New Failure documentary is coming out on Hulu and I assumed Disney Plus over here and the rest of the world later this month
Just watched the documentary this afternoon and really enjoyed it. As someone who likes reading up on the history of a band once I start getting into them, this doc was really satisfying for me. It definitely gave me a better/deeper understanding of their history and contained a lot of stuff that isn’t really known elsewhere. It also shed light on their creative process/relationship which was interesting to explore. I was pretty curious how they were able to make it 2 hours long, but they did it so effortlessly. I genuinely think you could make a whole 2-hour doc on Fantastic Planet alone. Insane lineup of people interviewed for it too. Highly recommend
Just started listening to this band after getting a targeted ad for the doc - Fantastic Planet is sick! Albinis production makes this still sound fresh 30 years later
Super underrated. FP was my gateway to the band, and skimming Magnified didn't do a ton for me at first. But it clicked big time after a couple more attentive listens. It's a close #3 behind FP and ITF, imo.
Magnified is a top 15 album of the 90s and would be most bands' magnum opus by a long shot and it's not even their best one
Fantastic Planet is my fave, but Magnified is also incredible. Frogs is easily a top five song of theirs for me. That simple, chunky bass part still gives me goosebumps
Revisiting their discography and even though I've been a fan for a while, I feel like I've been taking them for granted all this time so I'm trying to make a conscious effort to spend more time with their music! Especially their post-reunion albums, which I've been gravitating towards more lately. All three of them are so good. It barely feels like there was a long gap between their two runs as they picked up right where they left off and the quality didn't waver one bit. Something that stands out now more than ever is how full they sound as a three piece, their bass tones are to die for. Another bit comes to mind, and I don't know how to explain in better words but it's something I always end up thinking about anytime I put them on, but I feel like they have a very singular way of writing melodies. They'll shape vocals, guitar leads or chord progressions in such a way that one of these may sound slightly off at any given moment. It's like many of them never really resolve or go the way they're expected to go yet, when they're combined with the other instruments, the whole thing still ends up sounding lush and also distinctively them. I'm thinking about the guitars on the verses in "Long Division", which may seriously be one of my favorite songs now. Or another favorite, "Headstand", with those ominous leads taking the spotlight over thick, doomy bass chords on the second half. It all makes for an otherwordly soundscape and I can't get enough of it. I didn't realize how much they do that throughout their career, but I'm so fascinated as I write this. I need to take a look at the recently released documentary while we're waiting for a new album announcement. What a band!