from. Very poetic. Early seeds of REM and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Patti Smith... gotta do some research. This record was good, G-L-O-R-I-A gloooooriaaa— definite banger.

Reminds me of early Punk. Must have been quite revolutionary for that time. Not easy to listen to while working...

Poetic, fleshed out songs Instrumentation often simple allows focus on key lyrics Few stand out hooks or melodies but songs still remain engaging due to stand out vocals Music incorporates rock and singer songwriter moments which keeps tracks sound varied from each other

I didn’t like the first 3 tracks at all but the I loved ‘free money’ and everything that came after. The second half of this album did not disappoint at all but in the first half I didn’t like her voice. My favorite tracks: free money, Kimberly, land: horses 6.9/10

Yeah I thought it was fine. nothing special though

she is cool

Anthems for horse girls but actually good

I liked it but probably not enough for regular listens. I really like it when she gets into a story or a long-form song (like "Birdland"). Super unique voice. Somewhere between Siouxsie Sioux and Bob Dylan. Favorite tracks: "Gloria: In Excelsis Deo", "Land"

It was fine. Some parts were enjoyable to listen to. Understandably innovative and pioneering.

1975. Key Songs: Gloria: In Excelsis Deo, Free Money, Redondo Beach

Ok, is OK.

I can see this album's influence, but it's not for me.

Por el nombre del disco pensé que no me iba a gustar. Al principio me sorprendió y pensé que me había equivocado. Después, rápidamente, arrancó a ser aburrido, así que no me equivoqué tanto.

This is yet another person in this genre from this time. It's got their heads so far. Up their ass that they think they're the most important part. Then the music is just literally background noise. The whole album is just look at me and how cool I am

Didn't really like her vocals and don't remember the tunes.

Not my jam. A couple of good songs but wasn’t my thing.

not my vibe

Okay, overall not too bad. The first song set a pretty good standard and the rest were just a bit meh compared to it, but as a whole, it is pretty nice having it in the background. I do believe that this was a lot cooler to listen to back when it came out, especially compared to nowadays.

Kiva kuunnella naista tekemässä rokkia. Muuten hänen äänensä ei valitettavasti ollut mieleeni, eikä kappaleet olleet mitenkään elämää suurempia.

- decent album - fav song was the cover of gloria at the beginning - would be good background music - lots of spoken word stuff - reminds me of someone but i can’t quite put my finger on it, maybe lou reed?

för mycket 70-tals lsd vibes för mitt tycke. sista låten var helt ok!

There are elements of this album I like, but just wasn't sure about it so listened to it again. Still not sure about it so listened to some clips from the album, listened carefully and concentrated really hard on it. Skip, scan, listen, scan, skip, concentrate. I found the verdict in the end. It's pretty dull.

I've had 2 or 3 goes at this album now and it just doesn't do anything for me. I want to like it, I think I should like it but I just don't get it.

Strong start with Gloria, but then it went downhill from there. Birdland was excruciating to listen to. Patti Smith's voice is pretty annoying and several songs on this album were annoying. I get that she's a big deal, but I don't care for it. (2)

Some of the music makes for a good jam. But Patti’s lyrics sound like the ramblings of a crack-enthusiast.

Too quirky for me. Also not crazy about the vocals

Yeah this ain't for me. This album is just a woman incoherently rambling out of tune to lackluster instrumentals. If I wanted to listen to a woman incoherently ramble, I would just pay attention to my fat bitch wife when she talks at me; am I right fellow Boomers.

This album was not for me at all. Incoherent, sloppy, and mediocre at best, this early punk just felt like badly organized rock/country.

No está mal.... Pero no es un disco que escucharía

1.5

Uhhh… I don’t see the vision personally. I think Gloria’s a cool song and Break It Up is easily the best on the album, but that’s about it. Apparently this was a punk rock sensation at time of release? Again, don’t really see why… sorry.

Patti Smith's landmark 1975 debut album, Horses, offers a raw and polarizing listening experience defined by its unbridled artistic ambition and aggressive punk-poetry ethos. While standout tracks like "Free Money" captivate with their infectious piano melodies and driving guitar work, and energetic openers like "Gloria" showcase undeniable rock power, much of the album struggles under the weight of avant-garde experimentation and theatrical vocal deliveries that can alienate listeners. Ultimately, while moments of musical brilliance occasionally shine through, the polarizing nature of Smith's vocal style leaves the overall record feeling uneven, earning it a modest 2 out of 5 stars.

Very meh.

I really, really hated this album starting with her annoying grunts and vocalizations on Gloria. Redondo Beach and Birdland were worse. Her lyrical delivery is so bad and this is not "punk" it's bland rock. This album was grating and complete dogwater. Her singing voice is super annoying. Please, no. One bright moment: Free Money was a decent track because the music surprised me, with the tempo changes and the energy. I would even put that track on a playlist I liked it that much. But sadly, it was the only one I enjoyed. Her singing sucks though.

I bet this sounded totally unlike anything else when it came out. In 2026 it didn't do much for me.

Never has an album gotten me then lost me so many times while listening to it.

Okay album

Vieja loca…voy a cambiar mi escala: 5-perfecto, 4-excelente, 3-bueno, 2- regular, 1-malo

I never understood Patty Smith, overrated.

Didn't liek. Voice

Not my jam

Nothing bad about this album but it wouldn't be my preference, though the sound is very free and untamable and I appreciate that

It was alright I wouldn’t come back to it

I see the appeal but good god I cannot stand her voice, every song felt like she was trying to be something she wasn’t and it just felt so meh. I see why people may like it but by no means am I one of those people.

I just can’t get behind her singing. Great sounding record and I get where she’s coming from but not for me

4.5/10

The album was pretty good and a few songs stuck out but it’s unfortunately too long for my taste

Ugh

это что-то популярное и ценится, но мне не зашло как-то простенько и местами раздражает манера исполнения маловероятно что переслушаю 2.8

Never got Patti Smith. This album has done nothing but reaffirm that. Style over substance. Birdland got fat and squarely right on the end of my fucking nerves. Thought I was listening to Pheobe Buffay.

fine

I recognise the name, but I’d never heard any of her music before. I wouldn’t be the first to put it on myself, but it’s certainly not bad. Two stars…

Horse shit

Started off ok but dragged on. Not bad but wouldn’t listen again.

I want to like this, and I do like some of it. But there are moments where things just drag on with a flurry of words that just doesn't work for me. I can see why this was influential, just not for me

saved: Gloria: In Excelsis Deo Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer(de)

really appreciate the poetic story telling in the first two songs. as i’m in the middle of birdland i am the target audience for this type of piece but im also getting older so i am changing too! there were moments i was reminded of fiona apple whom i love so i was excited to see what came next. i was familiar with fiona apple prior to patti smith which is why i phase it this way even tho i obviously know smith came first. Free Money is more what i would look for in a playlist to put on first as i go about my day. i know this is ridiculous to say a bit bc of the context of the song but if i ignore that for a second i can just feel the instrumental which could sometimes be more important to a song than the story. not that it’s true here it’s just a statement LOL. as the album went on i found myself enjoying it less and less. not to say that it’s a terrible album but ill most likely only relisten to gloria and redondo beach! maybe i’ll revisit again in the future but until then, ttyl patti

Not really into it. Pretty annoying voice. Decent sounding band though.

I thought I would be able to hold on to something, to find a way in, but I didn't. This didn't do anything for me. I don't get it. It wasn't upsetting or anything, just kind of bland.

I know I am supposed love this legendary album but I don't

After years of hearing how great and influential Patti Smith is, this album only influences me to empty all my stomach contents into the nearest trashcan. If this is the sort of thing that people resonate with then I must be part of a small subset that just doesn't get it. This doesn't evoke anything positive or endear itself in any way to me.

Not the greatest but I can appreciate it for the time.

Patti has a good voice it’s just worse album. I’m not sure what I was expecting for that because I had no context on the type of music she plays for wasn’t terrible.

Heel conflicted want dit begint echt zo goed, zeker "Gloria" is echt een banger, maar de rest is zo anus das insane. (2)

Described as "minimalist punk rock", which sounds like an oxymoron Fave track: Gloria: In Excelsis Deo

I don’t get the appeal, sorry. 2.5/5

This album is not for me but its importance and its place in the punk family tree cannot be diminished.

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Mid

Patti is a legend but I found it difficult to listen to this. It just seemed boring compared to her more punk stuff. I really wanted to like it, but could not.

Listened

yeah lowk this looks boring as shi im not listening to it

I imagine that your enjoyment of this album comes down to how much you enjoy Patti Smith's whole deal. I wasn't a fan. If I had listened to this without knowing what it was and you told me that this was PJ Harvey before she got good, I would have totally believed you.

I know this is an important album but I didn’t like it much.

Michael Stipe loves this album, his favorite. I’ve tried…but I just don’t. I don’t like her voice.

if christian rock was lesbian???

A bit meh, bit of shrieking. Not mu jam

Mmmmm. Perhaps I was not in the right frame of mind of mind for this album. Second half nearly put me to sleep.

Damn this is mid. Its even just rambling sometimes. Why is this in here?

Pretty neat but not my cup of tea

I am very glad there is talent that can improvise tracks like Birdland, but I don’t find I want to listen to it.

2.3 To be honest, the vibrato vocals just put me off the entire thing. Very gritty, I actually thought it was around the PJ Harvey era so pleasantly surprised to see it was several decades earlier. Fair play. But sorry that voice is a no for me, is what it is.

I don’t understand the hype. Maybe I just had to be there. She’s got a really nice spoken word voice but the rest is nothing special. The second to last song has some insane lyrics lmao.

Bit arthouse so I suppose typical 70s New York, she is an inspiration for others and some tracks really click but for me the album is limited with moments rather than a body of great work

Not my favorite.

--Gloria…could be a sick karaoke song if I could learn all the words --Redondo Beach…that bass is slick but vocals not doing it for me --Birdland…the spoken word stuff ain’t working for me. Oh god, we’re only half way through the track --Free Money…great rhythm guitar. similar spoken word attitude as “Birdland” but this feels much better --Kimberly...skip --Break It Up...I feel like Patti walked so Kathleen Hanna could sprint --Land...not a good sign that two of my favorite parts of this LP (not full tracks, mind you, fractions of tracks) were written by people with no help from Patti Smith --Elegie...not my thing

i'm not sure exactly what i was expecting but it wasn't really this

A tough one. I get her cultural impact, and I do enjoy some of her songs, but for the most part I find Patti Smith just too dramatic. Particularly the longer, spoken-word ones. Did not enjoy this album at all.

This album feels like it is dripping with “cool 70s” energy. I can see girls back then wishing they had the effortless edge and charm that Patti had. But I think that energy doesn’t carry much weight today. The music is fine, but it certainly doesn’t feel cool now. It just feels like old rock, and despite what places claim doesn’t really feel Punk at all. It wasn’t a bad listen, but I think it’s not as timeless as some people might think.

Just didn’t hit for me this one tbh

2,5/5 3 ou 2 músicas boas. Em geral, criativo, só que senti falta de alguma música que seja realmente marcante

se isso é punk, eu sou um coqueiro +gloria

Not for me

Horses was just a really odd album to me. I honestly did find it odd that this album is considered punk considering how minimalist it sounds in comparison to a lot of other punk rock albums are typically very aggressive and chaotic but apparently this is what punk used to be for a lot of people, and I'm glad it changed because I'm not the hugest fan of this. The music itself was pretty decent even if it is different than i would expect from punk music, the main issue though is the vocals as i feel like Patti really loves to ramble and i don't really like that and these lyrics aren't great either so there is that. I feel like this album could have been good but these vocals really hold it back. Best Song: Free Money Worst Song: Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (de)

J’aime pas sa voix

Interesting. Not one I’d return to though.

Didn't do it for me. Not bad, but not my jam or interesting enough to become my jam.

Not my cup of tea but different for the time.

eh her voice kinda annoyed me, i liked the hunter gets captured by the game a little

4 - BAD

A lot of spoken word. A couple of the songs have fun music, but overall very much not for me.

Not my cup of tea or my favorite of her songs.

i want to like it but i don’t. her memoirs slap tho.

Quand en écoutant en l'album, on a l'impression de se faire engueuler, c'est pas bon signe. Patti Smith hurle plus que ça ne chante, ça en devient énervant. Certaines instrus sont même pauvres. Je n'ai pas du tout accroché. Note : 2 À réécouter : Non

I feel like some albums aren't meant to be listened to. The music is secondary to the message. This is one of those albums.

Another one praised by critics I see. It wasn't terrible but I didn't like it that much. It was boring. I don't get what is punk about this aside from the whiny vocals.

I like punk, avant garde and far from the mainstream musics but not this album.

The first time I heard this album I didn’t really care for it. Listening again now, it’s starting to grow on me. I still don’t love it, but I’m finding her voice less offensive, and I’m appreciating the music and the themes more. I can also see the influence, as it’s kind of punk, kind of Rolling Stones… it’s a fusion of things, but it’s done by a woman (obviously) which I think was new territory at the time.

This was ok i guess, it felt a bit slow at points and I couldn't really get hooked into it. Don't feel like i have much more to add apart from that.

This wasn't a very pleasant listen. I still hate spoken word. There's some parts I like, even more parts I really dislike. This just isn't an album I would listen to for fun. It didn't catch my attention at all.

Very enjoyable, but not something I think I'd be listening to over and again

Wtf

Siento que canta un poco sobreactuada, en plan alguien que quiere ponerle drama y no sabe hacerlo de otra forma, o que quiere llamar la atención demostrando lo bien que canta (aunque creo que este no es su caso, pero para que me entendais) y eso, hace que me guste un poco menos, aun así, reconozco el potencial. Ojo, muy fuera del resto del estilo músical que suelen quemar en los 70's.

I know of Patti Smith but I know nothing about her music. Maybe she has better albums? This was rather dull

come on now...

Not really my cup of tea

j'aime pas comment elle mange ses mots exprès

The music is ok, not good not bad. I really don't like the vocals or her voice. And I really don't like the speak-singing. 2.5

really enjoyed the lyrics but the music less so… punk isn’t really my go-to genre. ‘birdland’ had my favorite lyrics.

Great but was NOT in the mood for it.

Nice, Patti Smith. I haven't listened to a single second of her music, but I've seen this cover while poking around on the list. It's kind of cool. I like the slung-over jacket pose. There's nothing this music can be other than punk, right? I mean, she is wearing the pants and all. Here goes. Yup, punk. I was worried I was going to be wrong for a second after listening to that opening, but I was quickly proven right. This is early onset menopause music, I gotta be real with you. I am a true and honest respecter of women, but there is no easier way to signal that your womb is barren than to be a punk musician. In this album's defence, the instrumentation is more artsy and mild when compared to that of your traditional punk album, but come on. Women can't rock. It fucks up the vibe in a similar way to when women enter a space or hobby which is traditionally dominated by men. Again, I am a proud, card-carrying respecter of women, but what I mentioned is a universal truth bomb that we all need to accept if we're to advance as a species. Why am I gatekeeping a genre of music that I don't even like in the first place? Love of the game, baby. This wasn't my thing, if you couldn't tell. Smith doesn't carry herself all that well on these tracks and regularly devolves into senseless babbling as a result. I couldn't get into the songwriting, either. There aren't any good hooks in here, and the lyrics are verbose to where they lose all focus. I don't mind the instrumentals. The guitar riffs are decent, but there isn't anything in there which sticks out to me. A tepid listen overall. Book time. "Horses rewrote the rules for female pop stars and provided a new road map". A "...truly unique sound that influenced such artsy acts as the Talking Heads and R.E.M." A timeless work, and "...a completely realized piece of art, starting with the exquisitely honest cover portrait of Smith". Well-received by critics, but only had modest success on the charts. She is "...rock's premier punk poet". A lot of big claims with this one. Wikipedia says that this album is more avant-garde than its punk competition and blends punk with poetry. A "...seminal recording in the history of punk and later rock movements". I mean, yeah. All of these are good qualifiers. I cosign this inclusion.

4/10 Catchy but not for me

Did not really like much of this

horse girl

Let me preface by saying that I adore Patti Smith as an artist and as a person. I've seen her live (amazing), have read a lot about her, and have read her books/poetry, and recognize that she's important in the making of DIY music and punk rock. I have tried but NEVER gotten into this album since I was 15. I give up. Not sure why it continues to be on lists like this other than the fact that it was racy and bold for its time (especially when it comes to production and its budget). It feels overblown at all the wrong moments and pretentious overall. Everything feels sloppy and half-assed, and the poetry is not among her finest. So, what's the story here? Is it like how people drool over "blank canvases" from famous artists and talk about how much of a statement they make? Maybe the fact that it gets a rise out of me still means that it works. But I'd like to never, ever listen to it again. 20-something years of trying is enough. Going back to my X-Ray Spex recordings for the time being!

Nope. Not so obnoxious as to warrant a 1; that is reserved for the truly horrible. But as much as I wanted to like this it was not meant to be. Too much narrative, disjointed singing with a less than pleasant voice. 2/5

I peeked at the wiki for run time and accidentally saw the genre, what a curveball. Horses by Patti Smith in the 70s is a punk album. It is a hard listen, not because I'm uncomfortable or the music is particularly upsetting or boring. It's got its own brand of energy that works well enough. The band sounds pretty good with what they have and though Patti Smith has a SUPER unusual singing style to me, it's not extremely jarring. I'm just not sure the parts come together here to make something that great. If Patti Smith began her career as a poet, moving to music because she found "the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough" (per wikipedia), that means to me that the music is more of a venue for her poetry. That's... okay, I guess, but it kinda defeats the purpose of it being a composition in my eyes. Like, so much focus on the lyric but not on the rhythmic or melodic aspects of poetry. No melding with the music, almost. And again, at that point, why bother putting it to music? I feel like this was probably landmark for a lot of different people and acts, with the mid 70s being so soft/yacht rock-y and easy listening heavy. But aside from recognizing this album's place in punk music and its offshoots and liking a few things here and there about the album, it's not all that great to me.

Ehhhhhhh I’m not interested

Not a bad album. I never listened to her much at the time because it wasn't my type of music.

*1975. American punk rock. *Starts out strong with a cover/reimagining of Van Morrison's band's "Gloria." (Not the same as the 80s Gloria, although it seems like there's some overlap to me...) *I thought I was really going to enjoy this - I really didn't. :/ RATING - 5/10

🫤 Two solid jams but the rest is just meh