We’re kicking off a new roundtable series revisiting the dreaded sophomore slumps of successful bands from the 1990s. The first album we’re checking out is the 1996 album Wax Ecstatic by Sponge with special guests Chip Midnight of KidsInterviewBands.com and Jeff Takacs of Rocketfuel Podcast. With two hit singles and a gold record on their debut Rotting Pinata, their second album took a number of unexpected twists that may have thrown critics and listeners for a loop, but the lack of an killer chorus or hook like on the first record may have doomed them as well. We try to figure out whether or not this sophomore slump is worth redeeming.
Songs in this Episode:
#447: Forever = 1 Day by Fighting Gravity
#446: Modest Mouse In The 90s
#445: Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde
#444: Backbeat Soundtrack
#443: The Ideal Crash by dEUS
Patreon Preview: Flick Of The Switch by AC/DC
#442: Kill Rock Stars with Slim Moon
#441: International Pop Overthrow by Material Issue
#440: Villains by The Verve Pipe
#439: Spiderland by Slint
#438: Low-Fi At Society High by The Figgs with Mike Gent
#437: Hi Fi Way by You Am I
#436: One and Done Albums of the 90s
#435: Nothing Feels Good by The Promise Ring
#434: Odyssey Number Five by Powderfinger
#433: Everclear by American Music Club
Patreon Preview: Max Q by Max Q
#432: Our Finest Flowers by The Residents
#431: Blue by Third Eye Blind
#430: Formula by OLD
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