# Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan dies at 46 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703 "2018-01-15T17:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/1 "2018-01-15T17:32:36Z")
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores\_O%27Riordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_O%27Riordan) Kind of a shock for me. First, I was a fan back in the '90s, and second, she was younger than I am. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/2 "2018-01-15T17:39:53Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores\_O%27Riordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_O%27Riordan) > > Kind of a shock for me. First, I was a fan back in the '90s, and second, she was younger than I am. That plus I had a big crush on her. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/3 "2018-01-15T18:26:47Z")
Wow, shock. So sad. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/4 "2018-01-15T18:29:40Z")
RIP Delores. I loved the song Salvation when it came out. I liked the Cranberries’ previous work but this seemed like a bit of a departure for them with a harder edge to the song. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/5 "2018-01-15T18:44:33Z")
They were not in my favored genre (60-80’s rock), but even I liked their hits, and they remain in my daily random playlist. So young, so sad. [Linger- Live](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvEH_mLRd4k) ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/6 "2018-01-15T18:49:09Z")
What a magnificent voice. RIP Dolores. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/7 "2018-01-15T18:49:41Z")
Whaaaat? No way! She’s so young… I have the Cranberries’ two most successful albums on my phone and listen to them front-to-back a few times a year. Loved them back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/8 "2018-01-15T18:52:17Z")
“Oh holy crap!” My reaction on seeing the thread title. Damn. Very sorry to hear that. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/9 "2018-01-15T18:53:14Z")
Whoa. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/10 "2018-01-15T19:05:20Z")
Got all the albums, one of my favourite groups of recent decades. Great music, great voice, and damn pretty as well. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/11 "2018-01-15T19:10:59Z")
I loved their work. Very sad. ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/12 "2018-01-15T19:36:00Z")
Way, way too young. RIP, Mulva. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/13 "2018-01-15T19:38:50Z")
Such a loss. My gawd she had a voice on her, and the moxie to use it. Such a loss. ---
**Author:** ![Arizona\_Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Arizona\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arizona_Mike)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/14 "2018-01-15T19:40:27Z")
Ah, no. She was really talented. May God bless her and embrace her. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/15 "2018-01-15T19:47:15Z")
Such very sad news to wake to. My kids are huge fans of Zombie, young as they are, because the 90s never ended on my playlist. Fantastic song, and a great, distinctive voice. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/16 "2018-01-15T20:04:32Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > My kids are huge fans of Zombie… _muttering to self_ Too soon, too soon, don’t do it… ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/17 "2018-01-15T20:28:31Z")
Ach no, Dolores. May you have found the peace that so often eluded you in life. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/18 "2018-01-15T20:42:34Z")
She had a beautiful voice. RIP, Dolores. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/19 "2018-01-15T20:47:32Z")
Very sad and unexpected. And yet somehow Shane McGowan is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703/20 "2018-01-15T21:08:42Z")
Sad to hear this. ☹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703.md?page=2)