How The Cranberries Changed Music

A brief documentary about the Cranberries. Produced and written by Matt Beat. Check out‪@TheCranberriesTV‬ music: https://us.napster.com/artist/the-cra...

Sources/further reading:
https://archive.ph/2020.04.08-123536/...
https://www.cranberries.com/biography
https://www.theguardian.com/music/201...
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cra...
https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-cr...
http://thecranberries.chez.com/member...
http://cranberriesworld.com/crancyclo...
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/mu...

Annotated script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l...

Today, the Cranberries are one of the most successful alternative rock bands and IRISH bands of all-time. They have sold nearly 50 million copies of their albums. Their mix of dream pop, jangle pop, post-punk, and even Irish folk gave them a distinct sound that is often seemingly ubiquitous with the 1990s. Their success seemed unlikely- a band from a small city in Ireland that mixed heavenly pop songs with dark and often political lyrics- but their success was often driven by the undeniable commanding presence of Dolores O’Riordan, a feminist icon who filled a void in the alternative rock world that countered the grunge movement. Her influence, in particular, is not brought up enough.

While making this video I went back and revisited the Cranberries later albums, and I gotta say, they are just as good if not better than their early stuff, man . I especially recommend their final album, In the End.    • Album - In the End   It’s underrated. But what’s YOUR favorite Cranberries song or album? Also, which band should I cover next for this series? Keep those suggestions coming. Thanks for watching!

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Chapters:
0:00 Early days
5:52 Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
7:50 No Need to Argue
10:48 To the Faithful Departed
12:12 Sponsor
13:28 Bury the Hatchet
15:10 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
16:04 Hiatus
17:09 Roses
19:05 Something Else
20:26 Death of O'Riordan
21:22 In the End