In Love And Death
by The Used
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 52 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 52
  3. Negative: 4 out of 52

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  1. Jimbo
    Feb 5, 2005
    5
    I was expecting good things after hearing some of their earlier stuff. This new album just sounds like a cliche to me.
  2. CalR
    Feb 20, 2012
    6
    Simultaneously both an ugly and pretty album. Whilst In Love and Death is drenched in overbearing emotions and metaphors with its lyrical silliness, there remains something poetic and melancholic about the experience. Easily the bands lightest release, these pop-rock tunes manage to stand on their own reasonably well with the choruses of 'Take It Away', 'Listening' and 'Lunacy Fringe'Simultaneously both an ugly and pretty album. Whilst In Love and Death is drenched in overbearing emotions and metaphors with its lyrical silliness, there remains something poetic and melancholic about the experience. Easily the bands lightest release, these pop-rock tunes manage to stand on their own reasonably well with the choruses of 'Take It Away', 'Listening' and 'Lunacy Fringe' which for all their tear-inducing substance work well in the concept of the album.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

55
#55 Most Discussed Album of 2004

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Billboard
    70
    Continues to straddle the line between street credibility and mainstream success.
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  2. The New York Times
    80
    Weird and catchy and unexpectedly funny. [11 Oct 2004]
  3. Q Magazine
    60
    For the most part, it's standard shouty punk designed to appeal to white male American virgins... Yet, they surprise. [Dec 2004, p.147]
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