At the Chicago Theatre, Patti Smith and her band tore into “Horses” from top to bottom, and 50 years on, it’s still ...

“Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine,” Smith sang on Saturday over the slow piano chords of keyboardist Tony Shanahan ...

What a magnificent night of live music, centered on the 1975 debut that is regularly — and rightfully — considered to be one ...

One of Horses' most evocative songs is ‘Free Money’, a song that is often misunderstood, even half a century later.

“Just Kids” is a memoir of Smith’s early years in New York and her relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. They ...

In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the ...

Patti Smith and her band were magnificent as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of “Horses” at the Masonic in San Francisco ...

Hannah Pezzack looks back half a century to Patti Smith's Horses and finds an album pulsating with erotic energy ...

Back in 1975, though, Patti Smith did exactly that with her debut album, Horses. Patti Smith’s Horses is a poetic romp from start to finish. The album opens up with one of its most famous songs, ...

Patti Smith’s Horses turns 50, celebrating a groundbreaking album that reshaped rock and poetry and inspired generations of artists.

Smith's debut album ushered in a new era of rock and roll. Critic Ken Tucker reviews the new anniversary edition of Horses, plus we listen back to Terry Gross' 1996 and 2010 interviews with Smith.