Nobody's Daughter
by Hole
  • Record Label: Mercury
  • Release Date: Apr 27, 2010
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 58
  3. Negative: 13 out of 58

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  1. LynnS.
    Apr 30, 2010
    1
    Evey time I hear her sing, a vision of a donkey comes to my mind. Her voice is sounding like a very pained donkey's whinny. I hope it's her last album. How embarrassing!
  2. RezJ
    Apr 29, 2010
    2
    I tried my best to listen to the whole cd but i couldn't. it's a disaster. what happened to this band. they had "Celebrity Skin" but now with "Nobody's Daughter" i think it's end of their career.
  3. YuhuaHamasaki
    Aug 17, 2018
    0
    Only god knows how much I still hate this **** band and feeling very upset here
    Also, this album is trash
  4. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 6, 2022
    0
    How did the band that made the incomparable "live through this" or the east coast jem "celebrity skin" and "pretty on the inside " create this awful failure of over produced dated 00's radio rock? Courtney is an awful shell of herself as ger voice reaches unlistenable new lows. I'm genuinely disappointed by everything here frm the poor song writing or forgettable rifts. I genuinely hate this.
  5. MaxOakland
    Oct 23, 2021
    0
    I think it would've been easier to enjoy this album as a Courtney Love record instead of a Hole one. It's a step up from America's Sweetheart but a step down from all of Hole's albums

    Unfortunately, the album has a strange feeling of being unfinished and unpolished. Like America's Sweetheart, the production is too slick and the songs feel like they're being reworked so pieces don't    I think it would've been easier to enjoy this album as a Courtney Love record instead of a Hole one. It's a step up from America's Sweetheart but a step down from all of Hole's albums

    Unfortunately, the album has a strange feeling of being unfinished and unpolished. Like America's Sweetheart, the production is too slick and the songs feel like they're being reworked so pieces don't always fit together in a way that flows well. I'm also not a fan of the pop-punk songs like "Loser Dust" and "Skinny Little **** They just don't do it for me. I've heard that kind of song too many times and they don't bring anything to the table

    Overall, it has some really cool moments, like the hook that repeats over a bridge in "Samantha" which gives me chills to hear. There are some great melodies too.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#54 Most Discussed Album of 2010
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#27 Most Shared Album of 2010

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    91
    The emotion fueling her pretense is cathartic nevertheless.
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  2. Billboard.com
    77
    Nobody's Daughter recalls the highlights of the band's critically acclaimed 1994 album, "Live Through This," and shows that, as a band, Hole is not one bit damaged.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    While Love remains as ferocious as ever, the bleak, samey production here doesn't always rise to meet her.
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