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The Consumers

All My Friends Are Dead
2002
In The Red

The Consumers - All My Friends Are Dead (Cover Artwork)


Review by: BSD
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Published on October 21st 2003

So little is known about this Texas/California band, which is sad considering that the 11 songs they recorded in 1977 (1978 according to some sources) are some of the best of the era. This is their album that never got published.

Musically, this is like good Black Flag (Keith Morris days, guys) with a bit more musicality... Non stop, hammering proto-hardcore. Their vocalist obviously wishes he was Johnny Rotten, the drummer keeps the beat simple and the guitars sound like buzzsaws, making the most of their evidently rudimentary playing skills (well, by 70s rock standards).

You can only guess at what these songs are about from the titles, and the infrequent amount of times you actually understand the singer's ultra snotty voice. They seem to be anti everything ("Anti, Anti, Anti", "Concerned Citizen"), out to shock ("Teen Love Song", "Ballad of the Son of Sam"), and POLTICALLY anti everything ("Media Ogre", "Punk Church").

The liner notes explain the motives of the band, and their all too brief history, and, I believe, are written by the only two surviving members of this five piece.

All of these elements come together to create one hell of a record. If this had come out in '77, you can bet the Germs (musically, not lyrically), Circle Jerks, and Black Flag would all have been deemed copycats.

Anybody with a taste for punk rock should try to find this, or order it. I found my copy in a used section.

Note: My score means nothing, I don't judge albums by how many stars they get, so don't complain about it.



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    Posted by Mint_Jelly on 2006-07-24 12:38:37
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    If anyone can find the original vinyl of this recording from the 90's I will pay big bucks for it, just IM paullydparrot.

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 4, 2004 at 10:48 PM (EDT)
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    Records don't get "published," books do.

    BSD is a fucking moron.

    Posted by Greenvandal on 2003-10-29 20:48:21
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    Oh, i gotcha. heh. pint.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 1:09 PM (EST)
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    i think he meant it in a teasing, joyously playful way, such as that which two comrades might share over a pint of fine lager at the local pub.

    Posted by Greenvandal on 2003-10-28 08:43:34
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    How can you say some one is a jackoff (or whatever you said) shit talker and mean it in a nice way? hahaha

    Oh, BSD, hows www.elitistpunker.org coming along?

    Posted by funkisdead on 2003-10-27 13:35:32
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    i meant that in a nice way, even though it sounds pretty assholish, as i look back on it.

    Posted by funkisdead on 2003-10-27 12:04:25
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    dearest bsd,
    you such a fucking wankjob sometimes.
    sincerely
    funkisdead

    ps: i like this band, but you're still talking shit.

    Posted by Greenvandal on 2003-10-27 09:34:11
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    Wow, you kids are so rebellious. You are throwing down the oppressiveness of the star rating system. Its total online anarchy.

    Maybe you should try informing us of this starless revolution like your compatriot Ms.Janelle, so we know what we shouldnt be looking at.

    And yeah this is pretty rock. my friend has it.

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 26, 2003 at 6:12 PM (EST)
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    "Note: My score means nothing, I don't judge albums by how many stars they get, so don't complain about it."

    ABSOLUTELY! I'm in the same boat - been getting a lot of shit from one Green Vandal about the subject! Good to hear there is at least one other with the same predicament.

    -Janelle
    (listening to Infa-Riot)

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 26, 2003 at 6:08 PM (EST)
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    How great is the album cover, though? Genius!

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 26, 2003 at 11:26 AM (EST)
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    You would all rather talk about Consumed because you have no musical depth or credibility. Have fun, 12 year olds.

    -BSD

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 7:16 PM (EDT)
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    i hate this emo shit

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 24, 2003 at 4:15 PM (EDT)
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    The Consumed's album Pistols at Dawn on BYO is incredible. (And yes, we're all aware this is another band's review. I'd just rather talk about Consumed).

    Posted by funkisdead on 2003-10-23 09:46:20
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    the stuff they released in england only on a british indie label is fucking amazing... they never found their sound when they were on fat.

    this score is for snuff.
    the band.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 5:59 PM (EDT)
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    Fuck the Consumed.

    Posted by CallingLondon on 2003-10-22 09:55:46
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    i clicked on this review thinking it was for consumed. it's not.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 8:18 PM (EDT)
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    no, in new york we call them lemons. you just call them luudes.

    Posted by funkisdead on 2003-10-21 20:17:04
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    in california, we call them lemons.

    Posted by BSD on 2003-10-21 16:37:37
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    I wrote another review for the Subhumans, too.

    Take that qualude now!

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 4:13 PM (EDT)
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    This is a really really good LA punk record, if they had released this stuff then they'd have been mentioned in the same breath as The Germs, The Weirdos, and all the rest.
    This came out on vinyl in the mid-1990s first, and came out on cd sometime in the past couple of years. If you like The Eyes, The Controllers, The Dils, and other What Records bands, then definitely get this.

    Posted by funkisdead on 2003-10-21 13:02:16
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    its cool to see you wrote a review, bsd.
    i'll check it out.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 2:30 AM (EDT)
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