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标题: The Cranberries(1)
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The Cranberries, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (MCA)

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There are musical chameleons such as David Bowie, who change styles

from disc to disc, searching out new musical frontiers, going where

few have gone before or where few would dare to go. Then there are

bands that continue to refine and hone their sound, adding and subtracting

bits and pieces until everything falls into place, creating a

seamless perfection. The Cranberries, with their release of Wake

Up and Smell the Coffee, fall into the latter category.

Sure, it'd be easy to say this sounds like every other Cranberries

disc,going back to their '92 release, Everybody Else Is Doing It, Why

Can't We, which saw the top 10 hit "Linger" pound its way into the heads

of teens and adults alike. And, yep, they followed that in '94 with No Need

to Argue, where "Zombie" knocked some more musical heads. And so on, until

now, with their fifth disc, they're set to seep into you once again, with

that same blend of Irish angst and fury, sonic beauty, and lyrical sensibility.

"Analyse," has that trademark Cranberries sound, with Dolores O'Riordan's

plaintive and winsome voice sounding at times needy and pleading, at other

times omniscient and stern. It's a complex set of pipes she has, and quite

a joy to hear her put them to use. And the band? Well, guitarist Noel Hogan

whammies his way around, bending chords, attacking chords, or letting notes

fall, and the drum and bass combo of Fergal Lawler and Mike Hogan (yeah,

Noel's brother) pound the beats as well as keep a solid groove.

So if they sound like previous efforts, why pick up the disc? Well, perhaps

"similar" is a better word choice than "same". If you heard a track, you'd

know it was the Cranberries. But as the band members have matured (they've

been together 10 years and sold 33 million albums along the way), they've

learned to simplify, weeding out unnecessary bits, and playing just what's

needed for a full aural and emotional impact. Part of this may be due to

producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Morrisey, Blur), who produced their

first two releases. And part may be due to O'Riordan and Noel Hogan having

kids (though not with each other), as that in itself is enough to realign

one's priorities. Best to think of the disc as the result of the band's

product aging like a fine wine. Sure, they were wilder and fizzier when

they were younger, but they've traded a screw cap for a cork, and you too

can sample the result of a decade's worth of musical fermentation. Drink

up I say, and be merry.

Related Artists: U2

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