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Kristen Marie Pfaff (née Parco; May 26, 1967 – June 16, 1994) was an American musician, best known as the bassist for alternative rock band Hole from 1993 to 1994. Prior to Hole, Pfaff was the bassist and backing vocalist for Minneapolis-based band Janitor Joe .
"Doll Parts" is a song by American alternative rock band Hole, written by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love. The song was released as the band's sixth single and second from their second studio album, Live Through This, in November 1994 to accompany the band's North American tour.
Hole was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1989.It was founded by singer and guitarist Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson.It had several different bassists and drummers, the most prolific being drummer Patty Schemel, and bassists Kristen Pfaff (d. 1994) and Melissa Auf der Maur.
Living (for some)—in all its grief and glory—is an act of spite against a hostile world. Released April 12th, 1994, Hole’s now iconic album Live Through This is full of themes of grief, drug ...
It was also the only Hole album to feature bassist Kristen Pfaff, and the final album to be released during her lifetime, as she died two months after the album's release. In critical circles, Live Through This is considered a contemporary classic, [ 5 ] and was included in Rolling Stone ' s 2020 updated list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All ...
The Live Through This Tour was slated to begin in the summer of 1994, but was temporarily halted after the death of the band's bassist, Kristen Pfaff, of a heroin overdose. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On August 19, 1994—one week before the band's scheduled debut performance at the Reading Festival —the group hired Melissa Auf der Maur , a Canadian bassist ...
The album featured a new lineup with bassist Kristen Pfaff and drummer Patty Schemel. [154] In April 1994, Cobain killed himself in the Seattle home he shared with Love, who was in rehab in Los Angeles at the time. [154] In the following months, Love was rarely seen in public, staying at her home with friends and family. [155]
"Miss World" is known to deal with themes of self-image and substance abuse. Speaking of the song, reviewer Tim Grierson stated that "'Miss World' ties a deceptively candy-coated melody to a sad tale of drug abuse and distorted body image as Love hits upon a familiar theme of the album: the dichotomy of how ugly you feel on the inside while trying to appear beautiful to others."