The Cranberries

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Money for Nothing (1988) - compilation
On The Night (1993) - live
Live at the BBC (1995) - live
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits (1998) - compilation. Dolores sings the title track to the movie The Passion of the Christ, "Ave Maria". "Tunnel of Love", which contains an instrumental section based on music from Carousel but is otherwise all Knopfler's own work.). Dolores went on to record a solo album (to be released in early 2006) and Noel launched into the recording of a guitar album, off which two songs were released in November 2004 on the European iTunes download service under the name Mono Band. (The best-of album Sultans of Swing contains only two songs not credited to Knopfler alone: "Money For Nothing", which is credited as co-written with Sting, in fact Sting, at the behest of Knopfler, merely added the line "I want my MTV" in the style of The Police hit, "Don't Stand So Close To Me". However, in 2004, The Cranberries announced they were taking some time to pursue individual careers. The band's line-up changed over the years, but one constant was Mark Knopfler, who wrote most of the band's songs and acted as clear leader of the band.

A new single, the title track off of the Stars CD, charted in Europe and Asia. Mark Knopfler would later concentrate on solo projects and film music. A "best of" compilation entitled Stars was released in 2002, along with a DVD of groundbreaking award-winning music videos. The band's final original studio album, On Every Street was released in 1991 to mixed reviews and moderate success (guest star Vince Gill, who sang backup on several of the album's songs, turned down an offer to join the band full time). The band seemed to be back on track. A long period of inactivity followed with only a hits compilation and a live set released for the next six years. charts. The popularity of the band extends beyond the UK and US: in many parts of the world including India, Southeast Asia and Africa, Dire Straits has been one of the most well-known and admired western bands.

The album debuted at number 54 in the U.S. Partly as a result of this (and a successful appearance in Live Aid), Dire Straits were the biggest selling band in the world in the mid 1980s. In 2001 they released Wake Up And Smell The Coffee to rave reviews. This had the accidental side effect of making it one of the "must buy" albums for consumers wishing to demonstrate the new technology. Equally, the new format was an excellent showcase for Knopfler's meticulous production values on the earlier albums, leading many existing fans to repurchase the whole back catalogue. During the next few years, the band cancelled a large tour and rumors of a breakup were widespread, though they released Bury the Hatchet to mixed reviews in 1999. Aiding the success of Brothers in Arms was the fact that it was one of the first fully digitally recorded and produced albums available in the (then) new Compact Disc format. Amidst rumors of O'Riordan's imminent departure, the band released To the Faithful Departed to limited success. The band's 1985 release Brothers in Arms was an international hit and spawned several singles including the number one hit "Money for Nothing".

Zombie, one of the band's most famous songs, was a protest about the violence between Protestant and Catholic extremists in Northern Ireland in the time of The Troubles [1] (http://www.cloudsmagazine.com/12/Carmen_Bujdei_The_Irish_Experience.htm). The third album, Making Movies featured keyboardist Roy Bittan (from Bruce Springsteen's band) and marked a move towards more complex arrangements and production which would continue throughout the band's career. O'Riordan's status as frontwoman was causing tensions within the group as they recorded No Need to Argue, another hit album that included Zombie and Ode to My Family. The second album followed soon afterwards; these first two albums featured a stripped-down band sound. In 1994, O'Riordan married Don Burton, the band's tour manager. Dire Straits recorded and released their first, self-titled album in 1978 to little fanfare but five months later a single release, "Sultans of Swing" became an unlikely chart hit and album sales took off. The single Dreams also became a hit reaching #14 on the US charts. Despite this complete antithesis to popular culture at the time, Dire Straits still became hugely successful.

The second single, Linger, became a huge hit in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Mark Knopfler (the band's frontman) was heard to have asked pub managers to turn down the sound, so people could talk over the music, while they were still in their early days. After ditching their manager, the Cranberries recorded Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?. In an era when punk rock reigned, they played subdued, almost old-school rock and roll. After a major-label bidding war, The Cranberries signed with Island Records and recorded Uncertain, their debut single which was unsuccessful. Dire Straits are a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass) and Pick Withers (drums), and managed by Ed Bicknell. Their homemade demo tape sold well locally, and the band soon recorded a demo tape that earned much popular and critical interest. "Encores EP" (1993) #31 UK.

The band was originally named The Cranberry Saw Us. "Calling Elvis" (1991) #21 UK. Dolores O'Riordan auditioned for and won the role of lead singer, writing a song called "Linger" based around the band's existing demo. "Your Latest Trick" (1986) #26 UK. Noel and Mike Hogan, two brothers from Limerick City, formed the band with drummer Fergal Lawler in 1990. "Walk of Life" (1986) #2 UK; #7 US. The Cranberries are an Irish rock and roll band that arose to mainstream popularity in the 1990s. They (temporarily) disbanded in 2003. "Brothers in Arms" (1985) #16 UK.

Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002 (2002). "Money for Nothing" (1985) #4 UK; #1 US. Beneath The Skin - Live In Paris. "So Far Away" (1985) #20 UK; #19 US. Children Of Bosnia. "Twisting by the Pool" (1983) #14 UK. Animal Instinct (1999) – UK charts: #54. "Private Investigations" (1982) #2 UK.

Promises (1999) – UK charts: #13. "Skateaway" (1981) #37 UK. Free To Decide (1996) – UK charts: #33. "Romeo and Juliet" (1981) #8 UK. Salvation (1996) – UK charts: #13. "Sultans of Swing" (1979) #8 UK; #4 US. Ridiculous Thoughts (1995) – UK charts: #20.

I Cant Be With You (1995) – UK charts: #23. Ode To My Family (1994) – UK charts: #26. Zombie (1994) – UK charts: #1. Dreams (1994) – UK charts: #27; US charts: #14.

Linger (Re-Issue) (1994) – UK charts: #4. Linger (1993) – UK charts: #74. Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002 (2002) – UK charts: #20. Bury the Hatchet - The Complete Sessions (2000) – 26 track release.

In Concert: New Rock #94-44, disc 2 of 2 (1994). In Concert at the BBC (1994) – limited UK release. Doors And Windows (1995) (multimedia disk). Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001) – UK charts: #61.

Bury the Hatchet (1999) – UK charts: #7. To the Faithful Departed (1996) – UK charts: #2. No Need to Argue (1994) – UK charts: #2. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Canīt We? (1993) – UK charts: #1; US charts: #18.

Uncertain EP (1992).