Amazing Disgrace

Amazing Disgrace
Studio album by
The Posies
ReleasedMay 14, 1996
StudioRobert Lang (Shoreline, Washington)
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
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[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]

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

  • 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"

Production

  • Nick Launay – producer
  • Steve Fisk – additional production on "Ontario"
  • John Goodmanson, Nick Launay – engineer
  • Jon Auer, Keith Cleversley – engineer (additional)
  • Aaron Warner, John Burton, Mark Rosnick, Steve Culp – assistant engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Artwork and design

  • Tim Gabor – art direction, design
  • Otto Bettmann, United Press International – photography (cover)
  • Duncan Price, Joe Bass, Lance Mercer, Nordic Joe – photography (photographs)

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. ^ a b "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 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Amazing Disgrace". Washington City Paper.
  10. ^ a b 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 22 December 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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