Lies for the Liars (CD/DVD) [Explicit Lyrics]

The Used | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Reprise
• ASIN: B000OV14OG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,132 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Ripper

2. Pretty Handsome Awkward

3. The Bird And The Worm

4. Earthquake

5. Hospital

6. Paralyzed

7. With Me Tonight

8. Wake The Dead

9. Find A Way

10. Liar Liar [Burn In Hell]

11. Smother Me

Editorial Reviews

On "Lies For The Liars", the third studio album from The Used, one of rock's most fearless and incendiary bands ratchets up the heavy factor. "The Bird And The Worm" is the first track to radio and video. The CD+DVD package includes the 20-minute feature "The Making of Lies For The Liars" and a 24-page booklet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Used..another strong release., May 28, 2007

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Kenneth J. Crooks "Tell it how it is" (Alexandria, La) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lies for the Liars (Audio CD)

Brilliant.

Anyone knowing me personally, know it's a rarity for me to grace an album with that title. With my CD collection nearing the thousand(s) mark it seems like after around 99-00 I couldn't for the life of me buy an album and enjoy it from start to finish, and to be honest, after buying The Used's "In Love and Death" I almost had to force my self to sit thru it at times, it didn't have that edge to it like the first release.

If you are a fan of the used for any release or even a single alone, PICK UP THIS ALBUM. The creative element on this album are remarkable..bringing glimpses of other Genres into it like swing, big band (Track 6/Paralyzed),electronic(The Bird and the Worm), and many other genres.

For true fans of their first release, particularly fans of the tracks "Blue and Yellow", "On my Own", and "Poetic Tragedy"; Lies for the Liars comes close to pegging the impact of those with songs of similar sound like "Smother Me" and "Find a Way"

Even though this album IS toned down a few notches due to Bert's inability to scream as he would want to anymore, in no way does that make this album less of a phenomenal release. Some people look to The Used for JUST that reason, then buy this album and try to down-talk it because of the lack of screaming. If you are a true The Used fan , you know that's not what this band is all about.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wasted Effort., June 20, 2007

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A. Estes (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lies for the Liars (Audio CD)

Face it: The Used needed to change. Sure, when they appeared on the scene in 2002 with their self-titled debut, they were a force to be reckoned with. All genre labelling aside, they were a rarity because they could back up their status with some great song-writing and beautiful musical moments, as best displayed on "Blue & Yellow" and "Poetic Tragedy." But this is 2007. Screamo has gone the way of rap-metal, meaning that it is horribly oversaturated and even the innovators are starting to sound like parodies. So it's not such a terrible thing for the boys from Utah (with a new drummer) to want to change things up and earn themselves some staying power. It's just that on "Lies For The Liars," the band's third effort, it just doesn't work.

I will have to state right off the bat that the bulk of this album is forgettable. We have the meaty, catchy tracks like "Pretty Handsome Awkward" and "The Ripper" which will satisfy the usual Used fan, but which provide no substance whatsoever. Elsewhere, they sound like they are trying to be a completely different band. "The Bird And The Worm," the first single, is the kind of drab, tuneless garbage you'd expect a band like Panic At The Disco to churn out. Likewise, "Liar, Liar" makes them sound like a heavy Fall Out Boy. Wipe the smile off your face, that is not a good thing.

I'll give them that "Earthquake," "Wake The Dead" and "Smother Me" do a decent job at updating their sound while at the same time pleasing the core fanbase, but much of this album seems bound and determined to eliminate The Used's personality. Too many times, on too many tracks, they sound like other bands. Instead of experimenting with their sound and turning out something new or at least fresh sounding, they seem to have taken the easy route, listened to what their peers were doing, and try to mimick and milk it for all it's worth. Thousands of eyeliner stained teens with hair in their face and their eyes glued to Fuse might find this to be a good album, but everyone else will leave disappointed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpeice!, October 4, 2007

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Chad Day "Chad Day" (Orem, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lies for the Liars (Audio CD)

I love this cd! Everytime The Used come out with a new cd, its a different unique style, this cd is no exception. I think all of the bands cds are too different to even compare, but if I could only choose 2 of their cd's to buy, I would get this one and their first one for sure! Very well done cd!

(Kind of a scam going on with different bonus tracks being sold on cds at different stores though, so a die-hard fan would have to buy this cd about 5 times to collect all of the bonus tracks. I think that's a little gay but The USED are still one of my favorite bands ever! Its their choice if they want to pull a stunt like that and see if it doesn't promote piracy like nothing else. ;) )