The Cranberries

Lorelli!

I always liked The Cranberries! Are they cheesy now :pac:

Mr. Incognito

Great for the aul prostate i hear

darkpagandeath

Only when assaulting an air hostess.

Mouseslayer17

Used to love that song

Graces7

Wensleydale cheese with cranberries. YUMM!

Vincent Vega

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Kspj3OO0s

Best song imo.

They started off a she was tiny and pretty and so very hurt in "Linger" and we all fell in love with her.

A few years later and she was all shouty and lecturing parents about tying kids to beds in "Salvation", by which stage most gave up.

JupiterKid

First two albums were good. Fresh and catchy.

After that, it went pear shaped. And from what I've heard Ms O'Riordan is not the most pleasant of people to deal with.

They had their moment of fame.

JupiterKid

JupiterKid wrote: »

First two albums were good. Fresh and catchy.

After that, it went pear shaped. And from what I've heard Ms O'Riordan is not the most pleasant of people to deal with.

They had their moment of fame.

A second cousin of my wife is married to one of them.

She was...difficult. Which in fairness can be common in the music world, some of the greatest have been the most difficult to work with. She made them all pretty rich.

gramar

I can tolerate them better than before but the one song that will always have me changing the station is Zombie.

Edit: Just saw...'Salvation' above. Another one in the Zombie bracket.

Winterlong

She is as mad as a bag of frogs. A little detached from reality.

biko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZPXQ7nw_9Y

Stravos Murphy

Did you have to use your finger she said.

Allinall

Lorelli! wrote: »

I always liked The Cranberries! Are they cheesy now :pac:

Juicy, I would have thought.

Dr Crayfish

Linger was nice, apart from that, pretty forgettable. The fact that they're Irish and we overblow everything remotely successful here means there's probably plaques outside the schools they went to and Cranberries walking tours going on in Limerick.
Lol, just reminded me of something. I was in Wickla the other day and there are STILL signs up for the "Excalibur trail". A film from 1981 or something that pretty much no one under the age of 40 or so would have seen or have any interest in. They really need to take those down.

Ferrari3600

Deleted User wrote: »

A second cousin of my wife is married to one of them.

She was...difficult. Which in fairness can be common in the music world, some of the greatest have been the most difficult to work with. She made them all pretty rich.

My cousin was one of the bridesmaids at Molly Sugden's wedding.

endacl

Never has a band been more overrated. In the history both of bands and of overration.

Ferrari3600

The Cranberries toured the US with Suede in the mid 1990s. I like both bands but I can't see their audiences being much of a fit.

Harry Palmr

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

there are STILL signs up for the "Excalibur trail". A film from 1981 or something that pretty much no one under the age of 40 or so would have seen or have any interest in. They really need to take those down.

Why would you do that? Plenty of people will have seen the film which looks gorgeous and the market for traipsing about Wiklow is over 40s mainly.

As for the Cranberries - surely the worst Irish act to have a measure of international success. Unlistenable guff.

OldMrBrennan83

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Arghus

With der guns and der bombs..

Tom Mann Centuria

Harry Palmr wrote: »

As for the Cranberries - surely the worst Irish act to have a measure of international success. Unlistenable guff.

I'd say The Thrills have that honour.

Ferrari3600

endacl wrote: »

Never has a band been more overrated. In the history both of bands and of overration.

Nirvana is the most over-rated band in the history of everything, ever.

FACT.

mr_edge_to_you

Arghus wrote: »

With der guns and der bombs..

And der tanks!

Gwynplaine

Zombie is an assault on my ear drums. It's in my top 10 of most hated songs.
Now thanks to opening this thread, I'll have a Zombie earworm for the rest of the day.

Harry Palmr

They had some great singles but they were never really a band to get excited about enough to make me want to check out their albums.

Also, "I Just Shot John Lennon" is a textbook case of terrible songwriting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsN86H0yzrE

Harry Palmr wrote:

As for the Cranberries - surely the worst Irish act to have a measure of international success. Unlistenable guff.

Ah now, let's not forget that Ronan Keating exists (as much as I may wish we could!)

dd972

Can't stand that turned up to 11 rhoticity she sings in, yeah you're Irish, big deal.
Zombie is a horrible song as well.

Dr Crayfish

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

I'd say The Thrills have that honour.

Oh Jesus, damn you for reminding me they ever existed. I think their whole credo was based on spending a few weeks in California one time and they came back thinking they were the Beach Boys during the Pet Sounds era... That whiny stupid voice he put on. Shame on your The Thrills, shame on you.

endacl

endacl wrote: »

Never has a band been more overrated. In the history both of bands and of overration.

The Corrs. Bland, inoffensive, saccharine sweet pap wrapped up in pretty smiles. At least the Cranberries tried, while Zombie and Salvation were woejus they were a band trying to push the envelope a little and not sail through their career regurgitating Linger. Every song by the Corrs was dross.

riffmongous

I'm always surprised by the Zombie hate on here

riffmongous

riffmongous wrote: »

I'm always surprised by the Zombie hate on here

Getting a bad rap since Night of the Living Dead...

riffmongous

Deleted User wrote: »

Getting a bad rap since Night of the Living Dead...

But Shaun of the Dead was good? Made people laugh again

Dr Crayfish

Deleted User wrote: »

The Corrs. Bland, inoffensive, saccharine sweet pap wrapped up in pretty smiles. At least the Cranberries tried, while Zombie and Salvation were woejus they were a band trying to push the envelope a little and not sail through their career regurgitating Linger. Every song by the Corrs was dross.

I don't know, the Corrs at least weren't really trying to be cool or edgy or anything and their music was about as offensive as lift music. They were kind of riding on that short lived wave of the UK thinking Ireland was kind of cool (or maybe it was just Chris Evans), and not just bombs and hate, which was the only reason we'd been in the news for decades. Plus they were nice to look at (especially Jim!).

Incidentally I've never been in a lift that played music.

PTH2009

good band but never made it mega big like u2, Sinead O Connor, The Script, Thin Lizzy among others They didnt fall the way of Aslan (who are only really known in Ireland and irish communites in the UK/Austraila etc). Id put The Cranberries with the likes of Boomtown Rats, Horslips, The Frames, Snow Patrol etc very succesful Irish bands but didnt make it mega big

Love Linger, Zombie,Dreams (real nostalgic reeling in the years type songs).

This is a good from them as well

intresting irish music fact. Meath is the birthplace of Robin McAuley who has fronted rock superstars Survivor in the past (2006-11) among other bands in the US rock scene
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_McAuley

Dr Crayfish

That salvation song is just a really annoying woman shouting salvation salvation over and over. It's such a bad song.

Robineen

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Oh Jesus, damn you for reminding me they ever existed. I think their whole credo was based on spending a few weeks in California one time and they came back thinking they were the Beach Boys during the Pet Sounds era... That whiny stupid voice he put on. Shame on your The Thrills, shame on you.

Yeah, the Thrills' lead singer simply could not sing at all. Listening to him strain his vocal cords was painful.

PTH2009

Robineen wrote: »

Yeah, the Thrills' lead singer simply could not sing at all. Listening to him strain his vocal cords was painful.

the lead singer of the Saw Doctors cant sing live too

Dr Crayfish

Robineen wrote: »

Yeah, the Thrills' lead singer simply could not sing at all. Listening to him strain his vocal cords was painful.

He put on such a strong American accent too. And the way they dressed... Every single thing about them was just awful.

Wheeliebin30

Zombie is worshiped in Asian countries especially Thailand.

It's quite strange.

Ode to my family isn't a bad tune.

Going Forward

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Oh Jesus, damn you for reminding me they ever existed. I think their whole credo was based on spending a few weeks in California one time and they came back thinking they were the Beach Boys during the Pet Sounds era... That whiny stupid voice he put on. Shame on your The Thrills, shame on you.

Shoite music.

Tubridy was a great fan.

And there was another cheesy American sounding oufit that had a rip off of the Mork and Mindy theme tune that he really digged!!

Could have been the same crowd, the old memory's not what it used to be.

Dr Crayfish

Going Forward wrote: »

Shoite music.

Tubridy was a great fan.

And there was another cheesy American sounding oufit that had a rip off of the Mork and Mindy theme tune that he really digged!!

Could have been the same crowd, the old memory's not what it used to be.

I'm singing the Mork and Mindy theme tune in my head now wondering how the f*ck that could be turned into any type of pop song!

byhookorbycrook

Lost any respect for them when the lead singer build the monstrosity soon christened "Dolly's Folly" in West Kerry. I took a lot of pleasure out of learning that the expensive, non native shrubs she planted in the gardens were scoffed by native sheep.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/grey0beard/2467768755

Dr Crayfish

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

Lost any respect for them when the lead singer build the monstrosity soon christened "Dolly's Folly" in West Kerry. I took a lot of pleasure out of learning that the expensive, non native shrubs she planted in the gardens were scoffed by native sheep.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/grey0beard/2467768755

I forgot about that. Any time I try and criticise one off housing on boards people don't understand why I'd have a problem with it!

Flint Fredstone

Not much of a fan but I have a soft spot for Dreams. Catchy tune.

Lia_lia

Can't stand their music. Her voice goes through me.

JupiterKid wrote: »

After that, it went pear shaped. And from what I've heard Ms O'Riordan is not the most pleasant of people to deal with.

Yes my Father worked with them and said the same.

Going Forward

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

I'm singing the Mork and Mindy theme tune in my head now wondering how the f*ck that could be turned into any type of pop song!

Whatever Happened To Corey Haim, that's it.


Middle eight, IIRC.

Lia_lia

Lia_lia wrote: »

Yes my Father worked with them and said the same.

Inspiration for...

My faaaaaader
My faaaaaader
He loiked me
Does anyone care?

lertsnim

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

I'd say The Thrills have that honour.

Had the misfortune of seeing them live once. "We're the focking thrills" was how they opened the show. Awful band.

Dr Crayfish

Going Forward wrote: »

Whatever Happened To Corey Haim, that's it.


Middle eight, IIRC.

AGH. Didn't need to remember that song ((((

The Thrills sounded like an Irish band singing to their English landlord

Just don't go back to Big...sur...

Dr Crayfish

haha, I'm really enjoying all this hate for the Thrills. There's probably some long haired muppet in flares that used to be in the band reading this now and crying.