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Trampin'

by Patti Smith

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All Time

of 455,776

7,223
2000's

of 266,014

815
2004

of 38,943

101

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.8521 Trampin' is ranked overall as 2.8521 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.8450 Trampin' has an avg. critic score of 2.8450 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

Reaches heights of lyrical grace...

Yahoo! Music

She'll never open an album as dramatically as she did with "Horses" � who will? � but the raucous "Jubilee" makes a pretty damn good start. ...more

All Music Guide

Not surprisingly, Trampin' is a largely political album, but it is far from a didactic one. ...more

Rolling Stone

Patti Smith helped give birth to punk rock, inspired countless women to pick up guitars and microphones, turned her back on fame twice to raise a family, returned both times with escalated grace and wisdom, and, most of all, recorded 1975'sHorses, one ...more

Rolling Stone

It's the modest, more melodic songs that triumph. ...more

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Mojo

In a way, Trampin' is to this decade what Horses was to the '70s: a repudiation of its time, and the promise of a way...read the complete review at Mojo

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Spin

At 57, Smith can still find the ecstatic in the everyday, and she's no longer adrift in the mandolin...read the complete review at Spin

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

Trampin' hardly counts as a misstep, but it's her least impressive showing since her return....read the complete review at The Onion (A.V. Club)

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The Wire

A dull, clunky, unjustifiably smug AOR rock album: no more, no...read the complete review at The Wire

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