Vinnie Dombroski
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Mark “Vinnie” Dombroski is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist
and main songwriter
for the alternative rock
band Sponge
. He has also fronted various Detroit-based bands throughout his career.
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
and main songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
for the alternative rock
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....
. He has also fronted various Detroit-based bands throughout his career.
Sponge
| Year | Title | Label | Certifications |
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| 1994 | Rotting Piñata Rotting Piñata Rotting Piñata is the debut album by American rock band Sponge, released in 1994 on Work Records. Hit singles from this album, such as "Molly" and "Plowed," helped launch the band's career and pushed the album to Gold. The name of the album came from a conversation the band had regarding shock punk... |
Sony |
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| 1996 | Wax Ecstatic Wax Ecstatic Wax Ecstatic is the second album by the band Sponge. It was released in 1996 on Columbia Records. Originally intended to be a concept album revolving around the death of a Memphis drag queen, that idea was aborted, though many of the tracks that ended up making the cut originated from this... |
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| 1999 | New Pop Sunday New Pop Sunday New Pop Sunday is the third album by the band Sponge , released in 1999 on Beyond Records. The only single generated from this album was "Live Here Without You", which did not receive much airplay.-Track listing:... |
Beyond | |
| 2003 | For All the Drugs in the World For All the Drugs in the World -Band members:* Vinnie Dombroski - vocals* Joe Mazzola - guitar* Billy Adams - drums* Tim Krukowski - bass* Kurt Marschke - guitar-Additional personnel:* John Mathiason - management* Mike Rand - Booking agent... |
Idol | |
| 2005 | The Man The Man (Sponge album) The Man is the fifth album by alternative rock band Sponge. Vocalist Vinnie Dombroski is the only original band member left on this recording... |
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| 2007 | Galore Galore Galore Galore Galore Galore is the sixth studio album by alternative rock band Sponge.-Track listing:-Band members:* Vinnie Dombroski - vocals* Billy Adams - drums* Tim Krukowski - bass/back-up vocals* Kyle Neely - guitar/back-up vocals... |
Bellum |
Albums
- First Drink of the Day (2010)
- The Orbitsuns vs. The Bottle: Live at the New Dodge (2008)
- Redneck Disco Revisited (2008)
- Dollars and Dice (2006)