Dolores O'Riordan, Animal Instinct; |
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A song which reflects anxiety as no other… and also kind of a cure for it:
(Suddenly something has happened to me / as I was having my cup of tea / suddenly I was feeling depressed / I was utterly and totally stressed).
(So take my hands and come with me / We will change reality / So take my hands and we will pray / They won't take you away / They will never make me cry / no /They will never make me die)
Although sales couldn’t match the Zombie era (getting 17 millions of copies was a lost battle), this album set the band firmly in the international circuit.
Finally, they got into their fifth and last (as I have said above, I haven’t followed their recent career, so I am not going to talk about their post-reunion records) album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, an irregular work but with excellent moments. “Time is Ticking Out” is another Cranberries must: it captures us with that special rhythm that suits so perfectly the sense of the song. With every stroke of the guitar, the drums and bass seem to tell us at every compass that “time is ticking out”... Captivating.
Despite we can notice some effort in trying new sounds (as the electronic drums in “The Concept”), the record shows some weariness: trivial songs, that could have come unnoticed in any of their previous records (Dying Inside) share the space with other more powerful tunes like “This is the Day”, a powerful tune with those “autochorus” which Dolores knew how to create so well.
A record with many very enjoyable moments although we get goosebumps when we hear lines like “She's only got one reason to live, isn't your life?", Buff… Breathtaking….
(Suddenly something has happened to me / as I was having my cup of tea / suddenly I was feeling depressed / I was utterly and totally stressed).
(So take my hands and come with me / We will change reality / So take my hands and we will pray / They won't take you away / They will never make me cry / no /They will never make me die)
Although sales couldn’t match the Zombie era (getting 17 millions of copies was a lost battle), this album set the band firmly in the international circuit.
Finally, they got into their fifth and last (as I have said above, I haven’t followed their recent career, so I am not going to talk about their post-reunion records) album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, an irregular work but with excellent moments. “Time is Ticking Out” is another Cranberries must: it captures us with that special rhythm that suits so perfectly the sense of the song. With every stroke of the guitar, the drums and bass seem to tell us at every compass that “time is ticking out”... Captivating.
Despite we can notice some effort in trying new sounds (as the electronic drums in “The Concept”), the record shows some weariness: trivial songs, that could have come unnoticed in any of their previous records (Dying Inside) share the space with other more powerful tunes like “This is the Day”, a powerful tune with those “autochorus” which Dolores knew how to create so well.
A record with many very enjoyable moments although we get goosebumps when we hear lines like “She's only got one reason to live, isn't your life?", Buff… Breathtaking….
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Cranberries were much more than a torch, for 10 years and 5 records they were a permanent bonfire and Dolores O’Riordan was the spark that ignited those fires and could take us to the Stars (precisely the title of their greatest hits record and dvd).
May those stars be with you.
Ps.: This mini-analysis would be incomplete if we didn’t mention O’Riordan solo career. “Beautiful girl, would you be my inspiration?”… that is how her first solo record opened, and with the first chords (and melodies) all our doubts disappeared: the charming Ordinary Day opened a record where almost everything remained the same (not surprisingly, all Cranberries compositions were Dolores’)…
May those stars be with you.
Ps.: This mini-analysis would be incomplete if we didn’t mention O’Riordan solo career. “Beautiful girl, would you be my inspiration?”… that is how her first solo record opened, and with the first chords (and melodies) all our doubts disappeared: the charming Ordinary Day opened a record where almost everything remained the same (not surprisingly, all Cranberries compositions were Dolores’)…
There won’t be more ordinary days, you left us like zombies, considering Ridiculous Thoughts, Dreaming our Dreams, Analising, thinking that Time is Ticking Out, knowing there’s No Need To Argue… but everytime we Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, we will be thinking about you, Dolores, and we will ask you... Are you Listening?
Rest, my beautiful girl, my inspiration,
Thank you for your Stars.
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Rest, my beautiful girl, my inspiration,
Thank you for your Stars.
YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN TO / WATCH OUR PLAYLIST IN YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ584BgeR_mGtlQBf0DgNWMWmLT0PK4ip
1 Comentario
Pizarro
19/1/2018 16:58:01
Una pena. Sin duda uno de esos grupos que marcaron nuestra juventud. Que buen análisis otra vez chicos
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