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Title: Solo album that fails on about every single level
Review: Courtney Love is many things but IMO talentless is not one of them, and being a fan of Hole's "Live Through This" and "Celebrity Skin" I was really anticipating this album. Unfortunately, it's just another case of a brilliant frontperson going solo and sounding really bad without a band that could give her music some identity. Lyrically, Courtney has lost none of her bite, but it's just a shame that the lyrics are accompanied by the music which is generic, lame and boring, with no interesting hooks and melodies to write home about. While I never thought Courtney a great singer, her howling vocals can sound right when married to the right music. But here she just sounds awful, especially when she tries to sing a ballad that she simply can't pull off. I'm still interested to see what she does musically in the future, but this album is a definite pass.
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