Former The Smiths legend Johnny Marr and New Order voice Bernard Sumner
teamed up as ELECTRONIC for a total of 3 longplayers (between 1989 and 1998)
with their eponymous debut LP as their best (to my ears). Synth-pop at its brisky
best.
It was released on 27 May 1991, today 35 years ago.
It peaked at #2 in the UK and sold more than 1 million
copies worldwide.
Vox (English music monthly) said: “Electronic is simply a 100 per cent pure
distillation of Marr and Sumner’s respective talents. Hit single ‘Get the Message’
has it in a nutshell: it breaks no new ground; it simply achieves perfection”
Ex-The Smiths guitar hero JOHNNY MARR who played/worked with countless
bands/artists (Modest Mouse, The Pretenders, Bryan Ferry, The Cribs and many
more) after that legendary band broke up, and who released his newest, fourth
LP Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 in 2022 keeps on playing live for the past years.
This summer he’ll shines his light that never goes out on a couple
of festivals and he will travel next fall to Europe for a handful of
dates.
For the occasion TUTV dived into the archives for these photos of
the man, playing Lokerse Festival in Belgium 9 years ago, in 2014.
Last weekend they played a live show for Amazon
Music UK’s Sounds In The City Sessions, in Manchester.
They were joined by The Smiths’ guitar legend Johnny Marr (who has a
longstanding habit for getting on stage as a guest with other artists) for
3 songs. One of them The Smiths‘ 1986 classic Big Mouth Strikes Again.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
