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. "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 The Posies Jon Auer – guitar, vocals Ken Stringfellow – guitar, vocals Joe Skyward – bass "found around 110 Hz" Brian Young – drums 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) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 81
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