Patti Smith’s Horses
Patti Smith’s Horses by Philip Shaw, published by A&C Black on March 15, 2008, is a detailed exploration of the intersection between poetry and rock music. This edition, comprising 151 pages, delves into the significance of Patti Smith’s seminal album, examining its roots in the New York punk scene while also positioning it within the broader contexts of literary and cultural criticism.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of Smith’s lyrics, addressing themes such as love, gender, and transformation. Shaw articulates how Horses not only reshaped the landscape of rock music but also expanded the boundaries of poetic expression. This work invites readers to consider the album’s impact on both musicology and the arts, highlighting its enduring relevance in discussions of punk culture and artistic innovation.
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Described as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll (the original concept was “rock and Rimbaud”), Horses belongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. While Horses pays homage to the record’s origins in the nascent New York punk scene, the book’s core lies in a detailed analysis of Patti Smith’s lyrics and includes discussions of lyrical preoccupations: love, sex, gender, death, dreams, god, metamorphosis, intoxication, apocalypse and transcendence. Philip shaw demonstrates how Horses transformed the possibilities of both poetry and rock music; and how it achieved nothing less than a complete and systematic derangement of the senses.
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