Hole is comprised of frontwoman/guitarist Courtney Love, guitarist Eric Erlandson, bassist Melissa auf der Maur and drummer Patty Schemel. Hole's second LP Live Through This, was one of the most critically acclaimed releases of 1994. For their debut performance on "MTV Unplugged," Hole's set list includes "Miss World," "Drown Soda," "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)," "Doll Parts," and "Softer, Softest." "MTV Unplugged" with Hole was taped at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music in New York City in February of 1995.
An excerpt from the MTV Unplugged book..."Offstage, however, preparation was smoother than anyone could have hoped. During rehearsals, Courtney and Madonna (who originally tried to enlist Hole for her record label, Maverick) met for the first time. Not to mention the added dimension of having Drew Barrymore (who dates Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson) and her friend Patricia Arquette in the studio for the taping. It was the most Hollywood presence we'd had since Al Pacino."
Set List:
Miss World
Best Sunday Dress
Pee Girl (Softer Softest)
Drown Soda
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (written by Gerry Goffin and Corole King)
Asking For It
You Got No Right (written by Kurt Cobain)
Drunk in Rio
Season of the Witch (written by Donovan Leitch)
Old Age (written by Love and Kurt Cobain)
Hungry Like the Wolf (written by Duran Duran)
Doll Parts
Sugar Coma
Featuring:
Hole:
Courtney Love - vocals, guitar
Melissa Auf Der Maur - bass, vocals
Patty Schemel - drums
Eric Erlandson - guitar
with:
Zeena Parkins - harp
Erik Friedlander - miscellaneous wind instruments
Ralph Carney - cello
Hal Wilner - musical supervisor
Recorded 2/14/95 at Brooklyn Academy of Music - Brooklyn, New York