THE CANYON

I'll admit I was slightly disappointed the first couple listens through the album. It took me a number of times more but it grew on me and I can say this is a powerful album from The Used. The listener is taken on an emotional journey from start to finish and while I didn't love 100% of the songs, there are so many outstanding ones that I keep coming back for more. Worth buying.

It's okay. I think they should have taken some of the songs out and made it a 1 disc album with 9 songs only. That would have made it a gem of an album in my opinion. I'm giving it 4 stars because the 8 songs that are good on this album are actually REALLY good. But then again some of the songs should have been taken out.

I have always been a huge fan of The Used and although the music is a lot different from where they started, you can actually experience their growth with every new album. This one is by far the most different from what you would expect out of them but every song speaks a story and it is a very good listen. There is so much heart and emotion in this album. You can't not appreciate it.

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This is an album that you really want to listen to. Bert McCracken really opens up about his losses in the past. While this is probably my least favorite album from The Used, I still think it's worth listening to at least once.

The Used is back with a vengeance!

Long time fan and this albumn didnt disappoint

My favorite band ever!

I was starting to give up on The Used and finally they came up with an amazing album I think id say my favorite since the first one and that’s sayin a lot ... first album i’m listening from beginning to the end without skiping any songs ... and that to is remarkable since it’s their lenghtiest album ( two disc/ double lp) to date ... 17 songs ....

Ein Teil des Albums läuft bei mir leider nicht so gern. Dafür sind einige gute Stücke drauf, die an rockige alte Zeiten von The Used erinnern. Augen zu und zurück fühlen.

the used Power

全体的に音に迫力が無い。そもそも全体の音圧（コンプ感）が低い気がする（結果全体として音のレベルが低い）。あとバートのちょっとハスキーで甘い声質が他のアルバムに比べてどうもヴィヴィッドに聴こえない。録音のせいなのかそもそも声が出ていないのかどちらかは分からないが。。そこに加えて最大の魅力であるはずのキャッチーなメロディーについても、いい線までは行ってるのだけどもう一歩足りない。そもそもこれ、何故２枚組で出したのか？というのも気になる。全体で1時間19分なので後５〜６曲減らして1枚でリリースする方がよかったかも。そうすればもっと１曲１曲に力を注げたんではなかろうか。2枚組の意図があまり見えないし、内容的に少し散漫にも感じるので余計にそう思う。で、こういう構成とサウンドプロダクションに問題があるのは大体セルフプロデュースのケースが多いのでこれもそうかな？と思いプロデューサーを調べると、KornやLimp、Slipknot、Sepulturaを手掛けたRoss Robinson。しかし今作でいうとあまりその効果はでていない気がする。tr1-2、tr1-3、tr1-4、tr2-2、tr2-3、tr2-4辺りは派手で中々いい感じ。on my ownの様な雰囲気のtr2-5や２枚目最後のtr2-8もまずまず。なので曲を絞って並べ替えするといい感じになるのかも知れない。The Usedファンにはまぁまぁな佳作でも新規ファン獲得ほどの強さないかな。バンドとしても少し方向性を迷ってるのかな？という風に見えなくもない…

録音レベルが小さくて残念。他のアルバムの曲とランダム再生すると今作の曲だけ音量が小さいのでいちいち上げたり下げたりしなきゃいけない。数曲とても気に入った曲があったので本当に残念。