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The Used - Biography
| 07-07-2006 20:40 | 0 reaction(s) | add reply |
[picture=2]The Used officially formed in January of 2001, but the members had played in previous bands since the early 1990's which helped lead to the formation of The Used. Under the name Strange Itch in 1994, the band consisted of Branden Steineckert on drums, Jeph Howard with the vocals, Joel Pack on bass, and Matt Brown on guitar. They put out one self titled album in 1998 and lasted under that name until Quinn Allman took over guitar and Ashton Johnson took over the bass in 1999. At this point they changed their name to Dumb Luck.[1] In 2000, an EP called The Naked Truth was released. Dumb Luck was short-lived and not long after the release, there was another line up change as Howard moved to bass but the band had no singer. Tryouts for singers were held in Branden's bedroom, but they weren't satisfied with anyone they heard until Quinn remembered Bert McCracken from school and called him to see if he was interested in trying out. Bert met up with the other members and liked the music they wrote, he wrote the lyrics to the songs they had and everything seemed to click perfectly. So Bert took over the vocals, and the band was renamed The Used.
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Their self-titled debut album was released on June 25, 2002. The album received mixed reviews and featured four singles: "A Box Full of Sharp Objects", "The Taste of Ink", "Buried Myself Alive", and "Blue and Yellow". The album has since gone platinum.[5] The Used would go on to play Warped Tour, Ozzfest, and Projekt Revolution, as well as Box Car Racer's first and only tour. This would bring them much fanfare and popularity. They also got recongized when Bert McCraken dated Kelly Osbourne.
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Tragedy would strike The Used in 2004 when lead singer Bert McCracken's ex-girlfriend, who was pregnant with his child, died of a drug overdose. At around the same time his dog died after being hit by a truck. Their second studio album was thus named In Love and Death, a reference to the tragedies Bert was dealing with at the time. The song "Hard to Say" was released about Bert's deceased girlfriend although he wrote the song years earlier, it fit the moment and Bert felt it was the right time to release it. The album received mixed reviews and spawned three singles: "Take It Away", "All That I've Got" (which earned them their first MuchMusic Video Award nomination), and "I Caught Fire" before being re-released in 2005. The fourth single "Under Pressure" (a David Bowie and Queen cover song performed with My Chemical Romance) was featured on the 2005 re-release. The album went multi-platinum.
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On September 12, 2006 it was announced that Branden was no longer the drummer of The Used. The Used expressed that they owed him a great deal of gratitude for all his hard work over the years. All the same, they wished him the best for his future endeavors. The Used themselves have tried to announce this was a mutual departure, however Branden has posted blogs on his myspace that said he was kicked out of the band. In late 2006, it was announced drummer Dan Whitesides of New Transit Direction replaced Steineckert.
On February 6, 2007, The Used released their second live CD/DVD package, Berth, which included a full live concert shot on the 2005 Taste of Chaos tour in Vancouver. It continued where Maybe Memories left off and showed what the band had been up to since they released In Love and Death. It also gave a preview of Lies For The Liars. Berth has since gone gold.[10] The Used spent most of the early part of 2007 on the Taste of Chaos tour, before their third album, Lies For The Liars was released May 22, 2007. In June, The Used played the MuchMusic Video Awards for the first time ever, and also received their second nomination for Best International Group Video, for "The Bird and the Worm".
Current members
Bert McCracken - Lead Vocals, Piano (2001-present)
Quinn Allman - Guitar, Backup Vocals (2001-present)
Jeph Howard - Bass, Backup Vocals (2001-present)
Dan Whitesides - Drums (2007-present) |
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