Johnny Marr plays 'How Soon Is Now?' - 2006 

Never i’d see Johnny Marr playing a guitar solo.

OMG! Hearing Johnny play like that! It's different but it's unmistakably him. MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE! and great to see Andy Rourke back with JM, doing what he does so underratedly brilliantly. Thanks for posting.

i think johnny marr is the best underrated guitar player

Mr "I don't play guitar solos"...hahaha just kidding. Love Marr's work, Johnny is a guitar god!

Johnny Marr has nothing to prove.

wow, what a rarity to see johnny solo like that!

did anyone else's jaw hit the floor when they first came across this video? mine did

Worlds best guitarist, without a doubt.

When do you know a song is a very good? When you play it live 20 years after its creation and it sounds like the hypest stuff in town. Or when it's played by Johnny Marr maybe....

Damn I knew Marr was a genius, didn’t know he could shred like that!

For all you haters. It's not all about being the fastest gun in the west, with all that fretboard wanking. JM has influenced countless guitarists, with his unique and original style. Try and play Girl Afraid, then tell me he's mediocre. Personally, I prefer his melodic arpeggios, as opposed to any ten-a-penny solo.

Man, that solo kicked ass!!

This is why he is my favorite guitar player

Johnny Marr Go Super Saiyan

absolutely great great player ! I had only got to know his music abn guitar play about 10 weeks ago !

And this is from a guy that says he hates solos too. I think we guitarists all secretly love solos

ahh, Johnny. Go on my son

Wow Johnny Marr wandering around the 20th fret mark. I'm certain that is the first time I have seen that. For all the haters get a feekin' grip already. Johnny Marr is a guitar genius, there is no arguing it. The work of The Smiths has influenced pretty much every modern band out there. He is a study in why you don't need to do hero solos all the time to prove your worth as a guitar player.

This isn't enough. I want more.

Holy shit is that an a amazing clip. Johnny looked really young there but I guess it was recent. I need to see that in full. As much as I love the original version (it's my all time favorite song) this one kicks ass.

As someone below me said, being a brilliant guitarist, such as the Johnny Marrs and John Squiers of this world, comes in 2 parts, being able to make a new style (as marr did), and being able to actually play this stuff, every nobody guitarist could practice enough to play this stuff with ease, but it's only one in every few thousand guitarists who would be able to invent a completely be style, Well Done Marr!!!

I thought I'd got the wrong clip for a minute.

Wow. Just wow.

Agreed! Johnny Marr is a God amongst men!

wow, amazing!

Awesome!

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! That was pure, unadulterated BRILLIANCE!!!

Why did they never release the DVD? Nooooo. I wanna see the full version :'(

we can argue all day who the "best " guitarist's in the world are ! the thing is anybody can lock themselves in a bedroom and become a really very good guitarist . The thing with marr is that he influenced and still influences people who themselves become great , marr made his own style and tone and that to me makes him one of the best ! and the fact that after 30 years of playing we are still talking about him rubber stamps it for me !

HELL YEAH!!!!

woahhh always knew marr was the most unique player around but never knew he had those chops, niceeeee

Can you imagine Moz's voice on that ?!!!!

Someone needs to find and upload the full footage asap I reckon!

Brilliant guitarist.

"It has a solo in so therefore its heavy metal"

great tone always

brilliant

This is one song you have to start at the beginning!

rourke legend of bass

Johnny Marr and Charlie Burchill(from Simple Minds) are the most underrated guitarist ever!!

wow i knew johnny Marr was gd on guitar but i never knew he was this good

Johnny playing the blues interesting ❤️💫

One of my fav. bands "The Smiths" if only they would do a tour all together would be a dream come true, but money changes everything.

Lo amo.

There needs to be the full video of this.

HE is indeed Johnny fucking Marr.

Johnny Marr should do what Jeff Beck did with Blow By Blow! An instrumental guitarbased jazz-fusion album!

@MelPullThePin You just cited my three favorite guitarists of all time: Johnny Marr, Frusciante and Jonny Greenwood. They are the greatest, my inspiration and the reason I play guitar!

that's better, I didn't know he could play like that. thumbs up.

Brutal af

@MelPullThePin Every rock guitarist nowadays is influenced either directly or indirectly by Johnny Marr, the man is a genius.

Johnny's fucking amazing!

@manurok1 Yep. In a way he creates a 12th fret harmonic (which is really just gently touching the string at half length). The place that his right index finger is touching is exactly halfway between the bridge and the fret where his left hand is working. He uses his pick to strike the string right behind where his index finger is touching. The man's a focking wizard ;)

i heard there was a secret cord - that johnny played and it pleased the lord....

Link has been removed. Can that get re-uploaded? I MUST see this full version!

dam never new he could play like that

The full audio of 'How Soon Is Now?' along with 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out', 'Denial, Denial', 'Sparks Of LIfe' and 'Down On The Corner' can be found at the youtube link in the video description above. Thanks to ezzer008 for the upload!

@sirka067 You do have a point, there music will always have life! cheers!

fucking amazing

anyone know where I can get the full audio from? Link in the description doesn't work..

@cranie4 actually joyce found out about rourke and marr playing and asked marr, to which marr did not respond (based on grudges from their court case years back)

Fantastic Riffs in My Ears !!!!!!!!! *-* Modest Mouse !!! Moon & Antarctica !! is great !!! How soon is now ? for the smiths again? i love old 80s musix The smiths !

cool

does anyone have the full version?

His tone is heaven in this song. Does anybody know what amp and effects was he playing with? Johnny Marr is a great talented guitarist. I just feel curious about his evolution from his original signature sound coming out mostly of a Rickenbacker and Roland amp (no valves and great clean chorused sound adding a Boss Turbo Overdrive pedal when necessary, tremolo, and a few other pedals), next to Gibsons with Fender tube amps, next to Fender single-coils + tube amps. Has anybody a good explanation?

anyone got the link for the full video??

These Harmonics...

Holy shit, where's the rest

Agreed

Sounds like the Squire's guitar tone on One Love (Stone Roses)

Please...where is the footage from? I must find this concert!!

@kolokidi Wait so are you saying Johnny Marr is overrated? Do you think he doesn't have any creativity or talent? He is one of the most unique and innovative guitarists of the age and any number of musicians refer to him as a legend and great influence.

The Stone Roses - One Love

Is there a tab for this? I’m sure there’s not, but if there is I need it.

Is there a full video of this song?

Wow this solo has split opinion. Johnny Marrmite!

@marokokisetter I just watched "Inside The Smiths". Really cool look at Rourke and Joyce. Both seem like the kind of guys you could hang out with at the pub and have a great time. Shame it came down to courts. Marr may not hold a grudge in time but you know Moz will.

@ShadowGrove483 Yes, somewhere.

OK Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen may not be to your taste (or mine either) but I do respect their skill and as I say, "each to their own", we all have different tastes. I'm not into the lightning speed guitar style myself, but I do at least enjoy listening to someone who can really play with feeling.

@MelPullThePin Just gonna jump in on this conversation to say... CAUSE HE'S FUCKING AMAZING

I suppose Marr had to show he could do it, if only for the benefit of the people who think this sort of thing is the be all and end all of rock guitar.

@splaticon5 Thanks, and he is! I don't even want to attempt to learn how to do it, I'm not worthy

@MelPullThePin One - if not all of the bands that I listen to are in some way shape or form influenced by Morrissey, Johnny Marr - The Smiths. Johnny Marr is a fantastic guitarist.

You guys do realize that Noel and Johnny are good mates, right? Johnny gave 2 guitars to Noel back when Noel couldnt afford his own. Noel is a genius, he bloody well wrote most of Oasis' songs; and the smiths are freakin amazing as well. So get over yourselves, yes there can be more than a handful of good bands.

Is there a full version?

first time seeing johnnny marrr playing conventional guitar solo..

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morrissey woulda never let this happen

At about 0:21 , is he doing some kind of harmonic there?

There is a 2:46 min version of this video out there, and I know as soon as I post it, it will be taken down and lost forever.

@manurok1 It's actually quite easy, and a very common guitar trick. Try it!

@ShadowGrove483 Dude, "MOAR"? Really?

@MelPullThePin Are you bashing Gallagher?

what's this from?

always ,the smith

What did he do after the Smiths? Didn't he play with that bloke that kept telling everyone how good he was.

@GustavoDiazPavez more specifically in Noel Gallagher's accent :D

@splaticon5 Oh right, I will definitely, few weeks locked up in the bedroom and I'll have it nailed :)

the man is a fuckin guitar hero (read it in british accent)

at what exactly? I love Marr's style but Noel isn't a copy cat, he was heavily influenced by Marr's style and mixed it up a little bit in making Definitely maybe and whats the story morning glory both of which topped the charts. He's AMAZING because he is made incredible music with Oasis and high Flying Birds. His style is similar to Marr's but slightly so, besides he's good friends with Marr and Marr gave Noel one of his guitars which the single live forever was written with