fans that discovered the band
laying his savory guitar chops over
from the first go-round. Of similar
the infectious singles Electronic
ages as Morrissey and Marr now,
were putting out. It must be noted
they’ve essentially grown up with
that the band’s initial single release,
their music and have in some ways
“Getting Away With It”, ranks as an
paralleled their existences.
electro-pop classic and can still fill
Not long after leaving The Smiths, Marr paired with his longtime
a dance floor anywhere across the globe.
mate Matt Johnson to become a
After a brief stint as leader of
member of his fantastic, broodingly
Johnny Marr and the Healers and
underrated band The The. Marr
a fine album under that moniker,
appeared on arguably the band’s
Marr again shifted gears and did
finest albums and lent his superior
some fine session work with Split
guitar work to their recordings. As
Enz/Crowded House head honcho
we were discovering more adult,
Neil Finn and, again, graced the two
complex, cerebral rock, there was
albums released under the band
Johnny Marr adding his prowess
name 7 Worlds Collide with his
and presence to the brilliant records
superb axe work and his personal
The The was putting out.
style.
But Marr, never one to rest on
Marr’s subsequent foray into indie
his laurels or to not take chances,
rock proved to be a fruitful and
continued to remain a solid part
prolific period for him. Teaming
of the musical upbringing of the
with UK indie band The Cribs
fans he’d already captivated. After
at almost the exact same time as
his tenure with Matt Johnson
with US indie band Modest Mouse
and company, he teamed up with
introduced the lush, inimitable
New Order front man Bernard
guitar work Johnny has been known
Sumner to create a dance-oriented
for to a brand new audience. Up
duo called Electronic. As we were
and coming music fans who might
learning to understand and grow a
not have had the slightest inkling
newfound appreciation for groovy
about the man’s prior work were
electro-dance pop, there was Marr
all of a sudden familiarized with
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