The second CD I picked up was the first solo album of “Dolores O’Riordan” (of Cranberries Fame), “Are You Listening?”
I haven’t had this CD as long but I have enjoyed it much more than the Linkin Park CD. I was disappointed when I heard that the Cranberries were going their own solo routes (they haven’t necessarily broken up – but the band has at least been on hiatus for a few years). The first album to have come out was from Cranberries guitarist, Noel Hogan’s “Mono Band” which I didn’t find terribly interesting.
O’Riordan’s new CD though – I would have thought it was a new Cranberries album(though with unfortunately less ‘rock’ in the guitars than Hogan’s work with them had). The vocals with the Cranberries were what kept me listening and they are the same as they always were. The upbeat songs as well as the slower songs reminiscent of Linger both keep me listening. If you were a fan of any of the Cranberries previous albums – I’d definitely recommend O’Riordan’s new album. I think its even better than the last Cranberries Album (Wake up and Smell the Coffee).
