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Post by Ron57 on Mar 22, 2009 13:05:13 GMT -5
I know it's a bit early to post this. But according to Absolute Punk, their new record will be released in July, and will be titled "Artwork". www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=953902Being a huge fan of The Used, I hope this does better than Lies for the Liars did. Personally my favorite album by them is In Love and Death, so I hope that they go more in that direction. Edit: Goes for Adds June 29th
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Post by pen on Mar 22, 2009 13:13:56 GMT -5
I actually think I like their b-sides album "Shallow Believer" more than I like "Lies For The Liars". My favorite I think is always gonna be the first album though. I know the chances of heading back in that direction are slim because I think Bert's trying not to scream so much, plus I doubt their label will let them go that heavy again.
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 22, 2009 13:19:02 GMT -5
I actually think I like their b-sides album "Shallow Believer" more than I like "Lies For The Liars". My favorite I think is always gonna be the first album though. I know the chances of heading back in that direction are slim because I think Bert's trying not to scream so much, plus I doubt their label will let them go that heavy again. The only ones from that album I really got into were The Taste of Ink and On My Own. (Especially OMO), maybe because I didn't actually discover the band until 2007. Shallow Believer wasn't anything special for me, It was okay, but nothing really stood out to me upon a few listens. I think oddly enough, my favorite song by them would have to be "Lunacy Fringe".
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Post by pen on Mar 22, 2009 13:25:01 GMT -5
So I guess you're one of their poppier fans. Cause I really like "Poetic Tragedy", "Maybe Memories", "A Box Full Of Sharp Objects", and "Buried Myself Alive".
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 22, 2009 13:33:00 GMT -5
So I guess you're one of their poppier fans. Cause I really like "Poetic Tragedy", "Maybe Memories", "A Box Full Of Sharp Objects", and "Buried Myself Alive". I wouldn't say that. I like all those songs as well, I just haven't gotten into them as much as I have the other ones. I also really like The Ripper, Take It Away, Let It Bleed, etc. And other than the chorus and Bridge, Poetic Tragedy is pretty soft as well. Currently listening to it, It sounds kinda like "Violence" by Blink-182. At least the chorus does.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 22, 2009 18:12:31 GMT -5
I was a HUGE fan of their first album and still seven years later am not tired of it after listening to it probably more than fifty times. I thought "In Love And Death" was good because it included some similar material to the self-titled and some poppier stuff, which I'm all for variety. "Lies For The Liars" had mostly poppier sounds besides maybe "Listening" and "Sound Effects And Overdramatics," so while I still thought the album was good, I didn't think it matched up with the previous two. I'm not really sure what route they're going to take with this new album, but of course I'm hoping it's definitely similar to their self-titled, but we'll see.
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 22, 2009 22:39:35 GMT -5
^Only confirming your argument that LFTL is their poppiest album, the two songs you mentioned as being the only heavier parts of the disc aren't even on it. Both "Listening" and "Sound Effects..." are on IL&D.
That said, I'm so excited for this album. IL&D is my favorite album of theirs and I think they might head back in that direction. From what I hear, there will be little-to-no screaming this time around. MCR route anyone? Not sure what that will do for them as far as success is concerned, but I'll definitely be picking this album up as soon as it comes out.
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Post by pen on Mar 22, 2009 23:50:17 GMT -5
^Only confirming your argument that LFTL is their poppiest album, the two songs you mentioned as being the only heavier parts of the disc aren't even on it. Both "Listening" and "Sound Effects..." are on IL&D. Wow, I didn't even catch that. Serious fail, Charlie Brown. Serious fail.
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 23, 2009 0:00:53 GMT -5
^Only confirming your argument that LFTL is their poppiest album, the two songs you mentioned as being the only heavier parts of the disc aren't even on it. Both "Listening" and "Sound Effects..." are on IL&D. Son of a biscuit. You're right Not just a serious fail, but an epic epic fail. And if we could play sound effects, I'd blast that Charlie Brown shit so loud, the security who drives around my development would break into my house and arrest me for disturbing the peace.
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Post by pen on Mar 23, 2009 0:09:33 GMT -5
And if we could play sound effects, I'd blast that Charlie Brown s**t so loud, the security who drives around my development would break into my house and arrest me for disturbing the peace.
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 23, 2009 15:20:42 GMT -5
And if we could play sound effects, I'd blast that Charlie Brown s**t so loud, the security who drives around my development would break into my house and arrest me for disturbing the peace.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 23, 2009 20:51:27 GMT -5
In Love and Death being my locked at #12 on my all-time favorite albums list as of the end of 2007, I was disappointed by Lies for the Liars, as it fell considerably short of both the first two albums, yet was still technically a good album.
I also remember reading/hearing that this new Used album would be ultimately poppier, with less screaming. I'm just afraid they'll continue sliding from their past glories. So while I'll buy it immediately, I'm bracing myself now.
I found Shallow Believer to be the b-sides collection it was, in terms of quality. (Though I always counted "Dark Days" and "Devil Beside You" as part of Lies for the Liars, since those came on my version, as well as counting "Choke Me" as part of the first album, since it was the hidden track.)
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Post by Ron57 on Apr 30, 2009 21:50:00 GMT -5
Bump?
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Post by pen on Apr 30, 2009 21:55:59 GMT -5
Boo! Boo! You suck!
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Post by Ron57 on Apr 30, 2009 22:02:19 GMT -5
Mine's better. You know it. You breathe it. You smell it. You excrete in it. Done.
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Post by PHOBES on May 1, 2009 1:14:28 GMT -5
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Post by Ron57 on May 25, 2009 20:27:33 GMT -5
I sent a direct tweet to The Used on Twitter asking "@wearetheused Any word on a new single? And is the new album really goona be called "Artwork" ?" I received a response saying " Ron57 blood on my hands, check YouTube." So I found this - www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv59djqgzcwAnd judging by what they said, I'm guessing that means it'll be the first single. No word on if the album is actually called "Artwork" but yeah.
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Post by PHOBES on May 25, 2009 23:36:42 GMT -5
Huh, pretty cool you got a direct response.
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Post by pen on May 29, 2009 17:41:08 GMT -5
Blood On My Hands - June 29th.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on May 30, 2009 2:21:46 GMT -5
Really hope they don't blow it.
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Post by American Idiot on May 30, 2009 15:14:54 GMT -5
I guess I should also mention that this is a HOT 32 Leaves remake!
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 10, 2009 13:48:54 GMT -5
Ehh. Here's the Artwork for "Artwork" I don't like it. These guys are looked upon as an emo band, and I go defending them and then they do this. I hate classifying bands by stupid things such as emo.
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Post by pen on Jun 10, 2009 13:58:17 GMT -5
I don't think it's stupid for a band to be called emo. It's only stupid if people keep taking it as an insult. Forgetting the whole "emo derived from hardcore" history, I think any band where emotion is a central part of the music is basically an emo band. I know that definition can be applied to a lot of bands, but if you look at a band like Disturbed and Korn or a band like The Killers and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and then look at a band like Thursday or Jimmy Eat World or Brand New, which set of bands do you think is more likely to meet that standard? There is a lot more attention to the words and feelings in music classified as "emo". There is generally a lot more emphasis on emotional context.
Now, does the Used fall into that? I think they certainly have elements of that. Going forward from their first album, they added more pop elements to the mix, so they're not entirely what I'd consider an emo band, but that influence is still there.
Now, with that over with, that cover art blows, and looks like the most childish thing ever. It honestly looks like something designed by a third grader, albeit one that has lost all will to live.
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 10, 2009 23:18:46 GMT -5
Yes I understand the whole emotional thing, but the term emo in this day in age stands for more than just emotional. People see you listening to something like that, especially teenagers will think "oh, you must cut yourself." Which is kinda what separates goth from emo, as some say. (Except for the emotional aspect of it)
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Post by pen on Jun 11, 2009 0:05:28 GMT -5
Yes I understand the whole emotional thing, but the term emo in this day in age stands for more than just emotional. People see you listening to something like that, especially teenagers will think "oh, you must cut yourself." Which is kinda what separates goth from emo, as some say. (Except for the emotional aspect of it) Goth people don't cut themselves? I thought they did.
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Post by pen on Jun 11, 2009 0:06:05 GMT -5
I thought emo kids just cried a lot curled up under the kitchen cabinet drinking the contents from under the sink.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 11, 2009 3:10:48 GMT -5
I was already hoping they could turn things around after the somewhat disappointing Lies for the Liars, and I hate to judge an album by its cover, but it's not looking good for The Used right now...
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Post by Ron57 on Jun 11, 2009 12:21:18 GMT -5
Yes I understand the whole emotional thing, but the term emo in this day in age stands for more than just emotional. People see you listening to something like that, especially teenagers will think "oh, you must cut yourself." Which is kinda what separates goth from emo, as some say. (Except for the emotional aspect of it) Goth people don't cut themselves? I thought they did. I wish I could explain it better but to be honest I don't care. I hate Emo being a music genre. What I never knew is that emo actually came from music. (I learned this from looking it up right now xD). And it kind of recently had it's mainstream sort of breakthrough. Cutting yourself may not define emo, but it's definitely a stereotype of people who are emo. Hell I could be considered emo because I'm often alone, I write poetry, etc. But I sure as hell don't cut myself. I'm just saying how stereotypes lead people to believe that if you do those other things, then you must cut yourself. My point being that this "Artwork" isn't helping the stereotype go away. I don't know about gothic people though, I think that if they cut they just do it because they think it's cool, which emo people do it because they are depressed and sad.
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Post by pen on Jun 11, 2009 12:29:48 GMT -5
What if you're goth and emo, what then?
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Post by PHOBES on Jun 11, 2009 23:22:58 GMT -5
Gemo
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