Magnified
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Magnified is the second album by the American alternative rock band Failure.[3][4] It was released on March 8, 1994, through Slash Records.[5]
Production
Drummer Robert Gauss departed during the recording of the album; the remaining drum parts were played by John Dargahi and Greg Edwards.[6]
Magnified differs from Failure's debut album Comfort by using a great deal of bass guitar distortion. The use of a bassline as the main structure of the song as well as distortion can be heard best on "Frogs" and "Small Crimes."
Critical reception
In a retrospective article published to coincide with the album's 25th anniversary, Decibel wrote that "druggy chord changes slither unpredictably, oftentimes led by a four-string bassquake alongside primal drumming, both delivered with forceful conviction."[7] Trouser Press called the album "a major improvement [over the debut], but not a thorough success," writing that "Failure paints senseless coats of alternative guitar ... over tuneful material that might actually be enticing if not for the underbrush."[8] The Seattle Times wrote that "the songwriting on Magnified is more pop-oriented than on the band's first disc, Comfort, which had more of an improvisational feel."[9] The Albuquerque Journal wrote that "Failure checks into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame as the only band to have less variation between songs than Boston."[10]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Ken Andrews – vocals, guitar, bass
- Greg Edwards – bass, guitar, drums
- John Dargahi – drums on 1, 2, 6 & 7[11]
Credits
Recorded by Paul Lani. Mixed by David Bianco and Ken Andrews. Frog: Bruce Schwartz
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Magnified - Failure". AllMusic.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Travers, Paul (April 2, 1994). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 488. EMAP. p. 47.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Failure | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kreps, Daniel (December 16, 2019). "Failure Celebrate First Three Albums With Live Residencies, Box Set". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Murphy, Kerry (January 31, 1994). "Dialogue" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 37 (6): 59 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Failure FAQ 1997".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Retrospective: Failure's "Magnified" 25 Years Later". Decibel Magazine. March 8, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Failure". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Summer Gets Rocking With 'Rockstock '94' | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TOOL FAILURE INFECTIOUS GROOVES JOHN TRUDELL BRUCE COCKBURN". Albuquerque Journal: 61. April 21, 1994.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Album Magnified, Failure | Qobuz: download and streaming in high quality".
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