Going to Hell (Deluxe Edition)
From its unambiguous title to its explicit cover photo to the naughty female moaning that opens its first track, *Going to Hell* has all the subtlety of a Harley roaring down Sunset Boulevard: this is lighter-waving heavy rock in the spirit of Guns N\' Roses\' *Appetite for Destruction* and Bon Jovi\'s *Slippery When Wet*. Actress-turned-singer Taylor Momsen reprises her role as the band\'s bad-to-the-bone frontwoman. On The Pretty Reckless\' sophomore album, she snarls her way through cycles of glorious sinning and fingers-crossed repenting. Sonically, the album covers a lot of ground. The swaggering guitars of \"Absolution\" sound like something out of modern country\'s playbook; \"House on a Hill\" looks to Nickelback with its soaring balladry; \"Heaven Knows\" is a call-and-response rocker that evokes Joan Jett; \"Waiting for a Friend\" is a plaintive acoustic tune that\'s almost indie rock. Yet it\'s the barnburners that work best, especially \"Why\'d You Bring a Shotgun to the Party.\" That\'s a splenetic rager that\'s sure to get the cops called if you play it at your next keg stand, which is surely the point.
The RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS used to sing in their zany years that Catholic school girls rule. You needn't be a charter member of the Chester the Molester brigade to pull the sexual connotation from that song. THE PRETTY RECKLESS' Taylor Momsen is a one-time Catholic school girl and the cover of her ba...
The Pretty Reckless - Going to Hell review: From porn star to harmonica, and all points in between.