Failure (King Missile album)
| Failure | ||||
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| Released | September 15, 1998 | |||
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| Length | 47:45 | |||
| Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
| Producer | Bradford Reed | |||
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Failure is the seventh studio album by avant-garde band King Missile, released on September 15, 1998, by Shimmy Disc.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Tom Schulte of AllMusic awarded Failure three out of five stars, calling its music "repulsively absurd, detailed personal attacks of venomous cynicism" that "may be as strongly worded as Jonathan Swift (read A Modest Proposal) and exaggerated as Voltaire (compare Pangloss' philosophy to track one)."[2] Ink 19 commended the band's return to Shimmy Disc and the band's individual performances.[3] However, Lollipop Magazine's Scott Hefflon wrote that "while subtly clever at times, Failure provides no instant gratification such as 'Detachable Penis' [and] 'Jesus Was Way Cool,'" and "certainly has its moments, but the musical noodling is distracting and there're only a few "must-have" tracks here."[4]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by John S. Hall; all music is composed by Bradford Reed, Charles Curtis, Sasha Forte and John S. Hall
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Failure" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "The Boy Made Out of Bone China" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "A Good Hard Look" | 2:01 |
| 4. | "Up My Ass" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "The Little Sandwich That Got a Guilt Complex Because He Was the Sole Survivor of a Horrible Bus Crash" | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Despair" | 6:05 |
| 7. | "Monks" | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Gay/Not Gay" | 6:19 |
| 9. | "Happiness" | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Mr. Pomerantz" | 1:50 |
| 11. | "Juniper Dog" | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Tour Diary: Louisville" | 1:33 |
| 13. | "The Adventures of Planky" | 4:50 |
| 14. | "I Dare to Hope" | 2:21 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Failure liner notes.[5]
King Missile
- Bradford Reed – pencilina, piano, organ, synthesizer, drums, percussion, backing vocals, engineering, photography
- Charles Curtis – cello, guitar, backing vocals
- Sasha Forte – violin, viola, bass guitar, backing vocals, production
- John S. Hall – lead vocals, backing vocals, production
Additional performers
Production and design
- David Bias – art direction
- Mark Kramer – production
- Sasha Forte – production
- Nancy Hall – photography
- Sascha von Oertzen – assistant engineering
- Yuriko Tada – cover art, liner notes
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1998 | Shimmy Disc | CD | SHM-5090 |
References[edit]
- ^ Blum, Joshua; Holman, Bob; Pellington, Mark (March 30, 1996). John S. Hall. United States of Poetry. Harry N. Abrams. p. 171. ISBN 9780810939271. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Schulte, Tom. "King Missile: 'Failure' Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Wagner, Anton (December 15, 1998). "King Missile III: Failure". Ink 19. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Hefflon, Scott (June 1, 1999). "King Missile III – Failure – Review". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Failure (booklet). King Missile. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1998.
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External links[edit]
- Official website
- Failure at Discogs (list of releases)
- Failure at iTunes