I was an Irish teen in the 90s and the Cranberries were basically the soundtrack to my youth! God I miss Dolores O'Riordan, gone way too young.

How can anyone not love Dolores O'Riordan's voice?

It's an Irish cadence, to both her tone and her accent. Always on the verge of cracking, but staying 100% pure. Beautiful.

She had a very traditional Irish singing style and tone that I've heard many times in Sean Nós (traditional Irish singing), and which works surprisingly well in rock. Her voice was gorgeous, often gave me chills. I hate that she's not with us anymore. Go raibh suaimhneas síoraí ar Dolores O'Riordan. (may Dolores rest in peace)

Absolute perfect Irish lilt - Great group loved them and still do

Unique voice. Love that heavy Irish accent and she mixes an old galiec sound to modern music. Very interesting and all her own.

"Ode to My Family" next from them, please. Her voice is on full display.

My daughter was 15 when this came out. One Friday I came home from work and her and two of her friends were in her room singing along to this song and they had the stereo on full blast. I loved it. Great memories...

Dolores never tried to mask her Limerick accent. I absolutely love it. Her voice was a god-sent talent, and she shared it with all of us. God bless Dolores. :)

The voice of the late Dolores O'Riordan is otherworldly. I recommend the song "Dreams." One of my personal favorite Cranberries songs among their hits.

The Cranberries are quite cool. I am black.. I am over 50 years old. And how I know that it is an Irish group who were very much down with the cause for their own people who were not being treated well... "Zombie" the song speaks of this... Forces who keep people down for their own cause. England/Ireland???? She is now passed away , the lead singer. I use to hear the Cranberries but I happened upon a really cool Irish American guy who gave me the info about this group. I lived in DC for years and hung out in Adams Morgan one of the most diverse cool places in DC.. I was there when the cool, music loving, foreign people hung out there. Arabs, English, Jamaicans, French, Africans, Afro Americans, Brazilians, Philippines, White Americans.... We had a blast and We all had each others back. Partied , worked talked and did what was really good fun..... We cared about each other.

I miss her so much, she was so beautiful and she had the most haunting unique voice. RIP Dolores

This was always my favorite song by the Cranberries. I’ve always loved that Irish lilt in her voice. I could listen to it for hours. Thank you for this song. Memories

One of my favorites songs by the cranberries

As Bono said what a loss to the world of music, Dolores O'Riordan was so special & her irish accent came through beautifully in her voice.

I'm mostly a Metal head/ Rock music fan but this is one of my favorite songs of all time.R.I.P. Delores 🌹

Dolores never hid her Irish lilt, accent. I love the sound of it. Very haunting vocalist. RIP

.Her Irish voice is soulful ...such a Celtic Beauty...she is Missed Rest in Peace Delores 🙏

Beautiful song. RIP Dolores

I love her voice! Her passing was so sad! This is one of my favorite songs!

OMG this song... Such good memories of an era when female singer-songwriters dominated the radio, gave us all reasons to pause and reflect because the songs were so introspective. We had Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Lisa Loeb, The Cranberries, Loreena McKennitt-- overlapping the grunge Rock era where guys got to bare their souls too.

The lush instrumentals definitely share equal billing with her voice. The Strings are to DIE for

Delores is overdubbing herself to provide both the harmony to the vocals, but also adding the high "ah" vocals over the top of it all. She does the same in "Dreams", which you should listen to (if you haven't already). It gave the Cranberries their unique sound.

This song is beautiful

I love The Cranberries so much. Her voice always reminded me of crystal because it comes thru so clear. At the same time it’s almost angelic. Her tone is out of this world ethereal. So good.

Oh yes! My favorite by them! So beautiful and bittersweet! Glad you checked this one out! 💕

Miss her😥🤘❤️ that is her voice in the background too

I could listen to Dolores sing all day, every day ❤️

You two should give The Sunday's a try if you like The Cranberries. They have a similar vibe. Especially the atmospheric instrumentation and a killer female lead vocalist. Cheers

"Empty" is my favorite Cranberries song, i was so sad when i heard of her passing like if she was a family member since i grew up with their music 😔

Beautiful Song pick! She and the band are native Ireland... she def has a unique voice... she has a hard accent, so when she sings English songs, it naturally carries over into the sound of how she sings... Huge band in the mid 90's, this band was huge in 1996, when I was younger, I recall getting the new CD, loved it, still adore her...sad but she died way young...

Delores had a voice that caressed your soul. Whether in this whimsical way, or the incredibly moving Zombie, or the hopeful Dreams. I’m Scottish and miss her sound. It reached across the Celtic traditions and beyond.

This song has a much softer tone, Linger is the opening song on its album. It's a mix of her Irish accent and her keening style that makes her unmistakable

Beautiful voice with a lovely Irish lilt. We miss you, Dolores.

This is a mood that takes you out of the stratosphere with those angelic, soaring backing vocals, strings, and O'Riordan's hypnotic voice. She suffered a lot of anxiety and had a tough time sleeping, insomnia being an issue in her life. But it was actually alcohol that killed her one day as she passed out in the bath intoxicated and drowned. Very sad, indeed.

RIP Delores one of the greatest voices ever........

The Cranberries' first two albums were staples of my college life. If you want a treat, check out "Daffodil's Lament" - it was never a hit, but it is an amazingly beautiful song in two parts. The first part is oppressive and weighty, and then a fog lifts and the song soars emotionally! It's my favorite by the band.

Such an Angel voice that could also bring power behind it as well. Gone to soon. R.I.P Dolores

My daughter sang this with my sons band at our festival just a week ago. It was amazing to see this here. We’re Irish hillbilly’s so it was a special treat. God bless y’all. Thanks

This song is so moving and beautiful, I still get chills as soon as I hear the intro, and her softly humming like an Angel.

I’d recommend “Ode to my Family” next by the Cranberries. Wonderful band. Great reaction guys 🙋🏻‍♀️🙌🏼👍🏼👋🏼💜🇨🇦

Such a beautiful voice. RIP Delores O'Riordan. As far as the specifics of her singing voice, I've always thought of it as like very fine-grit sandpaper wrapped in silk. There is this little bit of grain in there, but it's all just smoothed out because she stays in that strong chest range. But "strong" in a relative way here because it's almost a whisper. Just so unique, and so pretty.

I have seen the Cranberries in concert and it was at a relatively small venue and her voice is just light air, soothing and just awesome. If you want to hear another song by them that did not get alot of radio play but show another side of their particular style you should react to the song "Ode to the my Family" Love your channel and insight into what your review.

This is about my favorite song from the 90s. MS Delores voice hooked me. I went out and brought 4 CDs of them. I always loved Irish and female singers . Her voice as people say is unique . I like everyone of the songs they did. People will sometimes debate about different decades of music or different jinders. But I am 63.and I love music I don't care what decade it's from or what typge you want to call it good music is good music. If someone only wants to listen too 1 kind of music they are missing a lot of great music

Dolores O'Riordan. Omg her voice! Someone so special. She's truly missed.

Every time I hear this I get goosebumps and I can’t explain why lol

Love it guys. Big love from Ireland. the home of the Cranberries. Appreciate you.

Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. signature yodel, emphasised use of keening, and strong Limerick accent. Keening - (of a sound) prolonged and high-pitched, typically in a way that expresses grief or sorrow. "a keening soprano voice"

I read this was the first song Delores wrote (but not as a member of a band) and a demo cut in 1990. RIP~❤️

Her notes and words had wings - they simply go from your heart to your soul...

Sings like an angel. Love you two!

Dolores deserves all the praise in the world but the rest of the band deserves more than it gets. They are so solid and are an integral part of their sound.

Great song, great singer. You deserved better, Dolores. RIP.

Voice of an angel Dolores. RIP

Another great Irish Band...

Her voice has an ethereal quality - it's harsher in Zombie to fit the song but dreamy in " Promises " and " Dreams " both well worth listening to

The uniqueness to her voice is her Irish accent a stunningly beautiful daughter of Éireann's isle. RIP Dolores O'Riordan.

One of the hugest 1990's bands. This song has been in a million TV shows and movies. As soon as you hear it you just think 90's. Anything set in the 1990's, besides grunge, they usually play the Cranberries. It basically captures the whole decades vibe.

I'm 46 and I can tell you that 90s pop-rock ruled. I suggest "Plush- Stone Temple Pilots." Trust me, guys. Oh, or "Creep"

Hot dam the Irish can sing, sad she passed away way to early but she and her band left us such beautiful songs to cherish. Only regret is not seeing the cranberries live and many more (miss Aretha Franklin, Chris Cornell, prince, Michael Jackson.) sucks we can’t see them live but their music and videos of them singing last online and I’m grateful for that.

it is called keening. That is how she sings. Try Dreams and Ode to my family. both great songs. RIP Delores

Dolores had a mezzo-soprano voice and with her signature yodel, emphasized use of keening, and strong Limerick accent gave her one of the most unique and beautiful voices of her time.

Man, that voice.... straight out of heaven man.

Gone way too soon; Dolores has a unique voice.

I grew up even with this tremendous irish band! Love Ireland!

There's something to be said about an artist whose voice sounds like home to someone from a different continent. I'm 100% patriotic American, but Delores' delivery grabbed me from the first note twenty-however-many years ago. 💙 from a couple hours south!

I listened to this album and loved listening and singing on road trips. Got my 2 nieces hooked on The Cranberries. Dolores could reel you in with her voice and her guitar. RIP SWEET IRISH DOLORES. ❤

Ode To My Family is also a nice ballad from the Cranberries.

I won this cd at a bar while in college in 93. loved it since. she was awesome

This song brings back such great memories for me. I was the first of my close knit group of friends to get my driver's license. My bestie made me a mixed tape for my car. This song is on the tape, which I still have. 💜 You're correct, this song was written about a breakup with her first boyfriend. Also, I know this was used in the TV show Community, but not sure what episode. Other songs of theirs were in the movies Clueless, Empire Records, etc. So BJ is intuitively on the right track. 😉 There's something kind of special about their song *Ode to my Family.* That's the next one I'd recommend for you.

I love the marching drum sound,it’s amazing 💕💕💕

One Of My Fave Lady Singers!😍🤗🙆🤣🎶💃

You two should listen to Garbage. They have some great songs from this same era in music history.

As kids singing along to this song we used to substitute with “did you have to smell your finger”

What a voice…❤️

The pain in her voice, makes me cry every time I hear this song. They had some great music. You should try doing I Just Shot John Lennon, great song and nice tribute to John.

Can you check out Irish colleague Sinead O'Connor, "Fire on Babylon"? The best way to describe her voice is she sings what God is afraid to say.

You have to react to Ode to Family. It showcases Dolores unique vocals to perfection.

This is one of my favorite bands..theres a younger version of cranberies by the Franz Rythm Band..(father and kids jamming)..you can comment on their cover of linger,zombie,dreams,etc.

You two folks are one cool couple. Great work, great vibes. Cheers

I have absolutely loved therm! RIP Delores!

My 5yr old granddaughter songs this is just the best..

It's that Irish accent, especially on her R's. Really pretty.

Her voice is basically just Traditional Irish put in a pop/rock arrangement.

Thank y'all for doing this one❤

R.I.P. DOLORES you beautiful angel. 😇😇😇😇😇😇

Great reaction. The only thing added is her own harmony behind her vocals; check out some of her live stuff, and you will see that her singing is raw and unbelievable.

One of our closest friends (she is with us on holiday this week) comes from just down the coast. She sings Cranberries songs just like Dolores. She said in the times the pubs were full of Irish gals singing at the top of their voices.

Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (/oʊˈrɪərdən/ oh-REER-dən; 6 September 1971 - 15 January 2018) was an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She was best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist for the alternative rock band[2] the Cranberries. O'Riordan had one of the most recognisable voices in rock in the 1990s. She was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature yodel, emphasised use of keening, and strong Limerick accent. O'Riordan was born in County Limerick, Ireland, to a Catholic working-class family. She began to perform as a soloist in her church choir before leaving secondary school to join the Cranberries in 1990. Recognised for her "unique" voice, she quickly achieved worldwide fame. During her lifetime, she released seven studio albums with the Cranberries, including four number-one albums.

She is from Limerick, Ireland and was born and raised there. May she rest in peace..She is so deeply missed.. She was very special to me..My ancestors are from Ireland so she held a piece of me heart.

There was a band (forgot their name) covering Zombie and she was comin to America to visit them and be involved but unfortunately she passed shortly beforehand if im not mistaken

When a sound defined a whole generation… what a good old times… 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

You guys have pretty much done just about all my favorites from them other than When You're Gone which I also love.

Yep my 90's group.... Amazing..

Her voice is a beautiful chalky voice.😊

This song was all over MTV my freshman year of college and hearing it always puts me back in that time, still living with my parents (both gone now) and partying with my friends. It was a great time for new music.

I miss The Cranberries!!! Delores has one of the most unique and iconic voices! Their album "No Need To Argue" is one of my favorites. More of them, you can't go wrong with any reaction choice from them. For me, another signature song is "When You're Gone" from their album "To the Faithful Departed"

I love your videos! You guys are honest on your reactions.

Great Irish band 🍀

This song reminds of my first days of working at my new job at that time. I cherish those times. I miss working there and those who I worked with all those years. Miss you guys.