Mind Bomb
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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 getting a bunch of session musicians as he did previously, mainman Johnson assembled a real core 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. It's serious rock of the highest order, influenced by politics and religion and romantic on the heavy side. 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.
Line-up
- Matt Johnson - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Johnny Marr - guitar, harmonica, backing vocal
- James Eller - bass guitar, backing vocal
- Dave Palmer - drums, backing vocal
Tracks
Tracks written by Matt Johnson, except where noted.
- "Good Morning, Beautiful"
- "Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)"
- "The Violence of Truth"
- "Kingdom of Rain" (duet with Sinéad O'Connor)
- "The Beat(en) Generation"
- "August & September"
- "Gravitate to Me" (Johnson - Johnson / Marr)
- "Beyond Love"