| | Splendid Magazine reviews Johnny Marr + the Healers: Boomslang |
 | | Boomslang is an album of gems scattered among rocks. |
 | | The biggest of these reasons is heightened expectations, and those are pretty much impossible to overcome -- the Foo Fighters will never hold a candle to Nirvana, and I'll rate The Queen is Dead over Boomslang (or anything by The The) any day. |
 | | That doesn't mean that Johnny Marr and the Healers aren't a good band in their own right, but The Smiths have nostalgia and familiarity on their side, which means they'll usually come out on top in a comparison. |
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