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| The Cranberries - A Retrospective |
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Jan Weidenbach |
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Founded 1989 in Limerik (Ireland), The Cranberries were/are a world-famour rock-band. The original casting of the band included Noel - Mike Hogan, Fergal Lawler and front-singer Naill Quinn. But it was not before front-singer Naill Quinn was replaced by Dolores O'Riordan until The Cranberries developed that typical sound they are famous for.
The band released it's first album "Everybody else is doing so why can't we?" in 1993 under the Island Records label. It was very successful and reached #1 in the United Kingdom and #14 in the USA. The album contained famous songs like Linger and Dreams.
In 1994 the Cranberries released their second album "No need to argue" which was recorded in New York City. The album was an even bigger success than their previous album and sold 16.7 million copies worldwide. It reached #2 in the UK, #6 in the USA and #1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Cranberries had become international superstars. The album also included the Cranberries signature song Zombie which has become a classical rock song that is known all over the world. The song is a protest song that deals with the North-Ireland conflict. Two years later in 1996 the band released it's third album "To the Faithful Departed" that wasn't as successful as No need to argue. All over sudden, rumors about O'Riordan leaving The Cranberries were heavily discussed in the media, but the band released two new albums "Bury the Hatchet" and "Wake up and smell the Coffee" in 1999 and 2001.
The sixth album was scheduled to be released in 2004 but the band split after playing the 2003 Summer-tour as opening act for the Rolling Stones. Dolores O'Riordan, who was basically responsible for the bands lyrics and melodies was unable to continue working with the band because she had problems handling the death of her mother in law. After more than ten years of Rock'n Roll and 38 million sold records the Cranberries suspended their business.But that wasn't the end of the song.
After some unofficial statements by O'Riordan rumors about a reunion of the Cranberries made the round on hte internet since 2007 but it wasn't until August 29th 2009 that Dolores O'Riordan officaly announced the reunion of The Cranberries and a upcoming world-tour. We hope they'll never split again and bring more songs like Zombie, Linger or Dreams to the world.About Author:Jan Weidenbach is the owner of www.punkz.fm. punk people welcome!
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