Johnny Marr - Fever Dreams Pts. 1-4

To get this out of the way; Johnny Fuckin Marr is one of the all-time greats.

This is without question; he’s lauded by his peers (of generations above and below), adored by his devoted fanbase and respected by the media.

He manages to straddle all three with equal grace and poise while also being one of the good guys. The Mancunian legend has even helped make James Bond songs cool again after a decade (admittedly, a timespan that only covered two songs) of cloying, overwrought hogwash.

So he’s a legend. We know this. Yet there has always been a nagging feeling that his solo career over the last decade (not counting 2003’s Boomslang album, under the moniker Johnny Marr + The Healers) has been indulged rather than revered in order to justify his live shows, peppered as they are with numbers by The Smiths and Electronic..

Fever Dreams Pts. 1-4 (released in two formats, one double album and four EPs – it’s all very confusing) should put that attitude to bed.

https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2022/02/review-johnny-marr-fever-1-4/