Tag: solo
The Cranberries Will Linger Once More
by Niki N. Phaser on Nov.27, 2009, under Music News
Irish 90′s wunderkinds, The Cranberries might just take their recent reunion to the next level, meaning they are working on new material. In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, singer Dolores O’Riordan stated that both she and Noel Hogan have been writing new music and the possibility of a new album seems appealing to the recently reunited gang.
Currently, the band are on an approximately one month tour of North America, enchanting fans, old and new, with The Cranberries hit-list of honour, as well songs from O’Riordan’s solo albums. Due to a personal matter of the singer’s, a recent gig in Detroit had to be cancelled, but now the tour is back on track. 2010 will bring two other legs on their reunion tour, one in South America for the winter and then, Paris in the springtime… plus other major European cities.
Hopefully, the audience’s response will encourage the Zombie authors to grace us with new material. Their last album was 2001′s Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
James Dean Bradfield – Still a Long Way to Go : the classic you might not have heard
by Niki N. Phaser on Jun.17, 2009, under Non-Single Masterpieces
Before the return to the right track with Send Away the Tigers, Manic Street Preachers went through a period when they seem eager to do anything, but a new album. Fortunately, for us, James Dean Bradfield, the Manic singer, couldn’t keep his creativity bottled up and bestowed upon us the brilliant LP The Great Western, which spawned two singles: That’s No Way to Tell a Lie and An English Gentleman, both honourable mentions.
The real wonder, safely hidden in the middle, is called Still a Long Way to Go, this sweet ballad constructed on what is probably the most endearing riff ever made by human hands. It is then accompanied by Bradfield’s voice, calm and soothing. The chorus, even though a bit more explosive than the verse, is still filled with jingle sensitivity. The lyrics also work great and make you want to dance with someone who is not near you…
It wasn’t a single, but at least Bradfield played it live in the mini tour that followd the release of The Great Western. Still, it is hardly enough for a song that should have been a genuine classic, the kind of tune covered by every r’n'b female singer at the president’s birthday… or something like that.
