They groundbreaking second album from Irish Alt-Rock The Cranberries, titled No Need To Argue, turned 30 years old on October 3rd. The album was remastered in 2020.
The Cranberries’ drummer Fergal Lawler reflects:
It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since the release of No Need to Argue. Sometimes, it feels like it’s only been a few years ago and other times it feels like such an eternity. There are lots of memories still fresh in our minds.
Producer Stephen Street shares:
We managed to capture the band at a wonderful time in their history where they were riding the crest of a wave caused by the success of their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? Thirty years is a long time and a lot has happened, but I feel that it has aged really well. I am immensely proud of this album.
No Need to Argue holds a very special place in the band’s history as it served as the commercial breakthrough, whose single “Zombie” helped push the album to over 17million in worldwide sales.
Lawler adds:
We feel so honoured that these songs have had such a lasting impact on people’s lives. We have heard so many stories of when people first heard The Cranberries on a tape or CD borrowed from a friend and then explored further eventually becoming hardcore fans.
Street continues:
I hadn’t listened to the album for quite a while until recently and what impressed me when I did was that it sounds so fresh and stands up really well. Dolores was really discovering what she could do with her voice and the boys were becoming much more proficient on their instruments after all the touring they had been doing. I think this album really captures them at a special moment in time.
Hinting at a potential anniversary package, Lawler has revealed that the band has been digging through archival material from the album’s cycle.
He concludes:
It was difficult to trawl through all the old material as it brings up so many memories and it’s hard not to feel saddened by Dolores’ passing. Songs that not many people might be familiar with like ‘Yesterday’s Gone’, ‘Away’ and ‘I Don’t Need’ bring up many conflicting emotions.
