Unpopular opinion, but I actually really like this.
Imaginary Enemy was the first album by The Used that I gave a full listen to, after hearing Cry. So I kind of have a soft spot for it.
It's kind of reminiscent of Sleeping With Sirens' Madness (2015), with its blend of softer poppier pop punk-esque and ballads with post hardcore (which SWS's Madness does better, admittedly), which could be a bad thing depending on who you ask. But considering that I like that album too, ... read more
This EP kinda feels like what we would've gotten had the band started making deluxe reissues earlier in their career. You could tack this on to the ending half of With Ears or Let's Cheers, and it wouldn't feel out of place at all.
How It Feel's acoustic tracks outclass the ones here, but Don't Let the Party Die is genuinely a top 10 SWS songs oat, so it cancels out. It also happens to be the first song I heard from this band, so there's that too.
Basically, what I said about the album beforehand. Nice blend of all the genres the band dabbled in up to this point. The two tracks from their cut 4th album, Wasted Generation, are a welcome addition to an already pretty good album and honestly serve as a highlight for the record as a whole.
Makes you wonder what the rest of WG would've sounded like had it not been canned. Hopefully, the band will release it from the vault someday.
Talking to Myself is a top 3 track on this album and singlehandedly boosts the rating of the album as a whole for me. The 3 new acoustic tracks are a nice bonus as well.