Consumption

Editorial Reviews
Peter S. Scholtes, City Pages
Wisti agrees: "You're more likely to sound like yourself once you play for a long time."

About the Artist
Rank Strangers are an award-winning Minneapolis indie rock trio. "Consumption" is album number four.

Band members: mike wisti
davin odegaard
brien lilja

Album Description
describe the colossal episode that is "Consumption": (1) post-ironic literary guitar songs that unconnect the dots and utilize the element of surprise (2) light a bonfire in the mariana trench blazing bright black as night (3) follow the crumbs solve the mystery win the prize capture the flag then burn it

Consumption

Consumption
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Eyestrings ready for Consumption
 Consumption
Eyestrings
Manufacturer: Split Difference Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Burdened Hands
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ASIN: B000BVCTPM
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

  1. All Sales Final
  2. Valid For A Week
  3. Stagnant
  4. Code of Tripe: i) Ground Zero \ ii) Feast \ iii) Omega Land \ iv) Fallout
  5. Slate Clean
  6. Groove Seven
  7. Lifelines: i) Tangles \ ii) Intervention \ iii) Puppet \ iv) Traces \ v) Cordpuller \ vi) Vox Populi

Product Description

"Consumption," the 2nd album by Metro Detroit-based Eyestrings, is a complex blend of the aggressive and the delicate, thematically and musically. Songs deal with external and internal restraints, struggles within a society who values the impersonal and the gluttonous, habitually ignoring suffering. 7 tracks over 64 minutes vary greatly in stylistic approach and mood, a dark comedy brimming with musical passages that stick like tar-infused treacle.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Eyestrings ready for Consumption.......2005-11-05

If you bought Eyestrings' debut album Burdened Hands released last year, then you must have been as impressed as I was when you discovered its amazing artwork, booklet, lyrics, production - the whole package that is. I was personally astounded by their perfect presentation, considering they were just an independent band. Things aren't any different on their new release, Consumption, also released through their independent label Split Difference, with an equally haunting cover art done by main man Ryan Parmenter, excellent songwriting which is a bit darker and more developed, and remarkable musicianship.

With two former Discipline band members, Bob Young on drums and Matthew Kennedy on bass, Eyestrings seems like a more mature band with a great rhythmic anchor, soaring vocals that border on a melancholic delivery, and excellent lead guitar by Parmenter's longtime friend Alan Rutter, along with lots of piano, keyboard and percussion elements. Consumption is a darker, deeper and more realized album than its predecessor, punctuated by complex harmonies, incredible vocal lines that could only be rivaled by the likes of Spock's Beard and Porcupine Tree, and fluid guitar textures that range from nylon-string passages to cutting electric solos. Alan Rutter is surely an interesting guitar player. The way he wraps his guitar lines around subtle piano and bass tapestries evokes earlier day Echolyn to me, not necessarily musically, but stylistically he has a somewhat similar approach. He refuses to stay in the same chord longer than a few seconds, always experimenting and often diverting from the other instruments without losing his focus. Fans of Gentle Giant and Echolyn are sure going to enjoy his work on the lumbering piece "Valid for a Week", where he shifts between rhythmic and melodic interactions, playing both acoustic guitars through complex passages built by lucid analog synths and deeply growling bass patterns. Ryan Parmenter's vocals on this song are mournful yet at the same time remarkably passionate, as the rest of the song features excellent vocal melodies sung over sparse piano notes. The song concludes in an almost manic-filled restlessness where multi-tracked vocals move into a hauntingly dark passage filled with an undercurrent of jazz.

Matthew Kennedy is an exceptional bass player whose work with both Discipline and Matthew Parmenter (Ryan's uncle) lends him a lot of credibility. Since Matther Parmenter's Astray album, he has also been involving himself with darker musical textures, perfectly illustrated on the multi-passaged "Code of Tripe", which Kennedy co-wrote with Ryan Parmenter. This is quite possibly the gloomiest Eyestrings song to date, brimming with pretty instrumental breaks, dense Moog sounds, and textural guitar lines. The beautiful flow of the song is broken up by an ominous acoustic guitar and piano passage with a great tonal range. This interlude helps set the sombre mood the song is intended to possess and then abruptly breaks into a hypnotic guitar theme where Rutter's instrument wails madly inviting multiple layers of vocal harmonies, grey synth textures, and eerie cymbal work by Bob Young. Speaking of Young, this guy is truly one of the finest drummers in American prog rock nowadays. Not only does he play his instrument with plausible finesse, he also likes to enrich the songs with various African and other tribal percussion techniques. His amazing tabla and djembe work on "Slate Clean" really enhance the darkness of the piece, lending it an Indian rhythmic feel, with a full bass bottom.

On the instrumental "Groove Seven", we hear blaring organ leads, mood-intensive guitars which generate siren-like tensions, and funky bass rhythms that swiftly adapt to Ryan Parmenter's punctuated synth work. This is another song where the band display their subtle complexity merged into a jazzy context, utilising lots of percussion and drum beats. The last song, "Lifelines", is the album's undisputed epic, clocking in at 20 minutes and going through six movements all of which emphasize another brilliant aspect of Eyestrings. From the opening piano melody and cascading guitar phrases, and even Ryan's vocals, I am reminded of Spock's Beard's The Light period. Glistening cymbals and odd metered drum patterns underlie somewhat operatic vocals and huge Moog sounds. The transitions from one section to another are smooth thanks to the neat mix and production. The song's apex is "Traces" with a soaring guitar melody and excellent vocals that unfold effortlessly. Ryan Parmenter's deep voice which he sustains throughout adds to the atmosphere of the song. Consumption is mainly his creation, but at the same time this album wouldn't be as great as it is with different members or less artistic input by each and everyone of them. One of the finest discs of contemporary American prog rock.
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Tracklisting- All Sales Final . Valid for a Week . Stagnant . Code of Tripe . Slate Clean . Groove Seven . Lifelines
Consumption
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Consumption
    Eyestrings
    Manufacturer: independent
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD
    ASIN: B000LX0XY4
    Tales of Lust and Consumption
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • dance by the side of the road
    • Reminds me of the good 'ole days!
    • AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Been there wish I was back there
    • 32
    		 Tales of Lust and Consumption
    B-Team Blues Band
    Manufacturer: B-Team Blues Band
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00004W5SK
    Release Date: 2000-07-14

    Tracks:

    1. T-Bone Shuffle
    2. One Way Ticket
    3. Joolie
    4. Like You Never
    5. Big Creek
    6. The Balcony Scene
    7. Miz Darby
    8. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing
    9. Love Gun
    10. Sportin' Life
    11. The Bridge That Ain't
    12. Dancing On The Side Of The Road

    Album Description

    Second effort from BTBB, following the amazon.com top ten indie blues release, "Cadillac Cruise".

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars dance by the side of the road.......2005-05-18

    Rockin', gut-bustin' funny, and romantic! Tales of Lust & Consumption should be in the bag of every adult pop music fan. I heard the songs live at Little Chicago Blues Festival and grabbed a CD from that guy who plays the right-hand Fender as not from the guy who plays the left-hand Gibson. The group is a witty-bang on stage. Engineering on the CD is super with just enough background quips to make the songs all the more righteous. So many good ones on this CD. My favorite just sneaked-up on me. Grab one, put it in, and soon you'll park the Chevy Siverado or Toyota Camry to be "Dancing by the Side of the Road."

    J. Mack Clarke

    5 out of 5 stars Reminds me of the good 'ole days!.......2002-02-01

    Songs by Terry, Jeff,and the Boys makes me want to go back to the Bridge That Ain't!

    5 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2000-09-15

    I can relate to the bridge that aint, I believe every teenager in this county has went parking at the bridge that aint with his own Linda Lou, I highly recomend this CD for anyone wanting some down home, fun, tear jerking, laughing your a$$ off, music. GO BTBB!!!!!!! I want another copy in case I lose this one.

    5 out of 5 stars Been there wish I was back there.......2000-08-23

    Well, the BTBB has done it again! Made me homesick for good old Tennessee. These "white boys" play some of the best "Blues tunes" I've ever heard and I've been around the world as a former USAF lifer! I just happen to be a close friend of several of the band members and probably have a biased opinion but "they are good". I recognize and identify with several of the lyrics in most of the songs. I know where the "Bridge that Ain't is, for God's sake! I've "danced on the side the road" before and wish I could do it again. I may have been loaded at the time, but that's incidental..They really write about what they have lived. Isn't that what "blues is all about?" I think so! I highly recommend the "Tales of Lust and Consumption" and think you will enjoy it as much as I have. Just wish I could make enough money to afford to move back to Tennessee and be around these creative genuises. Keep up the good work, boys, and let me know when the next master piece is coming out.

    5 out of 5 stars 32.......2000-08-02

    This CD makes me remember the back roads, and the life that one can live. I recommend this to anyone who wants to feel alive and hopeful.
    Consumption
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • midwest rock updated
    • Consumption Rocks
    		 Consumption
    Rank Strangers
    Manufacturer: Veto
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004U8QO
    Release Date: 1999-06-01

    Tracks:

    1. smash it!
    2. i am in mourning for my life
    3. ana voog is sleeping
    4. rayner park
    5. just desserts
    6. october twenty-seventh
    7. graveside manor
    8. dust is in the air
    9. planetarium
    10. niagra falls
    11. local band
    12. ps get rest

    Album Description

    describe the colossal episode that is "Consumption": (1) post-ironic literary guitar songs that unconnect the dots and utilize the element of surprise (2) light a bonfire in the mariana trench blazing bright black as night (3) follow the crumbs solve the mystery win the prize capture the flag then burn it

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars midwest rock updated.......2004-06-25

    This band is fantastic. They fall in somewhere between Soul Asylum and Replacements. Closer to Soul asylum. They do that tried-n-true Minneapolis rootsy midwest rock thing, but they do it with such clever words, cool low minimal production value, intensity. Its all 2 guitars n bass type stuff, btw, if you still like that. Hey and this guitar group isnt tainted by being music industry products like the world's most boring band, The Strokes. Rank Strangers are definately worth checkin' out. Be careful on the Web buying, because There is a bluegrass "Rank Strangers" too, as it is a Dylan song title.

    5 out of 5 stars Consumption Rocks.......2000-07-06

    These guys played at my college in Iowa. I had never heard of them before. They are the best kept secret in Indie/Alternative rock. They blew me away! I am bad at describing how bands sound but the Rank Strangers reminded me of Pavement on speed. I bought "Consumption" at the show and its great--one of my favorite new cds of the past couple of years. They have a lot of catchy songs with cool words. My favorite songs are "Ana Voog is Sleeping" and "Rayner Park". I am glad to find this is finally available on Amazon--maybe people outside the midwest will wise up and buy this awesome cd!
    These Things
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      		These Things
      Consumption
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000RJP4GE

      Product Description

      1 Don't Look Down 2 These Things 3 Miss Taken 4 Trepidation 5 Dream Of Me 6 The Dark Of Things 7 The Day That Death Came Knocking 8 Last Man Out 9 South Of Regret 10 Hidden Track
      The Secret Sons
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		The Secret Sons
        The Secret Sons
        Manufacturer: THE SECRET SONS
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000CA8U9Q
        Release Date: 2005-08-30

        Tracks:

        1. Funny Feeling
        2. Prince Charming
        3. Which Way
        4. Something Going On
        5. Brighter
        6. Miracle
        7. Never Change
        8. Independent
        9. Answer
        10. Fool
        11. Temporary
        12. Chasing Down Your Demons
        13. Save Yourself
        Out of the Ashes
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Out of the Ashes

          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000G8P9S4
          Release Date: 2006-04-11
          Ravenous Consumption
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Ravenous Consumption
            Bloodchurn
            Manufacturer: Unmatched Bruta
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000FFL34M
            Release Date: 2006-05-02

            Tracks:

            1. Conceived in Blaspemy
            2. Scavengers
            3. Strings of Salvation
            4. Dying Breed
            5. Skulldrug
            6. Point of Origin
            7. Cataclysmic Blessing
            8. Born Without a Soul
            9. Gouge Your Eyes Out
            Acapulco Orange
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              		Acapulco Orange
              Infinite Helix
              Manufacturer: Automatic Consumption Machine
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              Alt-Country & AmericanaAlt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000CAH5HY
              Release Date: 2004-07-13

              Tracks:

              1. I Am the Data
              2. Escape Is Possible
              3. Acapulco Orange
              4. Just Because...
              5. Ally
              6. She's a Bit Neurotic
              7. Silhouette
              8. Industrial Dream
              9. Child of the Bomb
              10. Berlin Firewall
              11. Melt Under the Sun
              12. Irate Primate
              13. I Think I've Been Deceived
              14. We Are Building a God
              15. Fashism
              16. Murder!
              Choexperiment
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                		Choexperiment
                Choexperiment
                Manufacturer: Choexperiment
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

                Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
                ASIN: B000CAF0DA
                Release Date: 2002-10-15

                Tracks:

                1. Heads That Burn
                2. Sensitive Snails
                3. Haalo
                4. Your Cusp
                5. Boxbox
                6. I/O Jatheis
                7. Dogbath
                8. Maruchan
                9. Secret Naked Pictures of You
                10. Robot Action Figure
                11. Copulation of the Oteoglosum Bicirrhosum
                12. Horse Mexican
                13. When I Was in 7th Grade
                14. DNA on Your Face
                15. Standing on the Edge of Infinity with a Gun in Your Hand Watchin
                16. Apes

                Music:

                1. Corky Freak
                2. Dancing Tribe
                3. Daysleeper [CD-single]
                4. Desert Island Selection
                5. Dope America Volume 1 [Explicit Lyrics]
                6. Dumbass On A Rampage [Explicit Lyrics]
                7. e.p
                8. Feeling The Territory
                9. First Time Around
                10. Gigantic [CD-single]

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                Wagner: Die Walküre (Highlights)

                Viaggio

                Amazing Country Party

                Elvis Presley

                Wilderness Explorer

                When I Fall In Love

                Weber: Ouvertüren

                We the Vehicles [Import]

                Vladimir Horowitz, Complete Masterworks Recordings 1962-1973, Vol. I: The Studio Recordings 1962-63

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                Una Vida de Boleros

                School Days

                Number Ones