There is no disputing that Johnny Marr is one of the greatest guitar players of his generation. The argument is whether he is the GOAT. Many people – Noel Gallagher included – would argue in the affirmative, and they would have ample evidence to back their claim up.
They could point to his discography with the Smiths, four albums that defined indie guitar in the first half of the ‘80s. It was as though Marr arrived on the scene fully formed. There was the kinetic spring of his electric guitar arpeggios. There was the naturally chorused jangle of 12-string guitar. There was acoustic guitar. There would be layers of guitars.
