Patti Smith
Patti Smith lives in the middle ground — 10 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 9 songs where they let go completely.
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Avg Intensity
19
Songs Decoded
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Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Birdland
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1975
Break It Up
intense
layered texture · extreme changes · DR 9
· 1975
Free Money
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1975
Gloria: In Excelsis Deo
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1975
Land
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1975
Ask the Angels
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1976
25th Floor
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1978
Ghost Dance
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1978
Summer Cannibals
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1996
The controlled burn
Elegie
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1975
Kimberly
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1975
Redondo Beach
moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1975
Because the Night
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1978
Dancing Barefoot
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1979
Frederick
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1979
Wave
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1979
People Have the Power
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1988
Beneath the Southern Cross
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 1996
My Blakean Year
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2004
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