The band had a revolving line-up of bassists and drummers, their most prolific being drummer Patty Schemel, and bassists Kristen Pfaff (d. 1994) and Melissa Auf der Maur. In 2002 the group disbanded to pursue other projects. Eight years later in 2010, Hole was reformed by Love with new members, despite Erlandson's claim that the reformation breached a mutual contract he had with Love. The reformed band released the album Nobody's Daughter, which had originally been conceived as Love's second solo album. In 2013, Love retired the Hole name, releasing new material and touring as a solo artist.
Hole has been noted for being one of the most commercially successful female-fronted rock bands of all time, selling over three million records in the United States alone and having a far-reaching influence on contemporary female artists. Music and feminist scholars have also recognized the band as the most high-profile musical group of the 1990s to discuss gender issues in their songs, due to Love's aggressive and violent lyrical content, which often addressed themes of body image, abuse, and sexual exploitation.
Hole went on to become the most commercially successful female-fronted grunge band in history, selling over 3 million records in the United States between 1991 and 2010. In spite of Love's often polarizing reputation in the media, Hole received consistent critical praise for their output, and was often noted for the predominant feminist commentary found in Love's lyrics, which scholars have credited as "articulating a third-wave feminist consciousness". Love's subversive onstage persona and public image coincided with the band's songs, which expressed "pain, sorrow, and anger, but [an] underlying message of survival, particularly survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances." Music journalist Maria Raha expressed a similar sentiment in regard to the band's significance to third-wave feminism, stating, "Whether you love Courtney [Love] or hate her, Hole was the highest-profile female-fronted band of the '90s to openly and directly sing about feminism."
While Rolling Stone compared the effect of Love's marriage to Kurt Cobain on the band to that of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, they noted that "Love's confrontational stage presence, as well as her gut-wrenching vocals and powerful punk-pop songcraft, made her an alternative-rock star in her own right." Author Nick Wise made a similar comparison in discussion of the band's public image, stating, "Not since Yoko Ono's marriage to John Lennon has a woman's personal life and exploits within the rock arena been so analyzed and dissected." The band has been cited as a major influence on several contemporary artists, including indie singer songwriter Scout Niblett, Brody Dalle of the Distillers and Spinnerette, Sky Ferreira, Lana Del Rey, Tove Lo, Tegan and Sara, and the British rock band Nine Black Alps. The band ranked at #77 of VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists.
The Void
Hole Lyrics
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You know, it was talking to me
When I looked at the streets
You know, it was talking to me
The void
When I fill the void
The void
The void
When I fill the void
The void
When I fill the void
See you into your revolution
What's a revolution?
Can you please wake up now?
1, 2, 3
3, 2, 1
1, 2, 3
3, 2, 1
When I looked in the void
You know, it was talking to me
When I looked in the void
You know, it was talking to me
The void
When I fill the void
The void
When I fill the void
The void
When I fill the void
The lyrics to Hole's song "The Void" speak to the emptiness and aimlessness that can accompany a sense of disillusionment and dissatisfaction with the world. The singer looks to the streets and the void as if searching for answers, hoping that they will provide some kind of guidance or meaning. The repetition of the phrase "when I fill the void" suggests a desire to find a way out of this state of uncertainty and confusion, but it also points to the paradoxical nature of this desire: filling the void implies finding something to fill it with, which itself suggests that the void is a space of absence, negation, or lack.
The reference to a revolution adds another layer of ambiguity to the song's meaning. On one hand, revolution can be seen as a potentially positive force for change, a way of breaking out of the constraints of the status quo and forging a new path forward. On the other hand, revolutions can be violent, chaotic, and unpredictable, and their outcomes are often uncertain. The plea to "please wake up now" could be read as a call to action, a challenge to break free from the complacency and apathy that keeps us stuck in the void.
Line by Line Meaning
When I looked at the streets
The singer had a moment of introspection while observing the environment around them
You know, it was talking to me
They felt a connection between their personal thoughts and the messages conveyed by the surroundings
The void
The emptiness and lack of meaning that the singer is experiencing
When I fill the void
The artist is attempting to fill the emptiness with something meaningful
See you into your revolution
The artist is encouraging others to take control of their lives and make change happen
What's a revolution?
The singer questions the meaning and effectiveness of revolutionary actions
Can you please wake up now?
The singer is urging people to take action and make a change, rather than staying passive or complacent
1, 2, 3
3, 2, 1
1, 2, 3
3, 2, 1
The repetition of this countdown may symbolize a call to action, building up momentum towards a change or revolution
When I looked in the void
The artist had a moment of introspection while reflecting on their own emptiness and lack of meaning
You know, it was talking to me
They felt a deep connection between their personal thoughts and the messages conveyed by their introspection
The void
Reiterated as a reminder of the singer's current state of emptiness and lack of meaning
When I fill the void
They still hold onto hope of finding something meaningful to fill the emptiness
Contributed by Owen I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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