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Released
  
July 11, 1989

Mind Bomb(1989)
  
Dusk(1992)

Release date
  
11 July 1989

Label
  
Epic Records

Length
  
46:11

Artist
  
The The

Producer
  
Warne Livesey

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Genres
  
Alternative rock, College rock, Dance-rock

Similar
  
The The albums, Alternative rock albums

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Mind Bomb is the third studio album by The The, released by Some Bizzare/Epic on July 11, 1989 and recorded between October 1988 and May 1989.

Contents

Overview

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. A remastered version of the album was released in 2002.

Track listing

Tracks written by Matt Johnson, except where noted.

  1. "Good Morning, Beautiful" - 7:28
  2. "Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)" - 5:40
  3. "The Violence of Truth" - 5:40
  4. "Kingdom of Rain" - 5:51
  5. "The Beat(en) Generation" - 3:04
  6. "August & September" - 5:45
  7. "Gravitate to Me" - 8:09 (Johnson, Johnny Marr)
  8. "Beyond Love" - 4:22

The band

  • Matt Johnson – Vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Johnny Marr – guitar, harmonica
  • James Eller – bass guitar
  • David Palmer – drums

    • Additional musicians

  • Sinéad O'Connor - Female vocal on "Kingdom of Rain"
  • Wix - Piano/Keyboards/Hammond Organ/Accordion
  • Warne Livesey - 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
  • Gavyn Wright - Arabian Fiddle
  • Astarti String Section - Strings

    • Songs

    1Good Morning Beautiful7:31
    2Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)5:40
    3The Violence of Truth5:41

    References

    Mind Bomb Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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