After a prolonged retirement, Patti Smith returned to action in 1996 with Gone Again.
It was recorded after she suffered the loss of both her brother and her husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith, two losses so great that it's not surprising she is still exploring that pain on Peace and Noise, which quickly followed Gone Again in 1997.
Patti had been working on Peace and Noise with Fred before his death, and its issues are appropriately more domestic than those on Gone Again.
Throughout most of the record, she explores aging and raising children, trying to find a place for her family in the modern world while coming to terms with her aging rebelliousness.
The music on Peace and Noise trims away the sonic bluster and anthemic rocking of Gone Again, preferring a sparse, piano-based musical foundation.
As a result, her words resonate clearly and have a succinct, poetic power that was lacking on the otherwise worthy Gone Again.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waiting UndergroundOliver Ray, Patti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Whirl AwayLenny Kaye, Oliver Ray, Patti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | 1959Tony Shanahan, Patti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | SpellAllen Ginsberg, Oliver Ray | Patti Smith | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Don't Say NothingDaugherty, Jay Dee Daugherty, Patti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | Dead CityOliver Ray, Patti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Blue PolesOliver Ray, Patti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Death SingingPatti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Memento MoriDaugherty, Jay Dee Daugherty, Lenny Kaye, Oliver Ray, Tony Shanahan, Patti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 10:34 | 24 MB | 64 MB |
| 10 | Last CallOliver Ray, Patti Smith | Patti Smith | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 52 mins | 120 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 330 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Burdett | Art Direction |
| 2 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 3 | Roy Cicala | Engineer, Mixing |
| 4 | Daugherty | Composer |
| 5 | Jay Dee Daugherty | Bass, Composer, Drums, Harmonica, Organ |
| 6 | Allen Ginsberg | Composer |
| 7 | Lenny Kaye | Bass, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Pedal Steel |
| 8 | Sal Mormando | Engineer |
| 9 | Oliver Ray | Composer, Cover Photo, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), National Duolian, Photography |
| 10 | Tony Shanahan | Bass, Composer, Drums, Piano |
| 11 | Patti Smith | Clarinet, Composer, Photography, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | Michael Stipe | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Gaku Torii | Liner Notes |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |