Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

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.

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”

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.

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.

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).

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*

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.

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.

The Cranberries should have been on the main list, seems inarguable. Such an iconic voice. You can debate which album but the debut certainly shows what they can do.

Insanely good debut

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.

The best Cranberries. Light, moody, lush Sunday tunes.

9/10 really good! I’m glad I’m giving The Cranberries a shot, they’re actually pretty great!

Alternative rock, indie pop, Irish folk, jangle pop, post-punk, dream pop. Dos megahits. Vinilo, va.

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.

This makes me want to listen to more cranberries albums!! Fantastic pick!

4.5

Though, I would love to give this album a perfect score, I do have a gripe. It isn’t big, but the second half of this album drags a little. Individually, the songs hold up great, but in a row, they blend together. Otherwise, incredible vocals, production, instrumentation, songwriting, and lyrics. Definitely should have been included on the original list. So glad to have finally been given a reason to listen. Thank you for the submission. 4/5

If only for "Dreams,' a brisk track combining low-key soundscapes with sudden full-on rock (that marvellous 'ah-la-la bridge', where O'Riordan's incredible voice sends as many shivers down your spine as the unexpected key change) and the melancholic, string-swept break-up song 'Linger" (dignified, touching and unarguably memorable), I can get why enarmoured fans would consider this debut for the list. Those songs may be considered as pop rock classics by now. No equally iconic "Zombie" in the tracklist yet, or "Ode To My Family" and "I Can't Be With You" (this will happen in the sophomore album *No Need To Argue*). But there's no way you can deny the cultural impact of this debut album as well. One thing prevents me from including this record in my 5-star gallery. It indeed seems to me that *Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?* relies a bit too much on the power of O'Riordan's pipes, and therefore too often forgets to yield memorable compositions in a large bulk of its tracklist. Everything sounds interchangeable to a degree. Case in point, the guitar arpeggios at the start of opener "I Still Do", which are then copied and pasted at the end of "Not Sorry". Only the ternary rhythms and lively vocal lines of "How", towards the end, along with the Cocteau Twins-elated tones of closer "Put You Down", wake you up from that compositional torpor. Four unarguably memorable cuts only is not enough to make the 1001 Albums cut for me, sorry. And no, "Sunday" is not part of them in my eyes (can't really understand the popularity of that one, for me that song is part of the early-nineties meat-and-potatoes fare weighing down this debut). Harsh? Maybe. Let's just say that if you offered me a Cranberries compilation, I would be delighted to add it to my shelves, but that when it comes to albums proper, "everybody else was doing it" indeed. RIP, Dolores. Whatever my personal take on the Cranberries' artistry album-wise is, you left a memorable imprint in the history of modern music. 3.5/5 for the purposes of this list dedicated to essential albums, rounded up to 4 8.5/10 for more general purposes (5/5 for the musicianship and production values + 2.5/5 for the artistry + 1 for cultural impact) ---- Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ---- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 103 Albums from the users list I *might* select for mine later on: 116 Albums from the users list I won't select for mine: 248 (including this one) ---- Hey Émile, j'ai répondu sous Demon Days ET ta sélection pour la users list ! 🙂

Good pick!

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.

Linger is really carrying this album.

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.

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.

A bit surprised this wasn’t on the main list, happy to have it here

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.

Great 90s rock, more than worthy of this list.

Rest in peace Dolores

Sounds like the Cranberries

This album has really lingered in my mind for decades 😉 😉 😉

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Dreams, Pretty, Not sorry, Still can’t, How

Golden oldie. Lovely dreamy voice with a sweet Irish accent

Loved this album when it came out and still excellent. 4 stars.

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.

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

Nice enough

Solid

3 lingering

Linger is an all-timer. Otherwise I can't stand the singer.