Johnny Marr is my favorite guitarist whom people forget about. The thing about Mr. Marr is that he was The Smith’s guitarist, which meant he took a backseat to the very outspoken, flamboyant Morrissey. The Smiths were one of the few of the new wave/post punk bands with a great guitarist and great guitar jangle pop sounds. And he has a great new album out.
But let’s revisit some of Marr’s takes on Smiths songs while singing lead — post Smiths.
But first, Mr. Marr’s shows us why he’s so very good at what he does.
