Berth
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- Artist: The Used
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- Release Date: February 06, 2007
- Total Time: 36:49
- Type: Contains explicit content, Live
- Genre: Rock
Review
To buy Berth one has to (A) be an incredibly huge fan of the Used, and (B) not already own 2003's Maybe Memories. Just as that CD/DVD combo served as a placeholder until the guys released In Love and Death the next year, Berth (also a CD/DVD set) functions in primarily the same way for spring 2007's upcoming third full-length. The audio album is hardly even worth its presence with a mere nine live cuts (drawn most heavily from In Love and Death) that are little more than Bert McCracken about to run out of breath at any moment and sporadic fan cheers at the end of each track. There's no way even the most rabid fan could be satisfied with these songs, since even though McCracken is an intensely passionate frontman -- and the Used an intensely passionate band -- the raw energy a great live show has just doesn't transfer. Overall, these tracks are pretty disposable. As for the DVD, it's packed with about two-and-a-half hours of live concert and studio recording footage, random tour hijinks, music videos, member testimonials, and a rather off-kilter but amusing Q&A session; it also briefly touches on the fall 2006 departure of drummer Branden Steineckert (who is noticeably missing from all of the proceedings). This provides more information on the Used than any normal person could ever possibly want, but is surely enough to satisfy those hardcore fans. But again, it's hard to see the need for any of this considering all the bonuses on Maybe Memories. Berth should only be purchased by those who get giddy over finding out how the guys spend their downtime on tour, what they would bring with them on a deserted island, and most importantly, will they eat the snot of a Bled member? The answer to that last question, by the way, is yes. ~ Corey Apar, Rovi| Bertemu Ruas (2007 Album by Amuk) | |
| Berth [Clean] (2007 Album by The Used) |
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| Live album by The Used | |||||
| Released | February 6, 2007 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | PNE Forum in Vancouver, Canada, on September 25, 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Emo, post-hardcore, screamo | ||||
| Length | 36:49 | ||||
| Label | Reprise | ||||
| Director | Nick Lambrou | ||||
| Producer | John Oakes, John Reese | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Drowned in Sound |   [2] |
| Kerrang! | [citation needed] |
| Metal Hammer | [citation needed] |
Berth is a live album by American alternative rock band The Used that was released on February 6, 2007. It has since been certified gold.[3]
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Information
Along with the Vancouver concert from the 2005 Taste of Chaos tour, the package updates the band's history since 2003's Maybe Memories with footage about 2004's In Love and Death, the world tour, and the making of the new album Lies for the Liars as well as music videos. In addition, the band invited fans to submit questions and then videotaped those selected. It also gave a preview of "Pretty Handsome Awkward", the first music to be heard off of Lies for the Liars, and the recording of "My Pesticide" and "Tunnel".[4][5]
Delay
The Used were supposed to release a live CD/DVD in early 2006, but one of the people in charge of filming mysteriously disappeared with much of the footage that was earmarked to be part of the DVD. The band was forced to come up with more footage, but in the long run Jeph Howard said it all turned out for the best. "I’m glad we waited. It's better than our first DVD", Howard said. "Everything has been going like that lately. It's been more than good."[6]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Used.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Take It Away" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "Listening" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "I Caught Fire" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Taste of Ink" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "All That I've Got" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Blue and Yellow" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "I'm a Fake" | 4:52 |
| 8. | "Hard to Say" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Maybe Memories" | 4:14 |
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Total length:
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36:49 | |
| DVD — Berth | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Intro" | 2:21 | |||||||
| 2. | "Quinn" | 4:09 | |||||||
| 3. | "Bert" | 4:41 | |||||||
| 4. | "Jepha" | 4:38 | |||||||
| 5. | "Recording In Love and Death" | 3:20 | |||||||
| 6. | "Projekt Revolution" | 2:36 | |||||||
| 7. | "Japan" | 5:42 | |||||||
| 8. | "In the Berth" | 4:55 | |||||||
| 9. | "Beginning of The Used Record #3" | 5:12 | |||||||
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Total length:
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37:35 | ||||||||
| DVD — Rock | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Intro" | 2:51 | |||||||
| 2. | "Take It Away" | 4:36 | |||||||
| 3. | "Listening" | 5:45 | |||||||
| 4. | "I Caught Fire" | 5:28 | |||||||
| 5. | "Taste of Ink" | 6:25 | |||||||
| 6. | "All That I've Got" | 6:08 | |||||||
| 7. | "Blue and Yellow" | 6:02 | |||||||
| 8. | "A Box Full of Sharp Objects" | 5:46 | |||||||
| 9. | "On My Own" | 7:53 | |||||||
| 10. | "I'm a Fake" | 7:28 | |||||||
| 11. | "Hard to Say" | 4:07 | |||||||
| 12. | "Maybe Memories" | 5:14 | |||||||
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Total length:
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1:07:44 | ||||||||
| DVD — Junk | |||||||||
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| 1. | "Take It Away" (video) | 3:17 | |||||||
| 2. | "All That I've Got" (video) | 4:20 | |||||||
| 3. | "I Caught Fire" (video) | 3:25 | |||||||
| 4. | "Questions and Answers" | 29:14 | |||||||
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Total length:
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11:03 | ||||||||
Personnel
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Charts and certifications
Charts
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Certifications
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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| United Kingdom | February 5, 2007 | Reprise | CD+DVD | 9362-49967-2 |
| United States | February 6, 2007 | 49967-2 | ||
| Australia | February 10, 2007 | 9362499672 |
References
- ^ Berth (album) at Allmusic
- ^ Drowned in Sound review
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". May 31, 2008. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS.[verification needed]
- ^ "The Used Nation". http://www.theusednation.com. Retrieved 27 April 2011.[verification needed]
- ^ "Berth Info". HMV.com. http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=93;-1;-1;-1&sku=604797. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "The Used 'stoked' to be on tour again". DeseretNews.com. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660197845,00.html. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "australian-charts – The Used – Berth". australian-charts. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Used&titel=Berth&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2008) U2 – Utopia". Zobbel. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_U.HTM. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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