From: owner-cranlist-digest@smoe.org (cranlist-digest) To: cranlist-digest@smoe.org Subject: cranlist-digest V2 #112 Reply-To: cranlist@smoe.org Sender: owner-cranlist-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-cranlist-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk cranlist-digest Monday, April 26 1999 Volume 02 : Number 112 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: %Cran: The north american leg of their club tour ["Larry Chai" ] %Cran: cranday! & HMV (Canada) [Dal ] %Cran: promises video [Dal ] %Cran: Bury The Hatchet Info [DeanJP ] %Cran: 2 No Need to Argue postcards for sale or trade [Goyette ] %Cran: SonicNet chat ["Charles Harden Tharp V" ] Re: %Cran: review [slcubbage@juno.com] Re: %Cran: SonicNet chat [slcubbage@juno.com] %Cran: CranChat ["Matias G. Walkoski" ] %Cran: cranberries [Sascha Kolenko ] [none] [Greg Teltschik ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 02:07:22 PDT From: "Larry Chai" Subject: Re: %Cran: The north american leg of their club tour lucky u! i got tix for the toronto show too, but mine are in row c in the SECOND balcony (the gallery)... i think they're ok... but not too sure... anyone know for sure if they are? larry - ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Desperate Andy" To: cranlist@smoe.org Subject: %Cran: The north american leg of their club tour Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 14:22:04 EDT Well yesterday, the Tickets for the Toronto show went on sale and from what i Can tell I think it sold out, aside from maybe a couple of seats with OBSTRUCTED VIEW.... anyways I was wondering who else is going to be at either the Toronto show or the Philly Show. I will be at both shows , luckily having EXCELLENT seats at both venues. For the Philly Show I have a ticket in the PIT section (not shown on the map) for row CCC which is 3rd row. I already know of some people who will be at that show... like Paul who is still on the list and Chrissy.. who is a Ridiculous Thoughts mailing List Veteran, who is no longer with us (hmmm i wonder how many of you actually remember her?) As for the Toronto show the following weekend, I have only heard from a few cran friends who will be there. I have the luxuary of sitting with our very RT ML own list owner and long time friend Greg. i was wondering how everyone else did for tickets to this show? we are sitting in 4th row on the floor.. anyways i gotta go... laters D.andy "Move Over... There's a climax coming my way..." 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You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 12:38:20 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-cranlist@smoe.org Subject: [none] with SMTP id IAA19594 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 1999 08:58:46 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <004501be8e27$f7d8c580$940a0a0a@lineone.net> From: "Darren Ross" To: Subject: %Cran: London concert review Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 08:56:31 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-cranlist@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Hoist by their own bombast The Cranberries Empire, London W12 © The newly blonde Dolores O'Riordan gets even further away from her roots at the Empire Photograph: ANGELA LUBRANO It was a crucial test of public taste and critical forgiveness when the Cranberries played their first full show for more than two years at the Shepherds Bush Empire on Monday. Dormant since their third album, For the Faithful Departed, earned relatively poor sales and merciless reviews in 1996, the Irish foursome who have notched up album sales of nearly 30 million made this low-key concert the first step in their comeback campaign. In the spiralling, hiccuping, piercing yodel of singer and lyricist Dolores O'Riordan, the Cranberries can lay claim to one of the most original and emotive voices in pop. But O'Riordan is also responsible for some of its most monumentally crass lyrics, veering from exquisite to excruciating with alarming regularity. The good news is that this wholesome Limerick quartet have partially rediscovered their melodic, folkish roots on their archly titled new album, Bury the Hatchet. The bad news is that they did not quite manage to incorporate this shift back towards subtlety in the cramped confines of the Empire. A newly blonde O'Riordan seemed to be locked in stadium-rock siren mode for much of the 90-minute set, prowling the stage and punching the sky as she roughly manhandled brittle anthems which deserved far more care and compassion. Admittedly there were moments of beauty amid the bluster, including early airings for the sparkly acoustic gems Ode to My Family and Linger. These remain O'Riordan's most personal lyrics, pre-fame compositions which lack the formulaic ring of more recent efforts, and even her faltering voice could not entirely erase their quiet majesty. At least one number from the new album, the tremulous lullaby Saving Grace, tapped into a similar mood of sparse serenity, but otherwise the singer made little emotional connection with an expectant crowd. The remainder of the set alternated between anodyne new material such as You and Me and Delilah and foot-stomping, chest-beating tantrums which gave full rein to the band's least attractive qualities. Nor was there much evidence in either the recent single Promises or the new album track Desperate Andy that the Cranberries have evolved beyond bludgeoning half-tunes and clumsy sloganeering. The foursome ended this unsatisfying comeback show without reclaiming much ground from their detractors, leaving behind a vague sense of opportunity squandered. They may no longer embrace mid-Atlantic stadium-rock banality quite as unequivocally as they did a few years ago, but they also appeared equally uncomfortable with the mellifluous ballads which brought them recognition in the first place. Hence the encore revival of their earliest hit, Dreams, a once elegant shimmer now curdled into something lumpen and uncouth. Their forthcoming world tour may revive the old spark, but for now the Cranberries seem stranded between the sublime and the ridiculous, milking a limited repertoire of weary vocal tics and increasingly graceless melodies. STEPHEN DALTON © Times Newspapers Limited - -- Darren Ross darren@lineone.net - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 17:58:59 -0400 From: Brett Subject: %Cran: BTH at HMV (Canada) Just thought I'd mention that I saw several ads during Muchmusic's Much on Demand regarding Burth the Hatchet at HMV. They'll be selling it for $14.99 from the 27th until May 3rd, and while supplies last, they have a "Limited edition version featuring live bonus tracks", so that would most likely be the import version. I actually think this CD will be pretty good. I realize pretty much everyone outside of North America has already got their copy, but I still have to speculate as to how I'll like it, at least until Tuesday. After downloading all of the MP3's I could find, I like almost all of the tracks I've downloaded. I especially like Sorry Son, I just got that yesterday and it sounds really good. Anyway, can't wait until Tuesday. :) - -Brett - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. 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You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 20:18:59 -0400 From: Dal Subject: %Cran: cranday! & HMV (Canada) *sigh* Today was such a nice day and filled with so many cran-related joys! please sit back, relax, take a sip of your Cranberry juice, and read on: well I went to HMV today (Canada as well) and they had promotional posters advertising The Cranberries' "Bury the Hatchet" (thank god it replaced Marilyn Manson's Animal one which totally disgusts me). it also mentioned the limited edition cd. so I went into the store and asked what was on the limited edition. anyways, the salesgirl wasn't sure about the details and asked a group of other employees talking. anyways, one guy told me about it and I asked if they could maybe set aside one for me (since they had about 20 of them coming in) anyways, he said he couldn't do that. however, the manager overheard and stepped in and asked for my full name and phone number and stuff and said he could do it for me. I think he did cause I usually drop in and stuff and ask if there's anything new for the Cranberries and stuff (plus I used to work really close by all summer). Plus when the Promises single came out, i went there and aasked about it and teh manager helped me find it and mentioned he heard teh album and It was kewl! i think he saw teh joy in my eyes. the manager, apparently doesn't do stuff like this very often cause teh other employees looked abit surprised. YEAH!!! hmmm, maybe I'll apply for a job there sometime ... Anyways, earlier today I went to that convention that I mentioned earlier. i got mostly Cran-stuff but other stuff as well (all I can think of is the Cranberries these days cause I'm so excited about the new album and concert) well I got 2 humongous posters, NNTA and TTFD($20 for both- my dad thinks I got ripped off)(oh god! I donno how I'm gonna fit them in my room!) a NNTA postcard for my friend ($1, I know she'd love it though, I already gave her a cranberries tape) and two cd's (tehy asked for $15 each, but they gave me a deal of $20 for both. One was a double cd too! ha!). I saw some other cran-stuff but i could've sworn they were trying to rip me off. they had videotapes of the cranberries in concert in austria or somethuing and unplugged on teh same videotape for $20 but i saw some footage and it was shitty! the cameraperson kept on shifting all over the place; half the time it wasn't even on teh band. well i figures it wasn't worth my money plus I'll be able to experience the concert in two weeks anyways so why bother. there were also some bootlegs but I'd rather buy it from a cran-fan than from someone who doesn't give a damn about them. the bootlegs were $30. AND one of the people there said that there seems to be alot of Cranberries fans in Ottawa!!! DAMMIT WHY WON"T THEY COME THEN?!!!!!! OH YEAH!!! Yesterday i was looking at community newspaper like Capital City or Xpress or something like that and on the second page, there was a FULL PAGE advertisement promoting The Cranberries' Bury the Hatchet. It also mentioned that they will be visiting a HMV in Toronto on May 8th. So for all those in TORONTO, please check it out and let us all know. (I'm coming down to Toronto for that weekend.) hmm I think that's about it. Two more days till teh album comes out!!! On a Cran-high, Dal p.s.- shit! Britney Spears is coming to Ottawa (where I live unfortunately) for a concert in July! God help me!!! Is it just me that thinks that she's so superficial? (Have to add her to my hate list along with Hanson and Spice Girls) I hope the craze for B.S.(short for something else too-BullShit :) goes away soon. It's everywhere! hmm ... let's hope the Cranberries sweep everyone off their feet and forget about all of those B.S.'s out there!!! :) :) :) p.s.2- sorrry I'm a little hyper now. gotta do my work now though. later... - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 20:25:22 -0400 From: Dal Subject: %Cran: promises video alot of my friends who've seen the video didn't really like it. I didn't mind it much but i'll admit it's probably my least favorite (i'm not a big fan of videos in general, but then again I have only seen 2 cranberries videos or something cause I don't watch muchmusic much) what have other people who aren't on this list said about the video? It would be nice to hear persepectives of people who aren't huge fans for a change. ask around and let us know eh? later, Dal - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:19:57 -0400 From: DeanJP Subject: %Cran: Bury The Hatchet Info Hi all! :-) I got my copy of Bury The Hatchet a few days ago. Upon first listen, I was a little disappointed with some of the songs near the end of the CD, but then after listening to it a few more times it really grew on me. I think "You and Me" is one of the 'berries most beautiful, affecting songs. I get shivers just listening to it. I work at a music store, and we are scheduled to get 3 Bury the Hatchet Limited Edition CDs for release on Tuesday that will cost $17.99 (US) (normal price of a CD), thus, it seems the limited edition available in the US in not an import. Also, we pre-ordered 30 copies of Bury The Hatchet, which usually indicates record execs expect somewhat decent sales :) ALSO - I have a bunch of BTH promo posters if anyone is interested let me know, they're pretty big, double-sided, picturing the front and back of the BTH CD. All in all, I luv the new album! :-) - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dean - -lIfE iS sWeEt- - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 19:07:32 -0400 From: Goyette Subject: %Cran: 2 No Need to Argue postcards for sale or trade Hi peeps! I have 2 extra NNTA postcards for sale or trade. The fist one is Noel sitting on the ege of the NNTA couch with Mike and Feargal sitting on the couch and Dolores is on the floor between mike and Feargal. The postcard is in shades of blue tones. On a scale of 0 to 10 (10 beeing mint, 0 beeing total crap fit for the garbage) I would give it a 7 since one of the ege of the postcard has been acidently folded at one of the edges and the corners are a little rounded. The other postcard is very nice! Its a collage of the pics in the NNTA CD insert (the band sitting on the couch in various locations). On a scale of 0 to 10 (10 beeing the best) I would give it a 9.5 since when I bought it, one of the corners had a fold line in it but besided that, its in great condition. I would rather like to trade instead of selling but its ok if you only want to buy them. I don't mind if you only want to buy one of the 2 but their will be priority to the peeps that went to buy both of them. E-mail me offers at dbgoyet@videotron.ca Thanx a lot!!!! _________________________________________________ Jean-François Goyette (Fluo) dbgoyet@videotron.ca or fluo89@usa.net ICQ 10289063 Web page: http://pages.infinit.net/fluo1 (under huge renovations) "You'd better beleive I'm coming, you'd better beleive what I say" Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries _________________________________________________ - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 18:57:22 -0400 From: Goyette Subject: %Cran: Finally, I'm a happy CranFan! :-) Hi peeps! Today I went to the Ottawa Music Seller Convention and it was great!!!! I only bought for about 25$ of stuff beacuse its the only money I had left (I have to buy the new album). I bought a TTFD promo poster (I never seen the poster for sale anywere else, not even on eBay.com. Its the pic of Dolores and the guys on a red cough. Its the same pic as the french book on The Cranberries), the Ridiculous Thoughs UK import (finally, I have it. I was looking for that) and 4 NNTA postcards (one is the NNTA pic in shades of blue, an other is a pic of Dolores in a pink dress playing guitar on stage and the other 2 are the same: its a collage of the pics inside the CD insert of NNTA.) One of the sellers told me that he had just sold what he thought was an Uncertain or Nothing Left at All promo poster a few days ago. I saw a coupld of boots at one place but they sold for 35$. They had a lot of cran posters (mostly concert promo posters). It was great! For those who live close to Ottawa, they are coming back in October. They said they were going to send me the info. BTW, if you want that extra postcard that I bought, e-mail me an offer at dbgoyet@videotron.ca . Bye bye!!! PS: I might be going to Montreal to see The Cranberries at Musique Plus!!!!! All I need is 2 tix.... _________________________________________________ Jean-François Goyette (Fluo) dbgoyet@videotron.ca or fluo89@usa.net ICQ 10289063 Web page: http://pages.infinit.net/fluo1 (under huge renovations) "You'd better beleive I'm coming, you'd better beleive what I say" Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries _________________________________________________ - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 19:28:56 -0700 From: "Charles Harden Tharp V" Subject: %Cran: SonicNet chat None of my questions were addressed. Oh, well. Anyone else there? Did any of you get your questions answered? C.V. civ@3-cities.com ICQ UIN: 1019231 - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 13:08:04 -0700 From: slcubbage@juno.com Subject: Re: %Cran: review As to all of these negative reviews of 'Bury the Hatchet', I don't think I've read one so far that has actually had a fact to back up their opinions. They all mimic each other by basically stabbing Dolores's vocal abilities and lyrics. They seem pretty pathetic to me. Fortunately, 'Bury the Hatchet' has actually had decent reviews from 'Rolling Stone' and 'Entertainment Weekly'. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:46:06 -0700 From: slcubbage@juno.com Subject: Re: %Cran: SonicNet chat I was there...none of my questions were answered either. Also, if anyone can record Modern Rock Live (on tonight at 10:30 EST on some rock radio stations), please let me know, I'd be interested in a purchase, or a trade. - --Shannon ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:52:16 +0100 From: "Matias G. Walkoski" Subject: %Cran: CranChat Well I miss the chat: I miscalculated the difference betwen the EDT and the time in my city (i used the TIME Service Department from the US Military), but I used an experimental sheet that they have, that is aparently wrong (it has +1 hour). When you go to another page on that web-site, it gives you the correct time, but I thought the correct was the other one! Anyway I could chat with a few cranfans there and they said to me that the cranberries didn't answer any question! Is that true? WIll I have to wait 'till Yahoo makes a transcription of the chat? If anyone was there on that chat, could please give some relevant info about it? Thanx a lot, WALKO ================================================== www.angelfire.com/ar/argenberries/index.html Su Email Privado, Gratis en http://www.mixmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:14:17 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: Sascha Kolenko Subject: %Cran: cranberries What is a booleg copy of the cranberries? What does that mean? - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. You must unsub from cranlist if you do not want to receive both loose and digested mail. - --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:15:40 -0500 From: Greg Teltschik Subject: [none] Here is a quickie transcript of the Cranberries chat tonight. I had to retype the whole thing after it was done, so there are bound to be typos. Just thought that many of you would be interested in this. Sorry it's so long. Don't say I didn't ever do anything for you guys. Greg gteltschik@mindspring.com - ----------Start chat ------------------ We will be starting the chat soon, send in your questions for The Cranberries. The Cranberries: Hi, this is Deloris, Frank, and Mike from the Cranberries, and Noel is sick, but he sends his best wishes. Not Frank, Fergal! More_Human_Than_HUman_21: What was you inspiration for this new album? Deloris: There were very different inspirations, because it was written over a period of a few years. D: My pregnancy inspired the more up, happy tone of the album. I wrote the lyrics and Noel wrote most of the music. Tommy_Wayne: What is the difference between being a rock star here in the U.S. compared to being one in Ireland? Fergal: In Ireland, you can pretty much lead a normal life. F: It's moreso when you're on tour that you get that type of attention. D: Ireland is a small country, there are like 3 million. Being a pop star in America is more of a bigger deal than in Ireland. D: There were a lot of big stars in Ireland that are not known around the world. zombieguide: The last two albums have been quite a change from the 1st two albums. Do you think the albums that have yet to come out will be softer, or continue with this 'harder' style? Mike: It's kinda hard to predict that sort of thing. We can't predict what mood we will be in. M: We could be pissed off for the next album. D: I was 17 or 18 on the first album, I was like this little school girl. I didn't have the same self-esteem that I have now. D: You grow up. I won't ever sing like that again. I won't go back, I won't ever go back to that. loveheartsandnicotine: Are Dolores and the lads cynical about the music biz now, after all their experiences? D: Very M: NO, we try to be diplomatic. M: It's a fickle industry, you try to be as real as possible. KYall_Glennie: Hi cranberries, I just love your work and you seriously are my idols and favourite band. What song of all of the ones that you have ever written means the most to you, both Dolores and Noel? D: thank you! D: it's really difficult to answer that question. All of the sons are like babies, my experiences that I've had throughout my life. D: All the songs are very special. D: the hits, you hear them so much, but the ones that you don't hear every day, the ones that aren't hits, there is a different feeling. lop483: What u think of the pop music of ireland? M: Pretty bad at the moment. All the stuff on the radio is poppy, cheest stuff. D: At the moment, something strange is happening. The music industry is controlling everything. D: There is a lack of good music being hard. This happens every few years, it happens in cycles. D: We're hoping that we'll change that! Wink95662: Who are your rolemodels? D: Role models are people who I admire, like Ghandi and Mother Theresa. D: They have done things in their lives that I could never do in mine. D: We all like Elvis! F: The Beatles! Anythest_Pearl: What was the buggest shock after your success? F: Success is not what you expect it to be before you are a successful band. F: it is nice now, but it wasn't nice at first. D: There is a lot of pressure on you when you first get big. More people get involved in your career and it gets out of control. D: When a band gets big, it's tough. You get on this rollercoaster, and soon you must get off. D: Then you get back on again and start over again. Bk7718012: the Cranberries...why did u decide to use bruce fairbarn for ur 3rd album when stephen street brought u so much fame and success? F: We just wanted to try something different. F: All the songs were written on tour. We wanted to capure the live sound in the studio. chinese_designchick: I as wondering how did you guys meet and join up as a band. F: We just started the band to hang around with each other. D: Frank and Noel's friend's friend was going out with my friend's sister. F: That's how we met Deloris. She came to a rehearsal, and it just kind of worked out. flippomiller: Your music is very distinctive. Could you name some artists who have had influence on your style? F: Everyone's into different kinds of music. It's a mixture of classical to jazz to rock to old-time country. D: As far as guitar goes, Noel has always been a big Johnny Marr fan. D: And the 80s music too, SMiths cure, depeche mode, joy division. All those bands are really cool, that's what we grew up with, on the radio. squeakytidalwave: Was there any childhood inspirations that were later used in the lyrics of your songs? D: Obviously your childhood reflects your emotions as an adult, but there is no real direct link in any particular song. manolis_varnassinger: Is it enjoying for you making your videos? F: Ya, it's usually good fun, but lots of waiting around! D: The best part is seeing the final results. D: You start about six in the mroning, make up, clothes..you could go to about 2 in the morning D: You have to have lots of patience. D: Usually, come evening time, you relax. When we shot ode to my family, we relaxed in the bar where it was filmed. It was cool, nore natural. D: We were relaxed, so our personalities came through properly. pulpmilos: What do the cranberries consider their best song and album? F: There are too many songs to choose from; the differetn songs remind you of different times. D: Yeah, we're proud of them all. Not just the hit songs! D: It's our gift. oneu2fan: Do you mind being called a "political" group? F: We are not a political group. We are a musical group. ParkerHM: What are the plans for the future of the Cranberries? F: We're touring until June or July, then on tour again in August/September, and then we're in Europe in November. D: For Christmas, we are playing it by ear. F: We don't want to over work ourselves. D: We're keeping it fun. We went through some very difficult, dark times, and we want to keep it happy. amythest_pearl: Do you ever have a problem with fans? D: Actually, I don't. D: Obviously, you want to talk to your fans, you're interested in them, but the only problem is when there are too many. D: You can't meet them all. I walways want to stop and talk, but it's not feasible. dustincropzz: what is an average day like while you are on the road? F: drugs, sex...(laughter) F: we just wake up and do the soundcheck. not much time to do much else, besides some press stuff. D: this tour has been nice. the last tour was erratic. D: We set limits and boundaries so we don't get over-tired. The road can really knacker you. D: You come into a city in a different time zone. We need time to get our heads together. D: We're very fortunate that we've gotten to a point where we can enjoy ourselves. ypsilone: Why did u choose this name "Cranberries" to the band? F: I have a head like a cranberry. F: it just came up one day. It's not really important. M: We were supposed to be called the Cranberry Saw Us, but that was so ridiculous. D: We were young, 15, 16, we're fossils now, man! cranberryluvr: You have progressively gotten more and more involved in producing your records over the years. Do you see yourselves at some point in the future prodcuing an album completely on your own? D: Absolutely, yeah D: every band gets to a point, with age, where you get interested in different things D: I live the idea of just writing songs, whether they get anywhere or not. D: There are so many crappy bands doing well, it's upsetting. There are so many talented song writers. Young people should persist and write, because their day will come. irisheyes_girl: How do you feel about MP3's of your new album already being all over the Internet? F: the music is the important thing D: Honestly, this band is so laid back that we don't go around worrying about things that you didn't have to begin with. D: I tape albums all the time. It's just life. You can't be too greedy. Life is life, shit happens. D: It's more for the industry to worry about. We're just happy to be making music and doing gigs. D: You don't really think about the kids who get your musci from the interet. That would be sad if we cared about that. achroma: What was the inspiration to write the song "Desperate Any" what's it exactly about? D: It's a very lighthearted number D: It's about sometimes in life, we see people, and we depict a character based on the visual aspect. D: There are plenty of large, threatening looking men who under the surface are gentle people. jose_luis_arroyo: Why are you doing smaller venues on this tour? F: We just kinda want to ease ourselves back in gently. It's been awhile since we've toured extensively. D: There is an intimacy that we can capture in a small venue. It's beautiful D: You miss it when you play a huge place. D: We geel that we can get across the rawness and passion of our music in a smaller venue. cranfan8: I think you guys are great! I am your biggest fan. Dolores, what do you do with Taylor when you are touring? DO you take him with you or do you leave him with someone? D: He comes with me and my mother looks after him. Ranstar_Toronto: I know that the media has been a constant pressure since the ealy years, and it always seems to come up as themes in your music. How do you deal with the affects of the media on you? And how is it represented on this new album? F: We don't really rad many reviews. Most of them are irrelevant. F: The fans are the ones who matter to us. D: WHen we go home, the press come to my house and taunt me. D: My problem is with the tabloids, who will literally take pictures of you in your home, taking a shower, etc. D: You want to kick their heads off. They follow you around. When I was pregnant, at my grandmother's funeral, they came and took pictures of me. D: I don't think that I can ever learn to deal with that. But it's a part of what happens. Bakagaijin: to all of you: How supportive were your families when you decided to become professional musicians? D: All of out families were very supportive/ D: Espeically when we got a record deal. D: Initially, my parents wanted to make sire that it was solid. D: the deal was, if it didn't work out, I would go to college. AbercrombieNSYNC: Did you enjoy making your new CD? Was it more difficult than the last? F: NO, it was great. F: We really took our time. F: We spent about four months recording, but the writing was spread out over the last two years. F: It was really enjoyable. Katiethne: Do you ever get Stage Fright? D: no, not anymore. D: sometimes I look at the crowd, and they are having so much fun. I forget the chorus or another art of the song. D: sometimes you get so taken away, but the crowd helps by singing the lyrics D: I go to another level, baby! chinese_designchick: Di you guys graduate from college? or do you plan to go back to school if you did not? F: No, its' very rock and roll. We all joined the band instead of going to college. Anythest_Pearl: What do you consider being the best thing about being famous? D: sometimes you can get into clubs really easily. M: I think the travel is the best AMythest_Pearl: How do you think your music influences the youth of tday? D: Our music in non-pretentious, very honest. D: sometimes out society, ireland or america, poeple are afraid to be honest. D: We try to show people it's ok to be honest. F: I like to think that our music is like an escape for people. F: instead of escaping from your problems by taking drugs, just pop in our cd. timace77: How did it feel to play a huge gig like woodstock 94? How did you become a part of it? F: it was great, we were on at 12:30 during the day. veryenjoyable. The Cranberries: thanks for all your questions! We're really looking forward to all of the shows. It's been a long time, we hope all of our fans are still there. We hope you all enjoy the shows and the new album. D: it's like a new beginning for us. Thanks for your support, see you soo. D: and if you're at the gig, feel free to do some headbanging Thanks for chatting with THe Cranberries tonight. - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, send a subscription request to: cranlist-request@smoe.org put "subscribe" in the BODY of the message. 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