Old music: Patti Smith – Gloria

A cover of a 60s staple helped set in motion a musical revolution in mid-70s New York"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine …" The first line of Gloria, the first song on what was Patti Smith's first album.Smith was a virtual unknown in the UK when Horses was released, having just made one single, a cover of Hey Joe backed with B-side Piss Factory. In an era of prog rock, singer-songwriters and concept albums, Horses became a clarion call for primitive guitar rockers everywhere and its ...

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