Live Through This

by Hole

Overview

Courtney Love completely revamped Hole before recording their second album, keeping only Eric Erlandson in the lineup. That is one of the reasons why Live Through This sounds so shockingly different from Pretty on the Inside, but the real reason is Love's desire to compete in the same commercial alternative rock arena as her husband, Kurt Cobain. In fact, many rumors have claimed that Cobain ghostwrote a substantial chunk of the album, and while that's unlikely, there's no denying that his patented stop-start dynamics, bare chords, and punk-pop melodies provide the blueprint for Live Through This. Love adds her signature rage and feminist rhetoric to the formula, but the lyrics that truly resonate are the ones that unintentionally predict Cobain's suicide. For all the raw pain of the lyrics, Live Through This rarely sounds raw because of the shiny production and the carefully considered dynamics. Despite this flaw, the album retains its power because it was one of the few records patterned on Nevermind that gets the formula right, with a set of gripping hooks and melodies that retain their power even if they follow the predictable grunge pattern. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/1994
Label:	Geffen / Dgc / Mca
UPC:	0720642463123

Tracks

1. Violet
2. Miss World
3. Plump
4. Asking for It
5. Jennifer's Body
6. Doll Parts
7. Credit in the Straight World
8. Softer, Softest
9. She Walks on Me
10. I Think That I Would Die
11. Gutless
12. Rock Star

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hole   Primary Artist
Dana Kletter   Guest Artist,Vocals
Kristen Pfaff   Bass,Piano,Vocals (Background)
Kurt Cobain   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Courtney Love   Guitar,Vocals
Eric Erlandson   Guitar
Patty Schemel   Drums

Technical Credits

J Mascis   Mixing
Kristen Pfaff   Composer
Courtney Love   Composer
Eric Erlandson   Composer
Scott Litt   Mixing
Sean Slade   Engineer,Producer
Kat Bjelland   Composer
Stuart Moxham   Composer
Patty Schemel   Composer
Paul Q. Kolderie   Engineer,Producer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Hole   Composer,Performer
Paul O. Holderie   Engineer,Producer
Frank Rodriguez   Photography
Ellen Von Unwerth   Portraits,Photography
Robin Sloane   Creative Director
Philip Moxham   Composer
Juergen Teller   Photography
Margaret Morton   Photography
Janet Wolsborn   Art Direction