1.The Used (2002)
2.In Love and Death (2004)
3.Lies for the Liers (2007)
4.Artwok (2009)
The Used
Released June 25, 2002, Length 47:16, Label Reprise
1.Maybe Memories 2:55
2.The Taste of Ink 3:28
2.The Taste of Ink 3:28
3.Bulimic 3:20
4.Say Days Ago 3:17
5.Poetic Tragedy 3:44
6.Buried Myself Alive 4:02
7.A Box Full of Sharp Objects 2:56
8.Blue and Yellow 3:21
9.Greener with the Scenery 3:37
10.Noise and Kisses 2:49
11.On My Own 2:43
12.Pieces Mended (with hidden tracks "Polly" and "Choke Me") 11:00The Used is the self-titled debut album by American rock band The Used. It was released on June 25, 2002 and has since been certified gold in the US.
The CD contains various multimedia content such as pictures, links, and promotional material for the band.
It also contains the music video for "A Box Full of Sharp Objects", and a video showing some of the antics that went on during the recording of the album.
It also contains the music video for "A Box Full of Sharp Objects", and a video showing some of the antics that went on during the recording of the album.
In Love and Death
Released September 28, 2004, Length 41:44, Label Reprise
3.Let It Bleed 3:11 4.All That I've Got 3:59 5.Cut Up Angels 3:47 6.Listening 2:46 7.Yesterday's Feelings 2:48 8.Light with a Sharpened Edge 3:30 9.Sound Effects and Overdramatics 3:29 10.Hard to Say 3:30 11.Lunacy Fringe 3:41 12.I'm a Fake 4:06 |
In Love and Death is the second studio album by American rock band The Used. It was released on September 28, 2004 and has since been certified gold. It is their most well-received and successful album to date. This was the first album for which Alex Pardee did the artwork, and he has done all artwork for The Used since, excluding 2009's Artwork. The title and music reference a number of tragic events that surrounded vocalist Bert McCracken during the album's production, notably the death of his pregnant girlfriend.
Re-Release
The album was re-released on May 3, 2005 with the addition of a bonus track, a cover of Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure", in which they collaborated with My Chemical Romance. An article inKerrang! magazine said that the bonus track was added to later pressings of the album without the band's permission.
Lies for the Liers
Released May 22, 2007, Length 39:50, Label Reprise
Lies for the Liars is the third studio album by American rock band The Used. It was released on May 22, 2007. It, along with their newest studio album, Artwork, are their only studio albums to date that have not been certified gold.
Artwork is the fourth studio album by American emo/post-hardcore band The Used, released through Reprise in the United States and the UK on August 31, 2009.
Writing and recording
The Used began writing for Artwork in early 2008, and originally hoped to enter the studio shortly after Kevin Lyman's 2008 "Get a Life Tour" with Weezer front-man Rivers Cuomo as producer of the album. The Used expressed their interest in the raw sound found on Weezer's 1996 album Pinkerton, and hoped to create a similar sound by working with Cuomo. The band ended up working with producer Matt Squire (Panic! at the Disco, Boys Like Girls, The Receiving End of Sirens) and did not enter the studio until the end of 2008.
Re-Release
The album was re-released on May 3, 2005 with the addition of a bonus track, a cover of Queen and David Bowie's "Under Pressure", in which they collaborated with My Chemical Romance. An article inKerrang! magazine said that the bonus track was added to later pressings of the album without the band's permission.
Lies for the Liers
Released May 22, 2007, Length 39:50, Label Reprise
1.The Ripper 2:56
2.Pretty Handsome Awkward 3:33
2.Pretty Handsome Awkward 3:33
3.The Bird and the Worm 3:46
4.Earthquake 3:29
5.Hospital 2:58
6.Paralyzed 3:14
7.With Me Tonight 3:06
8.Wake the Dead 4:14
9.Find a Way 3:23
10.Liar Liar (Burn in Hell) 2:57
11.Smother Me" (with hidden track "Queso") 6:18Lies for the Liars is the third studio album by American rock band The Used. It was released on May 22, 2007. It, along with their newest studio album, Artwork, are their only studio albums to date that have not been certified gold.
While only eleven tracks are featured on the standard copy of Lies for the Liars, bonus tracks were released on certain versions. In total, the band recorded 19 songs, from about 40 that were written in preparation for the album. Those songs not featured on a version of the album were released as bonus tracks, on CD singles, and the Shallow Believer EP. This is the first album without Branden Steineckert as the drummer. He left the band in August 2006. Dean Butterworth of Good Charlotte recorded the drums for the album. Dan Whitesides toured with the band and was later announced as the official new drummer.
The special edition version includes a bonus DVD, slightly different artwork, special casing, and a 24-page booklet packed with vibrant images of the band and Chadam. The special casing is fashioned to look like a book, with the pages within holding several photographs of the band and different fictional characters as well as the lyrics. The DVD has a 20 minute feature on the making of the album.
Artwork
Relesed August 31, 2009, Length 43:47, Label Reprise
1.Blood on My Hands 3:18
2.Empty with You 3:24
2.Empty with You 3:24
3.Born to Quit 3:34
4.Kissing You Goodbye 4:09
5.Sold My Soul 4:12.
6.Watered Down 3:58.
7.On the Cross 3:07.
8.Come Undone 3:24.
9.Meant to Die 3:46
10.The Best of Me 4:29
11.Men Are All the Same 5:54Artwork is the fourth studio album by American emo/post-hardcore band The Used, released through Reprise in the United States and the UK on August 31, 2009.
Writing and recording
The Used began writing for Artwork in early 2008, and originally hoped to enter the studio shortly after Kevin Lyman's 2008 "Get a Life Tour" with Weezer front-man Rivers Cuomo as producer of the album. The Used expressed their interest in the raw sound found on Weezer's 1996 album Pinkerton, and hoped to create a similar sound by working with Cuomo. The band ended up working with producer Matt Squire (Panic! at the Disco, Boys Like Girls, The Receiving End of Sirens) and did not enter the studio until the end of 2008.
The Used experienced several changes upon making Artwork. The band changed management within their label Reprise Records. This was the first album with new drummer Dan Whitesides; also the first studio album that was not produced by Goldfinger's frontman John Feldmann. Feldmann had been working with The Used since lead singer Bert McCracken threw a demo on stage during a Goldfinger concert in 2001. Commenting on the band's state prior to these changes, guitarist Quinn Allman felt that, "we were kept in a space with our resources that was creating an essence for our band that wasn't who we truly were." These changes allowed The Used to take their music in a new direction with Artwork.
Feeling that the band's previous albums had a similar sound, The Used hoped to make a brand new genre they refer to as "gross pop" with Artwork. In Alternative Press magazine, McCracken described the new genre, "In the past, we've always kind of brought pop sensibility into heavy rock, but this is going to be all that much more tantalizing and brutal. Our songs are 10 times messier and noisier than they've ever been." The themes of the record include "coming to grips with how much you really hate yourself" and the concept of mortality. McCracken, who had previously lived a "reckless life," recently came to terms with how easy it is to accidentally die after the tragic death of actor Heath Ledger. The song "Meant to Die" is loosely based on the death of Ledger and not being able to say "sorry," or "I never meant to die" after an accidental death.
This album features Bert McCracken's brother Joseph McCracken singing at two songs.
Released
At shows prior to the release of Artwork, The Used performed the new track "Blood on My Hands". This song was the first single from the album, and was released on June 30, 2009 as a vinyl picture disc and digital download. The song began airing on radio stations starting July 14, 2009.
Artwork was released in a special CD/DVD version. This version contained an expanded 20-page liner note booklet and a DVD with "behind the scenes footage" of The Used.
The album actually leaked 2 months before its release.
Leading up to the album's release, The Used released guitar tabs for one song from Artwork each week on their official website. Fans were encouraged to record themselves playing each song and post it online.
The album opened at #10 on the Billboard 200 with 35,000 copies sold. The song "Something Safe" was made available on iTunes for download on November 23, 2009.
The Used released a music video for their song, "Empty with You", on December 9 which can be viewed on TheUsed.net and YouTube.
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