Stream The New Single From The Used

[Drew Beringer]

Listen to the new single from The Used (http://www.theused.com), titled "The Bird and the Worm," here (http://us.video.aol.com/audio.full.adp?mode=0&pmmsid=1870999). Their 3rd album, Lies For The Liars hits the streets on May 22 (http://www.absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=2348&c=3).

[jake_rm]

mac?

[ThatGirl]

much more epic sounding. epic is the word that comes to mind here. its probably the wrong word but whatever. i like it.

[Unclear Lies]

umm the only thing I can say is The Used at the Disco?!?!

[gusta0117]

Different, but thats a good thing for most fans.
It wasn't exactly in the same direction as their previous albums.
But im not complaining.


I like it.

[spansen]

i think i like it.

[gusta0117]

umm the only thing I can say is The Used at the Disco?!?!


im only hearing the same sounds I heard on In Love and Death in such tracks as Lunacy Fringe.

maybe with an additional few strings?

[mrzippo3]

not bad

[TheEndofGravity]

i think i like it.

hah. me 2

[blnk1805]

not bad but not great

[TJ Wells]

The WORST song I have heard this year.

Although I haven't touched that GC album yet.

[Jawknee]

umm the only thing I can say is The Used at the Disco?!?!I'm not gonna lie -- it's got a little bit of a Panic feel but not entirely. I like the song.

[SKooT]

Rip?

And yes, The Used! at the Disco quickly came to mind for me too, but then again, so did "Lunacy Fringe Pt. II". I like it.

So... rip?

[SwallowMyWords]

okay why the fuck would they head in the direction of FROM FIRST TO LAST of all BANDS TO FOLLOW?!?!

[AloneInTheDark]

I love it.

[azrielen]

umm the only thing I can say is The Used at the Disco?!?!

I would be lieing if I said I didn't get small impressions of just that. It made me laugh.

But this isn't anything they haven't done before. People forget that The Used started the trend now that they're coming back at the tail end of it. They've gotten themselves into an interesting position for potential comparisons to bands they actually helped inspire.

BTW there are downloads of this available at The Used's livejournal comm:
theused.livejournal.com

As for me, I LOVE it. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

okay why the fuck would they head in the direction of FROM FIRST TO LAST of all BANDS TO FOLLOW?!?!

As for that, I think it's more like From First To Last were influenced by the musical direction The used were taking, and therefore pushing them toward. Sonny Moore was Bert's protege on Warped Tour, after all. Even if he's not in the band anymore, he certainly shaped the sound of Heroine. (Much in the way Gerard Way once was, as well. Funny how that happens...)

I've just never got the impression that The Used were followers. They're so insular, I don't see them as being influenced by newer artists. But then WTF do I know, right? ROFL.

[GlassFinch73]

i love it.

[Drew Beringer]

It's not bad, I just wish they would go back to the sound they had on their first album.

[bobbo8]

Eh, im not really impressed with this.

[FstFtsVsFences]

Eh, I was hoping they wouldn't keep going in the In Love and Death direction, but it looks like they did. I'm not impressed at all by this song. I'll go throw on the selftitled cd now, thx.

[caligulasblush]

Rip?

And yes, The Used! at the Disco quickly came to mind for me too, but then again, so did "Lunacy Fringe Pt. II". I like it.

So... rip?


how could "lunacy fringe pt. II" remind you of panic at the disco if that song come out a full year before panic even released their album? do you have a time traveling device i dont know about? if so, lemme know. i want to go party like bill and ted did.

ps. i like this song.

[jusscali]

shittttty

i feel like its right off heroine, and if not from heroine, its got all the stringy gimmicks that filled out In Love and Death.

maybe next time.

[TJ Wells]

Eh, I was hoping they wouldn't keep going in the In Love and Death direction, but it looks like they did. I'm not impressed at all by this song. I'll go throw on the selftitled cd now, thx.
is it worh it can you even hear me?

such a better song.

[jusscali]

has anyone hear actually heard the scream of a worm - if so PM

[bradyreier]

Eh, not my favorite, but I'm still excited for the album.

[SKooT]

how could "lunacy fringe pt. II" remind you of panic at the disco if that song come out a full year before panic even released their album? do you have a time traveling device i dont know about? if so, lemme know. i want to go party like bill and ted did.

ps. i like this song.

Please, do me a favor. Go back and reread my post.

1) I said I listened to this song, and The Used! At The Disco came to mind, in addition to Lunacy Fringe Pt. II. As in, this song made me think of Panic! as well as Lunacy Fringe.
2) Even if it was vaguely possible for you to get a "Lunacy Fringe Pt. II" sounds like P!atD.... Uhm... I still said "Pt. II"... so it still wouldn't make any sense that I would be saying that Lunacy Fringe was a Panic! ripoff, or whatever you're trying to get at there.

So how about I let you borrow that time machine, and we go back in time and forget that you ever called me out on that. Sound good?

[bradsonemanband]

definitely a bigger sounding Lunacy Fringe... that was the only song i liked on their last album, but i am not really diggin this one. oh well. The Used will never be what they used to...

[laxcrs]

1:59 is short for a single

[SKooT]

1:59 is short for a single

3:20

[Jess6man2000]

I would say my chem before P!ATD, pretty sweet though

[PooNani]

as someone who fell in love in late 01 when the first 3 demos with feldman came out, i want to cut my wrists after hearing this bullshit

[Chemical Love]

I like it.

[hornerlas]

you know what i hate...You cant listen to this because you dont live in the US. Another reason people download music illegally. Not that im pro, but they do give you so many reasons too.

[secretemily]

It's different for sure, I like it as a new style, but I definitely miss the old stuff for sure.

[1Roth4]

where else can i listen to this

[ZeoVGM]

I love how people hear the first 3 seconds of something and 3 seconds near the end and go LOL PANIC AT THE DISCO.

It sounds -nothing- like Panic! in the rest of the song people.

Cool song, not the best choice for a first single though. Take It Away was an amazing first single that didn't get as big as it should have, of course.

[Unclear Lies]

im only hearing the same sounds I heard on In Love and Death in such tracks as Lunacy Fringe.

maybe with an additional few strings?

Yeah it's just everytime I hear pizzicato strings I always relate them to "I Write Sins..."

[xerovision1]

The WORST song I have heard this year.

Although I haven't touched that GC album yet.

i'm assuming it's comparable.

[ZeoVGM]

Also, anyone want to rip it plzzz?

[ZeoVGM]

i'm assuming it's comparable.

Not even remotely.

[azrielen]

Also, anyone want to rip it plzzz?

As I said before, there are rips at The Used's Livejournal comm:
theused.livejournal.com

It's a public comm, anyone can see the posts and get the rips.

To everyoine who's all OMG TU!ATD: Wouldn't it be a mindfuck if The Used were actually fans of Panic! at the Disco? For all we know, THEY COULD BE. LOLOL. MCR are, especially Ray Toro.

[astaticvendetta]

this album should be pretty good...their first 2 were pretty damn good..

berts a crzy mother fucker.

[Jawknee]

i'm assuming it's comparable.Shut the hell up.

[xHittheWallx]

i hate when bands release singles they could never pull off live. it's pointless

[cgmzorro]

total horseshit

[heartsdietoo]

Please, do me a favor. Go back and reread my post.

1) I said I listened to this song, and The Used! At The Disco came to mind, in addition to Lunacy Fringe Pt. II. As in, this song made me think of Panic! as well as Lunacy Fringe.
2) Even if it was vaguely possible for you to get a "Lunacy Fringe Pt. II" sounds like P!atD.... Uhm... I still said "Pt. II"... so it still wouldn't make any sense that I would be saying that Lunacy Fringe was a Panic! ripoff, or whatever you're trying to get at there.

So how about I let you borrow that time machine, and we go back in time and forget that you ever called me out on that. Sound good?
The Used came before Panic At The Disco. You're saying that this song reminds you of Lunacy Fringe enough to call it Lunacy Fringe Pt II. Lunacy Fringe Pt. I came before P!!!!ATD so if anything they stole their sound from The Used (even though I don't really hear any real comparisons). You my friend are a dumb fuck.

[Galedeep]

Judging from this song and the clip of "Handsome Awkward" on Berth, I'd say they're still moving forwards. It doesn't sound like the self-titled by any means, but it doesn't sound the same as In Love and Death either. I can't really say if I like it or not, but I can say that I'm not completely turned off by it. Some more listens will make my mind up, probably, though I have a feeling it won't be until I hear the whole record that I can make any serious judgements.

I'm kinda praying for what happened with New Found Glory, where Catalyst was pretty terrible, but it was a natural step in the evolution that got them to Coming Home, which I think is fantasitc. Hopefully In Love and Death was just a step to get them to somewhere different, but still as good as their old stuff...though their s/t is so amazing I don't think anything they make after can touch it, but it's not too little to hope for something at least better than average.

[SKooT]

The Used came before Panic At The Disco. You're saying that this song reminds you of Lunacy Fringe enough to call it Lunacy Fringe Pt II. Lunacy Fringe Pt. I came before P!!!!ATD so if anything they stole their sound from The Used (even though I don't really hear any real comparisons). You my friend are a dumb fuck.

Christ, I never said they ripped off anyone. Please, go back to my original post and tell me where I said that. Enlighten me.

I just said what it reminded me of: In listening to the song, I was reminded of both Panic! and Lunacy Fringe.

Don't shove words into my mouth, and then call me a dumb fuck for "saying them".

Dumb fuck.

[kissinspiration]

It's not "Used! at the Disco". The only reason you apply that is because they're using strings. ...So, incase you weren't aware, PATD wasn't the first (popular) band to use strings or orchestration in their music. Respect for The Used for incorporating more musical aspects. Music is music, it's pretty much impossible to do something "new", so the expectation of such is just a bar often set way too high.

[watchthesky07]

I'm going to have to wait until I hear more of their new songs to make a final judgement, but this song kind of crushed my hopes for The Used putting out a kick-ass record. It reminds me of Heroine/Panic! (like many users have already said)....I still doubt that they can top their self-titled album.

[iblamethegovt]

This sounds generic as hell.

[fearthesloths]

mac?

i dunno what you're talking about... i'm listening to it on my macbook right now.

not as bad as i was expecting after reading this thread but i still hope the rest of the album sounds more like their self titled... at least it isn't as lame as half the songs on ILAD

[weworemasks]

i like it

[feelthepressure]

Someone please rip it. I don't think I can listen to it cause of where I like, the UK. :-(

[miltownrob]

insular

big word

[miltownrob]

Yeah it's just everytime I hear pizzicato strings I always relate them to "I Write Sins..."i love people like you who are honest and know a thing or two about music

[TheEndofGravity]

It's not bad, I just wish they would go back to the sound they had on their first album.

exactly my thoughts

[soundofthebrown]

not bad

[nerdvglc]

It's not bad, I just wish they would go back to the sound they had on their first album.
my exact thoughts....the new stuff doesn't suck, it'll just take getting used to because it's different than what they have done before, that's all...but yeah, i love the sound and the power the first one had.

[azrielen]

Someone please rip it. I don't think I can listen to it cause of where I like, the UK. :-(

Go back and read the rest of the comments, please. You'll find a website that has rips.

[thegreatchin]

i hear from first to lasts heroine, a dash of panic strings and for some reason parts of it reminds me of the marilyn manson remix of 'this is halloween' from the nightmare before christmas, anyway whatever it sounds like i really like it.

[TallSteve15]

bert made fun of jared leto and 30 seconds to mars at the taste of chaos show in champaign last thursday

it was awesome

cuz theyre performance was the worst ive ever seen by any band ever

and the used played a kickass show of course

[shtjames]

It's not bad, I just wish they would go back to the sound they had on their first album.

educated response

[Unclear Lies]

i love people like you who are honest and know a thing or two about music

Why thank you...

[luv2laff88]

ya i like it. if you've listened to 'handsome awkward' on their myspace or wherever you may find it, that one sounds a little more like "the used" that we know and love. but if theyre putting both songs on the new cd then the other songs will pretty much be different sounding too. dont hate, they have to grow and move on from their sound eventually. it happens. but we still love them. its not quite as screamy as the rest of their stuff but i really like it anyway. bert is so amazing.

i did not hear panic! at the disco at all from 'the bird and the worm' you guys are retarded.

\m/

[jwelborn]

i strongly dislike this song.

[BuyMyIntention]

What the crap is this? The drums sound so dead.

[moore182]

What the fuck?


I'm one of the few that loves "In Love and Death." I really don't know about this. I do think Bert sounds a bit different on the chorus.

Is Feldman producing this?..because it doesn't really sound like his work, which again, is something I love that most people don't.

[shoop]

This sucks....

[allhollows86]

Its got a little bit of senses fail's new album feel to it

[azrielen]

What the fuck?


I'm one of the few that loves "In Love and Death." I really don't know about this. I do think Bert sounds a bit different on the chorus.

Is Feldman producing this?..because it doesn't really sound like his work, which again, is something I love that most people don't.

I too love In Love And Death! :D

And yes, Feldman is producing them again.

[BTNGHRTSBB]

I hate the US, c'mon let us stream it too!
I've been waiting for this song for ages! :(

[RedHairedDevil]

Anyone know of a site where you can download this song yet?

[dpatrickguy]

the begining is panic at the disco and the rest is my chemical romance

[miltownrob]

Anyone know of a site where you can download this song yet?what did you say? i couldn't read that

[captainamazing4]

this actually isnt too bad. i mean it does sound like panic! but that isnt necessarily a bad thing. as long as they dont turn into panic! im quite alright :]

[azrielen]

Anyone know of a site where you can download this song yet?

I'm going to smack you in the head, srsly. Read the comments, please. I've posted a site where you can download it twice now.

[dan.is.empire]

okay why the fuck would they head in the direction of FROM FIRST TO LAST of all BANDS TO FOLLOW?!?!

that's what was coming to mind for me too...i mean, it was still a pretty decent song..but i just hope the rest of the album can live up to In Love And Death.

[ZeoVGM]

this actually isnt too bad. i mean it does sound like panic! ]

.. No, it doesn't.

This is a fact, not an opinion.

HAVING STRINGS IN THE SONG FOR 6 SECONDS DOESN'T MAKE IT SOUND LIKE PANIC.

[emerson1892]

Yes, like 2.4 seconds of the song sound like i write sins, but seriously u know its the used

[mikearduini9]

I like it. I expected a lot different when I read some of the posts on here.

No, it doesn't sound like Panic! It's just highly produced, that's my guess as to why many of you think that.

[dc0511]

I can only listen to the first album, this is pretty terrible.

[notoaststereo]

its not that bad... very unexpected though. ill probably pick up the new album.

[himynameisbrett]

nicee. i definately dig this song. really looking forward to this album.

[himynameisbrett]

i think people get the Panic! comparison by all the strings/cello parts on the song which in my opinion really isnt something that's exclusive to panic anyways.

[Murder*O*Murder]

Gotta show love for the Used...

The song is much different from what they've released before, but it's not an unwelcome jump or isn't jarring... We've taken the best elements from their past albums and have blended them together to make this epic-sounding song. Nice single. Nice song. Lies for the Liars is going to be great.

[MJB12]

I like it. It's different.

[ZeoVGM]

Can I ask why people hate In Love and Death?

Personally, yes, I liked the first album more. In my top 5 of all time.

But what was WRONG with ILAD? It was upbeat and very poppy, but why is that bad? It was very different than their first, had some terrific melodies, and some neat lyrics (though I'm biased there, as The Used have my favorite lyrics).

And I think Take It Away should have been a fucking smash hit. It wasn't as big as it could have been and I kind of blame marketing. The song was fucking anthemic and had so much potential.

They did iffy single choices after.

[irthesteve]

how is this even being compared to panic? i hear no similarities at all

[irthesteve]

Can I ask why people hate In Love and Death?

Personally, yes, I liked the first album more. In my top 5 of all time.

But what was WRONG with ILAD? It was upbeat and very poppy, but why is that bad? It was very different than their first, had some terrific melodies, and some neat lyrics (though I'm biased there, as The Used have my favorite lyrics).

And I think Take It Away should have been a fucking smash hit. It wasn't as big as it could have been and I kind of blame marketing. The song was fucking anthemic and had so much potential.

They did iffy single choices after.
because bert gave up his signature scream that made the debut what it was, and the lyrics weren't as poetic and creative. and the fact that every song has very similar song structure minus 3 or 4

[Ruggiero2oo8]

eh, I don't know.

[thisismyname]

The song is pretty good, but it really doesnt sound like a single to me.

[Evan_rocks_you]

this album should be pretty good...their first 2 were pretty damn good..

berts a crzy mother fucker.

Berts a prick, I've met him...trust me...he's a total douchebag

[azrielen]

Berts a prick, I've met him...trust me...he's a total douchebag

And also, despite whatever Jared leto will tell you, he does NOT smell like strawberries.

He wasn't a total douche when I met him, though. People have been saying he's been better off lately. Maybe he's nicer to fans. From the videos on their site he seems like he'd be exceptiionally annoying to live with, tho. Ahaha. I'd spend half the tour wanting to smack him and tell him to sit the fuck down, you crazy crackmonkey.

That said, something has Bert REALLY pissed off at shows lately. All my firends that have been going to TOC shows have said that Bert's getting very angry before certain songs and calling the person said songs are about a lot of vicious names. (Hmm...three guesses who that might be about but you'll probably only need one. *headdesk* Oh, Bert.)

[ZeoVGM]

Berts a prick, I've met him...trust me...he's a total douchebag


I've met him as well, and he couldn't have been more nice. :P

[kevinrocks409]

I liked it.

[Brxtt]

It's cool in the cheesy way MCR's new album is cool.

[rufiocardtime]

sounds more like a f.o.b./panic! single.

that's a euphemism for "shit".

[lbc182]

i like it but yes parts of it do sound like Panic!

[failingwithease]

It's not bad until you listen to the lyrics.

Seriously, has anyone caught on to them?

[shynomi]

not bad...still not the self titled though...

[drewziph]

this isnt going to be half as good as i want it to be is it?
seem to be going a bit downhill.
oh well. Guess ill dl the album in the hope that a find a few aweseme songs on there that sound like the used should.
Unlike where they seem to be going
No. It doesnt sound like panic!.
No. It does not sound like the lead single of an awesome album.
=|

[heddajedum123]

i must agree, i love this