Having made his name playing behind
other people in Modest Mouse, The Cribs and, tumultuously, The
Smiths, the time finally seems right for NME’s Godlike Genius,
Johnny Marr, to release a solo album.
Marr truly rekindles his Madchester
roots with The Messenger, going as far as returning from his Oregon
family home to Manchester to record this album, and the move was
successful, with a highly stylised Stone Roses sound and 90’s feel.
However, as with all true musical
aficionados, this record has to be experienced live to be properly
appreciated.
Only with the sweat dripping like a tap
from the Godlike Genius’ headstock and the swagger the Gallagher
brothers learnt from him can The Messenger be truly enjoyed.
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