About Us
Fruition started out a long time ago with four friends
who dreamt of stardom. Simon, Doug, Chris S and Kirk.
To start with the first three were all very poor
guitarists but Chris S decided he wanted to play bass.
Kirk who had never played the drums before decided he
wanted to be the drummer, so a few quick lessons from
a fellow drummer started him off. The first song
Fruition (as they had decided to be known) ever played
together was a cover of the Animals song "House of the
Rising Sun". Not having a drum kit at the time gave Kirk
the opportunity to do some of the vocals. They rehearsed
Chris's garage using crap guitars and crap amps but the
enthusiasm was still there. When Kirk got his drum kit
this left Fruition without a vocalist so up stepped
Doug, leaving his guitar behind him. Simon started to
write some original material (it might have been crap
but it was still original).
By now they were rehearsing above the Motte and Bailey
Public House (Kirk's house), and in Simon's bedroom and
occasionally his living room much to the annoyance of
his parents. After an arguement with Chris S over a demo
and a conversation with Chris Low, it was decided that
Chris Low would join the band and Kirk who had got more
interested in guitar would take over the bass duties.
Chris S who it was felt was not trying hard enough was
chucked (temporarily). Fruition remained this way for
their first four gigs, but it was felt that they needed
a fuller sound and so they decided to get a new rhythm
guitarist. They informed Chris S of the slot and they
decided to see if he wanted it enough. After a couple
of months it was decided that he would rejoin the band
as the rhythm guitarist. They finally thought it was
set when Kirk announced that he was moving away.
After Kirk left there was no bass player so doug started
on the bass which was quite good because his vocals had
a lot to be desired. Now with Simon singing much to his
reluctance they set about doing a few gigs. Peter D a
good friend of the band who had actually tried to get in
as the vocalist while Doug was still on the vocals was
now auditioned and the band decided he was a better
singer than any of them so he was given the frontman
position. That was in the summer of 98. Fruition are
still in the same formation in the year 2000 and have
improved considerably since those days in Chris's garage.
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