Mind Bomb

Mind Bomb
Studio album by The The
Released 11 July 1989
Genre Alternative rock, dance-rock, college rock
Length 46:11
Label Epic
Producer Warne Livesey, Roli Mosimann, Matt Johnson
The The chronology
Infected
(1986)		 Mind Bomb
(1989)		 Dusk
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Mind Bomb is the third studio album by English post-punk band The The, released by Some Bizzare/Epic on 11 July 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.

  1. "Good Morning, Beautiful" – 7:28
  2. "Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)" – 5:40
  3. "The Violence of Truth" – 5:40
  4. "Kingdom of Rain" – 5:51
  5. "The Beat(en) Generation" – 3:04
  6. "August & September" – 5:45
  7. "Gravitate to Me" – 8:09 (Johnson, Johnny Marr)
  8. "Beyond Love" – 4:22

Personnel

The band

Additional musicians

Artwork

Artwork and typography by Fiona Skinner. Photography Andrew MacPherson. Back cover image was created to reference photomontagist John Heartfield Der Sinn von Genf The Meaning of Geneva AIZ Cover, Berlin, Germany, 1932

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mind Bomb – The The". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Heim, Chris (10 August 1989). "The The: Mind Bomb (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Mack, Bob (7 September 1989). "The The: Mind Bomb". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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