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In Love and Death [Bonus Track]

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In Love and Death The Used CD
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  • Artist: The Used
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2005
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 093624936626
  • Item Number: WEA493662
  • Release date: 05/10/2005
  • 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
  • 13. Under Pressure [Bonus Track]
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In Love and Death [Bonus Track] by The Used on CD


By 2004 it was getting a little difficult to tell groups like AFI, My Chemical Romance, Thrice, or the Used apart. All mixed the energy of punk, emo-derived passion, and metal sensibilities into a well-played, expensively-produced package. But the end product often ended up sounding a little similar. Though its heart is eventually lost amidst the guiding elements of the genre, the Used's In Love and Death does make some impressive moves away from those very same tenets, showing some welcome restraint and even some rocktastic energy. "I Caught Fire" is irresistible, because it uses its big-budget filters and six-string layers as an advantage, building tension for the song's triumphant chorus release. "Take It Away" sees the inherent, timeless power of a solid riff, and actually revitalizes the ridiculously played-out singing guy/screaming guy dynamic that so many groups in this scene faithfully rely on. "Cut Up Angels", too, is a nice departure, offering fans a modified pop gem that lightens the album's mood considerably. Unfortunately, it still sticks to formula. There are the overwrought string and piano sections, impassioned lyrics, dense arrangements of metal chording and tortured screaming. These sounds have their place, no question. But if all that depression and heartbreak begins to bleed into the diary of the next guy over, it becomes less unique. Still, The Used have made some strides with In Love and Death toward a fuller sound. and it'll be interesting to see what their next move is. [The album was re-released in 2005 with the addition of a bonus track; the group's collaboration with My Chemical Romance on a version of the Queen/David Bowie collaboration "Under Pressure".] ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi
  • Artist: The Used
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2005
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 093624936626
  • Item Number: WEA493662
  • Release date: 05/10/2005
  • Label: Reprise
  • Genre: Pop/Rock
  • Style: Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock, Emo
  • Album Time: 49:08

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In Love and Death The Used CD