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 Patti Perfect Oct 21, 2008
Very different to her regular releases. This is Patti as poet. Atmospheric ambient music with Patti Smith spoken word. Although recorded live the audience keeps quiet totally spellbound by the beauty of her words.
Im pleased to have this addition to my collection.
 Very moving -- & highly recommended Aug 25, 2008
One of the other reviewers said this piece echoes her earlier, less overtly political work, and I think that's true. In particular, "Birdland" from Horses comes to mind. At the same time, The Coral Sea is even more intense and demanding of the listener's attention than that. I played to it for the first time on a long drive alone in the car, late at night, so I was able to stay with it. The power of the piece creeps up on you. I was floored by it.
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Two Music Icons Collaborate Jul 27, 2008
If someone said that punk poet laureate, Patti Smith, would be pairing up with My Bloody Valentine's, Kevin Shields, for a live performance, I would have told them to stop using drugs. The two paired up to do a live performance a few years back and the live album, The Coral Sea, is the result. The album is a musical memorial dedicated to Robert Mapplethorpe, a friend of Smith. The live disc includes excerpts from Smith's epic poem of the same title.
Smith, a legend in her own right, comes through with a heartbreaking record and Shields is brilliant as always, accompanying Smith on guitar throughout her spoken word performance. If you're a Smith fan or looking for an original kind of music, this is the album for you.
--Corey Crossfield
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Extraordinary work Jul 11, 2008
This is Patti Smith's most authoritative work since the "Horses" days. She's always been a superb reader of her own work, and in this recital of her tribute to departed friend Robert Mapplethorpe she plumbs mysterious depths of emotion and artistry untapped by the wobbly albums that emerged in the wake of her 1990s return to performing. Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine provides simple, spare but never simplistic accompaniment, ranging from organ to effects-drenched guitar. The performances must have been magical, but this recording creates its own spell -- moody, powerful, touching and unbelievably intense.
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Fitting Homage Jul 09, 2008
This is more like it. Patti's dramatic reading of her lengthy poem The Coral Sea allows her talents as a Shaman to shine, channelling her greif into an atmospheric hymn. It's Patti at her finest and certainly makes up for the weaker sentimental, dated politics of Trampin. Patti is at her best when traversing the internal landscape. It's nice to have a solid reading of hers finally on CD. Go for it!
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