History Music / ThePosies

* CoverVersion: The 2000 boxed set features versions of "[[Music/{{Devo}} Wiggly World]]", "[[Music/BigStar What's Going Ahn]]", "[[Music/CheapTrick Surrender]]", "[[Music/{{Blondie}} Dreaming]]", and the Jeff Beck Group instrumental "Beck's Bolero".

* FollowTheLeader: ''Frosting On The Beater'' and especially ''Amazing Disgrace'' feature a heavier guitar sound than the rest of their discography, putting them more in line with AlternativeRock trends of the mid-90's.

The Posies are an AlternativeRock[=/=]PowerPop band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1987 by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. The band released their debut album ''Failure'' in 1988. Their second album ''Dear 23'', released in 1990 was their major label debut and was well received. It included the singles "Golden Blunders" and "Suddenly Mary". They released 3 other albums before focusing on other projects. In 2005, they made their comeback album, ''Every Kind of Light''. 2 songs, "I Guess You're Right" and "Love Comes" were packaged as sample music in Windows Vista computers. In 2010, they released their latest album ''Blood/Candy''. Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer have also released their own solo records, with Ken's most recent album, ''Danzig in the Moonlight'', being released in 2012.

Their current lineup is made up of:
* [[Music/BigStar Jon Auer]] (Guitar, Vocals)
* [[Music/BigStar Ken Stringfellow]] (Guitar, Vocals)
* Matt Harris (Bass)
* Darius "Take One" Minwalla (Drums)

* Jon Auer (Guitar, Vocals)
* Ken Stringfellow (Guitar, Vocals)

* Mike Musburger - Drums (1988–1994)

The Posies are an AlternativeRock[=/=]PowerPop band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1987 by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. The band released their debut album ''Failure'' in 1988. Their second album ''Dear 23'', released in 1990 was their major label debut and was well received. It included the singles "Golden Blunders" and "Suddenly Mary". They released 3 other albums before focusing on other projects. In 2005, they made their comeback album, ''Every Kind of Light''. 2 songs, "I Guess You're Right" and "Love Comes" were packaged as sample music in Windows Vista computers. In 2010, they released their latest album ''Blood/Candy''. Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer have also released their own solo records, with Ken's most recent album, "Danzig in the Moonlight" being released in 2012.

* AchievementsInIgnorance / RefugeInAudacity: At a time when the [[{{Grunge}} local rock scene]] was limited in exposure to the "Subterranean Pop" magazine and radio program (which evolved ino the Creator/SubPop record label), the Posies were able to get early singles onto mainstream Seattle radio with the national hitmakers simply by walking up to the front desk with their cassette.

* AchievementsInIgnorance / RefugeInAudacity: At a time when the [[{{Grunge}} local rock scene]] was limited in exposure to the "Subterranean Pop" magazine and radio program, the Posies were able to get early singles onto mainstream Seattle radio with the national hitmakers simply by walking up to the front desk with their cassette.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite being from Seattle, the band has somewhat cult followings in Spain, France and other parts of Europe.

* GermansLoveDavidHasslehoff: Despite being from Seattle, the band has huge followings in Spain, and the UK.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The album title ''Frosting On The Beater'' [[ADateWithRosiePalms doesn't refer to an egg beater.]]

The Posies are an AlternativeRock[=/=]PowerPop band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1987 by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. The band released their debut album ''Failure'' in 1988. Their second album ''Dear 23'', released in 1990 was their major label debut and was well received. It included the singles "Golden Blunders" and "Suddenly Mary". They released 3 other albums before focusing on other products. In 2005, they made their comeback album, ''Every Kind of Light''. 2 songs, "I Guess You're Right" and "Love Comes" were packaged as sample music in Windows Vista computers. In 2010, they released their latest album ''Blood/Candy''.

* [[UnpluggedVersion Unplugged Album]]: Two - ''In Case You Didn't Feel Like Plugging In'' and ''Nice Cheekbones and a Ph.D''.

* CoverVersion: The 2000 boxed set features versions of "[[Music/{{Devo}} Wiggly World]]", "[[Music/BigStar What's Going Ahn]]", "[[Music/CheapTrick Surrender]]", "[[Music/{{Blondie}} Dreaming]], and the Jeff Beck Group instrumental "Beck's Bolero".

* AchievementsInIgnorance / RefugeInAudacity: At a time when the [{{Grunge}} local rock scene]] was limited in exposure to the "Subterranean Pop" magazine and radio program, the Posies were able to get early singles onto mainstream Seattle radio with the national hitmakers simply by walking up to the front desk with their cassette.

* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: The post-reunion Posies "[[http://www.allmusic.com/album/blood-candy-mw0002027460 exist as something between a full-time band and a side project]]", given the solo careers and session commitments of both major members along with their ([[AuthorExistenceFailure recently ended]]) shared role in Music/BigStar.

* TenMinuteRetirement: Following a 1998 breakup, Auer and Stringfellow worked together on a greatest hits collection, a boxed set, an unplugged live album, and toured as part of the reconstituted [[Music/BigStar]] before returning to work as the Posies.

The Posies are an AlternativeRock[=/=]PowerPop band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1987 by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. The band released their debut album ''Failure'' in 1988. Their second album ''Dear 23'', released in 1990 was their major label debut and was well recieved. It included the singles "Golden Blunders" and "Suddenly Mary". They released 3 other albums before focusing on other products. In 2005, they made their comeback album, ''Every Kind of Light''. 2 songs, "I Guess You're Right" and "Love Comes" were packaged as sample music in Windows Vista computers. In 2010, they released their latest album ''Blood/Candy''.

* Dave Fox- Bass (1992–1994)

* HeyItsThatVoice: Ken Stringfellow is also known for being the vocalist of The Disciplines. He also worked with {{REM}}. Not to mention both Jon and Ken are members of Music/BigStar
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* AlbumTitleDrop: "Frosting on the Beater" has this in "Solar Sister" and "Every Kind of Light has this in "Anything and Everything."

* HeyItsThatVoice: Ken Stringfellow is also known for being the vocalist of The Disciplines. He also worked with {{REM}}. Not to mention both Jon and Ken are members of BigStar.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Ken Stringfellow is also known for being the vocalist of The Disciplines. He also worked with {{REM}}.