The band was asked by Arista Records to begin writing their sophomore album. Patti Smith was caught up in the chaos of tour life that detached her from her pen.

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Music critics have a habit of tearing down idols as soon as they’ve ...

Music critics have a habit of tearing down idols as soon as they’ve built them up, and some great sophomore albums have become collateral damage in that process. Patti Smith was anointed a major new ...