Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
The Cranberries
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Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. Released on 1 March 1993 through Island Records after four EPs, it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan and contains the band's highest charting US single, "Linger". The album reached number one on the UK and the Irish albums charts. It spent a total of 86 weeks on the UK chart. On 24 June 1994, it became the fifth album in rock history to reach number one more than a year after release. At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia. It reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed on this chart for 136 weeks; the album sold six million copies worldwide. On 7 March 2018, the band's three remaining members announced they were releasing a special 25th anniversary newly remastered anniversary edition of the album, with previously unreleased material as well as other bonus material from the era of the album. However, it was delayed until late 2018, following the death of O'Riordan.
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I could’ve sworn there was an album from The Cranberries on this list previously, but apparently that was a hallucination. Happy to have this incredible Irish 90s juggernaut make an appearance, and this was an impressive debut album! I was playing music on adult contemporary radio at the time and heard a LOT of Linger and Dreams but didn’t tire of them. The rest of this album is packed with great songs. It was a real pleasure to listen to this again!
The Cranberries still stand out for making dreamy yet biting rock that somehow sounds undated even to this day. This is an incredible debut LP, full of lush instrumentation and O’Riordan’s commanding vocals/songwriting (RIP). To come out of the gate and write songs like ‘Dreams’ and ‘Linger’ from the get go shows how incredibly talented this band was. A damning indictment of the official 1001 that no Cranberries LPs made the list, thank you for righting some serious wrongs with this add.
This band was very prominent during the era I was most exposed to whatever was big in the pop and rock/alternative scene but somehow I always have to rediscover what they'reall about. I csrtainly immediately recognized the big hits off this. I feel like one of their later (?) albums has appeared on this list previously. This is a great alternative rock album on the softer side anyway. And of course reminded again of the singer's sad ending, unable to outrun her demons in spite of he great success. I know I keep banging on about it but man, demon alcohol - .33 BAC is absolutely wild.
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? Is the debut album bij alternative rock band The Cranberries. “Linger” and “Dreams” are great tracks. The other songs are not that bad either. The vocals of Dolores elevate the performance of the band. I like this one a lot more than the (even more succesful) successor “No Need to Argue”
Not even really a Cranberries fan, but I'm surprised this wasn't on the original list. Just seems like the kind of album to be on there. Fine enough.
This makes me want to listen to more cranberries albums!! Fantastic pick!
What a great album from the time... a cool album that is easily approachable and finds space for both dark and moody as well as delicious pop snacks. Dolores' voice is wonderful, powerful and passionate.
Alternative rock, indie pop, Irish folk, jangle pop, post-punk, dream pop. Dos megahits. Vinilo, va.
9/10 really good! I’m glad I’m giving The Cranberries a shot, they’re actually pretty great!
The best Cranberries. Light, moody, lush Sunday tunes.
The Cranberries weren't on the OG list? Great addition. My personal rating: 5/5 My rating relative to the list: 5/5 Should this have been included on the original list? Yes.
Insanely good debut
Loved this album when it came out and still excellent. 4 stars.
Golden oldie. Lovely dreamy voice with a sweet Irish accent
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Dreams, Pretty, Not sorry, Still can’t, How
This album has really lingered in my mind for decades 😉 😉 😉
Sounds like the Cranberries
Rest in peace Dolores
Great 90s rock, more than worthy of this list.
I love the cranberries. Such a voice, such good subject matter even though it’s all from a place of trauma. Have to say that No Need To Argue is my favourite album.
A bit surprised this wasn’t on the main list, happy to have it here
would I rate this as high if I were hearing it for the first time now? Probably not. But this and their next album came out when I was 14 or 15 and was in heavy rotation on the alternative rock radio station I listened to and part of that soundtrack of my youth. I might even have this CD kicking around somewhere.
Always have thought Linger is one of the most beautiful songs I've heard. Of course it's one of those where it sounds beautiful but the lyrics are sad :( Dreams also rules. Really love that you can hear her Irish inflection on a lot of these. Really enjoyable I need to listen to more Cranberries.
Linger is really carrying this album.
To this day, I don't know of any voice like Dolores' that is so haunting, so pain-riddled, yet loving and accepting. An amazing, if under-appreciated album.
Good pick!
3 lingering
It actually always kind of escapes me why this album is so highly rated. I just find many of the songs a bit... boring. Or at best, they don't stick in my head. Dreams and Linger are beautiful, of course, but as a whole, I prefer both No need to argue and Bury the hatchet. Well, giving it the benefit of the doubt just this once: 3*
Solid
As other reviewers noted, I would not have been too surprised either if this album had been included in the original list. Ok-ish in 1993. Ok-ish now (I like the jangly sound, the two hits and the opening song stand out, most of the other songs are less remarkable).
Nice enough
Has some well known jams on here and other than that was just a pretty nice listen. Not something I would come back to but it was good. Probably a high 3
Of all the music I grew up through I feel like The Cranberries have had some serious staying power. A bit surprising given that their sound is far from timeless. It is about as good an encapsulation of 90s sounds as you can get. Some light kermit the frog vocals, grunge-pop instrumentals, and production that just sounds distinctly 90s. Hard to describe exactly what I mean -- more a feeling than anything else. This one has a number of their mega hits -- Dreams and Linger being the two big 'uns. Both are fantastic in their own right. Dreams just has a brightness about it that is refreshing. While Linger just gets stuck in your head - still find my mind going to it randomly. Anyway, this is a fine album somewhere along the high 3 low 4 boundary. Enjoyable for sure, but not something I go in for. So for that I'm going with a 3.
They were a household name in the 90s. I'm surprised they weren't in the book. I would have picked No Need To Argue over this album, but this one is pretty good as well.
Linger is an all-timer. Otherwise I can't stand the singer.
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? has a couple of amazing singles but the rest is just average, high 2 because it's more filler than anything but I did like Not Sorry of the songs I didn't know.