Sponge

Sponge
Formed: 1992 in Detroit, MI
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge
Group Members: Tim Cross, Vinnie Dombrowski, Charlie Grover, Joey Mazzola, Mike Cross, Jimmy Paluzzi, Tim Cross
Biography: Sponge was one of the more underrated groups in the post-grunge boom of the mid-'90s. When they were on top of their game -- as evidenced by the hits "Plowed" and "Molly (Sixteen Candles)" -- the band's songs had a knack for jangly riffs and catchy, anthemic hard rock hooks, despite being wrapped in ...Read full biography
Wax Ecstatic
Released: 1996
Label: Sony
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With their second album, Sponge returned to the '70s hard rock roots they had only hinted at on their alterna-metal debut, Rotting Pinata. Before Rotting Pinata, the group had slogged it out on the Detroit ...Read full review
New Pop Sunday
Released: 1999
Label: Beyond
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Ironically, Sponge got better with their second album, but their sales bottomed out, leading Columbia to drop the group not long after the promotional cycle for Wax Ecstatic was completed. Undaunted, ...Read full review
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