Gotta love Love, crazy bitch that she is. Hole have just released a new album, nobodys daughter (although Love is the only remaining original member, so more or less it could be seen as a solo effort in vein of hole) and once again Love is clambering to find her place in the spotlight. 5 years in the making according to Love "the record is fucking amazing and it speaks for itself". Well, we always new she was a bit of an egomaniac, but what might be surprising is how humble she is about the failed effort of 2004's solo America's Sweetheart. "i call it a désatre. its just a bad record. Everyone gets one. But you know what? You can tell somebody by their failures, and that was my failure- a failure artistically and commercially."
What draws me to Love is her rawness, her heart on her sleeve and her fuck you attitude. She manages to be at all times vulnerable and tough, her emotions are always out there but she can look after herself. This comes across in the record which balances that Hole sound with a more mellow Stevie Nicks edge. "And the phoenix she rises, She is sure to descend, She will never go hungry, Go hungry again ". Love aligns herself with a history of strong willed, misunderstood women. The art from the new album references Marie Antoinette, Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey and even features a cracked glass shoe made for her by Disney.
From what I've read of Love, and what I've heard of her tweets, she is not a huge self-editor. She says what she thinks, her brain never stops. whether this is a blatant attempt at attention, her blatant extroversion always trying to shock or if its just the way she copes. She says she doesn't have the ability to see herself from the outside, which, you would think, would also mean she has very little capacity for empathy and is violently self-involved. I guess we already knew that.
As for the record, I would probably suggest that considering the time put into the project, that this may be an excellent example of Love pared down to things she really cares about. The editing process enforced by the process of making a record will have thrown away all the fame-fluff, while still allowing Loves raw edge. There are still controversial issues because what would Love be without controversy? I think that it is in music that Love truly finds her voice, it's the platform that has made her an Icon. She is a strong woman and she has a lot to say.
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