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.
Stripped Away
Fuel Lyrics
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I must have left my soul cracked open
like a door. . .
in the night. . .
Seizing the opportunity
while i lay there sleeping
and they stole
all i stored inside
I woke to find
a shell of a man
and all i had once believed . . .
Stripped away . . .
Stripped away
Well i sat at Satan's table
and I drank the wine
in a feast of revelry
Till my eyes were red and swollen
and my soul was so held with stains
that just won't come clean
and i tell myself
that i am in youth
What all i could achieve
Stripped away . . .
Stripped away
Well i stared at my own reflection
But i know that those eyes can't be me
My sprit floats in desperation
on dreams like I've never seen
So i reach for you
and draw you near
and pray that you won't be. . .
Stripped away
Stripped away
The lyrics of "Stripped Away" by the American rock band Fuel is a introspective song that explores the feelings of despair and disillusionment that arise when someone loses their sense of identity and purpose. The song begins with the vivid image of the singer's soul "cracked open like a door" and vulnerable to being "seized" by "beggars and thieves" who steal away everything he had "stored inside". This metaphorical language is used to convey the sense of loss the singer experiences as a result of his own vulnerability and lack of self-awareness.
As the song progresses, the imagery shifts to a more existential and bleak tone. The singer describes himself as a "shell of a man" and his belief system, which he once held dear, as "stripped away". The next verses take on a darker, more ominous tone as the singer confesses to having "sat at Satan's table" and indulged in "feasts of revelry" that left his soul "stained" and unable to be cleansed. The lyrics are a powerful and harrowing depiction of addiction and self-destruction.
The final verse of the song offers a glimmer of hope amidst this bleakness. The singer reflects on his own mortality and desperate search for fulfillment and purpose. As he "stares at his own reflection", he realizes that he must reach out to someone, grasping for the "you" in the song and pleading with them not to let him be "stripped away" completely. This line speaks to the universal human desire for companionship and support, even in our darkest moments of doubt and despair.
Line by Line Meaning
I must have left my soul cracked open like a door. . . in the night. . .
I exposed my innermost self and vulnerabilities, like an open door, unaware of the danger that can be lurking in the darkness of the night.
Seizing the opportunity while i lay there sleeping all the beggars and thieves walked in and they stole all i stored inside
Taking advantage of my unawareness, thieves and dishonest people stole everything I held dear or important in my life.
I woke to find a shell of a man and all i had once believed . . . Stripped away . . . Stripped away
I realized that I was left with nothing, and everything that I had believed in, had been taken away from me, leaving me empty and hollow.
Well i sat at Satan's table and I drank the wine in a feast of revelry Till my eyes were red and swollen and my soul was so held with stains that just won't come clean
I gave in to temptation and indulged in hedonistic pleasures till I was left with the burden of guilt and regret, that refuse to leave and continues to weigh down heavily on my soul.
and i tell myself that i am in youth What all i could achieve Stripped away . . . Stripped away
Despite consoling myself and convincing that I still have my youth and life in front of me, I can't help feeling that all my potential and aspirations have been torn away.
Well i stared at my own reflection But i know that those eyes can't be me My sprit floats in desperation on dreams like I've never seen
In moments of self-reflection, I fail to recognize the person staring back at me in the mirror, and my soul feels lost, dejected, and desperate, floating on dreams that seem unattainable.
So i reach for you and draw you near and pray that you won't be. . . Stripped away Stripped away
In the hope of finding solace and redemption, I hold on to you, and pray that you will not abandon me, and that I won't be stripped away of this remaining ray of hope.
Contributed by Alyssa L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
patrick grondines
how did you get all of fuel's music on YouTube?