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The The - (On Track) by Brian J Robb (Paperback)

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  • The The was always a personal project for songwriter Matt Johnson.
  • About the Author: Brian J. Robb is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling biographer of Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, and Brad Pitt.
  • 160 Pages
  • Music, Genres & Styles
  • Series Name: On Track

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The The was always a personal project for songwriter Matt Johnson. Started in 1979, when Johnson was a teenager, the post-punk outfit became central to the political and personal pop of the 1980s. Never a singles band - they managed seven top 40 singles, with 1989's anti-Thatcher anthem 'The Beaten Generation' reaching number 18 - their albums were hits. Infected in 1986 reached No. 14, followed by 1989's Mind Bomb at number four and 1993's Dusk at number two. Band members included Johnny Marr and DC Collard with other collaborators including JG Thirlwell, Jools Holland, Neneh Cherry, Zeke Manyika, and Sinead O'Connor - a Who's Who of 1980s independent pop.



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The The was always a personal project for songwriter Matt Johnson. Started in 1979, when Johnson was a teenager, the post-punk outfit became central to the political and personal pop of the 1980s. Never a singles band - they managed seven top 40 singles, with 1989's anti-Thatcher anthem 'The Beaten Generation' reaching number 18 - their albums were hits. Infected in 1986 reached No. 14, followed by 1989's Mind Bomb at number four and 1993's Dusk at number two. Band members included Johnny Marr and DC Collard with other collaborators including JG Thirlwell, Jools Holland, Neneh Cherry, Zeke Manyika, and Sinead O'Connor - a Who's Who of 1980s independent pop. A reluctant live musician, Johnson created Infected: The Movie instead of a world tour in 1986. The Mind Bomb band, including Marr and Eller, launched the 1989-90 The The vs The World tour, while Dusk was supported by the 1993 Lonely Planet. Johnson appeared to retire following 2000's Naked Self. Although Johnson kept busy, with a sideways move into scoring movies, it wasn't until 2018 that The The returned to playing live with a Comeback Special tour. This was followed in 2024 with new album, Ensoulment and accompanying tour - almost a quarter of a century after the band's last recorded music. In recent years Johnson's been busier than ever with the Radio Cineola podcasts, an Official Bootleg series of CDs exploring rare material, and other idiosyncratic projects.



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Brian J. Robb is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling biographer of Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, and Brad Pitt. He has also written books on silent cinema, the films of Philip K. Dick, Wes Craven, Laurel and Hardy, the Star Wars movies, Superheroes, Gangsters, and Walt Disney, as well as science fiction television series Doctor Who and Star Trek, and Depeche Mode for Sonicbond Publishing. His illustrated books include an Illustrated History of Steampunk and Middle-earth Envisioned, a guide to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (Winner, Best Book, Tolkien Society Awards). He is a Founding Editor of the Sci-Fi Bulletin website and lives near Edinburgh, UK.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x .36 Inches (D)
Weight: .36 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: Genres & Styles
Series Title: On Track
Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing
Theme: Rock
Format: Paperback
Author: Brian J Robb
Language: English
Street Date: March 31, 2026
TCIN: 1012182137
UPC: 9781789523706
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-8591
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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