Rotting Piñata

Rotting Piñata
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
StudioThe Loft (Saline, Michigan)
Genre
Length53:47
34:06 (Live at Rock am Ring)
Label
ProducerTim Patalan and Sponge
Sponge chronology
Rotting Piñata
(1994)
Wax Ecstatic
(1996)
Singles from Rotting Piñata
  1. "Neenah Menasha"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Plowed"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)"
    Released: 1995
  4. "Rainin'"
    Released: 1995

Rotting Piñata is the debut studio album by the American rock band Sponge, released on August 2, 1994, through Work Group. Hit singles from this album, such as "Plowed" and "Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)", helped launch the band's career and the album was certified gold by the RIAA in July 1995.

Release

Rotting Piñata is Sponge's best selling album, having sold more than 500,000 copies. Although released in August 1994, the album did not enter the Billboard 200 until February 1995, following the success of its second single "Plowed". Rotting Piñata peaked at number 58 and remained on the chart for 40 weeks.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Kerrang![5]
MusicHound Rock[6]
The Village Voice(dud)[7]

Rotting Piñata received mostly positive reviews. However, AllMusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the album was derivative of Pearl Jam or Stone Temple Pilots, with a few good songs but otherwise featuring "half-finished ideas".[2] Trouser Press was more positive about the album, noting "Plowed" and "Molly" as having "catchy hooks and hummable choruses" while also being "colored by murky sonic structures that layer a bit of lead around their listener-friendly cores." They also wrote "Elsewhere on Rotting Piñata, Sponge shows an affinity for density and drone— particularly in 'Pennywheels' and the metallic chug of 'Neenah Menasha'— while 'Giants' explores tense instrumental dynamics."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Sponge (Vinnie Dombroski, Joey Mazzola, Mike Cross, Tim Cross, Jimmy Paluzzi) and produced by Tim Patalan and Sponge.

No.TitleLength
1."Pennywheels"4:36
2."Rotting Piñata"4:00
3."Giants"5:20
4."Neenah Menasha"6:03
5."Miles"4:11
6."Plowed"3:17
7."Drownin'"4:40
8."Molly"3:35
9."Fields"4:55
10."Rainin'" ("Candy Corn" is a hidden track in the gap between tracks 10 and 11. When listening to the CD, it appears as part of track 10 and begins at the 7:03 mark.)12:57
11."Untitled"0:03

A special edition included a bonus CD featuring Sponge live at Rock am Ring Nürburgring on June 2, 1995.

All songs written by Sponge except where noted.

Live at Rock am Ring
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Neenah Menasha" 4:42
2."Rotting Piñata" 4:15
3."I Hate Myself" (Introduced as "I Hate Myself When I'm With You") 5:43
4."Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)" 3:41
5."Rainin'" 5:29
6."Plowed" 3:26
7."Fields" 4:02
8."Big Girl" (Introduced as "I'm a Big Girl")27 Mauve2:48

Personnel

Sponge

  • Vinnie Dombroski - vocals
  • Mike Cross - guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Cross - bass
  • Joey Mazzola - guitar, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Paluzzi - drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

  • Andy Patalan - production assistant
  • Tim Palmer - mixing
  • Mark O'Donoughue & Brandon Harris - mixing assistants
  • Tim Patalan - mixing on "Rotting Piñata", "Neenah Menasha", "Miles" and "Molly"
  • Pablo Mathiason - A&R
  • Howie Weinberg - mastering
  • David Coleman - art direction
  • Michael Halsband - photography

Charts

Singles

Year Title US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock
1994 Neenah Menasha - - -
Plowed 41 5 9
1995 Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain) 55 3 11
Rainin' - 34 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Trivia

  • The title of the album (and song of the same name) came from a conversation the band had regarding controversial punk rock singer GG Allin. Allin promised for several years that he would die by suicide on stage during one of his concerts, but instead died from an accidental drug overdose. The band wondered if Allin would want a posthumous tour instead, where his corpse would be present at the shows and fans would be able to hit or take a whack at it. The band's soundman Chris remarked that if that happened, the corpse would be like a rotting piñata.
  • Neenah and Menasha are two cities in Wisconsin.
  • Track number five, "Miles", includes the last two lines of Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" ("And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.").
  • Lead vocalist Vinnie Dombroski came up with the lyrics for "Plowed" while shoveling snow in his hometown of Detroit.[12]
  • The vocals for "Molly" were re-recorded for the single release, retitled "Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)". The song was partly inspired by a story the band had heard about a 16-year-old girl who fell in love with one of her teachers and attempted suicide after he rejected her advances.

See also

1994 in music

References

  1. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart, November 1995". November 11, 1995. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Rotting Piñata at AllMusic
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Sponge". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7 (4th ed.). MUZE. pp. 672–673. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  5. ^ Shiels, Liam (September 2, 1995). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 561. EMAP. p. 44.
  6. ^ Fuoco, Christina (1999). "Sponge". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 1072. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 23, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2024-03-28 – via robertchristgau.com.
  8. ^ "Sponge". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Billboard 200 - May 6, 1995" (PDF). Billboard. Billboard. May 6, 1995. p. 88. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Sponge – Rotting Pinata". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Vinnie Dombroski Interview". Pollstar. July 24, 2013.

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