I read in Rolling Stone that Johnny Marr is now in Modest Mouse?!

[driver8]

Holy sheepsh*t, Batman...I cannot wait to hear this next album!!

[judaspriestess]

1. do you know what the release date is

we heard I am assuming an advance copy at Zia last week and it KICKED ATH!!!

[driver8]

2. I will check my Rolling Stone when I get home.

I can't wait to hear this album!!

[Omphaloskepsis]

6. I got it off of bittorrent the other night..

Haven't listened to it yet.

[mark414]

25. it comes out in 2 days...

march 20! and i got it early, and it is excellent

[WindRavenX]

3. the new single "Dashboard" is fantastic. The album is out this Tuesday

<--huge MM fan

[ghostsofgiants]

4. That's actually pretty old news, haha.

[driver8]

5. Well if you knew...why didn't you tell the rest of us!!

Why am I always the last to know these things???

[SKKY]

7. Johnny Marr??? Of The Smiths???

Holy shit! Who saw that coming??

[driver8]

8. I know!! That's what I'm saying!

One of my favorite guitar players, too!!

As Noel Gallagher of Oasis says of Johnny Marr, "Even he can't play what he plays!"

[SKKY]

9. I was just listening to "Electronic", that "semi-super group"...

...with Neil Tennant, Bernard Sumner, and Marr, getting ready for the impending Johnny Marr revival...

[driver8]

10. Check out this interview -- Noel Gallagher talking about the Smiths...

he's a huge fan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1MsuoNJQ3U

[LoZoccolo]

11. That's pretty nice of him, seeing that Noel probably knows he plays better than Johnny Marr. n/t

[grace0418]

13. Tell me you're kidding.

Noel plays better than Johnny... Bwa-haa-ha!

[driver8]

14. No shit -- that's the funniest thing I have ever heard!!

Noel Gallagher couldn't even tune Johnny Marr's guitar -- much less play it.

[LoZoccolo]

20. Oasis acheived a level of popularity and proficiency that the Smiths did not reach. n/t

[driver8]

21. Popularity, maybe...proficiency -- definitely not!

What color is the sky in your world??

[grace0418]

22. In a world where Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson are able to make millions

on a album, I don't think popularity is an appropriate way to assess a band's musical abilities. And anyway, the Smiths still have legions of incredibly loyal fans to this day. Let's see about Oasis years down the road.

And proficiency? Well, besides thinking it's an odd way to describe a musical group, I find it difficult if not impossible to agree. Proficiency does not make you put a song on repeat for hours. Proficiency does not change how you think about the world. Proficiency does not become a soundtrack for a period of your life. You may like Oasis more, and you are entitled to you opinion. To me there is absolutely no contest. The Smiths are in my top 3 bands of all time and I feel their musicianship is probably the best of all my favorites.

[LoZoccolo]

26. People can only name two of the Smiths at most.

Nearly every rock fan can name all of the members of Oasis, including Zak Starkey.

[grace0418]

28. Let's see how many people remember them 20 years after they break up.

Then we can talk. And I'm a rock fan but couldn't care less about Oasis. I only know the Gallaghers because they are always making news for some idiotic fight.

[aquaman]

23. Level of Popularity.........

Does not equate to playing ability.

[LoZoccolo]

27. They are better at that too.

If you listen to "How Soon Is Now", you notice that the strumming is being done mechanically by some sort of effects box, because Johnny Marr did not know how to play like that.

[NashVegas]

30. Yabbut You Can't Run Onstage and Hug Liam, Can You?

I think not!

[grace0418]

12. You could listen to Johnny Marr and the Healers too. "Down on the Corner" is

a great song. I love Johnny and always will.

[aquaman]

24. Love that cd.....

Saw them off of that tour in Athens, GA. Fantastic show.

[Shine]

15. Who is in who?

:shrug: Sorry, I guess I'm totally out of it. Never heard of either of them. :D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

16. Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, is now in Modest Mouse.

:hi:

[Shine]

17. Well, I've heard of The Smiths, but I'm not familiar with any of their stuff.

:hi: SA! Are you having a nice day today?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

19. Doing okay.

:hi:

[atomic-fly]

18. cool..should be interesting.

[NashVegas]

29. Yes and Now It Will Be Another 15 Years Before He Puts Out Another Solo Album

Damn him!