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The Used It is not often that an album comes along that is so widely anticipated as this. Ever since The Used released their brilliant self-titled debut in 2002, fans have been wondering if they could back it up the success of the album with their next release. If this album didn’t match up, The Used would risk being called "one-hit wonders" or it could be said that The album opens with the blistering single "Take It Away." If you don’t like this song, you have probably never liked The Used and probably never will. The next two tracks, "I Caught Fire" and "Let It Bleed" are also classic sounding The Used songs. Like their debut, The Used show their softer side by throwing in a few ballads ("All That I’ve Got," "Yesterday’s Feelings"), while balancing it out with a few heavier songs such as the previously mentioned "Take It Away" and "I’m a Fake." There are a couple of interesting songs of this album that show the band’s musical diversity. One is the ballad "Yesterday’s Feelings." While ballads are nothing new for the band, this one has a distinct sound that sets it apart from the others. It has a very soft sound that is like a music box (you know the ones with the spinning ballerinas?). It also has a very lullaby feel and you could imagine going to sleep with this song in the background. Another really different song is "Lunacy Fringe." This song is so pop-y you could imagine it popping up on mainstream It's good to see The Used haven’t lost their knack for writing a good song. The songs are just as emotional as ever, particularly the last song "I’m A Fake," which has Bert speaking for 30 seconds before launching into the song. The production is also as smooth as ever, with John Feldmann (of Goldfinger) producing, engineering, and mixing the album, as he did with their first. The band was so happy with the sound of their debut that they wanted to work with Feldmann again. Even though In Love and Death as a whole is slightly poppier than its predecessor, I believe fans will love it anyway, while probably attracting a whole new legion of listeners. If you give it a chance, In Love and Death is a great follow-up to 2002’s The Used, but also a great album if it were to stand alone. Definitely worth the wait. XROXX Album Rating: XXXX (4 X’s out of possible 5 X's) Kristie Batten
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their debut was some sort of fluke. It was always going to be an extremely hard thing to do but In Love and Death is 12 songs of exactly what you’d come to expect from The Used.
radio. The thing is, it is so catchy you will love it anyway. It is one of my favorite songs on the album.