The Cranberries Radio and Television Sessions
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Throughout their career, The Cranberries
recorded several radio and television sessions in form of recording studio sessions, live studio sessions and live audience sessions.
on Irish-based radio RTÉ 2FM
.
On May 19, 2010, RTÉ 2FM radio host Dan Hegarty
played three tracks ("Dreams", "Uncertain", Reason") from the 1991 Dave Fanning Session, nearly 20 years after their first broadcast. Hegarty aired "Reason" again a year later on March 17, 2011, then "Dreams" on September 7, 2011 during a show broadcasted from Limerick.
The complete session was broadcasted again on October 18, 2011 on Dan Hegarty's show.
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and three new songs. It is likely that those songs are "False", "Like You Used To" and "The Icicle Melts", which are known to have been recorded for a Fanning Session and were unreleased at that time. Up to this date, the first two songs remain commercially unreleased, while the latter was re-recorded and released a year later on the band’s second album, No Need to Argue
. During their set at the 1993 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas on December 11, Dolores mentionned, before performing "False", that they wrote the song "about six months ago", which would be sometime during the Spring or Summer of 1993. This proves that "False" could not have been recorded for an earlier session. The KROQ performance was released on a Bootleg CD entitled Thoughts That Linger. Moreover, The Cranberries played these four songs at the Underworld in London on May 7, 1993, making it one of the few time "Like You Used To" was performed live.
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It is unclear if another Dave Fanning Session took place, since information about the Cranberries’ Fanning Sessions remains scarce and sometimes contradictory in the fan community. In 2002, Zombieguide webmaster, Alex Kraus, received CD-Rs from the Cranberries’ drummer, Fergal Lawler, which contained some tracks identified as being from a 1990 Dave Fanning Session. Since some of the information from those CD-Rs are now know to be inacurate (e.g., the four 1991 Fanning Session tracks are identified as "Xeric Demos"), we cannot confirm the existance of a 1990 Dave Fanning Session. It possible that the information on those CD-R tracks was mixed up sometime between the original tape recording in the early 1990's and the CD transfer, a decade later.
show on BBC Radio 1
. The session, produced by Dale Griffin and engineered by Nick Gomm, was recorded at Maida Vale 4 on January 16, 1992 and broadcasted a month later, on February 16. It featured four songs that were later re-recorded for the band’s first album. The four tracks were broadcasted again on the April 24, 1992 show. Recordings of the John Peel Session appeared on an unauthorized bootleg CD entitled Be With You.
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" single while "Zombie" was released on a promo cassette with British magazine Vox. It is unclear if other tracks were recorded during that session.
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’s Morning Becomes Eclectic
radio show on July 15, 1993 for an interview with host Chris Douridas and a live acoustic performance. The acoustic version of Sunday from that performance was included on the KCRW 1995 compilation Rare on Air, volume 2. The interview and performance are available in streaming mode on the radio's website.
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on the Mid Morning Show with Simon Mayo
. It was the first time the band played "Animal Instinct" and Elvis Presley's "In The Ghetto".
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, to promote the upcoming release of Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
. A similar performance was broadcasted on Minneapolis-based radio station KTCZ – Cities 97
on August 20, 2001. Both performances of "Analyse" were featured on locally-sold charity compilations KBCO Studio C, Volume 13 and Cities 97 Sampler
Volume 13. The two stations are part of the Clear Channel Communications
group.
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. The band discussed each song with radio host Gerry Ryan before performing it.
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in Paris (France). The Black Sessions
were recorded in front of an audience.
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" CD singles.
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in New York
City for the MTV Unplugged
series. During that performance with a strings ensemble, the band played nine songs, from which three were unreleased material at that time. While "Free to Decide" and "I’m Still Remembering" were later included on the band’s third album To the Faithful Departed
, "Yesterday’s Gone" remains unreleased in a studio format. The MTV Unplugged version of "Zombie" appeared on the band’s "When You're Gone
" North American Maxi single and the one of "Yesterday's Gone", on the Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris DVD. The show aired for the first time on April 18, 1995.
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in Las Vegas for the series Hard Rock Live on American music channel VH1
.
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episode on May 14, 2000. The show was taped in New York City and featured a short interview with lead singer Dolores O'Riordan
.
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on L.A.-based radio station Star 98.7, two months before the release of their fifth album Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
. This one-hour show, which was also broadcasted live on Internet, featured an extented interview with the band as well as questions from fans.
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The Cranberries
The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
recorded several radio and television sessions in form of recording studio sessions, live studio sessions and live audience sessions.
The Dave Fanning Sessions
The Dave Fanning Sessions consist of recording studio sessions made available to young aspiring bands and artists. These sessions were subsequently played on The Dave Fanning ShowThe Dave Fanning Show
The Dave Fanning show is a radio program broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1. The show is presented by Dave Fanning and covers a range of various topics.The show "takes a look at the world of the arts through music and film.....
on Irish-based radio RTÉ 2FM
RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...
.
The 1991 Dave Fanning Session
The 1991 Fanning Session was first broadcasted on March 9, 1991. Produced by Jim Lockhart and engineered by Phil Cook, the session was recorded at RTÉ's Studio 8.On May 19, 2010, RTÉ 2FM radio host Dan Hegarty
Dan Hegarty
Daniel 'Dan' Hegarty is an Irish radio presenter employed by RTÉ. He presents his Alternative to Sleep show on RTÉ 2fm Monday to Thursday from 11.00 - 1.00. He is regularly dispatched to important musical events such as Electric Picnic and Oxegen for live broadcasting purposes, as well as being...
played three tracks ("Dreams", "Uncertain", Reason") from the 1991 Dave Fanning Session, nearly 20 years after their first broadcast. Hegarty aired "Reason" again a year later on March 17, 2011, then "Dreams" on September 7, 2011 during a show broadcasted from Limerick.
The complete session was broadcasted again on October 18, 2011 on Dan Hegarty's show.
Tracklist
- "Dreams" (4:02)
- "Uncertain" (3:20)
- "Reason" (1:50)
- "Put Me Down" (2:44)
The 1993 Dave Fanning Session
In 1993, the band recorded another Fanning Session. During an interview at RTÉ 2FM, Fergal indicated that the band was recording a new version of "Wanted" from their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut album by Irish rock band The Cranberries. Released in 1993, it was their first full-length album after having released four EPs, and is also their first major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores...
and three new songs. It is likely that those songs are "False", "Like You Used To" and "The Icicle Melts", which are known to have been recorded for a Fanning Session and were unreleased at that time. Up to this date, the first two songs remain commercially unreleased, while the latter was re-recorded and released a year later on the band’s second album, No Need to Argue
No Need to Argue
No Need to Argue is the second studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1994. It was the band's most successful album, and has sold about 17 million copies worldwide. It contains the band's most successful single to date, "Zombie". The album's mood is darker than that on...
. During their set at the 1993 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas on December 11, Dolores mentionned, before performing "False", that they wrote the song "about six months ago", which would be sometime during the Spring or Summer of 1993. This proves that "False" could not have been recorded for an earlier session. The KROQ performance was released on a Bootleg CD entitled Thoughts That Linger. Moreover, The Cranberries played these four songs at the Underworld in London on May 7, 1993, making it one of the few time "Like You Used To" was performed live.
Tracklist
- "Wanted"
- "False"
- "Like You Used To"
- "The Icicle Melts"
It is unclear if another Dave Fanning Session took place, since information about the Cranberries’ Fanning Sessions remains scarce and sometimes contradictory in the fan community. In 2002, Zombieguide webmaster, Alex Kraus, received CD-Rs from the Cranberries’ drummer, Fergal Lawler, which contained some tracks identified as being from a 1990 Dave Fanning Session. Since some of the information from those CD-Rs are now know to be inacurate (e.g., the four 1991 Fanning Session tracks are identified as "Xeric Demos"), we cannot confirm the existance of a 1990 Dave Fanning Session. It possible that the information on those CD-R tracks was mixed up sometime between the original tape recording in the early 1990's and the CD transfer, a decade later.
The John Peel Session
The Cranberries worked on a studio session for the John PeelJohn Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
show on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. The session, produced by Dale Griffin and engineered by Nick Gomm, was recorded at Maida Vale 4 on January 16, 1992 and broadcasted a month later, on February 16. It featured four songs that were later re-recorded for the band’s first album. The four tracks were broadcasted again on the April 24, 1992 show. Recordings of the John Peel Session appeared on an unauthorized bootleg CD entitled Be With You.
Tracklist
- "Waltzing Back" (3:27)
- "Linger" (3:20)
- "Wanted" (2:05) (identified as "Want")
- "I Will Always" (2:36)
The BBC Radio 1 Evening Session
The Cranberries recorded a BBC Radio 1 Evening Session, which was broadcasted on September 26, 1994. The recording session was produced by James Birtwistle. "I Can't Be With You" and "Empty" from that session were included on the "I Can't Be With YouI Can't Be With You
"I Can't Be With You" is a 1994 song recorded by the Irish band The Cranberries. It was the third single from their second studio album No Need to Argue, except in North American, where it was released as the fourth and final single of the album in Fall 1995.The song achieved minor chart success in...
" single while "Zombie" was released on a promo cassette with British magazine Vox. It is unclear if other tracks were recorded during that session.
Tracklist
- "I Can’t Be With You"
- "Empty"
- "Zombie"
The 2 Meter Session
On May 23, 1993, The Cranberries recorded an acoustic performance for the 2 Meter Sessions in the Netherlands. This session was performed live without an audience.Tracklist
- "Linger"
- "Wanted"
- "Away" (identified as "Turn Away")
- "Sunday"
- "I Will Always"
- "I Can’t Be With You"
The Morning Becomes Eclectic Session
On the day of their Los Angeles debut, the band was invited at KCRWKCRW
KCRW is a public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, carrying a mix of National Public Radio news, talk radio and freeform music format. The general manager of KCRW is Jennifer Ferro...
’s Morning Becomes Eclectic
Morning Becomes Eclectic
Morning Becomes Eclectic is a three-hour adult album alternative radio program first aired in 1977 and broadcast live every weekday from KCRW in Santa Monica, California. The show's name is a play on the Eugene O'Neill trilogy of plays, Mourning Becomes Electra.The show is hosted by Jason Bentley,...
radio show on July 15, 1993 for an interview with host Chris Douridas and a live acoustic performance. The acoustic version of Sunday from that performance was included on the KCRW 1995 compilation Rare on Air, volume 2. The interview and performance are available in streaming mode on the radio's website.
Tracklist
- "Linger"
- "False"
- "Sunday"
- "I Will Always"
The On The Edge Session
In 1993, The Cranberries recorded a live acoustic performance in Los Angeles for the On the Edge show on the Westwood One radio network. "How", "Away" and "Linger" were broadcasted on the week of September 11, 1993 along with two short interview segments. The complete performance was aired during the week of June 4, 1994, without the interview segments.Tracklist
- "False"
- "Away" (identified as "I Pray")
- "Linger"
- "How"
The 1999 BBC Radio 1 Session
On March 24, 1999, The Cranberries gave a three-song performance at BBC Radio 1, before the release of their fourth album Bury The HatchetBury the Hatchet (album)
Bury the Hatchet is the fourth studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1999. In the US, the album has sold 377,000 copies as of April 2007 and received its Gold® RIAA certification on June 2, 1999....
on the Mid Morning Show with Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo is an English radio presenter who has worked for BBC Radio since 1981. As of January 2010, Mayo is presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 and, with Mark Kermode, presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Reviews on BBC Radio 5 Live.In 2008, Mayo was recognised as the "radio...
. It was the first time the band played "Animal Instinct" and Elvis Presley's "In The Ghetto".
Tracklist
- "Animal Instinct"
- "Ode to my Family"
- "In The Ghetto"
The Studio C Sessions
On August 16 2001, The Cranberries gave a two-song acoustic performance at the Studio C of Boulder (Colorado) radio station KBCO – World Class RockKBCO
KBCO is a AAA radio station licensed to Boulder, Colorado, United States, that serves the Denver-Boulder area. The station's format, dubbed "World Class Rock," is an eclectic variety of pop, rock, blues, reggae and folk, from the late-1960s to the present.The Clear Channel Communications outlet...
, to promote the upcoming release of Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Wake up and Smell the Coffee
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee is the fifth studio album by The Cranberries. Released in 2001, the album has sold 170,000 copies in the US as of April 2007. Worldwide, the album has sold 1,300,000 copies by 2002....
. A similar performance was broadcasted on Minneapolis-based radio station KTCZ – Cities 97
KTCZ
KTCZ-FM is a AAA radio station broadcasting to the Twin Cities market of Minnesota and neighboring Wisconsin.Cities 97 is owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its transmitter is located in Shoreview, Minnesota.-History:...
on August 20, 2001. Both performances of "Analyse" were featured on locally-sold charity compilations KBCO Studio C, Volume 13 and Cities 97 Sampler
Cities 97 Sampler
The Cities 97 Sampler is a series of albums containing "live in studio" recordings from radio station Cities 97 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
Volume 13. The two stations are part of the Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
group.
Tracklist
- Linger
- Never Grow Old (Cities 97 only)
- Analyse
The RTÉ 2fm Session
On September 6, 2002 Irish radio RTÉ 2fm broadcasted a live and acoustic session with The Cranberries to promote the release of their greatest hits compilation, Stars: The Best of 1992–2002Stars: The Best of 1992–2002
The limited edition version of this CD includes five live tracks recorded in Stockholm:- Awards :In 2002, they won an award in Taiwan for best selling international band with the album Stars: The Best of 1992-2002.-DVD:...
. The band discussed each song with radio host Gerry Ryan before performing it.
Tracklist
- "Dying in the Sun"
- "Ode to my Family"
- "Linger"
- "Free To Decide"
- "Chocolate Brown"
- "Stars"
- "Zombie"
- "Animal Instinct"
The Black Session
On May 3, 1993, the band performed a live set for the C'est Lenoir show on France InterFrance Inter
France Inter is a major French public radio channel and part of Radio France. It is a "generalist" station, aiming to provide a wide national audience with a full service of news and intelligent spoken-word programming, both serious and entertaining, liberally punctuated with an eclectic mix of...
in Paris (France). The Black Sessions
Black Sessions
Black Sessions are performances of live music broadcast on the French radio station France Inter. They are recorded in front of a live audience, and feature on the C'est Lenoir show...
were recorded in front of an audience.
Tracklist
- "Pretty"
- "Sunday"
- "The Icicle Melts"
- "Linger"
- "Not Sorry"
- "Waltzing Back"
- "Dreams"
- "I Can't Be With You"
- "Zombie"
- "Liar"
- "False"
- "Still Can't"
The WNNX Session
On August 19, 1994, the band recorded a live acoustic performance in front of an audience for the WNNX radio station in Atlanta, Georgia. The recording was featured on the unauthorized bootleg CD entitled Strange Fruits.Tracklist
- "Sunday"
- "Zombie"
- "Wanted"
- "Linger"
- "Dreaming My Dreams"
The 40 Principales Acoustic Session
On January 31, 1995, The Cranberries recorded a live acoustic performance in front of an audience at Los 40 Principales in Madrid, Spain. Three tracks from that session (I'm Still Remembering", "Dreaming My Dreams, "Zombie") were featured on several "When You're GoneWhen You're Gone (Cranberries song)
"When You're Gone" is a rock ballad recorded by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the third single from their third studio album entitled To the Faithful Departed. A video clip directed by Karen Bellone was released at the end of 1996...
" CD singles.
Tracklist
- "I'm Still Remembering"
- "Dreaming My Dreams"
- "Ode to my Family"
- "Empty"
- "Zombie"
MTV Unplugged
On February 14, 1995, The Cranberries recorded a live acoustic performance in front of an audience at the Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, United States, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance....
in New York
City for the MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...
series. During that performance with a strings ensemble, the band played nine songs, from which three were unreleased material at that time. While "Free to Decide" and "I’m Still Remembering" were later included on the band’s third album To the Faithful Departed
To the Faithful Departed
To the Faithful Departed is the third studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1996. This album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records and Joe , who had both died that year.In the U.S., the album has sold 1.7 million copies as of April 2007...
, "Yesterday’s Gone" remains unreleased in a studio format. The MTV Unplugged version of "Zombie" appeared on the band’s "When You're Gone
When You're Gone (Cranberries song)
"When You're Gone" is a rock ballad recorded by Irish band The Cranberries. It is the third single from their third studio album entitled To the Faithful Departed. A video clip directed by Karen Bellone was released at the end of 1996...
" North American Maxi single and the one of "Yesterday's Gone", on the Beneath the Skin – Live in Paris DVD. The show aired for the first time on April 18, 1995.
Tracklist
- "Dreaming My Dreams"
- "Ode to My Family"
- "Linger"
- "Free to Decide"
- "I'm Still Remembering"
- "Empty"
- "Zombie"
- "Yesterday's Gone"
- "No Need to Argue"
Hard Rock Live
On May 15, 1999, The Cranberries recorded a live electric performance at The JointThe Joint (music venue)
The Joint is a 4,000 seat showroom located inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. This is a common venue for classic rock and modern rock bands in the Las Vegas metropolitan area....
in Las Vegas for the series Hard Rock Live on American music channel VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
.
Tracklist
- "Promises"
- "Linger"
- "Delilah"
- "Zombie"
Sessions at West 54th
The Cranberries were featured on a Sessions at West 54thSessions at West 54th
Sessions at West 54th was an American television program that featured music performances, and was in some ways a pop music variation on the theme set by the long-lived Austin City Limits, though the featured musicians represented a number of musical genres. It was called Sessions at West 54th...
episode on May 14, 2000. The show was taped in New York City and featured a short interview with lead singer Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She led The Cranberries to worldwide success and fame for 13 years before the band took a hiatus in 2003. Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007...
.
Tracklist
- "Linger"
- "Desperate Andy"
- "Promises"
- "Zombie"
- "Dreams"
Live from the Lounge
On August 13, 2001, The Cranberries were guests at the "Live from the Lounge" show, hosted by Ryan SeacrestRyan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
on L.A.-based radio station Star 98.7, two months before the release of their fifth album Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Wake up and Smell the Coffee
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee is the fifth studio album by The Cranberries. Released in 2001, the album has sold 170,000 copies in the US as of April 2007. Worldwide, the album has sold 1,300,000 copies by 2002....
. This one-hour show, which was also broadcasted live on Internet, featured an extented interview with the band as well as questions from fans.
Tracklist
- "Dreams"
- "Analyse"
- "Linger"
- "Every Morning"
- "Free to Decide"
- "Never Grow Old"
- "Time Is Ticking Out"
Other TV and radio performances
- MTV Most Wanted, MTV Television (Europe), 1994 - "Linger", "Dreaming My Dreams"
- Later with Jools Holand, BBC Television (London), 11 June 1994 - "Dreaming My Dreams", "No Need to Argue"
- MTV Most Wanted, MTV Television (Europe), 1995 - "Zombie", "Ode to my Family"
- Saturday Night Live, NBC Television (New York), 25 February 1995 - "Zombie", "Ode to my Family"
- Late Show with David Letterman, CBS Television (New York), 10 September 1996 - "Free to Decide"
- Late Show with David Letterman, CBS Television (New York), 26 April 1999 - "Promises"
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (New York), 27 April 1999 - "Promises"
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC Television (New York), 15 September 1999 - "Just My Imagination"
- The Edge 102 FM (Toronto, Canada), 6 December 2001 - "Analyse", "Ode to my Family", "Linger"
- Oui FM (France), 2002 - "Linger", "Never Grow Old"