oojason said:
ray_afraid said:
I like Electronic, but my enjoyment is always subdued by thinking “Johnny left the Smiths for this?”
(Ok, so Johnny didn’t leave the almighty Smiths to join Electronic, but it was the next musical thing he did.)
He also joined The The around the same time ('88?) mate - not counting his very brief time with The Pretenders just before that.
I had forgotten about his stint with The The. Haven’t heard them in a decade or two. Time for a listen.
TV’s Frink said:
ray_afraid said:
I like Electronic, but my enjoyment is always subdued by thinking “Johnny left the Smiths for this?”
(Ok, so Johnny didn’t leave the almighty Smiths to join Electronic, but it was the next musical thing he did.)
That’s kind of like saying “I like ROTJ, but my enjoyment is always subdued by the fact that I can’t stop seeing Hayden’s head on Anakin even though I’m watching Despecialized.”
Kind of. It’s just that he went from being one of the greatest guitarist working in a great band to being underused in a project with little substance.
Being annoyed by a change that isn’t present anymore isn’t quite the same as being disappointed by a great musician leaving greatness to be underutilized.