History Music / PrettyOnTheInside

''Pretty on the Inside'' is Music/{{Hole}}'s first studio album, released on September 17th 1991. It's much harsher than their later albums such as ''Music/LiveThroughThis'' and ''Music/CelebritySkin'', blending elements of SludgeMetal, PunkRock and NoiseRock, and features screaming vocals, distorted guitar and graphic, uncomfortable and violent lyrics.

''Pretty on the Inside'' was well received by alternative critics, receiving good reviews from Spin, NME and The Village Voice and it even sold more copies at the time than Music/{{Nirvana}}'s first album, ''Music/{{Bleach|Album}}''. It did particularly well in the UK, where the lead single, "Teenage Whore", reached number one in the UK's indie music chart. It has a cult following among punk and {{Grunge}} fans and has been cited as an influence by Scout Niblett, Brody Dalle and Nine Black Alps. Despite the album's success, lead singer Music/CourtneyLove later went on to describe the album as "unlistenable".

'''Tracklist:'''

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Scores a 9, with lyrics about rape, botched abortions, teenage prostitution, and loss of religion, all delivered with much cussing.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The album is about a 6-9 on the scale.

''Pretty on the Inside'' was well received by alternative critics, receiving good reviews from Spin, NME and The Village Voice and it even sold more copies at the time than Music/{{Nirvana}}'s first album, ''Music/{{Bleach}}''. It did particularly well in the UK, where the lead single, "Teenage Whore", reached number one in the UK's indie music chart. It has a cult following among punk and {{Grunge}} fans and has been cited as an influence by Scout Niblett, Brody Dalle and Nine Black Alps. Despite the album's success, lead singer Music/CourtneyLove later went on to describe the album as "unlistenable".

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Not the album itself, but 'Sassy' features an angry voicemail Music/CourtneyLove received from Inger Lorre of The Nymphs telling her she has this.
-->'''Inger Lorre:''' ''You're so stupid, I would have done anything for you...Honey, your reputation is shit in this town.''

''Pretty on the Inside'' is [[Music/CourtneyLove Hole's]] first studio album, released on September 17th 1991. It's much harsher than their later albums such as ''Music/LiveThroughThis'' and ''Music/CelebritySkin'', blending elements of SludgeMetal, PunkRock and NoiseRock, and features screaming vocals, distorted guitar and graphic, uncomfortable and violent lyrics.

''Pretty on the Inside'' is [[Music/CourtneyLove Hole's]] first studio album, released on September 17th 1991. It's much harsher than their later albums such as ''Music/LiveThroughThis'' and ''Music/CelebritySkin'', blending elements of SludgeMetal and PunkRock, and features screaming vocals, distorted guitar and graphic, uncomfortable and violent lyrics.

''Pretty on the Inside'' was well received by alternative critics, receiving good reviews from Spin, NME and The Village Voice and it even sold more copies at the time than Music/{{Nirvana}}'s first album, ''Music/{{Bleach}}''. It did particularly well in the UK, where the lead single, 'Teenage Whore', reached number one in the UK's indie music chart. It has a cult following among punk and {{Grunge}} fans and has been cited as an influence by Scout Niblett, Brody Dalle and Nine Black Alps. Despite the album's success, lead singer Music/CourtneyLove later went on to describe the album as "unlistenable".

* NoiseRock

* RecordProducer: [[Music/SonicYouth Kim Gordon]] and Don Fleming, whose work helped give it its NoiseRock and harsh sound.

---> "I'll be the biggest scar in your back\\

Hey, want it back?\\

* ParentalAbandonment: The protagonist of "Teenage Whore" is a teenage prostitute whose parents abandon her in disgust. "Garbadge Man" alludes to Courtney's stepfather divorcing her mom and marrying another woman, which tore Courtney apart.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: "Babydoll" and "Good Sister/Bad Sister" are widely believed to be about Courtney Love's complex friendship with Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland. 'Garbadge Man' is about Love's feelings of abandonment by her stepfather, who was a garbage man.

* {{Sampling}}: "Mrs. Jones" samples Music/{{Bauhaus}}'s "Dark Entries" at the beginning and "Starbelly" samples "Rhiannon" by Music/FleetwoodMac, "Cinnamon Girl" by Music/NeilYoung and Kat Bjelland's vocals from the original version of "Best Sunday Dress" (which Courtney Love would later rewrite with Hole) which was on the demo tape Courtney and Kat made in 1984 for their short-lived band Pagan Babies.

* AlbumTitleDrop: 'Pretty on the Inside', the TitleTrack and penultimate song on the album.
* BigWhy: Multiple times in 'Sassy'.

* CoverVersion: 'Clouds' is a hard rock version of Music/JoniMitchell's 'Both Sides Now', with additional lyrics by Courtney.
* DroneOfDread: In 'Pretty on the Inside/Clouds'.
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: 'Pretty on the Inside' fades into 'Clouds'.
* GetOut: The protagonist of 'Teenage Whore' is told to "Get out of my house!" multiple times.

* MinisculeRocking: 'Sassy', 'Starbelly' and the TitleTrack are all under two minutes.

* OneWordTitle: 'Babydoll', 'Sassy', 'Berry', 'Loaded', 'Starbelly', 'Clouds'.
* ParentalAbandonment: The protagonist of 'Teenage Whore' is a teenage prostitute whose parents abandon her in disgust. 'Garbadge Man' alludes to Courtney's stepfather divorcing her mom and marrying another woman, which tore Courtney apart.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: 'Babydoll' and 'Mrs Jones' contain references to rape and some live performances of 'Mrs Jones' feature additional lyrics such as "You can't rape my woman!" and "You can't rape the world!"
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: 'Babydoll' and 'Good Sister/Bad Sister' are widely believed to be about Courtney Love's complex friendship with Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland. 'Garbadge Man' is about Love's feelings of abandonment by her stepfather, who was a garbage man.

* RecycledLyrics: The phrase "sugar star" appears in both 'Good Sister/Bad Sister' and 'Mrs Jones'. "Sugar runs from my arteries" is featured in 'Good Sister/Bad Sister' and 'Burn Black' from the album My Body The Hand Grenade.
* {{Sampling}}: 'Mrs Jones' samples Music/{{Bauhaus}}'s 'Dark Entries' at the beginning and 'Starbelly' samples 'Rhiannon' by Music/FleetwoodMac, 'Cinnamon Girl' by Music/NeilYoung and Kat Bjelland's vocals from the original version of 'Best Sunday Dress' (which Courtney Love would later rewrite with Hole) which was on the demo tape Courtney and Kat made in 1984 for their short-lived band Pagan Babies.
* ShoutOut: The title of 'Starbelly' is probably a reference to Creator/DrSeuss's [[Literature/TheSneetchesAndOtherStories Starbellied Sneetches]].
* SlutShaming: The protagonist of 'Teenage Whore' is slut-shamed by her mother.
* TitleDrop: 'Pretty on the Inside' is both the name of the album and the tenth track.
* ToTheTuneOf: 'Starbelly' borrows its riff from Music/NeilYoung's 'Cinnamon Girl'.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: The deliberately misspelled title 'Garbadge Man'.

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Scores an 8, with lyrics about rape, botched abortions, teenage prostitution, and loss of religion, all delivered with much cussing.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The album is about a 7 on the scale.

''Pretty on the Inside'' is [[Music/CourtneyLove Hole's]] first studio album, released on September 17th 1991. It's much harsher than their later albums such as ''Music/LiveThroughThis'' and ''Celebrity Skin'', blending elements of SludgeMetal and PunkRock, and features screaming vocals, distorted guitar and graphic, uncomfortable and violent lyrics.

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Scores an 8, with lyrics about rape, botched abortions, teenage prostitution, loss of religion and features much cussing.

* HarshVocals: Love gargled whiskey and sand the TitleTrack are all under two minutes.

* HarshVocals: Love gargled whiskey and smoked cigarettes before recording sessions to achieve this effect.
* MinisculeRocking: 'Sassy' and 'Starbelly' are both under two minutes.

* XtremeKoolLetterz: The deliberately misspelled title "Garbadge Man".

#Teenage Whore (2:57)
#Babydoll (4:59)

->'''Inger Lorre:''' ''You're so stupid, I would have done anything for you...Honey, your reputation is shit in this town.''

* RecordProducer: Kim Gordon and Don Fleming, whose work helped give it its NoiseRock and harsh sound.

* {{Sampling}}: 'Mrs Jones' samples Music/{{Bauhaus}}'s 'Dark Entries' at the beginning and 'Starbelly' samples 'Rhiannon' by Music/FleetwoodMac, 'Cinnamon Girl' by Music/NeilYoung and Kat Bjelland's vocals from the original version of 'Best Sunday Dress' (which Courtney Love would later rewrite with Hole) which was on the demo tape Courtney and Kat made in 1984 for their short lived band ''Pagan Babies''.
* SlutShaming: The protagonist of 'Teenage Whore' is slut shamed by her mother.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: 'Babydoll' and 'Good Sister/Bad Sister' are widely believed to be about Courtney Love's complex friendship with Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: 'Sassy' features an angry voicemail Music/CourtneyLove received from Inger Lorre of The Nymphs telling her she has this.