Caught the news about her passing this morning pretty early thanks to having Duran Duran in my FaceBook feed. Makes sense this would be a part of their updates, the Cranberries were Duran Duran’s opening act during their 1993 “Wedding Album” tour.
What I didn’t know is that the band was still together this whole time. I guess I wasn’t looking hard enough but I do have two of Dolores’ solo albums, they’re pretty good. I figured the band went the way many did after the popularity of “Alternative Rock” faded with the advent of Metallica being played without irony on 101X.
Since it’s the 25th anniversary of my 1993 mix of greatest hits (Tapestry), I’m even more inspired to listen to the Cranberries’ debut album all the way through because I am tired of hearing “Dreams” to this day.
Thanks for all the great work Dolores and expanding upon the body of work made by real Irish citizens.