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* PunnyName: "The Beat(en) Generation"
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* PunnyName: "The Beat(en) Generation"Generation". Also "Uncertain Smile" is probably a pun on Johnny Mathis's hit "A Certain Smile".
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* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Matt's lyrics usually average at a 5-8
** ''Soul Mining'' ranges from a 5-7
** ''Infected'' is a 6-8
** ''Mind Bomb'' ranges from 5-8
** ''Dusk'' is generally a 6-7
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is around a 5-7
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The The, despite having some ''bleak'' lyrics, usually average at around a 3-4 musically.
** ''Soul Mining'' is a 3-4
** ''Infected'' is a 4
** ''Mind Bomb'' ranges from 2-5
** ''Dusk'' has the biggest range musically, averaging at 1-5
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is heavier than the rest of their albums, bordering on Industrial Rock, and is a 4-6
** ''Soul Mining'' ranges from a 5-7
** ''Infected'' is a 6-8
** ''Mind Bomb'' ranges from 5-8
** ''Dusk'' is generally a 6-7
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is around a 5-7
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The The, despite having some ''bleak'' lyrics, usually average at around a 3-4 musically.
** ''Soul Mining'' is a 3-4
** ''Infected'' is a 4
** ''Mind Bomb'' ranges from 2-5
** ''Dusk'' has the biggest range musically, averaging at 1-5
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is heavier than the rest of their albums, bordering on Industrial Rock, and is a 4-6
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'''The The''' are an English New Wave group, active on and off since 1979, that was popular among the college crowd mainly during TheEighties. Singer/songwriter Matt Johnson is the only consistent member.
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'''The The''' are an a [[TheTheTitleConfusion search-engine-confounding]] English New Wave group, active on and off since 1979, that was popular among the college crowd mainly during TheEighties. Singer/songwriter Matt Johnson is the only consistent member.
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* DarkReprise: In 1994 the band released a re-recording of "This Is The Day", retitled "That Was The Day", and it sounds much more stripped-down and melancholic. The lyrics are unchanged but are given a different feel by the music, changing the meaning of the song from being about a person who's struggled but now has a bright future ahead of them to one who's still struggling and is desperately hoping that things get better for them.
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* SpellMyNameWithAThe: [[SubvertedTrope Two of 'em, in fact.]]
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* SpellMyNameWithAThe: [[SubvertedTrope [[ExaggeratedTrope Two of 'em, in fact.]]
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->''"Everybody knows what's going wrong with the world
->''But I don't even know what's going on in myself.''
->''But I don't even know what's going on in myself.''
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->''"Everybody knows what's going wrong with the world
world''
->''But I don't even know what's going on in myself.''"''
->''But I don't even know what's going on in myself.
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->''"Everybody knows what's going wrong with the world
->''But I don't even know what's going on in myself.''
--> '''The The,''' "Slow Emotion Replay"
->''But I don't even know what's going on in myself.''
--> '''The The,''' "Slow Emotion Replay"
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[[quoteright:242:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mattjohnson.jpg]]
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* OlderThanTheyThink: Matt Johnson created a music video for every song on ''Infected'' and released them as one film instead of touring to promote the album, beating Music/{{Beyonce}} to the 'visual album' punch by about 30 years.
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* MinimalisticAlbumCover: ''Mind Bomb'' just has a black and white photo of Matt against a white background, and ''[=NakedSelf=]'' has a picture of a lightbulb hanging from a ceiling surrounded by darkness as the main album cover, with an image of the band's logo spraypainted in white against a dark brick wall on the slipcase.
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* MinimalisticAlbumCover: MinimalisticCoverArt: ''Mind Bomb'' just has a black and white photo of Matt against a white background, and ''[=NakedSelf=]'' has a picture of a lightbulb hanging from a ceiling surrounded by darkness as the main album cover, with an image of the band's logo spraypainted in white against a dark brick wall on the slipcase.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Often, most notably the ''Mind Bomb'' album cover and "Slow Emotion Replay" music video.
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Any album and single artwork done by Matt's brother Andy, inlcuding ''Soul Mining'', ''Infected'' and ''Dusk''.
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Any album and single artwork done by Matt's brother Andy, inlcuding ''Soul Mining'', ''Infected'' and ''Dusk''.
* FaceOnTheCover: Matt on the cover of ''Mind Bomb''
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: ''The entire band''. Not in the typical [[NotSafeForWork NSFW]] sense that usually applies to this trope, more in the 'ungodly confusing and difficult to search for' sense.
* MinimalisticAlbumCover: ''Mind Bomb'' just has a black and white photo of Matt against a white background, and ''[=NakedSelf=]'' has a picture of a lightbulb hanging from a ceiling surrounded by darkness as the main album cover, with an image of the band's logo spraypainted in white against a dark brick wall on the slipcase.
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** ''Mind Bomb'' brought in a more textured 'full band' and guitar-heavy sound, as opposed to the SynthPop and dance influenced sound of the two previous albums due to The The now having a set lineup, and also featuring Music/JohnnyMarr.
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** ''Mind Bomb'' brought in a more textured 'full band' full band and guitar-heavy sound, as opposed to the SynthPop and dance influenced sound of the two previous albums due to The The now having a set lineup, and also featuring Music/JohnnyMarr.
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* CultClassic
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* CultFollowing
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* CultFollowingCultClassic
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* GriefSong: Much of ''Dusk'' was influenced by the death of Matt's brother Eugene in 1989.
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* GriefSong: Much of ''Dusk'' was influenced by the death of Matt's brother Eugene in 1989. It's basically a Grief ''Album''.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: Matt Johnson created a music video for every song on ''Infected'' and released them as one film instead of touring to promote the album, beating Music/{{Beyonce}} to the 'visual album' punch by about 30 years.
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* SynthPop: ''Soul Mining'' and ''Infected''
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'''The The''' are an English New Wave group group, active on and off since 1979, that was popular among the college crowd mainly during TheEighties. Singer/songwriter Matt Johnson is the only consistent member.
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* CultFollowing
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* AlternativeRock: From ''Mind Bomb'' onwards.
* CallBack: The segments of Matt's performance of "The Inertia Variations" titled "This Day" and "Feelings" feature an ambient-sounding soundtrack that when listened to closely is actually the intro to "This Is The Day" slowed down.
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* NewSoundAlbum:
** ''Mind Bomb'' brought in a more textured 'full band' and guitar-heavy sound, as opposed to the SynthPop and dance influenced sound of the two previous albums due to The The now having a set lineup, and also featuring Music/JohnnyMarr.
** ''Dusk'' delves even further into this, featuring a much more acoustic-heavy sound.
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is probably the biggest example of this in their discography, bordering on Industrial Rock.
** ''Mind Bomb'' brought in a more textured 'full band' and guitar-heavy sound, as opposed to the SynthPop and dance influenced sound of the two previous albums due to The The now having a set lineup, and also featuring Music/JohnnyMarr.
** ''Dusk'' delves even further into this, featuring a much more acoustic-heavy sound.
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is probably the biggest example of this in their discography, bordering on Industrial Rock.
* NewSoundAlbum:
** ''Mind Bomb'' brought in a more textured 'full band' and guitar-heavy sound, as opposed to the SynthPop and dance influenced sound of the two previous albums due to The The now having a set lineup, and also featuring Music/JohnnyMarr.
** ''Dusk'' delves even further into this, featuring a much more acoustic-heavy sound.
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is probably the biggest example of this in their discography, bordering on Industrial Rock.
* NewWave: All their 80s output, but particularly ''Infected''.
* PostPunk: ''Soul Mining'' and ''Infected'' arguably count as this.
** ''Mind Bomb'' brought in a more textured 'full band' and guitar-heavy sound, as opposed to the SynthPop and dance influenced sound of the two previous albums due to The The now having a set lineup, and also featuring Music/JohnnyMarr.
** ''Dusk'' delves even further into this, featuring a much more acoustic-heavy sound.
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is probably the biggest example of this in their discography, bordering on Industrial Rock.
* NewWave: All their 80s output, but particularly ''Infected''.
* PostPunk: ''Soul Mining'' and ''Infected'' arguably count as this.
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* RevolvingDoorBand: From 1982 to 1987, and again since 1995.
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* RevolvingDoorBand: From 1982 to 1987, 1987 (although mixed with IAmTheBand), and again since 1995.
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* LyricalDissonance: "This Is The Day" sounds like an uplifting song, but it's about a person who's too depressed to actually change anything in their life.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: "This Is The Day":
-->''You could have done anything, if you wanted''\\
''And all your friends and family think that you're lucky''\\
''But the side of you they'll never see''\\
''Is when you're left alone with your memories''\\
''That hold your life together, like glue''
-->''You could have done anything, if you wanted''\\
''And all your friends and family think that you're lucky''\\
''But the side of you they'll never see''\\
''Is when you're left alone with your memories''\\
''That hold your life together, like glue''
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** ''Dusk'', in its own way, being much more melancholic, introspective and personally dark as opposed to its more political predecessors.
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'', while not darker lyrically, is ''much'' darker musically, with an Industrial Rock influenced sound.
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'', while not darker lyrically, is ''much'' darker musically, with an Industrial Rock influenced sound.
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* NewSoundAlbum:
** ''Mind Bomb'' brought in a more textured 'full band' and guitar-heavy sound, as opposed to the SynthPop and dance influenced sound of the two previous albums due to The The now having a set lineup, and also featuring Music/JohnnyMarr.
** ''Dusk'' delves even further into this, featuring a much more acoustic-heavy sound.
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is probably the biggest example of this in their discography, bordering on Industrial Rock.
** ''Mind Bomb'' brought in a more textured 'full band' and guitar-heavy sound, as opposed to the SynthPop and dance influenced sound of the two previous albums due to The The now having a set lineup, and also featuring Music/JohnnyMarr.
** ''Dusk'' delves even further into this, featuring a much more acoustic-heavy sound.
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is probably the biggest example of this in their discography, bordering on Industrial Rock.
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** ''Dusk'' ranges from a 1-5
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** ''Dusk'' ranges from a has the biggest range musically, averaging at 1-5
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** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is heavier than the rest of their albums, bordering on Industrial Rock and is a 4-6
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** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is heavier than the rest of their albums, bordering on Industrial Rock Rock, and is a 4-6
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'''The The''' are an English new wave group that was popular among the college crowd mainly during TheEighties. Singer/songwriter Matt Johnson is the only consistent member.
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'''The The''' are an English new wave New Wave group that was popular among the college crowd mainly during TheEighties. Singer/songwriter Matt Johnson is the only consistent member.
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** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is heavier than the rest of their albums, bordering on IndustrialRock and is a 4-6
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** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is heavier than the rest of their albums, bordering on IndustrialRock Industrial Rock and is a 4-6
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** ''
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** ''''Soul Mining'' ranges from a 5-7
** ''Infected'' is a 6-8
** ''Mind Bomb'' ranges from 5-8
** ''Dusk'' is generally a 6-7
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is around a 5-7
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The The, despite having some ''bleak'' lyrics, usually average at around a 3-4 musically.
** ''Soul Mining'' is a 3-4
** ''Infected'' is a 4
** ''Mind Bomb'' ranges from 2-5
** ''Dusk'' ranges from a 1-5
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is heavier than the rest of their albums, bordering on IndustrialRock and is a 4-6
** ''Infected'' is a 6-8
** ''Mind Bomb'' ranges from 5-8
** ''Dusk'' is generally a 6-7
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is around a 5-7
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The The, despite having some ''bleak'' lyrics, usually average at around a 3-4 musically.
** ''Soul Mining'' is a 3-4
** ''Infected'' is a 4
** ''Mind Bomb'' ranges from 2-5
** ''Dusk'' ranges from a 1-5
** ''[=NakedSelf=]'' is heavier than the rest of their albums, bordering on IndustrialRock and is a 4-6
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* ConceptAlbum: ''Infected'' is one about the US and UK politics of the time.
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* ConceptAlbum: ''Infected'' is one about the US and UK politics of the time.time, and western greed.
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** ''
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* ConceptAlbum: ''Infected'' is one about the US and UK politics of the time.
** ''Mind Bomb'' is also one about politics, although more global than its predecessor, and contrasts the political with the personal too.
** ''Dusk'' is one centred around the themes of love, lust and grief, and is heavily influenced by the death of Matt's brother.
** ''Mind Bomb'' is also one about politics, although more global than its predecessor, and contrasts the political with the personal too.
** ''Dusk'' is one centred around the themes of love, lust and grief, and is heavily influenced by the death of Matt's brother.
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* LimeyGoesToAmerica: Matt has lived in New York since the late 80s.
