Reviews (page 4 of 10)
While this is quite a decent listenable album, it’s another standard 1990s record that doesn’t need preserving.
not bad, liked it more than i thought i would
Fuck this is good.
joan jett energy 🤘🏻
Not really my cup of tea and I think I enjoy Celebrity Skin more by Hole. It’s a little more produced and not as grungy. Doll Parts is my favorite track on this album. “Some day you will ache like I ache” are some heavy lyrics.
Like the vocals and sound, just a little too sad for ya boy... I get that that kinda the point, but we need good vibes in these trying times. Ope, didn't realize this was Courtney Love until I looked into it more...
anyone who doesnt like this album clearly isnt an angry woman
i fucking love hole, this album is so fucking cool and great, i love it. like... i'm miss world too
Live Through This es un álbum con mucho talento y una identidad bien marcada. La interpretación de Courtney Love y las letras crudas le dan un peso emocional fuerte que se aprecia fácilmente. Aunque no es del todo mi estilo, puedo valorar su sonido agresivo y honesto. Me gusta, pero no me encanta—se queda en un punto intermedio. En general, le doy un 3 de 5 sólido y respetable, pero no algo a lo que estaria escuchando todo el tiempo.
This album sucks and so does Courtney Love
I’ve never listened to a Hole album before. I probably heard the occasional song on MTV back when “Live Through This” was released, but it wasn’t music that interested me. I have no recollection of the music. Back then, in 1994, the album was the talk of the town and the subject of wild speculation. Kurt Cobain had taken his life a week before the release date, and suddenly an album by his widow appeared. I don’t wish to engage in speculation about Cobain’s alleged ghostwriting – a certain stylistic similarity is certainly unmistakable. But didn’t half the bands back then sound a bit like Nirvana? From today’s perspective, over 30 years after its release, the album certainly isn’t worth the hype, but it’s better than I feared. Admittedly, if we’re honest, Patti Smith had already been doing this sort of music much better 20 years earlier. A certain ‘polished edginess’ means the album doesn’t really strike me as authentic. But perhaps these are just Yoko Ono-style prejudices that I can’t shake off.
The years have not tuned my ears to make Courtney's voice less grating, quite the opposite it seems. Not sure we're even listening to this is she isn't Curt Cobain's girlfriend/wife. Sure there's moments here and there, and Hole had their moment in the spotlight, just not sure anything here warrants a "gotta hear this!" callout.
I think I like this album now more than it was released.
Passed me by a little at the time - had fairly low expectations, but actually really enjoyed
Mega spoko, przesluchalem najwięcej razy ze wszystkich podanych albumów 8,5/10
Kinda lame
I needed a view runs to get used to it, but finally I liked it a lot. (Except the screaming on some tracks) favourite: "Doll Parts" 3,5
Reikä-Love. Ihan okei rokkenrollia. Laulu oli välillä aikamoista määkimistä, mutta kylläkait tätä mieluummin kuuntelee kun turpaansa ottaa.
En vaan siedä Courtney Loven ääntä yhtään. Ymmärrän, että yrittää varmaan olla joku fem Kurt Cobain, mutta tulee vaan joku yläasteen musiikintunti mieleen soitannan ja laulannan sekamelskasta. Ei jatkoon tämäkään levy. Ihan jotain yksittäisiä pieniä hetkiä oli kun vokaalit ja soitto kohtasi, mutta pääasiassa vaan puudutti todella pahasti
This is grunge!
No questioning this is a classic and a very important record in grunge I would give it a 4 but I find my self sick of Courtney screaming the same thing over again by the end of most of the songs 3/5
So annoyed I'd never stumbled across this beforeZ Unfiltered, melodic rage with incredible punk attitude. Superb vocals from Love and this hits HARD. Will add to the rotation.
Banger
No lo conocía. Pura época.
⭐⭐⭐ Ett ok album varken mer eller mindre. Har svårt att se dess kultstatus, tycker det är lite för många spår som är medel och för få som sticker ut positivt. De som är bra är bra men det dröjer till tredje spåret med Plump som jag tycker det först lyfter. Det är möjligt att texterna är något som går mig förbi och att jag saknar den emotionella kopplingen till albumet. Det får bli en 3a, det är nästan definitionen av medel. Bäst är Plump, Jennifer's body, Doll parts, Rock star.
Spotify has just done its annoying thing of starting an album over again once it’s reached the end. Fuck it, this is getting a second whirl. Never gave this the time or respect it deserved when it came out. Violet is one of the best songs of the grunge era.
pewww
This album was released a few days or weeks after Cobain's death and I've always found strange that the title of the album was so strangely foreshadowing of what was to come. Any way, I have memories of listening to this album in a friend's room while discussing all the things teenagers talk about (girls mainly). Nirvana's influence is all around this album but it stands on its own with great songs and Courtney Love screamings. Favorite Songs: Violet ; Doll Parts ; Olympia
Didn't love it. Didn't hate it
Odd I don't have, but there I know and like a few tracks. Its good, poppy grunge, Somewhat samey, but the good ones rise above. 3.5 rounded up Heard before? Some Owned: No 66/267 (24%) Will I get: Yes
Instrumentally, this is much better and far darker than "Celebrity Skin", but Courtney Love is objectively a terrible vocalist, landing squarely in the shockingly bad category. She couldn't hold a tune if her life depended on it, and this is with music that has incredibly simple vocal melodies. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing
this hole was a little sloppier than the other but i preferred this one
I know it's hardly a Beatles or Stones situation, but I was a Babes in Toyland person. On the surface, it seems a little odd to embrace them and basically reject Hole, but that's what I did, and I stand by my reasons to this day. I believed Kat Bjelland, I did not believe Courtney Love. Self Compulsion verses Self-Aggrandizing was what I was subconsciously feeling. Art verses Opportunism. I didn't put a lot of thought into it at the time, but I'm glad my stupid younger self had enough discernment to be on the right side of the screechy, girls with noisy guitars debate. Listening to Live Through This properly for the first time today I've heard a decent-ish album but as I suppressed my obvious bias in order to give it the fairest assessment I am capable of, I didn't hear much to change my mind. Not every song being 100% self-obsessed was perhaps the best takeaway I got. It seems very wrong to me that I have another Hole album to listen to while Babes on Toyland are absent from the 1001. Complaint lodged.
I love the sound of all the instruments and I think Courtney’s voice is one of the best rock voices. Love the raw production, some moments remind me of in utero. But I feel like most of these songs are missing compelling hooks, so you can easily tune it out. I think best enjoyed in a bar or playing at the record store.
I did enjoy some parts, found her voice got a bit grating to my ears as it dragged on.
This was good but she’s kind of gross
no. annoying and whiny and no. felt like i was in a whole of white trash activities. sorry courtney, u just didn’t love this one. gets a bonus star for being an alt girl album tho i rock with that.
Better than the previous one, but still
I only know the opening track. Courtney Love is a very controversial figure and always has been. To the point where people write off her talent. This opening track is a banger. Looking forward to the rest of the album. I don’t know how she does it but she just teeters at being off-key when she sings. And it brings so much character and emotion to the songs. Ok, I might get pushback on this, but if someone wanted to understand 90’s music. This is the album to start with. It’s brilliant in a way where it sounds like it will fall apart at anytime but yet seems bulletproof.
After learning who ‘Hole’ were before listening I was expecting some scream type grunge and I was not disappointed with this woman fronted grunge punk bands album. The first 3 songs had even my daughter looking up from her breakfast and asking who I was listening to so she took note too. She loves Paramore and Olivia Rodrigo and I reckon both those have taken inspiration from Courtney Love. ‘Doll parts’ was a welcome well placed track which showcased some softer vocals. ‘She walks on me’ showcasing the best guitar work on the album in my opinion along with some solid vocals so is my best song on the album. By the time the last song ‘Rock star’ appeared I felt like Courtney was well overdue a throat sweet. Overall I enjoyed the album and can see where lots of the female punk acts that have arrived on the scene of the 00s will have taken lots of inspiration.
So Hole - Live Through This Blistering companion to Nirvana's In Utero with Kurt's fingerprints all over it but with Courtney and Kristen's feminine swagger. And, whisper this, Patty Schemel is a puncher and balls out drummer than Dave Grohl. Not a single weak track, although the standouts for me are Violet, Doll Parts, She Walks on Me and Olympia. Perhaps the greatest set of postpartum songs recorded? Not sure how many other albums have that as a major theme though 😂 8.5/10
Oh Courtney love, I can never form a solid opinion on you
9/10
Meh. This was ok. Courtney love is only notable due to her association with Cobain. Plus the whole time I jist think about Anna ferris from Just Friends singing the songs. Its what they sound like.
Big week for 🪨music
Brilliant ! Loved it !!!
Really a record of two halves. The first was average at best. She is not the best singer in the world, especially when she goes to high pitch. The second half I really enjoyed it didn't seem so forced
Great Songs: Plump, Jennifer's Body, Credit in the Straight World, Gutless Good Songs: Violet, Miss World, Asking For It, Doll Parts, Softer, Softest, She Walks On Me, I Think That I Would Die, Rock Star Mid Songs: Bad Songs:
This was my first listen of this album and I'm honestly blown away. Definitely a controversial figure, but her music stands strongly and distinctly.
3- Stars (7/15)
fuck this album. I can not stand her fucking voice. 1/5
Like a female nirvana or pixies. The loud soft loud approach to music. Not really my style but not really bad either
Once again listening to a v familiar album all the way thru for the first time in a while - every track is a 5 out of 5.
2/5. This'll be short, as I already wrote it and accidentally navigated away and lost two much better thought out paragraphs. Good: simple and moving grunge/pop-punk riffs, some lyrics, some of Courtney's singing Bad: most lyrics, most of Courtney's singing Takeaway: Courtney definitely has talent but this is a rough listen thanks to the variation of vocal delivery quality and an overreliance on emotion to sell the songs. I wish there was more focus on melody. Grunge is weird bc you get stuff like this that has the "message is more important than the music" attitude that you get with punk but none of the genuinely transgressive/novel messaging that often accompanies early punk. Lots of potential but not worth being on this list imo.
Gave this one a couple listens through. Was already familiar with Doll Parts and the remainder of the album delivered a style I would expect from Hole. Didn’t find the time to dig much further than that.
No standouts
Giving a 4 cause women.
4 stars I love this. So 90s. Angry female energy. It’s great! More of this!
Didn’t mind this sound. DNF but wouldn’t mind returning.
I generally think Courtney Love is a despicable person and this is a Nevermind rip-off but still a pretty decent record
Good
Really great Album, can hear the nirvana influences
Hellllll yeah. Courtney Love is such a good lyrical writer. I can’t help but spaz out when I get to, “I want it again, but violent, more violence / Yeah, I’m the one with no soul / ONE ABOVE AND ONE BELOW!!!!” Ugh, this may be my favorite heroin addict of all time, barring maybe her husband. Doll Parts is also obviously goated similarly, but softer. The contrast between the hard and soft elements in this album is part of what makes it so good.
To be honest, I kinda like this album more when the songs are rougher and more aggressive. Which there is plenty of, I just find it a bit ironic when this was supposed to show off the band's "soft edge". I liked it overall, a good album with songs that, unfortunately, have lyrics that still are very relevant.
un po’ disonesta perché ho sentito pochissimo, però la sua voce mi piace un sacco
Do un 4 per premiare il fatto che le hole siano state praticamente le uniche donne a fare grunge, per il resto un album carino ma non speciale per me
rock folk girlie, me gustó no me mato. siento que me puedo encariñar si lo sigo escuchando.
Apple suggested there were rumors that Kurt Cobain had more influence on this album, and I can see why. It's much more grungy and Nirvana-like than Celebrity Skin. They are both good but in different ways!
Ugh, ful mam mešane občutke glede Courtney Love. Po en stran je edina probala javno od Weinsteina govorit milijon let prej, po drugi strani je pa clusterfuck od človeka, ki je dokazano večkrat javno lagal o random shitu + to kar sm zjutraj na wiki od tega albuma prebrala, mi je pustil nek grenak priokus - kot prvo je izšel en teden po Kurtovi smrti, kot drugo je Courtney promovirala album na fakin vigilu od Kurta. Da fak. Probejmo bit objektivni. Prvi komad, "Violet", mi je sicer amazing. Unfortunately. V primerjavi s Soundgarden, k je bil zadnji grunge, k sm ga dobila, je tole men severely boljše. I guess pomaga, da je album prežet s tematikami, ki se velikrat tičejo žensk? Ampak niso sam besedila, muska mi je kul.
Dobra purva pesen everything else mid/bad
very inconsistent grunge album attempt with few good songs
Ei ollu ehkä iiihan mun juttu, en kuunnellut kai ees ihan loppuun. Pitää antaa kyl uus mahis paremmalla ajalla sillon ku tekee mieli vähän heavympää.
In my opinion I did not like this.
This is so much better than most of the shit this list put me through. Not a grunge fan but this is probably the best album i've heard from the genre (possibly better than NIrvana) Also Courtney Love is one the only good artist that's idiotic enough to complain about her band's rating on RYM
Yeah not for me. I’m sure it was big for empowered women of the time but doesn’t have much re-listen ability. Entire album sounds like it should be the soundtrack to the show “Yellowjackets”
Great rock album. Courtney Love's vocals are perfect for this music. Really enjoyed this. Violet was my fav song and first listen. Doll Parts and She Walks On Me were my other highlights
I'm not sure what the term "This Is My Jam" is supposed to mean exactly, but I'm pretty sure this is that for me.
A grunge album that does everything I like about the style in a super straightforward manner: it is angry, youthful, energetic, raw, melodic, catchy and rebellious. It is hard to say what element shines the most about this, because I did love both Courtney's voice delivery and the instrumentation, with the two of them contributing incredibly well in the sentimental and frenetic sides. In the more melodic moments, the vocals sing super soothingly and guitars switch to clean or acoustic; and in the powerful moments the voice screams and shows an incredibly amount of attitude while the guitars play some incredibly hard hitting riffs and the tempo is fast. Beyond of all that, there is not really anything more about the record. The composition is very simple but incredibly effective thanks to the incredible performances. Although it sometimes may be too formulaic, like the songs "Doll Parts" and "Softer, Softest" sounding way to similar in therms of structure and melody. Either way, a very fun and great experience.
Ik vond het lowkey wel iets hebben. Redelijk stevig maar tegelijk ook niet overweldigend. Ik moet ooit eens de tekst ervan opzoeken.
my god pouts on the cover of the magazine
Yes I love Joan Jett type rock music
Not bad
muy rockero para mi gusto
I MADE MY BED I'LL LIE IN IT I MADE MY BED I'LL DIE IN IT
Great songs throughout this album. Lyrics drip with sarcasm as they lay out many of the negative aspects of the female experience. There's a tinge of punk throughout, musically as well as any time Love releases a guttural yell. There are radio hits scattered throughout, showing that Hole can write a great hook to go with their interesting lyrics and music with an edge. There is a little bit of filler on a fairly short album, preventing it from getting a full five stars, but excellent nonetheless.
Impressive.
Hard to remember they're a real band, pleasantly surprised
Un disco muy guay, con una energía que se desborda. El tipo de disco que me hubiera impactado fuerte de haberlo descubierto en la adolescencia.
el mundo todavía no ha hecho suficiente justicia y las pibas realmente deberían clamar venganza
This album is focused, packed with emotions and lyricism, and quite the punch of ambition. Very little to complain about.
Surprisingly cathartic.
this is certainly an album
Can't say I enjoy it, but I don't mind it.
Songs all start out like they're going to be interesting especially the music, but when she starts singing it's all repetitive and whiny. Their previous album, Celebrity Skin, was so much better. Doll Parts and Softer, Softest were decent. Best song: Softer, Softest
que pedazo de álbum, las vibras, el flow, todos los temas, todo top global, muy bueno, si me lo disfruté bastante
#47 This one is really good and aggressive. I love the first song Violet a lot. 5 stars.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I put this off because I knew I’d get it on here eventually and now I got it!! And I’m just like sooooo excited omg. Well, I’ve now finished it and I can confidently say that it’s one of the best albums I’ve ever heard. Every single moment is just absolutely incredible, Courtney Love is one of the best vocalists for this genre, and just… it’s all so insane and raw. The vocals especially, and the way that they break, and the way that Love obviously does not care, adds a surprising amount to the album’s quality.The guitars are incredible, the lyrics are spectacular… everything about this album blows me away. I’ll be listening to this one a lot. 10/10
I grew up during the grunge-postgrunge era and wasnt familiar with Hole until Celebrity Skin, which was a hit, but got overplayed very quickly. Only heard the singles from this album over the years and listened to it for the first time now. This much better than I expected. It reminds me more of the Pixies than other grungy counter parts. Jennifer's Body is great, Doll Parts is a classic, Credit in the Staright World is fun, starts hard, ends hard. Might have to revisit other Hole albums to find anything i missed throughout the years.
enjoyed this a lot 4 stars
Grungeband med Courtney Love, Kurt Cobains enke, som vokalist. Faktisk gitt ut en uke etter hans død. Intenst og fengende. Vesentlig svakere andre halvdel. Top 3: Jennifer’s Body, Violet, Doll Parts
One of the major revelations for me as I never checked out this album despite liking it's follow up Celebrity Skin. Shamefully there was probably an element of sexism to this and either not taking it seriously (as she was overshadowed by her beau Cobain) or being literally scared of it - & strong women in general. Luckily this is not the case now and this is almost perfection. Hoping I get more time on my own to listen to it more (it's good Friday and extended relations won't want to hear it!).
Nothing like an okay enough grunge rock album ruined by shrieking vocals every song to completely take me out of it. The crazy thing is I actually think Courtney Love is a good singer, but the screaming is so unnecessary and really detracts from whatever interest I might have had. Not at all for me
mostly uninspired guitar progressions behind a vocalist who's flexible but not really in command of her screaming. drumming is pretty decent at least, fairly conventional but active.
Through what?
This album rules. I would trade all the Elvis Costello, U2, and Britpop for more of this. Is L7 on the list? Bikini Kill? More of this!
I appreciate the bad girl vibes but it was not for me
This album is a solid entry from the 90s. Raw, unfiltered, angry, great music.
Back in the 90’s I wasn’t a fan of Hole, but I was doing myself a disservice. The music is good. Singing too. My only gripe is when she screams her vocals. That’s the only part of this I’m not a fan of.
1.5
cool
Not really my thing, but not bad.
Brought back memories of being 22 and taping John Peel radio shows.
cunt
Okay, so I used to have this weird thing against this album and band as a whole, mostly because Courtney Love is such a complicated figure. So I wasn't a Hole fan, but hearing Celebrity Skin made me rethink things. Live Through This came out so soon after Kurt Cobain died, it was impossible to separate the music from all the tabloid garbage. For a long time, I let all those dumb rumors about ghostwriters and copying Nirvana keep me from even listening. Big mistake. This is a wild record that's both a creepy time capsule and still sounds amazing. It proves Love's music is totally her own. From the super angry "Violet" to the super vulnerable "Doll Parts", the album captures how complicated it is to be a woman, with a loud-quiet-loud thing that still slaps hard. The band is tight, especially Kristen Pfaff's bass and Patty Schemel's drums, it's melodic and rough at the same time. It's a must have grunge record from the 90s that's still holding up... It's a feminist rock masterpiece that perfectly nails a certain kind of anger.
They should have got more credit at the time, but at least more people now realise how great this album is. Punkier than Nirvana, and personally I like them better
Love a good punk album
Nope
I really enjoyed this. I like how it balanced the melodic based songs with the more grungy and punk energy. The themes it explores like female rage and body image are things I’ve never really heard discussed in punk so that was refreshing. As polarising as she may be, I think Courtney Love is a great lead and brings a real attitude and presence to the songs. This was great.
Loved this when it came out, still love it now.
I thought underrated at release, good album.
Upon my first listen, I thought I wasn’t into this album, but now that I’ve relistened, it seems I just wasn’t in the mood that day. I listened today while working out and actually appreciated a few of the songs more, like Violet, Jennifer’s Body, Doll Parts, Softer, Softest, and I Think That I Would Die. The messaging in I Think That I Would Die is painful having read more about Courtney Love, her marriage to Kurt Cobain, his addiction to heroin and their battle for custody after Love was accused of shooting heroin while pregnant. Speaking of Kurt Cobain, I can definitely hear some Nirvana adjacent chord progressions and her speaking voice reminded me faintly of Gwen Stefani, both of which I enjoyed.
Did Kurt ghostwrite parts of this? Do I really care? Either way, grunge goodness abounds on this one. Favorite track: Violet
This album following Jagged Little Pill is just embarrassing for Alanis Morissette.
I've always put off listening to Hole. Turns out I'm ok with that.
Mellon Collie and THIS in one week. I'm blessed. Oh Courtney with you guts wretching rage how I love you. Another album that's with me a long time now and is not going anywhere. Of course this review isn't objective but even if it was it wouldn't be less thet 4 stars. Often I feel that Courtney is perceived first as Curt Cobain's wife and then like artist on her own. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but she's underestimated and overlooked as an artist on her own. Just somebody who rode the wave of her husband's fame. Ofcourse thus band isn't only about Courtney but you got the point. This album filled with female rage, catchy melodies, beautiful instrumentals, the truest lyrics and lot of screaming has a special place in my heart.
this album is why I love this process. I missed this album when it first came out. I loved it. Courtney Love has such raw energy.
cool
cool to listen to while I talk or think or think what to write has some of that catchiness to it that can't last
This is a huge album. It ain't half so scary as Pretty on the Inside, but I still think this album scares people with not only the history and story behind it but with how good and engaging and listenable it is. Deserves more credit even. 5/5, and yes it should be on the list of 1001. Pretty on the Inside should too. I haven't listened to it since I was disappointed with it on release, but my recollection is that Celebrity Skin doesn't really earn its place on this list. Looking forward to when it comes up to reassess.
Listening session: march 25th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: heard a few songs before Thoughts: soooo I actually love feminist grunge/rock even more than I thought and this album was a really pleasant surprise in the early morning, so I think I will be revisiting this album soon Favourite tracks: Violet, Doll Parts & She Walks On Me
This feels like an album I want to listen to when I'm working on art and being creative to escape or process she*t. It's angsty, punky, and grungy. There's a nostalgia for the growing up in the 90s in the Northwest with it feminine anger. Like Alanis in the 90s but less polished, more raw and real. But it runs the gamut of emotions too. Not every track sounds the same. Some are softer some are angrier some are fun. And Courtney Love's voice also moves from raw to sweet from track to track or even int he same song. I have a new appreciation for her as a vocalist.
One of the strongest grunge records of the 90s. Overhated because of Courney Love's antics, but the music speaks for itself. Violet and Doll Parts are all-timers. 8/10
Say what you want about Courtney but she could belt out some rock. Plus, raw words that summed up emotional despair. Simply a great (grunge) album, or better a great indie album that compares favorably with any other contemporaneous "grunge" album back in the 90s. 5 "doll part" stars.
Growing up in the shadow of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain, I was under the impression that Courtney and Hole were second rate without ever listening to them fully. Now I have and while it's hard to say Nirvana is not the G-O-A-T of grunge still, this is a nice second.
Meh. I get why people would like this, but it's not for me. No thanks.
Banger punk rock. Learnt alot about Courtney Love as well cause of this album. Good vocals, good instrumentals, overall feels like a matured version of Fugazi that focuses on issues faced by women. Really fucking well done.
Love this band. Not my favorite album of theirs, but overall a great listen.
Good, but nothing immediately stood out on its own for me.
My favourite album by them - perfect grunge
Preferred her subsequent album
A very gutsy and forceful album with a fantastic vibe. I love when Courtney gets properly angry on the mic towards the end and the contrast with the popper vocals. I can hear the influence on several bands from my teenage years. Because of the relative lack of hits it doesn’t quite match up to Celebrity Skin for me, but I could see why it would be their top album for many. Certainly it’s their most iconic.
High 3 for today’s Hole album, i don’t like the sound as much as the other of theirs we had but the vocals, lyrics, attitude, and some of the guitar playing really gets me going but overall less my thing this time around
Raw, gritty and intense with the chops to back it up. This was every bit as grunge as any of their counterparts. Solid album front to back.
I'm ashamed to say that, while I had a huge Nirvana phase when I was a teenager, for some reason I only ever saw Courtney Love as Kurt Cobain's wife. Not that I was trying to be sexist or dismissive of her, I was a dumb teenager and I literally don't think I even realized she had a band of her own at the time. Anyways, this fucking rocks and it's up there with any other grunge record I've ever heard. Seriously, I've been missing out because this is great! I even think I would have enjoyed this back when I was a dumb teenager.
Another entry for the "Albums Heard Through My Brothers Bedroom Wall." and hoo boy this was not that good. Courtney Love's voice fits grunge pretty well, but the whole experience is pretty unpleasant. Its loud, abrasive, true to the genre I guess. There are just better examples of it out there.
I didn’t really enjoy this at all. I understand the appeal but Hole is just not for me
No
Never heard of the group but was a nice introduction.
Good for that 90s alt scene where looking back, there weren't really that many problems. Fun!
Enjoyed this a lot more than the first hole album on the list. It felt more fleshed out and mature. Definitely not as whiney, and I enjoyed a lot more of the songs on this. I enjoyed credit in the straight world the most.
Enjoyed this a lot more than the previous Hole record we've had on here. Powerful lyricism and a sense of raw power which I found missing on the other album. Highlights for me include 'Asking for It' and 'Doll Parts'.
Kurt's final opus! 😉 This is such a riff-a-licious album. And Patty Schemel's drumming is sublime. Fun irrelevant fact: J Mascis produced Gutless.
This is my most favorite Hole album, and just a very, very good album overall. Turns out, I like Courtney's work better when she's influenced by Kurt than when she's influenced by Billy. >>>>>>>>> I once again hit review on The Mars Volta without writing anything . . . like a dipshit. I gave TMV a 3 because I just can't make it past the prog stylings on this album. I might be too much of a hardcore kid or something, because I really think TMV pales in comparision to At the Drive-In.
I remembered this as more polished-sounding than the other Hole album we listened to, but I'm not sure that's right. I'll have to listen to them both again in sequence. Which will be fun; this is great stuff.
5/5 - Solid as hell front to back. So 90s. So riff heavy. So great. Only nit I have is that the song structures can get samey when you listen to the whole thing, but it's a minor nit.
It’d probably rate it a bit below 5 but damn, camp rock this well delivered deserves more
Odličan album
7/10
- Very much like Nirvana - Love the lyrics, vocals are great - Fairly melodic - Liked ‘Jennifer’s Body’ and ‘Rock Star’
Attitudeee
"Violet" is great and I had heard before. The rest was less memorable and began to blur together.
This is a great 90's alternative rock album. Strong from start to finish, with a handful of standout tracks like “Violet,” “Miss World,” and “Doll Parts.”
I wouldn't say that this is an essential grunge record. Just hit the pearl jame nirvana ect again. Those are essential. That being said though this is pretty good. Courtney love killed it here as well as Kurt. Bad and also lame joke sorry. Can't help myself sometimes. She had a great voice for this. Its feminine at times and other times so gravely and harsh. Its a nice range. There are just some good songs here. Doll parts is the one but I liked a few others. Jennifer's body and she walks on me are also highlights. The latter is a good ass punky song. It moves and does it well. I had more fun here than I would have thought but thats a good thing. Enjoyable if you want more grunge
Wasn’t expecting to enjoying this album as much as I did! Very of its time, but it works. Favourite track: Jennifer’s Body
No. 137 amazing album, some of the most raw grunge shit i’ve ever heard.
Courtney Love had already been through the wringer in the early 90s, including a short period where child welfare removed her baby after a magazine firestorm, and then the album comes out basically a week after Kurt Cobain died. You can hear all of that pressure and anger baked into the performances, and it gives the album real weight instead of just attitude. The songs are sharp, loud, and catchy in that raw way where it feels like everything is about to fall apart, but it never does. Solid grunge/post-grunge album. Favorite song: Plump
3 stars
album dobry, sporo bangerów, violet najlepsze, pzdr
I think this was the fourth CD I ever bought (after Prince Diamond and Pearls, Nirvana In Utero, MJ Dangerous). Awesome album. Also turned me onto Young Marble Giants, whose album Colossal Youth is excellent and sounds like it could have been released yesterday even though it was 1979 (Courtney covers a song from it).
Authorship will likely haunt Courtney Love’s two big 90s albums for a segment of Hole’s audience, but unlike Celebrity Skin, there is no evidence here of an outside collaborator. Kurt was really good at what he did, but these songs don’t feature his signatures (except for broadly existing within the alt rock/Pixies-influenced quiet-loud dynamic). This is, however, a much different sound than the previous iteration of Hole, so it’s not like there wasn’t reason to be suspicious: uninspiring noise/riot grrl rock band suddenly unearths several alt rock gems. Which is a backhanded compliment for sure, but I really dug this back in 1994-95; that made me distinct from a lot of the dudes I hung out with or was in bands with. I’d sooner cover Miss World than Basketcase. Is it an all-timer for the decade? Eh, shrugs. It feels like more of a footnote to Love’s career or the Nirvana/alternative rock story, a piece of history. That Love has only kept the idea of a Hole reunion alive to keep her name in the music press every few years doesn’t help matters - there’s a whole generation, if not 2, that would love to see a tour honouring their 90s albums.
Where was this when I was about angsty teenage girl in high school?? (It existed, it just wasn't on my radar)
Meh
Decent but I think I liked ‘Celebrity Skin’ a bit more. 3.25/5
favorites: violet; jennifer's body; doll parts
歌い上げている感じが聞いていて気持ちいい。
Really liked this one. Angry and noisy but with enough melody to keep me interested. I liked how raw her voice was, I think it worked with the intensity of the songs. Fav song: Doll Parts Least fav: Gutless
Messy having this right after foo fighters 👀. Not as big a fan. Courtney loves voice is a bit off sounding to me- she sounds like Jojo siwa. Specific rating - 3.4 Fav song - doll parts Least fav - plump
I love an angry woman album. There's some stunning feminist anthems on this album and I wish I'd heard it sooner. Think it could do with a little less milk chat, and sometimes I find her voice a little too rough to fully enjoy the songs. Favourite song: Doll Parts (also love Jennifer's Body- never knew the film was named after a song!) Least: Softer, Softest
This transports me back to a time when I was 15 and Kurt had just died. Things felt messy and messy and then this album seemed to appear out of nowhere. And with very listen it kept getting better and better. It still holds up over 30 years later and there’s an argument to be made that is one of the greatest albums from the 90s. Man the songwriting is awesome on this. Andre or the of these songs would end up on every mixtape my friends and I made. Courtney’s reputation has evolved over the years but this album remains a document of a band who were young and hungry and on the precipice of exploding.
As a general rule, Hole gets docked a point whenever I hear them. This album is alright. 3.5 maybe?
Decent album. Not quite my cup of tea.
lowkey enjoyed this more any nirvana project. not that this really sounds like nirvana, but everyone associates them with them. super dope
Feels like the female interpretation of Nirvana which would be awesome if I was just more of a Nirvana fan
Makes me want to watch Daria.
2.5 Stars As a kid of the 90's, it's impossible for me to divide this album from the persona that was Courtney Love. Unfairly (probably) I loathed her back then...and thus never thought very much of her songwriting abilities or her band. There's some quality melodies on this record, but still can't get fully on board with her. Favorite track: Doll Parts
A great “female rage” album. 90’s alt/grunge with clever lyrics. Good album!
Some pretty good songs in there. I like the ones where Courtney is less shouty the best. Some good guitar and drum work throughout. I think this one will grow on me with repeated plays therefore rounding up from 3.5 to 4.
Oh fuck I think I would die is the ‘I want him he’s all gone’ song (ot doesn’t have that bit) but it’s still wonderful. So is the closer rock star. So many are just amazing 5/5
Prefer the debut but this still holds up really well today.
One of those gems from the era that i rarely hear talked about. Fantastic album start to finish. There's a lot of pain and anger expressed here.
Monotonous. I can't stand Courtney love's voice tbh. Started fun but quickly started to sound annoying like get over yourself.
I had never heard any of Courtney Love's songs before but I really liked this one. Never realized the movie Jennifer's Body was a reference to this album. Pretty cool.
A shouty PJ Harvey
A highly regarded album with Courtney Love vocals. I enjoyed it for the most part even if it killed Cobain. If there was one rock album with a female vocalist to define the decade it would be this one.
Not my thing. Too scream-y 😉
noisie rock, unclear for me, voice lead doesn't give reason to listen again.
I'm sorry, I just don't like this. 2/5
I thought it would be better. Not bad, but I wasn't all that impressed by it.
Love the olympia mention. I probably was not in the right mood to listen to this so it didn’t do much for me, but it wasn’t bad.
Mediocre
noise - this week is hard as it is, i do not need the music to get me down as well
Never been much in Rock genre But this record is kind of decent, if i could i would give it 3.5
It was fun. I liked it
not bad
Like many holes I’ve encountered in my life, this Hole is full of shit. Live through this? I really didn’t want to.
youthful anger, energy
gutless tiene un riff cochinazo me gusta como suena el bajo awante courtney amor
Aged well. Still worth a listen. May have killed Kurt though.
Its fine girly pop rock, a little on the late end, but there's an overall sameness in it which detracts from it. Great vocals and good supporting, but it is a short album which still manages to outlast its stay.
Sämre än förra Holeskivan vi hade. Men redan här skymtar Kaliforniarock fram bland all attityd, skrän och gap. Hole har helt enkelt i grunden rätt bra låtar, vilket är mer än man kan säga om många band i samma tid och genre. Plattan tappar lite styrsel under andra hälften men avslutar bedårande i punkbagatellen "Rock star". Men det krävdes tydligen en producent med riktigt strama tyglar för att locka fram all den The Bangles, The Go-Go's och Belinda Carisle som alla kan höra finns bakom skrik och dist, den producenten finns desvärre inte här. Men spår 1-7 har alla frön till det där, allra bäst är "Asking for it" som i en annan fôrpackning kunde varit lika given i Sportradion som "Leave a light on for me". Stark tvåa
Punkigare och mer aggressiv än Barbie-grungen på den andra Hole-skivan i boken, vilket är till den här skivans fördel. Men verkligen inget fantastiskt. Ibland uppe och svävar på en trea, men helheten hamnar på en godkänd tvåa.
Home anses alltså värdiga två album i boken? Ytterst märkligt! Med det sagt lyssnar jag alla dagar i veckan hellre på det här än Celebrity skin som vi tidigare haft. Med det sagt, det här är inte bra, men inte heller uselt. Betydligt punkigare utan att bli highschoolrock a la 90-tals ungdomsserie. En tvåa lyckas man pressa sig upp till.
Råare och skramligare än det andra Hole-albumet som slumpades. Men visst fanns det åtminstone 100 band som lät exakt så här 1994? Det hamras på trummor, bas och gitarr utan mening eller riktning. Courtney Loves skriksång klarar jag mig utan. Efter en genomlyssning har jag fått nog. Något bättre än Celebrity Skin, men det når inte upp till godkänt.
It's so beautifully gritty and aggressive that I find it hard to dislike despite often feeling like barely more than a wall of noise. The lyrics are quite strong (when I could make them out).
Din't like it. She has as ok voice when singing, but the screaming parts didn't really do it for me. The tone is way to dark for me at times, I don't mind anger in music (think punk, or things like ratm) but this just felt like screaming for the sake of it. It probably didn't help that I didn't really get the lyrics as well. "Your milk has a dick" like wtf is that all about?
Trop bruyant
Repetitivo. Nada me llamo la atención. Algunas guitarras sonaban bien.
Trop rock pour moi
Anything Courtney related is sure to attract a level of irrational hatred. She's the Yoko of Gen X, which is to say an immensely talented and complex woman who was dismissed as some real life succubus because of misogyny and Stan-dom. Meanwhile, Love Through This is every bit as good as Nevermind. Yeah, I said it. Which is to say that Nevermind is slightly overrated (but great) and Live Through This is underrated and unfairly painted as the work of Kurt, which has been thoroughly disputed by everyone involved in making the record
cool album, like Hole back then, still like them now. Even if I never listened to an album before
ого нирвана
Tenho uma amiga que acho que ia gostar muito desse álbum, para mim é um grande 3/5 e me lembrou um pouco as bandas que eu escuto de punk pop/punk rock. vai para a minha playlist de músicas para ouvir quando estou com raiva (escutei ele na segunda-feira, 23 de fevereiro de 2026).
Pretty cool stuff, actually.
Better than I remembered
Having just listened to the 1998 Hole album, I actually thought this album was the better of the two.
Meh
Good
Courtney Love did anything & everything in her power to get famous & it shows. Courtney Love is that skanky twat that just wanna hate but you can't because she's just talented. Now whether or not she surrounded her self with talented people (Kurt Cobain or Billy Corrigan) is another story. Which brings me back to my first point: ANYTHING to get famous. That's Courtney Love. PS Today would've been Kurt Cobain's birthday. Sometimes this isn't so random, is it?
I believe that Courtney Love (via the nanny) had Kurt Cobain killed. I also believe that she wrote and recorded this album as independently as any married person has over the years. Two things can be true at the same time. All that bother out of the way, this is a banger from start to finish. Quintessential grunge - that story cannot be told without this album. I admittedly have a soft spot for rock front women, but as I wouldn't touch Love with Trump's dick, I don't think that bias is influencing me. It's just a really great grunge album that everyone should listen to at least once. Influence 4. Hits 5. Quality 4. Intangibles 4. I though it might hit 5, but not quite 4.
I loved this album. It’s not a masterpiece for me but I was really taken aback by how solid this whole thing is. It’s distinctly grunge but its own thing almost entirely. Courtney Loves vocals are incredible and can fully see why they were the grunge it couple. My only complaint is the album stated to wain in quality towards the closing but that could just be fatigue on my end. Great album, would recommend!
This is pretty awesome
swagger
From song one I think I knew this would be a 4-5 star album. Starts off strong and never loses a bit of momentum. I only knew Courtney Love from her relationship with Kurt Cobain, and I truly had no idea that she was this talented. I still have some opinions about her as a person, but it was really undeniable just how good this album was. This is everything I love in a grunge album. Emotional, gritty, cathartic, and I love the Jennifer's Body reference (the movie came out after, obviously, but the title was still kind of fun. Plus Hole had a song in the movie). I saved the whole album to listen to again, I enjoyed it so much. I love a good female-led grunge band. There isn't a lot of presence of them on this generator, so getting those rare gems is always fun.
Violet is such a song to start this album with. I was never really into Grunge at the time, but this album and L7 really stuck with me at the time, and listening to it again after all these years it is still as strong as it was then. I think Courtney Love got a lot of criticism that she was riding the coat tails of Kurt Cobain, but this is proof that she was not. I prefer this to any Nirvana album personally. 4 stars
Awful! Maybe because I know it’s Courtney Love, but her voice is horrible.
I was a young teenager when grunge broke, I absorbed the big 4 bands and their classic albums through cool older kids, but never heard this, apart from the singles. Courtney Love attracted so much derision from the same cool older kids that I know I would've dismissed it anyway. By the time I was a cool older kid I was in love with punk and looked down on grunge as sad sack junkie music. On hearing this through I can now say I missed out on an incredible work, surely one of the high watermarks of grunge as a style and movement. Wow. This album floored me. The atmosphere is intensely personal, aggressive, spitting with righteous anger and detached despair. The music is soaring and dramatic without ever losing it's edge and grittiness. Like the best grunge it strikes the perfect balance between hardcore's intense dynamics and powerpop's melodic sensibilities, but crucially there is a rich, dark vein of punk rock and riot grrl running through these songs. Special mention must be given to Love, who's lyrics, vocal performances and presence lifts this album to another level. As a huge fan of Distillers I now know where Brody Dalle took her cues from. I have been unable to shake this album since hearing it. It is an incredibly effective and potent rock and roll album that can not and will not be denied. I wish I'd heard it when I was a young teenage boy.
I liked it more than I was expecting. Some of the lyrics were a bit repetitive which I think is common for the punk alternative genre. The guitar and drums in each song were really strong though. There was some good societal commentary in this too. 5/10
LAUVE
First time listening to Hole, loved it
One of the best albums of the best years for rock in history. Feisty, heavy and atmospheric. Violent is a classic opener.
A great album, distinct songs of a piece and they go hard. Her voice is good for the songs but does get to be a bit much by the end, the only thing keeping me from giving a 5.
Good, good, good album
There are very few holes in this album.
Primal rage, taut beauty, bitchin' rhythm guitars, earworm melodies.
Layers upon layers of 90s music history. Violet still hits instantly from the first note. Love doesn't care what I think and shouldn't. I love that.
Oh damn, their debut. Not a huge Hole fan or really a Hole fan at all. I do respect what they brought. I did like Celebrity Skin a bit more. Saw them with Marilyn Manson.
Pretty good. A few songs on here are great and still sound really good. A few songs haven’t aged as well and seem a little stale.
A perfect grunge album.
Really very good.
Punk Rock, it's not bad though. Wouldn't own the record but I could see listening to it again.
god this was angsty
Wild! No soy muy fan del punk, pero no se puede negar que es un album poderoso.
GOOO ON TAKE EVERYTHING, TAKE EVERYTHING, I WANT YOU TO If you like this do yourself a favour and check out Fontanelle by Babes in Toyland
Hole - Live Through This What did I know about this album/artist before I listened? I know Courtney Love. I know this was her band that maybe she had when she met Kurt? I know they were associated with grunge as well. I’ve heard the singles from numerous albums but never a full album. I know that her live performances (at least in the most recent decades) have been not the greatest, but she sounds fine on all of the singles I’ve heard. I’m wondering if that will hold up over a full album, and I wonder if there is any diversity in sound (the songs from Celebrity Skin I know feel more “alternative” than “grunge”). What are my first impressions? I’ve heard this first song “Violet”, so it wasn’t a surprise, but it makes sense that it’d be the opener based on what I know about the band. Courtney sounds angry. The music sound straight out of the 90s and of the time (complimentary). What genre(s) come to mind as I listen? Are there any specific artists that are evoked? I mean… grunge. 90s alternative. Kurt Cobain/Nirvana. Did Hole have a different sound or even exist before the two of them met? I don’t really know the timeline, but as intertwined as their two names are (fairly or not), I wonder if there was an influence on either’s work from the other. Is the production appropriate for the sound/era? I mean, I think it sounds exactly like the era that it came out of. There’s a good balance of soft/loud dynamics, with interesting chord choices, but all still based in verse-chorus composition. I would personally not have so many song parts where the tempo changes or the music drops into a completely different feel (that bridge part of “She Walks Over Me” is a stain on an otherwise excellent song), but I get that was of the time and is a personal preference gripe. What did the lyrics evoke? What did the singer sound like? Were the lyrics more simple or clever, direct or vague? The lyrics are interesting. They feel direct - it seemed easy to read each set of lyrics and know what Love was singing about - but also like there are a ton of parts missing from the story. Like, fragmented thoughts or phrases that are stapled together in some order to tell the story. That feels very 90s, but not in a derogatory way at all. Courtney’s voice is ragged-but-melodic. I don’t know what her childhood was like (I guess I could make a guess given some of these lyrics), but she sounds both anxious AND world-weary from her past. It makes for an interesting combination. What is your favorite track/why? “She Walks Over Me” - I love the energy on this one. Good melody, interesting/fucked-up lyrics, great vocal performance. Just a well-written song. Least favorite/why? “Doll Parts” - It’s just kind of boring. I don’t find the melody very interesting, and the music plods along without much variation or spice. What sort of situation/vibe would you find yourself playing this album in? Playability factor? This is something I could see myself just putting on to listen to as I do my bullshit at home. 90s stuff is basically ambient background music in my brain, so this fits right in. Final summary? Love her or hate her, Courtney Love makes herself known when she’s around, and this album is no exception. I can’t say this is the most original album from the time, but I don’t know who else could have written and performed this. She feels every word she’s singing and that passion and truth shines in the performance. I don’t know how often I would actually listen to this (grunge is not something I regularly reach for), but I won’t be mad as these songs slowly creep into my regular algorithms. I can imagine why Hole isn’t the first band people bring up when talking about this era, but this belongs. Recommended tracks: “Violet”/”Plump”/”She Walks Over Me”
I definitely get the appeal and vibe they’re going for but it’s not completely my thing. Everything going on is really well thought out but lands a bit stale for me with most songs. Definitely a few tracks I like a lot that have great sounds and help tie the whole album together.
Not for me. Banshee screaming. Very annoying.
An excellent grunge album with tremendous energy and badass guitars. Courtney Love absolutely deserves more recognition for her music. For some reason I never listened to this album when it was released - I may have heard Doll Parts on the radio, but that's about it. Probably just because I didn't know anyone who was into Hole at the time (and back in 1994, that was a huge part of our access to new music...). I really regret it because I would have loved it. Same kind of angry and unapologetic vibe as Nirvana. It doesn't quite reach In Utero's level of blistering intensity, and it can sometimes be a bit repetitive, but it's still quite noisy and punkish at heart (the Kim Gordon influence can clearly be felt here). A great album overall, I'll definitely check out the rest of their discography ! 7/10
It’s the record I play for my daughter in that “back then, women had real guts” mode. Sharp songwriting, riffs that still hit today, but it sometimes feels like the pop side of the 90s riot girl wave, somewhere near L7. After this, I’ll move her on to their debut, then 7 Year Bitch, Babes in Toyland, and The Gits which are way more punk. Well, that said and despite the limited enthusiasm I have for Courtney Love herself, I have to admit this is absolutely my kind of thing and that she had a voice. Cheers.
I Went To School In Olympia 1001 Albums Generator 227 (2/13/2026) Hole is most famous for their hit Celebrity Skin, as well as being "the band that Kurt Cobain's girlfriend is in", but man they are pretty good honestly. Live Through This, the band's second album, is far and away their most highly acclaimed, and the first half of the album at least lives up to this reputation. The first 7 songs or so are some really top grade grunge, up there with any other highly acclaimed grunge album from this era. However, the second half is much weaker, outside of Rock Star. Courtney Love really screams on some of these songs, but some of them are also quite catchy, like Violet and Doll Parts. The almost Gregorian-style chanting on Credit In The Straight World is also so cool and interesting. The album as a whole isn't as good or memorable as other similar albums, but it's still very decent. 3.5/5, rounded down to 3. Favs: Violet Plump Credit In The Straight World Least Fav: She Walks On Me
This fuckin' rips. Maybe a hot take but it's at least as good as anything Nirvana made. Must-listen #296.
the first song is speaking my language. well... That's not what I expected, depressed much? These lyrics are kinda crazy lol...but deadass though what are these lyrics... she was asking for it ??? what are we talking about??? honestly its starting to feel slow, ironically considering the genre. What is this girls obsession with milk ? ngl this was kind of boring this is a pass for me
Makes me think of something my mom would listen to back in her day. (It does kinda check out with the releasedate of the album)
Did not love this. Stand-outs - Doll Parts
Second album du groupe proposé après 'Celebrity Skin' que j'avais peu apprécié (2/5 - rock standard plutôt mou). Ce nouvel album est bien plus intéressant, avec une approche Grunge bien marquée : passages calmes puis bien énervés pour les instruments et le chant. Mais certains morceaux manquent d'énergie ('Doll Parts', 'Softer, 'Softest'), ce qui casse la dynamique de l'album. Dommage ! Je l'écouterais de nouveau avec plaisir, mais il ne rejoindra pas ma collection. =>3/5
Good stuff, nothing much to note
Didn't hate it, didn't love it.
It was so refreshing to hear a female singer after so much of this classic albums being a real dude fest. 3.5. Not all my jam, but some catchy tunes.
Really good ! 3.75/5
Pretty good. I need to rank some stuff lower, I liked the album but the style isn't exactly what I like.
3.4 2x i recognize it's a good album but have my issues with this band
Not really for me
realising i genreally like 90s< music best. this is a shock, thought i liked<90s music better ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Miss world and rock star
Extremely underrated by me. With the benefit of some distance from the internalised misogyny of the 90s, Love is very talented. And this album hits. A friend described her as a Yoko and that fits very well (although I'd say Love has significantly more musical ability).
Alternative rock, grunge, punk rock.
Damn this was great.
For all the shit society gave her and the junk she shot up, we forget how fucking cool Courtney Love was and her absolute powerhouse voice. Sure Celebrity Skin was a better reflection of her pop range but she's screaming here with some of the absolute all time grunge greats. This is a Mudhoney record with a deep sense of pain and hurt wrapped inside, and while a bit of it is petty, there's a lot of it that is incredibly powerful.
Het begint nog wel aardig. Klinkt als Chrissie Hynde na 10 jaar drugsgebruik. Maar in de twee helft van de plaat gaat het mis. Er moet heul hard geschreeuwd en gevloekt worden, oh wat zijn we boos. De titel van het album is goed gekozen: 'Doorsta dit maar eens'. Want doorstaan is wel het juiste woord.
Het vorige album dat we kregen was vooral heel vergeetbaar (Celebrity Skin) was vooral heel vergeetbaar. Ik merkte al op dat het zelfs op een '90s party niet meer voorgeschoteld wordt. Dat kunnen we van dit album toch niet zeggen. Wat een geschreeuw. Toch even terugluisteren. Was dat op Celebrity Skin ook al zo? Nee, nou. Ook daar is het wat ongepolijst, maar zeker niet storend. Het is meer in balans. Dit album is vier jaar ouder. Dus we horen de ontwikkeling van de band, en met name de zangeres. Maar waarom moet ik die ontwikkeling van een middelmatig bandje horen?
Gepolijst is niet het juiste woord voor mevrouw Love. Ze maakt namelijk net als op Celebrity Skin vooral rauwe grunge, met rauwe vocals. Daarin lijkt het best op Nirvana, een vergelijking die ik expres maak, omdat ze daar geloof ik zelf een teringhekel aan had. Tja, als je dat niet wil, dan moet je softe ballads gaan maken, of triphop, nou ja, in ieder geval iets anders dan dit genre muziek. Ik neem aan dat het wel gewoon de muziek was, waar ze zelf het liefst naar luisterde. En ondanks dat het dus rauw en ruw is, vind ik het ook prima om naar te luisteren. Het blijven de 90s en die bekijk ik vanwege het jeugdsentiment net wat minder streng op een of andere manier. Dit zit net als Celebrity Skin tussen de 3 en de 4 in. Twee keer een 4 voor Hole vind ik too much, dus deze rond ik weer af naar beneden, zonder daarbij heel zuur te zijn, want ik luister het met gemak weg.
I feel this album is a tad overrated in the grand scheme of things but still a really fun listen. First half of this album I find to be strong. In between a 3 and a 4 for me.
not 4 me but i appreciate it
Całkiem niezłe. Takie 3,5 bym dał. Nawet nie zlewa się w całość, a to już coś.
I love it from the depth of my heart, one of the best so far, and I think of all here
Reminds me of the 90's, quintessential sound of the time. Even though at times it's just noise and is a bit whiny, it somehow still lands as a 3 for me. (3)
Great work throughout. Hole in a new light but still brilliant.
Sounds a lot like Nirvana (Not super surprising, judging by the fact that Courtney Love is the frontwoman of this band). Great album! Recommend for Nirvana fans.
By the girls, for the girls. Just some good old alt rock, angry but also catchy and high-energy in a positive way.
There are songs on this album that are my go to for when I need to feel justified anger so hearing all of it in context makes me love it even more.
I can't believe this album flew under my radar for so long. No skips, excellent songs with enough angst, grit, catchiness, incisiveness, and energy to keep me coming back.
classic?
Fav: softer, softest 3/5
There are several good songs and some clunkers. Love's more of a presence than a singer, but the overall sound is good. Miss World was a hit but I do not care for it. Violet, Jennifer's Body and Doll Parts are good.
Me: “Murderers can’t make good music” Hole: Live Through This Me: :0
I think i need to re listen to this when I'm feeling angstier.
I do not care for this.
Stadig en forkærlighed for 90'er-grunge. Det er velkendt, selvom jeg aldrig har lyttet meget til Hole.
I have no intention of listening to this and giving Courtney Love even one four-thousandth of a penny. I’ve heard her trash enough times back in the nineties to know I can’t stand her or her voice. The band might be ok, but I’ll never listen to it with her fronting it. A terrible human being and an awful singer.
Rocky american Evelina vibes No para mi
This was an eclectic pick. I’m not a huge fan unfortunately.
Surprisingly good, and kudos to the restraint in making a 38 minute album in the age of the compact disc. Why add filler when it's usually just garbage.