tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845713942442113471.post8573083223105246488..comments2022-11-11T07:08:58.715-05:00Comments on The Screaming Axe: Courtney LoveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845713942442113471.post-41154404023327021182013-12-08T00:28:51.602-05:002013-12-08T00:28:51.602-05:00Yeah, Hole's album from 2010, Nobody's Dau...Yeah, Hole's album from 2010, Nobody's Daughter, is a very decent mix of the heavy rock and the more pop-friendly melodies. Courtney Love's solo album from 2004, America's Sweetheart, is pretty good too (though I don't appreciate the sentiment of "Zeplin Song"). But Pretty On The Inside is another thing entirely. It exists in a league of its own. Live Through This is okay, but definitely moving in more of a listener-friendly direction. And, even though I actually really like the single Celebrity Skin, that album is the dullest, being the most poppy and radio-friendly. I don't care especially much for the MTV Unplugged album, either, but that could be as much my own disinterest in acoustic music as having anything to do with the quality of the music.zharthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995423745639356980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845713942442113471.post-11595859957435633032013-12-07T22:30:26.947-05:002013-12-07T22:30:26.947-05:00Wow, well you'll have to teach me a thing or t...Wow, well you'll have to teach me a thing or two about Courtney's music over Christmas... Having been familiar with her toxic personality (she's become brutally unhinged in more recent years, she even disowned poor Francis, her & Kurt's daughter), I was turned off from venturing too far into her catalog. But you certainly make it sound amazing, and I do recall finding her new album (the one with Skinny Little Bitch, might not be the newest anymore) extremely solid, especially for an aging grunge band. And someone's personality should never turn someone off from great music, after all I listen to Burzum.<br /><br />And once you've thoroughly explored Courtney, there's plenty for you to explore among her Riot Grrrl contemporaries. L7 was always my favorite (because they basically out-grunged the grunge bands. Donita Sparks threw her bloody tampon into the crowd at Lollapalooza.) But Bikini Kill was very abrasive, especially on their first albums, totally awesome band. And then there's Babes in Toyland, what an amazing band name, took it from an old movie.<br /><br />As a kid I loved the grunge but as an adult I definitely find more intriguing about the riot grrrl bands and the other female artists of the time (like Ani). The grunge artists caught on really quick that if they play nice melodies they can make millions, but the female artists had a social agenda so they held on a lot longer to their confrontational, uninhibited sound. Not to mention they just plain rocked harder.Tenzin Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925867097747621833noreply@blogger.com