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Magnified

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Magnified
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 8, 1994
Recorded1993, Kiva West, Encino
Genre
Length49:04
LabelSlash[2]
ProducerFailure
Failure chronology
Comfort
(1992)
Magnified
(1994)
Fantastic Planet
(1996)
Singles from Magnified
  1. "Empty Friend"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Moth"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Kerrang![3]

Magnified is the second album by the American alternative rock band Failure.[4][5] It was released on March 8, 1994, through Slash Records.[6]

Production

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Drummer Robert Gauss departed during the recording of the album; the remaining drum parts were played by John Dargahi and Greg Edwards.[7]

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

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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."[8] 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."[2] 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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All music is composed by Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards except "Let It Drip", by Andrews

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Let It Drip"Andrews2:41
2."Moth"Edwards3:50
3."Frogs"Andrews, Edwards4:55
4."Bernie"Andrews5:17
5."Magnified"Edwards4:36
6."Wonderful Life"Andrews5:34
7."Undone"Andrews, Edwards4:27
8."Wet Gravity"Edwards6:06
9."Empty Friend"Edwards4:21
10."Small Crimes"Edwards7:13
Total length:49:04

Personnel

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Credits

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Recorded by Paul Lani. Mixed by David Bianco and Ken Andrews. Frog: Bruce Schwartz

References

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  1. ^ a b "Magnified - Failure". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "Failure". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ Travers, Paul (April 2, 1994). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 488. EMAP. p. 47.
  4. ^ "Failure | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Kreps, Daniel (December 16, 2019). "Failure Celebrate First Three Albums With Live Residencies, Box Set". Rolling Stone.
  6. ^ Murphy, Kerry (January 31, 1994). "Dialogue" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 37 (6): 59 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  7. ^ "Failure FAQ 1997".
  8. ^ "Retrospective: Failure's "Magnified" 25 Years Later". Decibel Magazine. March 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Summer Gets Rocking With 'Rockstock '94' | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com.
  10. ^ "TOOL FAILURE INFECTIOUS GROOVES JOHN TRUDELL BRUCE COCKBURN". Albuquerque Journal: 61. April 21, 1994.
  11. ^ "Album Magnified, Failure | Qobuz: download and streaming in high quality".