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.
Sunburn
Fuel Lyrics
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Not a bird in the trees
And silence hung suspicious and anxious
Like a blanket covered scream
And you were gone
You were not there for me
And i cursed the sky and begged the sun to
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If i can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down
All my friends are searching
Quiet, desperatley
Look into their eyes and you'll see the faithless crying
Save me, save me, save me
And what are they to feel
And who are they to be
And what am i to do with, do with me, but let the sun
Fall all over me
That's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If i can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down
Until my eyes cry out
'Til my head is free from doubt
'Til my lungs sigh right out
'Til I'm wiser
Let the sun
Fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If i can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down
The lyrics to Fuel's song Sunburn convey a sense of desperation and a feeling of being lost. The opening lines describe an ominous atmosphere with a dark sky, no birds in the trees, and a silence that feels like a scream. The singer then reveals that someone important to them is gone and they are feeling the weight of that absence. They beg for the sun to fall all over them, as if hoping to be consumed by its warmth and light in order to find their way back to themselves.
The desperation continues as the singer observes their friends searching, quiet and desperate, with faithless tears in their eyes. They question who their friends are and what they are supposed to feel or be. The singer is also grappling with their own identity and what to do with themselves. They are seeking a way back to themselves, to a life that feels like it's worth living. The repetition of letting the sun fall down over them suggests a surrender to the universe, a hope that things will fall into place, and a sense of faith that things will get better.
Overall, the song Sunburn is a powerful exploration of the human condition, and the way people react when life gets too difficult to bear. It is a reminder that we all need a little help from time to time to find our way back into the light.
Line by Line Meaning
The sky was dark this morning
It was a gloomy morning with a dark sky
Not a bird in the trees
There were no birds chirping in the trees
And silence hung suspicious and anxious
The quietness had an air of suspicion and anxiety to it
Like a blanket covered scream
It felt like a scream was being covered by the thick silence
And you were gone
The person the artist cared for was gone
You were not there for me
The person wasn't there for the artist when they needed them
And i cursed the sky and begged the sun to
The artist expressed frustration and begged for some sort of comfort
Fall all over me
They hoped for the sun to shine on and provide some solace
This life's not living, baby
The artist didn't feel like they were truly living
Living ain't free
Living is not easy and comes with a cost
If i can't find my way back to me
If the artist can't find themselves again
Let the sun fall down
They want the sun to shine on and guide them
All my friends are searching
The artist's friends are also searching for something
Quiet, desperatley
They are doing so quietly and desperately
Look into their eyes and you'll see the faithless crying
If you look into their eyes, you'll see people who have lost hope and are crying
Save me, save me, save me
They cry out for help to be saved from their troubles
And what are they to feel
What are they supposed to feel?
And who are they to be
Who are they supposed to be?
And what am i to do with, do with me, but let the sun
What is the artist supposed to do with themselves other than hope for the sun to bring clarity?
Fall all over me
They hope the sun will provide them with a sense of direction
Until my eyes cry out
Until the artist can't help but cry
'Til my head is free from doubt
Until the artist can think clearly without doubt clouding their thoughts
'Til my lungs sigh right out
Until the artist can finally breathe a sigh of relief
'Til I'm wiser
Until the artist has gained wisdom from their experiences
Let the sun
They continue to hope for the sun to guide them
Fall all over me
They hope to be enlightened by it
This life's not living, baby
They still feel like they're not truly living
Living ain't free
They reiterate the fact that living comes at a cost
If i can't find my way back to me
If they can't find themselves again
Let the sun fall down over me
They hope the sun can provide some clarity and guidance
Let the sun fall down
They still hope for the sun to guide them
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CARL WILLIAM BELL
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Piero De Rosa
The sky was dark this morning
Not a bird in the trees
And silence hung suspicious and anxious
Like a blanket covered scream
And you were gone
You were not there for me
And I cursed the sky and begged the sun to
Fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down
All my friends are searching
Quiet, desperately
Look into their eyes you'll see the faithless crying
Save me, save me, save me
And what are they to feel
And who are they to be
And what am I to do with, do with me, but let the sun
Fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down
Until my eyes cry out
'Til my head is free from doubt
'Til my lungs sigh right out
'Til I'm wiser
Let the sun
Fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down
Alex Harris
The sky was dark this morning
Not a bird in the trees
Silence hung suspicious and anxious
Like a blanket covered scream
You were gone
You were not there for me
And I cursed the sky
And begged the sun to fall all over me
This life's not living, if living ain't free
And if I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down
All my friends are searching
Quiet, desperately
Look into their eyes you'll see the faithless crying
Save me, save me, save me
And what are they to feel?
Who are they to be?
What am I to do with, do with me?
Just let the sun fall all over me
This life's not living, if living ain't free
And if I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down
'Til my eyes are cried out
'Til my head is free from doubt
'Til my lungs sigh right out
'Til I'm wiser
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah
Oh, let the sun fall all over me
This life's not living, living ain't free
And if I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down
Let the sun fall all over me
This life's not living baby, living ain't free
And if I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down over me
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Darren Michael
I'm 55 and I've been a Fuel fan since day one and although I think all of their songs are amazing, this one in particular is my favorite, They were so under-appreciated. Who else is listening and who else loves Sunburn?
James Noble
Song's badass!! Superb.
M B
Me! 5/5 2022
Amelia Sayers
@Leia Starner that's awesome, so have you met Brett and the rest of the band?
Amelia Sayers
@pjm1022 same! I would pay good money to see these guys!
Amelia Sayers
Innocent is my favourite, but I love this song too! I have also been a fan since day one 🤙❤
Beau Long
This song is seriously underrated. Such a masterpiece.
Mia Mera Music
@JD Racing 84 They were way underappreciated, but Hemorrhage was hard to top.
JD Racing 84
whole damn album was underrated. Everyone jumped on Hemorrhage and they got pigeonholed...
Alaina Rhodes
Interesting story, Fuel is from the Harrisburg area in PA which is where I'm from. My father was the manager of a mediaplay when I was younger and he helped Fuel get gigs and somewhat managed a few of their performances. If you look at the acknowledgements on this album, you'll see my fathers name, Stewart Rhodes (though they spelled his last name wrong haha). I always use that as a good bar story haha