01) Nobody's Daughter
02) Skinny Little Bitch
03) Honey
04) Pacific Coast Highway
05) Samantha
06) Someone Else's Bed
06) Someone Else's Bed
07) For Once in Your Life
08) Letter to God
09) Loser Dust
10) How Dirty Girls Get Clean
08) Letter to God
09) Loser Dust
10) How Dirty Girls Get Clean
11) Never Go Hungry
Alright. So I've always been a fan of Hole. When I first heard Courtney Love was coming back with a brand-new Hole, I was kind of put off by it. I thought, just like many other critics, "what the hell is she thinking?". I never even took a listen to this album until now.. and all because one of the songs was brought to my attention and I was like, "that's the new Hole?". Not bad. I believe the song was Honey. It really caught my attention. The album as a whole has a bit of a sad and dark feel. You can tell it all came from a very raw place. You can hear her very honest vulnerability on the song Letter to God, which I suspect is about her battle with drugs. It's a very moving and haunting song. "I always wanted to die. But you kept me here alive. Please tell me who I am". "I never wanted to be the person you see. But, thank you".
There are rougher songs, which remind me of old-school Hole, like Samantha, Skinny Little Bitch, Someone Else's Bed. Subject matters ranging from prostitution to a girl who is taking on too much than she can handle. I find most of these songs take getting used to, and there are some I just don't really like. But I suspect I'll be listening to this album for a while, long enough for it to become one of my favorites.. along with the rest of Hole's material over the years.
update: *August 10-2010* After just a few short weeks of writing this blog entry, I've listened to Nobody's Daughter non-stop. And as for those songs I "didn't like"... I love 'em all now!
Alright. So I've always been a fan of Hole. When I first heard Courtney Love was coming back with a brand-new Hole, I was kind of put off by it. I thought, just like many other critics, "what the hell is she thinking?". I never even took a listen to this album until now.. and all because one of the songs was brought to my attention and I was like, "that's the new Hole?". Not bad. I believe the song was Honey. It really caught my attention. The album as a whole has a bit of a sad and dark feel. You can tell it all came from a very raw place. You can hear her very honest vulnerability on the song Letter to God, which I suspect is about her battle with drugs. It's a very moving and haunting song. "I always wanted to die. But you kept me here alive. Please tell me who I am". "I never wanted to be the person you see. But, thank you".
There are rougher songs, which remind me of old-school Hole, like Samantha, Skinny Little Bitch, Someone Else's Bed. Subject matters ranging from prostitution to a girl who is taking on too much than she can handle. I find most of these songs take getting used to, and there are some I just don't really like. But I suspect I'll be listening to this album for a while, long enough for it to become one of my favorites.. along with the rest of Hole's material over the years.
update: *August 10-2010* After just a few short weeks of writing this blog entry, I've listened to Nobody's Daughter non-stop. And as for those songs I "didn't like"... I love 'em all now!
