Comfort (Failure album)

1992 studio album by Failure

Comfort

Studio album by

Failure

Released| September 11, 1992 (1992-09-11)
Recorded| June 1992
Studio| Pachyderm (Cannon Falls, Minnesota)
Genre| Alternative metal[1]
Length| 37:21
Label| Slash
Producer| Failure, Steve Albini
Failure chronology
|  | Comfort
(1992)  | Magnified
(1994)

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Singles from  Comfort

1. "Pro-Catastrophe"
Released: 1991

Comfort is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Failure.[2] It was released in the United States on September 11, 1992,[3] and internationally in February 1993.[4] A version newly-remixed by Ken Andrews was released in 2020 as part of a box set containing Failure's first three albums.[5]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [6]
Chicago Tribune| [7]
Kerrang!| [8]
Orlando Sentinel| [9]
Select| [10]

Billboard wrote that "slow and medium-tempo songs mate drones to screeching guitar work that could make it with grunge-loving modern rockers."[11] Trouser Press gave the album a mixed review, writing that "like most premature debuts, Comfort captures Failure, a young trio, learning how to make cool sounds together without benefit of worthwhile songs or an established personality."[12]

The Chicago Tribune noted that "even when the guitars are turned up to 11, production and arrangements on Comfort have a rather polite surgical precision and clarity."[7] The Orlando Sentinel called Failure "an engrossing three-piece variant on the melody-meets-mayhem theme."[9]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ken Andrews

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Submission"| 3:23
2.| "Macaque"| 4:59
3.| "Something"| 2:53
4.| "Screen Man"| 6:15
5.| "Swallow"| 2:31
6.| "Muffled Snaps"| 3:55
7.| "Kindred"| 2:21
8.| "Pro-Catastrophe"| 3:09
9.| "Princess"| 1:21
10.| "Salt Wound"| 6:34
Total length:| 37:21

## Personnel

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Failure

* Ken Andrews – vocals, guitar
* Greg Edwards – bass
* Robert Gauss – drums

Technical

* Steve Albini – production[5]

## References

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1. ^ Harvilla, Rob (November 4, 2013). "Exclusive: Failure Announce L.A. Reunion Show, Threaten More". Spin. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
2. ^ Chelin, Pamela (February 14, 2014). "Failure Shake Off 16 Years of Rust With Ease at L.A. Reunion Gig". Spin.
3. ^ Anon. (September 9, 1992). "Season Ticket: Recordings". Detroit Free Press (Season Ticket). p. 8 - via newspapers.com.
4. ^ Morris, Chris (December 19, 1992). "Artist Developments" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 51\. p. 16 - via worldradiohistory.com.
5. ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (December 16, 2019). "Failure Celebrate First Three Albums With Live Residencies, Box Set". Rolling Stone.
6. ^ Jeffries, Vincent. "Comfort - Failure". AllMusic.
7. ^ a b Rothschild, David (19 Nov 1992). "Rave recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
8. ^ Mörat (March 20, 1993). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 435\. EMAP. p. 21.
9. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (4 Dec 1992). "Failure, Comfort". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 6.
10. ^ Perry, Andrew (April 1993). "Failure: Comfort". Select. p. 74\. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
11. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. October 17, 1992. p. 57 - via Google Books.
12. ^ Robbins, Ira. "Failure". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

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Failure

* Ken Andrews
* Greg Edwards
* Kellii Scott

* Robert Gauss
* Troy Van Leeuwen

Studio albums|

* Comfort (1992)
* Magnified (1994)
* Fantastic Planet (1996)
* The Heart Is a Monster (2015)
* In The Future Your Body Will Be The Furthest Thing From Your Mind (2018)
* Wild Type Droid (2021)

EPs|

* Tree of Stars (2014)

Singles|

* "Stuck on You"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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