The Used

The Used

The Used are an alternative rock band from Orem, Utah.

Bio

History

On October 5, 1999 the 4 piece known as Dumb Luck was formed by Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard, Branden Steineckert and Ashton Johnson. Not long after the release of their EP, Dumb Luck went through a few line up changes. Dumb Luck was short lived. Eventually the band was forced to change its name, they changed it to "USED" when singer Jeph Howard moved to bass and Bert McCracken took over the vocals.[4] The band played locally and caught the eye of John Feldmann from the punk group Goldfinger. In 2001, Feldmann had the band record a demo and got them signed to Reprise Records all within a few months of meeting them. "Used" then had to change their name to "The Used" when it was discovered that a Boston band had already taken that name. Since then, The Used have released two platinum studio albums.

Present Day and Future Plans

The Used have just released their third album Lies for the Liars and plan on releasing 2 EPs according to a interview in the May 2007 article of Blunt Magazine. The EPs are expected to be released at the end of this year and early next year. They are also planning on releasing a live DVD of their Australian tour, however it is unknown which show will appear on the DVD as both the Melbourne and Sydney shows were filmed, on the 26th and 27th of May 2007 (Respectively).

Members

Present

• Bert McCracken - Lead Vocals, Piano
• Quinn Allman - Guitar, Backup Vocals
• Jeph Howard - Bass, Backup Vocals
• Dan Whitesides - Drums

Previous

• Greg Bester - Touring Gutarist - Played with band on tour in early 2000s but has returned to his native country.
• Branden Steineckert - Drums, Backup Vocals - Branden was kicked out of the band in the summer of 2006. It wasn't until late 2006 that Branden posted a bulletin on his myspace titled "Kicked out of The Used" to let fans know.
• Dean Butterworth - Drums - Dean recorded the drums for Lies for the Liars after Branden was kicked out of the band.

Steineckert's Departure

The line up remained unchanged until September 12, 2006 when announced that Steineckert was no longer the drummer of The Used. The Used expressed that they needed to move forward without him but 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 endeavours. Later that year, it was announced drummer Dan Whitesides from the New Transit Direction replaced Branden Steineckert. Branden, has since joined Rancid to replace former drummer Brett Reed.

Discography

Studio Albums

• The Used June 25, 2002 Reprise Records Platinum Certified [1]
  The Used
  June 25, 2002
  Reprise Records
  Platinum Certified [1]
  
• In Love and Death September 28, 2004 Reprise Records Platinum Certified [2]
  In Love and Death
  September 28, 2004
  Reprise Records
  Platinum Certified [2]
  
• 
  Lies for the Liars (+DVD)
  May 22, 2007
  Reprise Records
  

Demo and EPs

• Demos from the Basement June 2001 Independently Released
  Demos from the Basement
  June 2001
  Independently Released
  
• 
  The Used's EP
  Winter 2007 [3]
  Reprise Records
  
• 
  The Used's 2nd EP
  2007/2008
  Reprise Records
  

Live and Compilation Albums

• 
  Maybe Memories (+DVD)
  July 8, 2003
  Reprise Records
  Platinum Certified
  
• 
  Berth (+DVD)
  February 6, 2007
  Reprise Records
  

Singles

from The Used

• A Box Full of Sharp Objects 2002 Reprise Records
  A Box Full of Sharp Objects
  2002
  Reprise Records
  
• 
  The Taste of Ink
  2003
  Reprise Records
  
• Buried Myself Alive 2003 Reprise Records
  Buried Myself Alive
  2003
  Reprise Records
  
• Blue and Yellow 2003 Reprise Records
  Blue and Yellow
  2003
  Reprise Records
  

from In Love and Death

• 
  Take It Away
  2004
  Reprise Records
  
• All That I've Got 2004 Reprise Records
  All That I've Got
  2004
  Reprise Records
  
• I Caught Fire 2005 Reprise Records
  I Caught Fire
  2005
  Reprise Records
  
• Under Pressure 2005 Reprise Records
  Under Pressure
  2005
  Reprise Records
  

from Lies for the Liars

• 
  The Bird and the Worm
  2007
  Reprise Records
  
• Liar Liar (Burn in Hell) 2007 Reprise Records
  Liar Liar (Burn in Hell)
  2007
  Reprise Records
  

Non-Album Tracks

• 801 Underground
• All That I've Got (Acoustic)
• Lunacy Fringe (Acoustic)
• Sound FX and Overdramatics (Remix)

External links

• The Used's official website
• The Used's official MySpace