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5.0 out of 5 stars
Comfort, February 25, 2005
Failure's first album has such broad approach to the way that they went about creating their music that this album really is a revelation in terms of what bands could do in the mid nineties with rock music. Recorded with Steve Albini, who produced Nirvanas masterpiece In Utero, this album has the same rough around the edges, balls to the wall sound that Nirvanas swan song also exhibited. The album opens with some strange effects made with the guitar, and closes the same way, much like how Failure's final album Fantastic Planet has the great intro and outro, at the beginning and the end of the album respectively. All the songs are pure bliss, showcasing Ken Andrews amazing work as not only an artist, but how he has a hand in the way that the album is recorded as well. The album starts with Submission, an amzing display of what else is to come from this album, if you don't enjoy what this album exhibits, the highs and lows that the band uses so well, to the way the guitars, drive the music, followed by some of the best bass work, this side of Les Claypool, and of course you can't forget about Ken Andrew's amazing lyrics, and awe inspiring vocals. Great album, not as good as Fantastic Planet, but then again, that was Failure going out with a bang, middle finger in the air waving it wildly around screaming to all the other bands in this day and age to "top this." Expensive price tag though, I didn't notice this album was in such high demand, but once you hear it you'll know what all the hype is about. If you like these guys check out Hum too, I can't push them enough, and they really do the same at pushing the music envelope, much in the same way that failure did which each release that they put out. Buyy it and love it, yeah yeah!!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rough, but Brilliant, May 11, 1999
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Failure is a band that defines true alternative talent in the 90s. While more recent albums "Fantastic Planet" and "Magnified" showcase the band's pink-floyd esque talent for concept writing, it is the Albini-produced "Comfort" that lays the brilliant groundwork for things to come.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Slept on for years!, November 1, 2005
I bought this album as a cut-out back in the day for 3 bucks. Years later i popped in my cd drive as backgroud for online gamiing. Quite frankly it is tight! I haven't heard any other albums from Failure.... but i love it if the later albums are better than more power to them! The driving riffs and solid bass make for a soothing, head nodding rock out. It is very Sonic Youth-ish which is a good thing. If you can find it buy it!
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