The Used is a band from Orem, Utah, United States. The band's genre is often widely debated, even within their fanbase with some claiming them to be, amongst others, post hardcore, pop rock and pop punk. The band has refused to comment on this issue with Bert McCracken (vocalist) stating in an interview with Kerrang! that he "doesn't care about what genre they are as long as they make good music."
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| File:Used 1.jpg The Used are, from left to right: Jeph Howard (Bass), Quinn Allman (Guitar), Bert McCracken (Vocals), and Branden Steineckert (Drums). | |
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Their self-titled debut album The Used ended up going gold. The band later released Maybe Memories, a live album featuring the songs from their self-titled album and previously unreleased home demos that also included live footage and interviews on DVD. They released their second album In Love and Death through Warner Bros. Records, on September 28, 2004. The album has since also gone gold. Their third album is due out in 2006.
Relationship with My Chemical Romance
The Used is known to be very friendly with My Chemical Romance. The lead singer Gerard Way and Bert were rumored to have been particularly close (rumors of romance exist but are probably dismissable, having been spread mostly by fanfiction; however, the two have been known to kiss onstage). My Chemical Romance and The Used have covered "Under Pressure" (originally by David Bowie and Queen) in concert on multiple occasions. In recent months, the two lead singers of both bands seem to have had a fallout due to disagreements over the addition of "Under Pressure" to In Love and Death. Most of this evidence comes from an interview with Bert [1] and a recent song, so far unreleased, by My Chemical Romance entitled "Disenchanted (Shut Up and Play)". The dispute was settled, however, when Bert said in an article that he was "just messing around". The two bands' members are, to this day, good friends.
The two bands' version of "Under Pressure" was finally released online in 2005 for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
Albums
- The Used (Self-Titled Debut) (2002)
- Maybe Memories (CD/DVD) (2003)
- In Love And Death (2004)
Singles
- A Box Full Of Sharp Objects The Used
- Blue and Yellow The Used
- Taste Of Ink The Used
- Take It Away In Love and Death
- All That I've Got In Love and Death
- I Caught Fire In Love and Death
Videography
- "A Box Of Sharp Objects" from The Used (2002)
- "Buried Myself Alive" from The Used (2002)
- "The Taste of Ink" from The Used (2002)
- "Blue and Yellow" from The Used (2003)
- "Take It Away" from In Love & Death (2004)
- "All That I've Got" from In Love & Death (2004)
- "I Caught Fire" from In Love & Death (2005)