The Cranberries

The Cranberries ("Cadbury" band, also translated as "The Cranberries" band) is a band from Ireland (Ireland is a country where English is the main language) The well-known rock band in the European Music Town), like U2, Sinead O'Connor, Enya, etc., is an important force in leading Irish music to the world. Before the establishment of the Cadbury Band, the three main members Noel, Mike and Fergal were I worked in a band called "The Cranberry Saw Us" for about half a year. Later, Nial, the lead singer of this band, decided to quit due to personal reasons. In order not to affect the normal development of the band, he recommended a good friend of his To the band, this person later became the most important person in the Cadbury band. She was Dolores (Dolores), whose full name is Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan) , changed her name to Dolores Mary O'Riordan Burton (Dolores) after marrying tour manager Don Burton.

The popularity of The Cranberries is inseparable from the heroine Dolores. She Born in a Catholic family, she started singing at the age of three, and thus developed an angelic voice, especially her unique throat sound, which was imitated by some later female singers (such as Faye Wong). 10 When she was a few years old, she had begun to play the piano and compose her own music, and also had some ideas about forming a band. God's arrangement brought Dolores together with these guys who were eager to find a new partner. Her first-class singing skills quickly It was recognized by the other three people. In order to have a new start, they formed a new band together, named The Cranberries, in May 1990. On February 22, 1993, The Cranberries' debut album "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?" (Everyone can do it, why can't we?) came out, and it immediately became a huge success and won them World-wide honor. This album has stayed on the Billboard album chart for two years and has sold more than 7 million copies so far. It also has double platinum sales in China. The high-pitched reply tone of "Dreams" emits Dolores' confident declaration. In the mythical MTV, she sings softly, and the chord rhythm is dense and compact, refreshing and clean. This single was later covered by Faye Wong into "Dream Man". On September 27, 1994, they released the second "No Need To Argue" (No Need to Argue), which was a huge success and sold 12 million copies within a year. The band has also joined the ranks of the world's first-class bands. On November 27, 1995, the band released the first and second albums "Everybody Else Is Doing It/No Need To Argue" as a gift to music fans, a double-disc version of the collection. All the songs from the first two albums were included. On April 29, 1996, the third album "To the faithful departed" came out. The entire album was very complete, and the band was the first in this album. For the first time, the lyrics were reduced to just that, they also laughed at their idols (and maybe themselves), and Dolores' voice could finally shine freely. Compared with their previous two albums, this album is more sophisticated and meticulous in arrangement and orchestration. In terms of lyrics, the content is broader and broader. The Cranberries can sing about love, be deep in the courtyard, and can sing songs of resentment. But they can also focus on misfortune, blame war, and call for peace, and they can do it well.

On April 19, 1999, The Cranberries released their first album, titled "Bury The Hatchet", which was released after Dolores gave birth to daughter Taylor Baxter Burton in 1997 in Toronto. Although the album has received some criticism (for example, some people said that because she stayed in Canada for too long, she also lost the aura she originally had in Ireland, and the melody is sluggish and dull, etc.), but I think there are still many classic songs, such as Animal Instinct (Animal Book), Promises (Promise), Just My Imagination (Just Thinking), etc. On April 19, 2000, the band released a double-disc set of "Bury The Hatchet: The Complete Sessions", which is "Reconciliation" An enhanced version of this album, Disc 1 is the same as the album "Bury The Hatchet", Disc 2 mainly contains live versions of songs from the previous album, and also includes Baby Blues (Postpartum Depression) , Dolores was already a mother at this time), Sweetest Thing (the sweetest thing), Woman Without Pride (lost self-esteem), Such A Shame (shame), Paparazzi On Mopeds (photographer on a bicycle) and several other new songs. 2001 On October 3, 2019, Cadbury's "Wake Up And Smell The Coffee" was released. This album, released after the band had been dormant in the music scene for two years, brought fresh music to the music fans. Breath, the album was produced in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, by former production partner Stephen Streets. Through the new album, you can hear that the inner feelings of the members are fully released, and the skillful and smooth first single "Analyse" reminds fans not to get into trouble, not to get to the bottom of things, but to enjoy it. "Pretty Eyes", which showcases the simple happiness in life and the signature haiku style of vocalist Dolores, exudes a charming 1960s flavor; "Time is Ticking Out" continues the critical style of The Cranberries .

In addition, according to different versions (UK version, North American version, Japanese international version), this album also adds several bonus songs for music fans. For example, the Japanese "I Can't Be With You" (Can't Be With You, Live in Paris 1999), Zombie (Live in Paris 1999) and In The Ghetto (Studio version). On April 8, 2002, The Cranberries released the historical retrospective "Treasure Box" ("Treasure Box" "), the "box" contains a heavyweight four-disc collector's edition set, which contains almost all the important songs since the band's establishment. It can be regarded as a summary of the band's more than ten years of existence. On September 16 of the same year The released "Stars - The Best Of 1992 – 2002" (Avenue of Stars) mainly includes a selection of the band's classic songs from 1992 to 2002, with a total of 20 songs. Among them, only " New New York" (Brand New New York, specially composed for 9.11) and Stars (Avenue of Stars) are two new songs. Then on September 24, 2002, The Cranberries released a two-disc limited edition selection Collection - "Stars - The Best of 1992-2002 (Limited Edition)", that is (Avenue of Stars Limited Edition). One of them is exactly the same as the previous "Stars - The Best Of 1992 – 2002". The other one has only five The songs are all live versions recorded in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, in 2002. They are: Zombie (The Walking Dead), Ode To My Family (Dedicated to My Family), Animal Instinct (Animal Instinct), Salvation (Salvation), Daffodil Lament, these are specially produced to commemorate the 9.11 incident.

By the way, the Cranberries are coming to China for a concert recently~