Oh, Delores. I had no idea she was so tormented, and like many others, was stunned by her death at far too young an age, coming up on two years ago. "No Need To Argue," the Cranberries' best-selling album, was released 25 years ago last year and a 25th anniversary edition of the album was released in September with B-sides and unreleased material included. I had planned to post a "Match the Song Title" to recognize the anniversary but couldn't find the time to do it, maybe I simply didn't want to address such a depressing album that has become even more sad now that we know we'll never hear any new songs with Delores O'Riordan's distinctive, plaintive voice. I purchased the CD of "No Need To Argue" in 1995, at the height of my alternative album accumulating. While many indie fans gravitated toward Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Alice and Chains, I preferred the Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage and Cracker ("Kerosene Hat"...
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