31 January 2024
You can expect a lot from professional charlatan Trump and his mob, but playing
The Smiths‘ 1984 classic Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want at rallies seemed completely impossible.
Former POTUS Trump included The Smiths’ 1984 classic (more than
223 million streams on Spotify) Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
on his playlist at his rally in New Hampshire last Monday.
.
Although sources say that he played the song before at rallies, only now former
Smiths‘ guitar hero Johnny Marr got notified for the first time of what happened.
This is his response.
“Ahh …right …OK. I never in a million years would’ve thought this
could come to pass. Consider this shit shut right down, right now.”
Donald Duck Trump should play the old Pointer Sisters hit instead.
9 December 2023
Guitar hero JOHNNY MARR released a best of album, named
Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr last month.
This week he played 2 consecutive shows in his hometown Manchester.
Two spectacular concerts as Marr was backed by a 30-piece orchestra.
Solo songs, The Smiths hits and Electronic tunes were played.
Watch the performance of 1988 Smiths classic
There’s A Light That Never Goes Out .
The crowd was a vocal orchestra.
SPIRIT POWER
.
Johnny Marr: Instagram – Facebook
Standout longplayers
12 November 2023
Former Smiths‘ guitar icon JOHNNY MARR worked with countless other artists
after the legendary Morrissey fronted indie band broke up. With New Order‘s Bernard Summer in Electronic, Chrissy Hynde, Bryan Ferry, The The, Modest Mouse and many more.
And 10 years ago he started his solo
journey. So far he fabricated 4 LPs.
The Messenger
2013 – #10 in the UK
Playland
2014 – #9 in the UK
Call The Comet
2015 – #7 in the UK
Fever Dreams Pts 1-4
2022 – #4 in the UK
Lost of material/songs to select a best of from, which Marr did.
SPIRIT POWER – THE BEST OF JOHNNY MARR is out now.
Order info here.
It also features two new songs. Two bangers. Somewhere and The Answer.
Marr: “I’ve played a lot of arenas over the years, and in terms of songwriting,
there’s nowhere to hide. For a song to work, it has to be a banger. I know it’s
almost uncool to think in those terms, but I grew up in a house where my parents
listened to Motown, where you couldn’t get a song released if it wasn’t full of hooks.”
Marr‘s new interview with NME about bangers right here.
TUTV: If there’s one thing that is crystal clear right here on this best of is the fact that Marr is an exquisite songwriter, knowing all the tricks to compose marvelous pop earworms heated up with his sparkling guitar wizardry and colored with his velvet voice. Oh no, he’s not only a guitar hero, he’s a solid gold hitmaker too.
– SOMEWHERE –
– THE ANSWER –
ALBUM
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JOHNNY MARR: Facebook – Instagram – Spotify
Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Belgium, 2014
31 October 2023
Singer/songwriter and one of the most inspiring and genial guitarists of his generation JOHNNY MARR was born as John Martin Maher in Manchester on 31 October 1963.
Happy 60 to the musical maestro of indie legends The Smiths (1982-1987).
After playing/collaborating with multiple artists (Bryan Ferry, Chrissie Hynde,
Electronic, Modest Mouse, The The, The Cribs and many more) his productivity
and creativity got another enormous boost since he decided to go solo in 2013.
So far he released 4 solo LPs.
The Messenger
2013 – #10 in the UK
Playland
2014 – #9 in the UK
Call The Comet
2015 – #7 in the UK
Fever Dreams Pts 1-4
2022 – #4 in the UK
It’s gonna be a Marr Halloween.
I’ll start with these 3 solo gems.
– UPSTARTS –
From The Messenger album – 2013
– EASY MONEY –
From Playland album – 2014
– SOMEWHERE –
A new track that will feature
on his upcoming ‘Best Of’ LP,
out this Friday, November 3
He also has a brand new book
out, titled Marr’s Guitars.
JOHNNY MARR: Instagram – Bio – Discography
Live photos by Turn Up The Volume – Belgium, 2016.
Last July PJ HARVEY released her 10th album, titled
I Inside the Old Year Dying (you can stream it below).
NME said: “The Dorset-born musician’s first album since 2016 is both elusive
and mesmerising. It takes a little time to immerse yourself in Harvey’s world,
but once there, you won’t want to leave.”
She’s on tour now to promote the album. Last night, she played
the 2nd of two consecutive nights at the Albert Hall in Manchester.
PJ invited former The Smiths‘ guitar hero Johnny Marr (who joins
someone on stage every other week) for these 3 (old) songs.
– C’MON BILLY –
(From 1995 album ‘Bring You My Love’)
– WHITE CHALK –
(Title track from her 2007 LP)
– THE DESPERATE KINGDOM OF LOVE –
(From 2004 album ‘Uh Uh Her’)
NEW ALBUM
.
PJ: Instagram
29 September 2023
Marr has a best of compilation, titled Spirit Work out on November 3.
Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant
21 September 2023
Former Smiths‘ guitar icon JOHNNY MARR worked with countless other artists
after the legendary Morrissey fronted indie band broke up. With New Order‘s Bernard Summer in Electronic, Chrissy Hynde, Bryan Ferry, The The, Modest Mouse and many more.
In between he found the time to fabricate 4 solo albums.
The Messenger
2013 – #10 in the UK
Playland
2014 – #9 in the UK
Call The Comet
2015 – #7 in the UK
Fever Dreams Pts 1-4
2022 – #4 in the UK
Lost of material/songs to select a best of from, which Marr did.
SPIRIT POWER – THE BEST OF JOHNNY MARR will
be launched on 3 November. Pre-order info here.
The compilation will also feature this new guitar pop gem,
titled SOMEWHERE. A sickly sticky tune that made my day
on the spot.
Marr: “I’ve played a lot of arenas over the years, and in terms of songwriting,
there’s nowhere to hide. For a song to work, it has to be a banger. I know it’s
almost uncool to think in those terms, but I grew up in a house where my parents
listened to Motown, where you couldn’t get a song released if it wasn’t full of hooks.”
Johnny Marr, Antwerp Belgium, 2018 – photo by Turn Up The Volume
It’s a sickly sticky tune that made my day on the spot, which
happened/happens so many times with Marr‘s killer instinct
for flaming tunes.
Here comes the messenger.
