Johnny Marr's Playland (AKA the Johnny Marr thread) (Read 46,194 times)

[durk]

Mar 16, 2022 8:17:47 GMT -5 mimmihopps said:

Feb 26, 2022 12:22:55 GMT -5 durk said:

this new album is outstanding from top to bottom! had heard all of the first half then couple off the 2nd- but the entire remaining tracks are so great! taken as a whole this i think is Johnny's best solo album - and some of his greatest work of all time. Truly great melodies- vocals- riffs. i am loving it.

Nearly 3 weeks later I couldn’t agree more with you, durk.
Can’t get enough of this album.
I really love the entire album, especially The Speed of Love.
How this song is built up, guitar, lyrics, vocal. Just brilliant.

completely agree on speed of love mimmihopps
i am still listening to at least one of these songs every day and drumming to several more over weekends  

[carlober]

This one sounds even better live!

[carlober]

One of the best songs ever written and great arrangement... that outro!

[mkoasis]

I realised yesterday that I haven’t commented on the new album yet!

It’s classic Johnny Marr. I like it similarly to Call the Comet though this one feels heavier because it’s got more songs. I think Part 3 is stellar, every song is terrific. I really like most of Part 1 and 4. On Part 2, which is my least favourite, Lightning People is the standout song. I like how the album starts off sounding almost like New Order, and was hoping for a bit more of that direction (given Johnny’s work with Bernard Sumner) but maybe next time. It’ll take more listens to process it further.

Favourite songs:
Human
Speed of love
Counter clockwise
Night or day
All the days

[carlober]

Fender has released a new version of the Johnny Marr Signature Jaguar guitar, this time finished in 'Fever Yellow', exactly like Johnny's main guitar during the last tour.

[carlober]

To mark the occasion, Fender have also released a nice session filmed at Johnny's studio outside Manchester:

[mimmihopps]

Happy birthday to my forever guitar hero and his beloved Angie!

You're your guitar and your guitar is yourself.
Keep creating great music and don't change.
Looking forward to seeing you and having a chat again. I do miss your warm hug.

[jh]

Sept 27, 2022 14:31:07 GMT -5 carlober said:

To mark the occasion, Fender have also released a nice session filmed at Johnny's studio outside Manchester:

Nice find...didn't know this had happened..would love to watch the full crazy face factory set...totally missed it at the time!

[carlober]

Great news for Marr fans and especially for guitar anoraks like me!

‘Guitars have been the obsession of my life … they’ve been a mission and sometimes a lifeline’ – Johnny Marr

The guitarist’s guitarist, Johnny Marr redefined music for a generation. His ringing arpeggios and chordal innovations helped elevate The Smiths to be one of the most influential and important British bands of all time.

Tracing Marr’s career from his teenage years to his recent work on the Bond soundtrack, Marr’s Guitars showcases the most significant of Marr’s superb collection of electric and acoustic guitars, revealing through them the evolution of his iconic sound and style of playing. Each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song or a particular sound, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr’s lifelong passion.

Renowned photographer Pat Graham presents each instrument as a full portrait, supported by micro shots highlighting the specific details that make each one unique, while Johnny Marr himself reveals in his accompanying commentary on what tracks and at which shows the guitars were played. Many of the guitars are closely associated with Marr, such as the Rickenbacker 330, the Gibson ES-355 and the Johnny Marr Signature Fender Jaguar. Some were passed down to him, including Nile Rodgers’ Stratocaster, Bryan Ferry’s Roxy Music Hagstrom and Bert Jansch’s Yamaha. Others are guitars once owned by Marr that have since been passed on to the next generation of guitar heroes, including the Stratocaster used by Noel Gallagher on ‘Wonderwall’ and the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop used on In Rainbows by Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.

Punctuating the photography of the guitars and the accompanying commentary are contextual studio, backstage and onstage shots. Together, they make Marr’s Guitars a unique cultural history of modern music and guitar playing told through the prism of Johnny Marr’s experiences and achievements.

link: thamesandhudson.com/news/coming-soon-marrs-guitars/

[mimmihopps]

Apr 18, 2023 16:31:50 GMT -5 carlober said:

Great news for Marr fans and especially for guitar anoraks like me!

‘Guitars have been the obsession of my life … they’ve been a mission and sometimes a lifeline’ – Johnny Marr

The guitarist’s guitarist, Johnny Marr redefined music for a generation. His ringing arpeggios and chordal innovations helped elevate The Smiths to be one of the most influential and important British bands of all time.

Tracing Marr’s career from his teenage years to his recent work on the Bond soundtrack, Marr’s Guitars showcases the most significant of Marr’s superb collection of electric and acoustic guitars, revealing through them the evolution of his iconic sound and style of playing. Each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song or a particular sound, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr’s lifelong passion.

Renowned photographer Pat Graham presents each instrument as a full portrait, supported by micro shots highlighting the specific details that make each one unique, while Johnny Marr himself reveals in his accompanying commentary on what tracks and at which shows the guitars were played. Many of the guitars are closely associated with Marr, such as the Rickenbacker 330, the Gibson ES-355 and the Johnny Marr Signature Fender Jaguar. Some were passed down to him, including Nile Rodgers’ Stratocaster, Bryan Ferry’s Roxy Music Hagstrom and Bert Jansch’s Yamaha. Others are guitars once owned by Marr that have since been passed on to the next generation of guitar heroes, including the Stratocaster used by Noel Gallagher on ‘Wonderwall’ and the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop used on In Rainbows by Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.

Punctuating the photography of the guitars and the accompanying commentary are contextual studio, backstage and onstage shots. Together, they make Marr’s Guitars a unique cultural history of modern music and guitar playing told through the prism of Johnny Marr’s experiences and achievements.

link: thamesandhudson.com/news/coming-soon-marrs-guitars/

Just pre-ordered my copy

[mimmihopps]

My signed copy of Marr's Guitar just arrived from England on the release day!
Very heavy. A great service of Waterstones. Very impressive.

carlober, have you got your copy yet?

[carlober]

Oct 17, 2023 6:18:36 GMT -5 mimmihopps said:

My signed copy of Marr's Guitar just arrived from England on the release day!
Very heavy. A great service of Waterstones. Very impressive.

carlober, have you got your copy yet?

Not yet! I've preordered the uber-limited artist's edition but I've heard nothing about the shipping.

vol.co/product/marrs-guitars/

[mimmihopps]

Oct 17, 2023 11:57:31 GMT -5 carlober said:

Oct 17, 2023 6:18:36 GMT -5 mimmihopps said:

My signed copy of Marr's Guitar just arrived from England on the release day!
Very heavy. A great service of Waterstones. Very impressive.

carlober, have you got your copy yet?

Not yet! I've preordered the uber-limited artist's edition but I've heard nothing about the shipping.

vol.co/product/marrs-guitars/

Lucky you! I was too late for the artist's edition, but thanks to Jim who told me about signed edition, I could manage to get my copy.
I warn you, the book is big and very heavy!

[Manualex]

Johnny on TPS

[carlober]

Oct 20, 2023 9:47:24 GMT -5 Manualex said:

Johnny on TPS

I've watched ten minutes of it and it's already amazing.
I can't wait to watch it in full tomorrow night.

[welshylad]

Just got tickets for him in Cardiff next April. £77 for 2.. That's more like it

[mimmihopps]

Happy birthday Johnny and Angie!
You’re my forever guitar hero and the coolest guy on earth, Johnny. You and Angie are the coolest couple. Happy together for a long long years to come!

[sundaymorningcolin]

His new best of is a good listen!

[mkoasis]

Going to see Johnny Marr in April!

[mkoasis]

Nov 5, 2023 6:03:22 GMT -5 sundaymorningcolin said:

His new best of is a good listen!

It absolutely is. I’m so glad he’s included tracks that aren’t found on the albums like Armatopia and Priest, which are two of my favourites on the new collection. I only wished Rise could have made the cut as it very much belonged up there with the best of his efforts. But otherwise, it’s a solid collection. New Town Velocity still stirs me up the way it did when I first heard it.

[welshylad]

Nov 26, 2023 15:55:57 GMT -5 mkoasis said:

Nov 5, 2023 6:03:22 GMT -5 sundaymorningcolin said:

His new best of is a good listen!

It absolutely is. I’m so glad he’s included tracks that aren’t found on the albums like Armatopia and Priest, which are two of my favourites on the new collection. I only wished Rise could have made the cut as it very much belonged up there with the best of his efforts. But otherwise, it’s a solid collection. New Town Velocity still stirs me up the way it did when I first heard it.

Got the vinyl for Christmas \m/

[Let It Bleed]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0mhiwbOLZm

[carlober]

Johnny with an acoustic guitar & strings = top stuff!

[jh]

Feb 8, 2024 16:23:07 GMT -5 carlober said:

Johnny with an acoustic guitar & strings = top stuff!

Watch the whole gig...bloody great

[carlober]

Feb 9, 2024 5:23:43 GMT -5 jh said:

Feb 8, 2024 16:23:07 GMT -5 carlober said:

Johnny with an acoustic guitar & strings = top stuff!

Watch the whole gig...bloody great

Is it available anywhere?