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| 4.5 superb | icatchthirtythree | June 24th 15 |
The Failure you know and love is back and just as awesome
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| 4.5 superb | Deadwing2112 | May 19th 20 |
After a nineteen year hiatus, the most overlooked band of the 90s unleashes The Heart is a Monster, the sequel to its criminally underrated classic, Fantastic Planet. Failure leaves behind the overt heroin addiction references, however surges forward with its dystopian journey into the psychological abyss with Hot Traveler, Atom City Queen, Counterfeit Sky and Mulholland Drive (a nod perhaps to David Lynch). This album hits even harder than Fantastic Planet with the bass mixed to an absolute maximum.
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| 4.0 excellent | eliebenberg | March 30th 16 |
"The Heart Is a Monster" represents one piece of music, rather than a collection of stand alone songs. It requires some commitment - but when listening to it straight through from start to finish (perhaps two or three times over), you start to appreciate it. In other words - it's a grower. Oh yes, and Failure's use of the bass guitar tickles my fancy.
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | December 29th 15 |
The Heart is a Monster by Failure with its incredibly spacious alt-rock sound is an album that leaves me incredibly conflicted. Production, instrumental layering/effects and mood swings are all fabulous bringing the listener into a sonic space filled with plenty of layers to chew through. It might sound elementary but the depth of sounds here is the best characteristic of this effort. Each instrument shines leaving interesting content to be found in repeat plays. The best parts of the album are truly rock solid and you can tell they pondered upon with careful attention. All of this being said the true failure of the album, a damn shame, is the feeling that 25%+ of it is filler between the Segues and a few less than memorable tracks. In my eyes it seems that the ability to trim content and lay an album out is a rare trait for any musician. A shave and a haircut and more tracks like AM Amnesia, Hot Traveler, Mulholland Dr. and I Can See Houses would bring this over the top. I feel lost in space, in the bad sense, from tracks 10-16. So close to being great.
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| 2.0 poor | TheManMachine | November 12th 15 |
Sensitive alt-grunge revival fans of the globe, forgive me (or don't). Though I will attest to the fact that this really just ain't my bag, this particular bag is quite superb sonic-wise despite being generally tedious song-wise -- so kudos and all, but lord, 18 tracks? Six of which are segues that offer not much more than time-killer filler? The Album is a Monster; not to mention overt highlight "Hot Traveler" is placed right at the forefront, and most of the residual notables are enclosed to the first half as well.
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| 0.0 | StrangerofSorts EMERITUS | June 24th 15 |
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| 2.5 average | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 2.5 average | foxxxy | June 29th 23 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | December 11th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Metaxu | June 14th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | Nymox | May 21st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jdub435 | March 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cam | January 31st 22 |
| 4.5 superb | WillOTG | December 13th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | cb123 | October 4th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | June 12th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | September 29th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | tycobb | July 3rd 20 |
| 3.5 great | Tooey | June 11th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jeggers | March 24th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | xxm | February 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | wg98 | December 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | October 11th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | August 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | BobbyG79 | December 20th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Cabrero | November 19th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | kabster | March 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fatbop | January 2nd 18 |
| 3.5 great | kayfake | December 24th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | dogmaJo | October 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cerbyrus | September 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | May 8th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | FatCats | March 31st 17 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | February 10th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Nrap | April 3rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | February 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry | February 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | alsid | January 16th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Ulshad | December 19th 15 |
| 3.5 great | jtswope | December 14th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | sheep | November 7th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marxman | October 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jamper | October 18th 15 |
| 3.5 great | oli89 | October 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mgeorge7 | September 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | September 23rd 15 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | September 21st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | gallus90 | September 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | taroo | September 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | blabony | August 20th 15 |
| 3.5 great | bungy | August 11th 15 |
| 3.0 good | LOGOFF | August 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | MF79 | July 27th 15 |
| 2.5 average | maddin | July 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Albus | July 18th 15 |
| 3.5 great | itchy | July 6th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prole | July 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lyandr | July 1st 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Scoot | June 30th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Matski | June 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | aresx | June 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Couteau | June 23rd 15 |
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