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Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina
Romance Del Plata / Tres Romances
Music: Bee-Troo [CD-single] [Import]
Logical Progression, Level 1 [Box set]
Portrait-Robot [Enhanced] [Import]
Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-74 [Import]
Michael Nyman, Edition No. 1: Concertos
Modern Jazz Performances from Bizet's Carmen
Playaz n' the Game [Explicit Lyrics]
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This is the Cranberries' contribution to the time-honored difficult-third-album syndrome, with the Irish quartet--particularly frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan--working to expand its musical base and stretch out in new lyrical directions. While their efforts are only partially successful, the band approaches the task with such cocky confidence that the album maintains a consistently high level of likableness. The band employs a convincingly aggressive instrumental attack on "Salvation" and "Hollywood," while the lilting balladry of "Free to Decide" and "When You're Gone" underlines O'Riordan's ties to Celtic folk tradition. And while her efforts at tackling current events on "War Child," "Bosnia," and the controversial "I Shot John Lennon" are hit-and-miss, her obvious sense of commitment gives those songs an undeniable power. --Scott Schinder