Released a week after Kurt Cobains death, Holes Live Through This was a slight departure from the bands noisier (albeit great) debut, Pretty On The Inside. Musically, the album leans toward better arranged, more melodic & polished songs, but frontwoman Courtney Loves struggles with pretty much everything leading up to the 1994 full-length feed the dark, furious thematic backdrop, which allow the band to retain its harder, punkier edge. Its important to note that Kristen Pfaff, the bassist on the album, passed away two months after the release of Live Through This, as the event might have overshadowed the album. There is no denying, however, this is a classic grunge album; check out Violet, Miss World, Jennifers Body, Rock Star, and Doll Parts.

• first official reissue
• music label: DGC 1994 / 2016

reviewed by donut savage 08/2016