★★★★★
Release Date: April 1, 2014 The Used have been around long enough to be elder statesmen of the scene. The cult like following achieved upon the release of 2003's The Used debut is still in place, although there has no doubt been a more subtle energy coming off the enjoyable although average recent albums of the bands growing catalogue. This is what makes Imaginary Enemy such a unique album and one so worthy of Used fans both old and new...
- absolutepunk.net
2014-04-09
★★★★★
The Used are a polarizing band. Bert McCracken usually finds himself writing about love, drugs and a bunch of things you'd think an adult would be able to sift through a little better. No judgement there, because I always appreciated his spin on things and the fact that it shows how human McCracken is. Imaginary Enemy shifts things up a bit as their most political statement to date in a record that's divided into two facets...
- www.punknews.org
2014-03-31
★★★★★
The Used have been around since 2001 and while they haven't reinvented themselves or their sound over the years, they've always stuck to their guns and come out blazing. With the release of their EP, The Ocean of the Sky (which the band recorded by themselves), The Used have successfully showcased that they can still be relevant without compromising any elements of their sound. The EP kicks off with 'Iddy Biddy,' which contrary to the title, is bold,both lyrically and instrumentally...
- www.musicreview.co.za
2013-07-26
★★★★★
It was hard to imagine the Used bouncing back from 2009's Artwork. The band's fourth studio album, and final with Warner Bros., not only failed to garner the attention or sales of their past releases, but also failed on a strictly aesthetic level. Resembling a mere shell of the band that once seemed to rule the emo/punk landscape, Artwork appeared as close to a swan song as one can imagine. Fortunately for fans of the Used, it appears that band still has life...
- www.popmatters.com
2012-06-04
★★★★★
If you're hoping that The Used have gone back to the aggression levels of their first album, you might as well stop reading this review right now and go play Diablo III instead. It isn't happening. Sorry... Still here? Okay, let's go on. Despite the lack of bite, this doesn't mean that Vulnerable is a bad album; quite the contrary...
- www.musicreview.co.za
2012-05-31
★★★★★
The new album by The Used is far from Vulnerable - it is a strong, solid collection of rock songs which should propel the Utah four-piece to new levels of success. I am ashamed to admit that this album is the first I had heard from American rock band The Used - but now that I have heard it, let me reassure you, it will not be the last...
- www.music-news.com
2012-04-16
★★★★★
After a rather long wait, The Used decided to take matters into their own hands with what would become their latest offering - "Vulnerable", breaking free from the grips of Reprise Records and creating their own label and with it a new platform from which they could launch their new album into the ears of the listener with a spring in its step that comes from the freedoms of independence that are rarely simulated elsewhere...
- www.alterthepress.com
2012-04-16
★★★★★
The Used are one of those bands that you never quite know what to expect in terms of releases. From the mixed reviews of their self-titled debut, to the critically acclaimed follow up In Love And Death and to the slightly more regressive (but still popular) Lies For Liars, the band is full of wild surprises...
- www.theaureview.com
2012-04-16
★★★★★
Sound: Did The Used dissapoint? Let me begin by saying The Used are a very very very original band and on originality the band did not dissapoint. Now when it comes down to it, your taste will totally matter when it comes to In Love And Death. The screaming from Bert Mccrackin which had become such a staple in The Used music, the strategic, gut wrenching (litterally) screams have been toned down and Berts singing is left to carry the album, which he does with flying colors...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
Loading...
