History YMMV / TheCranberries

* TheFaceOfTheBand: Until her passing, Dolores was most certainly this.

* FandomEnragingMisconception: Treating "Zombie" as a fun Halloween song just because of its title is bound to get fans yelling at you about [[IsntItIronic how horribly you're misinterpreting its message]]: the song is actually about how WarIsHell, and more specifically UsefulNotes/TheTroubles, with it being inspired by a bombing that killed two children.

* FandomBerserkButton: Treating "Zombie" as a fun Halloween song just because of its title is bound to get fans yelling at you about [[IsntItIronic how horribly you're misinterpreting its message]]: the song is actually about how WarIsHell, and more specifically UsefulNotes/TheTroubles, with it being inspired by a bombing that killed two children.

* SignatureSong: Their three biggest hits; "Dreams", "Linger", and "Zombie". By album:

** ''To the Faithful Departed'': "Salvation" and "When You're Gone".

* ContestedSequel: Any material after their first two albums falls into this trope.

* DorkAge: ''To the Faithful Departed'' is this for a lot of fans due to its {{anvilicious}} nature. That said, the album does have its fans, especially the well-regarded songs such as the punk-influenced "Salvation" and the doo-woppy ballad "When You're Gone".

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While they have had success in their native Ireland, the UK, continental Europe and North America, they are very popular in Asian countries. A 2018 BBC News [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42699131 article]] published after O'Riordan's death explained how the band's popularity had an impact on the continent, most notably Cantopop singer Faye Wong's cover of "Dreams" in ''Film/ChungkingExpress'' and "Zombie" even being used as a teaching aid in some Singapore secondary schools, to educate students about the troubles in Northern Ireland.
* GeniusBonus: The only lyrical hint about "Zombie"'s meaning comes from the line "the same old theme since 1916," a [[UsefulNotes/TheIrishRevolution profoundly important year]] in Irish history. Many critics have noted "Zombie" is unusual because pop songs rarely reference events from before the artists' lifetimes.

* SignatureSong: Their three biggest hits; "Dreams", "Linger", and "Zombie".

** ''Bury the Hatchet'': "Promises" and "Just My Imagination", the latter due to the band's appearance in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''.
** ''Wake Up and Smell the Coffee'': "Analyse"

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "Zombie", written about UsefulNotes/TheTroubles, tells us "Stop your fighting to think about the children being hurt!"

* HeartwarmingMoments: "Just My Imagination" and "You and Me" from ''Bury the Hatchet'' counts as this.

* {{Anvilicious}}: ''To the Faithful Departed'' [[FanonDiscontinuity was largely disowned by fans for this very reason]] due to the songwriting being generally considered weaker than the last two albums and because of its lyrics being ''very'' preachy in comparison. Not helped by the fact that Dolores O'Riordan had a CreatorBreakdown during recording.

* DorkAge: ''To the Faithful Departed'' is this for a lot of fans due to its {{anvilicious}} nature. That said, that said album does have its fans, especially the well-regarded songs such as the punk-influenced "Salvation" and the doo-woppy ballad "When You're Gone".

** "All Over Now" seems to predict Dolores' own death, singing about an incident in a hotel in London, which is where she would meet her end a few weeks after singing those words.

** ''Bury the Hatchet'': "Promises" and "Just My Imagination", the latter due to the band's appearance in ''Series/{{Charmed}}''.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Dolores comments that "It seems good people are always first to drop." in "I'm Still Remembering", mentioning UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy a couple of lines later. Dolores herself passed away at the relatively young age of 46, the same age Kennedy was when he was assassinated.