Hit So Hard

[Machine Translation] This is a documentary film that describes the life of Patti Schmel, a former member of Hole, a band led by Courtney Love, and a rare female drummer who survived the American alternative rock scene in the 90's. She was born in Washington State, USA, and started playing in bands in the mid-80's. She was a member of Hole, which led the grunge scene with NIRVANA, from 1992 to 1998. She was a member of Hole, which led the grunge scene along with Nirvana, from 1992 to 1998. However, her life was filled with hardships such as alcoholism, drug addiction, and homosexuality that started when she was around 12 years old, as well as life on the streets. The film looks back on Patti's life from the bottom to the top, and then to the bottom, using a vast amount of home video footage that she had accumulated. The rare footage includes never-before-seen footage of Patti and Kurt and Courtney, which only Patti, who had a very close relationship with Kurt and Courtney, could have captured, as well as footage of Courtney performing "Stinking of You," an unreleased song co-written by Kurt and Courtney, which is made public for the first time on this film, and Kurt filming the performance. The film also includes the truth behind Patti's expulsion from the band and a shocking confession about a personal aspect of Patti's life that she would normally not want others to know about. It is a raw and deeply shocking human document that is completely different from a documentary film that merely traces the facts. This is a valuable work that teaches us the meaning of "living" and "dying" in the American alternative scene of the 1990s, as well as the turbulent life of Patti, who was always living side by side with life and death. Liner notes enclosed.

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コートニー・ラヴ率いるバンドHOLEの元メンバーであり、90年代のアメリカン・オルタナティヴ・ロックシーンを生き抜いた稀代の女性ドラマー、パティ・シュメルの壮絶な半生を綴った生々しすぎるドキュメンタリー映画! 米国ワシントン州で生まれ、80年代中頃からバンド活動を開始、NIRVANAとともにグランジシーンを牽引したHOLEに92年から98年まで在籍するも、12歳頃から始まっていたアルコール依存、薬物中毒、同性愛者であるがゆえの苦悩、そして路上生活まで、まさに底辺から頂点へ、そしてどん底へ堕ちたパティの凄絶な人生を、本人が撮り溜めていた膨大なホームビデオ素材を使って振り返る。その貴重な映像の中には、カート&コートニー夫妻と非常に近い関係にいたパティでしか撮り得なかった二人の未公開映像や、本作で初めて公となるカート&コートニー共作による未発表楽曲「Stinking of You」をコートニーが演奏、それをカートが撮影した映像などオルタナファン必見&歴史的資料性の高いものが多数含まれ、さらにはパティがバンドを追われた真相やふつうであれば他人に知られたくないであろうパーソナルな側面に関する衝撃的な告白も含まれ、単に事実をなぞる記録映画とは完全に一線を画す、RAWで深い衝撃的人間ドキュメントとなっている。常に生と死と隣り合わせだったパティの波乱の人生とともに、90年代アメリカン・オルタナティブシーンで"生きること"と"死ぬこと"の意味を教えてくれる貴重な作品となった。ライナーノーツ封入。

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