The Man (Sponge album)
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The Man is the fifth album by alternative rock
band Sponge
. Vocalist Vinnie Dombroski is the only original band member left on this recording. Former Sponge producer Tim Patalan's brother Andy assumed guitar duties for this album.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Sponge
Sponge (band)
Sponge is a post-grunge band from Detroit, Michigan formed in 1991 by Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Tim Cross and Joey Mazzola. Sponge was signed to Sony Records in 1994 but have since switched to other labels....
. Vocalist Vinnie Dombroski is the only original band member left on this recording. Former Sponge producer Tim Patalan's brother Andy assumed guitar duties for this album.
Track listing
All songs written by Vinnie Dombroski except where noted.Band members
- Vinnie Dombroski - vocals/strings on "Unlucky"
- Billy Adams - drums
- Tim Krukowski - bass/strings on "Unlucky"
- Kyle Neely - guitar
- Andy Patalan - guitar
Additional personnel
- Danielle Arsenault - background vocals on "The Man"
- Tim PalmerTim PalmerTim Palmer is a British music producer, audio engineer and songwriter of rock and alternative music.-1980-1990:Palmer worked as an assistant engineer at Utopia Studios in London, England in the early 1980s...
- mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
on "Fame and Glory" and "Glue" - Erv Karwelis - Executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
- Tim Pak - masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Vinnie Dombroski - photography
- Mark ArminskiMark ArminskiMark Arminski is an American rock concert poster artist born in 1950 in Detroit, Michigan. He began studying art at the Oakland Community College and pursued printmaking in Stone Lithography at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts...
- cover layout and design - Mike Rand - Booking agent
- Shelia Taylor - website support
- Doug Podell - special guidance and counseling
- Mike "Pidge" Pigeon - Tour managerTour ManagerA tour manager is the person who helps to organize the administration for a schedule of appearances of a musical group or artist at a sequence of venues .-Background:...