Amazing Disgrace

Amazing Disgrace
Studio album by
The Posies
ReleasedMay 14, 1996
StudioRobert Lang (Shoreline, Washington)
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:58
LabelDGC
ProducersNick Launay; Steve Fisk on "Ontario"
The Posies chronology
Frosting on the Beater
(1993)		 Amazing Disgrace
(1996)		 Success
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
Robert ChristgauB+
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyA−
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStar

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

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.'" Cheap Trick's Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen appear on "Hate Song."

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." The Washington Post wrote that the album's "combination of pretty melody and ugly thoughts is utterly contemporary." Trouser Press called the album "surprisingly sour but still delicious."

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) 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)72
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)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.