In Love and Death [EXPLICIT LYRICS] [IMPORT]

The Used

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2004)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import
• Label: Reprise
• ASIN: B0002XEDMG
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (270 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,507 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Take It Away

2. I Caught Fire

3. Let It Bleed

4. All That I've Got

5. Cut Up Angels

6. Listening

7. Yesterday's Feelings

8. Light With A Sharpened Edge

9. Sound Effects And Overdramatics

10. Hard To Say

11. Lunacy Fringe

12. I'm A Fake

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

First album? Gold. CD+DVD? Gold. Since the release of its critically acclaimed self-titled debut in mid-2002, The Used has quickly become a musical powerhouse. Now, with In Love And Death, the band's second album, The Used has truly found its voice - honest, uncompromising, loud and strong.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

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

By	Mr. Censored (Maine) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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

By	L. Sion - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.....

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not great, not garbage, but still above average, October 11, 2004

By	William "William" (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews

In my opinion this album is not as bad as the majority of reviewers say. I think what really happened for this album is The Used failed in making good soft songs as they did for the first record (the taste of ink, poetic tragedy, blue and yellow). Moreover, they didn't manage to make great hard songs with emotions (maybe memories, say days ago, bulimic, buried myself alive, noise and kisses, A box full of sharp object).

This results in a more or less boring album. However, we must ask ourselves if we would have tought the same if The Used haven't previously made a masterpiece album as their self titled. I personaly think their first album just set the step way to high for these guys.

There are some good songs, some average songs and some lousy songs.

Masterpiece songs:
-none

Great songs:
- Let it bleed
- I'm a fake

Good songs:
- Take it Away
- I caught fire
- All that I've got
- Cut up angels

average songs:
- Listening
- Light with the sharpened edge
- Sound effects and overdramatics

lousy songs:
- Yesterday's feelings
- It's hard to say

garbage:
- Lunacy fringe


Final word:
The Used - The Used 1000000/10
In love and Death - The Used 7/10