Mind Bomb
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| Studio album by The The | |||||
| Released | 1989 | ||||
| Length | 46:11 | ||||
| Label | Some Bizarre | ||||
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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.
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[edit] Line-up
[edit] The band
- Matt Johnson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Johnny Marr – guitar, harmonica, backing vocal
- James Eller – bass guitar, backing vocal
- Dave Palmer – drums, backing vocal
- John Checuga-
[edit] Additional musicians
- Wix - keyboards
- Sinéad O'Connor - co-vocals on "Kingdom of Rain"
[edit] Track listing
Tracks written by Matt Johnson, except where noted.
- "Good Morning, Beautiful"
- "Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)"
- "The Violence of Truth"
- "Kingdom of Rain"
- "The Beat(en) Generation"
- "August & September"
- "Gravitate to Me" (Johnson, Johnny Marr)
- "Beyond Love"
