Group of cranberries. The Cranberries (Irish rock band)

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  After Quinn left The Cranberry Saw Us, the remaining members of the band filed an ad looking for a vocalist, which was answered by Dolores O'Riordan, who came to the audition with the words and music written by her for the group's demo recordings. Having subsequently offered a draft version of the song "Linger", she was accepted into the group.

  Having thus received a vocalist and author in one person, the band set about creating a demo recording, which consisted of three songs, was released in 300 copies and distributed to local music stores. The cassettes sold out within a few days. Inspired musicians sent a demo to record companies. In 1991, the band changed its name to The Cranberries.

  The demo tape received attention from both the British press and record labels, and was the subject of bidding between the UK's major labels for the release rights. The band eventually signed with Island Records. The group's first single "Uncertain" was a complete failure. After an unsuccessful concert in London, where representatives music companies and journalists who came to look at the "Future Rock Sensation" saw four shy teenagers, led by a shy vocalist who constantly turned away from the public, music publications criticized the Irish, although shortly before the release of the song they also painted in bright colors as giving big hopes a young group from the provinces will soon wipe out all their competitors from the face of the earth.

  The failure of the first album and the discovery of Piers Gilmour's secret deal with Island Records led to the termination of the contract between the band and Gilmour, who was replaced by Jeff Travis.

  Popularity and heyday

  After concluding a contract with producer Stephen Street, the band members resumed work in the studio, and in March 1993 the album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? appeared in UK record stores. By the end of the year, it had sold over a million copies in the US alone. The album was selling 70,000 copies a day [ ] .

  During the recording of the fifth album in 2000, Dolores became pregnant again and most of the songs were dedicated to this joyful event. The album was released in October and did not achieve commercial success. Despite this, it became the most favorite among the participants themselves - even and calm compositions, rarely interspersed with fatal action movies, conveyed the group's mentally balanced state. A world tour was held, after which in 2002 the group released a collection greatest hits, and since 2003, without officially announcing the breakup, the members have focused on their solo projects.

  Temporary leave, solo projects and The Cranberries reunion

  The Cranberries have been on temporary leave since 2003. The three members of the band - Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan and Fergal Lawler - were busy developing their solo projects. Mike Hogan opened a café in Limerick and occasionally played bass at his brother's concerts.

  In 2005, Noel Hogan's Mono Band released a self-titled album, and since 2007, Hogan, together with vocalist Richard Walters, has been developing a new project - Arkitekt, which was noted for the release The Black HairEP.

  Debut solo album by Dolores O'Riordan Are You Listening? was released on May 7, 2007, its release was preceded by the single "Ordinary Day". Second album No Baggage released August 24, 2009.

  Fergal Lawler writes songs and plays drums in his new group The Low Network, which he created with his buddies Kieran Calvert (Woodstar member) and Jennifer McMahon. In 2007, their first release "The Low Network EP" was released.

  January 9, 2009 Dolores O'Riordan, Noel and Mike Hogan for the first time for a long time performed together for University Philosophical Society at Trinity College Dublin. This happened as part of the award to Dolores of the highest award (for those who are not members of the society) "The Honorary Patronage".

  August 25, 2009 at exclusive interview for New York radio station 101.9 RXP, Dolores O'Riordan has officially confirmed that The Cranberries will reunite in November 2009 to tour North America and Europe (in 2010). The tour will feature new songs from No Baggage as well as classic hits.

  In April 2011, The Cranberries began recording their sixth studio album, which was named Roses. The album was released on February 27, 2012. On January 24, 2012, the band released the only video for a song from this album, "Tomorrow".

  Compound

  After changing soloist at the beginning creative way The composition of the group did not change. The legend reflects the main role of each participant. vertical lines years of release of studio albums are marked.

  Chronology of the group's line-up:

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  Irish rock band The Cranberries formed in 1989 in Limerick and was then called The Cranberry Saw Us. The first line-up included guitarist Noel Hogan, his brother bass guitarist Mike Hogan, drummer Fergal Lawler and vocalist Niall Quinn. A year later, the place at the microphone was vacated, and the musicians decided to try their luck in search of a vocalist. Singer and talented composer Dolores O'Riordan responded to an ad placed in a local newspaper. As a test, she was asked to write lyrics and vocals for pre-existing recordings. The group was satisfied with the result, and the line-up was completed. At the same time, the name was shortened to The Cranberries, and the musicians themselves recorded a demo tape, which was sent to British record companies. The cassette attracted the attention of the public and the press, and the group received several offers at once - as a result, the choice fell on Island Records.

  In 1991, The Cranberries went into the studio with manager Piers Gilmour, who produced their demo tape, to record their debut EP, U ncertain". However, due to Gilmour's strange views on music, the release turned out to be nondescript, and relations between him and the musicians deteriorated. When in January 1992 it came to recording their debut album, the team almost broke up altogether - Gilmour was fired, the material was rejected, and the musicians practically decided to give up music. It took a lot of effort for them to pull themselves together and start all over again. In March, The Cranberries, along with new producer Stephen Street, who worked with The Smiths, tried to record the first album again. The material was written almost entirely by O'Riordan. In parallel, the group toured the UK quite successfully and recorded live for various radio broadcasts.

  First single "Dreams" was released in September 1992, in February 1993 - the second single "Linger", and a month later the album itself "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?" The audience greeted these releases coolly, "Linger" only reached 74th place in the charts. However, The Cranberries were able to tour as an opening act for Suede. The group was suddenly noticed by representatives of the MTV channel, which radically changed the situation. The active rotation of video clips brought the musicians popularity. After the tour, The Cranberries returned to their homeland in Ireland as stars. In February 1994, "Linger" was re-released and reached the 14th place, the single "Dreams" re-released in May did not rise high (27th place), but strengthened the group's position. The debut album re-entered the British hit parade and reached the 1st line. The group was able to go on tour in North America and Europe.

  Inspired by the success, the musicians began to prepare new material, which resulted in the release in October 1994 album "No Need To Argue" which brought the group international success and popularity. Compared to the debut, the songs were even deeper and tougher. The disc reached number 6 on the US Billboard 200 and number 2 on the UK charts, but topped the charts of some European countries. The success was facilitated by the very emotional single "Zombie", released in September. The song was dedicated to two girls who died in March 1994 as a result of terrorist attacks organized by Irish separatists in the British city of Warrington. The single became the undisputed "number one" in the charts around the world - needless to say, how old and new fans of The Cranberries were waiting for the album. The result is 3x platinum in the UK, 5x platinum in Canada, 7x platinum in the US, and over 5 million discs sold in Europe. Grand total for this moment- 17 million albums sold.

  The Cranberries' next disc "To The Faithful Departed" was released at the end of April 1996. Despite the even heavier weight and laudatory reviews, the disc could not repeat the success of its multi-platinum predecessor - it managed to get only two "platinum" in the US and "gold" in the UK. As a result, sales amounted to 6 million copies. relative success used the single "Salvation". In the fall of that year, The Cranberries canceled tours of Europe and Australia. Rumors spread that the main songwriter of the group, O'Riordan, decided to pursue a solo career, however, this was not the case. The musicians took a break and started working on new material.

  The Cranberries' fourth studio album, Bury the Hatchet, was released in April 1999, and sales again showed that the band's popularity was in decline. The first single was the song "Promises", released in February. Positions in the charts and sales figures were modest - "gold" in the US, Austria, Germany, Canada, "platinum" in Spain and France. Total sales in just three years exceeded one million copies. Nevertheless, after the release of the album The Cranberries plucked up their courage and embarked on a big world tour, which became the most successful of their career. The group also appeared in the then popular TV series Charmed. In the summer of 2000, after the end of the tour, a 2-disc edition of "Bury The Hatchet" was released with b-sides and live recordings.

  In October 2001, the band's fifth album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, went on sale. The disc, released on the new label of the MCA group, was not very popular and could not even repeat the sales figures of its predecessor. The situation was not saved by singles that did not even hit the British charts. In 2002, a collection of the best things "Stars - The Best of 1992-2002" was released, as well as a DVD of the same name with video clips. At the same time, the first albums of the group were re-released. After a series of small tours, The Cranberries returned to the studio in February 2003 with Stephen Street again - the new disc was planned to be released in the spring of 2004. In the summer, the musicians toured independently and warming up at Rolling Stones , and in September they unexpectedly announced the breakup of the group. Further, each participant, with varying degrees of success, took up a solo career. In 2008, Island Records released The Cranberries' best-of double compilation "Gold".

  In early 2009, O'Riordan became an honorary member of the Philosophical Society of the University of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. On this occasion, The Cranberries climbed in together, although they officially stated that they would not be for long. However, in the fall, the musicians reunited for a tour of the United States and Europe, where they played both their own classics and new tracks, as well as O'Riordan's solo work. Actually, the reunion of the group was largely devoted to the release of the second solo album vocalists of "No Baggage". Anyway, the band continued to perform during 2009-2010, and in the spring of 2011 they went into the studio with their permanent producer Stephen Street to record their new and first studio album in 10 years, called "Roses". It contains material that was in the works when The Cranberries announced they were disbanding in 2003. The disc was released in February 2012.

  

  Irish singer Dolores O "Riordan died suddenly in London. She was only 46 years old. The vocalist of The Cranberries arrived in the British capital to record a new composition. Representative musical group called the soloist's departure from life sudden, but said that he could not yet tell about the details of what had happened.

  "Family members are devastated by the news and have asked for privacy during this difficult time," the group said in a statement.

  The London police said that the call from the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane near Hyde Park came to them at 09:05 am (12:05 Moscow time) on Monday, January 15. At the moment, Dolores O "Riordan is considered dead under unclear circumstances.

  A Hilton spokesperson confirmed that the death of the Irish singer occurred at the hotel. According to her, the hotel on Park Lane is fully cooperating with the police in clarifying all the circumstances of the incident.

  One of the first my condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased soloists The Cranberries was expressed by the President of Ireland and countryman O "Riordan Michael Higgins. According to him, her work had a huge impact on rock and pop music both in Ireland and around the world.

  “With great sadness, I learned about the death of Dolores O'Riordan, a musician, singer and author ... For her family and all those who follow and worry about Irish music, Irish musicians and performers, her death will be a great loss,” said Higgins.

  Condolences in connection with the death of O "Riordan were expressed by her colleagues in the music scene. Solo guitarist and vocalist British group The Kinks Dave Davis said that they recently spoke with the singer, discussing plans for joint creativity.

  “I’m truly shocked that Dolores O’Riordan left so suddenly. We talked with her a couple of weeks before Christmas. She seemed happy and healthy. We even talked about the possible writing of several songs together. Incredible. God bless her,” wrote Davis.

  — Dave Davies (@davedavieskinks) January 15, 2018

  Irish performer Andrew Hozier-Byrne, acting under the pseudonym Hozier, recalled his first impression of the voice of Dolores O'Riordan.

  “The first time I heard the voice of Dolores O'Riordan was unforgettable. He questioned how a voice can sound in the context of rock. I have never heard anyone use their vocal instrument like that. Shocked and saddened by the news of her death, thoughts - with her family, ”- wrote the musician.

  "My first kissing dance was to The Cranberries"

  According to music producer and composer Maxim Fadeev, he is upset that the world continues to leave good musicians. In a conversation with RT, he recalled that already in the nineties, when many were just starting in Russia, The Cranberries already had several good songs on their account.

  “The Cranberries was when we were just getting started. The band started in the 90s and they had a couple of really cool tracks. Very, very sorry, - said Fadeev. - Musicians leave, cool guys leave, but who comes? .. I would like to see. It’s just a pity for a great musician.”

  Russian singer Pyotr Nalich called the soloist of the Irish group a wonderful musician. Nalich admitted to RT that at a party on the day he graduated music school sounded songs Cranberries.

  “You won’t believe it, I remember how there was a party at the end of the music school. We were 14 years old and they even poured us some wine (perhaps or not), but then we had a dance, and I remember that my first kiss dance was under the song Cranberries, Nalich said. “Bless her memory, she was a wonderful musician.”

  Pelageya also expressed her condolences in connection with the untimely departure of a young and very talented singer.

  “It felt some kind of inner breath of Ireland”

  The vocals of the soloist of The Cranberries were outstanding and struck with originality, and the compositions performed by her sounded like a powerful attack, told RIA Novosti musical critic Alexander Belyaev.

  “Dolores O'Riordan is an outstanding person. Of course, her voice was amazing - a very young, fragile creature with this peculiar voice, with bitterness and oil in the vocal cords,” Belyaev said.

  “Such a powerful attack, something folk, real, earthy, grown in those fields. The first album was very much appreciated even by musical snobs. Then they went uphill, released the second album with the song Zombie - and they became like this folk group", - said the source of the agency.

  According to him, The Cranberries are a real phenomenon of the nineties. The critic explained that its members revolutionized the music of the time with their traditional sound.

  “I remember when their album Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can't We came out, it made a very big impression, it’s still not clear why. These are such simple songs, simple harmonies, no bells and whistles, but everything was played in some kind of its own way, completely original. It felt some kind of inner breath of Ireland. They had an Irishness that was completely elusive, but clearly felt, ”added Belyaev.

  Dolores O'Riordan was born in September 1971 in the Irish village of Ballybriken in County Limerick. She was the youngest of seven children in a poor farming family. As a child, Dolores sang in the church choir, and then learned to play the piano and pipe. At 17, she took up the guitar.

  The story of Dolores getting into The group The Cranberries, as is often the case, is linked to its partial breakup. The band was formed in Limerick in 1989 by brothers Mike (bass) and Noel (solo) Hogan, who recruited drummer Fergal Lawler and vocalist Niall Quinn. The group was then called The Cranberry Saw Us. A year later, Quinn left the band, and the musicians posted an ad looking for a new vocalist. Dolores O "Riordan responded to him by sending several demos.

  She was accepted into a group that changed its name to The Cranberries. Dolores very quickly became the face of the group thanks to her original and recognizable voice - a lively, rhythmic mezzo-soprano.

  After the appearance of the singles Dreams and Linger, in March 1993 the first studio album by The Cranberries was released - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? However, real fame came to Irish group and a talented performer a year and a half later.

  In October 1994, The Cranberries released their second studio album, No Need to Argue, with Zombie as the title track. This is a protest song with which the musicians opposed the terrorist activities of the militants of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). It became a hymn to the return of the Irish people to a peaceful life.

  The creation of this composition was influenced by two explosions that occurred in February and March 1993 in the British Warrington. As a result of the terrorist attacks organized by militants of the IRA, 56 people were injured and two boys, Jonathan Ball and Tim Perry, were killed.

  After the release of their second album, which became platinum in many countries of the world, The Cranberries released three more records, after which in 2003 the band members, without announcing the breakup, took up solo projects. Dolores O'Riordan has released two solo albums.

  In April 2011, The Cranberries reunited and began recording their sixth studio album, and at the end of April 2017, the seventh album, Something Else, was released. Nevertheless, the tour in support of her had to be canceled due to severe back pain, which began with the vocalist.

  Dolores O "Riordan 20 years (1994-2014) was married to the former Duran Duran tour manager Don Burton. She left three children: 20-year-old son Taylor Baxter and two daughters - 16-year-old Molly Lee and 12- Summer Dakota Rain.

  At the time, Noel and Mike Hogan (lead guitarist and bass) and Feargal Lawler (drums) were looking for a vocalist for their band. They started performing as teenagers when young Firgal, learning that the Hogan brothers were going to assemble a team, joined them with his brand new, just bought drum set. The band's original name was THE CRANBERRY SAW US. This name was given to her by Niall (Niall), former first group vocalist. Nobody took Nial seriously. He liked to write comedic lyrics like "My Granny drowned in a fountain" ("My grandmother drowned in a fountain ..."). Unfortunately, he died early and the band had to look for a new vocalist. Dolores lived a few miles away, went to school and sang in the church choir.

  So, the group needed a vocalist, but the guys were quite surprised to see a fragile-looking girl of small stature in front of them. She clearly did not fit the role of soloist. But there was nothing to do, Noel played her some recently composed chords, and Dolores went home. That same evening, she wrote the lyrics to the tune. The next day, Dolores returned with a song called "Linger". After listening to what she "did" in just one evening, the guys took her to the group. The composition "Linger" was dedicated to Dolores' first boyfriend, but when she sang it for the first time, the band members did not even listen to the words: they were amazed how such a small girl could sing so strongly. The guys were just delighted.

  And here a completely legitimate question may arise: what did they want to do now that Dolores was in the group? Of course, they decided to head straight to the studio in their home town of Limerick (LimericK), Ireland, where they recorded three songs. Then young musicians prepared 300 copies of these recordings on cassette, placed them in local music stores and waited for them to sell out quickly. The result was impressive: all 300 copies were sold in just a few days!

  Encouraged by the success of their music, the band members shortened the team's name to THE CRANBERRY "S, prepared a demo tape and sent it to all the studios they had ever heard of. Dolores was delighted with the team, because her most cherished desire was to sing in rock group."One of my earliest memories is when I was 5 years old and I was in school - said Dolores. - The headmistress brought me to the sixth grade, where twelve-year-old girls studied. She sat me at the teacher's table and asked me to sing. I liked singing very much, because singing is something in which I excelled other people. But I'm still very shy about singing, even now I'd rather die than sing in a pub."

  When the band recorded their first demo tape, average age its participants was only 19 years old. It featured five tracks, including early versions of "Linger", "Dreams", and "Put me down". When this record reached the London record labels, the final choice of the band's name was made and it began to look like THE CRANBERRIES we are used to.

  During this time, the band continued to play in Limerick, but what the audience saw then was very different from what can be seen at their concerts now. This is how Dolores described it: "THE CRANBERRIES concerts were a performance of four timid, little teenagers, with the vocalist standing to the side like a statue, afraid to move, so as not to trip and fall. At that time we did not know how to "represent" our music, but I think the audience saw our good potential." When the group began to receive invitations from various record companies, the musicians preferred the studio Island Records. At first things seemed to go smoothly for THE CRANBERRIES. But then it started serious problems.

  The group's demo tape was distributed to journalists, who reacted favorably to her music. The group was destined for a good future. Great hopes were placed on the band's very first single, also promisingly titled "Uncertain" ("Unexpected"). He came out in 1991. And now, after all this hype around the group, the first single was released with a quality far from the quality of a demo cassette. In the press, he was generally called a "second-rate" composition. This is how THE CRANBERRIES began to experience the insidiousness and volatility of the music show business. "For us it was a terrible time when the debut single was not well received - recalled Dolores. - I believed in the possibilities of the group, but did not believe in music industry. And then I lost faith in the whole world. I was 18 years old, I was at home in Limerick and was in a real depression. "The band's difficulties were not limited to this: among other things, THE CRANBERRIES had serious problems with their first manager, and at the time when the group was going to record their first album in the studio She was on the verge of collapse.

  But one evening, Dolores, carrying in her heart all these troubles, disappointments, thoughts about the lack of prospects, found herself in Limerick at a concert of one of local groups. She watched from auditorium how this team plays, and then went back to her friends and said, "Everyone does it, so why can't we?" Thus came the turning point in THE CRANBERRIES' biography, and the words of Dolores became the title of their debut album (it was entitled: "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can"t We").

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  The band found a new manager, Geoff Travis, formerly of Trade Records, and in 1992 recorded their debut album in Dublin. By the time the album went on sale (it was in March of the following year, 1993), THE CRANBERRIES found they needed to start their career over again, since even at this early stage they were only referred to creatively as failures.

  In retaliation to detractors who stubbornly did not want to see the potential of the group, they went on an extensive tour in 1993. The musicians have toured the UK (with BELLY), Europe (with HOTHOUS FLOWERS) and the US (with THE THE and SUEDE). "The strangest thing about the American tour," Dolores said, "was that we acted like tourists and had a good time, and in the meantime our album kept selling and selling. We were told: "Sold another 7,000 copies of your CD this week." And we were like, 'Is that good?' People were laughing at us because we didn't know how the album was selling."

  By the end of 1993, "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We" reached the million mark in the US, and the musicians returned to their native Ireland as real heroes. Dolores said. - After the success in America, the album began to rise, began to climb up in the British charts and finally reached number one. The members of the group were happy with their success, but they did not want to be considered "caliphs for an hour."

  Therefore, the musicians again settled in the studio and by March 1994 they recorded the next album "No Need To Argue". Recording went so quickly and well that the members of THE CRANBERRIES decided to take a break and after finishing work in the studio went skiing. Before that, Dolores had never had to ski, and her inexperience caused a serious injury: she badly injured her knee. Later, at the height of their fame, the band was even forced to cancel all their shows until Doloeres started going again.

  But the event she didn't miss was O'Riordan's wedding to Don Burton in July 1994 in Ireland. "I met my future husband (he's Canadian) when we toured the US with DURAN DURAN. Then he was their concert manager. We are very happy together," said Dolores. The album "No Need To Argue" was released in October 1994 and was a great success. In the first three weeks after the release, a million copies were sold. The first single from this album, called "Zombie" became "Zombie" was one of the most played songs on American alternative radio stations and became one of the biggest hits at THE CRANBERRIES concerts. written about the time when the bombs were detonated in Warrington (Warrington) in the UK (when the Irish Republican Army bomb killed two small children), Dolores recalled. - But it's not really about the situation in Northern Ireland. This song is about a child who died in England because of the situation in Northern Ireland."

  Much of "No Need To Argue" was written during THE CRANBERRIES' US tour in 1993. “Anyone could be in front of the tour bus, but I was at the back, protecting my voice,” Dolores said. “I wrote all these songs about my life in Limerick, about how I miss my parents. This is described in the composition "Ode To My Family" The only track on the album that reflects my new family life, is "Dreaming My Dreams".

  At the end of 1994, THE CRANBERRIES behaved like the stars, whose album became a worldwide hit. In October 1994, the band embarked on a lengthy tour, deciding to continue next year as well. "The best thing for all of us is that we answered our own question, which was the title of our first album," Dolores said. "We proved it with our first album and continued to prove it with our second." Indeed, THE CRANBERRIES' response to their point-blank question was impressive. After the triumphant success of "No Need To Argue", the modest "cranberries" rose to the rank of superstars. THE CRANBERRIES' third album, "To The Faithful Departed", further cemented their fame. The release of this disc was accompanied by a world tour and a grandiose promotion, which even the most "cool" superstars could envy. As always, Dolores enjoyed the special attention of journalists, while the other three members of THE CRANBERRIES modestly kept a low profile. "Rolling Stone" in general jokingly called the group as "Dolores O" Riordan & THE CRANBERRIES ", which, however, is true. This is very outstanding personality deserves to be told more about it.

  Music Dolores infected her parents. In her youth, her father performed in a local band, playing the accordion. When he took out his accordion and played very loudly, I shouted to him: "Dad, stop it!" I sang and they asked me to stop. My mother has always inspired me. She knew that I love music, I have talent and my voice was good. But my mother wanted me to teach music, so she sent me to learn to play the piano. She dreamed that I would receive a diploma, but I did not receive it, but instead joined the group "- this is how Dolores recalled her introduction to music. Any mature husband could envy her self-reliance and perseverance, as well as what she had known since childhood Oh Riordan, who wants to be. Maybe her confidence that she would be a singer and certainly famous left no chance for a different outcome.

  The singer's childhood idol (and the only one) was Elvis Presley. She thought he was God. Dolores' parents played a lot of country music - Jim Reefs, Bing Crosby, Frank Senatra - but nothing touched them all like what the King of Rock and Roll played. Here are the most vivid memories of Dolores: "I remember how one morning I went down to breakfast, and my mother was sitting in the kitchen and sobbing, wailing," He died, he died. "I asked:" Who? Dog?" and she said, "No, Elvis." The whole of Ireland was going crazy. He was great. Sometimes old movies of his concerts are shown. Elvis would go down to his fans, kiss them, or blot his face with towels and give them to the fans. He was great, no bullshit."

  Many critics expose Dolores O "Riordan in a very gloomy color. They paint the image of a bitch of the worst kind: arrogant, touchy, irritable, overly selfish ... It is hardly possible to agree that Dolores has at least a small fraction of these "glorious" qualities. She - a self-made person.No one looked after her, controlled her.Doloros, having met the guys from the group, left native home moved to the city. She has worked and is working very hard, so she does not have the desire and time for idle communication with numerous people who would be flattered to communicate with a celebrity. Dolores is sincere and can, with all straightforwardness, say not very pleasant things to the journalists who pester her, which can offend and cause impartial words addressed to her in the press. “You get into a state where you get tired of people annoying you. You talk to a journalist and you know that they want to present you in a false light. They want you to be an arrogant bitch. But you are not an arrogant bitch, and the journalist continues to ask ideotic questions. It's very unpleasant, especially when such questions come from women. So I answer: "Listen, dear, thanks for stopping by. I'm sorry to waste my time, and I'd rather wash my cat. "And she continues: "Can you explain?" And continues to look at me strangely. I think it's quite disgusting. Then I said that I had enough .

  She is so straightforward and stubborn, this Irish Dolores O "Riordan. If she feels that someone is giving her negative energy and she doesn't like this man, she just tries to stay away from him. It is better for her to walk away than to argue, object and have trouble. Dolores doesn't want to put up with things like that just because she's a celebrity. She likes to do things her own way. Dolores herself calls herself none other than "dumb-headed."

  And here the time has come to tell you a "terrible" secret. When Dolores entered the band at 19, she left home and moved to Limerick, not only to play with the band but (perhaps mainly) to "live with one man in sin". Dolores' parents were, as befits the Irish, "faithful" Catholics. But they were not shocked, they understood their daughter. Therefore, the act of Dolores was not discussed. Especially since they had an apartment in Limerick with many rooms. One was Dolores, the other was her chosen one. Her mother was more worried when the success came to The Cranberries, they began to tour actively and her daughter practically stopped being at home. This acceptance by the parents of their daughter is also surprising because Dolores is the youngest in the family. She has six brothers. Mother Dolores cared more for the boys, which, however, is typical of Ireland. In relation to the girl, she was quite strict. Dolores got to the discos only a couple of times a year under the supervision of her brothers. And they took their duties very seriously. "For example, I'm dancing with a guy, and they come up and ask:" Where are his hands? Who is he? What is he doing?". Probably, the brothers saved me, saved me from many troubles," Dolores recalled. But, despite the severity, the parents tried to understand her. Nowadays, when The Cranberries are playing in their hometown, parents are happy to come to their concerts.

  With the first chosen one, Dolores was very unlucky. This relationship was difficult for her. "I wanted to leave, but it took years. I was completely in control. My mother was very worried when I told her what was happening: I was unlucky, I fell into the hands of the wrong person. I was ashamed." And the longer their relationship continued, the harder it was for Dolores, the more aggression she had to face. It got to the point where she couldn't talk to anyone. The irony here is that at the time, working at The Cranberris distracted her, helped her forget her fear. It was not even work, but rather some kind of fun, entertainment. Moreover, despite the fact that the group's fame grew, Dolores constantly thought about how she did not want to return to Limerick in order to again be subjected to threats and violence. “I couldn’t understand what it means to love and trust for real. I thought: here it is, first love, first boyfriend. When you lose your virginity, you think that only one person will ever want to sleep with you. You think: you need to get married for this man, all that nonsense." This three-year period was the most difficult for Dolores. But, as she believes, the tests tempered her character, helped to realize many things. Although, when Dolores found the courage to break with this connection, she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Her current husband, Don Burton, helped her a lot here. With him, Dolores considers herself really happy. After all, it is important for her to have complete trust and support. By the fifth anniversary of their wedding, they are going, according to Dolores, to renew their vows, given to each other on their wedding day. In composition" Will you remember" from the album "To The Faithful Departed" Dolores recalls how one day she went to the airport to meet her husband and thought, "Does he remember all these little tricks that I did at the wedding: lipstick, hair, clothes and stuff that men usually don't remember..."

  We can say that Dolores went through everything: fire, water, and copper pipes. Moreover, the test of glory was also difficult for her. True, having such "senior comrades" as Bono and Luciano Pavoroti, Dolores was a little easier. "They went through the same thing and said that if it's hard for me, I can just call, we'll be together and it won't be so bad. Bono is really great, he's like a big brother to me."

  Interestingly, for the recording of "To The Faithful Departed", The Cranberries decided not to invite Stephen Street, the producer of their previous albums. The musicians wanted to work with someone else, they needed a change. They didn't need super sound or a lot of keyboards, they wanted the music to be alive, sound fresh. In addition, it was important for the band members not to feel the pressure of the producer, but to feel free, enjoy life, laugh, which they did during the recording of the album. And all this had an effect. "To The Faithful Departed" Is Lively And More Radical Than Previously albums Cranberries.

  Maybe the success of all the group's discs is due to the fact that Dolores is truthful in her lyrics. "I do not create false images, although I exaggerate emotions a little and overdramatize something for songs. Poems are always personal experience personal relationships, personal emotions.

  It remains to be said that, according to Dolores, traditional Irish and African music have other things in common. She believes that all music came from the same source, from the same roots. Therefore, the prayers of the Middle East are similar to how banshees howl (these are creatures from Irish folklore).

  Dolores is very romantic person. She loves the old fashioned romance, the simple things that are often neglected. So, in her opinion, "Sex is too bloated, I love premonitions, little things that mean a lot."

  Yes, if you think that we forgot to tell about the other three members of the group, then we are not. And it's not just that they stay in the background, not arousing such interest from journalists as Dolores, and giving the impression of such good boys who will not even be noticed in the pub. Just the lion's share of their success, if not all, The Cranberries owe to this talented girl. The group's drummer Fergal Lawler stands out because he buys a huge amount of CDs on tour. Mike Hogan (younger) does not buy CDs at all, as he can always steal them from the older Noel.

  Quiet, here they are, these lovely "cranberries", who enchanted the whole world with their music.

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  Levitan 25.10.2006 01:41:12

  Cool article (even despite the many grammatical errors). Finally, I learned a lot of new things about Dolores.

  
  

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  Rita 12.09.2016 03:51:28

  In the film "Until I played the box" to the question of the television quiz "which berry gave the name musical group? Carter Chambers responds with "cranberry", referring to The Cranberries.

  "The Cranberries" became popular in the pre-Britpop English scene of the early 90s, blending the Smiths' guitar melody with trance-inducing dream-pop musical textures and Celtic influences. At the very beginning of its activity, the group was called "Cranberry Saw Us" and consisted of the Hogan brothers, Noel (b. December 25, 1971; guitar) and Mike (b. April 29, 1973; bass), drummer Fergal Lawler (b. March 4, 1971) and vocalist Niall Quinn. Soon this team from the Irish city of Limerick was reduced to a trio, as Quinn left its ranks. The remaining musicians considered that it would be better to invite a woman to the microphone and filed an ad looking for a vocalist. A talented person named Dolores O "Riordan (b. September 6, 1971) responded to this proposal, in addition to her main activity, she undertook to write lyrics and music. She composed several songs for the first sampler, including the most beautiful ballad "Linger".

  After all 300 copies of the demo were sold out in Irish stores, the band shortened the name to "The Cranberries" and headed to the UK market, sending the tapes to several English record labels. The reaction of the labels was positive, and offers rained down from them, from which the musicians settled on what came from "Island Records".

  With Piers Gilmour as manager and producer, the ensemble went into the studio and recorded their first single, "Uncertain". The release was unsuccessful, and the showdown with Gilmour that broke out during this period almost led to the breakup of the group. The situation was resolved by breaking off all relations with Pierce. Jeff Travis of Rough Trade took over as manager, and Steven Street, formerly of The Smiths, became the producer. In the spring of 1993, the debut album, "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?", appeared on sale, followed by the single "Dreams". But neither the one nor the other release, nor the next EP ("Linger" ) did not make a big impression on the British public. Then the Cranberries went to the States to open the concerts "The The" and "Suede". Surprisingly, the group was given a warmer reception there than the headliners. Catching this chip, MTV set to work, putting "Linger" went into heavy rotation, which propelled the single to number eight on the US charts and pushed the album close to double platinum sales.

  On next year The cranberry mania also spread to England, where "Everybody Else" took its rightful first place. Of all the musicians in the group, the press paid the most attention to the vocalist, which was facilitated by her pompous wedding with Cranberries tour manager Don Burton. The position of O "Riordan strengthened with the release of the album" No Need To Argue ".

  This record with a slightly harder and more straightforward sound, produced by the same Street, took 6th place in the American charts and became three times platinum. The biggest hits from the disc were "Zombie" and "Ode To My Family", which served as the main catalysts for sales. Soon, rumors began to circulate in the press about the departure of Dolores. Fortunately, they were not confirmed, and instead, in 1996, another album appeared on store shelves. More rocky, "To The Faithful Departed" was recorded with Bruce Fairbairn, former Aerosmith producer. And although the record debuted at number six, it didn't have any big hits like "Linger" or "Zombie". As a result, the disc received only one platinum, and slipped out of the charts pretty quickly. As a result of the cancellation of the Australian and European tours, rumors about O'Riordan's departure again spread, but they again turned out to be just rumors. In the unchanged line-up of Cranberries, they recorded a couple more albums, and on the second of them ("Wake Up And Smell The Coffee") they returned to collaborate with Stephen Street.

  In pursuit of them, the musicians released the compilation "Stars: The Best Of 1992-2002", and only after that they announced that they were going on a long-term vacation, during which Dolores finally got the opportunity to do solo work. The return of the Cranberries from the holidays took place in 2009, and although at first no official reunion was planned, after some time the band, with the participation of Street, recorded the album Roses.

  Last update 15.02.12