CRANBERRIES POSTER Everybody Else Is Doing It HTF Promo

CRANBERRIES EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN'T WE? Promo Poster
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10 / 25 S  RN: 2955 1993 18" X 22" ISLAND US PROMO POSTER CRANBERRIES  EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING IT, SO WHY CAN'T WE? CONDITION: EXCELLENT 8 OF 10 OR BETTER (STORED ROLLED, MINOR HANDLING AND EDGE DINGS IF ANY) PROMOTIONAL ONLY ORIGINAL PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES RARE! Click the pix to get a better look

TRACKS:

1.	I Still Do		Hogan, ORiordan	3:16
2.	Dreams		Hogan, ORiordan	4:32
3.	Sunday		Hogan, ORiordan	3:30
4.	Pretty		Hogan, ORiordan	2:16
5.	Waltzing Back		ORiordan	3:37
6.	Not Sorry		Hogan, ORiordan	4:20
7.	Linger		Hogan, ORiordan	4:34
8.	Wanted		Hogan, ORiordan	2:07
9.	Still Can't...		Hogan, ORiordan	2:07
10.	I Will Always		ORiordan	2:42
11.	How		ORiordan	2:51
12.	Put Me Down		Hogan, ORiordan	3:32

 Review by Ned Raggett Title aside, what the Cranberries were doing wasn't that common at the time, at least in mainstream pop terms; grunge and G-funk had done their respective big splashes via Nirvana and Dr. Dre when Everybody came out first in the U.K. and then in America some months later. Lead guitarist Noel Hogan is in many ways the true center of the band at this point, co-writing all but three songs with O'Riordan and showing an amazing economy in his playing, and having longtime Smiths/Morrissey producer Stephen Street behind the boards meant that the right blend of projection and delicacy still held sway. One can tell he likes Johnny Marr and his ability to do the job just right: check out the quick strums and blasts on "Pretty" or the concluding part of the lovely "Waltzing Back." O'Riordan herself offers up a number of romantic ponderings and considerations lyrically (as well as playing perfectly fine acoustic guitar), and her undisputed vocal ability suits the material perfectly. The two best cuts were the deserved smashes: "Dreams," a brisk, charging number combining low-key tension and full-on rock, and the melancholic, string-swept break-up song "Linger." If Everybody is in the end a derivative pleasure -- and O'Riordan's vocal acrobatics would never again be so relatively calm in comparison -- a pleasure it remains nonetheless, the work of a young band creating a fine little synthesis. Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Combining the melodic jangle of post-Smiths indie-guitar pop with the lilting, trance-inducing sonic textures of late-'80s dream pop and adding a slight Celtic tint, the Cranberries became one of the more successful groups to emerge from the pre-Brit-pop U.K. indie scene of the early '90s. Led by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, whose keening, powerful voice is the most distinctive element of the group's sound, the group initially made little impact in the United Kingdom. It wasn't until the lush ballad "Linger" became an American hit in 1993 that the band also achieved mass success in the U.K. Following the success of "Linger," the Cranberries quickly became international stars, as both their 1993 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We, and its 1994 follow-up, No Need to Argue, sold millions of copies and produced a string of hit singles. By the time of their third album, 1996's To the Faithful Departed, the group had added distorted guitars to its sonic palette and attempted to make more socially significant music, which resulted in a downturn in the band's commercial fortunes. Originally, the Cranberries were a band called the Cranberry Saw Us. Brothers Noel and Mike Hogan (guitar and bass, respectively) formed the band in Limerick, Ireland, with drummer Fergal Lawler in 1990. Following the departure of the group's original singer, Niall, the trio placed an advertisement for a female singer. Dolores O'Riordan responded to the advertisement and auditioned by writing lyrics and melodies to some of the band's existing demos. When she returned with a rough version of "Linger," the group hired her on the spot. Shortly after she joined, the band recorded a demo tape which they sold in record stores throughout Ireland. After the original run of 300 copies sold out, the group truncated their name to the Cranberries and sent another demo tape, which featured early version of both "Linger" and "Dreams," to record companies throughout the U.K. The tape was made at Xeric studios, which was run by Pearse Gilmore, who would later become their manager. At the time the tape was made, all of the members were still in their late teens. The demo tape earned the attention of both the U.K. press and record industry and there soon was a bidding war between major British record labels. Eventually, the group signed with Island Records. The Cranberries headed into the studio with Gilmore as their producer to record their first single, "Uncertain."

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