the the (since marr has left)--C/D?

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I'm sure this has been brought up but search won't let you look it up, because the words aren't longer than four letters.

― webcrack (music=crack), Sunday, 3 November 2002 04:13 (twenty-two years ago)

The guy playing guitar now (Erik Schermerhorn?) is LIGHT years better than Marr. i think the newer, darker material with its emphasis on unique drum and guitar is MJ's best work. So yah.. classic.

― chaki (chaki), Sunday, 3 November 2002 10:54 (twenty-two years ago)

H,mmm.

I went off The The because Marr joined ...

I read recently that Matt Johnson was going back to his earlier style, away from the "we're a rock band" thing. Hooray!

― phil jones (interstar), Monday, 4 November 2002 11:03 (twenty-two years ago)

well, as the the's best work was before marr joined it doesn't really make much of a difference

― H (Heruy), Monday, 4 November 2002 11:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, put it this way: in the ten years since Marr left, Matt Johnson has managed one proper album (crap) and an album of Hank Williams covers (odd).

I still maintain that The The is the ONLY worthwhile stuff that Marr has done since 1987.

Matt Johnson is just too old now, methinks.

― Zanny Gognet (Zanny Gognet), Monday, 4 November 2002 12:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Marr's contributions to The The never seemed that huge to my ears. I mean, yeah, he played guitar for the band, but the same presence that marks those Smiths albums is just missing on his work with The The.

I lost interest around the time of HANKY PANKY and haven't kept up with Mr.Johnson since. How was the last one (NAKED SELF? or something?)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 4 November 2002 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

_Naked Self_ was really, really good. (Mind you, I've only played it three times.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 4 November 2002 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I think Naked Self is their best album!

― chaki (chaki), Monday, 4 November 2002 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

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