Album's That Matter.

As Hole's iconic second album ‘Live Through This’ approaches its 21st year release date, I have decided to write a piece on this wonderful album, and why I see it as one of the most iconic and important albums of the 90s era of American alternative rock.

Hole, formed in 1989 Los Angeles, comprising of lead singer, Courtney Love, who would later be the wife of Nirvana's front man Kurt Cobain, and lead guitarist Eric Erlandson. Known for its ‘revolving door’ of bassists and drummers, released their first album ‘Pretty on the Inside’ in the summer of 1991. After the successful release of their debut, Hole began to get some praise and gain a reputation within the underground clubs and grunge scene of LA. A vast majority of people seem to label Hole's sophomore album as too ‘mainstream’ and ‘generic’ and found great difficulty when deciding upon the album’s genre. Could it be because the grunge scene grew in popularity throughout America, bands like Hole were no longer different and known for making a statement, but common amongst certain social movements during the 90s? Most likely.

But despite the various claims about Courtney Love & Co. I feel like this album and the sound created by the band in the late 90's is something that fits perfectly amongst this generation and will withstand new musical movements throughout the recent decades. After discovering Hole about two and a half years ago when a friend recommended their third album ‘Celebrity Skin’ (1998), I decided to listen to their discography, and that's when I first heard ‘Live Though This’ in whole (nice pun). And knew this album would be one of my favorites, and I was right the more I listened to this album the more the work of Hole and bands like; Sonic Youth, Babes In Toy land and Bikini Kill started to grow on me, and in a way helped shape my music taste and the bands I would get into later on in life.

So in conclusion this album means a great deal to me, I feel like it expresses Love's feelings at the time and even now, 21 years on, I still Love as this angry unique and crazy twenty nine year old woman who was dealing with the loss of her husband and how his reputation would impact upon her life, but yet still made this amazing music. Let me know your own thoughts about Hole and any albums that you feel like changed your outlook on music via twitter: @gothicpeachh.