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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As an ardent follwer of both The Smiths and The The I originally bought this on it's release date and it has graced my CD player for nigh on seventeen years now. I felt compelled to buy the remastered version and am very happy that I did. Mind Bomb always was a strange beast - two very different musicians, with different tried and tested methods of producing songs, trying to complement each other but it works incredibly well. From the opening strains of the magnificent (faux Sweet tribute song) Good Morning Beautiful, the wonderful Armageddon Days Are Here (Again), the jaw dropping Violence Of Truth, the lovely duet with Sinead O'Connor on Kingdom Of Rain, the single The Beat(en) Generation, the excellent ballad August And September and then The Violence Of Truth with Matt screaming out the lyrics through to the final track, the dark yet strangely beautiful Beyond Love. A marvelous mixture of styles are present here and this is an album that will hopefully do what it says on the tin - enter your head and then blow you away. Buy It!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Mind Bomb, that's exactly what it is, this album is utterly overwhelming. It is hugely ambitious and basically carries it off, with Johnson mixing his big external themes of politics and religion (Good Morning Beautiful, Armageddon Days are Here, The Violence of Truth and The Beaten Generation) with personal pain and emotion (Kingdom of Rain, Beyond Love, Gravitate to Me, August and September).
With Marr and Palmer in the band, this was arguably the best line-up so far in The The's 10 year career to date. A wealth of instruments and cameos were used (clarinets, harmonicas and even Sinead O'Connor on Kingdom of Rain) to produce what is simply a vast album of stunning atmosphere, setting and mood, thereby creating a deeply personal relationship with the listener on repeated playings. Critics argue that it is overproduced and yes, the sound is tight and almost clinical, but the effects go beautifully with the instrumentation. From the fierce ballroom psychosis of Armageddon Days Are Here to the quiet guitar-strum duet of Kingdom of Rain and the mindblowing angry crescendo of August and September, Johnson's lyrics are thoughtful, original and always provocative. Here is a man with the soul and feel of Marvin Gaye but using the medium of the quintissential British cult band.
Probably one of the most original and important pop/rock works of the late 1980s. Buy it and never turn back.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is the first and probably only review I'll ever write but after being given so much pleasure from this album I must pay it something back. When I first got it it was on my record player non-stop for a month, but the scary thing is I've realized is it's coming up for 19 years since its release (and my fervent purchase!). I'm am a fan but this album is one of the best ever made, all killer, no filler, if it gives you a tiny fraction of the pleasure it's given me it'll be money well spent.
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Matt Johnson's finest work
To combine a political message with music that is catchy, memorable and beautifully crafted is a rare enough achievement. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by S. Hunt
Mind Bomb
Having had this on Vinyl since its release its been one of my favourite albums. Having just bought it on CD and played it on my Linn digital streamer (streamers out perform CD... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2009 by D. Brown
A timeless masterpiece
It's a sad indictment of the state of the world that this album is if anything more politically relevant today than when it was released 20 years ago. Read more
Published on 15 July 2009 by Bill
Louder Than Bombs
As an ardent follower of both The Smiths and The The I originally bought this on it's release date and it has graced my CD player for nigh on seventeen years now. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2007 by Jimbo
An absolute must for Smiths fans
There are obviously other driving forces behind Mind Bomb but its hard not to hear the sheer genius of Johnny Marr shine through. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2007 by Mr. M. A. Morris
Timeless Brilliance
I've had this in my collection for nigh on 18 years, and I've never tired of it. It conveys some serious messages, without being preachy, and cleverly couples this with sublime... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2007 by H. A. Davis
Last work of complete genius.
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Published on 2 April 2002 by Jason Parkes
This is one amazing album
Matt Johnson always releases quality music and he I guess is his own harshest critic. You can tell he has thought about every nuance musically and lyrically. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2001
absolutely fantastic
As ever The The deliver the goods. Matt Johnson is an absolute genius.
The lyrics are second to none and the musics not bad either!. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2000
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