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Magnified is the second album by the American alternative rock band Failure.[3][4]

Magnified
Studio album by Failure
Released	March 8, 1994
Recorded	1993, Kiva West, Encino
Genre	Alternative rock grunge alternative metal[1]
Length	49:04
Label	Slash[2]
Producer	Failure
Failure chronology
Comfort (1992) Magnified (1994) Fantastic Planet (1996)
Singles from Magnified
"Empty Friend" Released: 1994 "Moth" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Production

Drummer Robert Gauss departed during the recording of the album; the remaining drum parts were played by John Dargahi and Greg Edwards.[5]

Magnified differs from Failure's debut album Comfort by using a great deal of bass guitar distortion. The use of a bassline as the main structure of the song as well as distortion can be heard best on "Frogs" and "Small Crimes."

Critical reception

In a retrospective article published to coincide with the album's 25th anniversary, Decibel wrote that "druggy chord changes slither unpredictably, oftentimes led by a four-string bassquake alongside primal drumming, both delivered with forceful conviction."[6] Trouser Press called the album "a major improvement [over the debut], but not a thorough success," writing that "Failure paints senseless coats of alternative guitar ... over tuneful material that might actually be enticing if not for the underbrush."[2] The Seattle Times wrote that "the songwriting on Magnified is more pop-oriented than on the band's first disc, Comfort, which had more of an improvisational feel."[7] The Albuquerque Journal wrote that "Failure checks into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame as the only band to have less variation between songs than Boston."[8]

Track listing

Personnel

• Ken Andrews – vocals, guitar, bass
• Greg Edwards – bass, guitar, drums
• John Dargahi – drums on 1, 2, 6 & 7[9]

Credits

Recorded by Paul Lani. Mixed by David Bianco and Ken Andrews. Frog: Bruce Schwartz

References

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Magnified (рус. Увеличенный) — второй студийный альбом американской альтернативной рок группы Failure, изданный 8 марта 1994 года на лейбле Slash Records.

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