I'm not sure how I missed these guys in the 90's but I'm so happy to have discovered them as a "new old" band. Absolutely love their sound. I hope they are touring still once this whole Covid thing is over.
I conquer. Saw them on this tour in 19 and the difference in the sound between Failure and the opening acts was night and day. They were loud but precise and you could hear every part. I got to get in the show before the doors opened and watched Ken sound check and engineer the stage for what seemed like 2 hours. Swervedriver played right before failure and the guitar seemed to overpower the whole mix to the point where some of the song melodies were inaudible then failure came out and everything was on pointe.
@@robertreynolds2350 yeah I'd like to know what kind of pickup he is using though.. I'm too lazy to find out though. (personally I would want the switching to still be on the guitar.. maybe separate volume knobs as well.) definitely not going to start ripping apart any of my guitars at this moment to experiment with that.
I just saw them in Detroit and it made me reconsider every notion I had in terms of live rock music. I’ve never heard a band some even close to as punchy and balls to the wall all while being completely totally audible. From delay throws for the vocals to the chunkiest bass tone I’ve ever heard. Their sound guy is an artist.
I'm sure Ken makes it very easy on the sound man. If he's attempting to perfectly match the EQ and settings of the studio parts, then all the instruments are probably so dialed in the sound guy probably only has to get the levels right.
When I saw them Ken was the sound guy. He does the in ear monitor mix with an iPad that controls an on stage mixer through WiFi while the whole band is sound checking and then climbs up to the mains board and mixes while Greg and Kelli play. They do have an additional sound guy though but it think it’s mostly Ken from what I saw.
In the past ive assumed that axe FX was just for sterile sounding metal bands. Failure absolutely proves that wrong. I saw them for the second time last night and it is unreal how close they get to album sound. Im glad they got into specifics here because I was really curious what its like to control all of this stuff. Seeing them live, if I didnt know better id have assumed they were playing samples from the record while they were playing. The sound he demonstrates in this video with the layered guitar sounds explains why I felt that way. I really cant get over how good they sound. I probably wont throw my amps away yet, but going digital does seem very worthwhile if youre as detail oriented as failure is
This is a hypothetical, but would Fantastic Planet have sounded like it did if they used the Fractal tech they're using now? That might be my favourite sounding rock album ever, and I suspect the analogue stuff they were using just gave it that extra something. (I meant that question honestly by the way, I only really understand "low tech" gear so I'm genuinely ignorant as to how good this simulation stuff is)
If you've never heard this band then you are about to embark on a fucking journey that will change your life. Start on "Fantastic Planet" and branch forward and back.
aluminum guitars, in particular with EGCs, are favored by many who has used Travis Bean in the past as thier main guitars like Steve Albini, a player from Jesus Lizard, Buzzo from Melvins, Scott Kelly from Neurosis and finally Aaron Turner from Isis/Sumac fame.... I feel like tonally they're not as far off from wooden guitars (well especially considering original Travis Bean designed guitars were made from wooden bodies). also Failure is an awesome band, Check out Magnified and Fantastic Planet, like others say
In 1979-80, I had a Kramer with and aluminum Tuning fork shaped neck, it had wood inlays in back of neck for warmth....BUT let me tell you in temperature changes that neck would freak out and was near impossible to tune, I would stick with my Ibanez Les Paul copy for stability
This is a Sign that I need to get an EGC because Failure is using one. Good thing I’m also looking at a jazzmaster body. Why did I not have the urge getting one when I saw this Vid last Three years.
I’m not trying to be “that guy” but if a guitar warms up he said it goes flat. If the guitar warms up it creates back bow which would make it go sharp..
Steve Albini worked with Failure in early 90s but they didnt get along all that well, which lead to Failure self-producing albums later on and hence Ken now having a career in mixing and producing
Sounds cool but i hate the sound of new strings twang twang twang. Also as someone who just plays straight into an amp in a band with the tone i want, managing all that looks ridiculous lol.
Sure, but if you feel like you gotta faithfully recreate 5 albums' worth of disparate gear which includes dozens of amps and effects, this is probably as simple and manageable as it gets.
@@earthpart3 also most Failure songs have various effects with various sounds and crazy tones, so, yeah that naturally necessitates complicated single path like that. I mean, originally in the 90s they had enormous Bob Bradshaw-made gear, so.....
@@TheZooropaBaby lol. I remember seeing them in like 1998 but there was so much smoke you could barely see them playing. they were great though haha. I guess after comfort which had really no effects on it at all from what I can remember they discovered pedals and went nuts.
The two "guitarists" in the band constantly trade off between bass and guitar throughout the set. This way, they don't have to have two guitar amps and two bass amps, or switch side of the stage constantly.
To any naysayers and speculators (or anybody else), Failure is EASILY among the best sounding live acts on the planet. See them live
yes, they are
Seriously. Amazing live sound and amazing band all around.
Saw them for the first time in about ‘93 when they opened for TOOL in a very small room. Been hooked on Failure and all things Ken Andrews ever since.
I'm not sure how I missed these guys in the 90's but I'm so happy to have discovered them as a "new old" band. Absolutely love their sound. I hope they are touring still once this whole Covid thing is over.
I conquer. Saw them on this tour in 19 and the difference in the sound between Failure and the opening acts was night and day. They were loud but precise and you could hear every part. I got to get in the show before the doors opened and watched Ken sound check and engineer the stage for what seemed like 2 hours. Swervedriver played right before failure and the guitar seemed to overpower the whole mix to the point where some of the song melodies were inaudible then failure came out and everything was on pointe.
22:20 Listened that with headphones and totally blew my mind!!, can't wait to see Failure live in a couple of weeks
I WANT that piezo/magnetic guitar! Or something like it. That's about as close to an electric sounding like an acoustic that I have ever heard.
Which song is that? I just caught the name of the album
@@theodoro86 It's from UNDONE on Magnified album
@@ToneSherpa add a peizo to any guitar. Route it to its own output. That's all it is
@@robertreynolds2350 yeah I'd like to know what kind of pickup he is using though.. I'm too lazy to find out though. (personally I would want the switching to still be on the guitar.. maybe separate volume knobs as well.)
definitely not going to start ripping apart any of my guitars at this moment to experiment with that.
9:41 Lyrics changed when he switched the pedal board scene 👍🏼
It's already 2029 in Ken's world.
Hahaha you're right
ken is a time traveler
When he begins playing "Another Space Song," he begins to warp to another time. It's like Bill & Ted's phonebooth.
This interview felt really anxious but I got a lot of good info and I love hearing about how Failure's sound is achieved.
Well he’s a fan so maybe understand that.
I just saw them in Detroit and it made me reconsider every notion I had in terms of live rock music. I’ve never heard a band some even close to as punchy and balls to the wall all while being completely totally audible. From delay throws for the vocals to the chunkiest bass tone I’ve ever heard.
Their sound guy is an artist.
I'm sure Ken makes it very easy on the sound man. If he's attempting to perfectly match the EQ and settings of the studio parts, then all the instruments are probably so dialed in the sound guy probably only has to get the levels right.
He makes his axe fx tone work for both live and studio. So it's pretty much already eq d perfectly
When I saw them Ken was the sound guy. He does the in ear monitor mix with an iPad that controls an on stage mixer through WiFi while the whole band is sound checking and then climbs up to the mains board and mixes while Greg and Kelli play. They do have an additional sound guy though but it think it’s mostly Ken from what I saw.
@@Themsheetz Thought so honestly
@@Themsheetz actually ken mixes the in ears. David gaume is their sound man. He is the ken andrews of live sound
Ken is a wizard
He patch for the verse in undone sounds unbelievable
Perry is an amazing host, always excited to be there and always well informed
Ken: “that algorithm is not in the Fractal.”
Cliff: “here, hold my beer…”
PLEASE tell me you did Swervedriver too!
I was wondering if that was Kelli at 24:26 and then saw the enormous vape cloud emerge and now Im pretty sure it was him lmao
he was blowing fat vape clouds between songs at the show the other night 😂 #spacerock
Of course it was lol
Yeah, when they played here in Denver. A few years ago when they did fantastic planet in its entirety he was blowing monster rips out between songs
I'm honestly kinda interested in that lyric screen that changes with the foot press.
Did you interview Swervedriver at the same? Really hope so!
WOW those are some good tones.
In the past ive assumed that axe FX was just for sterile sounding metal bands. Failure absolutely proves that wrong. I saw them for the second time last night and it is unreal how close they get to album sound. Im glad they got into specifics here because I was really curious what its like to control all of this stuff.
Seeing them live, if I didnt know better id have assumed they were playing samples from the record while they were playing. The sound he demonstrates in this video with the layered guitar sounds explains why I felt that way. I really cant get over how good they sound. I probably wont throw my amps away yet, but going digital does seem very worthwhile if youre as detail oriented as failure is
5:37 a wild Greg Edwards has appeared...
Who's watching this again, after having watched it at least twice since 2019?
you're not alone bro
@@fromaggio7654 Awesome!
22:20 is
6:53 Kelli ready for his drum rundown😀
This is a hypothetical, but would Fantastic Planet have sounded like it did if they used the Fractal tech they're using now?
That might be my favourite sounding rock album ever, and I suspect the analogue stuff they were using just gave it that extra something.
(I meant that question honestly by the way, I only really understand "low tech" gear so I'm genuinely ignorant as to how good this simulation stuff is)
Ngl this band makes me wish I could afford one of those aluminum guitars
6:55 Oops. You're shooting.
aluminum guitars, interesting. i've never heard this band but wish they had showed more examples of the aluminum guitar tonal differences
www.electricalguitarcompany.com/
If you've never heard this band then you are about to embark on a fucking journey that will change your life. Start on "Fantastic Planet" and branch forward and back.
You have to check out their album "Fantastic Planet" 👍
aluminum guitars, in particular with EGCs, are favored by many who has used Travis Bean in the past as thier main guitars like Steve Albini, a player from Jesus Lizard, Buzzo from Melvins, Scott Kelly from Neurosis and finally Aaron Turner from Isis/Sumac fame.... I feel like tonally they're not as far off from wooden guitars (well especially considering original Travis Bean designed guitars were made from wooden bodies). also Failure is an awesome band, Check out Magnified and Fantastic Planet, like others say
In 1979-80, I had a Kramer with and aluminum Tuning fork shaped neck, it had wood inlays in back of neck for warmth....BUT let me tell you in temperature changes that neck would freak out and was near impossible to tune, I would stick with my Ibanez Les Paul copy for stability
This is a Sign that I need to get an EGC because Failure is using one. Good thing I’m also looking at a jazzmaster body. Why did I not have the urge getting one when I saw this Vid last Three years.
This video is one year old tho.....
sad that he played almost nothing, but great rig, loving that EGC guitar!
hero
@12:05 pun intended?
💜💜💜💜💜💜
hey
name a better sounding live rock band....
i'll wait
Seriously, their sound is so incredibly clean and wide now. Love it
Massive attack ?
Nine inch Nails?
HUM
white stripes? 😃
I’m not trying to be “that guy” but if a guitar warms up he said it goes flat. If the guitar warms up it creates back bow which would make it go sharp..
Dont know when he says it, but if strings warm up the pitch goes flat.
He looks like a mix between Kurt Ballou and Steve Albini. Interesting rig tho, super technological haha
Steve Albini worked with Failure in early 90s but they didnt get along all that well, which lead to Failure self-producing albums later on and hence Ken now having a career in mixing and producing
I’m sure they’re great... but... this is just computer talk for guitar at the end of the day. I’m a dinosaur. Give me amps that blow up.
okay boomer
Give me the old reverb from the caves, and some ox bones to play my stone drums.
Sounds cool but i hate the sound of new strings twang twang twang. Also as someone who just plays straight into an amp in a band with the tone i want, managing all that looks ridiculous lol.
Sure, but if you feel like you gotta faithfully recreate 5 albums' worth of disparate gear which includes dozens of amps and effects, this is probably as simple and manageable as it gets.
@@MBloke True lol.
@@earthpart3 also most Failure songs have various effects with various sounds and crazy tones, so, yeah that naturally necessitates complicated single path like that. I mean, originally in the 90s they had enormous Bob Bradshaw-made gear, so.....
@@TheZooropaBaby lol. I remember seeing them in like 1998 but there was so much smoke you could barely see them playing. they were great though haha. I guess after comfort which had really no effects on it at all from what I can remember they discovered pedals and went nuts.
The two "guitarists" in the band constantly trade off between bass and guitar throughout the set. This way, they don't have to have two guitar amps and two bass amps, or switch side of the stage constantly.
An electrical engineering course would be more exciting. Enough info dude. Please. Cool he's using Axe FX but LET'S HEAR IT!!!!!
No rack shots?! waaaaaa
came for the pedals... instant moonwalk out of here
Im waiting for them to takeout.. Nashville sux
getting sleepy...
I feel like Ken doesn’t like being touched…
Yawn. Let's talk about how to program my toaster instead...
Boring as hell..5 minutes of guitar talk followed by how to set your fractals tutorial.
I was so bored I fell asleep.