Horses (Aniv) (Dlx) (Dig) [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Patti Smith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 1975
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000BKDOB6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,244 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Gloria: In Excelsis Deo; In Excelsis Deo\ Gloria

2. Redondo Beach

3. Birdland

4. Free Money

5. Kimberly

6. Break It Up

7. Land:; Horses\ Land Of A Thousand Dances\ La Mer(de)

8. Elegie

9. My Generation (Bonus Track)

Disc: 2

1. Gloria: In Excelsis Deo; In Excelsis Deo\ Gloria

2. Redondo Beach

3. Birdland

4. Free Money

5. Kimberly

6. Break It Up

7. Land; Horses\ Land Of A Thousand Dances\ La Mer (De)

8. Elegie

9. My Generation (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews

November 2005 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Patti Smith's debut album, Horses, a groundbreaking rock & roll masterpiece which continues its unparalleled influence on rock music, style and culture. Arista/Columbia/Legacy Recordings will celebrate this musical milestone with the release of Horses/Horses, a two-disc Legacy Special Edition of Patti Smith's debut album, on Tuesday, November 8.

Disc One of Horses/Horses features the original album, in its entirety, along with the bonus track, Patti's interpretation of the Who's classic "My Generation." Initially released as the B-side to "Gloria," the first single from Horses, in 1975, "My Generation" features John Cale, the album's producer, on bass. The Legacy Special Edition of Horses has been remastered by Greg Calbi producing superior sound to previous editions of the album.

The second disc of Horses/Horses showcases Patti Smith and her Band--Lenny Kaye (guitar), Jay Dee Daugherty (drums), Tony Shanahan (bass), Tom Verlaine (guitar) and featuring Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers--performing the complete Horses album live, with a "My Generation" encore, at the Royal Festival Hall in London on June 25, 2005. This historic performance of Horses was the culminating concert at the 2005 Meltdown Festival, which was curated by Patti Smith. (Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty were both members of the ensemble that played on the original Horses while Tom Verlaine was a guest artist on the 1975 album).

Horses/Horses comes packaged with a deluxe booklet featuring rare archival photographs, ephemera, lyrics and documentation of the 2005 concert as well as Paul Williams' provocative essay on "Gloria."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Landmark Album w/ Live CD, November 17, 2005

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A. McIntyre "Texasexpat" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Horses (Aniv) (Dlx) (Dig) (Audio CD)

Rolling Stone Magazine named "Horses" one of the top 50 rock albums of all time. You will understand why when you listen to this beautifully remastered 30th annivery CD. Patti Smith mixes poetry, parts of iconic rock and roll songs, double track lyrics and strong narratives always with a fine basic rock beat that draws you in if you get confused (the lyrics are also included in a booklet).

The real jem here is the live CD that expands on each song, especially "Land," my favorite. Thirty years later Patti is as sassy and spell binding as ever. I saw Patti Smith four times in person during the 1970s, but never heard her sing "Land." The live version of the song runs about 17 minutes and is worth the wait. Patti has added a brief prologue and additional lyrics that explain the meaning of the song more (and bashes cell phones and other distractions). I still don't comletely understand the song, but this version rocks so hard that it makes little difference. Others like the song "Birdland" better; this live concert has an excellent version of that song also. As with all good live albums, the music sounds better the louder you play it.

Other commnents: the remastered CD sounds great with high price earphone, the live CD less good. The price is too high, so high
that it will probably discourage all but hard core fans from buying this 30th Anniversery package.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Rimbaud!, November 17, 2005

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Marco Tognato (Vicenza, ITALIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horses (Aniv) (Dlx) (Dig) (Audio CD)

Oh, I cannot believe my ears! Wow! I already had the previous remastered version of HORSES but I feel not guilty and I'm totally satisfied of having spent € 21,00 for this wonder! The first CD is History with capitol H and, since everything has been said about it in such beautiful and expressive ways I could never reach, I won't tell - except that it is my favourite foreign language album. But the second CD my friends...the second CD, uhhhhh! The entire HORSES album played live in London, last june... I have never had the fortune of seeing Patti and her Group playing live in my country - even though they come here in Italy quite often I always miss them for either the tickets are sold out or I come to know only the day after the concert in newspapers articles! sh..! - so now I finally know what she is about. And I'm beautifully upset. I mean, this Woman is 59 years old and she sings with such a rage, emotion, power, intensity, courage and, finally, love that vivid, sensual vibrations hit you when you listen. It's an incredible experience. "Gloria" is superb, "Birdland" (probably my favourite Patti song) nearly makes you forget about the original version and "Land" with its 17 minutes and an added speech introducing the song just gives you the creeps!
Oh, I'd just like to embrace Patti and hold her tight and just say "I salute thee", for all she did to me. She changed my way of seeing poetry, music and reality. She makes me dream of hope and beauty and...oh! so many things I would express but I have to go now.
So, I strongly recommed you this work of art.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Expanded version disappointing, March 22, 2006

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Perry Tamte (Lynnwood, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Horses is one of the seminal "albums" from my youth. I loved it, and played it a lot, usually alone, since my peers didn't have the same reaction to it. One of my all-time, core favorites. For some reason, I've never replaced my original vinyl with a CD. When I saw the remastered version, I had to have it. I wished I could have gone to the 2005 concert, so thought I'd really enjoy the double CD with the live version. Reviews here and on iTunes talked of how amazing the live version was, and reinforced my thoughts, so I went for the double CD. Listening to the studio version was just as fantastic as remembered. Not at all faded by time. Unfortunately, I can't say that about the live version. I don't like the live version. At all. I feel a weird sense of disloyalty saying that, enough that I didn't want to admit it at first. I kept at it, with repeated listenings, hoping I'd warm to the differences. But...no. I'm forced to say that I much prefer the studio version. No, worse than that, I dislike the live version. So much so, that I no longer have the live versions on my iPod. Maybe it's that effect of liking whatever version of a song you hear first, or possibly, since this was such a central album in my formative years, the original sound has too much meaning for me to like anything else. Whatever. I would have been better served by the single CD version. Since that makes me feel older and more inflexible than I want to believe I am, I wish I hadn't bought it. Then, my reminisces wouldn't have any negative tinge. Oh well. I'll live. But, save yourself. The studio version is 5+ stars excellent. Buy it.