I ran out to get Horses hot off the press, because at the time I was hungry for something novel; however I suffered a bit of the 'shock of the new'. That is, while I found it interesting and different, it wasn't exactly like what the buzz on her led me to believe. But then again, I wasn't sure what to expect exactly. I remember that it sounded almost like a throwback to beatnik stuff, but it grew on me. It prepared me for the Ramones' stylistic market correction the following year, although I thought they'd be like the Stooges, but it wasn't quite like that. All I know is that I was so sick and tired of the mainstream rock of the time; I was actually deep into obscure Euro-prog and quite a bit of fusion, it was the only stuff that seemed fresh and exploratory, even though, ironically, it was becoming cliche. As far as straight-ahead but unique rock and roll(at least in my book), Bowie and Reed lost the plot, Mott, Iggy and Roxy disappeared, not much else happening. What did grab me immediately was her second, overlooked, 'lost' album, "Radio Ethiopia". Produced by Jack Douglas of Aerosmith fame, it had a more direct and focused sound(and I'm not knocking John Cale's work on the first, I'm a big fan of his). Her falling off the stage accident threw a wrench in the momentum of that album's promotion, but the lead track is one of my all time favorites, and should have been a hit...
