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It’s the Emo Book Club Halloween Special! We revisit The Used’s self-titled debut—an album we loved in high school, but does it still hold up today? Also: we finally listen to Wank, read through our viral NOFX post comments, and give away the long-overdue answers to each week’s Poppeth Punk.Next week’s album: The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep.Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

This special episode dives into one of the most pivotal moments in rock history. With a new Bruce Springsteen biopic hitting theatres this month, we uncover the real story behind the making of an epic album — and the desperate fight to save his career.  It’s 1974...after two critically acclaimed but commercially disappointing albums, Bruce Springsteen is on the brink of being dropped by Columbia Records. Cornered by doubt and haunted by his past, he pushes himself, his band, and his

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