Mind Bomb
by The The
- Type: Album
- Released: 11 July 1989
- Label: Epic
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 45:53
- Community rating: 3.79/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Danny Cummings, The Ambrosian Singers, Chris White, James Eller, Johnny Marr, David Palmer, The Astarti String Orchestra, Hilary Storer, Dai Pritchard, Sarah Homer, Pedro Haldemann, Matt Johnson, John Eacott, Phil Todd, Ashley Slater, Danny Thompson, Sin茅ad O'Connor, Pandit Dinesh
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Featuring Johnny Marr on lead guitar, 'Mind Bomb' is a deeply passionate, highly political art-pop masterpiece from Matt Johnson's collective. The album serves as a scathing, sarcastic critique of religion and war, utilizing dramatic pop-rock orchestration to underscore profound, apocalyptic melancholy.
Genres
Descriptors: anti-religious, war, political, bluesy, dystopian
Tracklist
- Good Morning Beautiful (7:27)
- Armageddon Days (Are Here Again) (5:40)
- The Violence Of Truth (5:40)
- Kingdom of Rain (5:49)
- The Beat(en) Generation (3:02)
- August & September (5:45)
- Gravitate To Me (8:07)
- Beyond Love (4:19)
Credits
- The The - primary artist
- Fiona Skinner - artwork, illustration [logo]
- James Eller - bass, voice [the prophets]
- David Palmer - drums, voice [the prophets]
- Johnny Marr - electric guitar, music by, voice [the prophets], backing vocals, harmonica [additional]
- Matt Howe - engineer [additional]
- Roli Mosimann - engineer [additional], producer
- Stuart James - engineer [additional]
- Warne Livesey - engineer [additional], producer, keyboards, arranged by, written-by [strings & choir], banjo, acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Geoff Foster - engineer [assistant], backing vocals
- JP Baptiste - engineer [assistant]
- Karen Down - engineer [assistant]
- Noel Rafferty - engineer [assistant]
- Wellard Walsh - engineer [assistant]
- Felix Kendall - engineer [recording, mixing]
- Matt Johnson - music by, producer, vocals, words by, piano, tape, electric guitar, written-by [strings & choir], acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, written-by [strings], electric guitar, keyboards, melodica, guitar [distorted]
- Andrew MacPherson - photography by
- Mark Feltham - harmonica [electric]
- Pandit Dinesh - percussion
- Chris White - tenor saxophone
- Phil Todd - tenor saxophone
- Esme Livesey - voice [child's prayer]
- The Ambrosian Singers - choir
- Gavyn Wright - fiddle [arabian], leader [astarti string section]
- John McCarthy - leader [choir]
- The Astarti String Orchestra - strings
- Wix - electric organ [hammond], piano, accordion, piano, electric organ [hammond]
- Dave Powell - engineer [mixing]
- Pedro Haldemann - bongos, percussion [water]
- Danny Cummings - congas, percussion
- Sin茅ad O'Connor - vocals
- Danny Thompson - acoustic bass
- Andrew Poppy - arranged by [strings], conductor [strings]
- Dai Pritchard - bass clarinet
- Sarah Homer - clarinet
- Elisabeth Perry - leader [string section]
- Hilary Storer - oboe
- Bruce Lampcov - engineer [mixing]
- Ashley Slater - trombone
- John Eacott - flugelhorn