Patti Smith tries her hand at a covers record and, as expected, all her idols and likeminded souls feature: Dylan, Neil Young, The Stones, Hendrix, Tears For Fears...
Huh? Tears For Fears? Read On...

"I originally chose a different list entirely, but as the record evolved, I wound up doing other songs for different reasons. For instance the Tears for Fears song “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” wasn’t originally on the list, but I was in a cafe somewhere and it came on. The lyrics struck me as very apropos to our present situation, so I thought it would be interesting to sing it now, but as a political song. I knew that I wanted to do a Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan song, a Nirvana song, but things evolved. “Gimme Shelter” was a live, spur of the moment version in the studio with Flea, Tom Verlaine and my band." - Patti Smith

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Are You Experienced?
2. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
3. Helpless
4. Gimme Shelter
5. Within You Without You
6. White Rabbit
7. Changing Of The Guards
8. The Boy In The Bubble
9. Soul Kitchen
10. Smells Like Teen Spirit
11. Midnight Rider
12. Pastime Paradise