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The Cranberries |
en | | The Cranberries is an irish rock band that arose to mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Though not officially disbanded, as of 2003 they are currently on hiatus.
Combining the melodic jangle of post-Smiths indie-guitar pop with the lilting, trance-inducing sonic textures of late-'80s dream pop and adding a slight celtic tint, The Cranberries became one of the more successful groups to emerge from the pre-brit-pop U.K. indie scene of the early '90s. Led by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, whose keening, powerful voice is the most distinctive element of the group's sound, the group initially made little impact in the dream United Kingdom.
It wasn't until the lush ballad The Cranberries – Linger became an American hit in 1993 that the band also achieved mass success in the U.K. Following the success of The Cranberries – Linger, The Cranberries quickly became international stars, as both their 1993 debut album, The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, and its 1994 follow-up, The Cranberries - No Need to Argue, sold millions of copies and produced a string of hit singles. By the time of their third album, 1996's The Cranberries - To the Faithful Departed, the group had added distorted guitars to its sonic palette and attempted to make more socially significant music, which resulted in a downturn in the band's commercial fortunes. During the next few years, the band cancelled a large tour and rumors of a breakup were widespread. They released The Cranberries - Bury the Hatchet to mixed reviews in 1999.
In 2001, they released The Cranberries - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee to rave reviews of "The magic is back." The album debuted at number 46 in the U.S. charts.
In 2004, The Cranberries announced they were taking some time to pursue individual careers. They decided to put the next album on hold. After more than a dozen years of relentless touring and promotion, which had seen them clocking up album sales in excess of 38 million and playing to hundreds of thousands of fans around the globe, the band decided it was time for a break.
But, in 2006, the song The Cranberries – Linger appeared in Click (movie).Links The Cranberries, muslib.ru (рус.)Version Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:09:00 +0300
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