Amazing Disgrace
| Amazing Disgrace | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 14, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Robert Lang Studios (Seattle) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 49:58 | |||
| Label | DGC | |||
| Producer | Nick Launay[1] | |||
| The Posies chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A-[5] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [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.
- "Daily Mutilation" – 4:04
- "Ontario" – 2:38
- "Throwaway" – 3:53
- "Please Return It" – 3:51
- "Hate Song" – 4:06
- "Precious Moments" – 3:47
- "Fight It (If You Want)" – 3:04
- "Everybody Is a Fucking Liar" – 3:15
- "World" – 3:57
- "Grant Hart" – 2:25
- "Broken Record" – 2:40
- "The Certainty" – 2:28
- "Song #1" – 5:39
- "¿Will You Ever Ease Your Mind?" – 3:51
- "Terrorized" - 04:11 (Bonus Track)
Personnel
- Jon Auer - Guitar, vocals
- Ken Stringfellow - Guitar, vocals
- Joe Skyward - Bass
- Brian Young - Drums
References
- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 22, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ Sullivan, Denise. Amazing Disgrace at AllMusic
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: The Posies". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 606.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Amazing Disgrace". EW.com.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 887.
- ^ "The Posies | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Posies — Amazing Disgrace – Omnivore Recordings".
- ^ "Amazing Disgrace". Washington City Paper.
- ^ a b Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). "Gimme Indie Rock". Voyageur Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (June 28, 1996). "POSIES A STUDY IN CONTRASTS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Posies". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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