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Track Listings
| 1. Maybe Memories (Album Version) |
| 2. The Taste Of Ink (Album Version) |
| 3. Bulimic (Album Version) |
| 4. Say Days Ago (Album Version) |
| 5. Poetic Tragedy (Album Version) |
| 6. Buried Myself Alive (Album Version) |
| 7. A Box Full Of Sharp Objects (Album Version) |
| 8. Blue And Yellow (Album Version) |
| 9. Greener With The Scenery (Album Version) |
| 10. Noise And Kisses (Album Version) |
| 11. On My Own (Album Version) |
| 12. Pieces Mended (Album Version W/ Hidden Tracks "Polly" And "Choke Me") |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Being born and raised in the ultra conservative Mormon stronghold of Orem, Utah, obviously had a profound affect on the Used. As well as confirming them as worthy rivals to Linkin Park, Nickelback and Puddle of Mudd, their splenetic debut album vents a lifetime's worth of bottled up neuroses and unresolved anger, in fervent defiance of their hometown's quiet reserve. With singer Bert McCracken schizophrenically flicking between the passive voice of reason and distraught screamer, their manic assault certainly doesn't pull any punches as they bitterly exorcise failed relationships via the likes of "Buried Myself Alive", which careers from mild mannered hurt, to jack hammer guitars and a blood curdling banshee wail of "If you want me back you're gonna have to ask nicer than that." For sure the stop/start, quiet/loud formula is as old as the hills, but they use it better than most. When they let loose and the screaming starts, the pain and anguish is palpable. Combine that with the huge, unshakable shout-along choruses of "The Taste of Ink", "Noise and Kisses" and "A Box Full of Sharp Objects" and the net result is joyously cathartic. --Dan Gennoe
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Ok, despite knowing and being a casual fan of the Used for quite a while I only really got into them with their "In love and death" album, which is all well, but going back and buying this prooves they've started to parody themselves.
This album has much more raw aggression (Bulimic, Maybe memories, The full box of sharp objects) than their latter material, whilst somber songs like "Blue and Yellow" don't feel out of place at all.
Basically they're the best at their game, everybody knows about all this "Emo post hardcore" jibber jabber, this band just do it better than the rest.
My advice is if you've only heard more recent material this album is what it's all about. Do it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I make a point of borrowing the first CD of a band i think i'll like so i'll hear their less polished, older stuff before the newer, much more stuff, but it was completely different with the Used, unlike with other bands like My Chemical Romance. At first, my friend sent me to a site with the music video of All That I've Got and i liked it, i even remembered the tune completely the next day (which never happens). I planned to buy their first album, but a friend gave me her In Love and Death CD and i instantly fell in love with it, it was exactly what i like in music! The tunes were catchy, the lyrics powerful and the overall effect was mind-blowing. With that as the second album, i was even more curious to the first album, even more so when i saw a video of Buried Myself Alive and thought how good it was for a first album song. Upon getting it, i was completely shcoked hwo good the songs were for their first album and i loved it! Taste of Ink and Blue and Yellow are my faves, but the whole CD was just so inspiring and fantastic, i haven't been able to stop listening to it for two weeks! This is a fantastically rewarding CD, particularly if you loved their second album. Just like IN Love and Death, the tunes are catchy and the lyrics are beautiful. It's well worth it!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One of the greatest albums I have ever had the pleasure to listen to. Bert and co want to tell you guys a story and this album not only leaves you with your hairs standing up on the back of your neck but, you can't help but think that the emotions in this albums are of biblical proportions ! These guys are up there.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.
Their best album. Their newer stuff doesn't beat this classic album even though the newer albums were awesome too. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2009 by Regi Diaz
AMAZING!
This album is one of my favorites. The Used have been one of my favorite bands for a while now and the first album I heard from them was In Love and Death (another amazing record). Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2007 by holly
Phenomenal!
i heard about the used from my friend, and she told me to check out a few of their songs. i instantly fell in love with them, especially blue and yellow, which is my favourite song... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2006 by Samantha Stephens
THE BEST
this cd is a gotta have. they are amazing with their screamo talent. excellent cd and the best cd i have by far!
-YOU HAVE TO BUY IT!!!
Published on 31 Oct 2004 by wesley
The only review you will need
Emotive hardcore, contriction in term really. When i think of Emo, i think of whiny vocals over mellow guitars, and when i think of hardocre, i think of screaming "vocals" over in... Read more
Published on 22 July 2004
At last something worth listening to!
Great CD from the Used, can listen to it all the way through without skipping any of their tracks.
It's one of those albums you can never get bored with. Read more
It's one of those albums you can never get bored with. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2004
WHAT is this? One mother of an album. Buy This!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Used has the best mixture of songs going. This album contains hard songs and soft songs and ones in between.
All 12 songs are brilliant what more is there to say? Read more
All 12 songs are brilliant what more is there to say? Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2004 by "d1zzydev1l"
The Used - The Used
This is without doubt the best album i own. Typically, a classic album should have 100% killer, no filler, and this is no exception. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2004 by "skaterd00d"
!!!!!!!BEST ALBUM I GOT THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!
I beg you to get this album - YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED!!!
I got over 20 albums this year, and this one is by far the best.
GET IT!!!!!!!
Published on 17 Jan 2004 by "subtleirony"
I hate punk but this post-hardcore album is amazing!
Mix of metal, screaming, punk, comes together and produces a fantastic album which you can listen to a million times. (i love bert.x)
Published on 29 Oct 2003
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