tHE cRANBERRIES
The Cranberries are:
Dolores Mary O'Riordan Burton
(Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards)
born 06 September 1971, Limerick, Ireland.
Noel Anthony Hogan
(Electric & Acoustic Guitars)
born 25 December 1971, Limerick, Ireland.
Michael Gerard Hogan
(Bass Guitar)
born 29 April 1973, Limerick, Ireland.
Fergal Patrick Lawler
(Drums and Percussion)
born 04 March 1971, Limerick, Ireland
September 2000
Thursday lunchtime in Dublin. Traffic's building up outside Windmill Lane studios, located right next door to one of the city's biggest bus depots. Grey skies roll in across the southside of the capital while in from the cold the Cranberries gather in the studio control room for a final playback of their most recent work.
Producer Stephen Street stands in front of the mixing desk while the band relax at the back of the room and listen attentively to the selection of tracks that fill not just the control room but the whole third floor of the building.
The music is solid Cranberries. Written and performed by the band, theirs is a unique sound that has lost none of its character. Yet there is now a subtle change of sound - somewhat more depth and clarity to the words and melodies, something more than just rock style.
Perhaps that has a lot to do with their choice of producer for this, their fifth album. It was Stephen Street who produced their first two albums and helped establish that Cranberry sound which sold more than 20 million albums. And it is Stephen Street who is now back with the Cranberries for this new album, due out in summer 2001.
One song, "Pretty Eyes" slips out between the more feisty numbers, a soft lullaby ballad that blends the talents of band and producer into one soft, luscious performance. A hint of things to come.
Out in the main studio area one of the Cranberries crewmembers is putting away guitar leads in a road case. All the instruments are packed up and ready to be shipped back to the band's hometown of Limerick, on Ireland's West Coast. All that's left to indicate the Cranberries were in town for a recording session is a couple of burnt-out candles scattered around the lead singer's booth.
The Cranberries are:
Dolores Mary O'Riordan Burton
(Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards)
born 06 September 1971, Limerick, Ireland.
Noel Anthony Hogan
(Electric & Acoustic Guitars)
born 25 December 1971, Limerick, Ireland.
Michael Gerard Hogan
(Bass Guitar)
born 29 April 1973, Limerick, Ireland.
Fergal Patrick Lawler
(Drums and Percussion)
born 04 March 1971, Limerick, Ireland
September 2000
Thursday lunchtime in Dublin. Traffic's building up outside Windmill Lane studios, located right next door to one of the city's biggest bus depots. Grey skies roll in across the southside of the capital while in from the cold the Cranberries gather in the studio control room for a final playback of their most recent work.
Producer Stephen Street stands in front of the mixing desk while the band relax at the back of the room and listen attentively to the selection of tracks that fill not just the control room but the whole third floor of the building.
The music is solid Cranberries. Written and performed by the band, theirs is a unique sound that has lost none of its character. Yet there is now a subtle change of sound - somewhat more depth and clarity to the words and melodies, something more than just rock style.
Perhaps that has a lot to do with their choice of producer for this, their fifth album. It was Stephen Street who produced their first two albums and helped establish that Cranberry sound which sold more than 20 million albums. And it is Stephen Street who is now back with the Cranberries for this new album, due out in summer 2001.
One song, "Pretty Eyes" slips out between the more feisty numbers, a soft lullaby ballad that blends the talents of band and producer into one soft, luscious performance. A hint of things to come.
Out in the main studio area one of the Cranberries crewmembers is putting away guitar leads in a road case. All the instruments are packed up and ready to be shipped back to the band's hometown of Limerick, on Ireland's West Coast. All that's left to indicate the Cranberries were in town for a recording session is a couple of burnt-out candles scattered around the lead singer's booth.