1. Fuel is an American alternative rock/post-grunge band formed by friends Carl Bell, Jeff Abercrombie and Brett Scallions in 1989. Originally from Tennessee, Fuel moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where they played local Pennsylvania bars and nightclubs. Their first EP Porcelin was released in 1996, and sold well locally, spawning a small radio hit with "Shimmer." The popularity of the EP brought them to the attention of Sony's 550 imprint, which released their second EP, Hazelton, the following year. The band's full length debut, Sunburn, came out in 1998. Shimmer was again included, and almost became a Top 40 hit, while the other singles ("Bittersweet," "Jesus or a Gun," "Sunburn") received some airplay. After laying low for two and a half years, Fuel came back with their second album, Something Like Human, in 2000, and scored a Top 40 hit with "Hemorrage (In My Hands)" (#17), as well as going platinum with the album. A third album, Natural Selection, came out in 2003, and was another big seller. Their songs have been featured on the movie soundtracks including the movie Daredevil which featured the song, "Won't Back Down" and their rendition of "We Three Kings" was included on a Christmas compilation album. Fuel also recorded a song titled "Walk the Sky" for the Godzilla soundtrack. Fuel released its greatest hits album, The Best of Fuel on December 13th, 2005. On February 7, 2006, Fuel announced through their website that singer Brett Scallions had left the band. The band (now just Carl Bell and Jeff Abercrombie) said that he left on friendly terms. "We will all miss him and we wish him the best", Carl wrote in a letter on their website. Fuel is auditioning for a new singer and are in preparation for creating their 4th studio album. In May 2006, Fuel offered American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry their lead singer slot, but he turned it down to perform on his own. Finally Fuel released a 4th album, Angels & Devils, with Toryn Green as new singer.
2) Fuel formed in 1989 and thrived in the early 90's post-hardcore scene. They were from the San Francisco Bay Area, though you wouldn't know it to listen to them. They combined melody, power, and raw emotion to create both personal and political songs. They had a post-punk "DC" sound akin to Fugazi or early Hot Water Music with twin guitars and dueling rough post hardcore vocals and aggressive and intricate drumming. If anything, they were a bridge between the coasts since the bands they were closest to in terms of friendship were Jawbreaker (in fact, they recorded a Jawbreaker cover, but put an unused vocal track from a different song over it), Samiam, Cringer, and Monsula.
After a few recording sessions at Gilman, they had their own self-published demo. A song recorded with Alex Sergay in the fall of 1989 later ended up on the Very Small Records compilation "If You Can See Through it... It Ain't Coffee." They recorded with Kevin Army in February and March of 1990, and released their self-titled LP "Fuel" in 1990 containing 10 songs on Sixth International/Rough Trade Records. The same recording sessions yielded four other songs which were released as a 7" on Lookout! Records the same year. Both were well received by critics.
Over the next two years, they toured and played locally and hit the studio a few more times to lay down some tracks which would end up on split 7s with Phleg Camp and Angry Son respectively as well as a few compilations. Most of their work was later re-released by Allied Records in 1995. The discography was called "Monuments to Excess" and featured more or less the same artwork as the original LP.
Fuel split in 1991. Fuel was Mike Kirsch on guitar/vocals, Aaron Arroyo on bass, Jim Allison on guitar/vocals, and Jeff Stofan on drums. Mike Kirsch has been in numerous Bay Area bands such as The Skinflutes, early Pinhead Gunpowder, Navio Forge, Torches to Rome, Bread and Circuits, and Please Inform the Captain This is a Hijack. He's currently playing guitar in Baader Brains. Jeff Stofan has also been in numerous bands including Monsula most notably.
Twenty years later, and people still talk about Fuel. One of the members started and maintains the band's official website as a tribute and scrapbook to a time he obviously loved.
3) Fuel - the Scottish band, had strong connections and a similar guitar sound to quintessential ethereal band "Cocteau Twins". Formed by Hamish McKintosh in 1987 and produced by the Cocteau Twins guitarist Robin Guthrie, a first album "The back of this beyond" was released. Undeterred Hanish produced a second album which was due to be released but the collapse of the record label meant this was postponed. In 1994 the ep "Timeless" was released with major contributions from the Cocteau Twins, including the vocal talents of Elizabeth Fraser on the song "Butterfly Knife" and Robin Guthrie's inimitable sound on the astounding shoegazer should be classic "Wildfire".
4) Fuel - Serbian Nightwish tribute band located in Pancevo.
Leave the Memories Alone
Fuel Lyrics
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And this world I've left for me
Stoic faces when I think of you
And how I once believed
So now you call me, but you know I won't let you through
I've myself to deceive
[Chorus]
I don't want to see
The way it is, as to how it used to be
Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing
And I'll hold you here in my memory
So I find me in your garden now
A sad smile for the scene
And all the flowers that we planted now
Taken by the weeds
But in my minds eye, you know they still bloom for me
They stand tall there, in that summer breeze
[Chorus]
In my memory, yeah
[Chorus]
You'll never change
You'll never change
You'll never change
You will never change
Fuel's song Leave the Memories Alone is a heartfelt ballad about a past love and the memories that still linger on. The lyrics paint a picture of a person who is still attached to their former lover, even though the relationship has ended. The first verse talks about how the person is alone with their thoughts of their ex and the world they have left behind. They have put on a stoic face when thinking of them, indicating that they have tried to move on, but the memories keep coming back. The second verse continues along the same theme, talking about how the person is in their ex's garden, looking at the flowers they planted together, now taken over by weeds. However, in their mind's eye, the flowers still bloom for them.
The chorus is a plea to leave the memories as they are, not to try and change them or the way things used to be. The person wants to hold onto the memories and keep their ex in their memory, rather than trying to rekindle the relationship. The last line of the chorus, "And I'll hold you here in my memory," is particularly poignant as it shows that the person has accepted that the relationship is over but still wants to hold onto their love in their heart. The repeated lines at the end of the song, "You'll never change," reinforce that the person has learned to accept the past and move forward, rather than dwelling on what could have been.
Line by Line Meaning
So here I am with my thoughts of you
I am alone with my memories of you and reflecting on our love, which no longer exists.
And this world I've left for me
I am living in a world that is incomplete without our love story.
Stoic faces when I think of you
I try to keep a straight face when I think of you, but deep down, I am hurting.
And how I once believed
I used to have faith in our relationship, but now everything has changed, and I doubt if it was real love.
So now you call me, but you know I won't let you through
Although you reach out to me, I am not ready to let you in because I am afraid of getting hurt again.
I've myself to deceive
I am trying to deceive myself, believing that I can forget you even when deep down, I know I can't.
So leave the memories alone
I want to let go of the past and not let myself dwell in memories that are hurting me.
I don't want to see
It hurts me to look back and see how things used to be between us.
The way it is, as to how it used to be
I don't want to see how things have changed and how we have drifted apart.
Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing
I want things to remain as they are, and I don't want to do anything that would alter the memories I have of us.
And I'll hold you here in my memory
I want to preserve the memories of our love exactly the way they are, so I can revisit them whenever I want to.
So I find me in your garden now
I am in a place that once reminded me of you, and it brings back all the good memories I have of us.
A sad smile for the scene
Even though it makes me happy to be in this place, it also brings a sense of sadness to me of what we once shared.
And all the flowers that we planted now
The things that we planted together, metaphorically representing our love, has now faded away.
Taken by the weeds
The memory of us that I try to preserve has now become corrupted by the pain of loss.
But in my minds eye, you know they still bloom for me
Even though the memories seem tainted, they still hold on to their beauty in my mind.
They stand tall there, in that summer breeze
The memories of our love still exist strong in my mind, and I don't want them to change.
You'll never change
You still hold a special place in my heart, and I don't want that to change.
You will never change
My memories and love for you will remain eternal and unchanging in my heart.
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So here I am with my thoughts of you
And this world I've left for me
Stoic faces when I think of you
And how I once believed
So now you call me, but you know I won't let you through
I have myself to deceive
So leave the memories alone
I don't want to see
The way it is, as to how it used to be
Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing
And I'll hold you here in my memory
So I find me in your garden now
A sad smile for the scene
And all the flowers that we planted now
Taken by the weeds
But in my minds eye, you know they still bloom for me
They stand tall there, in that summer breeze
Leave the memories alone
I don't want to see
The way it is, as to how it used to be
Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing
And I'll just hold you here in my memory
In my memory, yeah
Leave the memories alone
I don't want to see
The way it is, as to how it used to be
Leave the memories alone, don't change a thing
And I'll hold you in my memory
You'll never change
You'll never change
You'll never change
You will never change
@alaasharif
Listening to this after the passing of my good friend Lanny Poffo. Thank you. I needed to cry.
@zk6754
Ohhhh yeaaaahhβ¦lanny is with his brother
@JShaddix41
R.I.P Bray Wyatt - we will miss you !
@PowerRangerfan
R.I.P Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt.
@brentnixon2745
One of the best songs Iβve ever heard
@osamasayeed2383
Without any doubt
@ubonginyang2553
My beloved Dad two years after his demise... Rest in Peace Papa
@courtneyann859
Missing someone that is alive hurts the mostπ
@ryanoz5374
RIP to all wrestlers who passed away and thank you for the memories
@kevinmeeks5169
When i was younger this song brought back wrestling memories. After living life, it has a completely different meaning but just as powerful.