The Used is an American band, from Utah. They started out exactly 7 years ago, which means 2001 till present, and they're still alive and kicking.
The way the band formed however, was less than ordinary...with lead singer 'Bert' being a 'mormon', and rebelling against family values, moved out and lived with his girlfriend, who died years later of a drug overdose when carrying his child.
The band however recovered from a shattered Bert, got a new drummer and kicked off with 3 amazing studio albums, created every alternative year from when they had started out, namely:
2002- The Used
2004- In love and death
2007- Lies for the Liars (which is a personal favourite).
They do have a couple of EPs, compilation albums and singles...but they're added to studio albums to provide variety.
The reason why I liked 'The Used' personally, is because, they bring back that 'hardcore meets punk' sound, with the occassional 'screaming' <---(sometimes, Bert screams so much, at Live shows, that he throws up on stage).
The instruments are the heavy kind, on the most part but definately 'NOT' the 'monotonous' kind of heavy, with angry guitars blaring out curses!
The lyrics, are a personal favourite, because they make you think about everyday life...and most song's today about cliched love, life and clubs, don't help you do that.
A plus is Bert's voice- effortless is the only way to describe it, but a negative factor would be that most people assume he's a lazy asshole, hence the 'drone'.
Anyway, a good song for a start off to listen to, would be:
The Taste of Ink.
Give it a shot.
The way the band formed however, was less than ordinary...with lead singer 'Bert' being a 'mormon', and rebelling against family values, moved out and lived with his girlfriend, who died years later of a drug overdose when carrying his child.
The band however recovered from a shattered Bert, got a new drummer and kicked off with 3 amazing studio albums, created every alternative year from when they had started out, namely:
2002- The Used
2004- In love and death
2007- Lies for the Liars (which is a personal favourite).
They do have a couple of EPs, compilation albums and singles...but they're added to studio albums to provide variety.
The reason why I liked 'The Used' personally, is because, they bring back that 'hardcore meets punk' sound, with the occassional 'screaming' <---(sometimes, Bert screams so much, at Live shows, that he throws up on stage).
The instruments are the heavy kind, on the most part but definately 'NOT' the 'monotonous' kind of heavy, with angry guitars blaring out curses!
The lyrics, are a personal favourite, because they make you think about everyday life...and most song's today about cliched love, life and clubs, don't help you do that.
A plus is Bert's voice- effortless is the only way to describe it, but a negative factor would be that most people assume he's a lazy asshole, hence the 'drone'.
Anyway, a good song for a start off to listen to, would be:
The Taste of Ink.
Give it a shot.
Ps- Comments are welcome, but not arguments. Arguments about music,
I've heard and know are useless.
4 comments:
1st comment on new blog!
Yay!
:D
d(^o^)b
Waiting for the next one =)
Droooooool! Its awesome, now I know where to check out for band reviews, updates and the like.
PS: Put up an added top 10 songs feature! :D
Becos you've reviewed them I'm listening to them now.. and their pretty darn good.
Barry showed me Smother me sometime ago and i like that too :)
love you
so proud of you
I already like The used :D ...all thanks to you. oh and most of my other song tastes ...
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