This song is definitely one of my all-time favorites. My older
brother showed me this song, and this band in general. It all started when I was
in the seventh grade. This year was when I had received my first IPod. I got it
as a present for my birthday. It was a silver, small square, 3rd
generation IPod nano. This music player was my favorite thing in the world. The
best part about this IPod is that I still own it, and listen to the songs on
there from time to time. I had fallen in love with The Used sound, and the way
they express their emotion in their lyrics. This band is where I got hooked on
this genre of music, and heavier influences. They have the songs that you can
listen to everyday like “Taste of Ink”, soft lovey dovey songs like “Earthquake”,
and heavier songs as in “A Box Full of Sharp Objects”.
I used to put this song on repeat, and listened to it every
single day. It made my heart race, and get me moving. I guess you can say that I
love it when I have an adrenaline rush, because songs like these make me lose
it and go crazy. When I was alone, or in my room, I would turn this song on and
blast it. I would jump around in my room singing, and trying to scream like
Bert McCracken (the lead singer). My dream was to go see these guys live in
concert, but I heard that Bert had to get vocal surgery, because of him
screaming so much. I also heard that he would puke a little bit after songs,
from screaming so much. Eventually, I looked up some videos on YouTube and
there was Bert puking after a song he sang.
Every time I hear the classic The Used songs, I always think
of going to Pinconning Middle School/ High School. I remember that no one that I
was friends with even knew who The Used was, but that changed when we started
hanging out more. They were my favorite band at this time of my life. I was
always listening to music, especially when I would work out for football. I
would try to stay as pumped up as possible, and keep me going while lifting. If
someone would have pulled my ear buds out of my ear, and listened to my music
The Used was playing almost every time. Bert’s screams were so intense to my
ears that I would get chills listening to it. This song brings back great
memories, and I hope who ever reads this likes this song, also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYwD63p3E4
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