The Used Band • Page 67

There's few artists that have ever hit the level of disappointment The Used did for me with Ocean of the Sky and Imaginary Enemy.

 

Imaginary Enemy and Vulnerable are such nothing albums to me. Even the albums that came after it which weren't good had something memorable. The Canyon was adventurous but didn't hit, Toxic Positivity at least had a personality. Those two were just.... faceless, empty, forgettable

 

My nostalgia and deep love for the S/T and ILAD always brings me back to check out their new tunes, and TBH I haven't liked any of it since.

 

Vulnerable has some fun songs on it. I actually kind of like the dumb little dubsteppy moments haha.

 

S/T is definitely their best, and Bert is definitely my favorite screamer of all time. Sad I never got to see them live while he was able to do it.

I love Vulnerable. hands and faces is weird but I loved them trying something new. I think my biggest disappointment with the band is the jump from Heartwork to Toxic Positivity. Not that I think Toxic Positivity is bad, but Heartwork has some of their best songs since ILAD imo. Really dug the energy on that album... anyways...
S/T
ILAD
Artwork
Heartwork
Lies for the Liars
Shallow Believer
Vulnerable
Toxic Positivity
The Canyon
Imaginary Enemy

 

Toxic Positivity would be a lot better if they actually put the pre-release singles on it. Still don’t understand that move even a little bit lol

 

I don't think they fit on there thematically and most of the album is better so I get it.

 

Agree to disagree I guess, I think they’re both better than almost every song on there

 

Vulnerable is so underrated! in my opinion that is the best album after the first two, which sadly I don't think will ever be topped haha.

 

Did they win any Grammys this year?

 

they
are
not
albums

 

While I enjoy ILAD now, fuck was I disappointed when it was released. S/T was literally perfect (except maybe for the final skit), and the poppiness of the follow up was so jarring. Must have been like what the AFI punk kids at my hs when sing the sorrow came out felt like( not me. that’s another perfect album).

 

I can see why people don't like Vulnerable, longtime fans especially. Some of the poppier stuff is almost unrecognizable as The Used — the choruses in "Shine" and "Moving On," the surprisingly uplifting closer. I don't love all of it, but I liked it more than Artwork.

 

Nah

 

idc bout this silly debate but Shallow Believer does absolutely rip. esp the version with Pain

 

Man, Ocean of the Sky is really cool. Better songs, performances, and more fitting production than the previous couple albums.

"Tethys," though. What happened there?

 

inlayjay irl

 

Hahahahaha

 

Tell me you're from Utah without saying you're from Utah

 

... I don't remember The Canyon being this good, it rules! I think my music tastes at the moment finally align with what they were doing with it. its some seriously good emotive hardcore style post-hardcore w/psych rock, prog, and jazz influence. I think more people should give it another chance.

Very reminiscent of how Ling Tosite Sigure writes records

 

The Canyon is legitimately one of their best records.

 

I'm on The Canyon right now in my discography listen, and I kind of can't believe they had something like this in them after the last three.

 

The Canyon is high on the list of albums that could be really fantastic with good production