09-18-2004, 06:36 PM | #1 | ||||
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The Used - In Love and Death
Ok, so the album has been leaked and of course I couldn't resist downloading it for now. Has anybody else checked it out yet? First of all I'll say I'm a BIG fan of The Used, and some of you probably read how excited I was about the album once I heard "Take it Away." However, I have to say DAMN! This CD is pretty fucking awful. Maybe its a quick judgement because I've only listened to it 2 or 3 times all the way through, but I don't really have the will to listen to it much more.
Take it Away and I'm a Fake are good, but it's hard to say much else positive about the rest. The second song, I Caught Fire, is kinda growing on me even though it is not their style. I really don't know what to say, other than I hope this is not what the genre is evolving into. Formerly Known As: Ketchupisyourfriend Quote:
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09-18-2004, 06:44 PM | #2 |
WARRIORS
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What does it sound like?
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09-18-2004, 07:35 PM | #3 |
I Hate Bottles
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It reminds me of bands like Senses Fail who make really pop sounding songs, then start screaming at the end and expect it to be hardcore or something. Its a pretty upbeat sounding cd with, in some cases, very poor lyrics. It just feels like a step backwards to me.
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09-18-2004, 08:17 PM | #4 |
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Doesn't sound like it's gonna be that great if it's like Senses Fail.
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09-19-2004, 12:39 AM | #5 |
Mas Vagina Porfavor
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To me, Take it Away doesn't sound like it should be a single, and that's not a good sign for the rest of the songs on the album. I haven't heard them yet, but I'm not very optimistic, and I loved their first album.
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09-19-2004, 12:53 AM | #6 |
dirty irani
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I love Senses Fail
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09-19-2004, 02:47 PM | #7 | |
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There are some pretty good songs on the cd, some that are their style and some that aren't. I just want to get the point across that there isn't a single song on the album that reminds me at all of their last cd. I guess the closest thing to their last cd would be a song called "Soundeffects and Overdramatics." |
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10-18-2004, 10:12 PM | #8 |
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It was released here yesterday so I went and picked it up, and I couldn't disagree with you more. I love this CD. Yeah, some of the songs are "poppy" or whatever, but so what? Overall it's a really nice CD.
The guitar work has improved ten fold ( Quinn >). Bert's voice sounds amazing. The drums are really nice, with some nice little fills here and there but nothing too showy, and the bass is very solid. I don't know what you're complaining about. To me, it still sounds like The Used, it's just this CD is more "Poetic Tragedy"/"Blue and Yellow"/"Buried Me Alive" than "Maybe Memories"/"A Box Full of Sharp Objects"/"Say Days Away". Nothing wrong with that. Fucking yes. |
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And I think "pop" is the wrong word for it. Mellow songs with less screaming do not = pop. |
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