The Cranberries Albums Ranked From Worst to Best 

I always love it when Joe says, "It's tough." :-P

Going through the Cranberries this week, I've come to a realization on them: they are a perfect 3.5 band. Literally every album they've done, in my eyes, is a solid 3.5. One of the most consistent bands I've ever heard, if only that consistency ever went to "great" instead of "pretty good." Maybe they'll grow on me, I do love Dolores' voice. She reminds me of Sinead O'Connor in that she's Irish and I'm unimaginative. Rest in Peace.

8 Roses 7 Wake Up And Smell The Coffee 6 Something Else 5 Bury The Hatchet 4 To The Faithful Departed 3 In The End 2 Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 1 No Need To Argue

1. No Need To Argue 2. Bury The Hatchet 3. To The Faithful Departed 4. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? 5. Something Else 6. In The End 7. Roses 8. Wake Up And Smell The Coffee

I still only know the hits, but I like them! Also, I've noticed Jason has mentioned TMBG a few times in the album of the year videos. That would be an interesting discography video to do! Along with the Flaming Lips, Eels, and Primus

3 bands that I’d really love to see you guys, get around to covering on the channel someday!! Pet Shop Boys, Midnight Oil, Silver Jews For what it’s worth .. that’s my 2 cents

Their first three are perfectly fine records. Really pleasant. Its just really difficult to get excited about them after these. I like Dolores' voice, but the yodelling does grate after a while.

Here to hit the like button . Watch the video . Well done 7k subs 👍. ..As for the Cranberries , well..genius is a word that gets thrown around way too often ….just thought I’d mention that

Great album ranking lads, thank you Joe and Kram for having Bury The Hatchet in your Top 5, that is actually my number 1 favorite Cranberries album, but I can see where it will be a number 3rd or 4th for others.

A testament to how thoughtful the conversations are on this channel is the fact that I'm always entertained even when listening to your rankings of bands I have zero interest in (p.s. I confused The Cranberries with The Breeders for half my life, disqualifying anything I have to say here)

Love me some cranberries 🇮🇪 Discography’s admittedly a bit of a mixed bag but those first two records are two of my all time favourites. 1) Everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we? (5 stars) 2) No Need to Argue (4.5 stars) 3) Bury the Hatchet (3.5 stars) 4) In the End (3 stars) 5) The Faithful Departed (3 stars) 6) Wake Up & Smell the Coffee (3 stars) 7) Something Else (2.5 stars) 8) Roses (2 stars)

Not counting Something Else, since it’s technically a acoustic album of their older hits. Although the other songs on here, “Why”, especially are fairly ok. 7: In The End- 2 stars 6: Roses- 2.5 stars 5: Wake Up And Smell The Coffee- 2.5 stars 4: To The Faithful Departed- 3 stars 3: Bury The Hatchet- 4 stars 2: No Need To Argue- 4 stars 1: Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We?- 4.5 stars

Also Jason are you in Arlington Virginia cause I grew up in the Gaithersburg Germantown Maryland area and now live in Baltimore.

1. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993) 4/5 2. No Need To Argue (1994) 4/5 3. To The Faithful Departed (1996) 3.5/5 4. Wake Up And Smell The Coffee (2001) 3.5/5 5. Bury The Hatchet (1999) 3/5 6. Roses (2012) 3/5 7. Something Else (2017) 3/5 8. In The End (2019) 2.5/5 CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: 4.0 Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993) 4.0 No Need To Argue (1994) 3.5 To The Faithful Departed (1996) 3.0 Bury The Hatchet (1999) 3.5 Wake Up And Smell The Coffee (2001) 3.0 Roses (2012) 3.0 Something Else (2017) 2.5 In The End (2019) Coming into the week I didn't know much about The Cranberries besides their half-dozen U.S. radio hits. I'm struck by how consistently good they were. I'm not in love with every song but there also aren't many I just plain dislike. Like many other bands, their peaks are concentrated early in their career and those are the records I'd be most likely to seek out again. While none of their LPs screamed "classic!" at me I think there are some solid tunes on almost all of them. There were even a few tracks I'd never heard before, like "Bosnia" and "No Need To Argue," that snuck up on me and blew me away. Lyrically, they're kind of plain and straightforward but Delores O'Riordan's voice (may she rest in peace) is so unique it goes a long way toward making up for it. The Cranberries' music kept growing on me all week- in just the last 48 hours some of my ratings went up a half star. They wouldn't get near my "top artists" list but I've realized I'm one of the people who's been overlooking this band. MY RATING SYSTEM: 5.0 = major classic 4.5 = minor classic 4.0 = great 3.5 = very good 3.0 = good 2.5 = fair 2.0 = poor 1.5 = awful 1.0 = historically awful I don't go below 1 star because once I'm in the realm of the truly terrible I don't care to differentiate anymore. Anything I rate 3.5 stars or higher is an album I'm enthusiastic about and would likely revisit at some point.

On Saturday, I actually drove past the the graveyard where Dolores is buried ( spent the weekend in Limerick ). I quite like the band. Don't think they ever made a " classic ", but even their worst albums have at least some decent songs on them.

It’s really one of those bands where, to me, a compilation takes care of it. I agree wholeheartedly with you guys that they never empathized their strongest point enough, which to me is melodic (power)pop with a slight edge and a folky (Irish) touch, so I happen to be on the Salvation and I Can’t Be With You-side of things. A band with an identity crisis whose biggest successes also limited their longevity, and that’s not me trying to be disrespectful towards the band (and the late Dolores in particular), because when they hit the sweet spot they did it convincingly. I used to have No Need To Argue back in the day, but don’t think I’ve ever played through it once; like the band, trying to be everything at once and ending up a bit neither fish nor flesh. Again: Compilation-band for me. I adjusted my want-to-see list slightly: The Cure Van Der Graaf Generator Gentle Giant Soft Machine Caravan Moody Blues 10CC Golden Earring Can Jethro Tull Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Uriah Heep Deep Purple reboot Budgie Alice Cooper Metallica (forgot if you guys did that) Paul McCartney/Wings reboot Van Morrison Clapton? Zappa (hehe) U2 And I don’t know if any of you is into metal… Megadeth Slayer Anthrax Meshuggah Opeth Between The Buried And Me

Just been on a Cranberries kick and so good to hear your thoughts. I was amazed by the quality of their final record considering how it was made… my list: Everybody Else 4/5 - moody like early R.E.M - like a comfort blanket No Need To Argue 4/5 - mostly great In The End 4/5 - it’s a very consistent listen, nothing terrible here Something Else 4/5 - I could have done without the new songs, love the production on this record Wake Up and Smell 3/5 - more consistent than the ones below but weak overall Bury The Hatchet 2.5/5 - has a few pretty good songs Faithful Departed 2.5/5 - but Free to Decide is GREAT Roses 2/5 - but Tomorrow is GREAT Just to add that many of their bonus tracks etc are superior to album tracks - a few of the Faithful tracks in particular

If you guys are going to mention how you rated the albums, you might as well put those ratings at the end with the rankings.

I was looking forward to this discography but was I ever disappointed. I knew the first two albums pretty well before this. My mom listened to them in the 90s and I enjoyed their hits a lot. Didn't really listen to them much beyond that and I had higher expectations for some reason. I agree with a lot of what all of you said overall. The lyrics really take me out of things a lot (I had the same thought about bad high school poetry) and a lot of later stuff is just such a slog to get through. Ranking most of the albums was difficult really because so much just did not stick with me at all. I don't think you were too hard on them, I pretty well felt the same. 8. Roses - 2 (zzzzzzzzz I listened to this twice and remember nothing from it at all. Sorta forgot I was listening to music at points) 7. Something Else - 2.5 (it's never bad but I just don't see the point of it. The originals were probably the best thing about it. Surprisingly my 10 year old daughter loved "The Glory".) 6. Wake Up and Smell the Coffee - 2.5 (I don't even have much to say about this one. Not bad, but not great) 5. In The End - 3 (I think this was a lot better than expected, it was definitely a good way to end their career). 4. To The Faithful Departed - 3 (I do like the singles on this one, but then it just goes on too long after that. I agree, "I Just Shot John Lennon" is not good. ) 3. Bury the Hatchet - 3 (I really hate "Copycat". It started out jangle-ly and piqued my interest at first and then immediately turned to crap. It really does derail the album from there. I do like "Promises" a lot) 2. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? - 3.5 (There is a lot I like on this one, I like the atmosphere and I love "Linger" but it's still missing something to make it great) 1. No Need To Argue - 3.5 (I like this one slightly better than the debut as an album even though I would say "Linger" is my favourite song by them. I do think that I could easily go back and forth on which one is my favourite though.)

One of my dad's favorite bands!

Are you counting Wonderwall music and electronic sound?

I like Ryan's Echo t-shirt... Go and vote for The Bunnymen listography!!!

I like their first 4 albums, however after watching your video and hearing your comments, I'd now like to hear a Smiths Listography :) ...

Jason - "the guitars sound like they bought one of those guitar and amp starter packs for $100" 😂😂😂

I think it would be fascinating for you all to dissect Dream Theater's catalog - big task, but i'd be interested to hear the opinions , different kinda of band to do a listography on, plus there is a new album out

Anybody know whats coming up next?

Would you guys consider doing a listography of Grandaddy? Probably one of my top 5 discographies... and no one talks about them.

As a commentor, if I keep pushing the Kinks will they get a Listography treatment?

When are you redoing the cure?

Prior to this exercise I was familiar with their hits and the first two albums. Listening to the complete discography was a bit of a let-down. Nothing terribly bad, but nothing great, either. 1. To The Faithful Departed (4 stars out of 5) Started strong, I thought it could be a five star album, but it dipped precipitously on the back half. 2. Something Else (3.5) I don't know why this album exists. I don't like these versions better than the originals, but this is their best collection of songs. 3. Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (3.5) Strong debut. Expected more from them. 4. In the End (3.5) Better than I expected. I generally hate posthumous releases, but this one held up. 5. Bury the Hatchet (3) - Started strong, then faded. 6. No Need to Argue (3) Same as above. 7. Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (3) Cover art is the best part of this album. 8. Roses (3) Meh Overall, kind of disappointing. They were a good, steady band, but far from great.

Since so many people had copies of the first two albums back then I was able to get ahold of them from my dad. I'm especially familiar with the second record which I think is their best or at least my favorite. Very solid first and second albums but I agree that moving on from there the songs became less interesting or not what I wanted from them. They didn't live up to the promise of the first two so I don't hold them in high regard despite really connecting with them at one point.

No Need To Argue is one of my favorite albums of the '90s. I find it pretty emotional. But I haven't listened to much after that. I should listen to all of Everybody Else ... since it's from the same period and people seem to like it more than No Need.

Damn I thought you were doing Talk Talk this week…! It’s ok I can wait 😜 🇬🇧🇺🇸

How about doing Enya???

From now on I'm gonna hype The Stranglers, The Smiths, Joy Division/New Order and remasters of The Cure and XTC.

My first thought was, “The Cranberries had eight albums?” I never listened past the third album and I don’t even remember that one. I always thought the first album was bland other than the two excellent singles. No Need to Argue, however, is a really good album. I think I’d even give it a strong 4 stars. Zombie actually sticks out too much. I think the deep cuts are so much stronger than the debut. It’s a fully fleshed out album in my opinion. In high school I was head over heels for one of my friends (never went further than that unfortunately) who sang and played guitar. She was immensely talented. She always played Dreaming My Dreams and No Need to Argue. Melted me every time. Maybe that’s where the 4 stars comes from. Yeah, not really sure why you guys did this one. Ha. ✌🏻

...and even though Morrissey may be divisive, his discography is worthy of a review.

A band I like quite a bit - I own their first two albums and like them a lot - good to hear I do have their best stuff then ;)

Manic Street Preachers & Catatonia - 2 great Welsh Bands with very different offerings. Not sure if the latter would qualify based on their level of output, but they sure are interesting and the singer has a very unique vocal style.

I love The Cranberries! "Nothing Left At All" is my favourite.

watching the video and reading the comments, it seems i bought the 50 million albums myself lol Congrats guys on hitting 7 K

I love their first three albums and I ranked them in order and thays my list

I never made it past their first 2 albums, but I absolutely love the debut. The follow-up just doesn't have the same impact on me.

Hopefully they'll rank The Pogues one day.

My top five ones want to see 1.phish 2.ween 3. Primus 4. They might be giants 5. Little feat

Midnight oil vocês não gostam ? LIVE ? HOOTIE AND BROWFISH

you guys should do chicago eventually yes the entire catalog.

Completely unrelated but you guys should check out Jeff Rosenstock. Definitely a bit punk for your usual tastes I think but the hooks are never-ending

Cranberries always had some of the most amazing guitar tones ever recorded. That guy complaining about the guitar tones on bury the hatchet doesnt know what the hell he's talking about , he should listen to more music. that is reflected also in the fact that he says no need to argue sounds good. actually half of no need to argue is lo-fi since it only contains rough demos made in new york on the fly. half the album is demo-quality sonic wise. they never re-recorded the new york recordings and released the demos along with the other polished professional recorded tracks in other parts of the world. so go listen to more music my man

Didn't realize you guys would do requests. I'd love to hear all of your thoughts on Hawksley Workman. A fringe Canadian artist who's discography is incredibly varied.

I thought they only had two albums! that being said: I LOVE the first album!

After going through this catalog, how would you guys rank the following: The Cranberries The Raspberries Blueberry Hill Apple Scruffs The song where Gwen Stefani leaves us to forever ponder how to spell "Bananas"

here goes i didnt count something else!! 7 roses 3 stars 6 wake up and smell the coffee 3 stars 5 bury the hatchet 3.5 stars 4 in the end 3.5 stars 3 everyone else is doing it , why cant we ? 4 stars 2 to the faithfully departed 4 stars 1 no need to argue 5 stars i love the discography , cant wait for the black crowes and never listened to talk talk !

When you finally get around to it, I have fears you will trash my beloved Banshees but I can take it.

Procul Harum, Clash, Moby, Fairport Convention and Pentangle also.

Agree with your choices. How often are there only one or two tracks that one likes ?

Kram, you mentioned Columbia, and since you're in Chicago I assume that means Columbia College. Ever encounter Jim DeRogatis while you were in school? We toured Columbia with my daughter a few years back. I loved it, so naturally she went elsewhere. 🙄

Hmm didn't think Something Else would be counted since they already recorded those songs.

I reckon you should do 'The Sundays'. They are a great band...if you like pretty songs, pretty melodies and pretty vocals. If you are a hardcore Rap, Grunge, Death Metal, RnB etc. etc. fan, then just forget it.

May I suggest that you review 'Faith No More'? They seem like a band that almost everyone could relate to, given they crossed genres. They have something for everyone. Renowned vocalist as well.

I Guess you guys will be doing the Joy division discography pretty soon right?

Obviously I disagree on almost everything you have said, although I assume that each of us has our tastes and preferences. Although I honestly believe that some scores have been influenced by the conversations that we have had these last few months. The Cranberries may not be the most talented musicians of the 90s, and a lot of people dislike Dolores's voice. I also understand that you consider The Cranberries a musically simple band, whose lyrics are pretty bad. The Cranberries is what it is, an indie band formed in the poorest Ireland, 400 kms from Dublin (U2), and whose economy depended on it. farming. A band influenced by post-punk (which you haven't mentioned) from bands like Echo And The Bunnymen, and to a lesser extent by The Smiths. The bass player was 16 years old in 1989, and the rest were 18 years old, they were the perfect example of an old school indie band that could hardly sell beyond Limerick. The first EP was not even in vinyl format, but there were 300 cassettes produced practically manually through the amateur label Xeric Records, which recorded with those Sony devices that all of us had at some point in the 90s. Vocalist Niall Quinn left the band in 1990, honestly he was a lousy vocalist, you can see it because there are 3 songs on YT by that band called The Cranberry Saw Us. That tiny band from Ireland's fourth city, an island still very poor in the early 1990s, was doomed. It is evident that if they had not continued with Quinn or if they had found another vocalist other than Dolores, that band had failed. Even with all the shortcomings you have mentioned, the truth is that The Cranberries have created a legacy. You may or may not like the band, you may or may not like Dolores, or you may not even care at all, but the reality is that 22 years after their last successful album (Bury The Hatchet), that band continues to create new fans in all the world. And that is neither by popularity nor by chance, it is because those listeners really feel a special connection with that music. My father died in 2019, and The Cranberries have always been my favorite band since childhood. However I had never bought any albums. In 2003, after releasing a very weak album, the band dissolved, and therefore it was difficult for me to create a real bond with the band, since in adolescence that band that I liked no longer existed. Then when they got together in 2009 everything had changed, the music had changed. That said, your scores for No Need To Argue and Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Cant't We? Seem unreal to me. Although I have rated NNTA 4.5 / 5 because BTH is an album whose singles marked me deeply during childhood, I think both albums are classics from the 90's. In my opinion both could be 5/5, and it is absurd to underestimate them as two of you have done. I would also like to put Fee Fi Fo in context, as it has received quite a bit of hate in this video. That song, which for me is Top3 on the album, is an autobiographical song, since Dolores normally wrote about events related to her or the band (Noel also wrote some lyrics). For example, Cordell was the band's manager, who died in 1994 after trusting them when they were only 18 years old. Joe was Dolores's grandfather. And, as I was telling you, in Fee Fi Fo he was possibly questioning her neighbor who abused her from the age of 8 to 12. The Icicle Melts is about the murder of 2-year-old James Bulger, Zombie we all know what it's about. I do not dispute that some lyrics by Dolores could be too direct, you can consider them bad, as you want. But it is evident that Dolores did not care about the consequences of those lyrics, if she annoyed or if she generated a certain animosity. I admit that the lyrics of I Just Shot John Lennon are not very accurate, although I also think that the melody is quite good. Well, I have more to say, but I don't want this to become an infinite text. So I'm going to stop momentarily and rate the band of my life, the band that was indispensable during the mourning for my father. The band whose vocalist is the artist that I admire and appreciate the most. 8. Wake Up And Smell The Coffee. 3/5 7. Roses. 3.5 / 5 6. Something Else. 3.5 / 5 5. In The End. 4/5 4. To The Faithfull Departed. 4/5 3. No Need To Argue. 4.5 / 5 2. Bury The Hatchet. 5/5 1. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Cant't We. 5/5

Been watching you guys for a long time, your insight on music is great. How would you compare a band like the Cranberries, which you seem mostly lukewarm about, to say the Eagles, which I recall you didn't seem to enjoy a lot of their music, but maybe the Eagles had more quality songs?

Only got Cranberries GOLD 2 cd. Give it a crack

Yeah, I only know the first 3 albums well (Bury the Hatchet I think I’ve only listened to once so far) and I have pretty much nothing to add you guys didn’t already say as far as their strengths and weaknesses, so I imagine I’d pretty much agree about the rest of the catalog. The first two are at 3-1/2 and Departed is at 3 for me. I disagree about Lucy from Candlebox though - totally half assed songwriting and playing on that, and it’s probably at around lowish 2 stars for me. Although it’s nice that Kevin Martin significantly toned down the tiresome “eeehh yeah” sort of vocal inflections that bugged me on the debut, at least there were a few more memorable hooks on that one, and it was a half decent attempt at Pearl Jam’s Ten sound wise.

I’m with Jason this time from worst to best. Can’t stand Bury The Hatchet, it’s really bad. Their acoustic album ”Something Else” is quite good, and their best album without a doubt is “No Need To Argue”, it’s their masterpiece. Definitely, as much as I love their first two albums, they never recreated their magic again 😢. I loved them again on “Something Else”, but it’s the same songs rearranged. As for Salvation, while the lyrics are cringe inducing, it’s quite a good song to listen to when you’ve had too many beers at the bar. I’ve had some great memories to that song, as well as “Free To Decide”. I’ve to confess I’m gonna listen to “In the end” for the first time after watching this video, I lost faith since “Bury…”.

And R.I.P Dolores. She was inspirational.

No Need To Argue, a concept album?

I think they got great drum beats

1) Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We(1993) - The Cranberries (4) 2) Roses(2012) - The Cranberries (4) 3) No Need to Argue(1994) - Cranberries (4) 4) To the Faithful Departed(1995) - Cranberries (4) 5) In the End(2019) - the Cranberries (3.5) 6) wake up and smell the coffee(2001) - the Cranberries (3.5) 7) Bury the hatchet(1999) - the cranberries (3.5) 8) Something Else(2017) - The Cranberries (3)

Waiting on The Smiths list ❤️

I think they were great through the 90s. Maybe not an album band as even their best have filler and not the best song sequencing. 8- Wake Up and smell the Coffee (2001) 2.5/5 7- Something Else (2017) 3.5/5 6- Roses (2012) 3.5/5 5- Bury The Hatchet (1999) 3.5/5 4- In the End (2019) 3.5/5 3- No Need to Argue (1994) 4.5/5 2- To The Faithful Departed (1996) 4.5/5 1- Everybody Else... (1993) 4.5/5

Ok, I get it. Jason's drinking Cranberry Juice. Nice Easter Egg.

Kramzer had it right. Shoulda done Candlebox.

Request: #CowboyJunkies 👍

The Beach Boys was most recent trifecta 4 months ago, but George Harrison should put an end to that streak. At least the #2 album for both can definitely be debated though.

07) To the Faithful Departed (1 star) 06) In the End (2 stars) 05) Roses (3 stars) 04) No Need to Argue (3 stars) 03) Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (3.5 stars) 02) Bury the Hatchet (3.5 stars) 01) Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We? (3.5 stars) Notes: * This is probably my least favorite listography that I've done with you guys so far. * The band follows in the footsteps of many that came before, such as The Sundays who had the same basic formula. * Dolores O'Riordan has a good singing voice with her distinctive Limerick, Ireland accent. I'm not crazy about her style though, which hits a nadir on To the Faithful Departed (it got better again after that). Her affectations on that album are just too much (although the poor and misguided songs are an even bigger problem). I'm not crazy about her occasional yodeling and her lyrics are typically pedestrian and incoherent. The religious lyrics that sprout up here and there about praying and whatnot are a turnoff as well. * The musicianship isn't particularly impressive although they got noticeably better by their fourth album. *There is some good music to be heard from the Cranberries, but too often it's plodding, sleepy or too repetitive. 0 stars - irredeemably terrible/offensively bad/the worst .5 stars - terrible 1 star - bad 1.5 stars - between bad and fair 2 stars - fair 2.5 stars - meh 3 stars - OK 3.25 stars - pretty good 3.5 stars - good 4 stars - very good 4.5 stars - excellent 5 stars - the monkey brains

I'd love to listen to your take on the Blue Öyster Cult discography. Most of their stuff is pretty underrated, I think all 3 of you would be pleasantly surprised.

Hard to believe there was no mention of When Your Gone, when discussing Faithfully Departed...... one of her best vocal performances

Phish or ween please

I thought Joe had just eaten a Middle Eastern dip: Post-hummus.

Great band

I'm waiting on The Smiths list too...

I like this one alot top 3 decides boys

Have you guys done Pavement?

Oh no...if that's the gut feeling you guys have for 'The Cranberries', I'm really scared to hear what you are going to say about my favourite band as a child/teenager growing up in the 70's and still to this day. Can't wait...

Yeah I only listened to the first two Cranberries albums this week. And that was fine....but not enough for me to keep going. Interesting to see they generally didnt blossom much musically from a solid start to their careers (bearing in mind we are also talking about a 50 mil selling album band)

No need to argue is my personal favorite

Suggestion for a future Listography topic: bands where one member carried the group and without them the band would never have gone anywhere. I like The Cranberries but I admit that without Delores they probably would've remained in obscurity forever.

I’m so glad I don’t have Jason’s ear for production lol

"Ode to My Family" is Beautiful. I don't like Linger and Zombie and Dreams (songs) nearly as much. Part I / on why Joe's tastes are not as good as Jason's. Joe told me, and I have a few more upcoming comments you can all ignore or laugh at me for. We don't laugh at geniuses like Joe: I think Joe is right sometimes of course - he recognizes Todd Rundgren's dreck along with his great ballads . He know Hendrix was great for his time and likes After the Goldrush by Neil Young. But he loves so much schlock and even arty Ben Fold Fives "You have made me smile again; in fact I may be sore from it- it's been awhile" sang Ben. Sure it's clever but every song is chock full of that stuff. Louden Wainwrights' wit was much better. So is Costello's though Joe only likes his country crooner songs not his innovative new wave. Joe with tongue in cheek and Bricks (from Ben Folds) puts down my musical taste. I guess he is being funny in the style of Ben Folds. Dinosaur Jr "Where you been?" is a great record liked by Jason and Kramz. Joe would rather listen to lighter touch of Ben Folds Five 24/7 who are oh so very tasteful and when they rock out, a little bit in every record so you know they are cool, one has got to love them. Joe doesn't like the Smiths. Jason does and I may not agree with Jason on whom the best bands are at all but Jason has a knack for liking pretty good bands I also like further down the line . Deeper cuts, harder to find records. I have rarely agreed with Joe, honestly, and this makes sense of why he would not like my tastes. So what I like 5 of the best songs of "Spirit" more than the 5 best songs of Led Zep (one of which they stole from Spirit!) Jason likes Wilco. Joe had a conniption when Jason wanted to include Roxy Music in Prog Rock (and they are Prog Art Rock though their songs rarely get to be 10 minutes long, how dull of them!) not because he didn't think Roxy was not Prog rock (who knows what the wizard of Was thinks, I can only speculate) but he just doesn't like them. to be continued, unless I am expunged. It takes time to build a a point, if I even have one

Im.having a hard time cause Joe and Kram top 3 are more for me, but jason top is my top

Jason is pretty right they are much h better when their dreamy and softer

My ranking 1.jason 2.joe and kram tied

candlebox would be awesome!!

I briefly owned a copy of No Need to Argue in college. I had this step-aunt who lived out of state and would randomly buy us CDs for Christmas that we didn't ask for instead of taking the time to find out what we liked, or taking the easy route and just giving us cash. When I got married 15 years later, she sent gifts that weren't on our registry. So that's her thing, I guess -- buying gifts she thinks people want. Anyway, it wasn't for me, so I sold it. That's pretty much my experience with the Cranberries.

I agree with Jason, no need to Argue is the Cranberries best and most consistent album. I played it to death. The other stuff leaves me a bit cold

I think I've heard all the songs I need to know from the Cranberries back in the 90s on their first three albums. And I wouldn't be disappointed if I never hear Linger again. Same for Zombie. I realize this might sound dismissive, but there's too much great music out there for me to justify spending time on more. Catch y'all on the Thursday wild card episode.

8. Something Else (2017) ★★ 7. Roses (2012) ★★ 6. In the End (2019) ★★ 5. Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001) ★★½ 4. To the Faithful Departed (1996) ★★½ 3. Bury the Hatchet (1999) ★★★ 2. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993) ★★★ 1. No Need to Argue (1994) ★★★½ ★★★★★ - Masterpiece ★★★★½ - Really great ★★★★ - Great ★★★½ - Really good ★★★ - Good ★★½ - OK ★★ - Bad ★½ - Really bad ★ - Awful ½ - The worst

I listened to the debut album after watching this list... And it's just not for me. I liked a couple songs here and there but the production was really bland and too clean. There's nothing here that would keep me coming back or inspire me to deep dive into their discography. 🤔