Failure is the seventh studio album by avant-garde band King Missile, released on September 15, 1998 by Shimmy Disc. Reception Brian Flota of AllMusic awarded Failure four out of five stars, calling its music "repulsively absurd, detailed personal attacks of venomous cynicism" that "may be as strongly worded as Jonathan Swift (read A Modest Proposal) and exaggerated as Voltaire (compare Pangloss' philosophy to track one)." Ink 19 commended the band's return to Shimmy Disc and the band's individual performances. While subtly clever at times, Failure provides no instant gratification such as "Detachable Penis," "Jesus Was Way Cool," and "certainly has its moments, but the musical noodling is distracting and there're only a few "must-have" tracks here." Track listing Personnel Adapted from the Failure liner notes. King Missile Bradford Reed – pencilina, piano, organ, synthesizer, drums, percussion, backing vocals, engineering, photography Charles Curtis – cello, guitar, backing vocals Sasha Forte – violin, viola, bass guitar, backing vocals, production John S. Hall – lead vocals, backing vocals, production Additional performers Jane Scarpantoni – cello, synthesizer Production and design David Bias – art direction Mark Kramer – production Sasha Forte – production Nancy Hall – photography Sascha von Oertzen – assistant engineering Yuriko Tada – cover art, liner notes Release history References External links Failure at Discogs (list of releases) Failure at iTunes King Missile albums 1998 albums Shimmy Disc albums Albums produced by Kramer (musician)