Mind Bomb

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Mind Bomb
Studio album by The The
Released	1989
Length	46:11
Label	Some Bizarre
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 stylings 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.

[edit] Line-up

• Matt Johnson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Johnny Marr – guitar, harmonica, backing vocal
• James Eller – bass guitar, backing vocal
• Dave Palmer – drums, backing vocal

[edit] Track listing

Tracks written by Matt Johnson, except where noted.

1. "Good Morning, Beautiful"
2. "Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)"
3. "The Violence of Truth"
4. "Kingdom of Rain" (duet with Sinéad O'Connor)
5. "The Beat(en) Generation"
6. "August & September"
7. "Gravitate to Me" (Johnson - Johnson / Marr)
8. "Beyond Love"