Patti Smith Group - Wave

Produced by pop master Todd Rundgren, Patti Smith Group's 1979 album Wave was more abstract than its predecessor 'Easter', but still features another strong set of songs. The album contains the hits "Frederick", "So You Want to Be (A Rock N Roll Star)" and "Revenge". Wave was the last album to include the complete, original Patti Smith Group.

It is no wonder the Patti Smith's musical career started out as a spoken word poet. Slurring the vocals, spitting them angrily, stretching single words into sheer infinities, Smith truly is an artist of the word. She smears every letter onto an aural canvas painting something between abstraction and detailed portrait of an issue.

Heavyweight vinyl produced by We Are Vinyl for Arista Records in 2019. Includes download card.