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    Who is the former drummer of The Decemberists?The Decemberists

      Rachel Blumberg. Rachel left the band and was replaced by John Moen. He's amazing.

    Which words fit in the blanks? "Among all the urchins And old Chinese merchants At the old town We reigned at the pool hall With one ____ cue ball And we never let the bastards get us down And we laughed off the quick tricks And the old men with limp dicks On the colonnades at the __________ park As four in the morning Came on cold and boring We huddled close at the bus stop enclosure enfolding Our hands tightly holding"The Decemberists

      iron, waterfront. This song is "On the Bus Mall", on "Picaresque". This is my favorite song!

    Which answer fills in the blank? "And everybody knows if you don't Mind your mother's words A wicked wind will blow Your ______________ Everybody moan, everybody shake The shankill butchers wanna catch you awake" The Decemberists

      ribbons from your curls. This song is "The Shankhill Butchers".

    Which is the title of The Decemberists fourth FULL LENGTH album?The Decemberists

      The Crane Wife. This album's release date is October 3, 2006.

    Which word completes the lyric? "It was late one night I was awoken by the telephone I heard a ________ cry on the end of the line Purloined in Petrograd They were suspicious of where your loyalties lay So I paid off a bureaucrat To convince your captors they're to secret you away" The Decemberists

      strangled. This song is "The Bagman's Gambit" on the album "Picaresque".

    Which answer fills in the blanks? "We heard a _______ ________ play the national anthem"The Decemberists

      Superman Trumpet. This song is "Grace Cathedral Hill" on the album "Castaways and Cutouts".

    Which phrase completes the lyric? "The film was a bust, ___________________"The Decemberists

      but we stayed 'til the ending. This song is "Everything I Try To Do, Nothing Seems To Turn Out Right" on the album "Billy Liar 7".

    Which answer fills in the blanks? "My sister was born in a hovel in Burgundy And left for the cattle But later was found by a ________ Who had deserted his ranks To follow his dream To start up a punk rock band in South _______ I get letters sometimes They bought a plantation She weeds the tobacco He offends the nation And they write, "Don't be a stranger, y'hear Sincerely, your sister"" The Decemberists

      communist, Carolina. This song is "My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist" on the album "5 Songs".

    Which answer fits in the blank? "And here in Spain I am a ________ I will be buried with my marionettes Countess and _______ Have fallen beneath my tender hand When their husbands were not around"The Decemberists

      Spaniard, courtesan. This song is "Here I Dreamt I was an Architect" on the album "Castaways and Cutouts".

    Which answer fills in the blanks? "And remember how you found the key To his hideout in the ___________ But you wanted to keep his secret safe So you threw the key away This is the story of your ________ uncle"The Decemberists

      Pyrenee, gypsy. This song is "Red Right Ankle" on the album "Her Majesty: The Decenberists".

    The EP "Sixteen Military Wives" contained three songs, two were versions of "Sixteen Military Wives." What was the other song? Bow Down to The Decemberists

      "The Kingdom of Spain". "Eli, the Barrow Boy" was featured on "Picaresque" whereas "O Valencia!" was included on the album "Crane Wife." "Los Angeles, I'm Yours" appears on both "Her Majesty" and "Billy Liar."

    Which song contains the lyrics "I waited here for you, why couldn't you?"Bow Down to The Decemberists

      "Cocoon". The song is one of the more peaceful songs The Decemberists have ever produced, a six minute forty-eight second piece full of calming piano and background instrumentals.

    The Decemberists had a Guitar Solo contest with Stephan Colbert, of the "Colbert Report." What was the name of the lead guitarist who performed on behalf of The Decemberists against Colbert? Bow Down to The Decemberists

      Chris Funk. In the episode of the "Colbert Report", Stephan Colbert had Peter Frampton perform on his behalf after a patently fake hand injury caused him to bow out of the competition. After the judges were split, one to one, Colbert asked the audience who was winner. The audience erupted for Colbert, with only scattered applause for The Decemberists. Thus, Colbert-Frampton won the competition, and was given a copy of "The Crane Wife" for his victory at the end of the show.

    Which was the first album The Decemberists released? Bow Down to The Decemberists

      "Castaways and Cutouts". "Castaways and Cutouts" was the first album released by The Decemberists in May of 2003. This was followed by "Her Majesty" later in the year. In 2005, The Decemberists released the album "Picaresque" which was followed in 2006 by the epic "Crane Wife".

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