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There are two artists known as Hole, the American alternative rock band and a British one-man experimental/industrial project active in the late 1980s,
1) Hole is an American alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles, and was initially active from 1989-2002 before reforming in 2009. The band was fronted by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with lead guitarist Eric Erlandson when he responded to an ad she placed in the punk zine Flipside. Lisa Roberts, Love’s neighbor, filled in as the band’s first bassist but dropped the project very early on.
Hole’s abrasive, self-consciously obnoxious style of alternative rock was initially influenced heavily by punk rock and noise rock, though as they progressed they began to incorporate elements of pop rock into their sound. Love has joked that she took the name for the band from “my husband’s favorite drinking spot”, but this claim is dubious since she met Kurt Cobain, her husband, the year after Hole was formed. Love later said that the name came from a conversation she had with her mother.
Hole had a brief period as a three-guitar lineup, with the musician Errol Stewert, but the lineup that recorded the first album included only Love, Erlandson, bassist Jill Emery and drummer Caroline Rue. Rue was fired in 1992 and Emery left soon after, to be replaced by Leslie Hardy and Patty Schemel, respectively. Hardy left after recording just one single with the band, “Beautiful Son”, and was subsequently replaced by Kristen Pfaff in 1993. After Pfaff died of a heroin overdose in 1994, Melissa Auf der Maur took her place from 1995 until the band’s dissolution in 2002.
1) Hole is an American alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles, and was initially active from 1989-2002 before reforming in 2009. The band was fronted by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with lead guitarist Eric Erlandson when he responded to an ad she placed in the punk zine Flipside. Lisa Roberts, Love’s neighbor, filled in as the band’s first bassist but dropped the project very early on.
Hole’s abrasive, self-consciously obnoxious style of alternative rock was initially influenced heavily by punk rock and noise rock, though as they progressed they began to incorporate elements of pop rock into their sound. Love has joked that she took the name for the band from “my husband’s favorite drinking spot”, but this claim is dubious since she met Kurt Cobain, her husband, the year after Hole was formed. Love later said that the name came from a conversation she had with her mother.
Hole had a brief period as a three-guitar lineup, with the musician Errol Stewert, but the lineup that recorded the first album included only Love, Erlandson, bassist Jill Emery and drummer Caroline Rue. Rue was fired in 1992 and Emery left soon after, to be replaced by Leslie Hardy and Patty Schemel, respectively. Hardy left after recording just one single with the band, “Beautiful Son”, and was subsequently replaced by Kristen Pfaff in 1993. After Pfaff died of a heroin overdose in 1994, Melissa Auf der Maur took her place from 1995 until the band’s dissolution in 2002.
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Live Through This
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Pretty on the Inside
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Shoutbox
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cherryade1 wrote:
courtney love is mint and this is some of the best music ever, all you people who hate her are really pathetic, as if you have nothing else to do
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grungeislive wrote:
Group de grunge pra reunir pessoas que curtem o som group59412@groupsim.com
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foxyluva wrote:
Cool! Thats a good sign that things are moving along nicely
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LovLou wrote:
Hole reunion: 2010 live in Milan! http://www.lovlou.com/2009/12/22/hole-live-2010-milano/
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Nobodylikesyou wrote:
How are you so burnt when you're barely on fire?
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StratocasterTB wrote:
New Album, eh? I'll have to check it out.
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readmyllips wrote:
umm only single? I remember 01-01-09 night when I was waiting for the album... and got nothing. I believe in 01-01-01 so much, only in this 1 song...
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liperowe wrote:
I would.
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mrtiee wrote:
I really wish Courtney wasn't releasing this under Hole name... [1]
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Albert-The-Duke wrote:
I really wish Courtney wasn't releasing this under Hole name...
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foxyluva wrote:
It's the first single coming out on 1 Jan, not the full album. So we are going to have to wait a little bit longer. Again. And no, Melissa is not on the album. She was going to provide back up vocals, but she had prior commitments. According to Courtney, Martha Wainwright has done back up on the record instead.
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midori21 wrote:
new album, really? :O oh wow. is melissa also playing in the new album too? that would explain why she hasn't released OOOM yet.
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Silicone19 wrote:
OMG they've reformed?
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Silicone19 wrote:
I like this picture... lol
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xbridgetinax wrote:
Pretty on the inside is criminally underrated, courtney is amazing. only one month till the new album! 01-01-'10 :D [2]
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Linus-Grunger wrote:
For The Respect Of Kristen Pfaff, Who Died At 27 Years Old, Please Join This Group... The Twenty Seven Club Group!
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missbabydoll wrote:
"Pretty on the Inside" = the best thing Courtney ever did <3
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foxyluva wrote:
Boys on the Radio is probably my favourite song by Courtney. I would say it is one of the best songs of the 90s.
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ju-juba wrote:
fuck Nirvana
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
"Boys on the radio" is ridiculously catchy. Hm, now I want to listen to the album again.
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Magazzini Generali, Milano, Milan, Italy
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Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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