Artist: The Cranberries Album: No Need to Argue Year: 1994 Rec.: Island rec. Lenka collection 01. No Need to Argue 02. I Can't Be With You 03. Twenty One 05. Empty 06. Everything I Said 07. The Icicle Melts 08. Disappointment 09. Ridiculous Thoughts 10. Dreaming My Dreams 11. Yeat's Grave 12. Daffodil Lament 13. No Need to Argue 83.367 Mb [ex] It was a tough act to beat when Irish group The Cranberries released the follow-up to their debut disc Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We, an interesting and intimate album highlighted by the memorable hit "Linger." Critics chided that Everybody was timid in nature both musically and lyrically, but No Need to Argue quickly changed all that. The 1994-released effort was decidedly more confrontational, instantly evident by the lyrics, inspired by the Irish conflict, in their hit "Zombie." In her trademark sharp alto, frontwoman Delores O'Riordan sings, "In your head they are fighting/With their tanks and their bombs/and their bombs and their guns." Since anger is more difficult to embrace than love, many fans were initially disappointed with the tougher stuff, but those who stayed discovered a much more emotionally layered effort. Denise Sheppard (amazon.com)