My first introduction to Hole came right out of High school. I loved angry girl music and one of my friends suggested I check them out. I gave a listen at a used music store and didn't care for what I heard so I never gave them another thought. A month a go I stumbled upon the new album Nobody's Daughter. I instantly liked the title track and so I bought the album. Hole formed in 1989 and disbanded in 2002. While in rehab producer Linda Perry gave Courtney Love a guitar and encouraged her to write songs. Love says this album is very personal for her.
The album which was going to be titled How Dirty Girls get Clean was meant to be the second Courtney Love album following her first solo album the 2004 America's Sweetheart. Love stated that Hole "is My Band, My Name, and My trademark." Hole's co-founder Eric Erlandson, who is notably not on the album or in the new band stated that for there to be a true Hole reunion he would have to be involved. He also said that Love claimed she wouldn't use the name with out Erlandson's approval. So far no settlement has been reached and Love and her management team used the name anyway. Making this the first Hole album in 12 years.
The review's of Nobody's Daughter are mixed. However on the Billboards 200 list the album has reached #15 and on Billboards Top Alternative Albums #2. So far 3 singles have been released from the album Skinny Little Bitch, Pacific Coast Highway, and Letter to God.
I have been listening to the album for about 1 week and I like it but I wouldn't call it great. I have fallen in love with Love's raspy vocals. I plan to go back and check out her other projects.
The songs I would recommend are Nobody's Daughter, Someone Else's bed, Letter to God,
and Pacific Coast Highway.
Hole's Discography:
Pretty on the Inside - 1991
Live Through This - 1994
My Body, the Hand Grenade - 1997
Celebrity Skin - 1998
Nobody's Daughter - 2010
Below is a Youtube video of the track Nobody's Daughter.
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