Nice AYL? review - 4/5 stars

[aguafiestas]

Pop CD
Dolores O'Riordan, Are You Listening?
Caroline Sullivan
Friday December 14, 2007
The Guardian

(Sequel)

Buy Are You Listening? now

Accustomed to selling albums by the multimillion, the Cranberries' former singer probably wasn't expecting a "No" to the question posed by the title of her first solo album. On its release in May, though, Are You Listening? failed to even dent the top 75. There's no explaining it - the new songs are constructed in just the moody, minor-chord mould that worked so prosperously during the Cranberries years, and O'Riordan's voice is in its usual unearthly form. The lofty hooklines - like the majestic belter that makes you sit up straight during Ordinary Day - are stirring stuff, and enhanced by the silvery and uncharacteristic Black Widow (rescued after not making the cut on the 2003 Spider-Man soundtrack)  . So go figure. Perhaps the mum-of-three angst in the lyrics reminded potential buyers a bit too much of real life.

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[cranfandy]

Nice one! She deserves it! Without doubts is one of the best albums of 2007! The pity was the lack of promotion...but that is another subject...
I'm trying to be objective here jeje
Good songs with nice lyrics, simple, brush up sound and very well produced 
Salu2,
Cranfandy

[Tino]

We know that is a great album...nothing amazing, but she´s trying to give something new. This one of the best album of the year...i think so, but is an misunderstood album (is correct? i dunno)...

[Oraj]

hmm i think it is the best, at least for my liking, and Dolores is great

[Cranfan72]

It has to be the most under-rated album of the year as most people I know didn't even know she went solo but my advice to them is BUY the album and I gave it away as presents to a few people She is worth 5 stars in my book