Uncertain (EP) explained

Uncertain
Type:EP
Artist:The Cranberries
Cover:Uncertain.jpg
Released:28 October 1991
Studio:Xeric Studios, Limerick, Ireland
Length:14:16
Label:Xeric Records (XER-014)
Producer:Pearse Gilmore
Prev Title:Nothing Left at All
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Next Year:1993

Uncertain is the first EP by the Irish band the Cranberries.[1] The EP was released in the autumn of 1991,[1] with the band having previously released cassette EPs under the name The Cranberry Saw Us.[1] [2] Uncertain was released by Island under the Xeric Records name on both CD and 12" vinyl formats.[3] [4] Approximately 5,000 total copies of Uncertain were produced.[5] Guitarist Noel Hogan said of the album that Gilmore "cluttered the mixes with dance beats and industrial-style guitar", which resulted from a conflictual relationship between the group and Gilmore.[2] The EP did not chart.[1]

An unreleased music video was made for the main theme "Uncertain";[6] a brief part of the clip was included on their DVD compilation, . The unedited complete video clip appeared for the first time on YouTube on 14 April 2020, and shows a young Dolores O'Riordan, with her brother Brendan and his daughter Cora, recalling her days as a child in an Irish forest.[6]

Television performance

After the release of 'Uncertain', The Cranberries appeared on the Irish television show "On The Waterfront" which was hosted by Robert Arkins and Felim Gormley from The Commitments.[7] They performed "Linger", which was recorded and was broadcast in 1992.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Larkin, Colin . Colin Larkin. 27 May 2011 . The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . live . UK . Omnibus Press. 386. 978-0-857-12595-8. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621104258/https://books.google.fr/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA386&dq=the+cranberries+uncertain+ep&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQqs6J2ZLqAhUz8uAKHVg5DBgQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg . 21 June 2020. Google Books.
  2. Foege . Alec. 23 March 1995. Dolores O'Riordan and the Cranberries: Strange Fruit. live. Rolling Stone. en-US. https://archive.today/20200408144357/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dolores-oriordan-and-the-cranberries-strange-fruit-72247/. 8 April 2020. 21 June 2020.
  3. Web site: The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: CD, EP. . n.d. . Discogs. 21 June 2020.
  4. Web site: The Cranberries 'Uncertain' − Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP . . n.d. . Discogs. 21 June 2020.
  5. Web site: The Cranberries ‎− Uncertain . Mikesn. 26 May 2008 . Sputnikmusic . 21 June 2020.
  6. Julianne Hennelly . 14 April 2020 . Filmed 1991. The Cranberries Uncertain Music Video Uncut . 21 June 2020 . . Julianne Hennelly . YouTube.
  7. dogbender1 . 4 February 2010 . First published 1992. The Cranberries performing live on Irish TV show "On The Waterfront", presented by Robert Arkins and Felim Gormley in 1992. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/sYbtDtybx2A . 2021-12-20 . live. 20 June 2020. Dublin . RTÉ. YouTube.