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Patti Smith: The Palladium, New York NY

Richard Grabel, NME, 2 June 1979

SITTING ALONE on the side of the stage, Patti Smith intones a rap that mixes passages of 'Wave', her latest failed-mystic monologue, with protestations of her dedication to Rock As Salvation backed by 'atmospheric' synthesizer.

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