Johnny Marr review – Manchester rock royalty wrests legacy back from Morrissey

Islington Assembly Hall, LondonMarr plays Smiths showstoppers, spliced with songs from new album Call the Comet, and is unafraid to tackle Morrissey’s vocal pirouettes ‘This song is about the rise of the right wing,” Johnny Marr says ahead of Bug, his third solo album’s most overt political swipe. A pause for a mischievous sneer. “Or so I’ve read.”Marr must never tire of reminding interviewers, every time his erstwhile colleague Morrissey opens his on...

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