Amazing Disgrace

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Amazing Disgrace
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Studio album by
The Posies
ReleasedMay 14, 1996
Studio Robert Lang (Shoreline, Washington)
Genre Alternative rock
Length49:58
Label DGC
Producer Nick Launay; [1] Steve Fisk on "Ontario"
The Posies chronology
Frosting on the Beater
(1993)		Amazing Disgrace
(1996)		 Success
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B+ [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly A− [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Amazing Disgrace is the fourth album by the Seattle alternative rock band the Posies, released in 1996. [7] It was their final release for DGC Records. [8] [9]

Contents

Production

As was the case on previous albums, the band's label told the Posies to return to the studio to record more "'hit material.'" [10] Cheap Trick's Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen appear on "Hate Song." [10]

Critical reception

Robert Christgau wrote: "Of course it's not the Beatles or Big Star—merely emulated, the formal ideas don't sustain their excitement." [3] The Washington Post wrote that the album's "combination of pretty melody and ugly thoughts is utterly contemporary." [11] Trouser Press called the album "surprisingly sour but still delicious." [12]

Track listing

All songs by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.

  1. "Daily Mutilation" – 4:04
  2. "Ontario" – 2:38
  3. "Throwaway" – 3:53
  4. "Please Return It" – 3:51
  5. "Hate Song" – 4:06
  6. "Precious Moments" – 3:47
  7. "Fight It (If You Want)" – 3:04
  8. "Everybody Is a Fucking Liar" – 3:15
  9. "World" – 3:57
  10. "Grant Hart" – 2:25
  11. "Broken Record" – 2:40
  12. "The Certainty" – 2:28
  13. "Song #1" – 5:39
  14. "¿Will You Ever Ease Your Mind?" – 3:51
  15. "Terrorized" – 04:11 (Bonus Track)

Personnel

The Posies

Additional personnel

Production

Artwork and design

Charts

Chart performance for Amazing Disgrace
Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] 72
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 23

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Dave (December 22, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Denise. Amazing Disgrace at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: The Posies". Robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 606.
  5. ↑ "Amazing Disgrace". Ew.com.
  6. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 887.
  7. ↑ "The Posies | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "The Posies — Amazing Disgrace". Omnivorerecordings.com. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Amazing Disgrace". Washington City Paper. April 17, 1998.
  10. 1 2 Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock. Voyageur Press. ISBN   9781627883795 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (June 28, 1996). "POSIES A STUDY IN CONTRASTS". Washingtonpost.com.
  12. ↑ "Posies". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 222.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Posies – Amazing Disgrace" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Posies – Amazing Disgrace". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2022.


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