Amazing Disgrace | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 14, 1996 | |||
Studio | Robert Lang (Shoreline, Washington) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 49:58 | |||
Label | DGC | |||
Producer | Nick Launay; [1] Steve Fisk on "Ontario" | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [5] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
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]
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]
All songs by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.
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Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] | 81 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] | 72 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] | 23 |