Hole is tagged as: grunge, female vocalists, rock, alternative, alternative rock There are two artists known as Hole, the American alternative rock band and a British one-man experimental/industrial project active in the late 1980s, 1) Hole is an American alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles, and was active from 1989-2002 before reforming in 2009. The band is fronted by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with lead guitarist Eric Erlandson when he responded to an ad she placed in the punk zine Flipside. Lisa Roberts, Love’s neighbor, filled in as the band’s first bassist but dropped the project very early on. Hole’s abrasive, self-consciously obnoxious style of alternative rock was initially influenced heavily by punk rock and noise rock, though as they progressed they began to incorporate elements of pop rock into their sound. The band name came from a conversation Courtney Love had with her mother. Hole had a brief period as a three-guitar lineup, first with Mike Geisbriecht, then briefly with the musician Errol Stewert, but the lineup that recorded the first album included only Love, Erlandson, bassist Jill Emery and drummer Caroline Rue. Rue was fired in 1992 and Emery left soon after, to be replaced by Leslie Hardy and Patty Schemel, respectively. Hardy left without contributing to the band,... Read More About Hole Biography... Send Hole ringtones to your cell |
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