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Courtney Love Fans Pack New York Club For Raw Show

7/13/07, 11:53 am EST

loveChain-smoking and sporting a pack of burly security guards, a dangerously skinny Courtney Love took the stage at New York’s Hiro Ballroom last night at midnight for an hour and a half gig sponsored by Rolling Stone during which she showcased material from her upcoming Nobody’s Daughter and played a few classics, including “Malibu,” “Celebrity Skin” and “Doll Parts” and “Northern Star.” Love mumbled candidly to the crowd in between new tracks, which were mostly mid-tempo and based around strummed acoustic guitar, comparing one fresh song to Lynyrd Skynyrd and another to Bon Jovi. When she wasn’t telling her band she was going to “fuck up another song,” she was shushing the crowd so she could tune her guitar, rambling about her “eating disorder,” complaining that feedback from the bass amp was making “fart sounds,” announcing that she’d worked with Linda Perry, dedicating songs to good pals in the audience (which was filled with hipsters, curiosity seekers, die-hard fans and old-school New York scenesters) and adjusting her outfit, which she described as a “onesie.” LoveLove’s always raspy voice sounded even more distressed, as though she’d rubbed her vocal cords on a chainsaw shortly before taking the stage, and she screamed out melodies, skipping the higher notes while her young band struggled to keep up with her. The crowd, which began lining up outside the venue hours earlier, thinned as the night dragged on, perhaps because Love warned everyone she wouldn’t be playing too many “oldies” (”so don’t get your hopes up”). She focused instead on fresh work like “Pacific Coast Highway,” “Samantha,” “Dirty Girls” and “Stand Up Motherfucker,” returning for a short encore during which she performed the emotional “Never Go Hungry Again” alone. There were none of the usual Courtney fireworks — nobody got smacked with a mic stand or chastised by the notoriously cantankerous singer — but when she broke out in the chorus of “Miss World” earlier in the night, there were flashes of the old, defiant, electric Love as she shrieked, “I made my bed, I’ll die in it.”

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Fanny | 7/20/2007, 4:58 pm EST

Courtney Love? I thought that was Tammy Faye!!

yo | 7/17/2007, 11:10 am EST

from what I just read it looks like she sounded terrible and looked horrific…..at least with Britney and those singers as terrible as they might sound they at least look good, now with Courtney she has nothing too offer, lay of the crack and figure it out Courtneyyyy! But honestly I hope she can make a comeback because I’ve always liked her so we will just have to wait and see

greenmachine | 7/17/2007, 10:39 am EST

Too bad we don’t manage her,one month on the french food tour,with a little sun and she would look like a Channel model.

midevil | 7/16/2007, 10:57 pm EST

It’s tough being in a man’s world. Women like Love are judged no matter what they do. If she’d been the one that died, Kurt would have been hailed as a saint for being a single fucking father.

Anyway, how many times has Ozzy been through rehab?

chance | 7/16/2007, 7:31 pm EST

love’s gig was sponsored by RS! that just proofs my point about how bias RS is towards love, they “love” her for some odd reason! i have never seen an artist so adored, or reported on so much by RS than love, and i’ve been reading RS since ‘88. what is up w/ RS’s weird fascination w/ her…i’m sick and tired of seeing her in RS. it would be completely different if she was the least bit talented and/or had sometheing smart or clever to say. she has been coasting on her dead husband’s popularity and achievments for way too long now!

ramona | 7/16/2007, 4:56 pm EST

all you Courtney haters. if you hate her so much why do even read about her and waste your time (and mine) and breath and brain cells spewing forth your jealous poison?
Get a life and Get. Over.It.

ramona | 7/16/2007, 4:52 pm EST

all you Courtney haters–if you hate her that much why even read about her and waste your time (and mine) and breath and brain cells even thinking about her? Get a life and get over it!

Schultz | 7/16/2007, 4:03 pm EST

Rock and Roll is not pretty and Courtney is here to remind us of that!

I am sure Francis Bean is proud of her mommy and Kurt is cheering her on from Rock n’ Roll heaven.

HOLE-in-one | 7/16/2007, 2:00 pm EST

Who gives a crap what she looks like…I’m an unabashed fan and personally can’t wait to hear the new stuff. The trash talkers won’t get it no matter how great it is and they obviously don’t understand that rock n’ roll is all about train wrecks! Hello? Shoot, if I wanted safe & pretty, I’d be listening to Norah Jones! All doubters should just piss off!

ok ok | 7/16/2007, 11:50 am EST

so first I must admit I like her music…but the half attractive half trash whore look doesn’t work when you are old. Get you act together Courtney! you could earn respect, but you are just losing the little that you had earned previously with all that grossness

elenas1965 | 7/16/2007, 11:20 am EST

She needs to be shot…but before that fill her up with valium contained in a root beer can and then shoot her up with a lethal dose of heroin.

cota | 7/16/2007, 11:14 am EST

It seems that some people have forgotten that rock and roll is NOT supposed to be about clean-cut good looks or acting like a good little girl. Courtney is the PERFECT type of person to lead a wild rock and roll band. With the right manager to keep an eye on her (it does seem that she has a problem doing this herself) and her so-called habits, and yes, someone to write (sp?)her music, Courtney could have an actual shot at getting another fun album out, (I thought Celebrity Skin was pretty damned good!!!). Some folks are WAY to judgemental!!!

BMS | 7/16/2007, 11:10 am EST

What a used up, sad woman she is. If Kurt would have wrote her off as a fun one-night stand, Courtney would have never become famous at all.

She kind of looks like... | 7/16/2007, 7:17 am EST

one of the characters in ‘Corpse Bride’…

Mr.Tim | 7/16/2007, 4:01 am EST

I like her stuff, but it’s really no secret who was the creative force behind her albums.

Billy Corgan and her band members co-wrote most of the stuff on the last Hole CD.

Likewise, on “Live through this”, it is just so easy to cancel out her voice and replace it with Kurt’s

larny | 7/16/2007, 3:48 am EST

wow i feel sorry for her, ive never sseen an living person look so dead? they both had pretty fucked up lives.

Martin | 7/16/2007, 2:17 am EST

OMG - Courtney Love and Eddie Van Halen: separated at birth ?!

bruce | 7/15/2007, 11:28 pm EST

真有意思

rehab queen | 7/15/2007, 7:41 pm EST

shuttup.
Nirvana is my favoriteee band, and i still manage to hold a high bar of respect for Courtney.
she’s talented.
get.over.it.

rehab queen | 7/15/2007, 7:36 pm EST

addiction is hard to overcome, take it from me. Ms. Love is trying, but doesn’t seem to be succeeding. I hope she can, because there is an incredible spirit in her, whether you like her or not.

Poor Courtney | 7/15/2007, 6:48 pm EST

Takes Drag…YOU’RE ALL FUCKERS WALKIN’ ‘ROUND WITH YOUR SHITTY REUBEN KINKADES!!! i still love you, Courtney, but I had to do it…Miranda

friend | 7/15/2007, 6:00 pm EST

i wish i was there.

Gene | 7/15/2007, 5:55 pm EST

Always

Dr. K | 7/15/2007, 5:52 pm EST

Lay off. Give the broad a break. You wanna play? I cut some songs with you, Love. We’ll both be equally ugly and beautiful at the same and we’ll play in front of alot of people and kick ass (I know a lot of people. And Butterfly, cool your jets, be nice and play the cymbals like I taught ya. You’re a good bloak, now behave like one. I need a drummer, so drink some wine, and stop coughing so much vinegar, you’ll live longer, I know. see ya. Keith

monkeyfreak | 7/15/2007, 12:43 pm EST

Lookin’ good, babe. I’m willing to bet you sound that good too.

GeneSnake7s | 7/15/2007, 11:51 am EST

They can’t miss what they never seen coming, Gene

nelliebly | 7/15/2007, 5:55 am EST

i think she looks fabulous. i love her outfit and i can’t stop looking at her for some reason. it’s frightning, yes, but totally fascinating how skinny she is. i don’t know why, but i think it looks really great. then again, i’m probably as sick as she is!

go girl, it’s good to see you back up to your crazy old antics. if rock stars can’t be fantastically insane wearing what looks to be a proenza onesie, what’s the point? i love it and hope we get another 20 year shitstorm of love madness.

Lynn Devisscher | 7/15/2007, 2:42 am EST

Sweet Courtney… Canada Loves U.

huh? | 7/15/2007, 1:51 am EST

Fine, be that way.

fly | 7/14/2007, 10:06 pm EST

Stonewalled…Oh well

davrok. | 7/14/2007, 9:48 pm EST

Chicken…

davrok | 7/14/2007, 9:45 pm EST

Hugs and kisses “Mrs. C”…

Clint from Whitley | 7/14/2007, 3:09 pm EST

I don’t understand why everyone has to say such mean shit about Courtney. She was a kind and likable person when she was my neighbor many years ago, although a bit wild at times. Saying she killed Kurt is just rude. If you don’t like her then don’t listen to her music and don’t read articles about her.

hamza | 7/14/2007, 3:05 pm EST

lok

War | 7/14/2007, 1:25 pm EST

Where’s Kurt, I miss him. Alot.

SATAN | 7/14/2007, 1:19 pm EST

Of course she has no talent, who do you think wrote the music for america’s sweetheart, certainly not her, my bet is she will never release Kurt’s personal tapes of unreleased songs because then we’ll all know who wrote her albums for her.

martin | 7/14/2007, 11:17 am EST

murderess.

GINA | 7/14/2007, 9:14 am EST

JESUS!!!WHAT DID COBAIN LIKED ABOUT HER???ALL APOLOGIES COURTNEY BUT YOU SUCK.

Sherry | 7/14/2007, 7:54 am EST

It’s troubling that we still view a sick, sick person like this as an ‘entertainer’ - she had very little talent to begin with and now she’s just sad.

oskar | 7/14/2007, 7:40 am EST

i find her beautiful. i saw her in paris just before she flew to london. when she entered the room it was breathtaking. a corpse, right. but an amazing one. she already wore the sexy hat, it’s time now for some more sophisticated kind of allure. not everybody can get that. so, go to hell, you fat fxxkers.

Herschel Alan | 7/14/2007, 1:18 am EST

Anyone who says Courtney Love has no talent has not listened to America’s Sweetheart. That record flat out rocks! Her personal life may be a train wreck, but she’s not afraid of opening up through her music and laying it all out for the world to see. She packed more honest emotional vulnerability into that recording than most modern recording artist will in their entire careers.
Courtney, I love your work, but treat yourself to some Krispy Kreme’s….you look better a little heavier.

JM | 7/13/2007, 11:40 pm EST

Oy vey. You know, for a while there (as in when the court was checking her urine samples) she looked a bit less scary. I may not be the biggest fan of CLove, but I know that anorexics and people on crack look very similar. Hopefully she’s not the former, but the latter isn’t too pretty either.

btw, Corgan literally owned Iha’s ass for over ten years and overdubbed a lot of his guitar parts. Everyone knows who wore the pants in that band hence this debate is pointless.

jasminefire | 7/13/2007, 9:37 pm EST

It’s sad. Here’s someone who definitely has some talent, yet makes a spectacle of herself with her behavior and appearance. Courtney, please… Eat a little, dress like an adult. Poor Frances.

rockbutterfly | 7/13/2007, 9:36 pm EST

Courtney was shootin’ off her mouth on the latest Foo’s post. I see here on this post that’s she’s conveinetly absent.

Can’t take the heat, don’t light your spoons in the kitchen!!!

Anonymous | 7/13/2007, 8:34 pm EST

Billy Corgan… I mean Chris Hester, can I have your autograph??

Saltlick | 7/13/2007, 6:51 pm EST

Hi people look at me I got something to say.
Hey hey I’m a monkey.
Walking down the street.
Gonna coma to your town.

Franklyme | 7/13/2007, 6:27 pm EST

She should have gone out with her man.

Douche | 7/13/2007, 4:21 pm EST

Shut up, all of you.

Lee Majors | 7/13/2007, 4:19 pm EST

I really can’t believe people still talk about her. Can’t we move on please fucking idiots.

Go buy Big Valley Season I on DVD!

Poindexter | 7/13/2007, 3:55 pm EST

LOL! She DOES look like that silly twat Ann Coulter!

Glinda | 7/13/2007, 3:53 pm EST

I think Courtney has talent and people shouldn’t pick on her all the time. But she looks really bad there and her shows tend to be unprofessional compared to Madonna, Tori Amos, Bjork and lots of other artists.
If she wants any type of career, she needs to get herself together.
The drugged out thing is really boring when you are over 40.

Raised By Bees | 7/13/2007, 2:51 pm EST

More Caryn Ganz, please!

A. | 7/13/2007, 2:37 pm EST

It was a fantastic show,but I can see why people wouldn’t enjoy it if they don’t like Courtney.
It was a great,intimate experience; more people should do shows like this.
It wasn’t polished as they are just trying songs out,and it was free.

CRap Crap crappp | 7/13/2007, 2:34 pm EST

talent free drug addict
die already

Chris Hester | 7/13/2007, 2:30 pm EST

James Iha is a talentless twit.

Riprock | 7/13/2007, 2:21 pm EST

Two words on the new album:
shit sandwich

KevinV | 7/13/2007, 2:14 pm EST

I was at the show last night and she’s still got it! She sounded great and had so much energy. She was a bit drunk, but otherwise fairly together….for a nut!

As for her new face and skinny body, she underwent a dietary medical procedure recently according to a doctor friend of mine that knows her doctor. It’s not crack that got her that skinny…but obviously there are still some mental issues where she doesn’t wanna look old!

SATAN | 7/13/2007, 2:12 pm EST

Kurt shoulda wacked her first.

NYC Nate | 7/13/2007, 2:09 pm EST

No talent. Just attitude and (used to have) looks/sex appeal. Of course, because companies know that image sells more than a quality product in the music biz. And somehow, people are still lining up to see her play? I dismissed this whore when she was still doing Babes in Toyland. I saw them at Lollapalooza ‘92 (or ‘93) and knew she had nothing but image back then. People act as if there ever were “glory days” for this girl. They’re mistaken.

Joe | 7/13/2007, 2:08 pm EST

I sorta think she looks hot. No? Anyone? I guess I’ve got a thing for skeletons.

'bagger vance | 7/13/2007, 2:05 pm EST

She looks worse now than when she played Althea Flynt dying of terminal HIV!

Joe | 7/13/2007, 1:57 pm EST

It’s pretty sad when Carol Channing speeds past you in the stunner department.

IceManCometh | 7/13/2007, 1:53 pm EST

Yuck.
What is it with these stars refusing to age gracefully—to actually age at all? These surgeries make all of them look worse.
There’s a doctor out there somewhere thinking he did a good job.

kaytay | 7/13/2007, 1:44 pm EST

Oh my goodness gracious. Ms. Love, your time has come and gone. Please retreat to an oceanside resort and relax. Please. And while you’re at it, tell Billy Corgan that he’s making a total ass of himself. James Iha is laughing, laughing, laughing…

Joe | 7/13/2007, 1:41 pm EST

Remember a few years ago when she looked good? Ahh, those were the days.

FAH-Q | 7/13/2007, 1:30 pm EST

Why do We let celebrities get away with Someking indoors? this is a health Violation. once Again two different rules for people another preferential treatment for people like this and this is against the Declaratuion of Independence and the Constitution.

Riprock | 7/13/2007, 1:25 pm EST

She’s talentless. as if there ever was a doubt.

Sanchez | 7/13/2007, 1:19 pm EST

Holy Shit…Look at her…Is she dying?

Lumpy | 7/13/2007, 1:10 pm EST

Hmm… I just hope her new album doesn’t turn into “America’s Sweetheart”…..despite her claims, it doesn’t seem like she’s changed a whole lot since then….. hopefully, my senses are wrong, though.

Skipping high notes, slurring words… I mean, I understand that she’s “punk”, but she should at least have some kind of a voice…. I remember seeing this version of “Pennyroyal Tea”, where she was helping out, and man, she sounded soooo good! She has talent… it just seems that she just doesn’t have the heart anymore to care about the music. :(

killingfloor | 7/13/2007, 1:07 pm EST

“Singer?” She’s nothing but an mediocre coked out ex-whore who is riding on her 15 minutes. And star-struck ‘hipsters’ and ’scenesters’ are helping her stick around like a bad dream.

Dan | 7/13/2007, 12:59 pm EST

Why was Rolling Stone sponsoring courtney`s concert?.These London & NY shows being done without the CD released yet,seem to be showcase gigs where she`s trying to attract a label to release her new CD.

deedee | 7/13/2007, 12:56 pm EST

that show was awful! i’ve never seen her live before, but i actually liked some of her music. now i know just how much of a hack she is.

Josh | 7/13/2007, 12:56 pm EST

Courtney, please have a few In N Out burgers on me. You’re starting to look like Anne Coulter.

Yuck | 7/13/2007, 12:46 pm EST

It’s o.k., nothing is real.

Anonymous | 7/13/2007, 12:41 pm EST

yuck

all apologeeeez | 7/13/2007, 12:40 pm EST

disgrace

could you call her mum?

Sad | 7/13/2007, 12:40 pm EST

Poor Courtney. Poor Francis.

Ghost Mutt | 7/13/2007, 12:36 pm EST

That tagline on the home page should read “Courtney Love is a classic hole.”
Or something to that effect

Jacob | 7/13/2007, 12:26 pm EST

she has no talent or class.

rockbutterfly | 7/13/2007, 12:25 pm EST

Yikes!

iggypopsucksnow | 7/13/2007, 12:07 pm EST

Aw … look at the the photo… she’s turned into Nicole Ritchie’s long lost stinky cougar mama!
What a piece of trash.

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