Patti Smith - Gloria (1979) Germany

Patti was an unseen force in the seventies. Not even punk. There was punk but she was a romantic of theatre and rock. A poet and almost Morrison style. Her tempos changed with her back up band. Lots of furious Gibsons rhythm and crescendos. Lots of playful rock. She was a rocker in the sense that it blindly took her to heights of rock ecstasy. kind of a hero in my books when there was lots of mainstream AOR FM playing Eagles, Jackson Brown, etc. and new founds like Foreigner and Cars. Even in her movements of music you can tell she committed to her art long ago. She was no dancer, not pretty, not the best voice, but she damn had the heart to break out and make a people knew there was something out there that she and we liked. my peace. bless all during this pandemic.

"JESUS DIED FOR SOMEBODY'S SINS, BUT NOT MINE. The greatest opening line of an opening track of a debut album EVER!!

This woman is pretty much the only reason that I am not ashamed to have been born and raised in New Jersey✌🏼

This woman changed at least my life in 1978 when I first heard what she had to say... Patti, should you ever read this - Thank you ❤

Every time I watch her perform live it's like falling in love all over again. I feel it in my heart and stomach. Long live the High Priestess.

Patti Smith breathed life into me at a time when Kansas and Boston and Yes made me dead. I owe this woman my life long love of music.

I think this is one of the best live performances that I've seen in YouTube

The best version ever. Long Live Patti Smith.

She is AMAZING!!!!! And without drugs!!!!! She don't need it, because she IS too much

Coolest performance by any singer ever, let alone female. This is what I left home for.

In 1975 I was 19, and Rolling Stone was still a good rock magazine. I read the review of this album, bought it, loved it, played it for my best friend. We saw Patti at the Roxy in Hollywood later that year, and our love for her genius was born.

I absolutely love how the musicians are taking cues from her and adjusting their playing accordingly, like when the guitar player bends down to see what Patti's doing near the end. That's amazing to see in any live performance, especially one for a song as musically complex as this one.

From back when music could still give you goosebumps, a time when music mattered almost as much as life and death, I give thanks I was around for those times, we were all lucky bastards !

Powerful performance from one of music's true poets. She remains simply awesome to this day.

Could you imagine watching this live? Holy shit.

The crowd was going nuts. A timeless song blessed by Patti along the way.

I love how Patti tries to protect the first guy from the violence of the security staff (what happens to Borg the viking, afterwards, is just hilarious!). God bless this woman, her natural-born kindness is only exceeded by her talent and creativity.

Such amazing woman,the Queen of punk

All I've got is "holy sh**!" I've loved Patti for 40 years.

The GREAT Patti. Saw her first in 77. Brussels. The front rows were totally destroyed. Whart a concert8