Amazon.co.uk Review
Stars draws together, chronologically, the Cranberries' very best work. Their worldwide hit
debut album is represented by the soft Celtic lilt of "Linger" and "Dreams". The follow-up,
No Need to Argue, contributes five tracks, including the grungy "Zombie", while the anti-drug treatise "Salvation" and the street-corner-style "When You're Gone" appear from
To the Faithful Departed, along with "Hollywood" and "Free to Decide". Both 1999's
Bury the Hatchet and 2001's
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee feature strongly as well, the latter being marked by the new-found contentment of the band's hitherto spiky vocalist Dolores O'Riordan.
As often with best-of packages, previously unreleased material is included, but as fans will know, the main reason to possess this CD is the Cranberries' unique combination of agonised love songs, vicious invective and beautiful melodies. --Dominic Wills
CD Description
20 track 10 year career-spanning Cranberries collection which includes the UK Top 20 singles 'Linger', 'Zombie' (both from 1994), 'Ridiculous Thoughts' (1995) and 'Salvation' (1996). Hailing from Limerick and led by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries first made waves with their debut long player 'Everyone Else Is Doing It...' in 1993 and have enjoyed continued success with subsequent albums, especially in the US.