Monday, October 14, 2024

Johnny Marr


 



Artist:  Johnny Marr
Birth Name:  John Martin Maher
Born:  October 31, 1963.  Ardwick, Manchester, England
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Britpop, College Rock
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, Mandolin, Autoharp

Johnny Marr is an English Musician, Singer, and Songwriter.  He was co-songwriter with Morrissey and guitarist of The Smiths from 1982-1987.  He has also been a member of Electronic, an Alternative Dance Supergroup formed with New Order Singer and Guitarist Bernard SummerThe The, an English musical and multimedia group led by Singer/Songwriter Matt Johnson, Modest Mouse, an American Indie Rock Band formed in1993, and The Cribs, an English three-piece Indie Rock.  In 2013, the NME honoured Johnny Marr with its "Godlike Genius" Award,  The Smith:  One Of The World's Greatest ever bands.  He was voted the fourth best guitarist of the last 30 years in a poll conducted by the BBC in 2010.  Mojo Magazine has described Johnny Marr as Arguably Britain's Last Great Guitar Stylist.







Artist:  Johnny Marr + The Healers

Title:  Boomslang (Deluxe Edition) (2024)
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Britpop, College Rock
Label:  BMG
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  The Last Ride (4:28)
 2.  Caught Up (4:27)
 3.  Down On The Comer (4:25)
 4.  Need It (5:47)
 5.  You  Are The Magic (7:09)
 6.  InBetweens (3:39)
 7.  Another Day (4:56)
 8.  Headland (1:34)
 9.  Long Gone (4:39)
10. Something To Shout About (4:22)
11. Bangin' On (5:06)

Disc 2:

 1.  The Way That It Was (5:31)
 2.  All Out Attack (4:45)
 3.  Get Me Wrong (5:26)
 4.  Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (4:30)
 5.  A Woman Like You (5:11)
 6.  You Are The Magic (Union Mix) (8:50)
 7.  Get Me WErong (Instrumental) (5:21)

Personnel:

Johnny Marr + The Healers

Johnny Marr:  Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer on Tracks:  1, 10, 11, Organ on Track6, Melodica on Track 10
Alonza Bevan:  Bass, Electric Piano, Recorder, Backing Vocals on Track 7
Zak Starkey:  Drums, Percussion on Tracks:  2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11

Additional Musicians:

Lee Spencer:  Synthesizer on Tracks:  1, 4, 5, 11, Effects on Track 11
Liz Bonney:  Percussion on Tracks:  4, 5, 11
Jonni Musgrave:  Piano on Track 3
Dave Tolan:  Percussion on Track 7
Damien Foster, Denise Johnson:  Backing Vocals on Track 5


Boomslang is the first solo studio and only album by Johnny Marr + The Healers, Originally released on February 4, 2003 by Artistdiret, reasewd and reissued on September 20, 2024 by BMG.  Deluxe Edition previous unreleased rare tracks.












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