Comments on: Review of Fruit Bats’ The Ruminant Band http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/12/review-of-fruit-bats-the-ruminant-band/ chromewaves Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frank Yang http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/12/review-of-fruit-bats-the-ruminant-band/comment-page-1/#comment-14319 Frank Yang Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:32:28 +0000 http://www.chromewaves.net/?p=15858#comment-14319 could be - my digging didn't turn anything up definitively either way. guess we'll know who's a Shin when their next album is out. could be – my digging didn’t turn anything up definitively either way. guess we’ll know who’s a Shin when their next album is out.

]]> By: James http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/12/review-of-fruit-bats-the-ruminant-band/comment-page-1/#comment-14318 James Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:54:44 +0000 http://www.chromewaves.net/?p=15858#comment-14318 I'm pretty sure that Eric left The Shins to concentrate full-time on The Fruit Bats but that both bassist Ron Lewis and drummer Graeme Gibson were recruited by James Mercer as thew new rhythm section for The Shins. Regardless, I've often wondered why The Fruit Bats don't get more love as their last two records were pretty top notch -- though more poppy with that Bakersfield-sound as opposed to Ecolation and Mouthfuls which had a more psych country sound. Still, Gillian Lisee is missed. A lot. I’m pretty sure that Eric left The Shins to concentrate full-time on The Fruit Bats but that both bassist Ron Lewis and drummer Graeme Gibson were recruited by James Mercer as thew new rhythm section for The Shins.

Regardless, I’ve often wondered why The Fruit Bats don’t get more love as their last two records were pretty top notch — though more poppy with that Bakersfield-sound as opposed to Ecolation and Mouthfuls which had a more psych country sound. Still, Gillian Lisee is missed. A lot.

]]> By: Bree http://www.chromewaves.net/2009/12/review-of-fruit-bats-the-ruminant-band/comment-page-1/#comment-14315 Bree Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:37:43 +0000 http://www.chromewaves.net/?p=15858#comment-14315 the ruminant band is one of my favorite albums this year... glad you came back around to liking them :) the ruminant band is one of my favorite albums this year… glad you came back around to liking them :)

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