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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of Hole, April 17, 2000
Strangly enough Pretty on the Inside has always been my favorite album of Holes. I love and know all the words to Live Through This but Pretty On the Inside is more wild, less commercial, it has more raw beauty and Courtney holds nothing back. This is the album that helped get me through my high school years also. There are more hidden jewels in Pretty on the Inside and the lyrics are wonderful. On Live Through This the songs were more individual and controlled but Pretty on the Inside is one wild, fantastic, beautiful mess. If you liked Celebrity Skin you may not like this album but you should at least give it a try.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hey, Where the F*ck were you when my light went...., November 26, 2005
This is not pretty. When I first listened to this CD, I was blown away by how angry it is. "Celebrity Skin" was the first Hole CD I bought, and this was the second. Quite a difference, but that proves that Hole is a talented group, because they can branch out without losing music quality. This album is totally unbalanced because there are no softer or in the middle songs. Every song is full force rage. And sometimes it is totally necessary to have an album like that. This remains one of my favorites. You won't find anything else that comes close to "Pretty on the Inside."
~The Songs~
1. TEENAGE WHORE- a snarling start
2. BABYDOLL- long song with great lyrics "drill it in my good hole so that I can see"
3. GARBADGE MAN- best song on the album, courtney proves she can scream well
4. SASSY- interesting mix of sounds and screams
5. GOODSISTER/BADSISTER- more poetic lyrics "choking on your candy flesh"
6. MRS. JONES- abortion song, courtney was singing from experience
7. BERRY- "when I die won't you bury me" very uplifting, love it, my favorite line is the last one about falling for the garbage man
8. LOADED- "don't blush when I rip you open" some more really good lyrics, no denying she can write
9. STARBELLY- nice assortment, even has some Fleetwood Mac lyrics
10. PRETTY ON THE INSIDE- short and sweet, simple lyrics and harsh "ugly" screaming
11. CLOUDS- perfect ending song, slightly toned down, but still brash enough to fit in
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hole owns you, August 30, 2004
Oh my god. This is about my favorite album of all time, along with American Thighs by Veruca Salt, Nevermind by Nirvana, and England by the Sex Pistols. The lyrics are incredibly raw and you're sucked in by "Garbage Man." Seriously, if you do not own this, you should. This was a pivotal moment for feminist punk-rockers everywhere. I love Hole to death, and Pretty on the Inside is my favorite of their albums, though I like Live Through This as well. On Celebrity Skin, they were all caught up in ego and fame, not to mention MTV airwaves. I blame Celebrity Skin for Hole's breakup, because they could not have attempted any harder to sell out. When you go that mainstream, there's nowhere to go but the downward spiral. Back in the day when Pretty on the Inside was released, they were just up there, and it was all about the music. Pretty on the Inside is a perfect combination of grunge, punk, and tell it like it is, raw to the bone, slap in the face lyrics. It should be a crime for anyone to not own this album, it was a truly pivotal moment for women in rock everywhere.
KURT COBAIN LIVES ON!
Courtney Love... you rock, thank you for making my day a full ten times better
Mwah! Hope this review helped!
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