The Used

From left to right: Quinn Allman, Dan Whitesides, Bert McCracken, Jeph Howard.
Background information
Origin	Orem, Utah, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock
Years active	1994 - present
Label(s)	Reprise Records
Associated acts	Strange Itch (1994-1998) Dumb Luck (1999-2000) Used (2001)
Website	Official Website
Members
Bert McCracken (Vocals) Quinn Allman (Guitar) Jeph Howard (Bass) Dan Whitesides (Drums)
Former members
Matt Brown (Guitar) Joel Pack (Bass) Ashton Johnson (Bass) Greg Bester (Guitar) Branden Steineckert (Drums) Dean Butterworth (Drums)

The Used is a rock band from Orem, Utah.

History

The Used formed under the name Strange Itch in 1994, the band consisted of Jeph Howard , Branden Steineckert, Joel Pack, and Matt Brown. The band put out one self titled album in 1998 and lasted until Quinn Allman took over the guitar in 1999 and at this point Strange Itch changed its name to Dumb Luck [1]. In 2000, an EP called The Naked Truth was released. Not long after the release, there was another line up change as Howard moved to bass and Bert McCracken took over the vocals. Dumb Luck was short-lived and the band changed its name to Used when Bert came into the line up. [2] At that point in time, Drummer Steineckert sent their songs to producer John Feldman from the punk group Goldfinger. After he heard "A Box Full of Sharp Objects" he called them in for a demo. In 2001, the band finished the demo and he got them signed to Reprise Records all within a few months of meeting them. In 2002, the band underwent another name change, as it was discovered a Boston band had already trademarked the name "Used" years earlier. It was then changed to The Used, since then The Used have released three studio albums: The Used (Gold), In Love and Death (Gold), and Lies for the Liars (241,090+).

Present Day and Future Plans

The band planned on releasing two EPs according to an interview in the May 2007 article of Blunt Magazine. It is unknown if this will actually come to pass.

They are currently the headlining band on the international leg of the 2007 Taste of Chaos tour. The band has been announced as the headliner for the inaugural "Get a Life Tour", sponsored by Kevin Lyman and set to run on college campuses in the spring of 2008. They also will tour North America in the winter of 2008.

Band Members

Current Members

• Bert McCracken - Lead Vocals, Piano (2001-present)
• Quinn Allman - Guitar, Backup Vocals (1999-present)
• Jeph Howard - Bass, Backup Vocals (1994-present)
• Dan Whitesides - Drums (2007-present)

Former Members

• Matt Brown - Guitar - Played with band when they were called Strange Itch. (1994-1998)
• Joel Pack - Bass - Played with band when the were called Strange Itch. (1994-1998)
• Ashton Johnson - Bass - Played with the band when they were called Dumb Luck. (1999-2000)
• Greg Bester - Touring Guitar - Played with the band on tour in early 2000s. (2001-2002)
• Branden Steineckert - Drums, Backup Vocals - Kicked out of the band the summer of 2006. (1994-2006)
• Dean Butterworth - Drums - Recorded the drums for Lies for the Liars after Branden was kicked out. (2006-2007)

Steineckert's Departure

On September 12, 2006 it was announced that Steineckert was no longer the drummer of the Used. The Used expressed that they needed to move forward without him but owed him a great deal of gratitude for all his hard work over the years. All the same, they wished him the best for his future endeavours. Steineckert is now the drummer for Rancid. Later that year, it was announced drummer Dan Whitesides from the New Transit Direction replaced Branden Steineckert.

Discography

Main article: The Used discography

Other Band Names

These are the other band names that The Used went by, they changed the name of the band each time there was a line-up change.

• Strange Itch (1994-1998) [3]
• Dumb Luck (1999-2000) [4] [5]
• Used (2001)
• The Used (2002-present)

External Links

• Official Website
• The Used at MySpace
• The Used's YouTube channel

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