2012-2-24 09:16
tommyyang21
The Cranberries - Roses (2012) [Alternative Rock/Pop]
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Rls Name : The Cranberries - Roses
Rls Type : Album
Company : Vertigo Berlin (Universal)
Genre : Rock
Source : CDDA
Tracks : 11
Total Time : 44:34 min
Size : 79,3 MB
URL : [url]www.cranberries.com[/url]
Encoder : LAME 3.98.4 -V 0
Quality : VBR kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Bitrate : avg. 248kbps
01. Conduct 05:11
02. Tomorrow 03:56
03. Fire & Soul 04:32
04. Raining In My Heart 03:27
05. Losing My Mind 03:41
06. Schizophrenic Playboy 03:40
07. Waiting In Walthamstow 04:20
08. Show Me 03:27
09. Astral Projections 04:45
10. So Good 03:54
11. Roses 03:41
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44:34 Min
It's been 10 years since the Cranberries released an album. On Roses,
the reformed quartet continues to showcase the distinctive Gaelic
lilt of vocalist Dolores O扲iordan.
Although it抯 been more than 10 years since The Cranberries?last
studio album, the band抯 2012 crop, Roses, simply picks up the
melodic strains of yesteryear and carries on. The reformed quartet
continues to showcase the distinctive Gaelic lilt of vocalist Dolores
O扲iordan over chiming guitars, silken strings, and military rhythms.
With longstanding producer Stephen Street at the helm, the overall
effect is pretty seamless. There抯 a sense of mutual respect that
shines through the tight ensemble playing. The record shows a certain
growth and maturity, but if you were hoping for a sharp left turn in
musical direction, you won抰 find it here.
Roses beds in quickly with arguably the two strongest cuts up first.
揅onduct?is a compelling starter, developing an argument for saving
a relationship as sentiments move from a position of 揘ow it抯 too
late, I can see that we should not be together?to that of 揥hen we
get along, we抮e really strong.?The battle tone is neatly set by
martial drums in the opening instrumental build and resolved through
a progressive melody colored by O扲iordan抯 assertive vocal. It抯
followed by an equally classic Cranberries cut in the shape of
揟omorrow,?an older and wiser call to cast angst aside and seize the
day. Its breezy melody is decorated with crisp guitar picking, and
busy percussion finds O扲iordan in that smooth, effortless gear of
hers.
The opening songs represent a high ground that the rest approaches
but does not quite reach. While the music continues to flow and
lyrics duly explore elements of love, sex, and death, the path is a
well-trodden one. We reach a subdued yet heartfelt ending in the
ghostly title track. 揕ife is no garden of roses, more like a thistle
in time,?O扲iordan intones in breathy phrases, squeezing out
mortality among the crescendos. It is a sparse, melancholic turn that
takes a bit of sheen off the tuneful heart of the album, yet sits
well against the more contemplative material, such as the gentle
electronica of 揊ire & Soul.?
In contrast, the strident rocker 揝chizophrenic Playboy?seems
destined to be a crowd pleaser, designed to be played loud live and
even sung along to lustily as it warns of sexual predators. The
violin break in the bridge is a nice counter to the raunchier
progressions. The Kinks-like 揥aiting In Walthamstow?adds further
variety. Walthamstow is a district in northeast London; it hasn抰
enjoyed too many moments in the sun musically, even though its dog
racing stadium graced the cover of Blur抯 1994 album Parklife. Yet
the way O扲iordan eases its syllables into the lyric, we could be
talking Paris in spring.
揝how Me?could do with a similar spark of originality. It抯 a bit
too radio-friendly for its own good and comes across as a composite
Cranberries song without real finesse. All the elements are there,
from punchy strings to potent guitars with a beefy chorus accented by
powerful percussion, but as a song, it doesn抰 convince. It抯 a rare
flat spot. Much better is the wistful, dream-like 揂stral
Projection.?in which the signature big chorus plays out far better
against the softer verses.
Taken as a whole, the album conveys a sound that is uniquely
Cranberries with the production polish you抎 expect. Arguably
mellower, definitely matured, Roses is a collection that will please
more than enough people to chart without quite winning best in bloom.
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