The Power Of Failing

Mineral | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (April 29, 1997)
• Label: Epitaph / Ada
• ASIN: B000005881
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #950,350 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Five, Eight and Ten

2. Gloria

3. Slower

4. Dolorosa

5. 80-37

6. If I Could

7. July

8. Silver

9. Take the Picture Now

10. Parking Lot

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant and hard, August 12, 2000

By 

chris wildeman (carlisle, pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power Of Failing (Audio CD)

lots of good build-ups on this album, which usually end with a good bit of screaming and some painfully loud guitar work; this is a good album to listen to when you are to the point where you are so emotional that you get angry, because this seems to be the place that the music for this album was written from. the lyrics are very different, however, sensitive and probing, especially on parking lot. you almost get the feeling that they are trying to hide the lyrics on this album, but on the later recording and with the gloria record, they mature to the point where they are ready to expose the lyrics more. even though these later efforts are more polished and lyrically oriented, the power of failing is still a must-buy; no matter how much you like the quiter side of emo, you still need some albums like this that you can play when you aren't in the mood to deal with the subdued nature of the majority of emo.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How come I just found out about these guys?, June 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Power Of Failing (Audio CD)

I just got mineral's "power of failing" album. It instantly became one of my favorite albums of all time. If I had it on tape I would glue it into my stereo. After I bought this album I went out the next day and bought "end serenading" equally as good but not as hard. Calling this band "Emo" doesn't do them justice. They exceed any musical label. It is also nice to finally hear a band that sings about something that actually means something to everyone regardless of who you are and how you fit in this world. "Slower" and "Gloria" are my personal favorites. I would have bought the cd for just these two songs and left them on repeat in my cd player. But the rest of the cd will leave you asking for more. this is a must buy. You will listen until your ears bleed. I guaruntee it.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is where it all began..., April 18, 2005

By 

Daniel Johnson "Music Lover" (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Power Of Failing (Audio CD)

Mineral is one of the pinnacle bands of independent music history. I stumbled upon Mineral immediately as I started diving into a new (to me) brand of music dubbed "emo" (at the time, 1998, it still meant something). I picked up a copy of "Power of Failing" in my freshmen hands, and broke onto a life changing album. "Five, Eight, and Ten" was so refreshing to listen to. It was music that meant something, and made me eager to delve into the rest of this opus. The song that really sold me on the album was Gloria, with screaming guitars and wistfully sung lyrics.

The stand out tracks are "Gloria"(obviously), "Dolorosa", "If I could", and of course, "Parking Lot."

I would recommend this to anyone who is sick of the crap that bands put out post 2k.