Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Have we agreed that there are not 50 bands better than Cranberries yet?
Just checking in.
Just checking in.
The Cranberries are a Top50 band in History
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hiraethified
I was up to around 50,000 bands better than the Cranberries and gave up
ska invita
back on the other side
BTW
Anglo Saxons, which i presume you are thinking of re "German", were from Denmark, DNA now mainly found in Yorkshire
English DNA 'one-third' Anglo-Saxon
The present-day English owe about a third of their ancestry to the Anglo-Saxons, according to two new studies.
www.bbc.co.uk
Anglo Saxon DNA is only a few percentage points less in Ireland
"Celtic" DNA is a massive mix of eastern european and middle eastern
Majority Of Irish DNA May Have Originated In The Middle East And Eastern Europe
I’m sure some of you may have seen the recent flurry of articles in the national and international press highlighting the publication of a new genetics’ study, “Neolithic and Bron…
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The whole thing is a massive mix up
This band will always be in the hearts of millions of people, it is the only band with origins in dreampop that managed to become big in the 90's. At a time when bands like Cocteau Twins, Galaxie 500, Slowdive or The Sundays never arrived to the public around the world.
As a child of the 90s (I was born in 1991), The Cranberries have always been present in my life. I remember songs from the band in many moments of my childhood, as Dolores said one day "our music can appeal to both an old rocker and a 5-year-old boy".
If you need to destroy Dolores, The Cranberries and their world-renowned legacy, it just shows that you are envious. You are envious that there are people who love music that you don't, I imagine this is because the band you love has barely left a recognizable legacy.
I let you know that after 32 years of its founding and more than 20 of its last commercial success, the band is still very present in the lives of people who love their music, and in the collective imagination of Europe (perhaps the UK is an exception ), Latin America, the US (from 1995 to 1996 it is the largest band in that country) and many areas of Asia.
They, with their music, have transcended and have reached 3 different generations. And they will continue to reach future generations.
OkBTW
Anglo Saxons, which i presume you are thinking of re "German", were from Denmark, DNA now mainly found in Yorkshire
English DNA 'one-third' Anglo-Saxon
The present-day English owe about a third of their ancestry to the Anglo-Saxons, according to two new studies.www.bbc.co.uk
Anglo Saxon DNA is only a few percentage points less in Ireland
"Celtic" DNA is a massive mix of eastern european and middle eastern
Majority Of Irish DNA May Have Originated In The Middle East And Eastern Europe
I’m sure some of you may have seen the recent flurry of articles in the national and international press highlighting the publication of a new genetics’ study, “Neolithic and Bron…
The whole thing is a massive mix up
ElizabethofYork
Old Crone
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hiraethified
Let me make it crystal clear for you: I don't give a shit about the Cranberries, Dolores or their supposed legacy.
However, I am absolutely free to express my opinion about the band, and as far as I'm concerned, they're a mainly forgotten, very average band who haven't aged too well since their short period of success decades ago.
I work as a DJ playing loads of indie and not once in all the 20 years I've been DJing has anyone, ever asked for a song by the Cranberries. So now you know. No need to comment further!
I don't give a shit about your work. Getting old doesn't mean that in a shitty nightclub they ask you for a band or they ask you for Despacito or Echo And The Bunnymen. Do not get confused. Aging well means that after several years of your prime, their music will continue to be heard and it will continue to be important to those who like it. You are making it clear that you are disrespectful, you think that by being 40 years old or being the censor or having 21 years in this shitty forum, you can piss on others.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Has anyone seen the Travis documentary about the guy who says he hates them and so they invited him on tour.
This thread reminds me of that.
It had a happy ending though.
This thread reminds me of that.
It had a happy ending though.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I have often DJd alongside someone who chooses to play the Cranberries out...and still does....and she gets paid a lot more money for it than I get for my efforts....
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
it's a topsy-turvy world innit....
Flavour
hang the bankers
if you don't like it nobody is forcing you to be here
Okif you don't like it nobody is forcing you to be here
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Like the cranberries but their hardcore fanatics are a danger to humanity.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
dolores dollars and the destroyers supported ruddy yurts at the pied bull, liverpool road, in december 1989
This is quite unbalanced, because you know which band I love and yet I don't know the band that you love.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Love is a strong word.
But you need to listen to 100 compositions by Ruddy Yurts.
In that way, the meaning will become clear.
I'm leaning towards siding with the idea that the Cranberries are one of the 50 greatest bands in history. It's a silly idea, but the idea that there's a sacred rock iconography to shield against dilution by Cranberry blandness is an even silly idea. Beatles, Bowie, Zeppelin, Cranberries,... . I'm liking it. 
On a similar note I've come to the conclusion that the demonisation of Cold Play blandness is particularly ridiculous. Their song writing was kinda brilliant, better than Radiohead's.
On a similar note I've come to the conclusion that the demonisation of Cold Play blandness is particularly ridiculous. Their song writing was kinda brilliant, better than Radiohead's.
In fact there is no list of 50 or 100 best bands, it is totally subjective and only the sales data has a certain degree of objectivity, because it can be measured.I'm leaning towards siding with the idea that the Cranberries are one of the 50 greatest bands in history. It's a silly idea, but the idea that there's a sacred rock iconography to shield against dilution by Cranberry blandness is an even silly idea. Beatles, Bowie, Zeppelin, Cranberries,... . I'm liking it.
On a similar note I've come to the conclusion that the demonisation of Cold Play blandness is particularly ridiculous. Their song writing was kinda brilliant, better than Radiohead's.
The Cranberries were a band with a sound that combined Irish folk rock and dreampop, with certain influences from The Cure, The Smiths, Joy Division, Echo And The Bunnymen and other post-punk bands. But like I said, the debut album is mostly dreampop with some classic rock songs like How and other shoegaze songs like Pretty or I Still Do.
My point to give an intrinsic value to the band, apart from my biased vision, is that it is the only band with this kind of sound and origins that has become huge in the world, selling 50 million units (15 in US), at a time when English bands like Pulp, Suede, Oasis and Blur failed miserably in that market.
I sincerely believe that this band had something very special apart from its vocalist, and it was the fact of having a fully identifiable sound thanks to the folk component of their melodies, which can be seen in Dreams, Cordell or Sunday, among others.
Discussing whether or not it is a Top50 or Top100 does not really have impotence, the serious thing is that there are people who still do not value and respect such an influential and important band, which has left an indelible mark on history, and will continue to gain followers over the years.
Because they are and will be a fundamental band of their time, the 90s
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Has Patrick Bateman been mentioned yet in this thread?
klang
klang
i was in about 50 bands better than the cranberries and gave all of them up.
Ok, boomer
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I could name 50 techno producers better than The Cranberries
klang
klang
it showsDo it!.
But The Cranberries are not producers
Where are these 50 best techno producers than The Cranberries?
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hiraethified
Feel free to leave this 'shitty' forum any time you like, and inflict your excruciatingly uncritical one-way gushing somewhere else. You really won't be missed.
I could name 150 better historians than The Cranberries
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