Amazing Disgrace

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Amazing Disgrace
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Studio album by
The Posies
ReleasedMay 14, 1996
StudioRobert Lang Studios (Seattle)
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:58
LabelDGC
ProducerNick Launay;[1] Steve Fisk on "Ontario"
The Posies chronology
Frosting on the Beater
(1993) 		Amazing Disgrace
(1996) 		Success
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3/5 stars[6]

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

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

with:

  • Jessica Lurie - tenor saxophone on "Please Return It"
  • Barbara Marino - baritone saxophone on "Please Return It"
  • Robin Zander - vocal "screams" on "Hate Song"
  • Rick Nielsen - guitar "freakout" on "Hate Song"
  • Steve Fisk - keyboards on "Broken Record"
  • Gavin Guss - trumpet on "Broken Record"
  • Roderick Wolgamott Romero - "mumbling undertaker" vocals on "Broken Record"

References[]

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave (December 22, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Denise. Amazing Disgrace at AllMusic
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Christgau: CG: The Posies". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 606.CS1 maint: location (link)
  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 – Omnivore Recordings".
  9. ^ "Amazing Disgrace". Washington City Paper.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). "Gimme Indie Rock". Voyageur Press – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Jenkins, Mark (June 28, 1996). "POSIES A STUDY IN CONTRASTS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  12. ^ "Posies". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 December 2020.


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