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Essentials (Failure album)

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Released
  
2006

Length
  
2:12:20

Artist
  
Failure

Producer
  
Failure

Recorded
  
1992 - 1996

Essentials (2006)
  
Tree of Stars (2014)

Release date
  
December 2006

Label
  
CD Baby

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Genres
  
Space rock, Alternative metal

Similar
  
Golden, Magnified, Comfort, Fantastic Planet, The Heart Is a Monster

Failure essentials full compilation album


Essentials is the second compilation album by the alternative rock band Failure. It was released in 2006 on CD Baby.

Contents

Background

Following the release of Golden (2004), both key members, Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards got back together to create a double disc album highlighting Failure's best moments, while including several rarities and the complete demos for Magnified (1994). The album also includes individual song critiques by Ken and Greg (only for the first disc).

Personnel

Failure
  • Ken Andrews – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Greg Edwards – bass, guitar, piano, percussion, drums on tracks 4, 5, 7, and on all Magnified demos
  • Robert Gauss - drums on tracks 1-3 "Comfort"
  • John Dargahi – drums on track 6 "Magnified"
  • Kellii Scott – drums on tracks 8-14 "Fantastic Planet"
    • Production
  • Disc 1, tracks 1-3 produced by Failure and Steve Albini
  • Disc 1, tracks 4-14 produced by Failure
  • Disc 2, tracks 5-14 recorded by Greg Edwards and Ken Andrews
  • Magnified tracks recorded by Paul Lani and mixed by David Bianco and Ken Andrews.
  • Fantastic Planet tracks recorded and mixed by Ken Andrews

    • Songs

    1Macaque4:14
    2Something2:58
    3Screen Man6:20

    References

    Essentials (Failure album) Wikipedia
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