Hole (band)
American alternative rock band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hole was an American rock band. The band started in 1989 in Los Angeles, California and ended in 2002. In 2009, the band got back together with new members but broke up in 2012. The last members of the band were singer Courtney Love, guitarist Micko Larkin, bassist Shawn Dailey and drummer Scott Lipps.
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Alternative rock, noise rock, power pop |
Years active | 1989 (1989)ā2002 (2002), 2009 (2009)ā2012 (2012) |
Labels | Sympathy, Caroline, City Slang, DGC/Geffen, Mercury |
Members | Courtney Love Micko Larkin Shawn Dailey Scott Lipps |
Past member(s) | Stu Fisher Eric Erlandson Melissa Auf der Maur Samantha Maloney Patty Schemel Kristen Pfaff Leslie Hardy Jill Emery Caroline Rue Lisa Roberts Errol Stewart Mike Geisbrecht |
Website | holerock.net |
Hole released four studio albums. The band's first album, Pretty on the Inside, was released in 1991 but was not very successful. After the album was released, the band's members changed but Love and Eric Erlandson, the original guitarist, stayed with the band. When Kristen Pfaff and Patty Schemel joined the band, Hole released their second album, Live Through This, in 1994. The album was very successful and entered the Billboard music chart. The band changed their members again in 1998 and Melissa Auf der Maur and Samantha Maloney joined the band. Hole released Celebrity Skin in 1998 and it is their most popular album. The band tried to make another album but broke up in 2002.
In 2009, Courtney Love started Hole again with new members. Some of the old members of Hole did not agree with this and there were legal issues with the band's name. Later, the old members allowed Love to use the name. In 2010, the band released its next album Nobody's Daughter but the album was not successful. After touring around the world, the band broke up in 2012 because Love wanted to work on her solo career.
In 2014 Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf Der Maur, and Patty Schemel started playing together again.[1]