Wake Up and Smell the Coffee

All lyrics written by Dolores O'Riordan, all music composed by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan except tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, and 12, which are by Dolores O'Riordan.# Title Length
1. "Never Grow Old" 2:35
2. "Analyse" 4:10
3. "Time Is Ticking Out" 2:59
4. "Dying Inside" 3:10
5. "This Is the Day" 4:15
6. "The Concept" 3:03
7. "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" 5:15
8. "Pretty Eyes" 3:48
9. "I Really Hope" 3:42
10. "Every Morning" 2:24
11. "Do You Know" 3:09
12. "Carry On" 2:21
13. "Chocolate Brown" 3:32
14. "Capetown" (hidden track, only on the North American release) 2:49

The fact that a happy family life, negative impact on activities previously exercised may have been recently made by Mika Häkkinen and his retirement from Formula 1 once again demonstrated. One case, which is also in the musical field can be easily found, just think of untold John Lennon's "Double Fantasy."
Or the Cranberries, whose members have for some time do not miss the opportunity to reiterate how happy they all are. "I guess family and friends are the essential key to happiness," proclaims trademark Dolores O'Riordan in her "personal touch" at the end of the booklets on the new record "Wake Up And Smell The Coffee".

The fact that after such a sign quite decent work is made is testimony to the quality of a band, while musically limited capabilities, but since almost ten years of successful products with a certain claim presented.

The commitment by Stephen Street has the Cranberries, in any case well done. Back to the beginnings produced by him, away from the precarious sülzig to last two albums. From the sound coming from you might say, again in 1993 to be as the band with "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can not We" enchanted.

Unfortunately, it is neither Street nor the band managed to pinch the necessary originality involved with. The beginning of the single "analysis" reminds too much of "Linger," "This Is The Day" too close to "Zombie." Although alternate quiet moments with faster and thus ensure a degree of variety. "Time Is Ticking Out" begins precisely with the ticking of a clock, "The Concept" even with a looped piano (with scratches, like what was heard), "Never Grow Old" is a successful ballad, while "I Really Hope" live even Pogo could inspire. In addition, O'Riordan yowl her, at least since the Bell, Book & Candle mightily on the nerves went, as well as stored.

However, missing "Wake Up And Smell Coffee" thing: the setting of the start times. The celebrated subjects have not necessarily changed, it's about love, relationships, injustice, difficult life situations. The anger, the sadness and the sensuality of the once self-consciousness but by success and family happiness diminished, which from the perspective of the listener is clearly a loss.

Sure, it would be stupid to require that you far beyond puberty also pieces such as "Zombie" or "Linger", and argues fervently. The times are changing for all. But that is the difference between a great and a good band: The first musical also develops new skills, and the second is mainly because of their old hits, and purchased.