Johnny Marr

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

There's no way ever they should get back together, as much as it pains me to say.

This has been my opinion for years but something about seeing Marr play those songs so brilliantly has made me question it.

I do agree that the best thing would be to let the Smiths legacy stand alone, untouched... But I wouldn't mind "Morrissey & Marr" doing a tour, similar to how Page & Plant did in the 90's.

Edited March 30, 2013 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[MEGABOWL]

I just wish Moz would get a better band, I've been saying that for years. He's lucky in that his voice has kept both its strength & character & yet parts of his performances are let down by the musicians he chooses. Imagine Moz singing & Marr playing guitar/backing vocals, I shudder at how good they could be, they'd certainly show the Stone Roses a thing or two about putting on a decent reunion show.

But then again, perhaps the legacy is best kept as it stands.

Agree on Morrissey's voice, it's held up remarkably well

[coma girl]

I really need to get a hold of his new album. He's been getting good reviews for his recent shows so I'll try and catch him I think.

[thewayiam]

I just wish Moz would get a better band, I've been saying that for years. He's lucky in that his voice has kept both its strength & character & yet parts of his performances are let down by the musicians he chooses. Imagine Moz singing & Marr playing guitar/backing vocals, I shudder at how good they could be, they'd certainly show the Stone Roses a thing or two about putting on a decent reunion show.

But then again, perhaps the legacy is best kept as it stands.

haha, The Roses reunion shows went down great, not sure what you've read. John Squire and Reni aren't known as both 1 of the best guitarists and drummer's for no reason lol.

Say what you want about Ian's voice but musician wise they are top of the pile

[coma girl]

Roses reunion was excellent, I don't know anyone who saw them and wasn't impressed.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I didn't 'read' anything, I saw them at Optimus Alive in Lisbon last year & wasn't impressed. The crowd weren't up for it much which didn't help, they weren't bad but just not the performance I was expecting. I'm sure at Heaton park the crowd probably carried it much more, but me & my friends weren't overly impressed.

[Sketchead]

I didn't 'read' anything, I saw them at Optimus Alive in Lisbon last year & wasn't impressed. The crowd weren't up for it much which didn't help, they weren't bad but just not the performance I was expecting. I'm sure at Heaton park the crowd probably carried it much more, but me & my friends weren't overly impressed.

I saw them at Optimus too. We made our way to the front and luckily found another group of English lads and we turned it into a good atmosphere (for ourselves at least). Can see why you might have found it boring though. Luckily I was drunk and with some of my best pals, which is half the battle really.

[Guest]

Marr's album is pretty nondescript and bland, but his show in Manchester was fantastic, renditions of I Fought The Law and London were highlights, but let's not get any silly ideas, Morrissey is streets ahead as a performer, leaves him in the dust. The Roses reunion worked because what else can The Stone Roses be apart from The Stone Roses? Morrissey and Marr have both carved out sterling careers for themselves post-Smiths, Morrissey especially. Putting aside the impossibility of it for a couple of seconds, a Smiths reunion just wouldn't work.

[Big Vern]

Safe to say Marr will play with Chic too?

[4AssedMonkey]

Safe to say Marr will play with Chic too?

Dunno. There's always a lot of speculation about collaborations between who's on the bill and rarely does it happen IMO. Music is much more a business than an art these days regrettably.

[airds]

Set list looks great from his manchester gig

The Right Thing Right
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (The Smiths song)
Upstarts
Sun And Moon
Forbidden City (Electronic song)
European Me
London (The Smiths song)
Lockdown
The Messenger
Generate! Generate!
Say Demesne
Bigmouth Strikes Again (The Smiths song)
Word Starts Attack
New Town Velocity
I Want the Heartbeat

Encore:
I Fought The Law (The Crickets cover)
Getting Away With It(Electronic song)
How Soon Is Now? (The Smiths song)
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths song)

I might have to give him a look

......luckily I have seen him before when he played with "The The"

[tevaburger]

seeing him on May 3rd, looking forward to it, esp if reviews have been great.

saw him play his part w/ the Cribs set on the Other in 2010, and assuming resale-day goes successfully for me, i'd be keen to catch him again if clashes aren't too bad

[brandycoke]

Anyone else looking forward to this? Anyone seen him? His gigs have been getting great reviews. Cant argue with an encore of How Soon Is Now and There is a Light!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlGTF7H7gF0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grbgbo1dfaM

Thanks for the post.

I cant believe how good 'How soon is now 'sounds live.

[FunkyDenz]

Safe to say Marr will play with Chic too?

Dunno. There's always a lot of speculation about collaborations between who's on the bill and rarely does it happen IMO. Music is much more a business than an art these days regrettably.

It's pretty safe to say this will happen, it's happened 3 times that I know of in the last couple of years. (Warehouse Project 2011, Parklife 2012 and Montreux Jazz Festival 2012) Johnny Marr also featured on last night's Nile Rodgers documentary.

[mr.tt]

So excited for this! In the tent aswell

If he clashes with Alt-J though, I'll be having serious words with the Eavii

[Zero_Newnab]

I hope he does that encore at Glasto, or something like it!

[Ruwise]

I'm very impressed with The Smiths songs he actually sounds not too different to Morrissey on them!

[GlastoSimon]

If this happens, Johnny Marr should win all day long. Alt J will be at every festival for at least the next 3 years.

Alt-J will probably be headlining Glastonbury in 3 years time if Mumford are anything to go by......

[TheBees]

London live is just way ace. He can sing and play the guitar - spot on. Can't wait, with the apparent absence of the Glade (G stage or whatever they call it nowadays) I think I'll hole myself up in the John Peel tent all week and wait for this

[Wooderson]

Alt-J will probably be headlining Glastonbury in 3 years time if Mumford are anything to go by......

Good shout Simon.

[Ovechkin]

crystal castles - bastille - marr is pretty neat, especially if marr close his set with a couple of smiths songs.

[The Nal]

Alt-J will probably be headlining Glastonbury in 3 years time if Mumford are anything to go by......

They should be headlining this year if Mumfords are anything to go by. They're both pooh.

Although I take Alt-J over Mumfords anyday.

Edited April 2, 2013 by The Nal

[FunkyDenz]

This is why we need a better clash finder already, Johnny Marr could also clash with The Family Stone (another must see), so I might be doing a lot of running around on Saturday night rather than getting prime position for the Stones

[lucyginger]

Isn't Johnny Marr playing Friday, or am I being a total twit?!

[CaledonianGonzo]

There'll be plenty of other chances to see Johnny Marr.