{"title":"Hole","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson. Blending grunge, punk, and abrasive alternative rock with confrontational songwriting and raw melodic hooks, they became a defining act of the 1990s, releasing influential records such as 'Live Through This' and 'Celebrity Skin'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hole-live-through-this-lp","title":"Hole 'Live Through This'","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaw, melodic, and fiercely confrontational, 'Live Through This' marked a dramatic evolution for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sharpening the noise and rage of their debut into tightly structured alternative rock songs without losing their volatility. Released in 1994, the album balances distorted guitars, stop-start dynamics, and huge melodic hooks with Courtney Love's writing about femininity, abuse, motherhood, fame, and survival. The result is both abrasive and immediately memorable, turning anger and vulnerability into songs that hit with equal force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Violet\" opens with a tense quiet-loud dynamic before exploding into one of the album's defining choruses, while \"Miss World\", \"Asking For It\", and \"Doll Parts\" combine bruised melody with increasingly exposed lyrics. \"Jennifer's Body\" and \"She Walks On Me\" retain more of the band's punk abrasion, while \"Softer, Softest\" and \"I Think That I Would Die\" push the record toward darker, more emotionally unstable territory. 'Live Through This' captures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the point where grunge, alternative rock, and punk-derived aggression became inseparable from sharp pop instincts and deeply personal songwriting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Geffen Records","offers":[{"title":"12\" LP - Black","offer_id":54225890017608,"sku":"88106107277","price":37.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/5771\/1414\/files\/hole-live-through-this.jpg?v=1791239947"},{"product_id":"hole-pretty-on-the-inside-lp","title":"Hole 'Pretty On The Inside'","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJagged, hostile, and deliberately difficult, 'Pretty on the Inside' captures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at their rawest. Released in 1991 and produced by Kim Gordon and Don Fleming, the debut is built from buzzing guitars, noise, repetition, and Courtney Love’s confrontational vocals, favouring abrasion over polish at nearly every turn. The record feels unstable by design, with punk aggression and grunge weight colliding with dissonant structures and flashes of melody buried beneath the distortion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Teenage Whore\" opens with immediate venom, while \"Babydoll\" and \"Garbage Man\" stretch the band’s attack into longer, noisier forms. \"Good Sister \/ Bad Sister\" pushes repetition and tension further, and \"Mrs. Jones\" becomes one of the album’s most punishing centrepieces. \"Starbelly\" functions almost like a damaged collage before \"Pretty on the Inside\" and \"Clouds\" close the record in suitably abrasive fashion. Compared with the sharper songwriting of 'Live Through This', this debut is far less controlled: a dense, confrontational record where noise, rage, and distortion are the point rather than decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Capitol Records","offers":[{"title":"12\" LP - Black","offer_id":54225910890824,"sku":"19995777068","price":37.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/5771\/1414\/files\/hole-pretty-on-the-inside.jpg?v=1791240938"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/5771\/1414\/collections\/hole.jpg?v=1791239406","url":"https:\/\/mondonegro.com\/en-gb\/collections\/hole.oembed","provider":"Mondo Negro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}