The Cranberries - Thoughts That Linger

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11 December 1993 - Universal Amphitheater - Los Angeles, California



During a lengthy performance Thursday at the Universal Amphitheatre, the sextet showed its true colors: When everything is said and done, the Cranberries are nothing more or less than a decent, good old-fashioned rock-and-roll band. Giving new meaning to the words "spunky elf," diminutive singer Dolores O'Riordan delighted the audience with her slightly eccentric wardrobe, manic marching across the stage and focused delivery of the band's impressive catalog. Although the group offered a judicious sample from its four albums (including the brand-new "Bury the Hatchet"), songs from the 1993 debut are still the most-fully realized. Tunes such as "Dreams," "Linger" and "Pretty" strike a perfect balance between caramel-smooth melody and vigorous rock beat. The crowd's eyes were always on O'Riordan, but the band is enthusiastically democratic in its overall sound. Drums, guitars and keyboards blend to create a crackling mix in which no instrument monopolizes attention. During the encore, a white grand piano was elevated on stage and O'Riordan sang the melancholy "Dying in the Sun." It was a moment of intense vulnerability that left you pining for more.
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'Acoustic Christmas' (short title: 'Acoustic X-Mas') is an annual concert run by the Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ.
Since its inception in 1990, the concert has attracted increasingly popular alternative rock bands and singers. It takes place over a weekend in mid-December, and has in recent years been broadcast for free on KROQ's web site.
In 1999, a compilation of live recordings, ''The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas'', was released.

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