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100
On In The End, The Cranberries have possibly delivered their finest album in their 30-year and eight-album history.
90
In The End is a bittersweet coda for The Cranberries, an unexpected one that looks to what could have been and manages to turn heartbreak into a compelling and ultimately hopeful soundtrack.
90
If this is truly The Cranberries’ finally record, then it’s one for the ages.
80
O’Riordan’s soft, angelic vocals were haunting already, so every word here has huge import, especially on the title track, an acoustic ballad that closes the album with a sorrowful sigh. Most importantly, nothing here sounds like a demo or barrel-scraping.
80
In the End exemplifies the defiance that The Cranberries, and O’Riordan herself have shown throughout their career. Defiance of the status quo, defiance of violence, and ultimately defiance of death. It’s unmissable, unquestionable and unforgettable.
80
We’ll never see the likes of O’Riordan and The Cranberries again, but at least "In the End" is another time capsule of immortality in a world where life is fragile and painfully transient. Theirs is a light that never goes out.
80
An album pieced together by a band in mourning, with the sweet sadness of O'Riordan‘s voice layered over, makes it cruder, rawer yet ultimately more truthful and hard-hitting, evoking the charged vulnerability of their very first releases.
80
A fitting, touching elegy for a bewitching talent.
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3y
80
It sounds like The Cranberries found some kind of closure in this last record. Hopefully fans will, too.
75
Though not perfect, In the End is a reminder of the smoldering vulnerability that earned The Cranberries their initial fame and a testament to why they’ll be remembered long after they’re gone.
70
The sense of cohesion comes, of course, via O’Riordan’s soaring, unmistakable voice. Above all, In the End provides a sense of closure for a much-loved band.
70
As an album, In the End does everything The Cranberries do well; and as a requiem, it will leave you chilled to the bone.
70
Elegiac and bittersweet, In the End is a heavy listen, haunted by the finality of mortality and unrealized potential.
70
Producer Stephen Street deftly updates the brio of their early hits and the songs are impressive, too.
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9mo
70
In the End is a moving album and a worthy epitaph for O’Riordan and the band’s legacy, but it leaves you wanting something more, something you’ll never get to hear: the comfort of knowing everything worked out OK. It’s a reminder that grief lingers.
60
In the End does not signpost a tragedy but actually a more hopeful sound.
60
Even in its darkest moments, however, the trebly, bright noise and earnest lyricism that pervades the album allow the songs to radiate with hope and emotion. In the End is a fitting last hurrah for an artist of great talent and consequence.
60
This posthumous album, partly recorded before the tragic death of Dolores O'Riordan, and described as a "gift" from her, sees the band's career go full-circle.
A bittersweet album released in the memory of singer Dolores O'Riordan's passing. She had only recorded her vocals in demo form before her passing, but at the behest of her family, the band completed the recordings. It honestly is their best album since 1999's Bury the Hatchet. Listen to: All Over Now, In The End, Crazy Heart, Catch Me If You Can.
Rip Dolores.
In honor of the lead singer’s passing, the band put out some of their best songs since their sophomore album but also a few mediocre tracks. Nothing I’ll be returning to as a whole but there are a few track I might revisit which is more than I can say about most of their albums.
un aurevoir délicat et flottant
premier contact avec The Cranberries au-delà des classiques que j'apprécie beaucoup, on m'a conseillé leur tout dernier album et je suis tout à fait surpris de la beauté de ce projet
alors bien sûr il y a le contexte bien connu derrière In The End, construit autour de démos et dernières traces de la chanteuse si unique au groupe, l'album sonne comme un adieu amère mais terriblement ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | All Over Now 4:16 | 89 |
| 2 | Lost 3:59 | 94 |
| 3 | Wake Me When It's Over 4:11 | 97 |
| 4 | A Place I Know 4:26 | 88 |
| 5 | Catch Me If You Can 4:38 | 92 |
| 6 | Got It 4:02 | 88 |
| 7 | Illusion 4:07 | 88 |
| 8 | Crazy Heart 3:25 | 81 |
| 9 | Summer Song 3:34 | 88 |
| 10 | The Pressure 3:21 | 84 |
| 11 | In the End 2:56 | 90 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
Year End Lists
| #48 | / | Albumism |
Added on: January 16, 2019