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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Taylor Momsen's The Pretty Reckless: The 7 Types of People Who Will Go See Them in San Francisco Tonight

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4. Fucked Up Adult Men
Old dudes at this show will tell you they're there because they like the music. They'll tell you Taylor's a grown woman who's

making her own decisions and living her life. Which is all well and good, but any responsible, more mature gentlemen out there will tell you that being in a room full of underage and barely legal girls clad in stockings with their bras out is more than likely going to make for an awkward and confusing evening. Even more sad, Taylor was parading herself around like this well before she turned 18. To say there are daddy issues and parental figure problems would be a

giant understatement.


5. People Who Like Folksy Ballads



For all of the cigarette smoking, black eyeliner, mean faces and PVC, The Pretty Reckless actually have some lovely, accessible tunes for anyone who likes a good cry to a good acoustic ballad with string quartet enhancements. Watch the above video (or another one, "Just Tonight," perhaps) if you don't believe us.


6. Concerned Local Mothers
You can hear them now. "Well, I just don't understand it. She used to be such a nice television character and now she's all dressed in black and, gosh, she looks a bit dangerous. I think she might be on drugs. Why are her eyes droopy like that? I bet it's drugs! Of course, I have to let [insert name of offspring here] go to the concert. I don't want to be an overbearing parent. But I'll just go and stand at the back. That's fair, isn't it? That way, I can step in if there's any trouble." There will be at least three of these parents present at the back of the room, sipping water and looking awkward.


7. Warped Tour Kids

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Remember when the Warped Tour was all about the pop-punk? Well, these days it's a clusterfuck of all sorts (Katy Perry did this tour in 2008, for cryinoutloud). And yes, in 2010, The Pretty Reckless did it, too. We should, at this juncture, make it clear that Warped Tour is not a picnic. It's long, it's unbearably hot, and you are covered in dirt all the time with no guarantee of a shower at the end of each day. Taylor Momsen might not be the most convincing rock star in the world, but at least she's trying to pay her dues a bit. Now, if only she'd put some clothes on...

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