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Re: Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries has passed
Ashame. Only 46. Really hope this isn't drugs too but the stories seem to hint at it a bit.
Re: Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries has passed
Shitty news but not shocking or much of a surprise. A shame.
Great voice.. pretty generic band, she set them apart but didn’t offer much bar their narrow window & even that wasn’t great imo tho they left a couple of lasting singles. Sad story, shite music. Shame for her as she had talent.
Easy to pigeonhole as post-sinead (& post U2, but U2 were truly always & forever godfucking awful, a true national embarrassment that few countries can match), but Dolores had a great voice all her own & deserved a better life. Sad, but so it goes for damaged souls. We do so little for our victims except trample over them & ridicule them instead of cherishing their stories & talents. A(nother) shameful day for Ireland.
I don’t want it to seem like I’m a cranberries fan, I absolutely wasn’t & thought they were near cheap trash as artists. But she had a great voice & more than that needed & deserved as much protection & love as anyone else. We didn’t look after her like we should’ve, no excuses justify this ending for her. Reminds me kind of an Irish Janis..
Re: Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries has passed
Their record label definitely misguided & manipulated them. Obv the band & Delores share some responsibility for that. But chasing international success i.e. the American-Irish market instead of their own ambitions & artistic goals set her & them on a road to ruin. Maybe she was destined for this outcome no matter what, but as a band they were instantly infected by greed & nonsense & located no real integrity or honesty until their moment had long passed.
Re: Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries has passed
Yeah, they were good. In their own way, a bit mainstream but can't knock them for it. The Sundays were great, a bit more legit imho. Their cover of Wild Horses was an all time cover. Still, The Cranberries were great in their own right & a good band.
Re: Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries has passed
I'll never forget how they blew the world's mind with Zombie in 94. A total WTF moment. The world had just been overexposed with Dreams and Linger and out of the blue, here comes a song like THAT.
I don't know the ins and outs of the band. It was their last mega hit and they deserved a bigger run than that.
