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    "If you live through this with me/I swear that I would die for you" echoes Hole's lead singer Courtney Love on the album's fourth track "Asking For It." One may look at the album's title and think " Live through what, exactly?"  Well, a plethora of things. It's living through assault, addiction, heartbreak, self-sabotaging habits, and countless other disgusting feelings. It's living through being treated like doll parts to wanting to down "kill me pills." Hole takes you on a journey through their lives with singer-songwriter Courtney Love's gritty, raw vocals as your tour guide......and it's one hell of a ride.     The album opens with "Violet." Written about Love's ex-boyfriend, Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, "Violet" is a story told from the point of view of an angry woman who has abandoned a romance. A song that also explores themes of sexual exploitation and self-abasement...

   Often considered to be the greatest debut album of all time by music lovers, The Jimi Hendrix Experience's " Are You Experienced?" produced a sound that was harder and heavier than anything else released in 1967. The fusion of psychedelic rock with blues and soul created a sound that was truly original. Led by the extremely talented singer and guitarist Jimi Hendrix along with bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the Experience became one of the most powerful trios in rock history and created one of the greatest albums of all time.     The album begins with the classic anthem of the late '60s, "Purple Haze." Adapted from a poem he wrote titled "Purple Haze, Jesus Saves," the song has become to be known as one of his most famous compositions. It's instantly recognizable with its hard-hitting riff and drug alluding lyrics, setting the tone for the duration of the album. Lyrically more of an expression of romantic and perso...