| HOLE |
| HOLE were/are: Courtney Love - vocals/guitars Eric Erlandson - guitars Caroline Rue/Patty Schemel/Samantha Maloney - drums Jill Emery/Kristen Pfaff/Melissa Auf Der Maur - Bass |
| Discography.... The First Session EP - 7" white/cd/c july 1990 sympathy for the record industry Dicknail single - 7" red/various april 1991 sub pop Teenage Whore/drown soda/(& burn black) single - 7" red/various/(12"/cd) august 1991 city slang/caroline Pretty on the Inside album - cd/c/lp s/red october 1991 caroline Beautiful Son/old age(& 20yrs in the dakota) single - 7"/(12" s/green/cd) april 1993 DGC Miss.World/rock star/(do it clean) single - 7" s/pink/(cd) march 1994 DGC Live Through This album - cd/c/lp s/white april 1994 DGC Doll Parts/plump single - c november 1994 DGC Doll Parts/the void/(hungry like a wolf)/((plump/i think that i would die/credit in the straight world)) single - 7"/(cd)/((cd)) april 1995 Geffen Ask For It EP (radio session) - cd/lp s/pink october 1995 DGC Violet/old age/(he hit me..)/((whose porno you burn black)) single - 7"(cd)/((cd)) july 1995 Geffen Gold dust woman single - 7" etched/cd november 1996 Geffen My body, the handgrenade album - cd/lp/c september 1997 Geffen Celebrity Skin single 1999 Celebrity Skin album 1999 Malibu single 1999 Awful single 1999 Be a Man single 2000 |
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| HOLE were formed in LA, California, USA, late 1989, by Courtney (actress/stripper/formerly of Sugar baby doll & Faith no more) Eric (who was working for Capitol records at the time) Caroline and Jill. In spring 1990 they released the 'rat bastard' EP, subsequently re-locating to Seattle area. Their debut album was produced by Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) & Don Fleming, it was voted album of the year by New York's Village Voice magazine & was highly rated in the UK. Meanwhile Courtneys relationship with Kurt flourished, they married in 1992 & had a baby girl who they named Frances Bean. The following year Patty & Kristen replaced Caroling & Jill. They signed to D.G.C (much to the dismay of Madonna who wanted them for her label 'Maverick')& in spring 1994 released the memorable album, 'Live Through This'. It made the UK top 20, but the success was overshadowed by Kurts suicide on April 8th. Courtney held a memorial two days later hailing everyone there to call him an asshole. On June 16th, Kristen Pfaff was found dead in her bath, her death was drug-related. By this time, Hole were touring world-wide at festivals & venues, doing many tv appearances. They recruited Melissa (who had met Courtney through Billy Corgan). They had major success with their two singles 'Violet' and 'Doll Parts'. At this time Courtney had built a reputation for being violent and aggressive towards various celebs & others. There was then a brief spell of Courntey concentrating on her acting career. Hole released 'my body..' & their Fleetwood Mac cover, but there was no tours. By the time 'Celebrity Skin' came out, Courtney herself was an all round A-list celebrity. The album received mixed reviews, ranging from the old fans who preferred the previous albums, & felt this was Hole watered-down, & the new mass audience that this new 'watered-down' Hole appealed to. These days, Hole have been caught up in endless legal battles & issues, not being able to release anything under the name Hole with any record label until they have sorted it out. Courtney's looking to be a personal ambassador to take major record companies by the balls. Melissa has left, though their last UK performance - 1999 Brixton/Glastonbary left the impression this band ar staying about awhile, as their live skill never ceases to put us in awe. |