NME: "Watch Johnny Marr perform a Smiths classic with Gaz Coombes" (August 14, 2023)

Watch Johnny Marr perform a Smiths classic with Gaz Coombes

Watch Johnny Marr perform a Smiths classic with Gaz Coombes

Johnny Marr was joined onstage by Gaz Coombes to perform Smiths classic ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ at Lakefest 2023 this weekend.

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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out with Gax Coombes. Only a brief clip.
Regards,
FWD.

 

[Gray Fruit]

Nicely done, as Johnny continues to be the standard bearer of the Smiths. He's headlining a sold out festival here.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

I went ahead and tried listenin' to that Fever Dreams record again.
This was the third try and I turned it off after about six songs.
Man, that stuff is borin'.
I ain't listenin' again.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

I went ahead and tried listenin' to that Fever Dreams record again.
This was the third try and I turned it off after about six songs.
Man, that stuff is borin'.
I ain't listenin' again.

Isn’t it tiresome to carry on with this schtick of yours? To write like that?

 

[JM🇬🇧]

I went ahead and tried listenin' to that Fever Dreams record again.
This was the third try and I turned it off after about six songs.
Man, that stuff is borin'.
I ain't listenin' again.

Bloated with too many tracks.
Some good concepts, but it all sounds very sterile and probably much better live.

 

[Les Tameside]

I went ahead and tried listenin' to that Fever Dreams record again.
This was the third try and I turned it off after about six songs.
Man, that stuff is borin'.
I ain't listenin' again.

As someone who came to The Smiths via Electronic’s first LP: Fever Dreams is indeed utterly, utterly pedestrian and occasionally tragic.

 

[GtrHero69]

Kinda funny...
Johnny can't really sing Smiths songs but his band sure can play them!
Moz can sing Smiths songs but his band sure can't play them (they can hardly play his solo stuff)!

Is it really so strange?

 

[Surface]

As someone who came to The Smiths via Electronic’s first LP: Fever Dreams is indeed utterly, utterly pedestrian and occasionally tragic.

I think all of Johnny's albums have some great tracks on but too many fillers. On Fever Dreams I really like Spirit, Human and Night and Day, the rest is just ok, I also like Armatopia and Bright Parade but they were singles and not on any albums.

 

[DagenhamDan]

I think all of Johnny's albums have some great tracks on but too many fillers. On Fever Dreams I really like Spirit, Human and Night and Day, the rest is just ok, I also like Armatopia and Bright Parade but they were singles and not on any albums.

Hi Hello and The Right Thing Right are pretty great too

 

[Juan Dulces]

Johnny certainly likes his vests!

Hi Hello and The Right Thing Right are pretty great too

Let's not forget about I Want The Heartbeat! That's a great track. In fact, his first two LPs had many highlights. When 'The Messenger' LP first came out, I was really proud of Johnny (even though his vox are kinda 'lo-fi Lou Reed'). You can tell he worked really hard.

 

[Les Tameside]

I think all of Johnny's albums have some great tracks on but too many fillers. On Fever Dreams I really like Spirit, Human and Night and Day, the rest is just ok, I also like Armatopia and Bright Parade but they were singles and not on any albums.

I’d love to see the key three, back for a tour. That album has really held up.

 

[Les Tameside]

Johnny certainly likes his vests!


Let's not forget about I Want The Heartbeat! That's a great track. In fact, his first two LPs had many highlights. When 'The Messenger' LP first came out, I was really proud of Johnny (even though his vox are kinda 'lo-fi Lou Reed').

Your pride was misplaced.

 

[Juan Dulces]

Your pride was misplaced.

He could've done far worse. I was pleased with the result.

 

[Les Tameside]

I think all of Johnny's albums have some great tracks on but too many fillers. On Fever Dreams I really like Spirit, Human and Night and Day, the rest is just ok, I also like Armatopia and Bright Parade but they were singles and not on any albums.

I’ve seen Johnny Marr twice, once at The Deaf Institute and once with Bert Jansch in Salford. Those two gigs are right up there with my best ever gigs.

I also count Forbidden City as one of the greatest ever pop songs. And if asked when drunk, that’s the song I mention. It’s both an ear worm but always sounds fresh (to me).

I really wanted to go to the Frome gig, but by the time the logistics were done it was sold out.

 

[DagenhamDan]

Johnny certainly likes his vests!


Let's not forget about I Want The Heartbeat! That's a great track. In fact, his first two LPs had many highlights. When 'The Messenger' LP first came out, I was really proud of Johnny (even though his vox are kinda 'lo-fi Lou Reed'). You can tell he worked really hard.

Agreed, he has some great tunes but yes, its his vocals that let it down, not dissing him but he never set out to be the singer and when he does Smiths songs i can't listen cos theres one key ingredient missing, and it's sad that they wont be singing and playing guitar together again.
But he is doing great by himself.

 

[ACTON]

Hi Hello and The Right Thing Right are pretty great too

But isn't Hi Hello a complete rip-off (sorry I mean artistic reinterpretation) of There Is A Light, which in turn is a slight rip-off (sorry I mean artistically influenced) of Dancing Barefoot by Patty Smith?

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Isn’t it tiresome to carry on with this schtick of yours? To write like that?

Yeah, I just got tired of listenin' to it.
There were some other things that took a couple listens to
get into so I gave it a couple chances and then just passed.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Bloated with too many tracks.
Some good concepts, but it all sounds very sterile and probably much better live.

As someone who came to The Smiths via Electronic’s first LP: Fever Dreams is indeed utterly, utterly pedestrian and occasionally tragic.

Thought the song Ariel was ok, but then I realized that I'd
never even put Ariel on a playlist, so I stopped listenin'.

 

[DagenhamDan]

But isn't Hi Hello a complete rip-off (sorry I mean artistic reinterpretation) of There Is A Light, which in turn is a slight rip-off (sorry I mean artistically influenced) of Dancing Barefoot by Patty Smith?

Absolutely Acton, i saw the video where he is on a bandstand and i could just imagine Moz there with him singing the words cos it was so like There is a Light, if ever there was a song Johnny done solo that sounded written with M in mind, that was it. It had that vibe.

 

[NealCassidy]

Stop singing!