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Hole Was An American Alternative Rock Band Formed By Singer And Guitarist Courtney Love And Lead Guitarist Eric Erlandson In Los Angeles California In 1989. Influenced By Los Angeles' Punk Rock Scene And Produced By Kim Gordon Of Sonic Youth The Band's Debut Album Pretty On The Inside Attracted Critical Interest From British And American Alternative Press. Their Second Album Live Through This Released 1994 By DGC Records Which Featured Less Aggressive Melodies And More Restrained Lyrical Content Was Widely Acclaimed And Reached Platinum Status Within A Year Of Its Release. Their Third Album Celebrity Skin Which Garnered Them Four Grammy Nominations Marked A Notable Departure From Their Earlier Punk Influences Boasting A More Commercially Viable "mature" Sound. The Band Had A Revolving Line-Up Of Bassists And Drummers Their Most Prolific Being Drummer Patty Schemel And Bassists Kristen Pfaff D. 1994 And Melissa Auf Der Maur. In 2002 The Group Disbanded To Pursue Other Projects. Eight Years Later In 2010 Hole Was Reformed By Love With New Members Despite Erlandson's Claim That The Reformation Breached A Mutual Contract He Had With Love. The Reformed Band Released The Album Nobody's Daughter Which Had Originally Been Conceived As Love's Second Solo Album. In 2013 Love Retired The Hole Name Releasing New Material And Touring As A Solo Artist. Hole Has Been Noted For Being One Of The Most Commercially Successful Female-Fronted Rock Bands Of All Time Selling Over Three Million Records In The United States Alone And Having A Far-Reaching Influence On Contemporary Female Artists. Music And Feminist Scholars Have Also Recognized The Band As The Most High-Profile Musical Group Of The 1990s To Discuss Gender Issues In Their Songs Due To Love's Aggressive And Violent Lyrical Content Which Often Addressed Themes Of Body Image Abuse And Sexual Exploitation. Hole Went On To Become The Most Commercially Successful Female-Fronted Grunge Band In History Selling Over 3 Million Records In The United States Between 1991 And 2010. In Spite Of Love's Often Polarizing Reputation In The Media Hole Received Consistent Critical Praise For Their Output And Was Often Noted For The Predominant Feminist Commentary Found In Love's Lyrics Which Scholars Have Credited As "articulating A Third-Wave Feminist Consciousness". Love's Subversive Onstage Persona And Public Image Coincided With The Band's Songs Which Expressed "pain Sorrow And Anger But An Underlying Message Of Survival Particularly Survival In The Face Of Overwhelming Circumstances." Music Journalist Maria Raha Expressed A Similar Sentiment In Regard To The Band's Significance To Third-Wave Feminism Stating "Whether You Love Courtney Love Or Hate Her Hole Was The Highest-Profile Female-Fronted Band Of The '90s To Openly And Directly Sing About Feminism." While Rolling Stone Compared The Effect Of Love's Marriage To Kurt Cobain On The Band To That Of John Lennon And Yoko Ono They Noted That "Love's Confrontational Stage Presence As Well As Her Gut-Wrenching Vocals And Powerful Punk-Pop Songcraft Made Her An Alternative-Rock Star In Her Own Right." Author Nick Wise Made A Similar Comparison In Discussion Of The Band's Public Image Stating "Not Since Yoko Ono's Marriage To John Lennon Has A Woman's Personal Life And Exploits Within The Rock Arena Been So Analyzed And Dissected." The Band Has Been Cited As A Major Influence On Several Contemporary Artists Including Indie Singer Songwriter Scout Niblett Brody Dalle Of The Distillers And Spinnerette Sky Ferreira Lana Del Rey Tove Lo Tegan And Sara And The British Rock Band Nine Black Alps. The Band Ranked At #77 Of VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists.
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Hole Was An American Alternative Rock Band Formed By Singer And Guitarist Courtney Love And Lead Guitarist Eric Erlandson In Los Angeles California In 1989. Influenced By Los Angeles' Punk Rock Scene And Produced By Kim Gordon Of Sonic Youth The Band's Debut Album Pretty On The Inside Attracted Critical Interest From British And American Alternative Press. Their Second Album Live Through This Released 1994 By DGC Records Which Featured Less Aggressive Melodies And More Restrained Lyrical Content Was Widely Acclaimed And Reached Platinum Status Within A Year Of Its Release. Their Third Album Celebrity Skin Which Garnered Them Four Grammy Nominations Marked A Notable Departure From Their Earlier Punk Influences Boasting A More Commercially Viable "mature" Sound. The Band Had A Revolving Line-Up Of Bassists And Drummers Their Most Prolific Being Drummer Patty Schemel And Bassists Kristen Pfaff D. 1994 And Melissa Auf Der Maur. In 2002 The Group Disbanded To Pursue Other Projects. Eight Years Later In 2010 Hole Was Reformed By Love With New Members Despite Erlandson's Claim That The Reformation Breached A Mutual Contract He Had With Love. The Reformed Band Released The Album Nobody's Daughter Which Had Originally Been Conceived As Love's Second Solo Album. In 2013 Love Retired The Hole Name Releasing New Material And Touring As A Solo Artist. Hole Has Been Noted For Being One Of The Most Commercially Successful Female-Fronted Rock Bands Of All Time Selling Over Three Million Records In The United States Alone And Having A Far-Reaching Influence On Contemporary Female Artists. Music And Feminist Scholars Have Also Recognized The Band As The Most High-Profile Musical Group Of The 1990s To Discuss Gender Issues In Their Songs Due To Love's Aggressive And Violent Lyrical Content Which Often Addressed Themes Of Body Image Abuse And Sexual Exploitation. Hole Went On To Become The Most Commercially Successful Female-Fronted Grunge Band In History Selling Over 3 Million Records In The United States Between 1991 And 2010. In Spite Of Love's Often Polarizing Reputation In The Media Hole Received Consistent Critical Praise For Their Output And Was Often Noted For The Predominant Feminist Commentary Found In Love's Lyrics Which Scholars Have Credited As "articulating A Third-Wave Feminist Consciousness". Love's Subversive Onstage Persona And Public Image Coincided With The Band's Songs Which Expressed "pain Sorrow And Anger But An Underlying Message Of Survival Particularly Survival In The Face Of Overwhelming Circumstances." Music Journalist Maria Raha Expressed A Similar Sentiment In Regard To The Band's Significance To Third-Wave Feminism Stating "Whether You Love Courtney Love Or Hate Her Hole Was The Highest-Profile Female-Fronted Band Of The '90s To Openly And Directly Sing About Feminism." While Rolling Stone Compared The Effect Of Love's Marriage To Kurt Cobain On The Band To That Of John Lennon And Yoko Ono They Noted That "Love's Confrontational Stage Presence As Well As Her Gut-Wrenching Vocals And Powerful Punk-Pop Songcraft Made Her An Alternative-Rock Star In Her Own Right." Author Nick Wise Made A Similar Comparison In Discussion Of The Band's Public Image Stating "Not Since Yoko Ono's Marriage To John Lennon Has A Woman's Personal Life And Exploits Within The Rock Arena Been So Analyzed And Dissected." The Band Has Been Cited As A Major Influence On Several Contemporary Artists Including Indie Singer Songwriter Scout Niblett Brody Dalle Of The Distillers And Spinnerette Sky Ferreira Lana Del Rey Tove Lo Tegan And Sara And The British Rock Band Nine Black Alps. The Band Ranked At #77 Of VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists.
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Celebrity Skin Is The Third Studio Album By American Alternative Rock Band Hole Released On September 8 1998 On Geffen Records And In The United States On DGC Records. It Was The Last Album Released By The Band Before Their Dissolution In 2002. Hole Intended For The Record To Diverge Significantly From Their Previous Noise And Grunge-Influenced Sound As Featured On Pretty On The Inside 1991 And Live Through This 1994 . The Band Hired Producer Michael Beinhorn To Record Celebrity Skin Over A Nine-Month Period That Included Sessions In Los Angeles New York City And London. It Was The Band's Only Studio Release To Feature Bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur. Drummer Patty Schemel Played The Demos For The Album But Was Replaced By Session Drummer Deen Castronovo At The Suggestion Of Producer Beinhorn. This Issue Created A Rift Between Schemel And The Band Resulting In Her Dropping Out Of The Tour And Parting Ways With The Group Though She Received The Drumming Credit On The Album. A Wide Variety Of Guitars Effect Pedals And Equipment Were Used During The Recording Of Celebrity Skin. Love Used Fender Tube Amplifiers Matchless Amps Ampeg Amps And A Randall Commander That Belonged To Love's Late Husband Kurt Cobain. The Band Sought To Use Los Angeles And The State Of California As A Unifying Theme And Began Writing What They Conceived As A "California Album" In 1997. Unlike Hole's Previous Releases The Final Songs On Celebrity Skin Featured Instrumental Contributions From Several Musicians Outside The Band Primarily Billy Corgan Who Co-Wrote The Musical Arrangements On Five Songs. Auf Der Maur's Former Bandmate Jordon Zadorozny As Well As Go-Go's Guitarist Charlotte Caffey Also Contributed To The Composition Of One Track. Frontwoman Courtney Love Who Wrote All Of The Lyrics Named The Album And Its Title Track After A Poem She Had Written That Was Influenced By T. S. Eliot's "The Wasteland". Motifs Of Water And Drowning Are Also Prominent Throughout The Album. Celebrity Skin Is Hole's Most Commercially Successful Album. It Peaked At Number Nine On The US Billboard 200 Number Four On The Australian Albums Chart And Number 11 On The UK Albums Chart. To Date It Has Sold Over 1 400 000 Copies In The United States Alone Has Been Certified As Double-Platinum In Australia By The Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA And Platinum In Canada By Music Canada MC And The United States By Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . It Garnered Hole A Number-One Hit Single On The Modern Rock Tracks Chart With The Title Track Celebrity Skin. Critical Reaction To The Album Was Very Positive And It Was Listed On A Number Of Publications' Year-End Lists In 1998 Including Those By Time And The Village Voice. The Album Was Named The 265th Greatest Album Of All Time By A 2013 Poll By NME Magazine And Was Featured In The Book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The Album Received Three Nominations At The 41st Grammy Awards In 1999 Best Rock Album Best Rock Song And Best Rock Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group. Malibu Later Received A Grammy Nomination At The 42nd Grammy Awards In 2000 For Best Rock Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group. And Its Music Video And The Director Martin Coppen Was Also Nominated For Best Cinematography At The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. In 2002 The Music Video For Malibu And Its Cinematographer Won The 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award In Cinematography From The Music Video Production Association.