Hole began garnering the attention of the U.S. underground via the band's incendiary live performances and two early singles, "Dicknail" and "Retard Girl." Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Gumball's Don Fleming coproduced the acerbic debut album, Pretty on the Inside. These recordings and English tours made Hole the darlings of the U.K. music press. Hole was seemingly put on hold, however, during Love's courtship with and eventual marriage to Cobain. The band, which had been courted by several major labels, signed a lucrative contract with Nirvana's label Geffen.
A year after Kurt Cobain's death, his widow, Courtney Love, got her own Unplugged moment and it bears revisiting. Hole performed a cover of Nirvana's "You Know You're Right"), a bizarre cover of Duran Duran's "Hungry Like the Wolf" and a cover of the Crystals' 1962 haunting song "He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)."
Track list:
Hole Side:
- Miss World
- Best Sunday Dress
- Softer,Softest
- Drown Soda
- He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)
- Asking For It
Love Side:
- You've Got No Right
- Old Age
- Hungry Like A Wolf
- Doll Parts
- Sugar Coma
- Season Of The Witch (CD bonus song)