Johnny Marr's Healers - Sheffield reviews
posted by davidt on Wednesday July 26 2000, @09:15AM

Note: Since Johnny Marr has his own site now (http://www.jmarr.com), go there first if you're looking for news on his current activities.

First with the review at nme.com is Eric Wang:
My personal favorite line is, "Like a busted lift,...":

Excerpt:

Johnny Marr's Healers - Sheffield Leadmill by Jim Wirth

...Like a busted lift, they don't work on so many levels. They're stuffed with the entrails of other rubbish bands (Alonza Bevan from Kula Shaker, Zak Starkey from The Lightning Seeds), their singer (Marr himself) can't sing and, most importantly, the songs are appalling...
And from Matthew Zolan, first with a link to the review at allstar:
Johnny Marr Proves His Best Is Still Ahead At Sheffield Show by Dave Simpson

Excerpt:

...Those gentler Smiths chiming guitar sounds seem light years away -- although "Last Ride" contains tantalizing echoes of "How Soon Is Now" -- as Marr pours sounds like molten metal. Looking remarkably unweathered (hair teased back into the Keith Richards tousle of his mid-'80s incarnation) it's odd to see Marr as a frontman, but the guise suits him. His voice is vaguely reminiscent of Gerry Rafferty, and at 36, he certainly doesn't lack for charisma. If it's slightly frustrating that some of the songs echo those Marr has influenced (the Charlatans, Oasis), this is inevitable given his back catalogue.

 
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    Who first? (Score:1)
    Who will get a record deal in the US first, Marr (Healers) or Morrissey? I'll place my bets on Marr...well at least he is trying something new. More than can be said of the re-issue man Morrissey.

    Morrissey Sucks -- Wednesday July 26 2000, @10:05AM (#1135)
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    Morrissey Sucks (and all is well)!
    • Re:Who first? by Golden Lights (Score:1) Friday July 28 2000, @09:55AM
      • Re:Who first? by Morrissey Sucks (Score:1) Friday July 28 2000, @10:47AM
      My Review (Score:1, Informative)
      I was lucky enough to be at this sheffield show and for any journalist to watch this show and say it was aweful really needs to get some musical value. Typical NME though to rip anything good to shreds, just watching the crowd and the brilliant reaction would leave any non-Johnny fan surprised. The set was blazing with intensity and fire and his musicians were terrific. The Allstar review was very accurate and when everyone gets to see his band, I am sure you will agree.

      Michael
      Anonymous -- Thursday July 27 2000, @06:40PM (#1169)
      • Re:My Review by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday July 29 2000, @05:06AM
        see? (Score:0)
        Dave Simpson is not completely evil! :^P
        Anonymous -- Saturday July 29 2000, @09:54AM (#1193)
        Morrissey sleeping, Johnny singing and playing (Score:0)
        Morrissey is doing nothing new, while the greatest musician in the world is keeping the music alive.
        Anonymous -- Sunday July 30 2000, @02:00PM (#1199)
        The Healers Show (Score:0)
        I also was at the Bolton show and Johnny was top!
        the crowd loved him as well and the reaction was positive as the place roared the minute he walked on the stage.

        everyone needs to let up on the man. He is the best god damn guitarist in the world.
        Anonymous -- Thursday August 03 2000, @10:56PM (#1284)


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