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Hole
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Alternative rock, grunge
Years active 1989 – 2002
Label(s) Sympathy for the Record Industry
Caroline
DGC
Geffen
City Slang
Former members
Courtney Love
Eric Erlandson
Lisa Roberts
Mike Geistrecht
Rob Ritter
Heather Hiegel
Mia Ferraro
Errol Stewart
Jill Emery
Caroline Rue
Leslie Hardy
Patty Schemel
Kristen Pfaff
Melissa Auf der Maur
Samantha Maloney

Hole was an alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002. 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Launched in 1990, DGC (acronym for “David Geffen Company” was created as a response to the success Geffen Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label City Slang Records is an Independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Eric T Erlandson (born January 9, 1963, in Los Angeles, California) is the co-founder of and former lead guitarist Lisa Roberts Gillan (born Lisa Roberts January 1 1965 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American actress. Jill Emery (born 1962 is an artist and musician currently based in Los Angeles. Caroline Rue was the drummer for Alternative rock band Hole (band from 1989-1992 Leslie Hardy played keyboard in the rock and roll band The Murder City Devils. Patricia Theresa Schemel (born April 24, 1967) played the drums on the album Live Through This by American Alternative rock band Kristen Marie Pfaff ( May 26, 1967 - June 16, 1994) was an American Bass guitarist best known for her work with Hole Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician of Franco - Swiss ancestry from Montreal, Quebec Samantha Maloney is an American musician born in New York City on December 11 1975, best known for playing in the bands Hole, Mötley Crüe Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of The name stems from a line in the play Medea by Euripedes. Medea (Μήδεια / Mēdeia) is a tragedy play written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus The band was fronted by Courtney Love, and co-founded by Love, Eric Erlandson (lead guitar) and Lisa Roberts (bassist and Love's neighbor who dropped the project very early on). Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Eric T Erlandson (born January 9, 1963, in Los Angeles, California) is the co-founder of and former lead guitarist Lisa Roberts Gillan (born Lisa Roberts January 1 1965 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American actress. The band 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. Jill Emery (born 1962 is an artist and musician currently based in Los Angeles. Caroline Rue was the drummer for Alternative rock band Hole (band from 1989-1992 Rue was fired in 1992 and Emery left soon after, to be replaced by Leslie Hardy and Patty Schemel, respectively. Leslie Hardy played keyboard in the rock and roll band The Murder City Devils. Patricia Theresa Schemel (born April 24, 1967) played the drums on the album Live Through This by American Alternative rock band Hardy left after recording just one single with the band, "Beautiful Son", and was subsequently replaced by Kristen Pfaff in 1993. " Beautiful Son " is Hole's only single released in 1993 this collection of three songs reveals an interesting progression between Hole's first and second albums Kristen Marie Pfaff ( May 26, 1967 - June 16, 1994) was an American Bass guitarist best known for her work with Hole After Pfaff died of an apparent drug overdose in 1994, Melissa Auf der Maur took her place from 1995 until the band's dissolution in 2002. Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician of Franco - Swiss ancestry from Montreal, Quebec When Schemel left the band in 1998, Samantha Maloney took her place as drummer. Samantha Maloney is an American musician born in New York City on December 11 1975, best known for playing in the bands Hole, Mötley Crüe On VH1's countdown of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Bands Hole was number 77. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television [1]

Contents

Overview

Hole has released three official albums, Pretty on the Inside, Live Through This and Celebrity Skin. Pretty on the Inside is Hole 's first album released in 1991 by Caroline Records. Live Through This is the second album by the Alternative rock band Hole. Celebrity Skin is Hole 's fourth and final album released worldwide on September 7, 1998, and a day later in the United States Each of these albums reflect a distinctive sound and approach. The first release is often described as a raw, punk-influenced record. Experimenting with alternate tunings, the guitar parts are chaotic and distorted. Most themes (musically and lyrically) seem to be inspired by the title of the record: harsh, brutal and violent on the outside, but melodic underneath. The second release showcased a more power-pop approach, still infused with a raw punk rock edge. Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. The lyrics and guitar parts are less abstract but increasingly powerful in their simplicity. The third release can be seen as a full embrace of power pop. The theme of architecture is present throughout, the attempt to build something from nothing and create a lasting monument. Erlandson's guitar style has been innovative and complex and the lyrics of Love have been multi-layered and sophisticated throughout. Hole has been credited with bridging punk to pop, making the connection between various styles and approaches to reveal the way in which they do not exist independent of one another. Having challenged the underground/indie aesthetic and having put forth the notion that pop music can be complex and sophisticated, Hole has been heralded by many prominent music critics as having made a significant contribution to the canon of rock.

History

Early years and Live Through This era

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After releasing singles on Sympathy for the Record Industry and Sub Pop, Hole released their first full-length album Pretty on the Inside on Caroline Records, which received praise from underground critics. Formed in 1988 by record industry anti-mogul Long Gone John, Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman Pretty on the Inside is Hole 's first album released in 1991 by Caroline Records. Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson 's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s Hole toured North America and Europe extensively in support of the record.

As a result of the albums success and the furious press coverage around Courtney Love and her husband Kurt Cobain of the band Nirvana, Hole was signed to Geffen Records with an eight-album contract. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Then, in 1993, Hole entered the studio to record their major label debut. The result was the album Live Through This, which included the hit singles "Doll Parts", "Violet" and "Miss World". Live Through This is the second album by the Alternative rock band Hole.

Almost immediately before the album's release, the final song, "Rock Star", was deleted from the album and replaced by the outtake "Olympia". It was widely believed at the time that this was because its lyrics, which included the lines "How would you like to be Nirvana? / So much fun to be Nirvana / Barrel of laughs to be Nirvana / I'd rather die", appeared inappropriate in the wake of Cobain's suicide. However, it was later revealed that the band and the Geffen label had already deemed the track unfitting of a major label debut for Hole, as the song had a very "non-artistic" character which fit poorly with the rest of the album. By the time the decision to remove "Rock Star" was made, the album artwork and various other inserts had already been printed, and since "Olympia" was put in its place, "Olympia" is called "Rock Star" on the artwork.

Live Through This was released on April 12th 1994, one week after the suicide of Love's husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Live Through This is the second album by the Alternative rock band Hole. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Two months later, on June 16th, Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff died of an apparent overdose. Kristen Marie Pfaff ( May 26, 1967 - June 16, 1994) was an American Bass guitarist best known for her work with Hole On September 1, 1994, Hole played their first headlining show since the album's release and dedicated it to Kristen. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. The band, with Melissa Auf der Maur now on bass, toured extensively throughout 1994 and 1995. Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician of Franco - Swiss ancestry from Montreal, Quebec One of the highlights during these years of touring was the band's appearance on MTV Unplugged on Valentine's Day 1995. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14

My Body, the Hand Grenade

Three years after the release and success of Live Through This, Hole released an album of early singles, mid-period b-sides and more recent live tracks. Live Through This is the second album by the Alternative rock band Hole. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Featured on the cover, under the title My Body, the Hand Grenade, was one of Courtney Love's babydoll dresses, sealed for posterity in a museum behind glass. My Body the Hand Grenade is an album by Hole that includes B-sides demo recordings live songs and other rare and unreleased tracks by the band The inside art showed a brutally demolished car on the CD itself, opposite the booklet's backside where an image of Anne Boleyn had been positioned to appear headless. Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England. The record starts with the first tracks Hole ever cut, contained an unreleased demo from the Live Through This sessions, and ended with live recordings, including Hole's Valentine's Day 1995 MTV Unplugged performance. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth

One outtake from the Live Through This recording sessions which was included on this release was the song "Old Age". Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the Average life span of Human beings and thus the end of the human life cycle. The history and writer of this song was the subject of controversy among Courtney Love detractors who believed Kurt Cobain had written Hole's second album, an allegation for which no evidence has ever surfaced. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle It was eventually learned "Old Age" had been written by Kurt Cobain for the Nevermind sessions in 1990 or 1991, then given to Hole, whereupon its lyrics were rewritten by Love. Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24 1991 Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic confirmed that "Old Age" was indeed "a Nirvana song" in an interview with UK music newspaper Melody Maker in 1997. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Krist Anthony Novoselic II (born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician best known as the Bassist for Nirvana. The unfinished Nirvana version was released on the Nirvana box-set With The Lights Out and on the compilation album Sliver: The Best of the Box. "Old Age" redirects here See Old age. With the Lights Out is a Box set, containing 3 CDs and 1 DVD from the Sliver The Best of the Box is a compilation album from the American grunge band Nirvana.

Another song on the My Body the Hand Grenade collection is "20 Years in the Dakota", which touches on many themes, including Yoko Ono's struggles in life as John Lennon's wife. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The title of this song refers to the apartment building outside which Lennon was killed. Courtney Love has herself been frequently compared to Ono, due to the perception that Ono drew Lennon away from The Beatles and that Love drew Cobain away from Nirvana. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

The New Orleans sessions

There were multiple attempts to record Hole's third album. One such attempt was in New Orleans. Interviews with Erlandson have confirmed the authenticity of this session. No demos have surfaced from these sessions, but it is believed that one result of these sessions was an extremely early version of "Awful". Erlandson has denied a rumor that this album had been completed only to have the masters stolen on an airplane.

Celebrity Skin era and breakup

Hole's third album had a completely new sound for the band. Celebrity Skin is Hole 's fourth and final album released worldwide on September 7, 1998, and a day later in the United States Featuring a more "pop" sound, the album was a critical success with strong sales and successful singles. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Eric Erlandson told Rolling Stone, "I still think a lot of Celebrity Skin is my Johnny Thunders influence coming up – which Courtney just fucking hates. Eric T Erlandson (born January 9, 1963, in Los Angeles, California) is the co-founder of and former lead guitarist Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale Jr ( July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991) was an Italian American Rock and roll "[2] The group at the time consisted of Courtney Love, Erlandson, Patty Schemel and Melissa Auf der Maur, although in interviews Love later said Schemel's drumming was replaced by a session musician. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Patricia Theresa Schemel (born April 24, 1967) played the drums on the album Live Through This by American Alternative rock band Melissa Auf der Maur (born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian rock musician of Franco - Swiss ancestry from Montreal, Quebec

The second single from the album, "Malibu", received two Grammy nominations, for Best Rock Vocal and Best Cinematography. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences [3]

When journalists asked the subtext to the record, Love refused to offer up explanations for the lyrics, as in her 1998 Spin magazine interview: "I won't talk about it because it's none of your business. Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr . . because you will never know. " Years later in 2005, she spoke of Celebrity Skin to journalist Phoebe O'Reilly, saying, "I did not want to make the widow record. WIDOW is a full-length Album recorded by British rock band Ritual released in 1983 I still haven't made the widow record. "

Perhaps in reaction to public speculation that Kurt Cobain had written the band's second album, Celebrity Skin's liner notes listed explicitly every musician's contribution to the record, specifying authorship for every song. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Love wrote every lyric, while Erlandson, assistant-producing alongside Michael Beinhorn, had a hand in every song. Co-songwriters on the album included bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, drummer Patty Schemel, Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker the Star, and Charlotte Caffey of The Go Go's, each contributing a bit to one or two songs, but perhaps the most notable contributor was Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins. Jordon Zadorozny is a Canadian rock musician He is the singer and songwriter for Indie rock band Blinker the Star. Blinker the Star is a Canadian Indie rock band originally from Pembroke Ontario. Charlotte Irene Caffey (born 21 October, 1953 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Rock and roll Guitarist For the 1960s band see The Go-Go's (1960s. The Go-Go’s are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978 William Patrick Corgan Jr (born March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 The songwriter stopped by, according to Love, to help with phrasing, to deconstruct the songs on the piano, and in the end was given songwriting co-credit on five of the record's twelve tracks.

Despite the open-handedness of the album's liner notes, some controversy still hit the press regarding the album's authorship. Reviewers of the record frequently referred explicitly to Corgan's contributions (unlike the endless records of other bands who receive outside input during songwriting). Then, some time after the album's release, Corgan appeared on Howard Stern's show, talking about how he wrote the main riff in the album's titular lead single and complaining of the poor sales for his own band's latest record. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality. "He's crazy. . . he thinks I stole his mojo," Love told Spin in an interview that year. Privately, their dispute was only temporary: Corgan and Love still maintain friendly and professional relations, working together on Love's forthcoming second solo album. Corgan also played bass on one track from the Celebrity Skin sessions, a song called "Be A Man", which did not make the record, but ended up appearing on the Any Given Sunday soundtrack in 1999 and was Hole's last proper single/video.

Love and Erlandson officially disbanded Hole via a message posted at the band's website in 2002. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Their more than decade-long run as a band produced three studio albums that generated sales of 8 million. After the split, the four musicians each took on projects of their own. Auf der Maur joined The Smashing Pumpkins and later recorded and toured a solo album titled Auf Der Maur; Erlandson continued to work as a producer and session musician; Maloney has worked with Mötley Crüe, Scarling., Eagles of Death Metal and Peaches; and Love began a solo career, releasing America's Sweetheart in 2004, and is currently writing and recording her second solo album with first solo album collaborator Linda Perry. Auf der Maur is the debut album from former Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Scarling is a rock band from Los Angeles, whose core members are Jessicka and Christian Hejnal - Addams Eagles of Death Metal ( EoDM) is an American band formed by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Merrill Beth Nisker (born 1968 in Toronto Ontario) better known as Peaches, is an Electronica musician whose songs are concerned mainly with America's Sweetheart is the 2004 solo debut from Courtney Love. Linda Perry, born April 15 1965 in Springfield Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese and Brazilian descent is an American rock musician (In September 2006 a documentary of this was filmed for Bristish television station More4. More4 is a Digital television channel produced by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. Its US debut was on VH1 in January 2007)[4]

Hole's final body of work includes 13 singles, 6 Grammy nominations, 3 LPs, 2 EPs, 1 Compilation and 10 music videos. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television

Hole's song "Celebrity Skin" was added to the Rock Band Song List in 2007.

Members

Discography

Further information: Hole discography
Date of release Title Record label
September 17, 1991 Pretty on the Inside Caroline Records
April 12, 1994 Live Through This DGC Records
September 8, 1995 Ask for It Caroline Records
August 26, 1997 The First Session Sympathy for the Record Industry
October 28, 1997 My Body, the Hand Grenade City Slang
September 8, 1998 Celebrity Skin Geffen Records

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

References

  1. ^ Rock On The Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists
  2. ^ Eric Erlandson -- Hole
  3. ^ The Envelope - LA Times
  4. ^ Rock Docs : The Return of Courtney Love | VSPOT Video Clips, Photos, Episodes and Online Message Boards from the Reality TV Show | VH1.com

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