In Love & Death (Clean) [Clean]

The Used | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Clean
• Label: Reprise
• ASIN: B0002XEDNK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (275 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,869 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 28-SEP-2004

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48 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Sound, But Still The Same Great Band, November 14, 2004

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A. Estes (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Love & Death (Audio CD)

When The Used released their debut in 2002, they won me and many people over very quickly with their own quirky blend of pop and hardcore, and helped usher in, whether you like it or not, the current "screamo" trend. However, The Used have enough originality and talent at their disposal to avoid being painted into a corner, so when their second album "In Love & Death" comes around, it's no surprise that it sounds little like their debut. The band has matured in plenty of ways. For starters, the songwriting has shifted a bit. On the first album, they were a band full of young kids who were starving to taste some success. On this release, we have more of a loose concept album full of songs dealing with the subject of both love and death. The songs range from brutal ("Sound Effects & Overdramatics") to harmonious ("All That I've Got) and the band effortlessly handles each moment with glorious soundscapes that speak just as loudly as vocalist Bert McCracken. Songs like "Let It Bleed" and "Listening" tread a similar path that the debut did, but other songs like "Hard To Say" and "All That I've Got" delve into The Used's knack for pure melody that they toyed around with on previous songs like "On My Own" and "Blue & Yellow." "I Caught Fire" is the catchiest of the bunch, combining all The Used ingredients, and would make a perfect second single. "Take It Away," the first track & first single is absolutely brilliant and addictive (and also features production by Danny Lohner of Nine Inch Nails). The album as a whole is perfect. It definitely lives up to the standard set by the debut. I was a bit skeptical at first, and it took me a few listens to fully warm up, but it pays off. Give this album it's fair chance. The Used are easily the best in their game, and we can only imagine what tricks they will pull out for us on their third album.

37 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent follow-up album, esp. after a overwhelming debut, November 16, 2004

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L. Sion - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Love & Death (Audio CD)

it's hard to produce a "5 stars" album, especially when your debut album is already a "5 stars", because of the expectation of the audiences is extremely high. "In Love & Death" is the follow up of the The Used overwhelming self-titled debut, which they pretty much kept their own style, combine style-merging rhythm with emotional energetic vocal, turn out to be another album full of interesting arrangement and powerful melodies, "Light With A Sharpened Edge", "Hard To Say", "I Caught Fire" seems to be more melodic tunes, whereas others like "Sound Effects And Overdramatics", their first-single "Take It Away", "I'm A Fake" will be more on their harder, emo-ish side,

i personally enjoy listening to it very much, it deserve a nomination fot the album of year.....

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BURT IS MY HERO, March 24, 2005

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LetsPlayDoctorBabe "We'll Operate Today" (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Love & Death (Audio CD)

If it's any supirse, this CD is amazing. Although it doesn't sound quite the same as their self titled CD it definetly shows maturity. The Song I Caught Fire is probably the best track along with Sound Effects and Over Drematics. If you don't already own this and like their self titled... You need to pick it up. You wont be dissapointed.