HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Jul 04, 2018
2 minutes
JOHNNY MARR THE TEXTURALIST
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Making the guitar cool for indie kids and making indie cool for guitar kids. Also, putting up with Morrissey.
WHERE TO START
THIS CHARMING MAN
By The Smiths, this is instantly recognisable, ever evolving, and a lesson in originality.
BOSS LEVEL
HEY ANGEL
Taken from Marr’s new album, Call The Comet. Marr’s precisely overbent notes in the lead melody add tension and movement.
KIM THAYILL THE ALTERNATOR
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS
Popularising alternate tunings that had previously been more common
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