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Mind Bomb Studio album by The The Released July 11, 1989 Genre Alternative rock, dance-rock, college rock Length 46:11 Label Epic Producer Warne Livesey, Roli Mosimann & Matt Johnson Professional reviews The The chronology Infected
(1986)Mind Bomb
(1989)Dusk
(1992)Mind Bomb is the 4th album by The The, released by Some Bizarre/Epic on July 11, 1989 and recorded between October 1988 and May 1989.
For this album, instead of recording with numerous session musicians as he did previously, Matt Johnson assembled a genuine band behind him to play the bulk of the instrumentation (additional flourishes were nevertheless provided by sessioneers, most notably keyboard player Wix). Instead of the darkly polished dance-pop styling of earlier albums Soul Mining and Infected, Mind Bomb opens up the music to reveal a slow, winding textured world of sound, thanks in no small means to ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Lyrical subjects include politics, religion, and romance. The band would also play a world tour and record a follow-up, Dusk. After that, Johnson dissolved it and went about his business alone again. In 2002 the album saw a "RE-MASTERED/RE-ISSUE" on CD.
Contents
Track listing
Tracks written by Matt Johnson, except where noted.
- "Good Morning, Beautiful" - 7:28
- "Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)" - 5:40
- "The Violence of Truth" - 5:40
- "Kingdom of Rain" - 5:51
- "The Beat(en) Generation" - 3:04
- "August & September" - 5:45
- "Gravitate to Me" - 8:09 (Johnson, Johnny Marr)
- "Beyond Love" - 4:22
Line-up
The band
- Matt Johnson – Vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Johnny Marr – guitar, harmonica
- James Eller – bass guitar
- Dave Palmer – drums
Additional musicians
- Sinéad O'Connor - Female vocal on "Kingdom of Rain"
- Wix - Piano/Keyboards/Hammond Organ/Accordion
- Warne Livesy - Keyboards/Banjo/Acoustic Guitar
- Pandit Dinesh - Percussion
- Danny Cummings - Percussion
- Pedro Haldermann - Percussion
- Chris White - Saxophone
- Philip Todd - Saxophone
- Ashley Slater - Trombone
- John Eacott - Flugel Horn
- Mark Feltham - Harmonica
- Danny Thompson - Upright Bass on "August & September"
- Sarah Homer - Clarinet
- Dai Pritchard - Bass Clarinet
- Hilary Storer - Oboe
- Gavin Wright - Arabian Fiddle
- Astarti String Section - Strings
Matt Johnson
Keith Laws · Tom Johnston · Peter Ashworth · Colin Lloyd Tucker · Simon Fisher Turner · Zeke Manyika · David Palmer · Johnny Marr · James Eller · D.C. Collard · Jim Fitting · Keith Joyner · Jared Nickerson · Gail Ann Dorsey · Brian McLeod · Spencer Campbell · Earl Harvin · Eric SchermerhornStudio albums Unreleased/limited edition albums See Without Being Seen · Spirits · The Pornography of Despair · Silent Tongue · Gun Sluts · Film Music · The End of the DayCompilation albums Singles "Controversial Subject" · "Cold Spell Ahead" · "Uncertain Smile" · "Perfect" · "This Is the Day" · "Uncertain Smile" (updated version) · "Sweet Bird of Truth" · "Heartland" · "Infected" · "Slow Train to Dawn" · "The Beat(en) Generation" · "Gravitate to Me" · "Armageddon Days are Here (Again)" · "Jealous of Youth" · "Dogs of Lust" · "Slow Emotion Replay" · "Love Is Stronger than Death" · "I Saw the Light" · "Shrunken Man" · "Mrs. Mac"Extended plays Shades of Blue · Dis-InfectedFilms Infected: The Movie · The The vs. The World · From Dusk 'Til DawnRelated articles Categories:- The The albums
- 1989 albums
- Albums produced by Roli Mosimann
- Epic Records albums
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