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The Cranberries was an irish rock band that rose to mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Though not officially disbanded, as of 2003 they have been on hiatus.
Combining the melodic jangle of post-Smiths indie-guitar pop with the lilting, trance-inducing sonic textures of late-'80s dream pop and adding a slight celtic tint, The Cranberries became one of the more successful groups to emerge from the pre-brit-pop U.K. indie scene of the early '90s. Led by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, whose keening, powerful voice is the most distinctive element of the group's sound, the group initially made little impact in the dream United Kingdom.
It wasn't until the lush ballad Linger became an American hit in 1993 that the band also achieved mass success in the U.K. Following the success of Linger, The Cranberries quickly became international stars, as both their 1993 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, and its 1994 follow-up, No Need to Argue, sold millions of copies and produced a string of hit singles. By the time of their third album, 1996's To the Faithful Departed, the group had added distorted guitars to its sonic palette and attempted to make more socially significant music, which resulted in a downturn in the band's commercial fortunes. During the next few years, the band cancelled a large tour and rumors of a breakup were widespread. They released Bury the Hatchet to mixed reviews in 1999.
In 2001, they released Wake Up and Smell the Coffee to rave reviews of "The magic is back." The album debuted at number 46 in the U.S. charts. (read more)
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Child is slowly taken.
And the violence causes silence,
Who are we mistaken?
But you see, it's not me, it's not my family.
In your head, in your head they are fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are crying...
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All the things you said to me today
Absolutly fantastic! Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries. Porto Alegre - Brazil:...
amores.
The is the cover of "No Need to Argue" autographed by The Cran...
Dolores O'Riordan is best known as the singer to the irish band The Cranberries....
Dolores O'Riordan is best known as the singer to the irish band The Cranberries....
The Cranberries Turkey Concert ( 5 Nov '02 )
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- The Official Website of The Cranberries
- The official online community of recording artist, The Cranberries. The site provides music and videos, articles, biographies, and a complete directory of The Cranberries resources on the Web.
- The Cranberries at Wikipedia
- Article includes band history, trivia and discography.
- The Cranberries at Rolling Stone
- Rolling Stone gives you total The Cranberries coverage including free music, videos, photos, music news and exclusive Rolling Stone articles.
- The Cranberries - Music at Last.fm
- Listen to The Cranberries (Zombie, Linger & more). Tagged as: rock, alternative, female vocalists.
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- Singer, Keyboardist and percussion - Welcome to the Family Jewels ...
- My music influences are Natalie Merchant, The Sunday's, The Cranberries, The Cure, Duran Duran and U2 to name a few. What makes The Family Jewels Band unique is that each and every one of us come from different music genre and together ...
- Discotheke: The Cranberries - Bologna, Italy [2002]
- The Cranberries - Bologna, Italy [2002]. Concierto de la banda irlandesa The Cranberries en el 2002. Duración: 32:40. Tamaño: 4 partes. Video: .Avi. Resolución: 352 x 288. SETLIST. 01 Analyse. 02 Animal Instinct. 03 Linger ...
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- In "Jung JaeWon Band" JaeWon (drummer) does vocals, JongWan (vocalist) does drums, JungHoon (bassist) does guitar, and JaeKyung (guitarist) does bass......and they perform an Engrish rendition of Lithium by Nirvana XDD ...
- Hustle's Hot Corner: Eclectic music tastes
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Boston Boyz II Men Bruce Springsteen Bush The Byrds C+C Music Factory Carl Douglas The Cars Chad Kroeger The Champs Cheap Trick Collective Soul Coolio The Cranberries Creed (just one song, don't worry) ...
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