Mind Bomb
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| 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 | |||
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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.
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.
- "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
Personnel
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
