William pulls out a series of highlights from Patti Smith's career of recordings leading up to a quick review of her latest, Banga, born of inspiration from Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, Andrei Tartovsky, Amerigo Vespucci, Maria Schneider, Amy Winehouse, the Japanese earthquake and Piero della Francesca.
Complete Playlist
Kenn Kweder – Kwederology Vol 1 [Pandemonium]
Kweder: Patti Smith
Patti Smith Group – Wave [Arista]
Smith/Kral: Dancing Barefoot
Patti Smith – Land (1975-2002) [Arista]
Smith/Stohl: Piss Factory
Patti Smith – Horses [Arista]
Morrison: Gloria
Patti Smith Group – Easter [Arista]
Springsteen: Because the Night
Smith/Daugherty: Easter
Patti Smith – Dream of Life [Arista]
Smith/Smith: The Jackson Song
Patti Smith – The Coral Sea [Pask]
Smith: The Coral Sea
Various – Until the End of the World, Motion Picture Soundtrack [Warner Bros]
Smith/Smith: It takes time [Patti Smith and Fred Smith]
Patti Smith – Gone Again [Arista]
Smith/Resto: My Madrigal
Patti Smith – Gung Ho [Arista]
Smith et al: Gung Ho
Patti Smith – Banga [Columbia]
Smith/Daugherty: Mosaic
Smith/Kaye: Constantine’s Dream
Young: After the Goldrush