The Used is a punk/emo band from Orem, Utah, USA consisting of Bert McCracken (vocals/edge breaker), Quinn Allman (guitar), Jeph Howard (bass) and Branden Steineckert (drums). Their self titled debut album The Used produced by Reprise Records, has so far sold nearly 200,000 copies and counting. The band later released Maybe Memories, a live album featuring the songs from their self titled album along with a DVD with many features. They released their third album In Love and Death, produced by Warner Brothers, on September 28, 2004.

Early Days

In 1997, Quinn Allman, Jeph Howard, and Branden Steinecekert played together in hopes of becoming a band. It later came to realization that they needed a singer in order to get anywhere. Jeph then decided to switch from bass, to vocals. After playing a couple of songs, they noticed how horrible they sounded without a bassist. Jeph then switched back to bass, and they decided to host auditions in order to find the singer they wanted. What they did was have a person sing while they played a random beat. After about 50 or so auditions, Bert McCracken, a classmate at Quinn's school showed up and gave his performance. After the show, they knew that he was the one they were looking for. They decided to call him up, and asked him to join, which he did.

Members

• Bert McCracken - Lead Vocals /Piano
• Quinn Allman - Guitar/Backing Vocals
• Jeph Howard - Bass/Backing Vocals
• Branden Steineckert - Drums/Backing Vocals

Band didn't officially form until January of 2001.

Discography

• The Used (2002)
• Maybe Memories (CD & DVD) (2003)
• In Love & Death (2004)

Music videos

• "A Box Full of Sharp Objects" from The Used (2002)
• "The Taste of Ink" from The Used (2002)
• "Buried Myself Alive" from The Used (2003)
• "Blue and Yellow" from The Used (2003)
• "Take It Away" from In Love & Death (2004)
• "All That I've Got" from In Love & Death (2005)

External link

• Official website