Music Style rock n roll .... garage ........

Group Members Ian Saylor Ryan Teachout Ryan Randall

Instruments guitar- bass- drums

Albums get back into it ! Look Passive(45rpm 7inch)

Press Reviews METRO TIMES....DETROIT..... 8/22/2001 .... By Robert Gorell Kitsch my ass! The term “retro” gets tossed around like a skin-tight, poorly embroidered, permanent-press bowling shirt in the washing machine of pop culture. But in the case of the Rants, retro is a subconscious theme, an impression, an abstraction. It’s a journey back to the preironic era when people actually got down at rock shows — or the roller rink — and left the chin-stroking and passive head-nodding to the nerdy music critics (oh, how our precious irony has degenerated). Whatever you’re into, whoever you are, the message is to Get Back Into It! The medium: harmonized, kick-your-ass, smack-you-upside-the-head kitsch rock that’s twice as infectious as Ebola or mad cow disease and the Rants won’t even damage your intestines. The title track opens up with the aforementioned desire to make you get back into it. “Dogs are Barking” displays The Rants’ lyrical prowess with declarations such as “I headed out west, tried to rearrange/I sold my best cowboy shirt for a burrito and some change/Living with hookers, thugs and toilet seats/Drank so much whiskey, thought that it was drinkin’ me.” “Hell or High Water” has falsetto lyrics like Brian Wilson might have written in rehab atop droning chord progressions reminiscent of the Velvet Underground. “Dance Craze” is a driving hip-shaker that reels you into doing crazy dances such as “The Fisher” till you catch “a keeper” (John Waters, if you’re reading this, I’ve found your next sound track). For anyone who’s ever seen the Rants perform live, this album seems a tame complement — and that’s only because in person they appear to be possessed by the spirits of Buddy Holly, Marvin Gaye and Joey Ramone. The sounds here are raw and scantily produced a la early Pavement, yet the mood is something like the Modern Lovers on Prozac. And it’s sooooo good. CURRENT Entertainment Monthly.....ANN ARBOR....JUNE 2001....By Mark Ziemba Music Reviews Cd:The Rants,Get Back Into It! Beneath the broad swath of an azure sky sprawls a jungle of concrete and grass, filled with pink bubble gum, black bugs and bright orange chalk. Deep in the wild sub-urban kingdom, The Rants pogo hop through the crew cut innocence of 1950's rockabilly & the suntanned bliss of '60's surf with a nervous tic & a little toungue in cheek humor for their first recording GET BACK INTO IT! The title track offers sugary satisfaction. Falsettos chime in with "muscle cars & cheap sunglasses/bobby socks & fake mustaches" to the brisk backbeat of Ryan Teachout's drums & the sing-song bob of Ian Saylor's electric guitar. A cheery voice invites everyone to join the fun: "Be a flying saucer or a coffee cup!" Not everything is as sweet. "Spain!" jumps out like the giant hairy spider in twisted thriller. Ken Williams's bass doesn't just walk, it runs,-in sheer terror. Teachout's drums thunder & Saylor's guitar skitters as a poisoned narrator howls from the sewer. The black humor of "Dogs Are Barking", a snappy disaster doo-wop, makes a new dance out of being bleak. Pensive songs yield pretty scribbles. "You're So Good" applies flamenco guitar flourishes to an acoustic riot grrrl serenade: "You know, Soldier Girl,/I just want to be in your army." The tender moment erupts into a blistering, two-minute electric guitar solo-it must be love. The slightly dissonant "Today..." drifts delicately like a reassuring lullaby. The Rants prove there's no need for a degree in rocket science to have fun, just some imagination. Take their advice and Get Back Into It!

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Location Flint, mi - USA

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