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Cranberries - Treasure Box: 1991-1999 (Dlx)
Music CD CoverArtist: Cranberries Edition: Music CD Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Box set, Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2002-05-14 Music Label: Island Soundtracks: Music CD 1- I Still Do
- Dreams
- Sunday
- Pretty
- Waltzing Back
- Not Sorry
- Linger
- Wanted
- Still Can't...
- I Will Always
- How
- Put Me Down
- Reason
- Them
- What You Were
- Liar
- Pretty (Pret A Porter Movie Remix)
- How (Radical Mix)
Music CD 2- Ode To My Family
- I Can't Be With You
- Twenty One
- Zombie
- Empty
- Everything I Said
- The Icicle Melts
- Disappointment
- Ridiculous Thoughts
- Dreaming My Dreams
- Yeat's Grave
- Daffodil Lament
- No Need To Argue
- Away
- I Don't Need
- Close To You
- So Cold In Ireland
- Zombie (Camel's Hump Mix)
Music CD 3- Hollywood
- Salvation
- When You're Gone
- Free To Decide
- War Child
- Forever Yellow Skies
- The Rebels
- Intermission
- I Just Shot John Lennon
- Electric Blue
- I'm Still Remembering
- Will You Remember?
- Joe
- Bosnia
- Cordell
- The Picture I View
- Ave Maria
- Go Your Own Way
- God Be With You
Music CD 4- Animal Instinct
- Loud And Clear
- Promises
- You And Me
- Just My Imagination
- Shattered
- Desperate Andy
- Saving Grace
- Copycat
- What's On My Mind
- Delilah
- Fee Fi Fo
- Dying In The Sun
- Sorry Son
- Baby Blues
- Sweetest Thing
- Woman Without Pride
- Such A Shame
- Paparazzi On Mopeds
Free Music Notes for Treasure Box: 1991-1999 (Dlx)Free Music Review: Great Collection (Even If You Already Own Most Of The Songs) Hit: 5 Stars
At a time when the music played on the radio and TV seems to have become stale (the Cranberries addressed this idea in the song "Copycat"), it is great to have a release like this that shows how some bands are not afraid to evolve. This collection shows how the Cranberries have changed over time both musically and emotionally. Being a band that has always written with their emotions, the Cranberries take us through major life events in this collection. Those life events include, but are not limited to, the hardships of intimate relationships ("Everybody Else Is Doing I..." and "No Need to Argue"), dealing with the deaths of those you love ("To the Faithful Departed"), and the feelings of having your own family ("Bury the Hatchet"). While these undercurrent themes arguably run through each album, all four of the albums possess various other themes. Having already owned many of the b-sides, I questioned whether the collection would be right for me. However, the b-sides that I didn't own ("Reason," "Them," "Go Your Own Way," etc.) blew me away. I had already felt that some of the other b-sides ("Cordell," "God Be With You," "Away," "So Cold in Ireland," "Woman Without Pride") are some of the bands best songs and this collection just reaffirmed my belief in the band's talents. These b-sides in conjunction with four awesome albums makes this set a classic. Whether the songs are political ("Zombie," "Bosnia," "War Child"), thought provoking ("Fee Fi Fo," "Paparazzi on Mopeds") or many other themes, the songs maintain a sound that is uniquely the band's own. So if you are not a fan of the sound of the Cranberries, this collection is obviously not for you. However if you enjoy any of their songs, I think that there will be a great deal in this collection that you will find enjoyable. Even if you already own all four of the albums, I believe the b-sides are worth it.
Treasure Box: 1991-1999 (Dlx) PosterIf this ambitious, completist retrospective of Limerick, Ireland's most notable '90s musical export seems more befitting a rock dinosaur than a band whose résumé spans but four albums, it's perhaps a telling comment on both the potency of the Cranberries' international success and the often treacherous vagaries of the contemporary music business. Though singer Dolores O'Riordan was a last-minute addition to the lineup, her unique vocal talents quickly came to virtually define the band, largely overshadowing founders Noel and Mike Hogan in the bargain. This set documents the band's rise from its debut, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Cant We? (and its sleeper hit "Linger"), through its artistic recapitulation, 1999's Bury the Hatchet, dedicating a disc to each album and offering up a generous selection of period-appropriate bonus tracks (mostly from B-sides, remixes, and other collections). But it's a rocky, cautionary road, especially after the band followed up its sublime No Need to Argue and breakout single "Zombie" with the turgid, modern-rock posturing of To the Faithful Departed, the band's ill-fated collaboration with Aerosmith producer Bruce Fairbairn; Cranberries, meet turkey. If that effort foolishly squandered the successes garnered by their guitar-driven "indie rock meets Celtic folk mysticism" charms, Hatchet returned them to their roots posthaste, but arguably too late. The bonus material is equally far ranging (and just as mixed)--from an embarrassing Pavarotti collaboration to decidedly left-field covers of the Carpenters' "Close to You" and Fleetwood Mac's "Go You Own Way," tracks that further underscore O'Riordan's singular abilities to interpret a song. It's an anthology that suggests that the Cranberries were considerably more than the sum of "Linger," "Zombie," "Salvation," "Ode to My Family," and their other standout songs--but also one that demonstrates how quickly much-touted alt-indie sensibilities can be disastrously co-opted. --Jerry McCulley
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