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gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
edited June 2006 in Other Music
So do we have any Cranberries fans on the board? I always wanted to see them live but never got a chance before they split up. I've got my music on shuffle here at the office and just listened to "Daffodil Lament". Not to get too girly or anything but that is just one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard. "Ode to my Family" is another that gets me feeling all mushy inside. They also have great rock songs too. Oh how do I miss them. Does anyone know if they've talked about getting back together at all?
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  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    Cant stand them myself but my gf loves them.:)
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • whatsthefreezerwhatsthefreezer Posts: 347
    their first record everybody else is doing it so why can't we? is one of my very favorites. i never liked anything else they did.
  • pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    i Fucking Love the Cranberries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    they have always been one of my favorite bands, i fell in love with them when i was like 12, with their first album and have been loving every album since. i had tix to see them when i was a freshamn in highschool in 96, but they cancel because dolores was sick, it was probably the most devastating thing in my life, and i never got to see them afterwards!!


    i really wish they got back together and started touring agagin or a new album
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    We saw them at the Gorge in the late 90's. Pretty good concert. It's the only time we've been to the Gorge, so I'm excited to be going again. :)
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  • Shawn Smith CollectiveShawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    I tried to get into them in 1994 or 1995 based on the strength of Zombie, but it just wasn't my thing.
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  • AndyMandersonAndyManderson Posts: 167
    ugh, that voice just kills me to hear it. makes me wish i didn't have a sense of hearing whenever it hits my ears.
  • Blue11Blue11 Posts: 200
    I like the Cranberries....I have all their albums...saw them twice live....they put on a good show....their last 2 albums are very lacklustre....I always enjoy listening to them
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  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    i kinda say them...they played 1 1/2 songs at a free show in DC that got shut down :( i liked the 1 1/2 songs, tho :D
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
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  • charlotte28charlotte28 Posts: 56
    I like them, I saw them live a few years ago when I was living in Ontario at Massey Hall which is a tiny place so it was a great show, I was only a couple of rows back. Their older stuff is better, "No Need to Argue" is my favourite. Not really comparable to Pearl Jam live (now that I've finally seen them!) but with a venue that size you can't go wrong - they got me hooked on their opening band as well (Flickerstick) - I actually didn't know they had broken up though, I was wondering why I hadn't heard anything new lately!
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  • imspinninimspinnin Posts: 933
    Love love...the Cranberries!!! I would play them allll the time!!!!
    I've started listening to flyleaf...they kinda remind me of the harder side of Cranberries like "Zombie". Give them a listen, as soon as you log onto their site "I'm So Sick" starts playing...just give it a few seconds, it starts slow them rocks out!!! http://www.flyleafmusic.com
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  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    absolute love for the cranberries! saw them only once in toronto at the molson ampitheatre...front row centre...delores sang a cover of patsy cline's "crazy" and sang the last few lines while looking directly at me...:) excellent show!

    delores is supposed to have a solo album coming out in early summer, but i haven't heard a release date yet. i'm anxious to hear it.
  • U2rocksU2rocks Posts: 89
    Yeah The Cranberries were a great band,....did they ever release a Greatest Hits or Singles collection?
  • azwyldcatsazwyldcats Posts: 710
    zombie zombie zombie yodeliayho
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    And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
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  • pjalive21pjalive21 Posts: 2,818
    gabers wrote:
    So do we have any Cranberries fans on the board? I always wanted to see them live but never got a chance before they split up. I've got my music on shuffle here at the office and just listened to "Daffodil Lament". Not to get too girly or anything but that is just one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard. "Ode to my Family" is another that gets me feeling all mushy inside. They also have great rock songs too. Oh how do I miss them. Does anyone know if they've talked about getting back together at all?

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  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    U2rocks wrote:
    Yeah The Cranberries were a great band,....did they ever release a Greatest Hits or Singles collection?

    "stars" was the greatest hits 92-02 collection. i'm trying to think now if there was ever a rarities collection...because they had some great tunes not on albums...cordell, so cold in ireland, god be with you ireland (delores solo...)...
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    I love them, but i never saw them live. Daffodil Lament is a very pretty song. :)
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • U2rocksU2rocks Posts: 89
    Great, thanks for the info
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    treasure box! that's what i was trying to think of...has pretty much everything they recorded for each of the first four albums in a box set...even has delores' duet with Pavarotti, Ave Maria... and yeah, songs like cordell, their cover of "go your own way", liar (from the empire records soundtrack)...all very good tunes...and the ones i mentioned before...

    anyway...treasure box...that's the one...:)
  • Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    LMMFAO!!! Those songs used to make me laugh so much! See below why...

    ZOMBIE:
    "With their tanks and their bums, and they're bums, and their guns"

    YEAT'S GRAVE:
    "Why do I sit here in the grave?"

    I JUST SHOT JOHN LENNON:
    "It was the fearful night of Dec. 8th/he was returning home from the studio late" (fake gunshots and all... a bit much I think)

    ANIMAL INSTINCT:
    "Something happened to me/While I was having a cup of tea"

    DESPERATE ANDY:
    "Isn't it dandy/ralralalallala/tralalalalla/you're so randy/andy"

    ...the most uninspiring songwriting ever!
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Saw them in the Woodlands in 1996 with Toad the wet sprocket as the opening act. Cranberries put on a great live show- I was impressed. Although I quit listening to them after "to the Faithful departed" record. I really enjoyed their love show, and just figured that their time in the limelight as far as catering to an American audience had faded. Dolorace (sp) has a beautiful voice though- too bad they split up.
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  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    Scratchin a Letter wrote:
    LMMFAO!!! Those songs used to make me laugh so much! See below why...

    ZOMBIE:
    "With their tanks and their bums, and they're bums, and their guns"

    YEAT'S GRAVE:
    "Why do I sit here in the grave?"

    I JUST SHOT JOHN LENNON:
    "It was the fearful night of Dec. 8th/he was returning home from the studio late" (fake gunshots and all... a bit much I think)

    ANIMAL INSTINCT:
    "Something happened to me/While I was having a cup of tea"

    DESPERATE ANDY:
    "Isn't it dandy/ralralalallala/tralalalalla/you're so randy/andy"

    ...the most uninspiring songwriting ever!

    maybe you were laughing because you got the lyrics wrong? :)

    not really a fan of desparate andy myself, either.
  • bladworth116bladworth116 Posts: 344
    my fav is "Promises"-that fucker is a rocker
  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Posts: 2,549
    Used to enjoy them, but the voice eventually wore on me.'

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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    bladworth116 wrote:
    my fav is "Promises"-that fucker is a rocker

    That is a good one. :)
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,895
    Scratchin a Letter wrote:
    LMMFAO!!! Those songs used to make me laugh so much! See below why...

    ZOMBIE:
    "With their tanks and their bums, and they're bums, and their guns"



    ...the most uninspiring songwriting ever!


    bombs...not bums
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  • iluvslashiluvslash Posts: 121
    her voice allways annoyed me!!! Its like nails on a chalkboard, even worse than the wolfmother lead singer and that says something!!
    With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue you get nothing done!
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    red mos wrote:
    Saw them in the Woodlands in 1996 with Toad the wet sprocket as the opening act. Cranberries put on a great live show- I was impressed. Although I quit listening to them after "to the Faithful departed" record. I really enjoyed their love show, and just figured that their time in the limelight as far as catering to an American audience had faded. Dolorace (sp) has a beautiful voice though- too bad they split up.

    No way! My girlfriend had won front row tickets to that show but I couldn't it make it. I was so bummed. That was my biggest missed concert opportunity ever!
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    imspinnin wrote:
    Love love...the Cranberries!!! I would play them allll the time!!!!
    I've started listening to flyleaf...they kinda remind me of the harder side of Cranberries like "Zombie". Give them a listen, as soon as you log onto their site "I'm So Sick" starts playing...just give it a few seconds, it starts slow them rocks out!!! http://www.flyleafmusic.com

    I liked it until it sounded like she got sick on herself. ;)
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