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The members of the Used (Particularly Bert McCracken) had to overcome poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse, not tomention the straight-lacedattitudes of their hometown of Orem, UT, to bring their screamo-tinged brand of post-hardcore tolife. But they persevered and earned acontract withRepriseRecords, releasing their self-titled debut album in June 2002. Havingonly played a handful of shows around Orem prior to theirrecord's release, theband --vocalist Bert McCracken, guitarist QuinnAllman, bassist Jeph Howard, and drummer Branden Steineckert -- beganrelentless nationwide touring thatqui ...read more
The members of the Used (Particularly Bert McCracken) had to overcome poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse, not tomention the straight-lacedattitudes of their hometown of Orem, UT, to bring their screamo-tinged brand of post-hardcore tolife. But they persevered and earned acontract withRepriseRecords, releasing their self-titled debut album in June 2002. Havingonly played a handful of shows around Orem prior to theirrecord's release, theband --vocalist Bert McCracken, guitarist QuinnAllman, bassist Jeph Howard, and drummer Branden Steineckert -- beganrelentless nationwide touring thatquicklysaw their fanbase multiply. Club dates soon turned into successful stints on larger-scale festival/packagetours including the Warped Tour,Ozzfest, andProjektRevolution alongside Linkin Park and Snoop Dogg. In summer 2003, the Used issued theintrospective CD/DVDMaybe Memories, whichcontainedunreleased songs, live material, behind-the-scenes footage, and more. Their officialsophomoreoffering showed up in September 2004 as In Loveand Death.~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide « hide |
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