Caught in my shadow: 21 unjustly unheralded sidemen - A.V. Club
"4-5. Boz Boorer and Alain Whyte, Morrissey’s band
After taking a failed stab at new wave stardom as a member of the glam-rockabilly act The Polecats, guitarist Boz Boorer joined Alain Whyte as the dual-guitar frontline of Morrissey’s solo lineup in the early ’90s. Together, the two have quietly, humbly produced a fantastic body of work for their boss since then, seamlessly combining just about every form of British rock that’s existed since the ’50s. (Though Whyte recently left the touring band, he continues to contribute to Morrissey’s albums.) Their accomplishments are even more impressive considering Boorer and Whyte will always be compared to some degree to Johnny Marr, the genius guitarist who propelled Morrissey to fame the first time around in The Smiths. "
the story also mentions Billy Duffy, Graham Coxon
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What about Jesse (Score:1)
While I do like some of Jesse's stuff and like his live talent I don't really think he is under-rated.. I just thought someone was going to mention it.. so why not me?
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ok Marr but... (Score:1)
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well done (Score:1)
though the first line live solo gig line up was the best, adding Mikey Farrel as he did when it was necessary to create better live on stage,
which was maybe a few years too late, but better
now than never, adding a keyboard/exta bandmemeberimproved the sound
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Boz and Alain (Score:0)
the smiths are dead (Score:0)
marr's writing and playing sounds like 1984 in a bottle. the sound hasn't aged well...can anyone argue that the earls court or m in manchester version of 'shoplifters' is the definitive version of that song?
the smiths are quaint in the same fashion as the fond memories of the first person you ever kissed or favorite toys when a child.
But thankfully, thats how people grow up.
the smiths are dead. viva morrissey.