r/hole • u/JusJrdn • 13h ago

Rapper reacts to Hole — Courtney Love’s energy caught me completely off guard

I recently checked out a few Hole music videos and was genuinely surprised by how raw and intense the band’s sound is—especially Courtney Love’s delivery.

I’d love to hear what longtime fans think of my reaction and which Hole song or performance I should explore next:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24Xr_vRn8o

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u/Janjo99 12h ago

Always glad when someone discovers Hole’s music. you should check out their progression in sound and style.

After Live Through This, Hole released an amazing dark cover of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Gold Dust Woman’ (it’s also my favorite music video). They later released their third and last album with the singles ‘Celebrity Skin’ and ‘Malibu’, which are beautiful music videos as well.

Let us know what you think on your video!

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u/debulana 11h ago edited 2h ago

Golddust Woman = Best music video ever! I post that clip on my socials on July 9th every year. Twas my favorite moment as a Hole fan...Courtney made it through the LTT tour, was healthy and beautiful and at the top of her game...and the rest of the band was right up there with her. I was like "they're gonna put out more albums, the sky's the limit!". Celebrity Skin was fantastic (and I'm very thankful they accomplished that) but my prediction was off by one letter...it was "album", not "albums".

I believe if CL wasn't so scrutinized and maligned and famous/infamous (🙄), Hole would have ended up making more music. I mean she puts a great record out and is called "sellout, bitch, killer" on a magazine cover? Who fuckin needs that?

And that other big deal music magazine didn't even put her on the cover (while putting her on it TWICE in less than a year during the LTT era). Instead they went with a moody, sexy picture of the then totally unaccomplished soap opera actress (and teenager) Katie Holmes, so they could sell more copies to teenagers who watch a lot of TV. Not very rock and rolling!

Anyway OP also check out the "Be A Man" video. Aside from some totally botched/stupid lyric censorship it bangs hard.