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   With a rebel yell, Patti Smith made her rollicking debut in
   1975. In her acclaimed album Horses, she created a pioneering
   sound that wed her angry, image-rich poetry to punk rock's
   explosive rhythms. What's more, her androgynous, unkempt,
   antifashion style appealed to hardcore purists who scorned
   the frivolous, gaudy wasteland of disco.

   Now celebrating the 25th anniversary of that groundbreaking
   collection, Smith, whose last album, Gone Again, dolefully
   mourned the 1994 deaths of her husband, former MC5 guitarist
   Fred "Sonic" Smith, and her brother Todd Smith, infuses this
   much-less-somber CD with the freewheeling spirit of her
   earlier work. On tunes like the eerily dreamy title track,
   which recalls the Doors' "The End," and the playful rocker
   "Glitter in Their Eyes," Smith (with the help of a propulsive
   backup garage band) makes an evocative and emotional comeback.

   Bottom Line: Mint Patti

   -- AMY LIDEN

Posted on March 31, 2000