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.
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.
- "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