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"I have a dream, strange it may seem, it was my perfect day."
Thus opens the latest work by The Cranberries, a band whose genre is an increasingly pop rock, and whose philosophy of life seems to have radically changed over the years.
Upon reflection, it is more than normal for a band's music to change over the years because life gradually changes everyone, and The Cranberries have had more than ten years of career during which they have grown, changed, and their music has also evolved.
Wake Up And Smell The Coffee is an album that certainly won't go down in history. The Cranberries have given so much, becoming the most famous Irish band in the world after U2, which is hard to surpass. And in this latest album, it seems they no longer want to prove much, as if they've lost something along their artistic journey.
In my opinion, the album is not a bad product, not to be discarded or forgotten, but something is missing, it seems to be sufficient but not excellent.
The opening track is the delicate Never Grow Old, which like Analyze, talks about everyday life, the passage of time, simple things.
And in my opinion, it is one of the most positive tracks, along with Analyze, the famous first single released, which slightly reminds of the distant Dreams, Time Is Ticking Out, a small moment of critique against pollution and the second single released, This Is The Day, a very aggressive-sounding rock track and the last single from the album, Dying Inside, truly delicate and sad, I Really Hope, the album's most overwhelming track, Carry On, a sweet O'Riordan-style song, and the whispered Chocolate Brown. In particular, Dying Inside and Carry On should be appreciated because, in my opinion, they bring back the early works and really evoke the dark blueberries of the Irish woods when they were still unripe.
Yes, because these blueberries have a new flavor, they have matured, but they don't work like they used to, and soon they themselves will detach from the tree of glory to take different paths.
In this collection, the track that gives the album its name is also notable, as it appears aggressive and beautiful, but has an intro that's too long, and still seems to lack a certain something. The Concept also proves to be a good song, and listening to the initial melody, it seems less like a Cranberries piece, but towards the end, it’s 100% Cranberries when Dolores repeats "Night all night all night, night all night all night..".
Special mention goes to Pretty Eyes, accompanied by the piano, which isn’t a bad piece at all, but along with many other songs, it seems a bit lacking in the soul of The Cranberries.
The same goes for Do You Know, while Every Morning is the least appealing episode of the album, with a chorus that leaves a bit to be desired.
In short, it isn't the Cranberries album I would recommend to someone who doesn't already love them, it's not their greatest masterpiece and is far from being one, with only a few pieces that can be considered masterpieces. However, it is by no means an inadequate album because the sound is pleasant and there are quite a few rather good tracks, besides the fact that the album appears sincere and humble for a band of their stature. But my rating is also influenced by the fact that I like their music, while recognizing and reiterating that the TRUE Cranberries are not these.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Never Grow Old (02:36)
I had a dream
Strange it may seems
It was my perfect day
Open my eyes
I realize
This is my perfect day
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Do-do-do-do
Birds in the sky
They look so high
This is my perfect day
I feel the breeze
I feel at ease
It is my perfect day
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Hope you never grow old
Forever young
I hope you stay
Forever young
Do-do-do-do
02 Analyse (04:10)
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Breath the air, out there
We are free, we can be wide open
For you opened my eyes to the beauty I see
We will pray, we will stay wide open
Don't analyse,don't analyse
Don't go that way, don't live that way
That would paralyse your evolution
Lah ah ah this greatest moment
(Last Chorus greatest changes to strangest)
Lah ah ah the strangest day
Lah ah ah the greatest love of them all
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Breath the air, out there
Fantasise, fantasise we are open
For you opened my eyes to the beauty I see
We will pray, we will stay together
Lah ah ah the greatest moment
Lah ah ah the greatest day
Lah ah ah the greatest love of them all
03 Time Is Ticking Out (02:59)
We'd better think about the things we say
We'd better think about the games we play
The world went round, around and round
We'd better think about the consequences
We'd better think about the global senses
The time went out, the time went out
What about Chernobyl?
What about radiation?
We don't know, we don't know
What about deprivation?
Gluttony, the human nation?
We don't know, we don't know
For me love is all, for me love is all
For me love is all, for me love is all
Time is ticking out
Looks like we screwed up the ozone layer
I wonder if the politicians care
And time went out, and time went out
What about our children then?
Is there nothing left for them?
We don't know, we don't know
For me love is all, for me love is all
For me love is all, for me love is all
Ahh they need oxygen, ahh they need oxygen
For me love is all, for me love is all
For me love is all, for me love is all
Time is ticking out yeah
The time is ticking out
05 This Is the Day (04:15)
WORDS BY D. O'RIORDAN. MUSIC BY D. O'RIORDAN
I never had a friend like you this is the day
Your skin is white, your eyes are blue this is the day
But the wind might change I will still remain
I will always be there for you
Those thoughts they circle in my mind, this is the day
The demons I can't leave behind this is the day
Don't be insecure I'll be at your door
I will always be there for you
Faith will save you, faith will save you
Faith will save you, stay safe
Par forth thy grace into my mind, this is the day
Par forth thy grace, thou art devine, this is the day
Don't be insecure I'll be at your door
I will always be there for you
Faith will save you, faith will save you
Faith will save you, stay safe
But the wind might change I will still remain
I will still be here
But the wind might change I will still remain
I will always be there for you
Faith will save you, faith will save you
Faith will save you, stay safe
06 The Concept (03:03)
Come here, my lover
Something's on your mind
Listen to no other
They could be unkind
Hold on to the concept of love, always
Darling
Hold on to the concept of love, always
Take life between us
Live it like we choose
They'll never see us
I'll wait here you come
Hold on to the concept, always
Darling
Hold on to the concept, always
Night on night on night
07 Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (05:15)
I, I went to hell, I might as well Learn by my mistakes
I at twenty-four, Was insecure, Do whatever it takes
Come on and Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
It's time, smell the coffee, the coffee
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
This time smell the coffee, the coffee
She's only got one reason to live
This is your life
She's only got one message to give
Give it tonight
She's so gorgeous, I'll do anything
She's so gorgeous, I'll Lose everything
Any day!
Come on and Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
It's time, smell the coffee, the coffee
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up
It's time, smell the coffee, the coffee
She's only got one reason to live
This is your life
She's only got one message to give
Give it tonight
She's so gorgeous, I'll do anything
She's so gorgeous, I'll Lose everything
She's so gorgeous, I'll do anything
She's so gorgeous, I'll Lose everything
Everyday!
09 I Really Hope (03:42)
I don't down this row before
Now I'm coming back for more
This is like a déja-vu
I was born to be with you
Into the night we went to sleep
You and I were meant for peace
Into the night we went to play
You and I
I really hope you'll always be
So in love with me
I really hope we'll always stay
So attached this way
I really hope you'll always be
So in love with me
I really hope we'll always stay
So attached this way
So beware of the big fall
We don't have to change at all
And our life will not burn out
It's one freedom all about
Into the night we go to sleep
You and I were meant for keeps
Into the night we go to play
You and I
I really hope you'll always be
So in love with me
I really hope we'll always stay
So attached this way
I really hope you'll always be
So in love with me
I really hope we'll always stay
So attached this way
I really hope you'll always be
So in love with me
I really hope we'll always stay
So attached this way
I really hope you'll always be
So in love with me
I really hope we'll always stay
So attached this way
I really hope that you'll always be here
I really hope that you'll always be near
Take really note that I'll always be here
I really hope that we'll always be near
10 Every Morning (02:24)
My god the years have passed me by
where was I hiding
And then around the world for sometimes
it's oblivious now
The morning sun is in my eyes
It doesn't hide the lies
It does not bear
A great disguise
Happy birthday baby
Happy birthday
Every morning
Every morning in time
we're doing fine
Every morning
Every morning in time
we're doing fine
I don't remember being young
Was it so much fun
I don't remember feeling this free
It was not for me
I paid the price
A sacrifice
It was worth than that
My time has come
I now feel young
Begin again
Happy birthday
Every morning
Every morning in time
we're doing fine
Every morning
Every morning in time
we're doing fine
11 Do You Know (03:09)
I need you awhile
My this was smile
My this was smile
I will be strong
I will carry on
And I'll always hold on to my smile
What would you say?
Would you say that it's sad for feeling this way?
What would you do if you were in my shoes?
In my
Do you know what I think?
Do you know what I think about it?
About it
I guess you don't know anything
You don't know anything about it
About it
Do you know what I think?
Do you know what I think about it?
About it
I guess you don't know anything
You don't know anything about it
About it
Dust in my eyes
I realize
That I'm thinking
Of you
I fit my car
I will go far
I'll be lonely
For you
What would you say?
Would you say that it's sad for feeling this way?
What would you do if you were in my shoes?
In my
Do you know what I think?
Do you know what I think about it?
About it
I guess you don't know anything
You don't know anything about it
About it
Do you know what I think?
Do you know what I think about it?
About it
I guess you don't know anything
You don't know anything about it
About it
12 Carry On (02:21)
I didn't understand the things you're going through
I never understood, I really never knew
Carry on
Carry on
The sun will always shine
Carry on
Carry on
We'll have a glass of wine
Or cigarette
Take destiny by the hand
And lead it far away
Take it to another land
We will all decay
Carry on
Carry on
The sun will always shine
Carry on
Carry on
We'll have a glass of wine
Or cigarette
13 Chocolate Brown (03:29)
But I tried and I sighed
He didn't listen to me, I felt that way
Still I tried and I sighed
He wouldn't understand me, I felt that way
But you're so young and you don't get me now
I feel so guilty and you are Chocolate Brown
Chocolate Brown, I can't play
Not too long, I will make it up to you
Chocolate Brown
Still I learn and I learn
There's so much to think about you
So much to lose
Bit it's just so fine and you don't see it now
Don't make me guilty
Please don't Chocolate Brown
Chocolate Brown, I can't play
Not too long, I will make it up to you
Chocolate Brown
14 Just My Imagination (03:41)
There was a game we used to play
We would hit the town on Friday night
And stay in bed until Sunday
We used to be so free
We were living for the love we had and
Living not for reality
It was just my imagination x3
THAT was a time I used to pray
I have always kept my faith in love
It's the greatest thing from the man above
The game I used to play
I've always put my cards upon the table
NEVER be said that I'd be unstable
It was just my imagination x3
There is a game I like to play
I like to hit the town on Friday night
And stay in bed until Sunday
We'll always be this free
We will be living for the love we have
Living not for reality
It's not my imagination x3
Not my x8
15 Dying in the Sun (03:25)
Do you remember
The things we used to say?
I feel so nervous
When I think of yesterday
How could I let things
Get to me so bad?
How did I let things get to me?
Like dying in the sun
Like dying in the sun
Like dying in the sun
Like dying x2
Will you hold on to me
I am feeling frail
Will you hold on to me
We will never fail
I wanted to be so perfect you see
I wanted to be so perfect
16 Animal Instinct (03:30)
Suddenly something has happened to me
As I was having my cup of tea
Suddenly I was feeling depressed
I was utterly and totally stressed
Do you know you made me cry
Do you know you made me die
And the thing that gets to me
Is you'll never really see
And the thing that freaks me out
Is I'll always be in doubt
It is a lovely thing that we have
It is a lovely thing that we
It is a lovely thing, the animal
The animal instinct
So take my hands and come with me
We will change reality
So take my hands and we will pray
They won't take you away
They will never make me cry, no
They will never make me die
And the thing that gets to me
Is you'll never really see
And the thing that freaks me out
Is I'll always be in doubt
The animal, the animal,
the animal instinct to me
It's the animal, the animal,
the animal instinct to me
It's the animal, it's the animal,
it's the animal instinct in me x2
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By Kurt81
The album indeed sounds a bit all the same, classic 4-chord, 4 with a catchy chorus and rather banal melody.
Ultimately, the album is disappointing, not only because listening to it quickly becomes tiring but above all because there’s practically no track that stands out.
