Rotting Pi¿¿ata

by Sponge

Overview

Most of the members of Sponge had played in straight hard rock bands before group formed. That background is evident throughout Rotting Pinata, the debut from this Detroit-based alternative hard rock band. Sponge's sense of alternative rock goes back as far as Pearl Jam, or maybe only Stone Temple Pilots, judging from the hit single "Plowed." For an STP ripoff band, they're very adept -- the chords cluster together, vocalist Vinnie sings directly from his gut, and the whole thing barrels ahead, ignoring whatever's in its way. Even if they have the polished, commercial veneer, they only deliver the songs in spurts. "Plowed" wails mercilessly and "Molly" is a rare contemplative moment, yet most of the disc features half-finished ideas like the monotonous title track. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/02/1994
Label:	Work Group / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0074645780023
Rank:	77137

Tracks

1. Pennywheels
2. Rotting Pi¿¿ata
3. Giants
4. Neenah Menasha
5. Miles
6. Plowed
7. Drownin'
8. Molly (Sixteen Candles)
9. Fields
10. Rainin'
11. [Untitled]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sponge   Primary Artist
Tim Cross   Bass
Jimmy Paluzzi   Vocals,Drums
Joey Mazzola   Guitar
Mike Cross   Guitar
Vinnie Balzano   Vocals

Technical Credits

Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Vinnie Dombrowski   Composer
Jimmy Paluzzi   Composer
Brandon Harris   Mixing Assistant
Tim Cross   Composer
Tim Patalan   Producer,Mixing
Scott Litt   Producer
Mark O'Donoughue   Mixing Assistant
Joey Mazzola   Composer
Vinnie   Composer
Sponge   Producer,Composer
Andy Patalan   Assistant
Pablo Mathiason   A&R
David Daoud Coleman   Art Direction
Michael Halsband   Photography