How The Cranberries Changed Music

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

Sources/further reading:
https://archive.ph/2020.04.08-123536/https://crypticrock.com/interview-noel-hogan-of-the-cranberries/
https://www.cranberries.com/biography
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/13/she-was-on-a-roll-the-cranberries-on-the-last-days-of-dolores-oriordan
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-cranberries-mn0000784814/biography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cranberries
https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-cranberries-were-the-ultimate-teen-soundtrack-band/
http://thecranberries.chez.com/members.html
http://cranberriesworld.com/crancyclopedia/biography/
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/dolores-o-riordan-i-got-sick-had-a-meltdown-it-was-too-much-work-that-caused-it-1.3045158

Annotated script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lf7ba2lYPfhsmm2Q23dtQemw2T9X3yb87AY8XjAZT3E/edit?usp=sharing

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. https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n6m4Q-kzXiRhlyZSZy2rZueCkpdsUm7FU 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!