The The - Rock Arena interview with Matt Johnson on the 'Infected' album, 1st December 1986

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  • Interview with Matt Johnson on The The's 'Infected' album, and the associated music videos, airing on the Australian music TV program Rock Arena. Originally aired on 1st December 1986. ABC 80s 80's Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ohnoitisnathan
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  • @cazb877
    @cazb877 5 лет назад +18

    Very articulate and intelligent guy, love all his albums.

  • @jakeharrison6603
    @jakeharrison6603 5 лет назад +29

    I feel sorry for anyone who has not heard this guys music. Especially Soul Mining, Mindbomb and Dusk.
    He is a genius.

    • @lidder1973
      @lidder1973 4 года назад +3

      And infected it's a wicked album, unique

    • @tileiskuel4181
      @tileiskuel4181 4 года назад +3

      Leaving out Infected? Come on..... it's his best one!

  • @PhilMorey
    @PhilMorey 7 лет назад +52

    Ahhh...the days of popular and successful intelligent musicians...

    • @thesoultwins72
      @thesoultwins72 7 лет назад +4

      Mmmm...intelligent - yes definitely. Successful, is a totally different story. (tragically)

    • @MrSimondaniel3
      @MrSimondaniel3 6 лет назад +7

      +TheSoulTwins being on tv, selling millions of records, + being able to record quality albums with really good musicians, is a degree of success. 99.99% of musicians dont get there.

    • @alondathomas293
      @alondathomas293 5 лет назад +4

      Yeah, that's what made him so interesting--he was never the typical "pop star", and didn't seem interested in playing the music biz games that would have made him way more famous, especially in the U.S. He was more interested in making good music and cool observations of life that being some huge MTV star or whatever. Thank goodness he wasn't, lol.

    • @johnlawrence8007
      @johnlawrence8007 3 года назад +1

      @@thesoultwins72 your right though I have no idea why, matt Johnson amazing musician fantastic sound.

    • @jupitermoongauge4055
      @jupitermoongauge4055 2 года назад

      It wasn't too intelligent what he said about Lou Reid just playing to pay the rent, or all that pretentious crap about not appearing on his own albums in the future, or all that other pretentious crap about having 83 musicians, 5 producers, 14 butt plug attendants blah blah blah on his latest album. I clicked on this video to rekindle some fond memories of Matt Johnson's music and quickly found myself thinking he was a prick

  • @jasonlefler3456
    @jasonlefler3456 5 лет назад +11

    Having just seen The The in Chicago a week ago,
    I am happy to see that Matt Johnson isn’t worried about being seen as “past it”...
    an absolutely fantastic show.

  • @1968leg
    @1968leg 3 года назад +6

    Lyrically, in a class of his own. Massive inspiration.

  • @seankeltie5679
    @seankeltie5679 12 дней назад

    I've been into the the from the start ish,1982!!.for years I thought that I was the only one who liked it!¡!!!.that changed when I passed a house blasting out infected and a big smile appeared!!⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💯💯

  • @drewlsy
    @drewlsy 4 года назад +7

    Infected, top-five album of all time. It is a masterpiece of a veiled horror show underneath well-disguised upbeat jazzy contemporary music and beats. Thick with irony the album musically is beautifully orchestrated my Matt Johnson, his voice is top-shelf and his lyrics, oh his lyrics, the songs are like mini- cinema pieces.

  • @Cl4rendon
    @Cl4rendon 6 лет назад +15

    I love this guy - He comes across just the way you would expect him through listening to his music.

    • @1967sfoman
      @1967sfoman 6 лет назад +1

      Cl4rendon. Don't miss the 2018 tour. I won't.

    • @crashdavis721
      @crashdavis721 6 лет назад

      i've got tickets, surprisingly it was my 18 year old son that suggested we go

    • @alondathomas293
      @alondathomas293 5 лет назад +1

      Cool to see this----I loved Infected back in the day after I saw his film for all the songs, and played it to death because it was just that damn good---still a classic, as far as I'm concerned, and his masterpiece--only Soul Mining or maybe Dusk comes close. He's still like this---check out the Inertia Variations, his new film.

  • @modernmartyr
    @modernmartyr 5 лет назад +6

    A very clever man + a genius for songwritting

  • @thetheraine
    @thetheraine 7 лет назад +11

    being Australian, I have this on video...I love Matt... : )

  • @alansergeant9015
    @alansergeant9015 2 года назад +1

    a true British great ❤️

  • @visionsoundunipessoallda.989
    @visionsoundunipessoallda.989 6 лет назад +6

    30 years later .... nothing changed .... and still so right

  • @stu7399
    @stu7399 6 месяцев назад

    "Infected" is one of the few albums i can listen to and enjoy every song. His other albums contain occasional gems for me, but with this he captured lightning in a bottle.

  • @merboyontiveros5297
    @merboyontiveros5297 4 года назад +5

    So ahead of his time

  • @nickpatten5263
    @nickpatten5263 2 года назад +1

    Very articulate and interesting musician. Love all his music.

  • @marktorrance4410
    @marktorrance4410 4 года назад +4

    Prophetic/ poet/ musician who should be listened to in schools all around the world starting with "The Beaten Generation".

    • @rapmaster
      @rapmaster 3 года назад

      I love how he foreshadows that later song, around 17:00...

  • @shenmeowzo
    @shenmeowzo 6 лет назад +3

    Im going to see him this summer at festival number 6!! Cannot friggin wait

  • @StarsandBarsRecords
    @StarsandBarsRecords 7 лет назад +15

    So deep and mesmerizing. Seriously. And only 25 years old. Damn. Lots going on in his mind. Now I see where the title 'Mind Bomb' came from.

    • @richardcundall4526
      @richardcundall4526 7 лет назад +3

      butternutcrunch matt voiced my (beaten generation) s frustration. infected was the soundtrack to an 80s dystopian life. In place and time Britain was sold out, beaten and brain washed. the Thatcher culture rolled over us like an implacable bull dozer. however, you can't let the bastards drag you down and the the made that plain

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe 3 года назад

      @@richardcundall4526 They were merely softening us up for now.

  • @MrBillUp
    @MrBillUp 3 года назад +2

    Two Words. Fucking Genius. Carry on...

  • @happyguyx1
    @happyguyx1 5 лет назад +3

    thanks uploader. This guys one of the best in the industry. Id love to have a pint with Mat

  • @leighhawkins5379
    @leighhawkins5379 6 лет назад +3

    Never knew this existed! Thank you so much for uploading :)

  • @Kperson123
    @Kperson123 7 лет назад +4

    nice upload thanks

  • @blkcoupequattro
    @blkcoupequattro 3 года назад +1

    “children you still got a lot to fucking learn”

  • @jaybowden2658
    @jaybowden2658 Год назад

    He kinda has a similar talking voice to Nik Kershaw so it’s crazy to hear how different his singing voice is - cool!

  • @AndrewRobinson-ee7um
    @AndrewRobinson-ee7um 4 года назад +2

    The message is : Fight back !

    • @MisAnnThorpe
      @MisAnnThorpe 3 года назад +1

      Never more so than right now.

  • @pcaetano7527
    @pcaetano7527 6 лет назад +3

    back when Matt still had a nice head of hair.

  • @Oseanacoceanblue
    @Oseanacoceanblue 5 лет назад +2

    Smart dude then
    Smart dude now
    Matt would luv to meet ya mate .. quick mind finger on the pulse . I like killing joke for the same reasons I like the the
    Sociopolitical- concerned citizen thing
    And the anger and frustrations

  • @xxxxxsimon
    @xxxxxsimon 2 года назад

    Clearvoyant.

  • @jamiemonson7806
    @jamiemonson7806 4 года назад

    Brilliant music even mention fake new s

  • @chelseapoet3664
    @chelseapoet3664 Год назад

    Genius.saw the Gulf War and anti Thatcher riots coming.

  • @e-conrecords4665
    @e-conrecords4665 4 года назад +1

    Israel is the 51st State of the USA now. Is that Basia Bonkowski interviewing Matt? It doesn’t sound like Susanne Dowling.

  • @jq747
    @jq747 7 лет назад +1

    God I remember watching this interview when it was first aired back in '86. I remember thinking, it was boring as shite, just like the Rock Arena show in general. LOL.

    • @alondathomas293
      @alondathomas293 5 лет назад +1

      So what's your point?

    • @johnlawrence8007
      @johnlawrence8007 3 года назад +1

      @@alondathomas293 I guess as he's watching it again his point is he now looks at this interview differently? I hope as how can you call listening to matt Johnson "boring" anything but imo.